Fri.Dec 27, 2013

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Best of 2013: Let’s Grow Leaders

Let's Grow Leaders

'I’m humbled and energized by our growing Let’s Grow Leaders community. Thank you so much for your thought leadership and enthusiasm. We are growing this together. As we close 2013, I offer a recap of the “Best of 2013″ as measured by engagement. Thank you for being part of our collaborative adventure. If you missed […] The post Best of 2013: Let’s Grow Leaders appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Paradox of Organizational Change

Lead Change Blog

'Posted in Change Management The following statements are often heard from those giving advice to those leading organizational change initiatives: “The first requirement is to have top management on board.” “Top management buy-in is essential for change to occur.” “Significant change will only occur if led from the top.” “The CEO determines the organizational values.

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Is Your Body Language Ruining Your Business and Career? – Infographic

Women on Business

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Three Simple Steps to Radical Change

Leadership Freak

'* Leaders change things. Leaders who can’t manage change fail. Everything that successfully resists change dies. “Companies that pursue and embrace change are healthy, growing, and dynamic organizations, while companies that fear change are stagnant entities on their way to a slow and painful death.” Mike Myatt in, Hacking Leadership Three steps in the change life-cycle. […].

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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 leaders need a long-term vision

Lead on Purpose

'Why are you in business? What drives your daily activities—your long-term vision or making the numbers this quarter? If you’re a board member, do you incentivize your executives to make a long-term contribution for the company or to keep the shareholders happy this quarter? If these questions cause you any discomfort, your priorities might be out-of-line with your core values.

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How To Think Bigger Than Today

Joseph Lalonde

'W ith tomorrow coming at you fast and furiously, you’ve got to have a picture of what tomorrow, next week, and the next year will look like. You’ve got to think bigger than today. You’ll need to create a compelling path towards tomorrow that looks enticing. That draws people in. Are you ready to do this? Image by Freddie Alequin. You better be.

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How to Move Through Your Fear

Kevin Eikenberry

'In my last Powerquotes-style blog post of the year, I am looking forward. Many of the challenges we all face in the coming year are challenges in part because of our fears. With that in mind, I felt today’s quotation was important for all of us – and I’m at the front of the line. […].

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What Do You Want In 2014?

Tim Milburn

'This is the time of year when we think about and talk about goals. I wrote down six goals for 2013 around this time last year. I accomplished half of them. That’s 50% (I just did the math in my head). Some people might look at that and think that I failed. But I can’t believe how successful I feel. I made great progress this year and I am grateful for all of the work I put in.

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Favorites of 2013–Team Building and Leadership Images Used in Presentations & Workshops

Mike Cardus

'With the end of the year approaching, this week is great to share some of my favorites of 2013. Here is the schedule it may change; 12/26/13 – Team Building & Leadership Articles. 12/27/13 – Images Used in Presentations & Workshops. 12/30/13 – Team Building & Leadership Photos. 12/31/13 – Team Building & Leadership Activities / Simulations.

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A Disappointment, A Horror Story, and A Happy Shopper – Holiday Customer Service Reflections

First Friday Book Synopsis

'Slowly beginning to come back to work life. (I’ve got a few more days with a couple of wonderful, high energy, rather demanding little girls). But, a few thoughts on this, the second day after Christmas. I have stolen some glances at a few web sites, and talked to relatives about holiday experiences. So, here […].

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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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3 Ways to Improve Your Business Bedside Manner

Strategy Driven

'Good bedside manner can reassure and comfort a patient even when facing a difficult diagnosis, while poor bedside manner can leave a patient feeling dissatisfied or anxious, from a visit as innocuous as a routine checkup. Big difference. But how does bedside manner apply to business in general? Two words: customer service. No, a doctor-patient relationship isn’t the same as a vendor-customer relationship, but when it comes to building an effective relationship, many of the same principles apply

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The People Who Taught Me The Most During 2013

Eric Jacobson

'Thanks to these incredibly talented individuals who published excellent content that taught me so much during 2013: Tanveer Naseer - Leadership Coach, Speaker & Writer. Tanveer writes timely, thought-provoking blog posts about leadership at least weekly. Each post is well worth the read. I Tweet nearly every one of his posts. There are that good.

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5 Questions When Attempting Life Change

Ron Edmondson

'Sadly, people end each year no better than they end any other year, because they continue to repeat the same mistakes and live out the same bad patterns and habits they have always lived. If you want to make genuine, sustaining changes, consider your answers to the following five questions. For best results, write your answers to these questions on paper.

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Metrics That Matter Most for 2014 (free PDF)

Rajesh Setty

' Note : I created this checklist a couple of years ago and it has served me well. No changes on the checklist except the dates. Please feel free to download, modify, re-use or share. We are obsessed about measuring everything. We want to know the number o connections, number of followers, number of pageviews, number of minutes someone spends on our website, number of clickthroughs, number of times the shopping cart was abandoned, number of repeat visitors, number of new visitors. and the list g

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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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5 Questions When Attempting Life Change

Ron Edmondson

'Sadly, people end each year no better than they end any other year, because they continue to repeat the same mistakes and live out the same bad patterns and habits they have always lived. If you want to make genuine, sustaining changes, consider your answers to the following five questions. For best results, write your answers to these questions on paper.

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Should Leaders Focus on Results, or on People?

Harvard Business Review

'A lot of ink has been spilled on people’s opinions of what makes for a great leader. As a scientist, I like to turn to the data. In 2009, James Zenger published a fascinating survey of 60,000 employees to identify how different characteristics of a leader combine to affect employee perceptions of whether the boss is a “great” leader or not. Two of the characteristics that Zenger examined were results focus and social skills.

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The Secret to Delighting Customers

Harvard Business Review

'What motivates employees to go above and beyond the call of duty to provide a great customer experience? Disney tells a story about a little girl visiting a theme park who dropped her favorite doll over a fence. When staff retrieved the doll, she was covered in mud, so they made her a new outfit, gave her a bath and a hairdo, and even took photos of her with other Disney dolls before reuniting her with her owner that evening.

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To Optimize Talent Management, Question Everything

Harvard Business Review

'Should you hire as if your workforce will stay a month, a year, or their entire career? The answer makes a big difference in the qualifications you set, how well candidates must “fit” with the job, the team or the organizational culture, and the “deal” you offer. A traditional employment model may work for some, while a model based on short-term employment may work for others.

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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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Why Small Businesses Aren’t Hiring… and How to Change That

Harvard Business Review

'Despite the economic progress driven by business performance since the recession, the country has not recovered jobs at the same pace. Job growth, while improving, is slow by post-recession standards: The New York Times reported last year that percentage change in payroll, from business cycle trough to business cycle peak, averaged from all previous recessions, is 15%.

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The Unionization-Inflation Connection

Harvard Business Review

'In a study of inflation peaks that preceded monetary-policy adjustments in 21 nations between 1974 and 2004, Tony Caporale of the University of Dayton found that higher peaks were linked with higher levels of unionization. Specifically, a 1-standard-deviation increase in the percentage of public and private employees who were members of unions was associated with an 8.5% higher inflation rate at the peak before monetary adjustment.

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Out with the Old (but Really Great Business Stories), in with the New

Harvard Business Review

'Patch Woes The Story Behind Why AOL CEO Tim Armstrong Fired an Employee in Front Of 1,000 Coworkers Business Insider For a few days last August, it was one of the most talked-about business stories in America: Tim Armstrong, the CEO of AOL, fired someone abruptly during a meeting. A recording of the incident went viral. What made the typically affable Armstrong snap?