Thu.May 22, 2014

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The Toxic Leader

N2Growth Blog

'By Grant Wattie. President, N2Growth Australia. There is a new definition of leadership in our lexicon. The seagull leader is someone who flies in, s**t’s over everything, and leaves. I’m constantly amazed when working inside organizations that the names and examples of such people come up constantly in the conversation. Yet rather than being weeded out, they seem to survive and thrive in an institutional ethic that values by choosing short term greed over longer-term value and culture.

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3 Tips to Deliver Bad News Like a Leader

Lead Change Blog

'Clients often come to me when they have to deliver what they considered “bad news” to an employee. It might be something like: Her job is changing and she doesn’t have a say. He has this behavior or performance issue that is starting to cause a serious problem. You’re giving her a performance rating she’s [.] Author information Mary C Schaefer President at Artemis Path, Inc.

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3 Elements to Attract New Customers to Your Business

Women on Business

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It’s Not A Gap Year! It’s An Education.

Lead Change Blog

'Education is learning languages: the languages of words, music, math, art, chemistry, biology, etc. Education is learning paradoxes … and oxymorons. So let me highlight an oxymoron that is damaging our kids’ education: Lifelong Learning and Gap Year. If we truly believe in Lifelong Learning, then we have to believe that Gap Years are not Gaps…and we have to use a [.

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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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5 Things Smart Leaders Never Say

Leadership Freak

'Only fools say dumb things, intentionally. Think back to the last dumb thing you said. Did you think it was dumb, before you said it? The dumb things you’ve said seemed smart at first.

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The Optimal Margin of Illusion

Great Leadership By Dan

'Guest post from Robert Bruce Shaw : Research into the psychology of leadership highlights the benefit of being more confident than you should be. That is, it helps to believe you''re better than you are, and be more optimistic about your company and business, than an entirely objective analysis would warrant. This kind of positive bias is useful because it increases your motivation to move forward in risky situations, and to persevere when you''re faced with difficulties.

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Hot Tips for Female Traders

Women on Business

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What Does Your Boss Really Want From You?

Next Level Blog

'What''s the most critical relationship you have at work? Any way you slice it, the relationship you have with your boss has to be very close to the top of the list if it doesn''t already occupy the number one spot. Because your relationship with your boss has so much impact on what you''re able to do, what you''re known for, what your future prospects look like and so many other factors, it just makes sense to step back and think about what your boss really wants from you.

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3 Tips to Deliver Bad News Like a Leader

ReImagine Work

'Clients often come to me when they have to deliver what they consider “bad news” to an employee. I hear them offer this way and that way they could deliver the message in a way that doesn’t leave the person feeling bad. I’ve done this myself. You end up talking WAY TOO MUCH to prevent the bad feeling, and the person in front of you is… click here to read the rest of this article at the Lead Change Group Blog.

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WHE11: Workplace Clinics: How to Implement & Promote Them to Increase Health Engagement & Reduce Costs | with Joe Ellis from CBIZ

Engaging Leader

'Workplace clinics can promote employee health, reduce medical and hospitalization costs, and even increase productivity and employee engagement. But there are pitfalls that can waste money and even hurt employee trust. Joe Ellis is Senior Vice President at CBIZ, one of the leading professional service firms wiith more than 200 offices in 33 states, where […].

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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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5 Simple Relationship Building Exercises that Your Team Needs Now. #5 is Powerful!

Lead by Adventure

'Whether you have a new team, new team members, or an established team, trust is one of the most critical and fundamental issues you need to establish within the group. It is one of the critical skills that top teams possess. Relationship building exercises can help to establish trust by helping your team get to know one another and build on the relationships that are already there.

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Communicating - are you doing it "most" effectively?

Jason Womack

'During today''s "Town Hall" (online class) I will teach you how to communicate more effectively in life/at work. We know that working together more effectively means that things get done more efficiently. And, when THAT happens, you’ll end the day feeling more productive and - perhaps more importantly - you’ll have time and focus at the end of the day for those things that are most important to you.

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Outcomes vs. Outputs: The S'more!

Mills Scofield

'"What’s the difference between outputs and outcomes? Some think the question is merely semantics, or that the difference is simple: outputs are extrinsic and outcomes intrinsic. I think otherwise; the difference between outputs and outcomes is more fundamental and profound." Read on. at Linkedin.

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To Succeed, We Need Perpetual, Ongoing Adjustments

First Friday Book Synopsis

'I’m about to begin Day 2 of one of my intensive 2-day Presentation Skills Training Sessions. These are for small groups — no more than 6 at a time. We spend some time on content development, and then most of the time on delivery issues. Such concerns as: eye contact; body movements and gestures; voice (volume, vocal […].

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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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How Can I Help You? What Would You Like Me to Write About?

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. ManagingCommunities.

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Powerful Quotes From Mark Goulston's Book, Just Listen

Eric Jacobson

'Here are some terrific quotes from Mark Goulston''s book, Just Listen : Good management is the art of making problems so interesting and their solutions so constructive that everyone wants to get to work and deal with them. -- Paul Hawken Life is mostly a matter of perception and more often misperception. -- Dave Logan Everyone has an invisible sign hanging from their next saying, "Make me feel important." -- Mary Kay Ash Do the unexpected.

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The importance of coaching to social business

Chartered Management Institute

'Last week I attended the Happy Workplace Conference at the Google London headquarters. Prime attraction for me personally was the ever interesting Julian Birkinshaw from London Business School (and Management Lab). He spoke about many of the changes in organizational behaviour and management that I’ve discussed here on this blog, such as the desire amongst leaders to craft more adaptive and responsive organizations, and the need to be both innovative and flexible in order to.

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The 4th “C” of Adding Healthy Team Members

Ron Edmondson

'There is a fourth “C” to finding good team members. I have discovered it the hard way. You’ve possibly heard of the 3 C’s of finding the best team members. I think Bill Hybels is often credited with them. I agree with all three. Character. Competence. Chemistry. Bill Hybels is a genius leader. I agree with all of them. But, I believe there is a fourth “C” It may be semantics.

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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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‘Barrier Breakers’ for Women in Corporate America

Strategy Driven

'In taking on a more dominant role in Corporate America as more women confidently climb their career ladders and step into important roles and leadership positions, the experience in Corporate America is shifting and tilting the power balance in their direction. With more women in the U.S. workforce than men, this provides an opportunity to take a stand on some important issues that continue to impact women in their multiple roles as career woman, wife, and mother.

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RapidBI Daily Business Cartoon #85

Rapid BI

' “How much money would I need to go back to kindergarten and start my life over?

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When Quitting Is The Right Thing To Do: 7 Lessons From My Brief Poker Career

Terry Starbucker

'Is “ quitting ”, when all is said and done, a sure sign of human weakness? I would proffer this answer to that question – it depends. Sometimes quitting is the right thing to do. But it depends on what you are quitting on, and why. And, it depends on what you do after you quit. Actually, it’s a lot like playing poker, if you equate quitting to folding a hand.

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Conflict Can Jeopardize Your Health

Harvard Business Review

'People who said in response to a survey that they “often” or “always” experienced conflicts with people in their lives were 2 to 3 times more likely than average to be dead 11 years later, according to a Danish study of nearly 10,000 middle-aged adults. The deaths were generally from illnesses such as cancer, heart disease, and alcohol-related liver disease, according to The Atlantic.

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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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To Crack the Glass Ceiling, Start with Venture Capital

Harvard Business Review

'At a recent baby shower, along with the 35 or so assembled guests, I was asked to write down a specific wish for the newborn girl: “I hope you grow up to…” Predictably, most of the advice was along the lines of “become a good person” or “realize your dreams.”. I felt oddly self-conscious as I wrote: “I hope you grow up to become a CEO.” Even as a female CEO, stating this goal publicly felt like a jarring contrast to all pretty pink ribbons and lacy cupcakes at the party.

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Why Websites Still Can’t Predict Exactly What You Want

Harvard Business Review

'It should be a golden age for personalization online, and the predictive algorithms that drive it. Data scientists, supported by the stunning growth in the gathering and processing of so-called big data, can extract patterns from massive stores of browsing and sales data in order to predict our likes and dislikes and tailor marketing experiences to us.

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Find Quiet (and Maybe Even Peace) at Work

Harvard Business Review

'My uncle has a farm in Meriwether County, Georgia. When I was a kid, I spent weekends there camping, fishing, and spending time with family and friends. It was my place to wonder and wander. In a time before mobile devices, I could lie in the grass looking up at the stars and experience real solitude and silence. There were no car engines or text message alerts.

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Why Silicon Valley Rules Don’t Work for So Many Older Companies

Harvard Business Review

'We all have a lot to learn from the new generation of companies that have come out of the Silicon Valley revolution. Many of these entrepreneurial lessons have been codified in books, the new bibles for innovation — not just for entrepreneurs but also for managers looking to create new and innovative innovation businesses inside existing corporations.

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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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Whole Foods Market Needs More than Price-Tinkering

Harvard Business Review

'Whole Foods has a bad taste in its mouth – it recently had to revise both its sales growth and earnings for the third time in six months. As a result, its stock dropped by 19% in one day. To be clear, Whole Foods’s financials are still healthy: in FY 2013, its revenue was $12.9B, EBITDA $1.2B, and earnings per share increased by 19%. And yet investors are jittery over whether the company will be able to deliver the growth necessary to justify its still-hefty valuation.

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How to Manage Wall Street

Harvard Business Review

'Sam Palmisano , former CEO of IBM, on striking a balance between running a company for the long term and keeping investors happy. For more, read the interview, Managing Investors. Download this podcast.

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Three Quick Ways to Improve Your Strategy-Making

Harvard Business Review

'The standard strategy processes at most companies share three common characteristics: 1) you wait until the annual strategy review to revisit your strategy; 2) you put together a SWOT analysis as input to the start of the strategy process; and 3) you start the strategy process with a long and arduous exercise to wordsmith a mission/vision statement or organizational aspiration.

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