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On Being an Authentic Leader

N2Growth Blog

'By Grant Wattie , President, N2growth Australia. Wolfgang Beltracchi’s is the most successful art forger in history. His fake paintings have sold for $46 million to museums, and private collections all over the world. He says the experts hate him because he managed to fool them for decades – he eventually wound up in jail. Some say what he did was a crime against the art culture and others think it was acceptable because he didn’t hurt anyone.

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Why To Be Unpopular in a Politically Correct World

Let's Grow Leaders

'“Being Politically Correct means always having to say you’re sorry.” -Charles Osgood As we warm-up to Mean It Madness month on Let’s Grow Leaders, I’ve taken our show on the road. I’m honored to be included in the SmartBlog and Switch and Shift Joint series on Communication. Great authors, great reads. I encourage you to check it […] The post Why To Be Unpopular in a Politically Correct World appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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How to Make a Positive Lasting Impression

Lead Change Blog

'In the past I have discussed how important it is to make a positive first impression. While making a good first impression is critical, it is crucial that you continue to have a positive impression on everyone you interact with. Your clients, employer and employees will appreciate your pleasant and positive demeanor the first time [.] Author information Piera Palazzolo Piera Palazzolo of Dale Carnegie Training wants to contribute to the online conversation about leadership and business manageme

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LeadershipNow 140: February 2014 Compilation

Leading Blog

'Here are a selection of tweets from February 2014 that you might have missed: My 12 Rules for Success by Bill Marriott. Keys to Success in Business and Personal Success by @kristakotrla. Your Greatest Source of Influence by @JesseLynStoner. Personal branding strategies for introverts : connect one person at a time; blog often; and more. Develop Emotional Intelligence : Are You Using These Steps?

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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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The Business of Naming Your Business: Early Decisions and Early Mistakes

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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How to “Freshen up” your Stale Succession Planning Process

Great Leadership By Dan

'I recently asked readers to submit their burning leadership development questions. Those that get picked for a post will receive a free copy of my eBook. This one just came in from Rebecca : “Dan, I know I am quite late entering this discussion, but I have a question. I am struggling with how to take our established Succession Process to the next level.

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Making the Impossible Possible

Kevin Eikenberry

'One of the most written about (and therefore most quoted) people in history is Abraham Lincoln. Given that, it would make sense to share some of Abe’s wisdom here. Today, I share one I profoundly agree with, but don’t remember reading before. I hope it challenges and excites you as much as it does me. […].

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10 Ways to Listen to the Black Dog

Leadership Freak

'Bob Sutton gave me permission to be self-critical. He didn’t intend to, but, I felt great about being hard on myself, after we hung up.

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Weekly Round-Up: On Communication, Effective Leadership & Giving Feedback that Builds Trust

leaderCommunicator

'Welcome to my weekly round-up of top leadership and communication blog posts. Each week I read and tweet several great articles and on Fridays pull some of the best together here on my blog. So in case you’ve missed them, here is this week’s round-up of top posts. They’ll provide you with tips, strategies and thought-starters from many of the smart folks in my network.

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Four Ways Change is Introduced Into Organizations

Change Starts Here

'Change starts with an idea that something should be different. That idea can come from anyone in the organization. But to affect change, that idea has to get to a point where it can be acted upon. So what does that drop of water look like that propagates out to the rest of the organization? Here are four ways I’ve seen change introduced into organizations.

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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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Insatiably Curious with Infinite Pie

Mills Scofield

'Thanks to an introduction by Dorie Clark , I met Alan Fawcett which led to this very fun interview on Infinite Pie (great name). Give a listen and laugh along (and hopefully learn a little). "From the moment I started speaking w ith Deborah Mills-Scofield I could hear her passion and enthusiasm for the things we were about to discuss, and we certainly discuss a lot.

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To Understand Strategy, Look At What People Are Doing

Six Disciplines

'Here''s a profound observation from management guru, Gary Hamel: "If you want to understand the real strategy, look at what people are doing!”. Indeed, more often than not, there are disconnects or gaps between the strategy that is formulated by the senior leadership team, and how the strategy is executed by the rest of the workforce. Why the gaps?

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Maybe a Blog Can Provide the “Business Manna in the Morning” – The Value of a Daily, Short “Reminder” Reading

First Friday Book Synopsis

'Each morning everyone gathered as much as they needed. Exodus 16:21 ——————– Many years ago, early in my “minister chapter” in my life, I read a booklet: Manna in the Morning by Stephen Olford. A booklet was a common thing in those days. Small, they would easily fit in the pocket – and a quick […].

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Anorexic Vision

Deep Imprints

'Have you seen the meme “Classic beauties get a shocking Photoshop treatment”? It is a series of original classic nudes that have been remade to be skinny – the look we expect to see in our magazines. I first saw this Photoshop experiment (or something like it) in my early 20′s. At the time I […].

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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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Carmine Gallo on why Steve Jobs’s presentations were “insanely great”

First Friday Book Synopsis

'In The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs: How to Be Insanely Great in Front of Any Audience (McGraw-Hill, 2009), Carmine Gallo cites a few tips early in his narrative. They may seem simple but don’t be fooled. All of the greatest public speakers will tell you that it took them many years (about 10,000 hours) […]. Bob''s blog entries Answer the One Question That Matters Most Carmine Gallo on why Steve Jobs''s presentations were "insanely great" Create Twitter-like Headlines Develop

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7 Smart Things To Do To Succeed In The Future

Eric Jacobson

'Here are the seven smart things you need to do to succeed in the future , according to leadership expert. John Baldoni, in his book, Lead With Purpose : Make purpose a central focus. Instill purpose in others. Make employees comfortable with ambiguity. Turn good intentions into great results. Make it safe to fail (as well as prevail). Develop the next generation.

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Management Futures: February round-up

Chartered Management Institute

'February’s blog noted how, in the recent past, fashionable management practices diverged from the evidence base, and discussed how we might bring theory and practice closer together.

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Assessment: How much do you stink at listening?

Strategy Driven

'Answer these questions to see how accurately you hear what your communication partner intends you to hear, and how much business you are losing as a result. How often do you enter conversations to hear what you want to hear – and disregard the rest? How often do you listen to get your own agenda across, regardless of the needs of the speaker?

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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.

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One Simple, Genius Way I Strengthen My Marriage

Ron Edmondson

'I discovered a genius way to strengthen my marriage. And, it’s so simple. First… I calendar everything. Then… I share my calendar with my wife. Told you. Genius. Simple. It makes her feel a part of my day. She feels more secure in the relationship. We have less miscommunication because I forgot to tell her something. When I get home, we have automatic points of conversation, because she knows what my day looked like.

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RapidBI Daily Business Cartoon #25

Rapid BI

'> ”Morale is worse than we thought. A computer just signed up for our stress management workshop!” This of course is just one version of what could have been going on. I would love to here what you think they were saying, add your one liner below!

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How To Say No to Darth Vader in the Office

The Idolbuster

'This is the third and concluding post in the series about how to escape the volcano of an overscheduled life, without becoming Darth Vader. Once you’ve strengthened your people-first identity , and built a community of like-minded people , you will be ready to take on the chaos of the workplace. The initial steps of cutting back your hours are likely to go unnoticed.

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A “Bad Dream” Can Make for Great New Ideas

Harvard Business Review

'The CEO of an autonomous region for a multinational called with a problem. “We’re too successful,” he said. “We’re number one in the country, not only within my company but across the entire industry. Take your pick of the metric — profit, market share and customer satisfaction — we win.”. So what was the problem? Their current success was due to innovations and strategies put into place three years ago.

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2024 Payroll Calendar Templates

These calendars provide pay period dates and paydays for biweekly, semi-monthly, and monthly payroll in 2024. Use them as a reminder or share with employees so they can celebrate payday.

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Strategic Humor: Cartoons from the April 2014 Issue

Harvard Business Review

'Enjoy these cartoons from the April issue of HBR, and test your management wit in the HBR Cartoon Caption Contest at the bottom of this post. If we choose your caption as the winner, you will be featured in the next magazine issue and win a free Harvard Business Review Press book. “This passive-aggressive stuff is getting to me.” P.C. Vey. “I appreciate your concern, but I’ll be fine.

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Take a Step Back to Propel Your Career Forward

Harvard Business Review

'For my first real job after graduate school, I earned $26,000 a year as a full-time reporter. It wasn’t a handsome salary — in fact, I could barely live on it — but I was getting paid to write. That’s more than I can say about how I spend much of my time these days. For the launch of my first book, Reinventing You , I spent six months writing scores of articles and blog posts for various outlets, and gi ving talks at universities, bookstores, and businesses — a great deal of it for free.

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Stop Pretending That You Can’t Give Candid Feedback

Harvard Business Review

'We’ve all heard the famous bromide that “honesty is the best policy.” But when it comes to performance feedback, honesty often falls by the wayside. Many managers hide behind performance management checklists or water down their feedback with generalizations. And on the other side of the equation, employees tend to position themselves in the most favorable light possible in their self-assessments, and avoid giving constructive feedback to the boss, even when it’s requested.

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In an Age of Self-Promotion, Celebrating the Invisibles

Harvard Business Review

'Among the films nominated for an Oscar this Sunday, I am rooting for one in particular. Morgan Neville’s “Twenty Feet From Stardom” , a contender in the Best Documentary Feature category, is an examination of pop music’s backup singers, and launches its subjects, at least briefly, into the limelight. These artists have made crucial contributions to the oeuvres of some of the biggest names in music – The Rolling Stones, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Bruce Springsteen, Luther Vandross – but to

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ABM Success Recipe: Mastering the Crawl, Walk, Run Approach

Shifting to an account-based marketing (ABM) strategy can be both exciting and challenging. Well-implemented ABM motions build engagement with high-value accounts and drive impactful campaigns that resonate with your audience. But where do you begin, and how do you progress from crawling to running? Watch now as Demand Gen experts delve into the essentials of each stage of the ABM process.

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Can a President’s Happy Talk Hurt the Economy?

Harvard Business Review

'It’s known that fantasizing about an ideal future makes individuals decrease their effort, but can the same effect be seen on the scale of a national population? After studying U.S. presidential inaugural addresses, a team led by A. Timur Sevincer of the University of Hamburg in Germany concluded that the answer is yes : Positive thinking about the future, as expressed in these speeches, predicted declines in GDP over the subsequent presidential term.

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Guess Who Doesn’t Care That You Went to Harvard?

Harvard Business Review

'The Latest on Hiring Business Leaders Say Knowledge Trumps College Pedigree Gallup Sorry, Ivy League-educated dilettantes: While that framed degree may look mighty fine on your wall, most business leaders aren''t particularly keen on your academic credentials when hiring, at least according to a new survey from Gallup. Consider the proportion of respondents who ranked each of the following factors as “very important”: knowledge in the relevant field, 84%; applied skills in the field, 79%; colle