Wed.Oct 12, 2016

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Using Conflict for Good—a Conversation with Nate Regier

Lead Change Blog

Conflict, from your home to the workplace, is inevitable. In fact, did you know that according to a Gallup Poll, negative conflict drains the U.S. economy by $350 BILLION a year in lost productivity and wasted energy? But conflict gets a bad rap. According to Nate Regier, co-founding owner and chief executive officer of Next Element , a global advisory firm specializing in building cultures of compassionate accountability, it shouldn’t be seen as an energy drain but as an energy source.

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Great Leaders Are Other-Focused

Leading in Context

By Linda Fisher Thornton There are many important roles leaders play. They are supporters, developers, guides, team builders, and imaginers. They are culture caretakers, roadblock removers and inspirers.

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Stop The People Pleasing Monster

Joseph Lalonde

I have a problem I’ll reluctantly reveal to you. My secret is an ugly one. It’s also one many other people have. My name is Joseph and I like to please people. On the surface, people pleasing seems like a great thing. We’re able to make people happy. We’re able to help people get work done. We may even be able to make someone else’s life easier.

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How to be Authentic Even When You’re Crazy Busy

Leadership Freak

Unfocused busyness leads to meaningless contribution. You get so busy that you forget who you are and what you’re really trying to accomplish. The secret to meaningful busyness is direction and reflection.

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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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Self-promotion v. corporate branding: a dilemma for women CEOs?

Strategy Driven

In today’s media-saturated business world, a company’s image is inextricably linked to the reputation of the CEO. Wall Street analysts, marketers and corporate communicators understand the importance of a CEO’s personal brand and how it affects demand for a company’s products or services and its market value. The “ personal brand ” of Marc Benioff of Salesforce.com or Tesla’s Elon Musk is an extension of the company.

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7 Reactions to Grief Which May Surprise You

Ron Edmondson

Over the years I’ve walked with dozens of people through the stages of grief. Grieving is mostly associated with loss – it could be the loss of a job, a relationship, or even a life. Whenever we lose something we value we grieve. It’s natural, healthy, and expected. I have learned no two people grieve exactly the same way. For me, for example, I’m often a delayed griever.

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4 Steps to Having More “Aha” Moments

Harvard Business Review

Marion Barraud for HBR. The owner of a graphic design firm worries that her clients have dried up despite her best efforts. Even a seemingly bulletproof marketing plan that worked in the past is now yielding crickets. What should she do? And how exactly should she go about deciding what’s best for her business? Your problem-solving instincts may tell you that she’d better start brainstorming and making a detailed spreadsheet with a step-by-step plan.

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The Key to Adaptable Companies Is Relentlessly Developing People

Harvard Business Review

There are organizations that are great at what they do, that are relentless at it. But it turns out there are very few that are great and relentless at people development. When it comes to preparing organizations for a complex, high-speed future, many people who work in those organizations, or in management science, talk about the imperative for “ continuous improvement ” in operations.

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Using Harsh Feedback to Fuel Your Career

Harvard Business Review

The first time I tried to enlist in the Marine Corps, I got laughed out of the recruiter’s office. At a pudgy 300 pounds, I was hardly an ideal candidate. The recruiter was just playing the odds when he took one look at me, pointed to the door, and told me to stop wasting his time. After months of diet and exercise, I did get a recruiter to take me seriously – and finally graduated from boot camp at 185 pounds, 18 months after that initial failed attempt.

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Strategic Humor: Cartoons from the November 2016 Issue

Harvard Business Review

Enjoy these cartoons from our new issue, and check back next issue for more! “Get ahold of yourself. There’s no such thing as a public speaking engagement under your bed.” Todd Condron. “He’s in a good mood today. He found out the New York Times is keeping an obituary on file for him.” Tom Toro. “I just want to see how you look in a cubicle.” Scott Masear.

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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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Companies Should Understand Where Cybercrime Thrives

Harvard Business Review

As global cybercrime increases, governments and businesses are struggling to keep up with the threats they are facing. Because of the changing and innovative methods of attack being used against them, it is of the utmost importance that they constantly refine their knowledge of the particular enemies they face. Our purpose here is to shed some light on the two biggest sources of cybercrime perpetrated by non-governmental agencies: Brazil and the former states of the Soviet Union.

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How Ratings and Awards Do (and Don’t) Benefit Companies

Harvard Business Review

In fine dining, a Michelin star is commonly seen as the ultimate certification that a restaurant meets a particular standard of excellence. As a result, Michelin stars attract diners willing to pay hundreds of dollars per person. What most industry outsiders don’t appreciate, though, is just how much is involved in achieving and maintaining a star rating.

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Are You Biased Against That Coworker You Don’t Like?

Harvard Business Review

At some point, we’ve all had a colleague that rubs us the wrong way. Someone who seems like a kiss-up or a curmudgeon, someone we wish were more deferential, or less arrogant. Someone who just grates on our nerves. In these situations, it’s worth taking a moment to pause and ask: is this person’s personality the problem or is something else going on?