Tue.Dec 24, 2013

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Hashtags or Hashbrowns for Christmas?

Let's Grow Leaders

' Twas the night before Christmas The topic was stress Two bloggers were writing Their posts still a mess… Hashtags for Christmas (an email exchange) To: Karin@Let’sGrowLeaders From: Regina@CreativelyConscious Re: Christmas ­­­­ Hey Karin. Merry Christmas! Can I stop by and bring you some breakfast? To: Regina@CreativelyConscious From: Karin@Let’sGrowLeaders Re: Christmas ­­­­ Thanks, but I’m on […] The post Hashtags or Hashbrowns for Christmas?

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One Important Leadership Lesson To Take Into Next Year

Tanveer Naseer

'The post One Important Leadership Lesson To Take Into Next Year originally appeared on TanveerNaseer.com. Earlier this month, I gave my last talk for this year – one which examined the role charisma plays in effective leadership. After sharing research findings from the fields of neuroscience and psychology, as well as examining the common characteristics charismatic leaders share, attendees were able to appreciate that being charismatic is not about charm and how others perceive us.

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Overcoming the Fear of Positives

Leadership Freak

'Leave a comment on yesterday’s post and become eligible for 1 of 50 copies of Mike Myatt’s new book, “Hacking Leadership.” Short-sighted leaders are stingy with positives and free with negatives. Their talk is constantly dark. They focus on: What’s not working. What you need to improve. What didn’t reach the mark. What could be […].

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Put Your Hidden Biases to the Test

Women on Business

'We''ve Moved! Update your Reader Now. This feed has moved to: [link] If you haven''t already done so, update your reader now with this changed subscription address to get your latest updates from us. [link].

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Recruit and Retain New Blue-Collar Talent

Blue-collar jobs have a branding problem. One company, GEON, partnered with Paycor to find the solution. Learn how to attract, engage, and retain blue-collar employees, helping them build meaningful careers – and support your company’s goals.

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Manager: Let Employees Do It

Tony Mayo

' There’s this tendency to say to people: “I want you to get good results. But I also want to review you along the way, I want you to tell me how you’re getting those results and I want you to review all these processes and everything else.” And what that does is, it turns experts […].

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The Gift That Keeps On Giving

Lead from Within

'When it comes to giving gifts, we all think about things we can purchase or make. But to give a gift whose value endures, give it from your heart. The best gifts are given from the heart. A gift that is given from the heart, given to the right person at the right time and place, given with expectation of nothing in return, is a gift that will keep on giving.

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An Attitude of Gratitude

CEO Blog

'One of the best habit to develop is an attitude of gratitude. Anyone who can read this has much to be grateful for. Some people journal daily about the things they are grateful for. Great habit. Today I am grateful for the little things like running water, electricity and heat. I am reminded of this since my daughter and family have been living without any since the storm 3 days ago.

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Be a Hero

Tony Mayo

'That’s what it takes to be a hero, a little gem of innocence inside you that makes you want to believe that there still exists a right and wrong, that decency will somehow triumph in the end. – Lise Hand, describing the late Irish journalist Veronica Guerin.

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10 Life Reminders from “It’s a Wonderful Life”

Ron Edmondson

'Cheryl and I saw “It’s a Wonderful Life” again this year. That isn’t unusual. It was probably about the thirtieth time or so. We love the movie. It may be considered my “favorite”…if I ever had to declare one. This time we got to see it on the big screen. One of our local, historic theaters, shared the film for Christmas.

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Self Assessment Program Warning Flag 4 – Effort Bias

Strategy Driven

'Superiors often find it difficult to provide critical feedback to those who put their very heart and soul into their work. Individuals receiving such messages tend to interpret them personally; feeling disappointment, regret, and unappreciated. Rather than constructively improving their performance, these individuals become less productive and contribute substantially less to the organization.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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Organisation is the Route to Success in the Business World

Rapid BI

'Businesses are regularly swamped with customer details, deliveries, product information and accounts, as well strategies and future plans. It is so easy to become overwhelmed with the sheer volume of information that surrounds a company, which is why organisation is essential. How can a business function properly if its data is a mess and its […].

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10 Life Reminders from “It’s a Wonderful Life”

Ron Edmondson

'Cheryl and I saw “It’s a Wonderful Life” again this year. That isn’t unusual. It was probably about the thirtieth time or so. We love the movie. It may be considered my “favorite”…if I ever had to declare one. This time we got to see it on the big screen. One of our local, historic theaters, shared the film for Christmas.

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The Ideas that Shaped Management in 2013

Harvard Business Review

'It’s always tempting at this time of year to try to make a definitive list of the best ideas from the past 12 months. But then we end up debating what counts as best — important? useful? original? all three? — and compiling extremely long lists, struggling to shorten them, and over-thinking it all, when the point really is just to gather some really good reading for you for any free time you happen to find over the holiday.

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Big Data and the Role of Intuition

Harvard Business Review

'Many people have asked me over the years about whether intuition has a role in the analytics and data-driven organization. I have always reassured them that there are plenty of places where intuition is still relevant. For example, a hypothesis is an intuition about what’s going on in the data you have about the world. The difference with analytics, of course, is that you don’t stop with the intuition — you test the hypothesis to learn whether your intuition is correct.

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10 HR Metrics to Track in 2024

Discover the power of HR metrics. Master recruiting, control skyrocketing labor costs, and reduce turnover rates. Get insights into key metrics like Time-to-Fill, Cost-per-Hire, and Turnover Rate. Equip your business for success in 2024.

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Building a Feedback-Rich Culture

Harvard Business Review

'As an executive coach and an experiential educator, I’m a passionate believer in the value of interpersonal feedback. To become more effective and fulfilled at work, people need a keen understanding of their impact on others and the extent to which they’re achieving their goals in their working relationships. Direct feedback is the most efficient way for them to gather this information and learn from it.

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So Long, Giant Check Ceremony: The New World of Charitable Giving

Harvard Business Review

'Say goodbye to the glory of the “giant check” ceremony, the requisite Toys for Tots drop box, and the depressing ASPCA commercials: The ways corporations, marketers, and individual donors are approaching charitable giving is starting to change dramatically — for the better and worse. Michael Norton , an associate professor at Harvard Business School and the co-author of Happy Money: The Science of Smarter Spending , studies the relationship between business, charity, and a person

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Christmas Trees, If Kept Alive, Become Carbon Absorbers

Harvard Business Review

'In a temperate climate, conifers such as firs and spruces absorb little carbon dioxide in their early years, but their rate of absorption picks up at around age 20 and increases until 40 or 50 years , after which the growth rate of carbon accumulation slows until virtually stopping after 150 years. Because Christmas trees are usually harvested at a young age, they haven’t absorbed enough to compensate for the carbon emitted in their growth and harvesting stages, according to Chemistry & Ind

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Accelerate Your Start-Up with Fortune 500 Allies

Harvard Business Review

'Meet Phil. He’s just graduated from college and wants to spend more time rock climbing, so he decides to sell burritos to pay the rent. Where to start? He heads to his local Costco and buys $200 in bulk bags of rice, beans, and tortillas. He cooks up a few batches of burritos and begins selling to small convenience stores, heading back to Costco whenever he needs to restock his ingredients.

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ABM Evolution: How Top Marketers Are Using Account-Based Strategies

In times of economic uncertainty, account-based strategies are essential. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue. Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs.