Tue.May 27, 2014

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4 Tips to Engage New Recruits

Lead Change Blog

'Starting a new job presents a mix of emotions. New opportunities, people, responsibilities and tasks always get the blood flowing on the first day. At the same time, going through so much change so quickly without a familiar face to rely on can be overwhelming for some people. While the first day is a pivotal [.] Author information Piera Palazzolo Piera Palazzolo of Dale Carnegie Training wants to contribute to the online conversation about leadership and business management with the blogging

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3 Personal Lessons On How To Succeed At Leadership

Tanveer Naseer

'Over the past two weeks, I’ve had the distinct honour of being recognized by two organizations for my work in the field of leadership. The first came from Inc. Magazine which recognized me as one of the Top 100 Leadership and Management Experts , putting me alongside such leadership heavyweights as Sir Richard Branson, Vineet Nayar, Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Peter F.

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Innovative Service as a Dance Organ

Lead Change Blog

'Would you have ever compared your customer service to a dance organ? Think about it- both should move, amuse, and enrich all who come in contact with it. Both are about the outward appearance and the pleasure it brings, as well as how it impacts those who receive what it has to offer. Read more… Author information Chip Bell Chip R. Bell is a senior partner with The Chip Bell Group in Dallas, Texas, a renowned keynote speaker, and the author of several best-selling books including "Manager

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Are You Crushing It Every Day?

Rich Gee Group

'“Love your family, work super hard, live your passion.” – Gary Vaynerchuk, from Crush It! Great words from Gary in one of my favorite books (I require all of my clients to read). He is spot on with this one. See how he constructs the quote — Family — Work — Passion. Not the other way around. Unfortunately, many of the C-Level clients I coach work it the other way and find they’re not happy, they have a shitty marriage, they never see their kids or their kids hate them, and their onl

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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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How to Get Your Team Marching Towards a Shared Vision

Great Leadership By Dan

'A key element of leadership is the ability to come up with a “vision” – an inspirational description of where the leader would like to take the organization – and then get others to follow that vision. “Alignment” is getting everyone on the same page and marching in the same direction. Read my new article over at About.com Management and Leadership for a very detailed, step-by-step guide on How to Align Your Team Around a Shared Vision.

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5 Neglected Behaviors that Make Dreams Happen

Leadership Freak

'Organizations that ignore dreamers die. The two most dangerous people in organizations are dreamers who lack experience and dream-killers. Dream-killers roll their eyes and say, “They don’t know what it takes.

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Post Featured at Barton Career Advisors

ReImagine Work

'Dealing with the dreaded salary requirements question. One of my clients recently asked me how to handle an interviewer who is asking about salary requirements early in the screening process. She was worried her response would put her out of the running before she even got a chance to make a good impression. We all know… click here to read the entire article at Barton Career Advisors blog.

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Master Time Management From Inside Out

Lead from Within

'Each one of us has 24 hours to our day, 18,400 unique minutes. How we master our time makes a big difference. Time management is an art. It involves efficiency and productivity with a focus on our goals. It is not about filling every moment with busy work, but rather organizing our time around what is important. Successful leaders master their time from inside out: Value time : Time is precious for each of us and it is a valuable resource.We should not spend it unwisely or give it away.

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This Seems Like a Lot of Work For a Free Banana

Mills Scofield

'This guest post is by my dear friend, Brian Sooy , who helped me raise my voice when I started on my own. His voice is powerful. So please read this post and his book, Raise Your Voice: A Cause Manifesto , if you want to change your business.and yourself. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~. Why It’s Worth Planning and Pushing to Reach your Goals. At age 52, I ran my first half marathon.

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0511 | Larry Downes

LDRLB

'Larry Downes is co-author of Big Bang Disruption: Strategy in the Age of Devastating Innovation. He is an Internet industry analyst and author on the impact of disruptive technologies on business and policy. In this interview, we discuss how old models of strategy and innovation make the wrong assumptions and how to craft a strategy when the market is ever-changing.

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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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How to Become a Team Building Jedi Master, Saga I

Lead by Adventure

'Ah, my young padawan. You are interested in becoming a team building master, no? There are several key elements in which you must become proficient before you are ready. But, don’t fear, you have come to the right place. Once you are skilled in these, you will be on your way to becoming a Jedi master of team building! There are 5 areas that you must master before reaching this level: - Mastering the force of group dynamics. - Freeing the team from distractions. - Leading through the c

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Berkshire’s Radical Strategy: Trust – NYTimes.com

Tony Mayo

'Here is a top-level endorsement of a principal I have often voiced, most specifically in this popular post, Truth or Consequences? Beyond the Punishment Model. “By the standards of the rest of the world, we overtrust. So far it has worked very well for us. Some would see it as weakness.” … Mr. […].

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William Penn

Joseph Lalonde

'T ime is what we want most, but what we use worst. The post William Penn appeared first on Joseph Lalonde.

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New ebook – The “Secret Weapon” Every CEO Needs: 11 Pieces of Solid Evidence That Prove the Value of Effective Internal Communications

leaderCommunicator

'CEOs are under more communication pressure than ever before. Information spreads quickly and there is less time to make an impact with what leaders say. What is the “secret weapon” that all successful CEOs always make time for? Internal Communications. They know that this under-used principle can have a positive impact on their company, if done effectively.

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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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Why a Corporation?

Coaching Tip

'A corporation is the most sophisticated--and protective--form of business organization. . It is a "legal person," completely separate from the individuals who own and control it. A corporation has the power to do anything any person may do: carry on business, own property, lend and borrow money, or sue and be sued. Most important, it offers its shareholders limited liability: its stockholders can lose no more than their original investment; they are not liable for the debts of the corporation

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Leadership Caffeine—Your Job is to Clear the Path

Management Excellence

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A Thought For the Day – We Need More Actual, Physically Present Conversations

First Friday Book Synopsis

'The change has been slow in coming, and subtle – until, it came all at once. That is sort of the story of plenty of changes, but here’s is the one I’m talking about in this post. In my earlier years, when I attended a conference, I would listen to a speech/presentation, then during the […].

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How to turn relationships into money

David A Fields

'You’ve built great relationships. Maybe you’re an uber-connector and have thousands of connections who know your name and would pick up the phone if you called, or maybe you’re the type of person who only maintains a few, close connections. Either way, your relationship deck is stacked with valuable names. They’re in your Rolodex, in […]. The post How to turn relationships into money appeared first on David A.

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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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Appreciation and Gratitude – Wisdom from Dan Sullivan and Joe Polish

Your Voice of Encouragement

'Over the past year, my favorite podcast has become 10X Talk , hosted by Joe Polish and Dan Sullivan. These two highly successful entrepreneurs share extraordinary wisdom about life and business in their regular 30-minute conversations. Joe has been a member of Dan’s Strategic Coach program for more than 13 years, and when you listen to the brilliant statements that come from Dan’s mouth, it’s easy to understand why.

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Self Assessment Program Warning Flag 7 – Content Without Context

Strategy Driven

'“ Don’t make a mountain out of a mole hill. ” Author Unknown. Because all things are relative, context is important. The text above is only a small portion of this article. Become a StrategyDriven Premium Member to gain access to the entire article and the over 100 other StrategyDriven members-only articles, whitepapers, models, and tools and templates.

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Remember Where You Came From : One key to leading organizational change

Ron Edmondson

'There was a saying when I was growing up an older generation used often — I don’t hear it as much anymore. “Don’t forget where you came from.” And, if you were one of my relatives — talking to me — you might have said it with emphasis. “Don’t forget where you came from — boy!” I think there’s a good leadership principle there too. “Don’t forget where you came from.” An organization will have different lead

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RapidBI Daily Business Cartoon #88

Rapid BI

' “If you’re calling to criticize something I did, press 1. If you are calling to criticize something I said, press 2. If you are calling for any other reason, you probably dialled the wrong number.

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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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Why Germany Dominates the U.S. in Innovation

Harvard Business Review

'Reading the headlines, you might think that the most urgent question about national success in innovation and growth is whether the U.S. or China should get the gold medal. The truth is: Germany wins hands down. Germany does a better job on innovation in areas as diverse as sustainable energy systems, molecular biotech, lasers, and experimental software engineering.

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The Three Rules Of Exceptional Companies

Eric Jacobson

'Findings from Deloitte Consulting , as highlighted in its infographic advertisement in the March 2014 issue of The Atlantic magazine caught my attention the other day. Using 45 years of data from more than 25,000 companies , Deloitte Consulting says that 174 exceptional companies stood out from the rest of the pack (344 statistically qualified as "exceptional").

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You’ll Absorb More if You Take Notes in Longhand

Harvard Business Review

'College students who take notes on laptop computers are more likely to record lecturers’ words verbatim and are thus less likely to mentally absorb what’s being said, according to a series of experiments by Pam A. Mueller of Princeton and Daniel M. Oppenheimer of UCLA. In one study, laptop-using students recorded 65% more of lectures verbatim than did those who used longhand; a half-hour later, the laptop users performed significantly worse on conceptual questions such as “How do Japan and Swed

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How One Law Firm Maintains Gender Balance

Harvard Business Review

'No area of the business world is more illogically gender imbalanced than law firms. Every year, top law firms recruit 60% female and 40% male law graduates into their practices. Within two years, their female majorities begin to leave. The percentage of female equity partners is now 17% in the top 100 US law firms. The strangest part is that women lawyers aren’t leaving the profession.

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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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Dealing With Investors the Sam Palmisano Way

Harvard Business Review

'Last fall, when it was still not clear who would be the next chief executive of Microsoft, Jack Welch recommended Sam Palmisano for the job. The two were sitting on stage at Radio City Music Hall chatting about business-y stuff when the retired GE CEO made the suggestion, and I was a little surprised when the retired IBM CEO didn’t dismiss it out of hand.

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Finding Your Superconsumers When It Isn’t Obvious Who They Are

Harvard Business Review

'In the March issue of HBR, some colleagues and I described a growth strategy of selling more to people we call “superconsumers.” In the article, most of the examples involve consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies; the central example involves Kraft’s Velveeta brand. The gist of the strategy is that instead of trying to convince new customers to buy their products, smart managers should find ways to get their best customers to buy even more.

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Strategy Is No Longer a Game of Chess

Harvard Business Review

'Legendary strategists have long been compared to master chess players, who know the positions and capabilities of each piece on the board and are capable of thinking several moves ahead. It’s time to retire this metaphor. Strategy is no longer a game of chess because the board is no longer set out in orderly lines. Industries have become boundless.