Fri.May 01, 2015

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Character in Leadership: Part 2 of 3

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 is Part 2 of a 3-part series by Colonel Albers on traits that can make or break a leader. Steadfastness During Trials. In the first part of this series we looked at humility – and how true humility is a critical trait that involves right thinking about oneself.

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Finding The Energy To Do More With Less

Lead Change Blog

Last week I received a cartoon by Artell, over social media. The cartoon showed a group of people sitting around a conference table with this caption: I need your sales forecasts by Monday, your updated client list by Tuesday, your expense reports by Wednesday and your budget plans by Thursday. And by the way – why aren’t your people making more sales calls?

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First Look: Leadership Books for May 2015

Leading Blog

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in May. Connection Culture : The Competitive Advantage of Shared Identity, Empathy, and Understanding at Work by Michael Lee Stallard with Jason Pankau and Katharine P Stallard. The Hard Hat : 21 Ways to Be a Great Teammate by Jon Gordon. People Over Profit : Break the System, Live with Purpose, Be More Successful by Dale Partridge.

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4 Ways to Defeat the Voice of Experience

Leadership Freak

The negative result of experience is a closed mind. You think you can win in the present, because you won in the past.

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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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111: Getting Things Done (GTD) for Leaders | with David Allen

Engaging Leader

Being an engaging leader starts with engaging your own work and life optimally. Five years ago, Jesse had given up on the umpteenth system he’d tried for organization and productivity. As he went back to the drawing board, he discovered that a new approach had taken the world by storm. It was called Getting Things […] Being an engaging leader starts with engaging your own work and life optimally.

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Building a Connection Culture

Coaching Tip

One of the most powerful and least understood aspects of successful organizations is how employees' feelings of connection, community, and unity provide a competitive advantage. Employees in an organization with a high degree of connection are more engaged, more productive in their jobs, and less likely to leave for a competitor. They are also more trusting and cooperative; they are more willing to share information with their colleagues and therefore help them make well-informed decisions.

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No One Understands You by Heidi Grant Halverson & More Awesome than Money by Jim Dwyer – Coming for the June 5, 2015 First Friday Book Synopsis

First Friday Book Synopsis

I am on my way to present my synopsis of the book Becoming Steve Jobs for the May 1 First Friday Book Synopsis. Now in our 18th year for our monthly event, I love reading these books and preparing a synopsis from what I read. Each month, Karl Krayer and I each read a business book, […].

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7 Ways to Tell it May Be a God Thing — Helping Discern if God is In This

Ron Edmondson

And without faith it is impossible to please God… Hebrews 11:6. We live by faith, not by sight. 2 Corinthians 5:7. For we have no power to face this vast army that is attacking us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are upon you. 2 Chronicles 20:12. But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. 1 Corinthians 1:27.

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The Big Picture of Business – Business Moving Forward from the Dirty Side of the Recession.

Strategy Driven

The economy and business climate are now on the dirty side of the recession. Recognizing the damages done results in healthier run companies for the future. This is comparable to what is called the 'dirty side' of a storm, hurricane or other weather created disaster. During those clean-up periods, the infrastructure rebuilds and optimistically moves forward by correcting certain damages done by the storms.

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Fun Friday – weekly office cartoon #269 #ff

Rapid BI

Some office fun for a Friday Office Cartoon 269 “Sorry this is taking so long. My carrier is throttling my data!” 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 a look at some of our products […]. The post Fun Friday – weekly office cartoon #269 #ff appeared first on.

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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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Reel Leadership: 24 Leadership Lessons And Quotes From Marvel’s Avengers: Age Of Ultron

Joseph Lalonde

I enjoyed the first Avengers movie. Seeing Chris Evans as Captain America, Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man, Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner/Hulk, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton/Hawkeye, Scarlett Johnansson as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow, and Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury was amazing. I don’t believe it was as great as everyone said it was but it was still enjoyable.

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Why People Cry at Work

Harvard Business Review

The stress of the workplace can bring out plenty of feelings in all of us. As an executive coach, I see joy, sadness, frustration, and disappointment on a daily basis. But while we may experience an array of emotions at work, there’s a general consensus that we shouldn’t see anyone reduced to tears, hopelessness, or defeat on the job. If you as a manager have caused an employee to cry, your primary objective is not to let it happen again.

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3 Steps to Break Out in a Tired Industry

Harvard Business Review

Michael Levie, a seasoned hotel executive, and Rattan Chadha, a successful retail entrepreneur, were having dinner. The topic of conversation was the hotel industry. Both men thought that the industry was stale and too homogeneous relative to the diversity of customers it sought to serve. The industry had largely been unaltered since the onset of hotel chains over half a century ago.

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Retirement Planning Needs a Better UX

Harvard Business Review

President Obama recently called for a new fiduciary standard for retirement plan advisors, saying, “the rules governing retirement investments were written 40 years ago … I am calling on the DOL to update the rules.” You might have missed this story — or at least assumed that designing a fiduciary standard is the fraught work of policy makers.

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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 Myth of the High Growth Software Company

Harvard Business Review

How many software companies really make it big, at least in terms of revenue? McKinsey analyzed more than 3,000 software and online-services firms from a 22-year period, finding that fewer than a third reached $100 million in revenue growth. Only a handful of companies reached the elusive $4 billion mark. This data, combined with interviews with executives at 70 companies, led researchers to three main findings: Growth trumps all, including margin and cost structure; sustaining growth is really