Mon.Apr 07, 2014

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Transitions: My First Week as an Entrepreneur

Let's Grow Leaders

'As my regulars know, I’ve recently left my job as a Verizon Wireless executive to pursue my entrepreneurial dream. I promise that my blog will continue to be about ways to support you. With that said, I’ve received so many wonderful notes and lots of questions about what’s next as an entrepreneur, that I figured there were […].

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17 Ways to Teach Managers how to Coach

Great Leadership By Dan

'Welcome to the April 2014 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! For this month’s Carnival, I asked our community of leadership development experts the following question: “ Wouldn''t it be great if we could teach managers how to coach? What one book, website, or other resource would you recommend to a busy yet motivated manager who wants to learn how to be a better coach?

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10 Leadership Quotes From Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Joseph Lalonde

'O ne of my favorite comic book characters, next to Wolverine , has to be Captain America. His story is amazing. Steve Rogers started off as a scrawny boy who couldn’t cut it in the army, even though he wanted to serve his country. He was recruited for the super-soldier program and became a flying success. Isn’t this much like our leadership journeys?

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The wide world of choice

Persuasive Powerhouse

' . A recent discussion on about making career choices drew my interest as commenters indicated a variety of choices they could make around their careers within their workplaces. One comment that stopped me cold, however was one where someone said that you couldn’t choose your boss. Oh contraire! Even your boss is a choice you can make. It might be scary or uncomfortable but there are always choices.

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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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How to Create Smart Organizations

Leadership Freak

'Leave a comment on this post for a chance to win one of twenty-five copies of, ”The Idea-Driven Organization,” by Alan Robinson and Dean Schroeder.

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Leadership Myth: You Need a Title to Be a Leader

Nathan Magnuson

'Truth: Leadership is about influence, not position. Leadership is about one thing and one thing only: influence. Leaders use the influence they have to create positive change. The more positive change, the more influence. Go into any corporate boardroom, military garrison or government building and you’re bound to find someone who has a title and a position, but lacks the influence he or she needs to get the job done.

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When Did Accountability Become Passé?

Mills Scofield

'From customers’ and suppliers’ viewpoint, Company X is fast growing, exciting, and high-energy. Inside, though, Diamantini & Domeniconi and designed by Tak Cheung it’s a tornado. Fighting fires, arguing over who committed to what, why it didn’t happen, and noticing things that fell through the cracks in just enough time is normal.

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Their Commitment Might Mean More Than Our Insight

Marshall Goldsmith

'My friend, Dr. David Ulrich, is a highly respected thought leader, wonderful person and perhaps the world’s top HR consultant. Dave once taught me that effective performance can be seen as a function of the quality of an idea times the employee’s commitment to make it happen (EP = QI x C). One hundred percent commitment to a good idea will often result in higher performance than 50 percent commitment to a great idea.

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Unknown

Joseph Lalonde

'T here is no telling how many miles you will have to run while chasing a dream. The post Unknown appeared first on Joseph Lalonde.

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The Texas Challenge: Changing Ethnicity and Socioeconomic “Threats” – Insight from Changing Texas by Steve Murdock (and others)

First Friday Book Synopsis

'I have just discovered a remarkable resource. The resource is the Hobby Center for the Study of Texas at Rice University. (Yes, I know I should have known about this Center, and its useful web site earlier). Here’s how this started. I have finished reading Changing Texas: Implications of Addressing or Ignoring the Texas Challenge by Steve […].

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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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Four Ways To Drive Value For Your Customers

Eric Jacobson

'Great customer service tips from author Micah Solomon''s book, High-tech, High-touch Customer Service : You provide value when you deliver the four components that reliably create customer satisfaction : A perfect product or service Delivered in a caring, friendly manner On time (as defined by the customer) With the backing of an effective problem-resolution process Micah has been named by the Financial Post as “a new guru of customer service excellence.

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When stress has you in over your head

Deep Imprints

'When your world is crashing, and your stress level is to the roof, it is tempting to think that if a few things would just change, then we could really trust God. The thing is that we are complex people. When our emotions are engaged, or traumatized from the past, our natural response is to […].

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Criminal Accusations Don’t Belong on Your Online Community

Managing Communities

'Please Update Your ManagingCommunities.com RSS Feed Subscription This feed has moved to: [link] I apologize for the trouble. For more details, please read my post on the matter. Thank you.

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We are on the path to 1,000 sales leads.

Strategy Driven

'Last week I wrote about the big picture of what it would take to attract 1,000 leads, both the philosophy and structure of what would create the attraction. I also talked about all the research I did to find ‘the best time’ to tweet, re-tweet, post, and take other social actions in order to get the full measure of exposure. Turns out no one really knows the best time.

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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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Beware the Visionary in “Silicon Valley”

The Idolbuster

'[link]. In the new HBO show Silicon Valley, Mike Judge sets his sights on, you guessed it, Silicon Valley. Judge is a comedic genius at nailing and exaggerating the small details. Who can forget “ Is this best for the company ?” from Office Space. In fact, its cousin “You Need to do What is Best For the Company” helped me recognize my corporate idolatry , and changed my life my life for the better.

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RapidBI Daily Business Cartoon #52

Rapid BI

' ”My boss really screwed up today. He accidentally made me feel valued and respected.

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The Key to Lasting Behavioral Change: Think Goal, Not Tactic

Harvard Business Review

'Why can’t I force myself to go to the gym before work? Get my high-priority work done before I check my email? Stop letting my expense reports pile up? Why am I so bad at changing? Even the most motivated people can get stuck, frustrated, and lose hope during the process of behavioral change. As a time coach, I see this happen when clients become so fixated on specific tactics — getting up at 5 am, say, to make time for the gym, or a hard-and-fast rule that they never check email before 1

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0507 | Denise Brosseau: Full Transcript

LDRLB

'This is a full transcript of LDRLB episode 0507, an interview with Denise Brosseau. DAVID: So who are you, and what do you do? DENISE: My name is Denise Brosseau, and what I specialize in is helping leaders become thought leaders. What do I mean by that? I work with executives and entrepreneurs. I work with social entrepreneurs and professional service folks, and I’m really all about having you amplify your impact in the world.

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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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The Problem with Being Too Nice

Harvard Business Review

'Leaders are placed under a tremendous amount of pressure to be relatable, human and … nice. Many yield to this instinct, because it feels much easier to be liked. Few people want to be the bad guy. But leaders are also expected to make the tough decisions that serve the company or the team’s best interests. Being too nice can be lazy, inefficient, irresponsible, and harmful to individuals and the organization.

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My Thoughts on Bob Coy’s Resignation — And the Epidemic of Moral Failure in the Church

Ron Edmondson

'I was devastated — heart sick — this morning to open my Facebook and the top story shared by a couple ministry friends was the resignation of pastor Bob Coy due to moral failure. Coy founded and led Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale, one of the largest and fastest growing churches in the United States, attracting some 20,000 people every week.

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How to Adapt to American-Style Self-Promotion

Harvard Business Review

'Imagine you’re at a networking event in the United States and you hear your colleague make the following statement to a potential employer: “… I’d be very interested in learning more about your company to see if there might be a fit for me. Before doing my MBA, I worked at Bain Consulting and then prior to that was an officer in the army…”. Understanding that this is only a portion of the conversation, how would you judge what you happened to hear?

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Why Family Businesses Come Roaring out of Recessions

Harvard Business Review

'The family business is still widely regarded as an ineffective organizational form (read this , this , or that paper), especially in the US, even though recent evidence challenges this perception. Some studies (see here or here ) have shown that during periods of economic growth, family-managed companies in the US actually perform better than professionally managed businesses.

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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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Which Customers to Listen to, When

Harvard Business Review

'AOL, Nokia, RIM, Kodak, DEC. All the same story: once-great companies that suffered disruption. In business, if you’re not listening to the right customers, it can all disappear before you realize what’s happening. Many modern businesses take stock in the reality of disruptive innovation and try to react accordingly. In the software industry, giants like Microsoft, SAP, Oracle, and IBM have all invested heavily in the cloud technologies that are disrupting software.

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A Simple Theory for Why School and Health Costs Are So Much Higher in the U.S.

Harvard Business Review

'The costs of education, health care, and the live performing arts are growing at about the same rate in all the OECD countries—and yet the costs of these services are much higher in the United States. For example, U.S. total educational spending, as a share of GDP, is about is 26% higher than the average of the other OECD countries. A team led by Edward N.

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