Fri.Sep 05, 2014

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3 Reasons Your Employee Engagement Program Isn’t Working

Let's Grow Leaders

'In conference rooms all over the world, well-meaning HR types are sitting down with well-meaning managers and possibly a well-meaning consultant or two to talk about how to fix employee engagement. “How do we get these millennials to be deeply committed to their work?” “The staff is so tenured, it’s hard to get them excited about something new.

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3 Ways to Improve Your Health and Lifespan Through Work

Michael Lee Stallard

'As seen on SmartBlog on Leadership. Happiness is good, right? Researchers led by Stephen Cole at U.C.L.A recently made a stunning discovery. They studied the gene expression profiles of people who experienced happiness from seeking pleasure and those who experienced happiness from seeking meaningful purpose in life. While both pleasure and purpose seekers reported experiencing happiness at a conscious level, the gene expression profiles of the two groups’ told a different story.

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Sponsored Video: The Secret to Developing Relationships with Diverse Customer Audiences

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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What a Diverted United Airlines Flight Can Teach You about Conflict Resolution

The Recovering Engineer

'Shock and dismay are the best words I can use to describe my initial response to the news that a United Airlines flight from Newark to Denver had been diverted to Chicago due to a dispute between passengers over leg room. In the days that followed, I heard of two more similar disputes on other flights. Again, my initial response was much like the newscasters and commentators I saw reporting on the incidents… “Really!

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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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What I Want

Joseph Lalonde

'Y ou guys are special. You constantly amaze me with the insights you share in the comments and your thirst to grow as leaders. It makes me glow with pride, not for myself but for you! You guys are rocking it. That’s why I want to share what I want for each and every one of you who reads my blog. I want you to reach a level of success that balances work and play.

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10 Rules for Moving Forward without Permission

Leadership Freak

'The path of least resistance is a long path to mediocrity. All leaders press through resistance. If there’s no resistance you’re not reaching high enough. Don’t play dead if it really matters.

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10 Rules for Moving Forward without Permission

Leadership Freak

'The path of least resistance is a long path to mediocrity. All leaders press through resistance. If there’s no resistance you’re not reaching high enough. Don’t play dead if it really matters.

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The Organized Mind (Daniel Levitin) & The Power of Noticing (Max Bazerman) – our Selections for the October 3, 2014 First Friday Book Synopsis

First Friday Book Synopsis

'If you would like quick and substantive encounters with good business books, then the First Friday Book Synopsis is the perfect event to attend. This morning at the September First Friday Book Synopsis, I presented my synopsis of Business Adventures: Twelve Classic Tales from the World of Wall Street by John Brooks, and Karl Krayer presented […].

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Weekly Round-Up: On 9 Powerful Habits for Getting Important Things Done, How to Stop Sabotaging Your Productivity & Email Etiquette Rules Everyone Should Know

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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First in line.and, ready to go

Jason Womack

'With just days before the iPhone 6 announcement, I found myself "first in line" and signing books at the Apple store in New York City.

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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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Strategy Execution and The Balanced Scorecard

Six Disciplines

'Harvard Business School Working Knowledge offers up this interview with HBS professor Robert S. Kaplan, one of the original creators of the Balanced Scorecard in 1992. Key take-aways from their latest research: Companies often manage strategy in fits and starts. Though executives may formulate an excellent strategy, it easily fades from memory as the organization tackles day-to-day operations issues, or what most think of as "fighting fires.".

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Pre-Work for Great Webinars

David A Fields

'A question I was asked: I was asked to host a webinar. Would it be appropriate to send out a questionnaire to potential audience members beforehand to generate ideas? What would your suggestion be to this consultant? What has worked for you? Post your suggestion by using the ‘Leave a Comment’ box below.

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The Big Picture of Business – The Fine Art of Failure: Benefiting from Mistakes to Assure Success

Strategy Driven

'Success and failure… it’s a matter of perspectives. Out of every 10 transactions in our lives, five will be unqualified successes. One will be a failure. Two will depend upon the circumstances. If approached responsibly, they will become successful. If approached irresponsibly, they will turn into failures. Two will either be successful or will fail, based strictly upon the person’s attitude.

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21 Reasons God May Allow More Than You Can Bear

Ron Edmondson

'I’ve written some of my most read posts about a myth. A lie. A misquoted and misapplied Bible verse. As with most lies the enemy uses, it originates from a misapplied truth in 1 Corinthians 10:13 that talks about temptation and how when we are tempted, God always allows us a way to resist that temptation. We can’t be tempted beyond what He’s equipped us to bear.

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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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Darwin the Evolved Consultant – Fools Rush In

David A Fields

'All images and text are the copyright of David A. Fields. (c) 2014 David A. Fields. All rights reserved. Agreements Closing Consultants Context Discussion Creating Value Darwins Fees Positioning Proposals adding value agreements Consultative selling Context Document fees positioning.

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How To Project A Professional Image

Eric Jacobson

'From Jay Miletsky''s book, 101 Ways to Successfully Market Yourself , here 10 tips for projecting an effective professional image : Discipline yourself to be positive and enthusiastic. In tense situations choose positive responses by maintaining perspective and getting along well with others. Acknowledge mistakes and shortcomings and learn how to correct them.

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RapidBI Daily Business Cartoon #161

Rapid BI

'“If I flee the country to avoid paying taxes, can I write off the miles as business travel?” Office based cartoons, funnies or humor can help to communicate important messages or tips in a non threatening way. see more office humor.

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The Best Leaders Are Insatiable Learners

Harvard Business Review

'Nearly a quarter century ago, at a gathering in Phoenix, Arizona, John W. Gardner delivered a speech that may be one of the most quietly influential speeches in the history of American business — a text that has been photocopied, passed along, underlined, and linked to by senior executives in some of the most important companies and organizations in the world.

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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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Lead with Your Feet

General Leadership

'“The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.” George Bernard Shaw. Whether you move across the room to shake a hand or travel around the globe to partake in local cuisine and share in the culture of a partner, the significance and impact of a firm handshake and face to face interaction cannot be overstated.

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Tips for Cold-Emailing Intimidatingly Powerful People

Harvard Business Review

'CEOs are thirsty for insight from the front lines. And yet those of us on those front lines – whether we are customers or employees – are often hesitant to reach out to senior leaders who are only an email away. I saw this the other day in a friend who works for Salesforce. My friend is a mid-level manager, and he’s very observant and bright. He has a ton of insight and perspective about Salesforce that Marc Benioff, the founder and CEO of Salesforce, would be better off knowing.

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Predict What Employees Will Do Without Freaking Them Out

Harvard Business Review

'Imagine one of your managers walks into their subordinate’s office and says, “Our data analysis predicts that you will soon get restless and think of leaving us, so we want to make you an offer that our data shows has retained others like you.” Would your employees welcome the offer, marveling at the value of your HR analytics? Or, might they see images of Big Brother , and be repelled by a company snooping on the data they generate as they work?

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A Surprising Way to Jump-Start Entrepreneurship

Harvard Business Review

'Thank the Net Food Stamp Entrepreneurs: How Public Assistance Enables Business Bootstrapping Working Knowledge You don’t often hear economists tout assistance programs for moderate-income families as spurs to entrepreneurship, but Gareth Olds of Harvard Business School found that government-funded safety nets can have the effect of “reducing the risks of business ownership and relaxing credit constraints.

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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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It’s Not the How or the What but the Who: Succeed by Surrounding Yourself with the Best

Harvard Business Review

'Are you surrounding yourself with the right people? Yes, your success depends on your own performance. But have you thought about how those around you affect your performance? Do they strengthen or weaken it? Help or hinder your progress? In his insightful book It’s Not the How or the What but the Who (a phrase adapted from Amazon’s Jeff Bezos), renowned global talent management expert Claudio Fernández-Aráoz explains why people’s decisions–choices about friends, spouses

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Maybe Your First Layoffs Should Be Board Members

Harvard Business Review

'Large corporations with small boards (around nine to 10 directors) outperformed their peers on shareholder return by 8.5 percentage points , while firms with large boards (13 to 14) underperformed peers by 10.85 percentage points , says a study prepared for the Wall Street Journal. The analysis, by governance-research organization GMI Ratings, looked at 2011–2014 returns for nearly 400 companies with market cap of at least $10 billion.

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5 Essential Communications Skills to Catapult Your Career

Harvard Business Review

'Developing great communication skills is a key to professional success. Communication skills have always been instrumental for senior leaders. But they’ve become equally important for aspiring leaders. Professionals today are expected to show polished “executive” communications skills earlier in their careers, to a wider network of audiences.

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Predict What Employees Will Do Without Freaking Them Out

Harvard Business Review

Imagine one of your managers walks into their subordinate’s office and says, “Our data analysis predicts that you will soon get restless and think of leaving us, so we want to make you an offer that our data shows has retained others like you.” Would your employees welcome the offer, marveling at the value of your HR analytics? Or, might they see images of Big Brother , and be repelled by a company snooping on the data they generate as they work?

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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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A Framework for Understanding VUCA

Harvard Business Review

'Executives have taken to using the military acronym VUCA–Voltility, Uncertainty, Complexity, Ambiguity–to describe the world in which they operate and to ask that question: In a VUCA world, what’s the point of strategy? Strategy does still have a purpose, but building one in a VUCA environment requires more nuanced thinking. And treating those four traits as a single idea leads to poorer decision making.