Fri.Aug 12, 2016

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Dynamic Dozen: Step Up and Step Out

General Leadership

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. “I may not have been the best combat commander, but I always strove to be. My men depended on me to carefully analyze every tactical situation, to maximize the resources that I had at my disposal, to think under pressure, and then to lead them by personal example.

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A Roadmap for the New Leader

Lead Change Blog

A few weeks ago, I received this message from a former student: Hi Professor. I’ve been in the working world for 5 months now. I’m not yet in the position I desire, though I am pumped to continue in my journey. I’m networking more and more, mingling with professionals with much more experience than I. About a week ago I thought back to your course and reflected on what I had learned about being an effective leader.

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What Are You Making?

Joseph Lalonde

W ith all the talk about vision and mission, we forget a simple truth. Through our leading, we are making something unique. Now, we’re not all creating the same thing. Yet we’re all forging a new future. Image via Creative Commons. The Mindset To Have. As leaders, our mission is to grow our organizations, our churches, or our businesses.

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15 Ways to Leverage the #1 Contributor to Job Satisfaction for Leadership Success

Leadership Freak

The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) reports, for two years running, that respectful treatment of all employees at all levels is the #1 contributor to job satisfaction.

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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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Weekly Round-Up: Deeper Connections, Habits of Trustworthy Leaders, Difficult Conversations, Employee Advocacy, & Winners Give Just a Little Bit More

leaderCommunicator

Welcome to my weekly round-up of top leadership and communication blog posts. As many of you know, each week I read and tweet several great articles and on Fridays, I pull some of my favorites together here on my blog. This week you’ll read articles on ways to create a deeper connection at work, 9 habits of trustworthy leaders, how to turn difficult conversations into breakthroughs, the power of employee advocacy, and winners give just a little bit more.

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The Little Book Of Leadership Development

Eric Jacobson

The Little Book of Leadership Development , by Scott J. Allen and Mitchell Kusy , is a very compelling read, packed with practical tips and techniques for both leading and helping others to learn how to lead effectively. What you'll find is basically 50 one- to two-page chapters , each highlighting a leadership tip. Some tips seem easy and no-brainers.

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7 Vital Components Needed for Church Revitalization to be Effective

Ron Edmondson

It has been four years since I entered church revitalization after two church plants. I had done something similar previously in ministry. My first church after entering vocational ministry needed revitalization. I fell in love with the energy of starting something new in church planting. At the same time, I continued to be concerned for churches like the one in which I was raised – the church which has seen better days.

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The Radical Edge Serialized on SteveFarber.com

Steve Farber

[Note: I’m excited to share my second book, The Radical Edge , in serial fashion here on SteveFarber.com! We’ll post one installment a week until the very end of the book. If you ever get impatient and want to scarf the whole thing down at once, you can always just pop over to Amazon and satiate yourself. Here comes the first bite. Enjoy!].

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Tips for those thinking about going freelance in training or consultancy

Rapid BI

Thinking about going freelance? Many trainers, developers, coaches and facilitators occasionally get the urge to jump ship and go freelance. So what is the difference between those that ‘make it’ and those that don’t? The post Tips for those thinking about going freelance in training or consultancy appeared first on RapidBi.

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Research: Delegating More Can Increase Your Earnings

Harvard Business Review

Marion Barraud for HBR. How can a busy professional become more productive when there is only so much time in the day? One simple answer: Delegate more of what you don’t have to do yourself. This frees up your time so that you can spend it where it is really valuable. There is nothing new about delegating, of course. Attending physicians delegate to residents, senior consultants to junior consultants, and CMOs to their marketing directors.

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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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The Critical Importance of Lead Validation in Internet Marketing

Strategy Driven

Lead validation in Internet marketing is the process of separating sales leads from other phone and form inquiries generated from a company’s website. Created by Straight North, an organic SEO agency , The Critical Importance of Lead Validation in Internet Marketing study indicates that, on average, about 50 percent of a company’s website inquires are not sales leads.

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Germany’s Midsize Manufacturers Outperform Its Industrial Giants

Harvard Business Review

Stop for a minute and think of some of the most successful German companies. BMW and Siemens and Bayer might come to mind. But if you really want to learn from the best of German business, you’d be smart to turn your attention to companies named Rimowa, Jungbunzlauer, and Strama-MPS. They belong to a class of small-to-medium German enterprises that are outperforming the country’s top public companies.

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Leicester City FC and the Benefits of an Underdog Brand

Harvard Business Review

Everyone loves it when a small competitor takes on a Goliath and wins. To understand how brands can accomplish that (and do so profitably), we’ve examined various streams of research and identified a few moves that are nicely illustrated by Leicester City FC’s rise to the top of the English Premier League (EPL) last season. This remarkable underdog story from the world of soccer provides a useful case study of sorts for businesses as well as sports organizations.

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Case Study: How Would You Save This Farm?

Harvard Business Review

Pete Walker liked to start each morning with a drive around the fields. Of course, he could monitor his crops by scanning computer screens back in the farmhouse, but he liked to see and smell the tilled soil, sprouting tendrils, bushy trees, and ripe produce for himself. He sat back in the seat of his Jeep, sipped his coffee, and looked out at the horizon.

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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.