Thu.May 29, 2014

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Brilliant Boutique: 10 Keys To Lasting Small Business Success

Terry Starbucker

'It wasn’t hard to like Sarah Young as soon as we walked into her downtown store back in 2010, when we first moved to Portland. It was a welcoming place, full of what I’d soon know as “super cute” women’s clothing and accessories from independent makers from Portland and around the world. The lighting was great, and the music was cool, but not loud.

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The Insiders Guide to Micromanagement

Lead Change Blog

'Are you a micromanager? Did you know that being a micromanager has more of a negative impact than a positive influence? It’s often easy to spot when we have been micromanaged, but it’s time to look in the mirror and see if we have become that which we know interferes with performance. Read more… Author information Karin Hurt CEO at Let''s Grow Leaders Karin hurt is CEO of Let''s Grow Leaders, a leadership consulting firm focused on helping companies achieve transformational re

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Interviewing with Recruiters for a Board Seat

Women on Business

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10 Management Lessons from Dragon Army

Lead Change Blog

'Business insights can come from unexpected places, including children’s literature. Science fiction writer Orson Scott Card paints a marvelous portrait of people management, vividly contrasting what motivates and what demoralizes, and what creates excellence versus lackluster results. Author information Leigh Steere Co-founder, Managing People Better, LLC—a management research firm/think tank.

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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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The Frustrating Magnetism of Strengths

Leadership Freak

'“If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.” Abraham Maslow Your strength is your hammer. If only the world was a nail. Strengths pull toward “right” solutions.

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Lessons From a Coal Mine

Kevin Eikenberry

'A few weeks ago, I had the incredible opportunity to tour one of the most productive coal mining operations in the United States. The River View Mine outside of Waverly, KY is also the largest mine of its type in the U.S. – bringing 62,000 tons of coal and rock out of the mine each […].

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For Job Search and Professional Success

Coaching Tip

'92% of recruiters use social media sites, like LinkedIn, to find talent. Networking is among the most important job-search skills; yet most people do it wrong because their networks are either too broad or too constricted, and they are shy about using them effectively. Today, networks include not only traditional word-of-mouth contacts but also the vast array of social media like LinkedIn, Google+, Facebook and Twitter.

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The 10 Characteristics Of High-Performing Teams

Eric Jacobson

'According to Ron Ricci and Carl Wiese , authors of the book, The Collaboration Imperative , high-performing teams have the following characteristics: People have solid and deep trust in each other and in the team''s purpose--they feel free to express feelings and ideas. Everybody is working toward the same goals. Team members are clear on how to work together and how to accomplish tasks.

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How to be an Effective Manager

Strategy Driven

'Effectively managing people, processes, or both is in many ways a balancing act. Some would even describe it as an art form. There are many variables in play simultaneously which determine if somebody will ultimately be successful in a leadership role. Before a manager begins to understand all of these nuances they must learn one of the major underlying principles if they are going to recognize their full potential as leaders.

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Community and Customer Success Make a Good Mix

Managing Communities

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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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How to Hire Freelance Help on Elance

David A Fields

'A question I was asked… I need to hire a freelancer and just found out about Elance. What is the best way to find the right person for my job? See my response in the Solo Consultant’s Network. The post How to Hire Freelance Help on Elance appeared first on David A. Fields.

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Good leaders sometimes allow a little chaos and confusion to prevail: Here’s Why?

Ron Edmondson

'I was in a meeting recently and someone defined leadership as one who provides answers and direction to a team. . I understood their concept. I disagreed with the application. . Good leaders sometimes allow a little chaos and confusion to prevail… In fact… It can be best for everyone. It often provides the best discoveries. It promotes buy in.

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RapidBI Daily Business Cartoon #90

Rapid BI

' “I won the door prize at the motivational seminar. It’s a kick in the pants!

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The CEO of Coca-Cola on Using the Company’s Scale for Good

Harvard Business Review

'Recent research shows spending money on corporate social responsibility is no longer seen as a detriment to a company’s profitability. Stock analysts now view such expenditures as essential to a company’s long-term brand and value. Coca-Cola is one of the many companies that are making efforts to tackle the world’s greatest societal challenges — water scarcity, climate change, and even the rights of women and girls in the developing world.

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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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Kicking Leadership Clichés

Great Leadership By Dan

'Guest post from Georg Vielmetter and Yvonne Sell: In “ Leadership 2030: The six megatrends you need to understand to lead your company into the future ,” we outline the repercussions of the convergence of globalization 2.0, the environmental crisis, increased individualism and value pluralism, digitization, demographic change and technological convergence.

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Your Next Big Idea Better Be Verb-able

Harvard Business Review

'Who doesn’t Google or Bing? People unhesitatingly Skype, tweet and Instagram worldwide. Occasionally, they Kindle essential reading to friends and colleagues. Folks of a certain age even remember Xeroxing. There’s lots to be said for naming an innovation. Clearly communicating customer value and benefits matters enormously; what matters more is the ability to design and implement innovation as a verb.

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Unemployment Is About to Fall a Lot Faster than Predicted

Harvard Business Review

'The recovery from the Great Recession has been slow and painful, especially when it comes to jobs. The unemployment rate, which peaked at 10% in October 2009 , is still an unpleasantly high 6.3% (compared with 4.4% before the recession), and many economists are saying it won’t go much lower anytime soon. The Federal Reserve’s forecast (made in December 2013) is for a rate of 6.3% at the end of this year, with not much chance of dropping below 5.5% before the end of 2016.

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Strategize First, Analyze Later

Harvard Business Review

'The people who gravitate to strategic planning functions and strategy consulting firms tend to be highly analytical. That, I believe, is a problem. To be sure, analysis is important but in the end, strategy is and will always be a creative process. Strategy is not the inevitable outcome of a process of analysis: it is a choice of where a firm wants to play and how it will win there going forward.

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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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How to Break Up with Your Mentor

Harvard Business Review

'Having a great mentor can do wonders for your professional development and career. But even the best mentoring relationships can run their course or become ineffective. How do you know when it’s time to move on? And what’s the best way to end the relationship without burning bridges? What the Experts Say. “A good mentoring relationship is as long as it should be and no longer,” says Jodi Glickman, author of Great on the Job.

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Gratitude Can Make You More Patient for Future Rewards

Harvard Business Review

'The conventional advice for overcoming our tendency to seek immediate gratification and discount future rewards is to increase our patience by suppressing emotions, but one emotion—gratitude—appears to enhance patience, says a team led by David DeSteno of Northeastern University. In an experiment, people who were induced to feel grateful were subsequently better able to resist instant gratification: In order to forgo $85 three months in the future, they required, on average, $63 immediately, wh

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Cross-Culture Work in a Global Economy

Harvard Business Review

'Erin Meyer , affiliate professor at INSEAD, on why memorizing a list of etiquette rules doesn’t work. For more, read the article, Navigating the Cultural Minefield. Download this podcast.

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The Origins of Discovery-Driven Planning

Harvard Business Review

'When HBR asked us to write about the origins of discovery-driven planning , we had to laugh. It all started back in the mid-1990s, with Rita’s “flops” file – her collection of projects that had lost their parent company at least US$50 million. (Perfume from the people who make cheap plastic pens, anyone? How about vegetable-flavored Jello?). As we studied those failures, a pattern became clear to us.

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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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Win at Workplace Conflict

Harvard Business Review

'No matter how sound or well-intentioned your ideas, there will always be people inside — and outside — your organization who are going to oppose you. Getting things done often means that you’re going to go head to head with people who have competing agendas. In my career studying organizational behavior, I’ve had the privilege of witnessing some incredibly effective conflict management techniques.

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