Thu.Jun 11, 2015

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“Don’t Know Nothin’ About This …”

Lead Change Blog

Our suggested theme this month is to find inspiration though this quote: “ Have the nerve to go into unexplored territory. Be brave enough to live life creatively. ” (Alan Alda). Alda’s words are stirring and quite thought-provoking. As I pondered them for inspiration, I was taken by another well-known person’s musings on the subject. Natalie Portman is much prettier than Alan Alda, also very articulate and thoughtful, and not a bad actress, either:) Portman is also a proud Harvard g

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5 Ways Leaders Can Be Prepared for Ongoing Change

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post from Nancy Falls: I was a girl scout. My brothers were boy scouts. Naturally, we used to argue about which had better programs, handshakes, rules, etc. One thing we didn’t have to argue about was mottos, because they were the same: “Be Prepared”. Leaders today, former scouts or not, would do well to heed the scout motto, especially when it comes to change.

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8 Ways to Get More Followers on Pinterest

Women on Business

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His Comment Has Irritated Me for Months

Leadership Freak

I often talk about the power of saying, “How can I help?

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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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Unproductive Time on Email Quickly Becoming a Corporate Productivity Concern

leaderCommunicator

For years, the discussion around email volume at work centered on work-life balance. Employees complained that email at all hours was a significant contributor to workplace stress. While that remains a concern for many employers, the lost revenue from email overload is now grabbing executives’ attention even more. As more companies learn how much wasted time is spent on email, they’re very motivated to do something about it.

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Use Your Voice Effectively; Speak TO YOUR AUDIENCE – It Always Comes Back to the True Speaking Basics

First Friday Book Synopsis

I’m spending two days of training with seven credit union professionals. The subject — presentation skills. {a side issue – I am reminded that I cannot do two things at once. For example, I cannot lead a training session and write a blog post at the same time). Here are a couple of observations from […].

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The Holy Grail of Content Marketing – and When to Recommend It

Strategy Driven

With much of the business world abuzz about content marketing, smart marketers are taking stock of opportunities for their clients to use the power of story to convey a message and build stronger brands. Conspicuously absent from most content strategies, however, is the granddaddy of all content marketing: writing a book. The benefits of launching a book are many: increased visibility and credibility, tighter messaging, an angle around which to build a publicity campaign, a tool to acquire new b

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AMAs Aren’t Just for reddit

Managing Communities

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When the Employee May Have to Go — The Hardest Decision a Leader Makes

Ron Edmondson

One of the hardest decision a leader makes is to release someone from employment. I’ve only known a few very callous people who weren’t extremely burdened by having to fire someone. Making any kind of employment decision comes with the sobering reality, regardless of what the person did wrong, that the decision will likely impact others who are many times innocent.

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Deming Conference Webcast: Paula Marshall, CEO, The Bama Companies

Deming Institute

Paula Marshall, CEO, The Bama Companies presentation at The W. Edwards Deming Institute 2014 annual conference. Her company bakes all the apple pies for McDonalds. When the quality issues were failing to meet McDonalds rising expectations in 1988, she was told to watch a video of “If Japan Can, Why Can’t We” by her contact at McDonalds.

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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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Qualified Black Women Are Being Held Back from Management

Harvard Business Review

At the consultancy where she used to work, Karla Martin, Google ’s Director of Global Business Strategy, watched a partner repeatedly offer the lead role on new business to a white male whom she had previously led on a massive cost-reduction project for a multimillion-dollar client. “That partner simply couldn’t remember that it was my leadership, my work — aided of course by the team and that one guy (we’ll call him Jim) — and that I’d been instrumental

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Strategies for Working Smoothly with Your Peers

Harvard Business Review

Your boss supports you and wants the best for you – she hired you after all. Your employees support you, and your clients value you. But what about your peers? Time after time, I’ve encountered successful professionals whose one confidence barrier seems to be their relationship with peers. Why is it that we can feel less sure of ourselves in front of our peers?

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To Grow a Digital Business, Learn from the Startup Community

Harvard Business Review

It’s becoming increasingly clear that in the second phase of digital transformation, you can’t go it alone. By second phase, I mean the creation of entirely new offerings that are possible only because of digital technology. The second phase is distinct from the familiar first phase, in which traditional offerings such as print articles are digitized and, in many cases, offered online.

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How Europe Can Create Its Own Silicon Valley

Harvard Business Review

The EU has spent twenty years trying to create the kind of market conditions needed for explosive growth seen elsewhere in the digital economy. So far, nothing has worked. And Europe has tried most everything, the latest of which is EU President-elect Jean-Claude Juncker’s new framework. Of the 15 largest public Internet companies today, none are European.

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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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Huawei’s Culture Is the Key to Its Success

Harvard Business Review

Today, Huawei is the only Chinese company – out of the 91 mainland Chinese companies listed on the Fortune Global 500 list – earning more revenue abroad than in China. Huawei’s revenue from overseas markets exceeded that from the Chinese market for the first time in 2005. In 2012, Huawei surpassed Ericsson – at that time the world leader in telecommunications and networks – in terms of sales revenue and net profit, and this trend continued in the fiscal year of 2014

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Online Platforms Are Leveling the Playing Field for Global Job Seekers

Harvard Business Review

LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network, recently started asking members in non-English speaking countries if they’d like to take the EF Standard English Test (EFSET) and share their scores on their profiles. The pilot program, which launched this spring, aims to help professionals around the world certify and promote their English language skills.