Thu.Mar 26, 2015

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How Can A Leader Of A Virtual Team Express Servant Leadership?

Lead Change Blog

'As my workday begins, I pop into our Facebook group, my team’s virtual water cooler, to say good morning. I often add the request: Let me know how I can serve you today. As I do it, it feels, at times, like an empty offer. My team is scattered across several time zones. We are each working from our home offices, on varying schedules. What does it mean to serve a dispersed, virtual team?

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Throwback Thursday: Simulated Leadership

General Leadership

'GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America''s Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. From Our Early Files: Originally Published. 18 April 2013. “No enemy bombs will ever land on Berlin, or my name is not. Hermann Goering.” the leader formerly known as. Hermann Goering. In most organizations, leaders live in an environment of respect, rules, professionalism, and obedience.

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How Leaders Can Get People to Tell the Truth

Great Leadership By Dan

'Guest post from Peter Romary: Harry S. Truman once said, “My definition of a leader. is a man who can persuade people to do what they don’t want to do, or do what they’re too lazy to do, and like it.” If we can be generous enough to overlook the sexist element of that quote, and disregard for a moment the notion of labeling anyone as “lazy,” we can learn a lot from the crux of Mr.

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Staying Objective in Sales Meetings

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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Pump Up Your Social Skills — How To Approach New People.

Rich Gee Group

'A great post from Reddit — when I read something I like, I try to pass it on. The author focuses on talking to new people, but you can take his technique and apply it to almost any activity you find difficult to master. “So lately I’ve been having crises about not being able to socialize to the best of my ability.” About a month or two ago, I reached a breaking point — and now I’ve finally become desperate to want to do something about it.

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Four Things I Wish Bad Bosses Would Do

Leadership Freak

'65% of the workforce would choose a new boss over a raise.* Bad bosses: Focus on problems. Treat people like tools. Know it all. Isolate themselves. Can’t make decisions. Need the spotlight.

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What is the Creator’s Code?

Next Level Blog

'What do Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk, Spanx founder Sara Blakely and Under Armour founder Kevin Plank all have in common? Amy Wilkinson has done the research and knows the answer. She shares it in her new book, "The Creator''s Code". (Audio).

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Kraft-Heinz Merger. Déjà Vu all over Again.

In the CEO Afterlife

Kraft is a rather interesting case in shareholder value. For years management has failed to generate organic growth. So they’ve chosen the easier growth route of acquisitions, mergers, divestments, and more mergers. And through it all, shareholders have been rewarded with lucrative stock gains. The history of mergers and acquisitions at Kraft is a long one.

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ADHD At Work For Leaders

CO2

'by Gary Cohen. Scaling our company to one of the top 5,000 companies in the US while managing undiagnosed ADHD was a challenge. People would come in to my office and start telling me what was on their mind. Eventually they would get to the point of the story, but meanwhile my mind would race—seeking a place to put my focus. “Can you get to the point already?

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David Allen’s Next Actions; Csikszentmihalyi’s Clear Goals – Do You Know What to Do Next?

First Friday Book Synopsis

'It is one of the clearest principles. If you don’t know what to do with your next hour, you will waste your next hour. David Allen, in Getting Things Done, wrote of the power of the Next Action Folder.

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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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ADHD At Work For Leaders

CO2

Scaling our company to one of the top 5,000 companies in the US while managing undiagnosed ADHD was a challenge. People would come in to my office and start telling me what was on their mind. Eventually they would get to the point of the story, but meanwhile my mind would race—seeking a place to put my focus. “Can you get to the point already?” I would be thinking, but I would try to engage active listening, too, since I’d had a lot of training in that area.

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Annual Physicals, Vital Signs… for Your “Personal” Life, and for Your Organization

First Friday Book Synopsis

'Yes, you all know all this already… The annual physical is a bother – but critical. I just had mine. My weight is (back) up. Not at its highest, but not where it needs to be. My other vitals seem ok – won’t know for sure until the blood work comes back. I got the usual nicely worded, empathetic […].

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Homesteading Today and How to Quickly Turn Your Community Against You

Managing Communities

'Please Update Your ManagingCommunities.com RSS Feed Subscription This feed has moved to: [link] I apologize for the trouble. For more details, please read my post on the matter. Thank you. How Should I Participate?

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Can’t Wait for McCullough’s Next Book About The Wright Brothers

First Friday Book Synopsis

'I am sure you join me in great anticipation of David McCullough‘s next book, The Wright Brothers (Simon & Schuster, 2015), scheduled for release on May 15. He is certainly one of the great writers of our time. Truman (Simon & Schuster, 1992) is a terrific and comprehensive biography of America’s favorite autocratic president. The […].

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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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The Women’s Economy Starts Here

Strategy Driven

'For the first time in this nation’s history, women are now the majority of the work force and what a force that is. As the number of entrepreneurial women rises, it is clear that this country’s economy can begin to move in the right direction as long as these women begin to be treated equally; however this isn’t the case. Just recently, the pay equity bill failed to pass that would ensure equal pay for women.

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Tim Duncan and The Importance of Servant Leadership

Your Voice of Encouragement

'Today I''m featuring a guest blog post by Quinn McDowell, a colleague whose passion for developing strong leaders, parents and young people matches my own. Tim Duncan will go down as one of the 10 greatest NBA players of all time. He was a three-time NCAA Collegiate All American and Naismith Player of the Year at Wake Forest and then went on to become the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft.

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ADHD At Work For Leaders

CO2

Scaling our company to one of the top 5,000 companies in the US while managing undiagnosed ADHD was a challenge. People would come in to my office and start telling me what was on their mind. Eventually they would get to the point of the story, but meanwhile my mind would race—seeking a place to put my focus. “Can you get to the point already?” I would be thinking, but I would try to engage active listening, too, since I’d had a lot of training in that area.

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3 Signs of a Healthy Team

Building Personal Strength

'Is your group a strong, healthy team? In this guest post, some insights from Quinn McDowell, a writer who knows a lot about teams. Truth-Telling The key to any healthy relationship is the ability to communicate clearly and effectively. Teams are a complex web of relationships that must be nurtured and developed. Nothing undermines team chemistry more than deceit and dishonesty.

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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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7 Suggestions for Challenging a Controlling Leader

Ron Edmondson

'After one of my posts about controlling leadership, I received this question: Any chance there is an upcoming post or two on how/when/where to confront a controlling leader? Especially for those of us who have had it drilled into our heads from childhood to not question authority? Some practical, nitty gritty tips would be really helpful. That’s a pretty big request and I’m not sure I can speak into specific situations with a general response, but I think it’s a topic worth co

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A Checklist for Planning Your Next Big Meeting

Harvard Business Review

'In theory, everyone understands that preparation can make or break an important meeting. The more work you do before you walk into the room, the more productive and efficient you’ll be. But who has the time to properly prepare? Our checklist makes meeting prep quick and easy—be sure to print it out or save it for later. Each step is described in more detail below.

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Technology Alone Won’t Solve Our Collaboration Problems

Harvard Business Review

'Every week a vendor introduces a new gadget, system, or service that promises to make us communicate and collaborate better, faster. Just look at the comments below any article about virtual teams. They almost always include someone either evangelizing or peddling a particular piece of hard- or software that will make it easier to work with people in different time zones.

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Which U.S. Companies Are Doing the Most R&D in China and India?

Harvard Business Review

'Over 200 publicly listed American companies have R&D budgets that exceed $100 million annually. Which companies allocate the highest proportion of that budget to engineering in China and India, specifically? And what drives their success with these global engineering initiatives? To find out, we developed a measure and coined the term Global Engineering Intensity (GEI) as the ratio of the headcount of R&D staff in India plus China to a company’s current annual R&D expense.

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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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Price-Sensitive Customers Will Tolerate Uncertainty

Harvard Business Review

'When I help a company with their pricing strategy, the typical first day of an engagement entails the client company’s vice president saying with a grin: “So, how are you going to help us raise prices?” While price-raising opportunities generally do exist, this is a provincial view of the upside of revamping a company’s pricing strategy.

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How to Separate the Personal and Professional on Social Media

Harvard Business Review

'Let’s face it: social media is risky. A single unfortunate post can throw a career off track. And yet in an era in which younger workers are connected with an average of 16 co-workers online and where 40% to 60% of hiring managers use social media to screen potential hires , it is simply not reasonable to stay off social media entirely. So how can we balance the personal and professional online?

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How CMOs and CROs Can Be Allies

Harvard Business Review

'Chief Marketing Officers (CMOs) and Chief Risk Officers (CROs) may seem to have little in common. The CMO has historically focused on driving growth and brand engagement; the CRO has typically focused on safeguarding the bottom line and minimizing unwanted exposure. But the advent of Big Data, sophisticated modeling techniques, and robust algorithms are opening a door to cooperation and opportunities that have never been possible before.

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What Young vs. UPS Means for Pregnant Workers and Their Bosses

Harvard Business Review

'The U.S. Supreme Court case decided this week makes it significantly more likely that pregnant women denied workplace accommodations will succeed in their legal claims against the employers who denied them. The Court’s decision in Young v. UPS holds that there may be some situations in which employers can accommodate some groups of employees, without also accommodating pregnant employees, but then creates a test so strict that it in effect eliminates employers’ ability to do just th

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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.