Sat.Feb 04, 2012 - Fri.Feb 10, 2012

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Leadership and Surrender

N2Growth Blog

By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth. You’ll rarely encounter the words leadership and surrender used together in complementary fashion. Society has labeled surrender as a sign of leadership weakness, when in fact, it can be among the greatest of leadership strengths. Let me be clear, I’m not encouraging giving in or giving up – I am suggesting you learn the ever so subtle art of letting go.

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Leverage Your Business Pulse: The 5 Day Leadership Planner

Terry Starbucker

Every business has a natural “pulse” of activity that is designed to match the human rhythm of the calendar. Savvy leaders know how to leverage this pulse to their best advantage by properly sequencing their analysis, interaction, thinking, discussing, deciding, and doing. For them, each day of the business week has an overarching theme, designed to maximize team effectiveness: Monday: “Absorb & Process” The first day of the business week should not be spent in mee

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3 tips for handling public criticism (from someone who wishes she’d done it better)

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development Self Leadership In my leadership book of fair play, one of the basic rules is to praise in public and criticize in private. I firmly believe that making people look — and feel — stupid (regardless how egregious, or not, their offense may be) in front of others serves no one well. So imagine my shock and surprise [.].

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Lead With Purpose

Leading Blog

Without a clear sense of purpose, organizations become listless. John Baldoni says in Lead With Purpose that it falls to the leader to make certain that organizational purpose is understood and acted upon. Retired Army colonel, George Reed told Baldoni that the importance of this cannot be underestimated: I don’t think you can hit purpose enough as a senior leader.

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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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3 Surprising Ways to Influence Your Employees

Persuasive Powerhouse

JOEL A. GARFINKLE is recognized as one of the top 50 coaches in the U.S., having worked with many of the world’s leading companies. He is the author of seven books, including Getting Ahead: Three Steps to Take Your Career to the Next Level. View his books and FREE articles at his Executive Coaching Services website. You can also subscribe to his Executive Leadership newsletter and receive the FREE e-book, 40 Proven Strategies to Get Promoted Now!

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7 Leadership Lessons from Yoda

Modern Servant Leader

Yoda (896 BBY - 4 ABY). Perhaps the most iconic mentoring leader on the silver screen, Yoda is an excellent example of great leadership. Here are 7 leadership lessons from the great servant leader , Yoda: 1. You are not the hero, but your Padawan may be. Yes, Yoda is cool. However, he’s not the popular hero of the series. Instead, he is the driving force behind the heroes, Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi.

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Grow: Taking Your Purpose to the Next Level

Leading Blog

Jim Stengel, former global marketing officer for Procter & Gamble, believes that businesses must rethink their purpose to achieve far better results. But not just the most apparent purpose, but a higher order ideal or purpose. For example, Johnnie Walker exists to make great whiskey, but its higher order ideal is to celebrate journeys of progress and success.

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Don’t Let the Pebbles Cover the Rocks

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post by Great Leadership regular contributor Beth Armknecht Miller: One of my five top leadership mistakes is the vicious spiral many leaders get sucked into: the urgent taking over the important on a continual basis. This spiral leads to goals that are unmet or have slipped past their deadline. It causes a lack of focus for the organization as people begin to question what the real priorities are for the company.

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How To Create The Story Behind Your Organization’s Purpose

Tanveer Naseer

When it comes to communicating the vision or goals you have for your organization, few vehicles serve to deliver your message as effectively as the art of storytelling. In fact, some of the most respected leaders have relied on storytelling to not only communicate their vision, but to encourage their employees to embrace the changes being put forth by their organization’s leadership.

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Employee Engagement By Tools and Techniques

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development [link] Employee engagement is the Holy Grail because when it improves so does the customer experience, productivity and revenue. Also when it moves up, costs, absenteeism, turnover, theft, accidents, and defects go down. In the search to drive up employee engagement there have been many alluring paths to explore. Over the years most organizations have jumped [.].

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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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5 Leadership Lessons: Great Leaders Grow

Leading Blog

Ken Blanchard and Mark Miller have penned another business fable, Great Leaders Grow. People and organizations are not fully alive unless they are growing. They ask, “will you be a leader who is always ready to face the next challenge, or will you be a leader that tries to apply yesterday’s solutions to today’s problems? The latter will ultimately fail,” say the authors.

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How to Survive a Meeting with the CEO

Great Leadership By Dan

Most employees NEVER get to have a meeting with the CEO of their company. So if you do, it’s a one-shot deal that you don’t want to screw up. After all, exposure is a double-edged sword, and many CEOs and senior executives have short attention spans but long memories. This post isn’t written for the seasoned executive or middle manager who has regular interactions with the CEO.

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Wondering ‘Am I a Good Leader?’ Take the Sheryl Sandberg Test

Next Level Blog

Ever wonder if you’re a good leader? If so, I have a simple three question test that will help you answer the question. I call it the Sheryl Sandberg test. OK, I know that some of you are thinking “Is it really fair to compare myself to the COO of Facebook - the same woman who spoke at the World. Click headline to continue.

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Leadership Development Carnival – Super Bowl Pre-game Edition

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development [link] The February Leadership Development Carnival is up! When you get a chance, take a look at the posts that were contributed. You’ll find that they are not the same-old, same-old, but thoughtful, illuminating ideas and advice that can really make a difference. We’ve witnessed over the last few years perhaps some of the egregious examples [.].

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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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10 Power Tips for Leaders who Talk too Much

Leadership Freak

All the interesting things you say make you uninteresting to others. A rare few enthrall listeners. Don’t think of yourself as one. You know too much and have too much to say. Passion sets your tongue on fire. You can’t wait to create enthusiasm, solve problems, and share transformative insights. In a busy world brevity [.].

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10 Ways To Have Fun At Work.

Rich Gee Group

Okay — it's the Monday after the Super Bowl and work is the last thing you feel interested in doing right now.

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How Is Leadership Like The Doritos Super Bowl Ad?

Tanveer Naseer

The following is a guest post by Jason Monaghan. Doritos and effective leadership. Not an easy combination to draw a lesson from, right? You might be surprised. If you watched the Doritos commercial during the Super Bowl then you realize that their ingenious use of language and video led you to an engaging conclusion: that Doritos are better than, well, most things.

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Top 100 Thinkers in Management, Leadership and Business

Leading in Context

It is no surprise that there is not just one list of thinkers in management, leadership and business. There are many, and they vary in scope and topic.

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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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Leadership Development Carnival – Super Bowl Edition and 2012 Schedule

Great Leadership By Dan

The big game may be history, but the February 5th, 2012 Leadership Development Carnival is still in overtime! This month's edition is hosted by the extremely talented team of bloggers over at Talented Apps. Thanks to Mark Bennett for leading the effort. You can find it right here - there's over 20 recent game-winning leadership posts from an all-star cast of Carnival regulars. 2012 Carnival Schedule and Submission Information: I'm hosting the March 4th edition back here at Great Leadership.

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How to Enhance Authority Without Being Bossy

Leadership Freak

** “Managing up” means you’re thinking like those over you and adapting. Those who adapt survive and thrive. You’re asking things like: What’s the leader’s style? Where should I fit in and how can I stand out? What’s the big picture, not simply tasks? What makes the leader feel supported? How much information do they [.].

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Seven Powerful Lessons I Learned from Zig Ziglar

Kevin Eikenberry

I first read See You at the Top (Zig Ziglar’s classic first book) over Christmas one year during college. I had heard of Zig, and checked out the book from the library. I took pages of notes since I couldn’t write in the book. I still have the notes. Soon after, I started listening to Zig’s [.].

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GUTSY GALS are Electricians

Women on Business

Sue was not feeling GUTSY ; she was still in pain as she talked about an ugly spill that ended with a badly injured ankle. Several doctors told her she would have to be CAREFUL , very, very careful for, well… forever. Diana, sitting across the circle from Sue is a nurse. How could it be that she had the same ankle injury with that big, long medical name, a year ago?

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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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Fearless Questioning

Persuasive Powerhouse

. In the climate of fear that exists in many organizations, we often hold back on asking the questions that need to be asked. We would rather be seen as having all the answers while we are afraid of losing our jobs, being stalled in our career, or simply looking ignorant. Yet one of the most effective actions you can take as a leader is to ask questions.

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Tell Your Critics to Take a Hike

Leadership Freak

** Alternate title: “Critics: Thank’em or Spank’em” Receiving personal criticism stands apart from criticizing products, services, or organizations. My leadership was first criticized when I was in my early 20’s. It stunned me. I still remember the sting. People who say personal criticism doesn’t hurt, lie. If you enjoy it, you’re weird or sick.

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Stop Managing Your Career

In the CEO Afterlife

Inherent in the definition of career is the opportunity to progress. “Getting ahead” was my father’s way of saying it. Notwithstanding politics, nowhere is the notion of upward mobility more prevalent than in the world of business. More than ever, people are seeking mentors, “branding” themselves and carefully managing their careers in order to dash up that quintessential corporate ladder.

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Leadership Development: Throw the Ball and Catch It Too

Women on Business

Tom Brady’s wife, Gisele, will go down in history with a quote that goes well beyond football. Walking down the corridor to the safety of an elevator, she was taunted by fans about how the Super Bowl game ended and out came the now famous words about not being able to throw a ball and catch it at the same time. Maybe it was the shame of losing (someone had to), maybe it was the tension of hearing her husband was not as good as Eli (Manning that is), and maybe it was the frustration of expectatio

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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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Born to Win

Kevin Eikenberry

This week’s Resource Recommendation is Born to Win by Zig Ziglar and Tom Ziglar. Let me start by saying I am a 100% Zig Ziglar fan, so by definition, this review will be biased. I’ve read much of Zig’s writing throughout my professional life, listened to him speak, both live and on tapes (yes, cassette tapes) [.].

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Sweet 16 Potent Leadership Quotes – You Decide

Leadership Freak

** It’s easy to confuse and difficult to clarify. Confusion drives us toward clarity. Clarity allows us to act. I’m looking for your perspective and insights on this set of Leadership Freak quotes. Will you grab one or more and expand, correct, clarify, and/or modify it. The Sweet 16: Don’t let the stupid things others [.].

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Thought-full Thursday: Creativity and Flow

Persuasive Powerhouse

Every Thursday, we provide you with a thoughtful way to coach yourself – something all leaders need to do. Today’s quote is from Tanmay Vora , whom I became acquainted with through the blogosphere and Twitter. What stands out on a personal level for me was the phone call I received a couple of years ago from Tanmay – he simply reached out because he wanted to use a different way to connect; it was a wonderful surprise.

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Managing the “Great Expectations” of the Next Sales Generation

Women on Business

Guest post by Lynn Schleeter (learn more about Lynn at the end of this post). “The death of the traditional salesman has been greatly exaggerated,” heralded a recent column in The Economist (October 22, 2011). Why does the media always have to dredge up the Willy Lomans of the world every time the sales function is covered? Sales has made leaps and bounds since Arthur Miller wrote that fateful play in 1949.

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How to Write OKRs: 45 Effective Examples

Discover how to align everyday employee priorities with company goals. Many companies are embracing objectives and key results (OKRs) as the best practice for committing to goals and following through. Objectives are outcomes that reflect current company priorities. Each employee should write OKRs that roll up to larger company goals. Show employees how they contribute to the larger mission.