November, 2011

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Leadership & Curiosity

N2Growth Blog

By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth. Have you ever noticed how the best leaders also tend to be the most curious leaders? Great leaders simply aren’t satisfied with what they know. They possess an insatiable curiosity for discovery and learning – they are in constant pursuit of what they don’t know, and what lies ahead.

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10 Essential Steps To Leadership Excellence

Terry Starbucker

Every successful leader gets this question posed to them at one time or another: “How did you do it?” It’s always enlightening to read and hear the answers, because, after all, these folks have the benefit of hindsight to piece together all the relevant and important steps that led them to the top of the heap. I’ve been fortunate enough in my 30 year career to have been asked that question too, and after a good bit of reflection, I can break it down to 10 essential steps:

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A Challenge for Leaders

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Coaching Leadership Development “Despite the economic recession, more employees are looking for opportunities outside of their organization than in 2008, suggesting that 2011 will be a challenging year for retention (and a hot market for firms to attract top talent).” Blessing White, 2011 Employee Engagement Report What is happening?

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Antidote for Widespread Employee Discontent

Michael Lee Stallard

For the second year in a row, 84 percent of American workers intend to actively look for a new job. This according to a recent survey by Right Management. This is consistent with other research. Last year, The Conference Board published a report with the subtitle “America’s Unhappy Workers.” The report pictured storm clouds on its cover and concluded that employee satisfaction was at its lowest point since The Conference Board began surveying it more that 20 years ago.

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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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5 Keys to Effectively Communicating Appreciation in the Workplace

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post by Paul White: As I travel around the country to consult for businesses and organizations, I hear the same message over and over—both from leaders and from their employees: “People are getting burned out. We have to do more work with less people, making do with the budget that we have,” or, “We need to do something to show our workers appreciation but funds are tight.

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Three Power Phrases to Disarm a Verbal Aggressor

The Recovering Engineer

When you feel that you have been verbally attacked, it is incredibly difficult to think of the right words to calm the situation and disarm a verbal aggressor. Developing power phrases for use in various situations can help you get past this mental roadblock so that you can respond calmly and quickly in a wide range of situations. In working with workshop participants and coaching clients to find good ways to address specific, emotionally charged situations, I have learned three power phrases yo

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Peter Drucker And The Five Deadly Business Sins

Terry Starbucker

The other day I was cleaning out some of my old files and I came across an article I had copied from the Wall Street Journal back on October 21st, 1993, written by Peter Drucker. It was entitled, “ The Five Deadly Business Sins ”. After scanning through the lessons I remembered why I took the time to make a copy of the article. The advice was classic Drucker – simple, straightforward, and timeless.

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What Your Attitude Needs Is A Swift Kick in the Butt…

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development I hate being around “downers.” You know the kind I’m talking about. Not only is the glass “half empty” to them, but they would be quick to add, “My glass is chipped, it has a greasy film on it, the water is lukewarm and hey, I wanted tea, not water!” I want to have a [.

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Leadership is a relationship

Lead on Purpose

Merriam-Webster’s dictionary lists several definitions for the word relationship. The term is generally used to denote family ties, but it’s also used as a state of connecting or binding participants. Actions that bring people together and bind them in a common cause are key to building effective relationships. I was first introduced to the statement ‘leadership is a relationship’ in the book The Leadership Challenge by James Kouzes and Barry Posner.

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What The Marshmallow Challenge Can Teach Us About Fostering Team Success

Tanveer Naseer

Imagine walking into work one day and your boss decides to divide you into teams of four with the following challenge – to build the largest structure you can using 20 sticks of spaghetti, one yard of tape, one yard of string and one marshmallow, which has to be placed at the top of the structure. It’s an unusual assignment, to be sure, but it’s also the basis of a sociological experiment on teamwork called “ The Marshmallow Challenge ”.

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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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What Crabs in a Pot Have to Do with Leadership Presence

Next Level Blog

Last week, I spent an afternoon sparking a conversation on leadership presence with a group of rising leaders in a well known organization. The conversation turned to how difficult it can be to lead. Please click the headline to read the whole story.

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Six Questions to Make Sure You Have Communicated Effectively

The Recovering Engineer

The communication process really should be easy. You say something to another person. They hear it. They act in a way that is consistent with what you said. End of discussion. And, it’s not quite that easy. In reality, the process for spoken communication goes like this: You get a picture in your mind of what you want to communicate. You convert that picture into words, tone, and body language that describes the picture as you see it.

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The November 2011 Leadership Development Carnival

Great Leadership By Dan

Welcome to the November 6, 2011 edition of leadership development carnival! There's no theme this month, no cute nicknames, no commentary, just a straightforward list of 45 of the best posts submitted for your reading pleasure. Actually, it's supposed to be a beautiful Fall day here in New England, and the Carnival host is anxious to head over to the Maine seacoast for some seafood with Mrs.

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One Word Leaders Should Never Use

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development Today’s guest post is by Mike Figliuolo, (@thoughtLEADERS) the author of One Piece of Paper: The Simple Approach to Powerful, Personal Leadership (you can get your copy by clicking here). You can learn more about Mike and his book at the end of the post. Here’s Mike: I hate the use of the word “just” [.] One Word Leaders Should Never Use.

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5 Ways to Improve DE&I in the Workplace

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are critical for an organization’s success. And companies that take bold action to help ensure an inclusive workplace will win every time. Discover how your company can create a culture that celebrates DE&I while achieving higher revenue and growth.

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Homeless, Not Helpless: Entrepreneurship in Unlikely Places | In the.

In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife. Main menu Home. Leadership. Branding. Life. Homeless, Not Helpless: Entrepreneurship in Unlikely Places. by John • November 13, 2011 • Branding , Life , Marketing • 5 Comments. I’ve never thought of the homeless as innovative or entrepreneurial. I suspect few do. Some might say these lost souls don’t have an enterprising bone in their bodies; if they did, they wouldn’t be homeless.

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It’s Not You, It’s Me – Is Narcissism Good for Leadership?

Tanveer Naseer

When it comes to the portrayal of leadership in films and other fictional outlets, there’s a common tendency to present the leader as someone who is unmistakably confident and self-assured; who gives off an air of authority and a willingness to direct others towards the best path to take to get them out their current predicament. In many ways, this makes sense as when we think of a good leader, the traits that often come to mind are confidence, authority and dominance.

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Lessons in Winning Gracefully from Coach K

Next Level Blog

In what ended up being a pretty close game, Duke beat Michigan State at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night. In the process, Coach Mike Krzyzewski set a record by winning his 903 division I. Please click the headline to read the whole story.

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Do You Want to Land the Job of Your Dreams?

Women on Business

Guest post by Patricia Sadar (learn more about Patricia at the end of this post). You may consider yourself a superwoman when it comes to juggling your calendar, work schedule, friends, and loved ones. Take a moment to answer the following questions to see how committed you are: Do you have a solid career plan with time lines? Do you know what your next career step is?

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No Ego: How Leaders Can Cut the Cost of Drama, End Entitlement and Drive Big Results

Speaker: Cy Wakeman, M.S., CSP, President, Reality-Based Leadership

Most HR leadership philosophies are grounded in two completely faulty assumptions — “change is hard” and “engagement drives results.” Those beliefs have inspired expensive attempts to keep change from being disruptive to employees. What these engagement programs actually do is create and reinforce feelings of victim-hood and leave employees unprepared to adapt to real changes that are necessary for the health and profitability of their enterprises.

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Learn to “Act” like a Leader

Great Leadership By Dan

Like it or not, “presence” is an important competency for any leader. You know it when you see it – a leader with presence exudes self-confidence, is self-assured, can be passionate about their beliefs, commands attention, communicates well, and makes people around them feel better and more self-assured. Regardless of where you stand on the presidential candidates, it’s clear that Bill Clinton and Ronald Reagan had it, while Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter did not.

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Leadership Is a Choice

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development I recently attended a Rypple webinar led by John Baldoni. In it he said, “Leadership is a choice.” It’s a seemingly obvious conclusion. However, there are layers of meaning to John’s statement that proved to me to be quite compelling. Too often we work with leaders who never made the choice. They merely act a [.

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The ?M? Word: A Company's Most Underrated Intangible | In the CEO.

In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife. Main menu Home. Leadership. Branding. Life. The “M” Word: A Company’s Most Underrated Intangible. by John • November 30, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership , Life , Marketing , Strategy • 0 Comments. The dictionary describes “momentum” as a strength or force that keeps growing. Gamblers in the rush of a hot-streak believe in the force.

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4 Steps To Ensure A Successful Outcome In Your Negotiations

Tanveer Naseer

There’s a common saying that the one thing we fear the most is speaking in public. Given the number of conflicts we’re seeing between various parties in sports, business and political circles, it’s not hard to imagine that the next thing most of us would dread is having to negotiate a deal. Indeed, it seems that most negotiations today tend to erupt into conflicts between the vested parties, thanks to there being a greater interest in escalating talks towards a showdown than fo

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Innovation: Five Signs You Might Be Faking It

Every company wants to be a leader in innovation, but how can you tell if your company is really innovating or just going through the motions? See the 5 signs you might be faking innovation and what to do if you are.

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Dear Joe Paterno – One Alumni’s Letter to Our Fallen Coach

Modern Servant Leader

Our Weeping Nittany Lion. Dear Joe, In addition to others, especially the victims, I am praying for you and Sue. You could not have stopped it, but you could have mitigated this catastrophe. Therefore, I want you to know, while I may not agree with the method, I must support the university’s decision to let you go. As a Christian, I forgive you.

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The Key Missing Piece

Persuasive Powerhouse

I just know somehow that you are a good leader. You enjoy what you do, you get results, and you work hard to develop the relationships that will allow you to have an impact on your organization and beyond. I know that if you make the effort to read this blog, you are trying your [.

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Leaders Should Be Competent – But Not Too Competent

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post from David C. Baker. Does a manager/leader need to be really good at what they manage? I would say for some professions, like sales, they do. What do you think? After interviewing more than 10,000 employees at 600+ companies, you start noticing patterns in effective leaders. Recognizing these patterns is a crucial step for first-time (and long-time) managers, as I’ve written about in Managing (Right) for the First Time.

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We are stronger, wiser & more beautiful together.

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development My husband and I recently attended the most beautiful and unique dinner party of our lives. Every family in attendance was from a different part of the world: Russia, Canada, Mexico, Africa, Asia, India, Pakistan, South America, and the United States. We were a variety of colors and ages. We spoke different native languages and [.

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Tough Comp Conversations: A Guide For Doing Them Right

Speaker: Rusty Lindquist, VP Strategic HR Insights at Bamboo HR

Compensation can be tricky, few things carry as much emotional weight as comp. And with the increased transparency in the market, combined with our collective propensity to rate ourselves against others, the frequency of these very difficult conversations is increasing. In this webinar, we will deconstruct some of the psychology around comp. We’ll take an analytic look at comp’s role in the employee experience, and then we’ll get really tactical with guidance on very specific compensation conver

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What Ever Happened to the Pepsi Generation? | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife. Main menu Home. Leadership. Branding. Life. What Ever Happened to the Pepsi Generation? by John • November 20, 2011 • Branding , Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 4 Comments. The concept of a Pepsi advertising campaign designed to capture America’s youth had its roots in the 1960’s. But it wasn’t until the 1980’s that “The Choice of a New Generation” struck 14-24 year olds like a social tsunami.

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How To Use Your Leadership to Inspire Greatness

Tanveer Naseer

One of the responsibilities that comes with leadership is not only to communicate the vision or purpose behind your employees’ shared efforts, but to ensure that your team stays motivated and on track to achieving their goals. Under normal circumstances, this can prove challenging to sustain over the long term as employees grapple with various obstacles that stand in their path.

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Seven Simple Ways to Subtly Influence Others

Kevin Eikenberry

It had been a long day of work and travel, and it was going to get longer. Due to weather issues around the country, flights across the eastern half of the U.S. were delayed and canceled. It was snowing heavily in Denver, where I had just landed to find my connecting flight canceled. I quickly [.].

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Five Techniques That Make You Matter Most

Leadership Freak

The need to tell others you’re important suggests you don’t feel important. Insecure leaders need to build, protect, and validate themselves. They spend their days like male peacocks fluffing their tail feathers. “Look at me, I’m beautify; I’m important.” Fluffing activities suggest people don’t believe they matter. You must believe you matter: “Everything you will [.].

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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.