Mon.Jun 24, 2013

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Work Environment Matters

Let's Grow Leaders

'It was a ridiculously hot July day. As a Retail Store Director, I was out on “store visits” with one of our top executives. Such excursions always feel like you’re on the hot seat, even on a cool day. My bosses boss was looking for evidence of strong execution, a positive work environment, and delighted [.] The post Work Environment Matters appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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The Zen of Employee Motivation

Lead Change Blog

'Posted in Leadership Development Self Leadership K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple, Sam) I like simple. When things get crazy, organizations go nuts, and life is difficult, it’s time to focus on fundamentals. Under all the complexity of the systems you build, your employee attraction, retention, and motivation strategies, salaries, evaluations, progressive discipline, titles, promotions, job descriptions and all the other clutter we [.].

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Staying Complaint as Compliance Moves Out of the Office

N2Growth Blog

'By Patricia Lenkov , Chair, Executive Search, N2growth. Thanks at least in part to the banking scandals over the past few years, Reuters has recently reported that bank compliance teams are increasingly scrutinizing outside the office activities like social outings to bars and the like. In fact, Reuters reported that some banks in Europe are even requiring their employees to take part in behavior coaching sessions that include simulations of pub outings where the talk turns to subjects like off

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How to Overcome the 3 Organizational Barriers to Leadership Development

Great Leadership By Dan

'“The truth is that no one factor makes a company admirable; but if you were forced to pick the one that makes the most difference, you’d pick leadership.”. - Fortune’s. Thomas Stewart. You would think that given the rock-solid evidence that organizations with great leadership consistently outperform those that don’t that EVERY organization would be heavily invested in the development of its current and future leaders.

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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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Why you need to stop telling them what to do

Persuasive Powerhouse

'You know that it’s easier and faster to just tell your employees what to do rather than have a long conversation or to “train” them. When you need something done, you tell them what you need, and they’re off, doing exactly what you want, the way you want it done. Quick and simple! Yet you feel frustrated. Every time a new project comes along or something new needs to get done, there they are, calling, sending email, knocking on your door to get your directions.

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Mindful Mondays: Focus on What You Can Do Now

Next Level Blog

'One of the biggest barriers to being present is worrying about what might happen in the future rather than what you can do right now. Two of my favorite quotes speak to this challenge. The Renaissance writer, Montaigne, wrote, "My life has been full of misfortunes most of which never happened. A few hundred years later, Thomas Jefferson expressed the similar idea, "How much pain they have cost us, the evils which have never happened.

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The Value of Vision Series – Ken Blanchard

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

'A Leadership Vision for America: Rebuilding a Divided House. Ken Blanchard. Almost every dinner conversation I have been a part of in the last few years at some point gets around to how disappointed everyone seems to be with what’s going on in Washington. The complaints are not so much about the leadership capability of the current president as they are about the political system in general.

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The Reason Empowerment is Smoke and Mirrors

Leadership Freak

'Two groups don’t have power to make the same decision, at the same time, in the same way. Power to decide is an either/or proposition. Empowerment is smoke and mirrors until management loses power. When managers and front-line employees “pretend-collaborate,” for example, the group that makes the decision has the power. Collaboration only occurs between […].

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3 Things Strategic Leaders ALWAYS Do

Nathan Magnuson

'Hopefully you’ve given significant thought to the questions “what is a leader?” and “what do leaders do?” Almost everyone has an opinion. Folks who value execution say, “leaders should drive results.” Folks who value relationships say, “Leadership should inspire others to reach their potential.” Folks who value authority say, “leaders should run a tight ship,” [.].

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A Forgotten Ingredient to Creative Success

Kevin Eikenberry

'This coming month, members of the Remarkable Leadership Learning System will be focused building their creativity skills. These are of course important skills for leaders to possess – both for them personally and to support the creative ideas of the rest of their team. Think about it this way – as leaders, we are trying [.].

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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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Question What You Know Is True

The Recovering Engineer

'When you know that something is true and someone says something to contradict that knowledge, you will likely reject what they said without giving their statement serious consideration. After all, you already know that they are wrong. Sometimes, though, what we know is not necessarily based in fact. What we know might only be what we believe , and believing something to be true does not make it true.

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Four Ways to Grow Your Business

Chart Your Course

'While many economic indicators have pointed to the economy’s recovery, small businesses are still feeling the pinch. According to a May 2013 survey from email marketing company Constant Contact, 59 percent of small businesses say running their business is harder today than it was five years ago. Plus more than half say the bad economy is the main reason for their troubles, followed by changing technologies and an increase in direct competition.

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The Creative Mythology

LDRLB

'There’s a mythology to creativity. In this short video I did for Creative Oklahoma , I discuss the origins of this creative mythology, it’s evolution and it’s need for replacement from an empirically-based model of creativity. The core message of this video is also found in the opening of my book The Myths of Creativity: The Truth About How Innovative Companies and People Generate Great Ideas.

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I spent an hour with Bruce Springsteen, and here's what I learned.

Jason Womack

'Along with a thousand other people on the Bicycle Tour of Colorado, I rode my bike 86 miles from Cañon City, Colorado to Buena Vista, Colorado. For an hour or so I listened to Bruce Springsteen and put a new "two and two" together. Want to know what I learned? Quick. visit the blog. --> click here.

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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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Strangulation Of The Status Quo - Lessons from the 19th Century

Mills Scofield

'In light of the recent unrest in Turkey, Brasil and the ongoing effects of the Arab Spring, I thought this was worth reposting. If you haven’t seen the [new] Les Misérables movie you should. It powerfully portrays many of today’s issues: poverty, inequality and inequity, the struggle of self-organized groups versus command-and-control and liberty to name a few.

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Interview: Finding Your Change Agent Voice with Daryl Conner

Change Starts Here

'My guest this month is Daryl Conner, internationally recognized leader in organizational change and author of Managing at the Speed of Change and Leading at the Edge of Chaos. In this episode, he shares how being a change agent is about more than what you do — it’s about who you are. Listen to this inspiring episode to learn about how “who you are” impacts how you influence change and how to find your personal voice as a change agent.

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Projects and Team Goals. Are we done yet?

Mike Cardus

'One challenge of project and and team work is deciding when we are done. It seems obvious. How will we know that we are done with this project and can move on? Image Credit. Often the response is We are done when we have achieved the goal(s) we established. OK and we know that more than I would like to admit variables sneak in there during the work: We set bad and poorly defined goals; In the project we realize that the goals and problems are different than we originally assumed; Management com

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Chris Anderson on “How to Give a Killer Presentation”

First Friday Book Synopsis

'Here is an excerpt from an article written by Chris Anderson for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR email alerts, please click here. * * * A little more than a year ago, […]. Bob''s blog entries "media with passion" 2.

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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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Tribal Leadership (Part 2)

CO2

'by Calvin Guyer Tribal Leadership: Leveraging Natural Groups to Build a Thriving Organization by David Logan, John King, and Halee Fischer-Wright. In Tribal Leadership , moving from Stage One to Stage Two (you cannot skip stages, but you can move between adjacent stages) is accomplished by replacing language of “Life Sucks” with the language of “My Life Sucks” or by associating yourself with a Stage Two tribe which has already gone through the transformation.

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Why you can’t get traction

Deep Imprints

'When I learned to ride a bike, my mom (I think it was my mom) told me – “Okay, I’m going to run along behind you and hold onto this bar,” (remember the bar on the back of the banana seat?) “and you practice. After a little way, I’m going to let go, and you.

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Dennis Perkins: Part 2 of an interview by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

'Dennis Perkins is Chief Executive Officer of The Syncretics Group, a consulting firm devoted to effective leadership in demanding environments—especially those characterized by uncertainty, ambiguity, and rapid change. Perkins has worked for over twenty-five years as an advisor to senior leaders in organizations ranging from Fortune 100 corporations to nonprofit associations.

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The evolution of SOCIAL MEDIA ATTRACTION that leads to a sale.

Strategy Driven

'I am on it. I am into it. It’s attracting customers. It’s making sales. It’s free! What is it? It’s almost social media. It’s BUSINESS social media. It’s your ticket to customer and prospect awareness – who you are, how you think, how you serve, what you believe, what your value messages are, and what others think of you.

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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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Community is Freeing – Just Ask Kanye West

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.

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12 of the Biggest Lies I’ve Heard People Tell

Ron Edmondson

'Here are 12 of the biggest lies I’ve heard people tell: I’m not going to let him (or her) hurt me anymore. I don’t need any help. I’ve got this under control. I’m only going to try it one time. God and I have an understanding. I’m a self-made man. (Or woman). I can stop anytime I want to. That would never happen in my marriage.

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Obama's Trip to Africa: Worth Every Penny

Harvard Business Review

'At the end of this month, President Obama will begin his trip to Africa, visiting South Africa, Senegal (in West Africa) and Tanzania (in East Africa). The trip will be expensive, and The Washington Post has highlighted the large cost at a time of budget tightening. However, even the myopia of the US budget process cannot obscure reality in this case—this is money well spent.

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Make a sale or create an outcome? One has more power.

Strategy Driven

'The two least understood words in sales are also the most powerful. Both of the words are related. Both of the words have nothing and everything to do with the sale. Both of the words have more power than any other fact or figure about your product or service. Both of the words determine your understanding of the selling process and how it relates to your sales success.

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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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The Get-Big-Quick Fallacy

Harvard Business Review

'Is it better for a start-up to purse profitability initially, or go for growth? Advocates of that second, get-big-fast approach inevitably point to companies like Tumblr (the company founded by a high school dropout that Yahoo! just acquired for $1.1 billion before it had even $20 million in revenues) or YouTube (which was sold 19 months after its founding to Google for close to $2 billion), or other companies whose hyper-growth attracted suitors before a viable business model emerged.

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What's Your Style?

My Own Coach

'What is your leadership style and what does this mean to your team? I am not suggesting that there is a right or wrong style. You need to adopt the right style to fit the specific situation and person. What I am saying is that some styles are better suited to certain situations than others. If you keep to the same style no matter what the situation, this will have an adverse affect.

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Strategic Humor: Cartoons from the July 2013 Issue

Harvard Business Review

'Enjoy these cartoons from the July-August issue of HBR, and test your management wit in the HBR Cartoon Caption Contest at the bottom of this post. If we choose your caption as the winner, you will be featured in next month''s magazine and win a free Harvard Business Review Press book. "Mary, check with Legal and see whether a fist bump is binding.".

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Prices in Red Affect Men but Not Women

Harvard Business Review

'Men who saw red discount prices for toasters and microwaves agreed more strongly that they''d save "a lot of money" than men who saw black prices ( 4.26 versus 2.56 on a seven-point scale), says a team led by Nancy M. Puccinelli of Oxford''s Saïd Business School. But this didn''t happen when the research subjects were induced to think carefully about the prices, suggesting that red''s happiness-inducing effect sways men''s perception of discounts only when they''re not paying close attention.

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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.