Lead Change Blog
MARCH 1, 2012
Posted in Leadership Development Her name is Aly. A close friend of a special classmate of mine from Seton Hall University’s Master of Arts program in Strategic Communication & Leading, Aly became an “angelfriend” – one of thousands of people battling blood-related cancers when I raised funds while training and ultimately finishing my first marathon in San Diego, CA. [.].
Leading Blog
MARCH 1, 2012
Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in March. The Advantage : Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything Else In Business by Patrick Lencioni. Theodore Roosevelt, CEO : 7 Principles to Guide and Inspire Modern Leaders by Alan Axelrod. American Icon : Alan Mulally and the Fight to Save Ford Motor Company by Bryce G. Hoffman.
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Lead Change Blog
MARCH 1, 2012
Posted in Leadership Development Today’s SmartBlog for Leadership post is by Tara R. Alemany, the owner and founder of Aleweb Social Marketing, a consulting firm that helps authors, speakers and other creative-types build their online platform. “So, what does happen when you get 21 leaders together to work on a project? Relationships are built.
Leadership Freak
MARCH 1, 2012
By definition most of us are average. Even though: 68% of the faculty at the University of Nebraska rate themselves in the top 25% of teaching ability. 90% students see themselves as more intelligent than the average student. 93% of U.S. drivers put themselves in the top 50% of driving ability. 92% of teachers say [.].
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Next Level Blog
MARCH 1, 2012
I’m about halfway through “How” by Dov Seidman, and I find his overarching point compelling — that in a world of radical transparency, how we do things matters as much as or more than what we do. My big takeaway so far is that organizations and society are shifting from a command-and-control model, toward one that relies on connection and.
Women on Business
MARCH 1, 2012
A week ago I launched my new brand, Be Irresistible Online, with a brand new website, Facebook Page and a completely new design. I’ve been working on this behind the scenes for a few months now and have learned a lot during the process about what makes a great brand and how to have an irresistible online presence. Here are three of the things that I learned through this rebranding process: 1.
Leadership and Management brings together the best content for leadership and management professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Rich Gee Group
MARCH 1, 2012
What excuses do you use to keep you from being GREAT?
Mike Cardus
MARCH 1, 2012
People on work teams don’t have to like each other, but they must be expected to help each other with respect to the work being done. What is often seen as ‘personality conflicts’ is really a symptom of poorly defined roles within the work. Define the roles and the personality issues disappear. Allowing the team and you to get your work done, and stop having to play mediator.
Leadership Freak
MARCH 1, 2012
By definition most of us are average. Even though: 68% of the faculty at the University of Nebraska rate themselves in the top 25% of teaching ability. 90% students see themselves as more intelligent than the average student. 93% of U.S. drivers put themselves in the top 50% of driving ability. 92% of teachers say [.].
Chris Brady
MARCH 1, 2012
The world has changed a lot since I was a kid. Last evening three of my children and I stopped at a restaurant for a quick dinner. The place was an order-at-the-counter type, where you stand around. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].
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Six Disciplines
MARCH 1, 2012
Gary Harpst, CEO of Six Disciplines , was recently interviewed by Jim Blasingame (The Small Business Advocate ). Here are links to three podcasts that reveal the Six Disciplines approach: Achieve significant growth through holistic performance excellence management. Six elements of a holistic performance excellence management program. Have you adopted a total performance excellence approach toward managing your organization?
First Friday Book Synopsis
MARCH 1, 2012
Congratulations to William Zinsser, a finalist for this year’s National Magazine Award in the category of Digital Commentary. Read all of Zinsser’s online essays about writing, popular culture, and the arts here. FYI, here are the finalists: Commentary, Digital Media Honors excellence in opinion journalism on digital platforms The American Scholar (“Zinsser on Friday,” by [.].
Six Disciplines
MARCH 1, 2012
From the fourth primary research study since 2006, the report " Pursuit of Performance Excellence: Business Success through Effective Plant Operations Metrics " released today by the Manufacturing Enterprise Solutions Association (MESA) International and industry analyst and consulting firm Cambashi, revealed that companies improving on multi-faceted metrics such as overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) and forward-looking metrics such as portion of orders booked within schedule freeze period ar
Chartered Management Institute
MARCH 1, 2012
Lets get the caveat out of the way right from the start. I'm a big advocate of social media and the positive impact it can have on our workplaces. Indeed I argued this very point in the latest issue of Professional Manager. Is all social media created equally though? The obvious answer is no. We use the various social networks in very different ways.
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Management Craft
MARCH 1, 2012
I taught a 2-day class on high impact management earlier in the week. When I spend time talking with managers about management, I notice the ideas that most resonate with them. Over the last few years, I have noticed that people's ears and mouths (participation) perk up when I talk about: 1. How managers, and everyone, is highly talented and highly flawed.
Ron Edmondson
MARCH 1, 2012
One of the best things a leader can do is ask the right questions. I love to say, “A leader can only see what a leader can see” The leader can often be the last to know where there is a problem or what others are thinking, so asking questions is critical to good leadership. Great leaders ask great questions. Here are 12 great leadership questions: What can we learn from this?
Eric Jacobson
MARCH 1, 2012
I really like these 10 guiding business principles that San Antonio, TX headquartered insurance company USAA lives by: Exceed customer expectations Live the Golden Rule (treat others with courtesy and respect) Be a leader Participate and contribute Pursue excellence Work as a team Share knowledge Keep it simple (make it easy for customers to do business with us and for us to work together) Listen and communicate Have fun Too many companies don't make it simple for their customers to do business
Managing Communities
MARCH 1, 2012
photo credit: Kdt. Josh Barraza asked if I could write about merging two active online forums and the issues that can challenge such an idea. Thank you for the suggestion, Mr. Barraza. Multiple forums can be merged. It doesn’t just have to be two. It can be more than that. But, for the sake of [.].
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Management Excellence
MARCH 1, 2012
This one is tongue-in-cheek, laced with a great deal of hyperbole and fueled by a strong sense of outrage over the proliferation of bad pricing programs and even worse customer support tactics.
Deep Imprints
MARCH 1, 2012
Ever have an idea in your head and come to realize your picture isn’t other people’s picture? Well, for years I have been sitting with a new paradigm of the church – an arrow coming down and going out (much like an arm). When you sit with an idea for years, you know the pitfalls, and you work out the kinks…but other people can’t see the picture in your head.
Strategy Driven
MARCH 1, 2012
Creative Thinkering : Putting Your Imagination to Work. by Michael Michalko. About the Reference. Creative Thinkering by Michael Michalko provides readers with actionable methods to tap into and broaden their natural creativity. Aimed at those who question their imaginative abilities, Michael reveals a systematic approach to generating new ideas through the association of two or more dissimilar subjects; resulting in the generation of entirely new products, services, and methods.
Eric Jacobson
MARCH 1, 2012
"A man should never be ashamed to say he has been wrong, which is but saying in other words that he is wiser today than he was yesterday.".
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Rajesh Setty
MARCH 1, 2012
“This book will transform you” You might have heard the term used by many people. May be your mentor/teacher/friend/sibling/colleague suggested that you read a book and promised that it will transform your life. You were skeptical because you have read many books and none them have “transformed” your life in the way you had expected.
My Own Coach
MARCH 1, 2012
'Coaching Works by Kevin Watson Around six months ago, I posted this question on various coaching & training forums across the Internet: "As a coach, you know when coaching works when." The result was staggering and I was bowled over by the quantity and quality of the replies. As a way of keeping the question alive, I decided to gather the responses into this FREE eBook, Coaching Works.
Harvard Business Review
MARCH 1, 2012
How does a customer-service expert in Seattle catch the attention of a hot San Francisco startup in San Francisco, 700 miles away? The answer these days is likely to involve networking and brand-building on social media's "fun" sites — even the ones best known for their tweets, pokes and cat videos. It's been obvious since 2003, when LinkedIn was launched, that social networking could help job candidates and employers interact.
Harvard Business Review
MARCH 1, 2012
Many business leaders don't care why employees do anything as long as they follow the company's rules, processes, cultural norms and laws. But we've found that leaders can create and sustain stronger business results if they understand — and manage — how employees approach their work every day. When employees' thoughts, feelings, and beliefs are aligned with their daily work, they do that work better.
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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.
Harvard Business Review
MARCH 1, 2012
Looking for a job while you already have one can be stressful, especially in the age of social media when privacy is scarce. You don't want to rock the boat at your current company but you want to find the next great opportunity. Should you tell your boss you're looking? How do you handle references? If you get an offer, is two weeks notice really enough?
Harvard Business Review
MARCH 1, 2012
Reid Hoffman, co-founder and executive chair of LinkedIn and investor in Facebook, Zynga, and Groupon, sees networks. "It's not like The Sixth Sense ," he told the crowd at TED on Wednesday. "I don't see dead people. But I do see networks." This lens has given Hoffman a framework for how he views investment opportunities, various projects, and the world.
Harvard Business Review
MARCH 1, 2012
Every day, of course, is a good day to work on improving the way that you engage and communicate with your people. But it never hurts to have a special reason to start (or to restart) a conversation with employees — the sort of conversation that builds real connections with them, the sort of conversation that builds real value for your organization.
Harvard Business Review
MARCH 1, 2012
When times are good, businesses tend to stick with what's working. "It's served us well so far," goes the reasoning, "so why mess with success?" We fall into ruts where we don't question whether the approach we're using is truly the best one—we just work to push it further. It's during these periods that needless layers are piled on: product lines expand, often without good reason; processes become more detailed and entrenched; project teams grow larger; and more people are involved in app
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