Fri.Jul 17, 2015

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How to Motivate Yourself

Let's Grow Leaders

I had just finished reviewing the syllabus with my Masters level leadership class, and asked my typical follow-up question. “What else would you like to cover?” Lin raised her hand and asked sincerely, “Professor, you are so passionate about what you do, it’s oozing out of you. How do we motivate ourselves to feel like that?” Oh boy, a challenge.

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Ten Leadership Lessons From A Commanding General

General Leadership

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. This article was originally published on Huffington Post by Vala Afshar in prep for an interview with our Co-Founder and Senior Curator , Brigadier General John Michel. You can join Vala and Michael Krigsman every Friday at 3PM EST as they host CXOTalk.

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The Leader as a Purple Maker

Lead Change Blog

He was a terminally ill ten-year-old boy, but he had a Steinway smile and an invitational attitude. His malady had left him completely blind for the previous two years. “You gotta meet this kid,” the hospital administrator announced to a visiting colleague while they were together making hospital rounds. She briefly outlined the boy’s prognosis as the two approached his hospital room.

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Rewire or Retire? Gain a Board Seat First

Women on Business

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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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10 Words of Advice for Advice Givers

Leadership Freak

The number one complaint of advice givers is people don’t listen. If you enjoy giving advice, chill out. You might be qualified to give advice if you’re reluctant to give it.

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Weekly Round-Up: Insights of Successful Employee Engagement, Engineering a Happy Company Culture & Steps for Making Difficult Decisions

leaderCommunicator

Welcome to my weekly round-up of top leadership and communication blog posts. As many of you know, each week I read and tweet several great articles and on Fridays, I pull some of my favorites together here on my blog. This week you’ll see articles on insights to successful employee engagement, engineering a happy company culture and rules of internal communication.

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Five Traits Critical To Effective Leadership

Eric Jacobson

A couple years ago, I was aksed, " What five most important traits must a leader have to be effective ?" I could reply fairly quickly, but I did take a moment to remember that when I asked a similar question in a LinkedIn group discussion, group members offered up nearly 100 different adjectives to describe an effective leader. But, for me, I contend the five most important traits are : Good communicator.

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Friday Leadership Ideas to Help You Finish Strong for July 17, 2015

Management Excellence

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Fun Friday – weekly office cartoon #289

Rapid BI

Some office fun for a Friday afternoon Fun Friday – weekly office cartoon #289 “There’s still a lot of backstabbing, but it’s all done by computers now.” Office cartoons Office based cartoons, funnies and humor can help to communicate important messages or tips in a non threatening way. See more office humor Take […]. The post Fun Friday – weekly office cartoon #289 appeared first on.

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Know When to Kill Your Brand

Harvard Business Review

Killing off brands is not a popular or pleasant thought, but we should consider it more often than we do. It can be tough to admit that it’s time to pull the plug. Some executives may be reluctant to admit – perhaps for sentimental or political reasons — that their brand is sucking out more value from the company than it creates. Others may simply see no alternative to trying to keep the brand going at any cost, even if that means aggressive discounting, cheap licensing, or oth

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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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The Big Picture of Business- When the Rules Don’t Fit the Game, Corporate Cultures Reflect Business Progress and Growth

Strategy Driven

Every business, company or organization goes through cycles in its evolution. At any point, each program or business unit is in a different phase from the others. Every astute organization assesses the status of each branch on its Business Tree™ and orients its management and team members to meet constant changes and fluctuations. It's not that some organizations 'click' and others do not.

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OTT Video Is Creating Cord-Extenders, Not Cord-Cutters

Harvard Business Review

This year’s Emmy ballot is being culled from the greatest number of scripted dramas eligible in the history of the Television Academy. From Orange Is the New Black to Game of Thrones, from House of Cards to Grace and Frankie , we are enjoying some of the highest-quality TV programming that’s ever been produced and we’re binge-watching many shows whenever and wherever we choose.

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Stereotypes Are Dangerous

Joseph Lalonde

T here’s a lot of sayings about stereotypes and making a good impression. You’ve probably heard a lot of the sayings. Once you label me you negate me. ― Søren Kierkegaard. Instead of being presented with stereotypes by age, sex, color, class, or religion, children must have the opportunity to learn that within each range, some people are loathsome and some are delightful. ― Margaret Mead.

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How to Make a Team of Stars Work

Harvard Business Review

In my early years as an executive search consultant in Argentina, I was frequently asked to hire senior investment bankers. Citibank and J.P. Morgan were the leading players in the region at the time, but as I contacted and interviewed most of their key bankers, I saw something strange going on. While both had top people, one was dramatically more successful in the market.

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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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General McChrystal Teaches Us that This is the Era for Teams of Teams

First Friday Book Synopsis

it’s a simple progression to grasp (not to implement and put into practice; but, to grasp). A person – a single person – develops skills. And then commits to using those skills effectively, while always adding to his/her skill set. And then, that person becomes a member of a team.

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Recruiting for Cultural Fit

Harvard Business Review

Culture fit is the glue that holds an organization together. That’s why it’s a key trait to look for when recruiting. The result of poor culture fit due to turnover can cost an organization between 50-60% of the person’s annual salary, according to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). But before the hiring team starts measuring candidates’ culture fit, they need to be able to define and articulate the organization’s culture – its values, goals, an

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Why Higher Ed and Business Need to Work Together

Harvard Business Review

Over the past decade, business has changed dramatically. As a result, workforce skills and requirements have also changed. There are jobs today that didn’t exist 10 years ago — data scientist, social media manager, app developer — and in five more, there will be new roles with new requirements that don’t exist now. But while this has happened, one sector has lagged behind: higher education.