Thu.May 08, 2014

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Check Out Today’s 200-Second Soundbite™ Video Spotlight!

General Leadership

'Overcoming the boundaries between the military community and society requires a deliberate effort to open our world. It is tempting to stay on our military bases, live in military communities and only talk to those we know. For the curators of The General Leadership Foundation, it is our mission to bring the experiences, principles and stories amassed through war and military life to the public.

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Small Biz Proud: Why It’s Really What’s Behind The Product That Counts

Terry Starbucker

'I knew there was something about Tim O’Grady that I really liked, but I couldn’t put my finger on it. I was on the “I Am Small Business Proud” website (more on the reason why later) and Tim’s video, and his particular small business, caught my attention. Was it the fact that he was a foodiepreneur, a fascinating breed of entrepreneur I had become increasingly interested in here in Portland?

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Choose Engagement

Lead Change Blog

'A recent USA Today article talks about employee engagement. It cites a Gallup poll that claimed that 70% of American workers are either “not engaged” or “actively disengaged” at work. That means 7 out of 10 people aren’t putting in more than they take out of their jobs. The post goes on to suggest 3 [.] Author information Mike Henry Chief Instigator at Lead Change Group Mike is the Chief Instigator of the Lead Change Group and co-author with 20 other Lead Change Instigators, of The Character-B

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You’ve Got The Power.

Rich Gee Group

'“You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.”. ? Marcus Aurelius, Meditations. “I’ve got the power. Radical mind day and night all the time, Seven, fourteen, wise, divine, Maniac, brainiac, winning the game, I’m the lyrical Jesse James.” — Snap, 90′s German pop group.

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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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Women on Business Ranks 14 in List of Top 98 Small Business Blogs

Women on Business

'We''ve Moved! Update your Reader Now. This feed has moved to: [link] If you haven''t already done so, update your reader now with this changed subscription address to get your latest updates from us. [link].

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10 Powerful Principles of Exponential Growth

Leadership Freak

'You’ll never know who you might have been if you don’t grow. Success is about personal growth not techniques, strategies, or methods. Awkward: Growth feels awkward because it means not yet and not there.

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088: Happy @ Work: Top Habits That Keep People Engaged and Successful | with Jim Donovan

Engaging Leader

'A growing body of research in psychology and neuroscience is demonstrating that happiness is a secret ingredient to success at work. It turns out, our brains are more engaged, creative, productive, and resilient when in a positive state. What are the top habits for leaders and employees who are happy at work? How can we […]. The post 088: Happy @ Work: Top Habits That Keep People Engaged and Successful | with Jim Donovan appeared first on Engaging Leader.

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Why Authenticity is a Powerful Leadership Tool, Part 2

Lead by Adventure

'Last Thursday, we talked about the definition of authentic leadership, as well as looked at why some leaders shy away from authenticity in Part 1. Today, I want to talk about authenticity as a leadership tool, and why it is so powerful. The Power of Authenticity. What is the power behind authenticity? What are the results of a leader who is authentic and works to build his authenticity?

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Self-Awareness: How do your peers see you differently than you see yourself?

CO2

'by Gary Cohen Self-Awareness: How do your peers see you differently than you see yourself? All leaders have blind spots –even the most self-aware among us. One way to locate these blind spots is to use the Johari Window , created by Joseph Luft and Harrington Ingham. With Johari’s Window, you select 5 to 6 adjectives that best describe your personality from a pile of 56 options: able. accepting. adaptable. bold. brave. calm. caring. cheerful. clever. complex. confident. dependable.

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In A Willfully Unethical Era, Maybe We Need A CHNO – A Chief Human Needs Officer – Sitting In At The Top Level Of Decision Making

First Friday Book Synopsis

'We have just two reasons that we may fail.?The first is ignorance – we may err because science has given us only a partial understanding of the world and how it works. There are skyscrapers we do not yet know how to build, snowstorms we cannot predict, heart attacks we still haven’t learned how to […].

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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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Lessons from Under the Bus

Deep Imprints

'There are seasons when everything seems to go wrong. Today, we get to hear from guest poster Diana Savage on how she recovered from a season of pain and produced a book to help others: When my life imploded more than a decade ago, I wasn’t sure I would ever recover. For years I’d poured […].

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“Do You Have Any “Must Read” Books You Think I Would Like?” – Here was My Quick Response

First Friday Book Synopsis

'Here was the request. I get this question fairly often. This time it came though e-mail, so I responded with an e-mail. Here, I am sharing my response. The request: I will have the chance to read quite a bit this month and I am working on my list…do you have any “must read” books […].

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25 Ways To Be A Better Leader

Eric Jacobson

'If you don''t have time to read a book about how to improve your leadership skills, tackle a handful of these tips, complied from the works of many authors: Don''t micromanage Don''t be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company''s strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Talk about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance Constantly challenge you

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Management Futures: Don’t under-estimate pay

Chartered Management Institute

'In the current TV drama Happy Valley a finance manager denied a pay rise takes revenge by arranging for the kidnapping of the boss’s daughter. The shock of the event is magnified as it’s so grotesquely disproportionate, and the scriptwriters have to work hard to convince us of its plausibility by describing how the evil act was the culmination of years of envy and resentment.

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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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If You Delete All of Your Community Member Profile Data, You Can’t Let Your Staff Do This…

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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Keeping Sales Moving Forward

Strategy Driven

'Selling can be a tough profession. Keeping sales moving forward can feel like you’re slogging through mud. Even though every living human being is selling himself or herself every day that they interact with others, you have chosen to sell in order to house and feed yourself and your loved ones. You face rejection on a daily basis, and the level of success you achieve is really all about the no’s.

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RapidBI Daily Business Cartoon #75

Rapid BI

' ”Frankly sir, we’re tired of being on the cutting edge of technology.

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How to Hire More Top Performers

Harvard Business Review

'How much is your top salesperson worth? Your star engineer? Your best marketer? Everyone knows that some people get better results than others. But the best aren’t just a little better than the rest — they’re typically a lot better. Bain & Company’s research, discussed here , suggests that top performers are roughly four times as productive as average performers.

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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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Making Setbacks Work For You

Tim Milburn

'This is a guest post by Robert L. Dilenschneider, author of The Critical First Years of Your Professional Life. How can you tap into the power of a setback — and make it work for you? I have nine recommendations. 1. If you’re shocked by the setback, ask yourself why. In Ambition: How We Manage Success and Failure Throughout Our Lives , Gilbert Brim observes that “sometimes we don’t know we are losing until the very end.” And that’s not entirely our fault.

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This Just In: Sunspots and Planets Shown to Predict Stock Market

Harvard Business Review

'Struck by the large number of studies showing that bumps and dips in the stock market can be predicted by such factors as interest rates, credit spreads, dividend yields, consumer sentiment, and cold weather—despite economics Nobel laureate Robert C. Merton’s description of any attempts to estimate assets’ expected return as a “fool’s errand”—Robert Novy-Marx of the University of Rochester set out to see what other market “predictors” he could find.

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Rethinking Big Data to Give Consumers More Control

Harvard Business Review

'The White House recently published two new reports on Big Data and privacy ( here and here ). The reports outline six policy recommendations, including new legislation to define consumer rights regarding how online activity data is gathered and used. Not surprisingly, the findings are already viewed “warily in Silicon Valley, where companies see it as the start of government efforts to regulate how they can profit from the data they collect from email and web surfing habits,” according to The N

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Midsized Firms Can Survive a Cash Crisis

Harvard Business Review

'Operational meltdowns can devour a midsized company’s cash. Without adequate outside capital, a financial hemorrhage can escalate to a liquidity crash, an ugly moment when no one gets paid. At such a time, company leaders must relentlessly focus on one thing: unearthing cash and holding onto it. Not growth, or even profits. When start-ups run out of money, they often solve the problem with credit cards or a quick infusion of venture capital.

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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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A Simple Nuance that Produces Great Strategy Discussions

Harvard Business Review

'All too often strategy meetings devolve into pitched battles over who is right and who is wrong about the company’s future direction. How can you reshape the discussion to produce collaboration rather than discord? The key is to switch the fundamental question you consider from what is true to what would have to be true. What is true provokes arguments, causes proponents of a possibility to dig in, and minimizes the collaborative exploration of ideas.

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Time Is a Company’s Most Valuable Resource

Harvard Business Review

'Michael Mankins , partner at Bain & Company, on how to get the most out of meetings. For more, read the article, Your Scarcest Resource. Download this podcast.