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Tuesday Time Machine: Trajectory – The Importance of Knowing Where We Are Going

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. 12 April 2014. OH! THE PLACES YOU’LL GO! You’ll be on your way up! You’ll be seeing great sights! You’ll join the high fliers who soar to high heights.

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Why It’s Important to Maintain Your Employability

Women on Business

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Transforming Leadership And Trust In The Organization

Tanveer Naseer

The following is a guest piece from author David Amerland. There is a change happening at the very top of the organizational hierarchy that, like a weather vane, reflects some of the fundamental changes happening across every organization and the marketplace they operate in. When organizations were hidden behind opaque operational fronts and top-down, one-way marketing, a leader was expected to play the role of an omnipotent god.

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Featured Instigator – Marcella Bremer

Lead Change Blog

This month we are featuring Marcella Bremer , publisher of Leadership and Change Magazine. Educated at the Rotterdam School of Business, Marcella classifies her career as “full of emergent developments.” She first went to business school. She liked the diversity of subjects taught so she guessed it would satisfy her curiosity. Back in the ‘80s (with huge unemployment in the Netherlands) it was also a safe choice for anyone trying to find a job to pay the bills.

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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 leaders change

Persuasive Powerhouse

I was at a meeting recently where the speaker was addressing how to work with difficult people – and the subject of difficult bosses naturally followed. Since everyone in the room was a professional in the business world, it became clear that many – if not all – had worked for difficult managers at some point in their life. Several people expressed their opinion that “bad bosses” were doomed to always be difficult.

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How to Get Out of a Rut at Work – Scott Mautz 5

Lead Change Blog

How to Get Out of a Rut at Work. By Scott Mautz. I often wonder why we’re called human beings. We should be called humans doing. Go, go, go, do, do, do – we are so caught up in our routines, our responsibilities, our commitments that we barely have any time to be, let alone become. It’s all too easy to get stuck in a rut at work (and in life), a state where we become complacent, where we don’t hold high hopes for things changing for the better or for our ability to affect that change.

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Improving Delegation

Tony Mayo

Tony Mayo Executive Coach. Let’s keep it simple. Find someone who will accept responsibility for the desired outcome. Explain that you do not have the time and/or expertise to design the solution. Ask the person to propose an approach which you have some confidence (not certainty) will succeed with the resources agreed to, e.g., hours, budget, tools, deadline, etc.

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0702 | Energizing Your Work and Life with Tom Rath

LDRLB

Tom Rath is a researcher, author, and filmmaker who studies the role of human behavior in business, health, and well-being. He has been described by business leaders and the media as one of the greatest thinkers and nonfiction writers of his generation. Tom’s most recent work includes the bestselling book Are You Fully Charged? and the documentary Fully Charged.

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Rise of the Robots Reminds Us of the Question of the Era – Where Will the Jobs Be?

First Friday Book Synopsis

That shift will ultimately challenge one of our most basic assumptions about technology: that machines are tools that increase the productivity of workers. Instead, machines themselves are turning into workers, and the line between the capability of labor and capital is blurring as never before. Martin Ford, Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat… Read More Rise of the Robots Reminds Us of the Question of the Era – Where Will the Jobs Be?

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Let’s Put the Agent Back in Change Agent

Change Starts Here

When we think of the term “Change Agent,” we typically think the word “agent” means catalyst: a force or substance that causes change. After all, we’re the ones who get things done, right? We instigate change and keep the energy going to see the change come to fruition. However, there’s an alternate definition of “agent” we should consider when talking about change agents: a representative.

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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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Deep Expertise – Thinking about the Expertise of Jeff Bezos, and Larry Mowry, and many others

First Friday Book Synopsis

Len Riggio, Jeff Bezos of Amazon, and the successful independent proprietors, whatever their other business virtues and flaws, really have a deep attachment to books and the people who read them. But when Borders expanded, they brought in executives from supermarkets and department stores (all of whom insisted they were readers), and the result was… Read More Deep Expertise – Thinking about the Expertise of Jeff Bezos, and Larry Mowry, and many others.

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Practices for Professionals – Meetings Best Practice 2: Effective Scheduling

Strategy Driven

As meetings consume significant portions of every professional’s work life, it’s imperative they be conducted in as effective and efficient a manner as possible. The proper handling of meetings begins with their scheduling. Hi there! This article is available to StrategyDriven Personal Business Advisor Remote Access and Dedicated Advisor clients and those who subscribe to one of the article's related categories.

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13 Energizing Verbs To Use More Often

Eric Jacobson

Here is some great advice from the book, Anticipate, the Art of Leading by Looking Ahead , by Rob-Jan De Jong. In the meantime, here are 13 energizing verbs the author recommends we use more often: Discover (instead of See) Explore (instead of Discuss) Radiate (instead of Display) Uncover (instead of Show) Transform (instead of Change) Engage (instead of Involve) Mobilize (instead of Gather) Stretch (instead of Develop) Boost (instead of Increase) Propel (instead of Move) Deliver (instead of Giv

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7 Traits Which Indicate a Leader is Insecure

Ron Edmondson

Christian are called to walk by faith. This includes Christian leaders. A part of our calling in leadership means we want always know what the future holds, but we steadfastly follow God’s leadership. I must be honest. As I work with Christian leaders – and I observe the culture and leaders within the world – I sometimes see more confident leadership outside the church than within.

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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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Most Popular Management and Leadership Quotes on Our Site in 2015

Curious Cat

These were the most popular quotes on the Curious Cat Management and Leadership Quotes web site in 2015 (based on page views). Follow the link on the quote text for the source and more information on the quote. Having no problems is the biggest problem of all. – Taiichi Ohno. Managers who don’t know how to measure what they want settle for wanting what they can measure. – Russell Ackoff.

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Corporate values and behaviours – Dangers of not walking the talk #hrblog #linkedin

Rapid BI

Corporate values or core values as some call them have been in management texts for many years. As more and more business leaders complete education and training, so more and more firms have written value statement. But are they just marketing or is it really a tool to run a business by? Hit the self-destruct […]. The post Corporate values and behaviours – Dangers of not walking the talk #hrblog #linkedin appeared first on.

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Lean Blog Podcast with Kevin Cahill

Deming Institute

Lean Blog Podcast #238 – Kevin Cahill, on his Grandfather, W. Edwards Deming ( download ). Kevin and Judy Cahill. Quote from Kevin in the podcast: Somebody at any level does have some sphere of influence that they can impact … by just thinking from a systems standpoint, by looking at the organization differently than some of the other folks who view it as an [organization with] very segmented, very separate roles and positions and responsibilities.

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Corporate values and behaviours – Dangers of not walking the talk #hrblog #linkedin

Rapid BI

Corporate values or core values as some call them have been in management texts for many years. As more and more business leaders complete education and training, so more and more firms have written value statement. But are they just marketing or is it really a tool to run a business by? Hit the self-destruct […]. The post Corporate values and behaviours – Dangers of not walking the talk #hrblog #linkedin appeared first on RapidBi.

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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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We Learn More When We Learn Together

Harvard Business Review

dave wheeler FOR HBR. We rarely grow alone. In fact, some psychologists have made a compelling case that we only grow in connection with others. However, we don’t need to learn with others in formal training or development programs: we can architect our own opportunities to gain insight, knowledge, and skills that move us on an upward trajectory.

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Corporate values and behaviours – Dangers of not walking the walk #hrblog #linkedin

Rapid BI

Corporate values or core values as some call them have been in management texts for many years. As more and more business leaders complete education and training, so more and more firms have written value statement. But are they just marketing or is it really a tool to run a business by? Hit the self-destruct […]. The post Corporate values and behaviours – Dangers of not walking the walk #hrblog #linkedin appeared first on.

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Income Inequality Makes Whole Countries Less Happy

Harvard Business Review

Most talk of income inequality focuses on the problems of the very poor or the broader socioeconomic implications of rising inequality. What is less well-known is that income inequality makes us all less happy with our lives, even if we’re relatively well-off. We examined data from the Gallup World Poll and the World Top Incomes Database and found that the more income is concentrated in the hands of a few, the more likely individuals are to report lower levels of life satisfaction and more

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Strategy and Execution Are the Same Thing

Harvard Business Review

In a recent article , Paul Leinwand, Cesare Mainardi, and Art Kleiner presented some survey findings underscoring the well-established fact that few leaders (only 8%, according to their study) are good at both creating good strategies and putting them into practice. But they seemed to almost completely ignore a really interesting finding from their research, which is that leaders who are good at strategy are nearly always also good at execution — to the extent that making a distinction bet

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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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Defusing an Emotionally Charged Conversation with a Colleague

Harvard Business Review

Work with anyone long enough and you’re bound to encounter a difference of opinion. Most of the time, these disagreements are resolved amicably. But if you’re like most people, every now and then you find yourself immersed in a conversation so emotionally charged it seems to have nothing to do with the issues you’re supposedly discussing.

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How Local Governments Are Using Technology to Serve Citizens Better

Harvard Business Review

In our connected, customer-centric world, customers have come to expect that their needs will be met quickly and frictionlessly — especially in cities, where Instacart delivers groceries to your apartment, Amazon provides same-day delivery, and Uber and Lyft compete to have a car to your door in minutes. Local governments, however, have too often offered a different experience: forms that have to be printed and mailed; payments taken only in cash or check; appointments that have to be cond

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Why China’s Market Crash Is So Unsurprising

Harvard Business Review

Another slump in Chinese markets has led to global market turmoil. We should get used to it. One of my predictions for 2016 was that we should expect further Chinese market volatility after last summer’s market crash. I have written before about how the unusual nature of China’s stock markets, which are dominated by small investors and are largely closed to foreigners, makes them prone to volatile behavior.

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Preparing Local Economies for the Future - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM DELL AND INTEL®

Harvard Business Review

Sponsor Content from Dell and Intel® What does it mean to be a “future ready” local economy today? For many decades, cities focused their economic development efforts on attracting industry. These companies generated new local jobs – both at the companies and through existing local businesses that supplied the companies’ employees with the products they needed, everything from new homes to groceries and other retail items.

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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.