Tue.Apr 08, 2014

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Three Simple, Hard and Personally Rewarding Rules to Change Everything!

N2Growth Blog

'By Damian “Skipper” Pitts. Chair, Organizational Development, N2Growth. Are you looking for that much?needed strategic advantage in life? Are you looking to gain an edge over the competition to get that job you believe and think is already yours? If so, all it takes is learning how to follow three simple rules to develop a shift in your mindset to hone your skills to become a stronger leader for yourself and others.

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4 Ways to Unleash Leadership Energy

Lead Change Blog

'Following is a guest article from Achim Nowak. Achim has a distinctive ability to connect deeply and authentically with others in a way that ignites their passion and energy. It is my pleasure to share some of his wisdom with you here. By the time I get hired to coach a senior executive, he’s been subjected [.] Author information Susan Mazza Susan has worked with organizations and individuals around the world for over 25 years in developing relationships that work and producing exceptional res

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The 40 Best Leadership Quotes

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

'There’s a good reason leadership quotes are popular. A few lines can pack a lot of information that teach and inspire. In A Tweet, a Blog Post, and a Profound Teaching I shared quotes from my own writing. These are the top leadership quotes by others. (If I missed one of your favorites, please share it in the comments.). The only safe ship in a storm is leadership.

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In Search of the Perfect “Boss”

Lead Change Blog

'No one hates the “B” word as much as I do, so why did I chose that word for the title of my first book? Because despite all our efforts to “lead change” and encourage servant leadership, most of our readers are struggling in imperfect hierarchical organizations working for an imperfect boss. And even as [.] Author information Karin Hurt CEO at Let''s Grow Leaders Karin hurt is CEO of Let''s Grow Leaders, a leadership consulting firm focused on helping companies achieve

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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 Delicate Art Of Persuading Your Boss

Tanveer Naseer

'The following is a guest piece by Karin Hurt. You’re got a brilliant idea to transform the business. Or maybe you’re just trying to stop the stupid train from rolling over the great work your team has done over the last year. You make your case to your boss, but she’s not convinced. What next? There’s the camp that would say back down, after all that’s why she get’s paid the “big bucks.

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The Two Qualities that Make Leaders Great

Leadership Freak

'Some leaders are humble. Others are driven. The great ones are both. When Jim Collins set out to write, “Good to Great,” he set out to write about great organizations, not great leaders.

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Top 40 Team Building Quotes

Lead by Adventure

'Leadership quotes are abundant and typically easy to find. Quotes about team building are a bit more challenging to uncover. I have spent the past few months collecting these quotes and hope that you will find them useful for you and your team. Use them for teaching tools, for team motivation , and to keep your team on track. Many of the following quotes are tweet-able (not sure if that’s a word, but it sounds good to me!

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Leadership: Challenges Can Help Us Learn and Grow

Lead from Within

'She decided to grow a flower garden, and went about it as methodically as she did most things: studying the soil, choosing and planting the seeds with care, nourishing the ground, watering and tending week after week. When her garden started to bloom, she had the beautiful flowers she’d dreamed of—but along with them were sprouting dandelions. She went to the books to study on how to get rid of them, but after trying the techniques, the dandelions were still there.

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Deliver Your Message, that Flows from Your “True Voice,” in Your Best Speaking Voice

First Friday Book Synopsis

'We hear a lot about “finding your voice.” It’s a wonderful theme, and a genuine challenge – to find your authentic, inner, true-to-yourself voice. (I got an e-mail about this today). I always think of Diane Rehm’s book, Finding My Voice, when I read anything on this theme. I’m a fan, a big believer, in […].

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Say It 7 Times

CO2

'by Gary Cohen. “My fascination with letting images repeat and repeat–or in film’s case ‘run on’–manifests my belief that we spend much of our lives seeing without observing.” - Andy Warhol. Say it 7 times to make it so. There is a reason this became an adage. It works. It works so well that a friend of mine Buckley Brinkman, Executive Director of Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership , made 7 Times a policy.

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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 Cycle of Uncertainty and Three Steps to Break Out of It

Change Starts Here

'Are there questions you’re avoiding asking at work because you don’t want to know the answer? Perhaps the actions of a leader in your organization make you doubt their commitment to the change, but instead of asking where they stand, you get frustrated by their inconsistency. Or perhaps a colleague seems to be encroaching on your area, but rather than ask, you find yourself protecting your turf.

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“The Best Minds Are Made Even Better By Their Ability To Work With Others” – Walter Isaacson’s next Book will be on the Digital Age and Collaborations

First Friday Book Synopsis

'Collaborate, verb: to work with another person or group in order to achieve or do something work jointly on an activity, esp. to produce or create something. Collaboration isn’t an airy concept but a practice that’s found in our daily reality… Time to plant the fields? Everybody pitched in and got it done. Harvest time? The […].

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The Best Kind of Accountability Coach

Your Voice of Encouragement

'Several years ago we retained the services of a marketing consultant who gave us some terrific ideas for growing our business. In the process of working together, I got to know “Brian” well, both personally and professionally. On occasion, he’d confide in me about challenges he was facing with his college-age son. I remember one time in particular.

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The intellectual property of crowdsourcing

Chartered Management Institute

'Whenever you invite outside sources into your innovation process it is inevitable that you will attract many more unsuccessful ideas than successful ones. Dell Idea Storm for instance are said to convert around 3% of ideas into actionable improvements, with the Starbucks ideas platform Starbucks Ideas converting just 0.5%.

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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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7 “BE’s” of Effective Leadership and Management

Ron Edmondson

'One of the chief goals of this blog is to encourage better leadership. In this post, I’m including the term management. I believe the two are different functions, but both are vital to a healthy organization. Whether you lead or manage a large or small organization — or church — there are principles for being effective. Here are 7: Be aware – Know your team.

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Risk Management Warning Flag 2 – Normalcy Bias

Strategy Driven

'“ It can’t happen here …”. Sinclair Lewis (1885 – 1951). American Novelist and Playwright. Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature (1930). …but what if it could? Failing to adequately prepare for adverse events places an organization at significant risk. Indeed, such shortcomings have contributed to the fall of nations, demise of companies, and severe injury and death of countless people.

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RapidBI Daily Business Cartoon #53

Rapid BI

' ”Peanut butter and jelly are completely different but they’ve been together forever. If they can do it, so can you!

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Four Ways to Adapt to an Aging Workforce

Harvard Business Review

'Calls to maximize the utility of older workers — by honoring experience, providing training opportunities, and offering flexible work and retirement options — began to sound at least a decade ago. HBR contributors have suggested we “ retire retirement ” and “ adapt for an aging workforce.”. But proposing reform is one thing. Instituting it is another.

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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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Which Messages Go Viral and Which Ones Don’t

Harvard Business Review

'A recent study demonstrated that we can successfully predict which messages will go viral and which will not. This study showed that the ideas that are destined to spread have a characteristic signature at their origin — that is, quite literally, within the brain of the sender. These messages specifically activate key regions in two circuits in the sender’s brain: the “reward” circuit, which registers the value of the message to the sender, and the “mentalizing” circuit, which activates when we

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How African Firms Can Make the Most of Outside Investment

Harvard Business Review

'Trade between Africa and China surpassed $200 billion this year , strengthening China’s position as Africa’s biggest trade partner, a position it has now held since 2009. Less than 15 years ago, the corresponding value was a modest $10 billion. This statistic demonstrates the growing pulling power that Africa holds for foreign investors. Beyond trade relationships, investors increasingly look at African consumers and see immense opportunity to invest locally.

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In France, Grape Growers Use Price to Punish Nontraditional Winemakers

Harvard Business Review

'Economists would have you believe that prices are determined by economic forces, but sometimes they’re used as rewards and punishments. In France, many of the 15,000 Champagne grape growers charge less to those among the 66 Champagne makers that fit the traditional mold of being old and independently managed by descendants of the founders, and that don’t produce supermarket brands.

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Why Your Analytics are Failing You

Harvard Business Review

'Many organizations investing millions in big data, analytics, and hiring quants appear frustrated. They undeniably have more and even better data. Their analysts and analytics are first-rate, too. But managers still seem to be having the same kinds of business arguments and debates — except with much better data and analytics. The ultimate decisions may be more data-driven but the organizational culture still feels the same.

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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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Improve Decision-Making With Help From the Crowd

Harvard Business Review

'Most decisions in organizations are made by escalating them up the management hierarchy — and it’s usually the highest paid person in the room’s opinion (“HIPPO”) that prevails. The HIPPO model of decision-making will likely always be with us. But with the rise of digital technology, and with it the ability to get immediate feedback from customers and communities, crowdsourcing has become a powerful alternative for driving important decisions.

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What Matters About Mozilla: Employees Led the Coup

Harvard Business Review

'Brendan Eich had been CEO of Mozilla only two weeks when he resigned under pressure last Thursday because he’d financially supported California’s Proposition 8, banning same-sex marriage, in 2008. Whether you view his resignation as a form of mob rule that stifles free speech or as a necessary outcome for a mission-driven open-source organization that must maintain the goodwill of employees , one thing is clear: we are going to be seeing a lot more of this.