April, 2012

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The Myth of Potential

N2Growth Blog

By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth. Here’s the thing – We all have potential, maybe some more than others, but we all have it. Potential is easy to recognize, but not so easy to realize. Most of us intrinsically recognize the gift of potential, but many simply choose to do nothing about it, and sadly, it’s the rare few who will maximize their potential.

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The 7 Failures That Will Make You a Better Leader

Terry Starbucker

“ Success Covers a Multitude of Blunders ”. That was a famous quote from George Bernard Shaw, and it has always stuck with me throughout my career as a leader and executive. What it ultimately told me was yes, I was going to fail – multiple times. But if I was truly determined to overcome, or “cover” them, I absolutely needed to learn from every failure, and leverage that accumulated learning into success.

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12 Simple Tips to All-Win Negotiations: Part II

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development Last week we detailed the first set of tips to get you on your way to an all-win negotiation. Remember, a negotiation is defined as a mutual discussion and arrangement of the terms of a transaction or agreement, or the process of attempting to agree on a solution. Society is not getting any less competitive, [.].

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Is Facebook Making Us Lonely?

Michael Lee Stallard

Check out this excellent article in The Atlantic entitled “ Is Facebook Making Us Lonely? ” Some eye-popping statistics and quotes from the article include: In 1950 less than 10 percent of American households contained only one person. By 2010, nearly 27 percent had just one person. A 2010 AARP survey found that 35 percent of adults older than 45 were chronically lonely as opposed to 20 percent a decade earlier.

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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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20 Signs That You Can’t Trusted as a Leader

Great Leadership By Dan

“Trust is the lubrication that makes it possible for organizations to work.”. - Leadership Guru Warren Bennis. “In leadership, there are no words more important than trust. In any organization, trust must be developed among every member of the team if success is going to be achieved.”. - Duke Basketball Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski. “If I can’t trust you, then I can’t work with you – end of story.”. - Leadership Blogger Dan McCarthy.

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Two People To Keep Your Eye On At Work.

Rich Gee Group

I’ve always said, keep your eyes on people who live at the ends of any spectrum. In politics, be wary of the extreme conservative or liberal. In sports, be wary of the player who swings for the fences or the one who waits to be walked. In school, stand back and watch the student who [.].

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The One Leadership Secret That Will Never Involve A Mobile Device (or Any Computer)

Terry Starbucker

“We live in a technological universe in which we are always communicating. And yet we have sacrificed conversation for mere connection.” – Sherry Turkle. We are living in an extraordinary era where digital communications has revolutionized the way we live, work, and play. For those of us old enough to remember a world without “devices” or “portables”, the possession of all that computing power and global reach in the palms of our hands is awe inspiring.

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Are you making choices that matter?

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development Self Leadership Workplace Issues I grew up in rural North Dakota and would occasionally see movies about events that are a part of our history but were not a part of my reality: Movies about the civil rights movement or the Holocaust. Watching those movies would instantly trigger my adrenalin, raise my heart-rate and make every cell in my [.].

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The Tao of Bubba Watson

Next Level Blog

With a seemingly impossible shot off the pine straw, Bubba Watson set himself up to win the Masters on Sunday. After he sank the winning putt in a playoff, he stood on the green, hugged his caddy, hugged his mom and wept and wept. As has been widely reported, Watson and his wife just adopted a baby boy a few. Click headline to continue.

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10 Ways to Improve Your Credibility

Great Leadership By Dan

To build on the "trust" theme from my last post, here's a guest post from performance coach Darryl Rosen: Leaders and managers spend a lot of time and effort figuring out how to develop their people’s talent, shape their performance, and motivate them to improve. But when was the last time you focused on yourself? Specifically, how’s your credibility?

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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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Make It Count.

Rich Gee Group

One of the most energizing videos I’ve seen lately – great music, editing, quotes — Casey Neistat is a force to be reckoned with.

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What Would You Do?

N2Growth Blog

By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth. What would you do if you didn’t need to work? Golf, travel, volunteer, spend time with family and friends, teach, go into politics – the list of options are virtually endless. A friend of mine called me today, told me the sale of his business had closed, and then informed me he had enough money to never need to work again.

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The 3 People That Stand In Your Way Of Business Success (and How To Push Them Aside)

Terry Starbucker

For every person that can help you on your way to business (and personal) success, there are many more that can do just the opposite – serve as big barriers that make the task that much more challenging. There are three people in particular that you need to be wary of, because you WILL encounter them along the way. One you will see EVERY DAY.

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12 Simple Tips to All-Win Negotiations

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development In our sometimes cut-throat, highly competitive society, having good negotiation skills is necessary. We’ve identified 12 tips to an all-win negotiation. We’ll discuss the first 6 here so check back in a few days for the final 6 steps to winning a negotiation. We’ve included some tips from Dale Carnegie to ensure a pain-free, positive negotiation process. [.].

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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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Bringing Your Passion Back To Work

Tanveer Naseer

When you head off to work, do you feel passionate about the challenges and opportunities you’re about to face? Looking at the numerous studies that have shown the rise in employee disengagement found in today’s workplaces, it wouldn’t be too surprising to see most of you responding in the negative. Of course, just to be clear, when I’m talking about being passionate about work, I’m not referring to those sentimentally-driven aspirations we had as children; of those

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Four Strategies to Make Your Vision a Reality

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

Guest post by Todd Nielsen. . Vision, strategy, and goals are important …but they are not enough. One of the greatest challenges in business—and frankly, one of the greatest challenges in life—is doing the things necessary to make one’s vision a reality. To ensure the realization of your vision, you need structures and processes which act as guardrails to keep you from falling off the path. 1.

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Wage Gap Costs Women 92 Weeks of Food, 13 Months of Rent, and Nearly 3,000 Gallons of Gas

Women on Business

Don’t believe that the gender wage gap exists? Don’t believe it really matters? New statistics provide some startling proof and perspective. Today is Equal Pay Day, so let’s take a look at some statistics that really put the gender wage gap into perspective from a recent report by the National Partnership for Women & Wage Families.

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Is Blogging Dead?

N2Growth Blog

By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth. I read an interesting article in Inc. Magazine entitled “ Where Have All the Bloggers Gone ?” If you read this article it would lead you to believe blogging is in decline and on it’s way out as a marketing tool. The article cites a study from the University of Massachusetts in which the respondents (170 executives from Inc. 500 companies) indicated the use of blogging was down 13% from the prior year.

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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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Great Leadership And The Wisdom Of Chocolate Covered Kale

Terry Starbucker

Like many others here in Portland I’ve been increasing my consumption of a certain vegetable – one that has magical powers. “It’s a superfood!”, the stores proclaim. Low calorie, low fat, high in essential vitamins and minerals, etc, etc, etc… That’s all good, quite good in fact, but there’s one big problem with it.

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Defining Leaders In Today’s Sustainability Movement

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development In recent years, eco-savvy consumers have driven up the demand for sustainably sourced products and services. Business leaders looking to secure the most reputable triple bottom line performance ratings need skilled sustainability leaders. These leaders need to provide the high profile results necessary to drive business growth in an increasingly eco-conscious global marketplace.

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Is it Ever OK to Demote a Manager Back to Their Former Position?

Great Leadership By Dan

Is it ever OK to demote a manager back to their former position? Your first, intuitive answer might be "hell, no!". Some companies or managers won’t even allow it, under any circumstances. But why not? It happens all the time in baseball. Major league players are “sent back to the minors” for further development, and sent back up to the majors if and when they are ready.

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A Silent Leadership Killer

Persuasive Powerhouse

Almost every leader I know will tell you that he or she places integrity at the top of personal values. Given the widespread leadership failure that led to the Great Recession — I wonder how many of those leaders had integrity as a core value? — this is an important question to ask yourself: “How can I be assured that your integrity isn’t compromised?

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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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Women on Business Welcomes Gayla Baer as Assistant Editor

Women on Business

The Women on Business team is growing again, and I’m thrilled to announce that seasoned blogger, veteran writer, small business owner, and professional online editor and community manager Gayla Baer is our new Assistant Editor! Yes, you read that description correctly — Gayla has worn many hats throughout her career and brings a wealth of experience, insight, and personality to Women on Business!

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How Are You Helping Your Employees To Be Your Organization’s Heroes?

Tanveer Naseer

When it comes to movies, TV shows, and novels, it’s usually pretty obvious who the hero of the story is. But what about in your organization’s story? Do you recognize who plays the role of the hero for your organization? That was the focus of my previous piece , which I’m grateful to see received a lot of attention and enthusiasm from the readers of this blog.

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How We Saved Millions (and got an 800% ROI) By Asking Customers 5 Simple Questions

Terry Starbucker

You can save money AND increase customer satisfaction. You can make higher profits AND create an awesome customer retention machine. Just by asking customers 5 simple questions (And of course, writing down, sorting, trending, and analyzing what you find out). Since I was converted to the indispensable benefits of constantly talking to customers back in 2004, I’ve discovered that this feedback is like gold. .

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The 7 Deadly Sins of Management

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development Workplace Issues [link] “We have a problem Houston!” The problem is that most U.S. organizations suffer from the 7 Deadly Sins of Management. The 7 Deadly Sins of Management are: Lack of clear direction No line of sight Unclear accountability Inconsistent language Poor issue transparency Insufficient resources Inadequate tools/skills.

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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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How to Lead Yourself When the Boss is Not Around

Great Leadership By Dan

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to work for an organization and not have a boss breathing down your neck? Sure, everyone – even entrepreneurs and CEOs answer to someone. However, there are jobs that are so far down the deep end of the empowerment continuum that it feels like you’re on your own with little or no supervision. In many organizations and occupations, “management by walking around” and micromanagement have fell by the wayside, either by design or out of necessity.

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The Bull who withstood the Monster

In the CEO Afterlife

In my blog of last week, entitled A Monster of an Idea , I gave kudos to the Monster Beverage Corporation for becoming a ridiculously -profitable, high-growth $2 billion dollar enterprise despite ignoring the Holy Grail of marketing commandments. Monster entered the market after Red Bull, discounted their product, proliferated the hell out of the brand, and committed a boatload of sins that would give marketing pundits Al Reis and Jack Trout migraine headaches.

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3 New Leadership Lessons from Yoga

Next Level Blog

So, for those keeping score at home, over the past year and a half I think I’ve become a yogi. Am I on the verge of releasing my own instructional yoga videos? Fortunately for you and the rest of the world, I’m not that kind of yogi. Nah, I’m just a guy who’s showing up for class consistently and learning. Click headline to continue.

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People who Change the World

Leadership Freak

** People who change the world are like everyone else except they do something. They are moms, dads, men, women, young, old, rich, or poor. Some are educated – some not. Race isn’t the issue, either. People who change the world all begin at the same point – the point where you may be today. [.].

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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.