Mon.Oct 06, 2014

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5 Ways Naming Things Will Make You a Better Leader

Let's Grow Leaders

'The world goes nuts when someone finds a simple name for that universal feeling that makes you think more deeply about your leadership: Who Moved My Cheese , Flow , fill in your favorite blank __. You don’t need to wait for someone else to name it. Chances are you and your team can go a long way in naming your _(fill in your favorite blank here, e.g. challenge, knee jerk response, team dysfunction).

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Is It Ever Wise to Swear at Work?

Michael Lee Stallard

'By Michael Lee Stallard and Katie Russell. You discover a careless error your administrative assistant made in printing a proposal you need to present to a potential new client in a few hours. Should you swear to express your frustration? How about when you are speaking to the people you lead who are clearly not giving their best efforts? How about if you are a woman in a male-dominated culture and you want to fit in?

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Judging Others Favorably – Stop, Think & Consider

Lead Change Blog

'His written words were cutting, cold, and cruel: “It’s obvious she’s trying to pull a fast one. Does she think I’m stupid? A wimp? Tell her she’s done writing for us. We don’t work with devious people.” My crime? Sending the wrong file. I’d been in a hurry and carelessly attached an article that had been published elsewhere.

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Monday Quote:

General Leadership

'“Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without the strategy.”. Norman Schwarzkopf. by … Read the rest. The post Monday Quote: appeared first on General Leadership.

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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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Putting stuff into perspective

Persuasive Powerhouse

' . I’d like to say that I’m well prepared, but in reality I’ve often been getting ready for all of the things I worry about. I worry about big things: Ebola, water shortages, and world unrest. I worry about small things: my car breaking down on long drives, my grown children’s wellbeing and my aging canine companion’s health.

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Before You Are 30, Travel to One Off-the-Beaten-Path Country

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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7 Things I Wish I Knew Growing Up

Joseph Lalonde

'H indsight is 20/20. When we look back on the past, we’re able to see with a clarity we don’t have going into the future. While I don’t have the ability to go back into my past and prevent myself from repeating the same mistakes, I can share what I wish I would have known growing up. My hope is you can learn from my mistakes. You can storm the future with confidence.

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The Reason We Take the Leap

Nathan Magnuson

'Leadership comes with all sorts of headaches and complications. At some point, I’m sure every leader sits back and asks the question, “how did I acquire all this stress?” Sometimes the magnitude of responsibilities is so overwhelming that would-be leaders count the cost and pass up the opportunity altogether. There’s no question that leadership isn’t easy.

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Making Metrics Matter

Kevin Eikenberry

'When I talk to many leaders, the term “metrics” seems to cause one of two responses: a gleam in the eye of those leaders who love the numbers…or a blank stare from the rest who know that measures and metrics are important, but will say they “aren’t numbers people.” You are likely one of those […]. The post Making Metrics Matter appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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How to Get What You Want Without Being a Jerk

Leadership Freak

'Jerks put their needs ahead of yours. The message of aggression is “Me first.” But servant leaders put others first.

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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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Millennials Speak! 5 Future Leadership “Must Haves”

Marshall Goldsmith

'Millennials speak up! You need an “equal say” in your company’s future leadership. Here is why. To begin, let’s start with a premise I hear over and over. The most important job of the CEO and the Board is to pick the next CEO. Succession is critical. The next CEO, or the next leaders, are about the future. So, why do most companies go about picking their next generation mired in the past?

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Mindful Mondays: The Spiritual Routines of the Mindful Road Warrior

Next Level Blog

'As I write this post this morning, I''m sitting in the airport waiting to board a flight that marks the beginning of a two week tour in support of my new book. The next 12 days are going to be filled with speeches, interviews, conferences, meetings and a couple of parties. It''s going to be a lot of fun and also a bit of a whirlwind. You can bet I''ll be following my mindful road warrior routines during this trip.

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I can’t do ministry – I have kids

Deep Imprints

'A few things have converged to bring this post about: I’ve heard an increased chatter on bivocational pastors – pastors who have a full time job, and a church. A friend and I had a discussion on how it is assumed that women with children don’t have the time or energy to do anything that […].

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Rookie Entrepreneurship

Coaching Tip

' When is not knowing more valuable than knowing? . Why are you often at your best when you are doing something for the first time? In a rapidly changing world, experience can be a curse. Careers stall, innovation stops, and strategies grow stale. In her fascinating new book, " Rookie Smarts " Liz Wiseman shows how being new, naive and even clueless can be an asset.

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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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We Have Changed Covered For You – Three Great Public Workshops in November

First Friday Book Synopsis

'No matter what your circumstances, you WILL deal with change in any organization, and no matter how you want to work with it, we have you covered… Please spread the word about our November 12-13 public workshops on change. We hold these three workshops at the Richardson Civic Center, and to facilitate interaction among […]. Karl''s blog entries Creativity and Innovation Creativity Inc.

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Level-Up #1—Congratulations on Your Promotion! Now What?

Management Excellence

'We''ve Moved! Update your Reader Now. This feed has moved to: [link] Update your reader now with this changed subscription address to get your latest updates from us.

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Here are My 6 Lessons and Takeaways from The Organized Mind by Daniel Levitin

First Friday Book Synopsis

'Trying to figure out what you need to know and what you can ignore is exhausting, and at the same time, we are all doing more. The standard account for many years was that working memory and attention hit a limit at around five to nine unrelated items. More recently, a number of experiments have […].

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What if Prospects Don’t Like Your Selling Process?

David A Fields

'A question I was asked: Recently, I was with a prospect and going through the Context Discussion, but the prospect was getting impatient with all the questions. He just wanted to talk about my solution and approach. What should I have done? 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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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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Woodward’s Secret Man Reveals the True Story of “Deep Throat”

First Friday Book Synopsis

'I interrupted my reading of John Dean’s new book, The Nixon Defense, to tackle a 2005 best-seller by Bob Woodward of The Washington Post. Woodward, as you know, met with a character named “Deep Throat” in a parking garage during the Watergate saga. Before he died, at age 91, Mark Felt identified himself in a Vanity […].

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7 Disappointing Reasons People Leave the Church

Ron Edmondson

'One disappointment I have had in ministry is watching people come to church, get excited for a time, then disappear. You spend energy and heart on people, grow to love them and get excited about them, and suddenly they are nowhere to be found. The biggest disappointment is not people who transfer to another church. I’m okay with that if it helps them better grow in their relationship with Christ.

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You Can Make it Harder for People to Register on Your Community

Managing Communities

'Please Update Your ManagingCommunities.com RSS Feed Subscription This feed has moved to: [link] I apologize for the trouble. For more details, please read my post on the matter. Thank you.

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Leadership Tips From Author Neil Smith

Eric Jacobson

'Here are three helpful leadership tips from author Neil Smith -- from his new book, co-authored with Patricia O''Connell, How Excellent Companies Avoid Dumb Things : People say they cannot find the time to do things, yet they always find the time to fix things when they break. Companies need to create that sense of urgency before a problem occurs. People will embrace change if they see the logic behind it.

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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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3 Terrible Strategies for Companies Seeking Growth

Harvard Business Review

'Some call it a depression. Some call it a never-ending recession. Some call it a disconnect or a decoupling. Some call it a not-quite recovery. Here’s the truth. Econ doesn’t have a word for whatever we’re in…because whatever we’re in flouts the so-called laws of economics. Quarterly results look great; job growth is “up;” and financial markets are ebullient.

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Why Tesco’s Strengths Are No Longer Good Enough

Harvard Business Review

'Troubles at Tesco, the UK’s leading retailer, are mounting. If round after round of profit warnings was not enough – group operating profits fell 20% between 2011 and 2013 and are likely to fall another 30% in 2014 — the company recently announced it had overstated its first-half profit by about $400 million. The “ accelerated recognition of commercial income and delayed accrual of costs” undoubtedly flatters short-term results, but it soon catches up with you, as four suspended senior executiv

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Create a Strategy That Anticipates and Learns

Harvard Business Review

'The buzz around using predictive tools to analyze big data in discrete areas of a business is loud and deserved. In health care, these tools are changing the way doctors identify people at risk of developing certain diseases; in fashion, they crunch purchasing data to anticipate trends; sales and marketing experts use them to tailor ad campaigns. The restaurant chain, Olive Garden, uses predictive analytics to guide its food buying and retail staffing plans.

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Marketers Don’t Need to Be Data Scientists

Harvard Business Review

'Consider your average FDA food label. The nutrition information on these labels is comprehensive and accurate, but the label itself is not at all well-suited for the job of making intelligent food choices – especially when you are a busy parent racing down the super-market aisle with your screaming kids. Marketers today are often working with data that is similarly hard to parse.

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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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Skepticism Is Warranted When It Comes to Facebook Likes

Harvard Business Review

'Facebook Likes are so valuable to people promoting products, songs, and movies that a thriving business known as “Like farming” has sprung up, and you can buy 1,000 Likes for $50 (same price for 5,000 Twitter followers or 200 Google +1s). In a study reported by Pacific Standard, researchers who paid for Likes found that unlike real Likes, fake Likes tend to rush in all at once or in blocks of a few hundred a day, and fake Likers are generally older.

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Put Yourself in Your Colleague’s Shoes

Harvard Business Review

'I start my mornings with a run around Central Park in New York City. Over the last 18 months , it’s become more like dodging the cyclists as I make my way around the loop than going for a relaxing jog. Cursing, flipping the bird – even a near miss – are regular occurrences as these two groups of athletes try to get their daily workout.

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Create a Strategy That Anticipates and Learns

Harvard Business Review

The buzz around using predictive tools to analyze big data in discrete areas of a business is loud and deserved. In health care, these tools are changing the way doctors identify people at risk of developing certain diseases; in fashion, they crunch purchasing data to anticipate trends; sales and marketing experts use them to tailor ad campaigns. The restaurant chain, Olive Garden, uses predictive analytics to guide its food buying and retail staffing plans.

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Why Monopolistic Pension Funds Undermine Capitalism

Harvard Business Review

'Peter Drucker was right, as he repeatedly was, when he foresaw in 1976 the emergence of pension funds as the most powerful wielder of capital in the modern economy. In his unique way he gave the story a neat twist by arguing that pension funds would save capitalism. Workers, he predicted, would own the means of production — but not through the violent overthrow of capitalism in the way Marx had suggested.

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DOL Final Overtime Rules: Quickstart Guide for Employers

On August 30, 2023, the DOL unveiled a proposed overtime rule that would raise the weekly salary threshold under the Federal Labor Standards Act. Paycor is closely monitoring the proposal and will provide updates as new information becomes available.