Wed.Sep 17, 2014

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Climate Assessment Through Feedback

General Leadership

'“Feedback is the breakfast of champions!”. Ken Blanchard. Sadly, the following is a true story: I had been tasked to provide a briefing to a leader whose reputation had preceded him by a wide margin. This particular leader was extremely powerful in his area of performance, and was widely known for a brash personality. When my colleague and I had been appointed to share our briefing with this leader, the enmity he was rumored to feel towards our branch of the organization was at an all time hi

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Head, heart, and stereotypes

Lead Change Blog

'The question posed to the five-member discussion panel was one of those-simple-but-loaded ones: “How did you learn to change yourself?” The women who answered before me outlined impressive and proactive change strategies they’d used to propel themselves to positions of status and influence. One shared how she watched for unacceptable patterns in how she performed [.

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The Top 4 Qualities of Great Mentors

Leadership Freak

'Mentoring ignites boldness by answering doubt with relational learning. 4 qualities of great mentors: #1. Humility: The guide isn’t the star of the show. Fight the urge toward self-importance.

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Building and Protecting Your Personal Brand

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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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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7 Definitions of “Good” (Why We Disagree About Ethics)

Leading in Context

'By Linda Fisher Thornton Why is it so difficult to agree on the right thing to do? One of the reasons we may not agree is that each of us may be using a different definition of what is "good." Here are 7 different interpretations of what is ethically good, based on the framework in 7 Lenses: Learning the Principles and Practices of Ethical Leadership (2013).

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How To Network Like A Pro.

Rich Gee Group

'Last night, I was invited to attend a gala event at the prominent investment firm in NYC. There were 500-600 people there to meet, greet, and listen to great speakers talk about the market. . I was invited by one of my past clients – so I didn’t break in uninvited like I usually do. Just kidding. Here are some key techniques that I used to make the night a fruitful and productive one: 1.

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How To Employ The Right Person For the Job

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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Head, heart, and stereotypes

Lead Change Blog

'The question posed to the five-member discussion panel was one of those-simple-but-loaded ones: “How did you learn to change yourself?” The women who answered before me outlined impressive and proactive change strategies they’d used to propel themselves to positions of status and influence. One shared how she watched for unacceptable patterns in how she performed and then set up a timeline for making modifications.

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Can’t Get Support for Change? Just Hide It

Change Starts Here

'In my 2010 book 99 Ways to Influence Change , one thing I did not include was to Hide It. Yet, I’ve heard recent examples of people doing just that – implementing change even when it’s been explicitly shot down or repeatedly unsupported at the top. In one case, a presenter at a PMI event shared a number of ways to implement Agile software development practices in an organization, and one of the approaches she called “Black Market Agile.” In the example she cited, t

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Are you The Fixer?

Deep Imprints

'I am a political drama junkie. I love the intrigue, quick thinking, and the (usually) tight writing that political dramas offer. One of the best things about political dramas is watching The Fixer. After all, who doesn’t like control? The Fixer is that person who everyone knows will fix whatever problem there is. Have you […].

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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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Leadership in Sustainability

Coaching Tip

'Mars Chocolate North America announced that its new manufacturing facility in Topeka, Kan., has earned LEED ® Gold certification —an internationally accepted benchmark for designing, constructing and operating green buildings—from the U.S. Green Building Council. The roughly 500,000-square-foot facility, which opened in March, produces M&M''S ® Brand Candies and SNICKERS ® Bars.

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The Kid: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

'The Kid: The Immortal Life of Ted Williams Ben Bradlee, Jr. Little, Brown and Company (2014) A brilliant examination of a Hall of Fame career and of an “exceptional, tumultuous, and epic American life – an immortal life.” I am among the 200 reviewers (thus far) who have rated this book highly but there are […]. Bob''s blog entries A brilliant examination of a Hall of Fame career and of a personal life that defies simplification Babe Ruth Barbara Stanwyck (Wilson) Ben Bradlee [comma]

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Support Coaching Is Essential for New Habits

Your Voice of Encouragement

'“Mastering any kind of skill takes time, effort and patience. Along the way, there’s much you can do to help someone stay on track.” – Dennis E. Coates, Ph.D. in Support Coaching Do you know someone who’s trying to break a bad habit or form a new, positive one? Think back to when you’ve attempted to make such a change. It’s not easy. People will experience setbacks and failures as they work to adopt a new way that’s different from their familiar, comfortable pattern.

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Thanks to Coaching, I'm Back on Track as a Writer

Building Personal Strength

'I''m a writer. Writing gives me more satisfaction than anything I do. And there are things I care about, things I want to write about. But I''m also a small business entrepreneur, a product developer. During the past several years I''ve been working with my team to develop an online virtual coaching system that helps people ingrain new skills and make permanent changes in behavior.

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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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Gaining Visibility Quickly

David A Fields

'A question I was asked: Can you give me some tips on how to become more visible to my target customer? What would your suggestion be to this consultant? What has worked for you? Post your suggestion by using the ‘Leave a Comment’ box below. Consultants Context Discussion Creating Value Fees Positioning Relationships adding value agreements Consultative selling Marketing positioning.

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Great Organizations Empower People to Think

Ron Edmondson

'Several years ago I had problems with my cable service. I made numerous phone calls and several trips to the company; all in an attempt to correct the problem while politely obeying what I was told to do. I realize my community reputation is on the line and so I try to be extremely respectful in dealings with the public — even when I’m frustrated.

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RapidBI Daily Business Cartoon #169

Rapid BI

'“To be an effective team leader, you need patience, strength, insight, tenacity and courage. If that doesn’t work, bribe them with doughnuts.” 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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7 Ways to Help Your Team Deal with Ambiguity

Let's Grow Leaders

'Dealing with ambiguity is a competency quickly pushing its way up on the list of most wanted executive competencies, while simultaneously working its way down as a vital survival skill down the organization chart. Acting with incomplete information, adapting to change, working without complete direction, imagining what’s possible in an uncertain future… are no longer skills reserved for the executive floor.

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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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Workers Don’t Have the Skills They Need – and They Know It

Harvard Business Review

'How do workers feel about the adequacy of their skills? Until now, few studies have examined their views. Today, a survey of employees is being released that provides strong confirmation of the notion that employees need better skills to do their jobs well, especially skills related to technology. Over the past decade, employers have repeatedly reported that they have difficulty finding workers with the skills needed for today’s jobs.

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"Work/Life Balance is a misguided metaphor."

Coaching Tip

'".for grasping the relationship between work and the rest of life." Stew Friedman. Everyone has an opinion on work/life balance. Anne-Marie Slaughter''s famous " Why Women Still Ca n''t Have it All " article to Marissa Mayer''s revoking of Yahoo''s work-at-home policy to Sheryl Sandberg''s " Lean In " campaign urging women not to step back from challenging careers.

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Algorithms Make Better Predictions — Except When They Don’t

Harvard Business Review

'Predictive analytics is proving itself both powerful and perilous. Powerful, because advanced algorithms can take a near-unlimited number of factors into account, provide deep insights into variation, and scale to meet the needs of even the largest company. Perilous, because bad data and hidden false assumptions can seriously mislead. Further, algorithms cannot (yet, anyway) tap intuition — the soft factors that are not data inputs, the tacit knowledge that experienced managers deploy every day

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People Are More Selfish and Dishonest After Doing Math

Harvard Business Review

'Research participants who had spent 15 minutes solving math problems were 4 times more likely to lie for personal gain in an ethics game than those who had answered randomly selected verbal questions from a standardized test, says a team led by Long Wang of the City University of Hong Kong. The act of calculating appears to crowd out people’s social and moral concerns, resulting in behavior that is more self-interested and even immoral.

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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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Get Over Your Fear of Sales

Harvard Business Review

'When you graduate from college with a degree in communication studies and rhetoric, the business world can look very confusing. Unsure of where I fit in, I explored options. Many friends suggested sales. I was doubtful. I worried that being in sales would not carry the prestige and credibility I so badly wanted as I started my professional career. I was also having a hard time getting excited about selling any particular product.

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Too Many Marketing Teams Are Stuck in the Past

Harvard Business Review

'Many marketing organizations are still operating like it’s the 1990s — or even earlier. Duplicative marketing teams exist within the same company across multiple product lines. Digital marketing teams are centralized yet isolated from the broader organization. Marketing groups are splintered into communications, consumer marketing, brand marketing, and digital marketing units with no common thread in strategy and execution.

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The Chief Innovation Officer’s 100-Day Plan

Harvard Business Review

'Congratulations! Your energy and track record of successfully launching high-impact initiatives scored you a plum role heading up innovation. Expectations are high, but some skeptics in the organization feel that innovation is an overhyped buzzword that doesn’t justify being a separate function. So, what can you do in your first 100 days to set things off on the right track?

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Algorithms Make Better Predictions — Except When They Don’t

Harvard Business Review

Predictive analytics is proving itself both powerful and perilous. Powerful, because advanced algorithms can take a near-unlimited number of factors into account, provide deep insights into variation, and scale to meet the needs of even the largest company. Perilous, because bad data and hidden false assumptions can seriously mislead. Further, algorithms cannot (yet, anyway) tap intuition — the soft factors that are not data inputs, the tacit knowledge that experienced managers deploy ever

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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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What Apple Gets Right with Its Smartwatch

Harvard Business Review

'When people say Apple has built things people didn’t know they need, it’s not really true. Apple has built things that meet the needs people have always had. More than any other consumer company, Apple gets what people really, fundamentally need. That’s why announcements like last week’s Apple Watch tend to have the cultural impact they do.