December, 2015

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How to Launch a Successful Project

Let's Grow Leaders

Have you ever been handed an “impossible” project, only to realize that the next step is to convince your team it’s completely doable? I have. I hope I can help you. Thanks so much for your support of Let’s Grow Leaders in 2015. I love the feedback I’m receiving on the 2016 panning survey. If you have asked for something specific, and not included your contact information, please send me a note at karin.hurt@letsgrowleaders.com to let me know how I can reach out to

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Leadership Lessons from the Wright Brothers

Leading Blog

T HE WRIGHT BROTHERS were born into an exciting period of American history. A time of great progress. Life-changing progress. It was their character that served them well in pursuing their passion for manned flight. The genius of the Wright brothers wasn’t just that they invented a plane. It is that they figured out how to control it—how to fly it. David McCullough captures this well in one of the best leadership books of 2015.

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New Year. New Leader.

Lead Change Blog

What do leaders need to know right now? It’s really a simple question. Or is it? I suppose it depends on whom you ask. Some will say service. How do I lead my employees and serve them at the same time? Others may say that a leader’s focus needs to be on how to motivate productivity. How can we help the company reach the bottom line? And still others may say a leader must know how to inspire their employees.

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Calibrated Trust: The Undeniable Value of Professional Skepticism

Terry Starbucker

I have this natural tendency to want to trust everybody. I know that’s not good, so I have to fight that tendency, especially as a leader in the business world. Fortunately, (way, way back in 1982) I started my career as a CPA and auditor, and I learned about this thing called “ Professional Skepticism “. If you look that up in the accounting standards book , it will tell you that “(auditors) need to overcome some natural tendencies—such as overreliance on client representations—and biases and

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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 Tactical Pause

General Leadership

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. “Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.” Sun Tzu. After a short, violent air-to-air combat engagement, the good guys wind-up flying back towards their base.

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Leadership Insights of a Hostage Negotiator

Michael Lee Stallard

Imagine you are a hostage negotiator sent into a hospital to speak with a man named Sam who is holding a pair of scissors at the throat of a nurse. You know from your briefing that Sam had been seriously injured from a stab wound inflicted by his wife during an argument over the custody of their children. Upon entering the room, you find Sam screaming and yelling that he is going to kill everyone.

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The Best Leadership Books of 2015

Leading Blog

A S LEADERS it’s easy to get caught up in the moment. It’s hard to take the long-term view when we have to do the mundane. Learning to take the longer view is not easy. A long-term approach helps to take us out of our comfort zones because it connects us with a larger story. How in the midst of the mundane, the glut of information, and the tyranny of the now, can we remember that we are part of a larger—very human—story?

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Courageously Following Where No Man Has Gone Before

Lead Change Blog

Like most of the known universe, I recently saw The Force Awakens … This film is mostly just plain fun, with fascinating special effects and well-paced action. This imaginary, yet sort of familiar, universe gives us a large and wonderfully diverse group of beings who exist, live, interact, struggle, and die. It’s just techie enough and just emotional enough to satisfy most anyone.

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Leadership Reflection – What I Learned This Year

CoachStation

Many of us are reflectors. We take time to think about what is happening in our worlds and understand that self-awareness and development matter. Reflection: to think through the implications of action, or non-action; what went well; and the things we might have changed or may alter in the future provides opportunity for growth and change. Developing as a person and leader requires this type of reflection and consideration.

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Dynamic Dozen: Be Technically and Tactically Proficient

General Leadership

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. The vast majority of Airmen we train are going to be somewhere in harm’s way within the next year or two. It is up to us to impart to them the talent and skill they need to accomplish their mission in a world-class fashion and at the same time make sure we get them back safely to the families that love them.

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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 Path to Happiness

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

I would be happy if. … if only my boss wasn’t such a jerk. … if only my co-workers were nicer. … if only I could find someone to finance my big idea. … if only I someone would publish my book. … if only my friends were more supportive. … if only my childhood had been different. … if only my parents weren’t so difficult. … if only I could find my soulmate.

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May the Force Be With You: A Frontline Festival

Let's Grow Leaders

Welcome back to the Let’s Grow Leaders Frontline Festival. This month is co-hosted with my Winning Well co-author, David Dye. In honor of the new Star Wars movie, we begin with Star Wars-themed posts and then wrap up the year with our “Best Of 2015” posts from our contributors Thanks. to Joy and Tom Guthrie of Vizwerx Group for the great pic and to all our contributors!

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7 Coaching Skills that You Need as a Leader

Leading Blog

Whether you like it or not – if you are a leader, you are a coach. —Joseph Grenny. Coaching exerts enormous leverage. People struggle at work and at home. No one leaves their problems at the door when they come to work. And it affects their performance. Coaching is critical. Developing people is or should be a top priority of leaders. Coaching doesn’t mean fixing people.

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To Lead, You Must Follow

Lead Change Blog

When I began my career, I set my sights on one day being a manager, maybe even a director. My ambition was to become a reputable leader who had influence and ability to motivate people to achieve their goals. What I learned within a short span of time is that titles and org charts are invisible to the definition of leadership. I read recently that if you are influencing, you are leading.

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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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The Single Action That Will Lead To Incredible Growth

Joseph Lalonde

E very leader wants to improve. It’s ingrained in us, right? The problem is, many leaders fail to improve and improve quickly because they don’t know how. They miss the single action that brings incredible growth. And it’s right under our nose. Image via Creative Commons. The last couple of years have seen me tapper off my running.

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Tuesday Time Machine: Dynamic Leadership – Don’t be a Humvee Leader

General Leadership

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. From Our Early Files: Originally Published. 6 April 2014. “Slow Down… You Will Get There Faster”. Fighter Pilot Saying. Too often, leaders choose to be “ Humvee leaders.” They are so worried about quickly making progress that no regard is given to intent, probability of success or the hazards encountered along the way.

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5 Questions For Leaders Seeking Insight In The New Year

Leading in Context

By Linda Fisher Thornton Grateful For The Conversation Many thanks to Leading in Context friends and followers for a wonderful 2015. I am grateful for the lively global conversation about the leadership we need for a better future. I appreciate your active involvement in the movement. Special thanks to all of you who have shared my blog posts and let me know what you want to learn more about in the future.

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7 Reasons Managers Move to the Dark Side

Let's Grow Leaders

Darth Vader wasn’t always a mysterious meanie, the Grinch’s heart didn’t start out two sizes too small, and as legend has it, Mr. Scrooge was once a charming and likable fellow. Chances are that jerk in your office didn’t start out as a horse’s behind either. So why do so many managers move to the dark side–putting their Winning Well common sense aside and becoming a destructive force for their teams?

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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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Top 10 Posts from 2015

Nathan Magnuson

2015 has been the 4th year for the Everyday Leadership site. We’ve enjoyed the largest traffic year to date. Thanks for making it another great year! Below I’ve compiled the top 10 posts of 2015. You can also view the Top 10 list from past years here. And don’t forget to download my ebook Trusted Leadership Advisor for free if you’re looking for a good place to start.

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How To Lay A Successful Foundation One Day At A Time

Lead Change Blog

Have you ever had one of those “Aha” moments? One of those that you look back and know you should have noticed a long time ago? I had one this week while watching my four stepkids in their weekly karate sessions. Over the past year, I have seen the progression of them learning the basics as they attained their yellow, then their orange belt in two different age levels.

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5 Things Church Leaders Put Too Much Emphasis On

Joseph Lalonde

L eading a church is difficult. There’s pressure from many sources. You may see agendas pushed by the church denomination, other leaders within the church, church members, and many other sources. Image by Ricardo Liberato. There’s always something someone wants you to be doing and this causes a conflict of direction within the church. Because of this, we see church leaders making mistakes in areas that are deadly to a church. 1.

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The solstice reminds us it is time to pause, and do nothing.

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

This is a lovely moment – the winter solstice. The darkest day of the darkest week of the year. when the movement of descent into darkness pauses. when the rhythm of the sun pauses before it changes from decrease to increase. when the dominance of night pauses before light overtakes darkness. If you pay close attention, you can feel it – the pause before the shift.

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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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Six Steps to Hiring Exceptional Talent

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post from Dee Ann Turner: The best business leaders have a keen sense of purpose that drives their work. Ideally, they also have superior products and services that support that purpose. But noble purpose and brilliant products won’t get you far if you don’t have the right people to deliver them. In other words, our who matters even more than our what and our why.

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Leadership Lessons from Nine-Year-Olds

In the CEO Afterlife

Five years ago, I became a blogger. With 45 years of business experience as a foundation, I began sharing personal reflections and contemporary insights on leadership – fully aware that my content would not matter a damn had I not kept pace with the pulse of the new economy and the changing dynamics of customers and the workforce. One hundred and thirty blogs later, 1 post stands out from the rest, not because it was critically acclaimed or that it generated thousands of hits.

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50 Ways To Lead For Trust (Part 2)

Leading in Context

By Linda Fisher Thornton This post is the second in a series of 50 Ways to Lead For Trust. Part 1 included the first 15.

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How to Assess the Quality of Your Relationships

Lead Change Blog

Sometimes I just can’t pass up a good story. Here is one that my financial planner told me this week. It seems that he was out to lunch with one of his clients. While eating, his client was approached by a police officer who asked him to identify himself. The client gave his name, and then the officer passed him a set of papers. The client chuckled and said, “This is obviously a joke given that it is my 50th birthday tomorrow.

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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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May You Have A Merry Christmas

Joseph Lalonde

I ’ll be offline most of the day today celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ with family and friends. But I consider you my friends as well. That’s why I wanted to take a brief minute to write a post to wish you a Merry Christmas. Remember, today’s not about you or I. Christmas isn’t about the presents under the tree. Christmas isn’t about what we have (or don’t have).

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How to Create a Dynamic Strategic Plan in an Unpredictable World

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

The traditional approach to strategic planning might be obsolete in this fast-paced, unpredictable world. But it does not mean that planning is useless. Creating a dynamic strategic plan will enable you to respond quickly and to be creatively proactive. The problem with the traditional planning approach is – it doesn’t work. Recent research shows 60-80% of firms fail to execute their strategies, and fewer than 5% of employees are aware of, or understand their firms’ strategies.

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You Aren’t Fit to Lead Until …

Leadership Freak

If you want to become a remarkable leader, follow a leader of character, conviction, and vision. Don’t ask people to follow you until you’ve humbly followed someone else.

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How do you plan for another year?

Jason Womack

As you consider the things you're going to start, as well as what "they" are going to ask you to do, what do you think will make the difference as you move through a 366 day year? What's your plan.

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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.