Mon.Jun 29, 2015

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Jack, Jill and a Slippery Hill

Let's Grow Leaders

Antoine was an accomplished millennial retail sales professional considered “a bit rough around the edges.”. His no BS approach created a natural bond with entrepreneurs and mom and pop companies, that left some managers scratching their heads. But, heck it worked. Antoine was maxing out his compensation and winning the big recognition trips year after year, but he wanted more.

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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]. “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader. “ John Quincy Adams. . How did you enjoy today’s post? If you liked what you read, sign up for our frequent newsletter by clicking HERE — and you’ll also receive our handy Leader’s Reference List. . … Rea

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Networks – The Entrepreneur’s Oxygen

Women on Business

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7 Ways To Let People Know You Care About Them

Joseph Lalonde

T heodore Roosevelt once said. People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care. The more I’ve led, the more I’ve discovered this truth. When we were leading young students, this especially came into play. With troubles at home, issues at school, and a general disdain for authority, they struggled with listening to those in a position of power.

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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 Marathon Effect of Leading Change

Great Leadership By Dan

When senior managers announce a significant change, their goal is to get employees on board in the hope that they will embrace and support the change. When employees react with confusion, fear, uncertainty, or question the change, managers mistakenly see this behavior as “resisting change”. They forget that they went through the exact same process. They had more time to deal with it and are now ready to move on.

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Ten Questions to Ask After Setting Your Goals

Kevin Eikenberry

Lots of people set goals. Far fewer achieve them. There are lots of reasons that happens, not the least of which is that people treat the goal setting process as an achievement; which it isn’t really. We don’t set goals as the outcome. We set goals to get goals. (Tweet That) Yes, setting them is […]. The post Ten Questions to Ask After Setting Your Goals appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Mindful Mondays: Love Casts Out Fear

Next Level Blog

In a first century A.D. epistle to believers in Ephesus, John the Evangelist wrote that “perfect love casts out fear.” In the United States over the past two weeks, we have witnessed remarkable example after remarkable example of love triumphing over fear. As we begin a new week, it seems worthy to reflect on recent events and how they might inspire our actions going forward.

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Remarkable TV: The Doing More with Less Syndrome

Kevin Eikenberry

This “syndrome” is the new reality, and as leaders, we need to find a way to overcome it. Here are three ways to help you do this. RTV 75 – the Doing More with Less Syndrome Click here for just the audio of this episode. Learn more about our Remarkable Leadership Workshop click here. One […]. The post Remarkable TV: The Doing More with Less Syndrome appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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“I’ll Be Happy When __.”

Marshall Goldsmith

Dear Followers: My new book Triggers is published! Order it now at Triggersthebook.com ! Life Is Good. — Marshall. Go ahead and fill in the blank. There are no “right” answers. This isn’t a test. It’s just a gauge of where you’re at. You might say, “when my kids graduate,” “when I have a million dollars in the bank,” “when I retire,” “when we can move into a bigger house,” “when I get that promotion,” “when I have that relationship,” etc.

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Seven Leadership Disciplines

Coaching Tip

Leadership starts from within and manifests itself on the outside. Jeff Wolf's well-crafted book, "SEVEN DISCIPLINES OF A LEADER" provides the skills needed from within and shows how to seamlessly transfer them into actions with practical applications. The "SEVEN DISCIPLINES OF A LEADER" details how to: Emulate leaders whose behaviors foster open, two-way communication with the team.

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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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Ego vs. EQ, insight from Jen Shirkani – (or, maybe, it is a real fight with your JQ – your “Jerk Quotient”)

First Friday Book Synopsis

If you watch, you will see a number of articles popping up dealing with some version of this issue: “does a great leader have to be something of a jerk?” Over time, such articles usually referred to Steve Jobs, and these days Elon Musk is creeping into the conversation. And both of these leaders had […].

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MANAGE YOUR DEFAULT BEHAVIOR

Coaching Tip

“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but few think of changing themselves.” Leo Tolstoy . As people become more self-aware , they are usually amazed at the abilities of the conscious mind to choose, handle situations with deliberation, and behave appropriately for different occasions. On the flip side, the unconscious mind is a powerful force driving our behavior.

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Leading Your "Work/Life" Balance This Summer, Part 1

Anese Cavanaugh

It's Summer time! For many of us that means school's out, our kids' schedules are completely whacked, and demands on our time and attention are even higher as even though "school's out" — business is not. Unless you have camp or the Magical Land of Grandma and Grandpa's to send your kids to for the Summer, you may be trying to figure out how to still lead a great business, do solid work, and be an awesome parent/spouse who doesn't let another summer slip by.

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Leadership Caffeine™—The Alchemy of Great Leadership

Management Excellence

Newsflash, there are no shortcuts to great leadership. Much like the failure to change nature's principles in search of longevity or turning lead into gold, one's ability lead develops slowly over time and with much strain.

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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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Don't Ask Your Customers These 5 Typical Questions

Eric Jacobson

Consider this advice from author Paul R. Timm. He recommends a different twist on asking your customers questions : stop asking your customers the "typical" questions and instead ask them open-ended questions. Here's specifically what Timm recommends: Don't Ask : How was everything? Can I get you something else? Did you find everything you need? Will that be all?

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5 Reasons Delegation Fails

Ron Edmondson

I encounter many leaders who claim to want delegation to be a part of their leadership. They know the value. But they are often frustrated with the results they receive on delegated projects, so they tend to control the project — which isn’t delegation — or they do everything themselves. Many times I hear two sides to the reason why delegation fails.

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Estonian News Outlet Held Liable for Reader Comments in Ruling Harmful to Online Communities

Managing Communities

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What Will I Do This Week That Will Still Be Adding Value in a Year?

Deming Institute

It is easy to become so busy with work that seems urgent today that you don’t find time for the important-but-not-urgent work. Failing to prioritize the important-but-not-urgent work is a common weakness in business today. To counter this situation you should build into your work system processes to counter the tendency to allow whatever is urgent from taking all the time you have.

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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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Banish The Average, Let Them Be Exceptional!

My Own Coach

Truly great leaders know that to be exceptional they ne… The post Banish The Average, Let Them Be Exceptional! appeared first on My Own Coach Limited.

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Grexit Would Be Even More Dangerous than Economists Realize

Harvard Business Review

After months of acrimonious negotiations, and despite a significant rapprochement between their position and their creditors’, the Greek coalition government has unexpectedly stopped negotiation discussions in their tracks, announcing a snap referendum for Sunday, July 5 th , over the proposed deal with the EU. It’s a puzzling move. The Greek government’s own proposal to creditors had included 8 Billion Euros in extra measures — eight times the amount agreed to by the pre

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“I Wanna See You Be Brave …”

Lead Change Blog

“Have the nerve to go into unexplored territory. Be brave enough to live life creatively.” ~ Alan Alda. The above quote is serving as our inspiration this month and some interesting ground has been covered by various voices. In all honesty, I have been focused on the first line of the quote and am just now looking at the second line, which I regret because it is a powerful and thought-provoking sentence.

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More Reasons Women Need to Negotiate Their Salaries

Harvard Business Review

How do companies end up with significant gender pay inequalities, if they don’t intend to discriminate against women? Here’s a simple economic model to show how this can happen: Let’s assume your organization has two types of equally qualified and valuable potential hires – one has a low aversion to negotiating (let’s call them Type M), while the other (Type W) has a considerably higher aversion.

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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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Five MORE ideas for a GREAT year

Strategy Driven

I am focusing AWAY from 'having your best year ever' and zeroing in on 'having a GREAT year'. For the past few weeks I have given you the list of 21.5 ideas that will drive the years results, and elaborated in detail on several of the elements. See the full list here. Here are five more sales concepts from my original list to put more sales on your CRM and more money in your ATM. 8.

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Why Xiaomi Can’t Succeed Without India

Harvard Business Review

Just five years after its launch, Xiaomi, the Chinese smartphone maker, has become the world’s most valuable startup. Its market value of $46 billion (as of June 2015) is larger than that of Uber, Snapchat, or even Palantir. Last year, Xiaomi overtook Samsung to become the leader in the Chinese market. The company uses direct sales from its web site; social media; fan engagement; and weekly updates to its Android-based operating system to get ahead of rivals.

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The Internet of Things Changes the Company-Customer Relationship

Harvard Business Review

With the rise of the internet of things, our individual technology envelopes – our personal networks of smart, connected devices — are rapidly becoming more complicated as more and more devices from a growing profusion of vendors do ever more complex jobs. In fact, industry research indicates that the number of devices in these envelopes will triple over the next few years, and, absent a common set of standards, the complexity of these envelopes will only compound.

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Get in the Right State of Mind for Vacation

Harvard Business Review

Have you ever been on vacation and been unable to relax? The whole point of taking time off is to achieve the calm, happy, and energized (CHE) states of mind that make us most productive and effective both while we’re away and when we’re back in the office. So how can you make sure that happens? Stage 1: Prepare. Prepping for a vacation — figuring out whether and how to complete, delegate, delay, or drop work – can be stressful, generating anxiety, frustration, and even a

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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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Private Equity Can Make Firms More Innovative

Harvard Business Review

There’s a longstanding debate about whether private equity investors create value for the firms they buy. The evidence shows that PE-backed firms generate strong returns for investors, but they’re often accused of 1) focusing too sharply on short-term results (hurting firms in the long run), 2) loading target companies with too much debt (increasing their risk of going bust), and 3) caring more about cost-cutting (eliminating jobs) than revenue growth.

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Oil and Gas: Industrial Internet in Action

Harvard Business Review

Sponsor Content Insight from GE. Oil and Gas subsea operators across the world are adopting a GE Industrial Internet technology developed in Norway. The GE Measurement and Control Subsea Condition Monitoring system (also known as the ‘Cage’) measures sound and electrical signals emitted from subsea equipment, often an early warning sign of developing leaks and other issues.

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Signs Your Team Is Too Strong for Its Own Good

Harvard Business Review

We talk about building strong teams as though there’s no upper limit — stronger is always better. But it turns out, you can go too far. It’s possible for a team to be too strong. In fact, one of the primary drags on organizational performance is the natural consequence of managers paying too much — not too little — attention to the strength of their own team.

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