Tue.May 12, 2015

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S is for Selflessness…Coffee anyone?

General Leadership

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. From Our Early Files: Originally Published. 22 May 2013. “Everybody can be great because anybody can serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love. And you can be that servant.” Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Inspired To Bravery – A Leadercast 2015 Recap

Lead Change Blog

I attended Leadercast 2015 last Friday. The conference topic was The Brave Ones. I had some major takeaways from the simulcast that I wanted to share. I confess I wasn’t excited about going. I was not inspired by last year’s event. However, this year’s event challenged and energized. It was the best day I’ve spent in quite a while. Andy Stanley. Bold leadership comes from clarity around an unreasonable commitment to what should be.

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This Is What Real Leaders Do

Tanveer Naseer

Over the past few weeks, I’ve had several fascinating discussions with leaders from different organizations and industries about the various challenges they’re grappling with within their workplace. For some of these leaders, the major issue they face is how to improve employee engagement levels within their division. For another group, the main challenge they want to address is how to make emotional intelligence a key foundation stone in their leadership within an organization whose

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7 Tips to Build a Business Based on Relationships

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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Relationship Currency Transforms a Transactional World

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

You might think this has become a transactional world, where important decisions are made solely on the basis of price. It certainly might look like that, especially in the wild San Francisco Bay real estate market where housing prices are at an all time high and competition is fierce. But my experience last month challenges this belief. I moved from the east coast to the San Francisco Bay area last summer.

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11 Ways for Leaders to Encourage Innovation from Their Employees

Great Leadership By Dan

I often hear managers blame “the company” for not allowing employees to be innovative. While that may be true to some extent, it frustrates me that these managers don’t seem to understand that in the eyes of their employees, they are they company. Regardless of what kind of company you may work in, there is plenty a leader can do to create an environment where employees are encouraged to be innovative.

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Interview for Radio Reflection

Persuasive Powerhouse

. Radio Reflection interviewed me about leadership, coaching, writing… and more. You can listen in here. About 30 minutes worth, and you can listen in here. .

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It Takes Each Of Us To Make A Difference For All Of Us

Lead from Within

Competition today is fierce; change is everywhere and windows of opportunity seem to be gone before they are fully open. In times like this the responsibility of leadership can feel heavier than usual. But it doesn’t have to be this way. The honest truth is this: We can all succeed and we can all be less stressed if everyone has the opportunity to lead and does their share.

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Reflecting on David Letterman’s Departure, and Tom Brady’s Rule Breaking

First Friday Book Synopsis

These are not related, except that they are both top-of-mind in our current events discussions. #1 – David Letterman is about to wrap it up… On May 22, 1992, Johnny Carson hosted his last Tonight Show. On May 20, 2015, David Letterman will host his last show. Folks from my generation watched Johnny Carson, probably too many […].

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Encourage Excellent Internal Customer Service

Eric Jacobson

Too often, we think of only external customer service, and forget about the need for excellent internal customer service. No matter what type of business, organization or team you lead, teach your team members/ employees the need for and importance of internal customer service. Similar to external customer service, that means employees/team members should: 1.

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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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7 Unfair Criticisms or Generalizations of Large or Growing Churches

Ron Edmondson

I have only been in ministry about 14 years. In that time, I have been part of two revitalization churches and two church plants. We have been graced with tremendous growth in all four churches. One church was a smaller church, but the other three have grown to be considered larger churches. I grew up in a large church. So, that is most of my church experience.

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Four Daily Questions For Leaders

Eric Jacobson

I'm a big fan of the magazine, Experience Life. Particularly the monthly Perspective column by Bahram Akradi , the founder and CEO of Life Time Fitness. Akradi tackled self-reflection awhile back. He firmly believes the business model that if you aren't innovating you are dying. And, to innovate, you have to regularly fine-tune both your business and your life.

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Are You a Time Warrior?

Your Voice of Encouragement

“The best futures get created in the present moment.” – Steve Chandler in Time Warrior I just finished reading the last “time management” book I’ll ever need. Actually, referring to Time Warrior by Steve Chandler as that kind of book is a misnomer. Because it’s so much more. Chandler nails the culprits that prevent us from getting the most from each day, such as: A need to please and be liked by others Self-doubts about our ability to get organized or accomplish our goals Wrong-headed belief tha

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To Win People Over, Speak to Their Wants and Needs

Harvard Business Review

Practicing empathy can be difficult, because you have to step outside your comfort zone to understand someone else’s point of view. But it’s essential to exercising influence. It’s how method actors move us to feel, think, or act differently — they deeply immerse themselves in their characters, trying on new ways of being and behaving.

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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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The Best CMOs Combine 4 Leadership Styles

Harvard Business Review

I’ve known the Timberland brand from a tender age. My father, who was more or less raised in his family’s shoe factory in Lynn, Massachusetts, became a shoe designer. His claim to fame? He was one of the lead designers to work on that famous boot. The Timberland work boot and the now iconic logo were emblems of my childhood. For me, Timberland stood for something.

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AI Is Getting Good Enough to Delegate the Work It Can’t Do

Harvard Business Review

Nicholas Blechman. When most people think about humans and robots working together, they tend to assume that it’s the human giving the instructions. Robots, after all, are good at following commands or rote tasks, not the messy world of management, right? In fact, artificial intelligence is quickly encroaching on key aspects of management, like task assignment and performance evaluation.

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Turn Digital Overload to Your Advantage

Harvard Business Review

Yes, you almost certainly receive more emails than you can reply to or even read. Yes, there are way more must-read blog posts and articles and newsletters than you can actually take in. And yes, the combined number of your LinkedIn connections, Twitter contacts, and Facebook friends almost certainly exceeds the Dunbar constant. But digital overload is also an enormous professional asset.

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What Is Strategy, Again?

Harvard Business Review

If you read what Peter Drucker had to say about competition back in the late ’50s and early ‘60s, he really only talked about one thing: competition on price. He was hardly alone — that was evidently how most economists thought about competition, too. It was this received opinion Michael Porter was questioning when, in 1979, he mapped out four additional competitive forces in “ How Competitive Forces Shape Strategy.” “Price competition can’t be all there

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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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Small Wins Go a Long Way in Improving U.S. Rail Transportation

Harvard Business Review

Big systems changes can seem daunting. Problems such as reinventing education, addressing climate change, improving health outcomes, transforming giant enterprises, or renewing transportation infrastructure – my topic during national Infrastructure Week, May 11-15 – are long-term in nature, involve factors outside the control of any one organization, and sometimes lack a clear path forward.

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What Tesla and Apple Both Know About Entering New Markets

Harvard Business Review

Electric car maker Tesla recently seized headlines when it announced plans to enter the market for battery-based, power-backup systems for homes, businesses, and utilities. To the extent that enthusiasm about Tesla’s entry into the market is warranted — and I argue that it is — it is not because of Tesla’s elegantly designed and cleverly branded Powerwall system per se.