Fri.May 30, 2014

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Stuck in the Middle With You

Let's Grow Leaders

'The other day I got the kind of feedback that kicks you in the gut and makes your brain hurt for days. I’m sure you know the kind, it stings with truth, but you’ve got a gazillion counter points you would never say out loud, for fear of appearing to not be listening. It’s from an amazing leader who worked on my team for several years, and is a regular reader of LGL.

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Are You Leading with Value in Mind?

Lead Change Blog

'Great leaders feel most energized when they can add massive value to the community they are working with or the world at large. And isn’t it wonderful when you have been instrumental in inspiring others to do the same? It takes real character to ask yourself, every day: How am I adding value today? It [.] Author information Monica Diaz Author, trainer, coach, entrepreneur, passionate about helping people to move towards a more connected and fruitful existence, where work is joyful and pro

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Go For The Epic Fail

Joseph Lalonde

'W hen’s the last time you failed big? Like epic fail? You probably can’t remember the last time. Most likely because we tend to minimize our risk of failure. Especially big failures. We feel big epic fails aren’t pretty. Epic fails are nasty, dirty things. But are they really? Image via Creative Commons. In his book Untitled: Thoughts On The Creative Process (Great book, btw), Blaine Hogan shares this story-.

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Surrounding with the Right People

Lead Change Blog

'Hiring people with different skillsets to help strengthen your team is important, it is equally important that you create your own inner circle that can collectively help everyone in your inner circle. By doing so, you can enable others and help them help you achieve your goal. As you go through your career, keep an [.] Author information Will Lukang, CLDC, PMP, CSM Will Lukang, MBA, PMP, MASCL, SCM, is an enabler.

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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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15 Ways to Pee on a Brainstorming Session

Great Leadership By Dan

'“Brainstorming” is a meeting technique that is supposed to encourage a group on people to come up with lots innovative ideas. Unfortunately, so many people think they know how to brainstorm, but end up doing more harm than good. Read my new article over at About.com Management and Leadership for 15 Ways to Rain on a Brainstorming Session.

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How to Turn Frustration into Positive Direction

Leadership Freak

'Frustration is unrealized potential. Frustration drives ineffective leaders backward, inward, and downward. Backward facing frustration reacts against an unsatisfying past. Top leaders disappointed. Results fell short. Teammates hung you out to dry.

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What if "routine" is the WORST thing you could make?

Jason Womack

'Based on a conversation I had recently with a Get Momentum member living and working in Europe, we recognized that “making habits” may just be one of the least productive things someone can do. Are you looking to build new habits? Be careful…Ok? Surely you’ve got something on a project or task list that you’ve not had time to “do” just yet. Now, when you think about WHY you haven’t done that thing - whatever it is…be it personal OR professional - surely you could claim that you “haven’t had the

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Weekly Round-Up: On Creating an Aligned Workforce, the Importance of Feedback, & Maximizing Your Productivity

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 I 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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Always Remember Your Multiple Audiences

First Friday Book Synopsis

'So, have you learned this yet? Everything you say, anywhere, might end up on youtube or quoted or replayed on some web site – from some “gossip” web site, to a much more reputable web site. And, here’s the bad news – if it lands on some obscure blog or some “gossip” web site, that […].

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Reasons Why Strategic Plans Fail

Six Disciplines

'In general, strategic plans can fail for two types of reasons: inappropriate strategy and poor execution. Inappropriate or ineffective strategies can occur due to: Failure to define objectives correctly. Incomplete SWOT analysis with respect to the desired objectives. Lack of creativity in identifying possible strategies. Strategies incapable of obtaining the desired objective.

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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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7 Tips For Setting Goals

Eric Jacobson

'Awhile back, I wrote about goals and the importance of having a plan in place to reach your goals. Today, I remembered reading these additional goal-setting tips from two-time U.S. Olympian Alan Culpepper from the November 2013 issue of Competitor magazine. Here are his seven tips for setting goals, whether are your workplace or away-from-work goals: Be clear and specific about what it is you are trying to accomplish.

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John Cox on “Self-Directed Learning”

First Friday Book Synopsis

'John Cox is president of The Cox Learning Group and a highly-regarded authority on attracting, hiring, and training high-potential workers and then retaining them at a time when competition for talent is greater than ever before. In recent years, he has taught as an adjunct professor at the business schools of the University of Texas […].

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Darwin the Evolved Consultant – The Street Urchin Trap

David A Fields

'All images and text are the copyright of David A. Fields. (c) 2014 David A. Fields. All rights reserved. The post Darwin the Evolved Consultant – The Street Urchin Trap appeared first on David A. Fields.

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Management Futures: May round-up

Chartered Management Institute

'Has the executive gravy train reached the buffers? A huge shareholder revolt this month, at over 40%, was experienced at Standard Chartered Bank; a level almost close enough to block the remuneration policy. A particular feature was anger of the short-term nature of some of the performance targets.

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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 Prospect Asked for Lower Fees – How Should You Respond?

David A Fields

'A question I was asked… When I was discussing the price of a project with a client, he sounded reluctant so I dropped my fee. That probably wasn’t a good call. What should I have done?…See my response on the Solo Consultant’s Network. The post The Prospect Asked for Lower Fees – How Should You Respond? appeared first on David A. Fields.

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Watch Out for this Workaholic Behavior

The Idolbuster

'I was in Philadelphia at Steve Harrison’s Publicity and Publishing Workshop. As is generally the case at one of Steve’s events, I met amazing people. The second night, I had a chance to pitch literary agents about my new book. New book? Yes I’m working on a new book, and this time I plan to write it quickly. The working title is Guide for the Chronically Overworked: 13 Steps to Living Balance.

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RapidBI Daily Business Cartoon #91

Rapid BI

' “It works out pretty well tax wise. I write off the whole block as my home office.

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One Reason Cross-Cultural Small Talk Is So Tricky

Harvard Business Review

'It was my first dinner party in France and I was chatting with a Parisian couple. All was well until I asked what I thought was a perfectly innocent question: “How did the two of you meet?” My husband Eric (who is French) shot me a look of horror. When we got home he explained: “We don’t ask that type of question to strangers in France. It’s like asking them the color of their underpants.”.

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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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There is No Tradeoff With BYOD

Strategy Driven

'The bring-your-own-device (BYOD) movement has been portrayed as an impasse for organizations that must make tradeoffs between maintaining security and invading employee privacy. This is an illusion — there is no tradeoff when you take the right approach to BYOD. As a relatively young field spurred on by the mass adoption of smartphones and tablets, the BYOD space is in the process of reaching a common paradigm.

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The Best Teams Hold Themselves Accountable

Harvard Business Review

'Want to create a high performance team? Want to limit the amount of time you spend settling squabbles between team members? It turns out those two issues are closely related: Our research shows that on top performing teams peers immediately and respectfully confront one another when problems arise. Not only does this drive greater innovation, trust, and productivity, but also it frees the boss from being the playground monitor.

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Even Small Negotiations Require Preparation and Creativity

Harvard Business Review

'Whether you’re aware of it or not, you’re negotiating all the time. When you ask your boss for more resources, agree with a vendor on a price, deliver a performance evaluation, convince a business partner to join forces with your company, or even when you decide with your spouse where to go on your next vacation, you’re taking a potentially conflict-filled conversation and working toward a joint solution.

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You Can’t Delegate Change Management

Harvard Business Review

'Many managers, even at the most senior levels, don’t fully appreciate the difference between announcing a major change initiative and actually making it happen. When senior leaders disappear after a big change announcement, and leave lower-level managers to execute it, they are missing in action. And it’s probably more common than most realize. The announcement is the easy part; it makes the manager look bold and decisive.

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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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Is Management Due for a Renaissance?

Harvard Business Review

'Every now and then, a thinker calls for a renaissance in some field of work – a rebirth, or return to classic roots after a period of straying from them. Is management – not yet a very old discipline – due for one? When Richard Straub, President of the Peter Drucker Society of Europe, recently declared so , it got me thinking by analogy about how one might come to pass.

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Reinvent Your Company by Reassessing Its Strengths

Harvard Business Review

'Strategic consistency is the hallmark of many great companies. Southwest Airlines’ decades-long strategy of “short-haul, high-frequency, point-to-point, low-fare service” produced what was not only one of the best-performing airlines in the U.S. over the last half-century, but also one of the best-performing companies in any industry. For over 50 years, Wal-Mart has pursued essentially the same strategy of “offering the lowest price so its customer can live better.

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China’s Tough Approach and a Changing Economic World Order

Harvard Business Review

'The international spotlight is on China again, as its behavior in the South China Sea has led to violent protests in Vietnam, rising regional tensions, a flurry of media coverage, and questions about where this is all heading. We put a few of those questions to Ian Bremmer , president of Eurasia Group and author of Every Nation for Itself: Winners and Losers in a G-Zero World.

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Is the Possibility Bias Keeping Us from Having Crazy Fun?

Harvard Business Review

'Amateur auto racers aren’t reckless; in fact, they’re more rational about choices than the average population, according to a study by Mary Riddel of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and Sonja Kolstoe of the University of Oregon. Survey results show that racers’ behavior arises not from a devil-may-care attitude but from a relative insensitivity to what’s known as the “possibility” bias, an exaggerated fear of possible but low-probability negative events and an exaggerated expectation of lo

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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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It’s Time to Re-Imagine Mary Meeker’s Internet Trends Report

Harvard Business Review

'Any journalist who has spent time in or near the tech industry knows about, and looks forward to Mary Meeker’s annual Internet Trends Report. It houses a ridiculous volume of data about where the tech industry (and thus, the economy) is pointed. The clumsy slides overflowing with bullet points, photo clips, and ’90s-era charts and graphs never feel amateurish so much as entrepreneurial, the product of the passion and audacity of trying to capture a thorough picture of such a dynamic

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Does Hachette Have any Cards to Play Against Amazon?

Harvard Business Review

'The publishing world has been watching the standoff between Amazon and Hachette — at its heart a dispute over contract terms, but one in which Amazon is playing hardball by de-listing Hachette titles — with great interest. Not surprising, since their fight is not only business news , but news about their business. The New York Times has weighed in multiple times , describing the dispute as “clashing visions about the distribution of information in the information age” ; so have authors

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New Research: How Four Talent Practices Add Up to Big Revenue Gains?

Harvard Business Review

'Too many companies miss out on enormous opportunities for growth and profitability because they don’t appreciate the impact of excellent talent management. Now, research by Gallup clarifies the relationship between firms’ use of four specific human capital practices and their revenue growth. And most importantly, it reveals the power of implementing all four practices together; employers who combine them see substantial additive effects.

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New Research: How Four Talent Practices Add Up to Big Revenue Gains?

Harvard Business Review

'Too many companies miss out on enormous opportunities for growth and profitability because they don’t appreciate the impact of excellent talent management. Now, research by Gallup clarifies the relationship between firms’ use of four specific human capital practices and their revenue growth. And most importantly, it reveals the power of implementing all four practices together; employers who combine them see substantial additive effects.

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DOL Final Overtime Rules: Quickstart Guide for Employers

On August 30, 2023, the DOL unveiled a proposed overtime rule that would raise the weekly salary threshold under the Federal Labor Standards Act. Paycor is closely monitoring the proposal and will provide updates as new information becomes available.