Mon.May 11, 2015

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On the Meaning of Life

Let's Grow Leaders

This week has been hard here. We’ve lost my mom who was vibrant to the end, at a slower pace than predicted– with a painful ending no one should have to endure. Some of my mom’s last words to me were “I just wish all this pain and suffering could help you write a really good blog post.” She was kidding of course, but what the heck.

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Monday Quote

General Leadership

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. “ In the military, they give medals for people who are willing to sacrifice themselves so that others may survive. In business, we give bonuses to people who sacrifice others. “ Simon Sinek. .

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Connect Is The New Follow

Lead Change Blog

“You are my follower.” His inflection caught me off guard. Put me off a tad, too. In my mind, we had simply connected via social media. Yes, I had clicked a button labeled follow on his page. By doing so, I committed to learning more about him, but I certainly wasn’t thinking in dictionary terms of being an adherent or devotee of a particular person, cause, or activity.

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Are You A Pilot Or Passenger In Your Career?

Rich Gee Group

Today, we live in a time better than ever before. . Greater life expectancy, better health standards while we’re alive, more variety of food and experiences. More opportunity than ever before. You can try new vocations or start your own business for a lot less money and effort than it took even 20 years ago. If you fail, you can start again, reclaim your position and start moving up the ladder (with hard work).

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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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Daily practices for exceptional leadership

Persuasive Powerhouse

. Look around and notice the leaders you admire. What they do looks easy – but staying at the top of their leadership game takes intentionality and practice. If they’re among the elite leaders, they practice at being the best by targeting areas of strength and development on a continual basis. You might not think of leadership as something to be practiced, but like so many professions that require human effort (athletes and performers for example), mastery can be fleeting and elusiv

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20 Weird Things that Can Happen When You Become a Manager

Great Leadership By Dan

When making the transition from individual contributor to manager, some very subtle and not so subtle things start to happen. Weird things. Read my latest post over at About.com Management and Leadership to find out what can happen.

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The Illusion of Desire

Leadership Freak

Recurring gossip, blame, and complaining indicate you want things to change, but you haven’t done anything about it. Wanting change increases frustration when old behaviors continue.

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How “U-Pick” Your Relationships and Results

Kevin Eikenberry

Note: The essay that follows was written several years ago and comes from my book Vantagepoints on Learning and Life. The lessons are as true as ever. I share this as a day-after-Mother’s Day tribute to my mom. Thanks Mom – I love you. …… My mother emailed me about an experience she had last […]. The post How “U-Pick” Your Relationships and Results appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Mindful Mondays: Three Simple Ways to Be More Aware This Week

Next Level Blog

If you’ve been reading my posts, articles or books for awhile, you know I do my best to keep things simple. Most of us have too much on our plates to make life any more complex than it already is. Hence, my emphasis on simplicity. For instance, the definition of leadership presence I introduced in The Next Level breaks that concept down into three sets of behaviors: personal presence, team presence and organizational presence.

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Remarkable TV: Achieving Unachievable Goals

Kevin Eikenberry

How do you address goals that have been set by a higher-level of the organization that are “unacheivable”? If you’ve ever asked this question, this Remarkable TV episode is for YOU! RTV 68 Achieving Unachievable Goals Once you decide a goal can’t be reached, it is decidedly so. @KevinEikenberry You can learn more about the […].

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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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0610 | Tom Rath

LDRLB

Tom Rath is the author of several best-selling books, including Strengths Finder 2.0 and Strengths-Based Leadership. His latest book, Are You Fully Charged? , focuses on the small actions that make a big difference in everyday effectiveness in life and work. In this interview, we talk about the 3 keys to energizing your work and life. Listen below or follow via iTunes or Stitcher.

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Uncluttering Your Life

Coaching Tip

Cutting through the noise of life is the key to create a world of profound success. "By learning to listen well, we can get all of the things we want in this life effortlessly and ethically: wealth, great relationships, purpose, health and happiness," said Dr. Martin Kettelhut, author of LISTEN TILL YOU DISAPPEAR. "Just listening properly can help anyone break through to a substantially better way of living.".

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Worried That Your Employees Aren’t Engaged? Here’s What To Do.

leaderCommunicator

There’s no question that a growing number of business leaders are striving for a more engaged workforce today, particularly with mounting evidence that motivated workers produce better business results. Yet, as a recent Gallup poll demonstrates, there’s still a whole lot more work ahead to get more employees excited about their jobs. The Gallup poll found that less than one-third (31.5%) of U.S. workers were engaged in their jobs in 2014.

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Thoughts on Speaking – Prompted by Student Speeches

First Friday Book Synopsis

I’m wrapping up another semester teaching speech at a local community college. When I watch final speeches from students, I have the same observations, pretty much every semester. #1 – It takes an attentive, dedicated learner to put into practice the skills that are taught. Some students get “better.” Others…not so much. They each hear the […].

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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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How To Be A Responsible Leader

Eric Jacobson

Tim Richardson offers this great advice from his book on how to be a responsible leader : The responsible leader sees things as interconnected and interdependent. The responsible leader is both future focused and grounded firmly in the present, the here and now, and the practical on-the-ground impact of actions. Responsible leadership is about connecting at a deeper level with stakeholders - at the soul, story and heritage level that provides meaning for staff teams, communities and customers.

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Hyatt’s Reasons for Reading on Paper Instead of on a Screen

First Friday Book Synopsis

Michael Hyatt wrote Platform in 2012, a book that we presented at the First Friday Book Synopsis in Dallas. He also is a former chairman and CEO of Thomas Nelson Publishers, for which he aggressively launched an e-Book and digital business. He now works with online content services. Despite his history, in a recent post, he […].

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“Why Would God Send Them Into a Miserable Situation?” – 5 Possible Reasons

Ron Edmondson

I have the opportunity to speak to dozens of pastors each month. It’s one of my favorite things to do in leadership. Often I will share parts of the conversations I have with my wife Cheryl. She’s a great sounding board and always helps me form a more relational context around the situation. Recently I was discussing a young pastor who is in a difficult church environment.

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I’ve Never Banned Anyone! What Happens When I Write About Banning

Managing Communities

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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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Deming Podcast with Dr. Bret Champion, Superintendent of the Leander Independent School District

Deming Institute

Dr. Bret Champion, Superintendent of the Leander Independent School District (ISD) in Texas joins us for the latest Deming Institute Podcast ( download the podcast ). Bret discusses Leander ISD’s efforts from the perspective of his 22 year journey as a teacher through his current role. In describing the Leander Way he says. [We try to make sure] decisions are made at the most local level possible and work out from there. … When I became superintendent, one of my big things was we nee

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Do You Have the Mind of an Effective Manager?

Women on Business

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To Jumpstart Growth, Flip the Company’s Priorities

Harvard Business Review

The punishing forces of quarter-to-quarter performance expectations have forced business leaders to scramble for short-term profit gains at the long-term expense of the organization. Because of those short-term bets and strategic pivots, organizations are struggling to meet ever-changing customer needs, are challenged to drive margins, and find themselves vulnerable to non-traditional competitors and unattractive to potential employees.

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Two Immutable Truths that Will STOP Successful Change

Marshall Goldsmith

Dear Followers: I’m excited that my new book Triggers is finally finished! Pre-order it now at Triggersthebook.com ! Life Is Good. — Marshall. As we gear up for publication of Triggers (my new book, which will be out May 19 th !), I’m spending a few weeks answering some questions that people ask me frequently about the book, its content, message, and the research that’s gone into 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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The Leadership Behavior That’s Most Important to Employees

Harvard Business Review

For the last 20 years, I’ve studied the costs of incivility, as well as the benefits of civility. Across the board, I’ve found that civility pays. It enhances your influence and performance — and is positively associated with being perceived as a leader. Being respectful doesn’t just benefit you, though; it benefits everyone around you.

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CEOs Need to Pay Attention to Employer Branding

Harvard Business Review

As the global economy picks up, there is growing concern among CEOs about finding and keeping the best talent to achieve their growth ambitions. Different surveys show that in 2014, 36% of global employers reported talent shortages , the highest percentage since 2007, and in a more recent 2015 survey, 73% of CEOs reported being concerned about the availability of key skills.

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How to Show Trustworthiness in a Job Interview

Harvard Business Review

Most advice about job interviews is about how to assess a candidate’s skills, if you’re the interviewer, and how to demonstrate your skills if you’re the candidate – so that you will come across as smart and motivated. And there, right out of the gate, we’ve got a problem. Because the most important thing to get across in an interview is not that you are smart and motivated – it’s that you are trustworthy.

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Managing Performance When It’s Hard to Measure

Harvard Business Review

Organizations of all kinds have long struggled to accurately measure the performance of individual members. The typical approach is to assess an individual’s performance against a metric usually tied to whether or not they performed a task and the amount of output they generated by doing so. There’s a lot riding on these assessments: everything from compensation increases and bonus payments to promotions.

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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 It Will Take to Fix America’s Crumbling Infrastructure

Harvard Business Review

May 11-15 is national Infrastructure Week in the U.S., but don’t get out the party hats. It’s not a celebration. It’s more like a cry for help. Bridges are crumbling, buses are past their prime, roads badly need repair, airports look shabby, trains can’t reach high speeds, and traffic congestion plagues every city. How could an advanced country, once the model for the world’s most modern transportation innovations, slip so badly?

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To Jumpstart Growth, Flip the Company’s Priorities

Harvard Business Review

The punishing forces of quarter-to-quarter performance expectations have forced business leaders to scramble for short-term profit gains at the long-term expense of the organization. Because of those short-term bets and strategic pivots, organizations are struggling to meet ever-changing customer needs, are challenged to drive margins, and find themselves vulnerable to non-traditional competitors and unattractive to potential employees.