Sat.Oct 18, 2014 - Fri.Oct 24, 2014

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5 Reasons Teams Lose Confidence

Let's Grow Leaders

'Great leaders help teams visualize a winning future. They arm their team with the courage and audacity to remove roadblocks and galvanize people toward “impossible” feats. Take John. John had been in tough situations before, but this time the cocktail of challenges was just too much. He needed more time, more resources, better systems, and the uncertainty of the restructure was distracting to everyone, including him.

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Resilience: Standing Up Against Life’s Storms

General Leadership

'“A good half of the art of living is resilience.”. Alain de Botton. Resilience is not a new term in academic and preventive medicine circles, nor is the idea of nurturing people’s inner strengths a new idea. In fact, the view that resilience is an important aspect of our well-being has been gaining attention among researchers and health professionals over the last 25 or so years.

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10 Rules for Women Who Want to Lead: Melissa Greenwell, The Finish Line

Lead Change Blog

'In presenting to the women at The Indiana Governor’s Conference for Women yesterday in Indianapolis, Melissa Greenwell, Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at The Finish Line shared that the end result is that women earn only $0.77 for every dollar men make. Working harder does not help us close the gaps that exist for us.

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How to Keep Remote Employees Enthused, Energized and Engaged

Michael Lee Stallard

'By Michael Lee Stallard and Colton Perry. As seen on SmartBlog on Leadership. . A 49-year-old father of two hits his alarm clock at 6:30 a.m., starts a pot of coffee and prepares for his daily commute. For the past three years, Bill Lewis has worked for a large company based in the heart of New York City; even though his home in Texas is nearly 2,000 miles from the office, Bill’s daily commute only takes him a few steps.

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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 Ways to Encourage Your Team Toward “Yes You Can”

Let's Grow Leaders

'28 eyes looked at me skeptically. They were convinced the task I had outlined for their strategy session was beyond their reach. “Just too hard,” they explained. “I’m not that creative,” said another. No time for second guessing. Sure this exercise had worked in other contexts, but I had never worked in this industry before.

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The Two Most Important Questions In Leadership

General Leadership

'“Judge a man by his questions, …not by his answers.” Voltaire. 1. Do you know what you’re doing? 2. Do you know where you’re going? These are the two most important questions I ask when evaluating young leaders in my organization, or even when assessing my own leadership ability. I find answering these simple, deep-meaning questions tells me a lot about a leader’s impact and potential.

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The Quickest Path To Building Trust – In Just 6 (Big) Steps

Terry Starbucker

'You’ve accepted a big leadership position at a company that had been mismanaged for many years, leaving its employees discouraged, jaded and skeptical. You have big plans to take this group to greatness using your brand of More Human Leadership, but the top brass wants it done “yesterday” What’s the first thing you must do to kickstart this transformation?

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What Do You Like Most About Your Job?

Let's Grow Leaders

'Ray had a long list of things that were wrong with his job. Most of us do. The most important work is never easy and sacrifice can sting. But as I listened, I was struck by the stark contrast between what was wrong and the deep loyalty to stay that went way past trappings of salary or benefits. So I shared that observation and asked the obvious question: What do you like most about your job?

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The Moment You Can’t Ignore

Leading Blog

'A leader once told me, “We’re stuck.” It was an un-ignorable moment that reflected a cultural issue within the organization. In this case, it hinged around a destructive, persistent, self-perpetuating organizational belief about what leadership should look like that had plagued it for decades. Un-ignorable moments, write authors Malachi O’Connor and Barry Dornfeld, “typically occur when an organization is teetering on the brink of a cultural shift.

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Leadership Change Is Not Free

Lead Change Blog

'Change is a necessity. Our markets and competitive situations never hold still. Team members don’t sit still. Adapting keeps us growing in what we do and how we do it. While change is required to meet new requirements, change is not free. Leadership change carries a cost. Just as change is a necessity, certain costs of change are a necessity. Let’s explore some areas where the cost of leadership change is evident and essential.

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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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Great Business Lessons From The Movies – Jerry Maguire.

Rich Gee Group

'WOW – What a wonderful movie. It’s a love story, a coming of age movie, and building strong friendships, all mixed with humor and pathos. And so many business rules. So here they are: “Show me the money!” – Rod Tidwell ( video ). You work to make money. So many people forget this. I know — there’s the satisfaction, the notoriety, the use of your talents, etc.

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Why Leaders Don’t Listen

Great Leadership By Dan

'Guest post by Marcia Reynolds, PsyD “Leaders boldly go where no one has ever gone before.” Is this true? Rarely. The more successful a leader becomes, the less likely he or she chooses to step into the unknown. Although I have seen the words, “Embracing ambiguity,” on the list of leadership competencies for many companies worldwide, I have never met an executive who loves not knowing the answers.

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Leading Rookie Talent: The Tight Rope and the Safety Net

Leading Blog

'Is it possible that we are actually at our best when we are least qualified for the job? In my research studying the situations and types of leaders that bring out the best in people, I’ve noticed a counterintuitive but persistent theme: people tend to do their best work when they are out of their comfort zone, doing something important and difficult – often for the very first time.

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Why Are Businesses Ignoring Their Future – The Millennials?

Lead Change Blog

'Millennials seem to be misunderstood and a feared generation for most businesses yet they will become 75% of the workforce in the next 10 years. Pinterest, Facebook, Instagram, Dropbox, Box, Airbnb, Groupon, and Tumblr – any of these sound familiar? All were founded by millennials. Even with these companies as proof of what the Millennial Generation can achieve, only 7% of millennials work for Fortune 500 companies according to Millennial Branding, and 37% are unemployed (Pew Research Gro

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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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Help Your Direct Reports Create Personal Development Plans

Michael Lee Stallard

'#55 Create Personal Development Plans – People are more engaged when they are striving and progressing toward goals. Work with your direct reports to create personal development plans. Help them discover wise goals to advance their careers. Put disciplines in place to help them achieve these goals. Doing so will boost their effectiveness and their connection to you.

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Meeting Of The Minds

Women on Business

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Give Me A Reason

Joseph Lalonde

'T hat’s what every member of your team is trying to tell you. Please, give me a reason! Give me a reason to follow you. Give me a reason to believe in the organization. Give me a reason to keep pushing forward. Image via Creative Commons. As a leader, are you giving your team a reason? If not, it’s time to begin giving reasons. The reasons have to be encouraging to your team.

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Life Lessons From The Ziplining Tortilla

Lead Change Blog

'When my son and I arrived on a North Georgia mountaintop several years ago for our first zip-lining outing, I did not know quite what to expect. I had read many people’s accounts of the zip-lining experience; I had speculated about how I would feel about the heights and the speed. I had wondered if my son (or I) would love it or freak out. Nowhere in the information I read or the expectations I had developed did I run across Mexican food.

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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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What is Integrity? Beyond “I’ll Know It When I See It”

Leading in Context

'By Linda Fisher Thornton During the recent 2014 NeuroLeadership Summit, Jamil Zaki (an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Stanford) talked about an interesting experiment the Stanford Neuroscience Lab did. The team took a large number of Fortune 100 statements of company values and generated a word cloud from them to see which word would appear most often.

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How to Create A Financial Model for Your Business

Women on Business

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5 Ways to Use Discomfort to Be More Effective as a Leader

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

'I am honored to host this guest post by Marcia Reynolds, author of the new bestseller The Discomfort Zone: Mastering the Art of Turning Difficult Conversations into Breakthroughs, and to offer the opportunity to win a free copy of her book. Leave a comment and winners will be randomly drawn on October 24th. As a leader, there will be times when the people you lead or coach get stuck when dealing with difficult decisions and relationship issues.

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Monday Quote:

General Leadership

'“A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd.”. Max Lucado. by … Read the rest. The post Monday Quote: appeared first on General Leadership.

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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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Top Ten Presentation Tips For My Son.

Rich Gee Group

'An oldie but goodie from the past — one of my most requested articles. Enjoy! My 13 year-old son is presenting today at school - his 8th year graduation presentation. He’s been working on it for months – a 32 page research paper AND a 30 minute presentation to the school and parents (that’s more than I did in college!). This morning, I threw together some presentation points for him to brush up on during his ride to school.

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The Strength of Approachability in Business

Women on Business

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Why Fair Isn’t Always Fair

Joseph Lalonde

'G rowing up, we all heard that we had to be fair to others. This meant not getting an extra cookie in the lunch line. Or maybe being fair meant that everyone got the same sized treat. Still, fair could also have meant we all had to take turns singing a silly song in class. We were taught by making everyone have the same treats or the same amount of time on the ball field or taking turns was the fair thing to do.

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How to Energize Your Organization

Leadership Freak

'The four elements of unhappiness are helplessness, paralysis, isolation, and insignificance. You can’t feel happy and feel like you don’t matter. Energy: Successful leaders energize. Happiness is energy. Success always includes making someone feel happy.

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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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From technically brilliant to great leader

Persuasive Powerhouse

'One thing that hasn’t changed much over the years in many technical organizations is the criteria used (sometimes unspoken) about who gets to be promoted to choice management roles. A smart and successful technical manager often has a head start on getting a promotion that will require them to lead a larger piece of the organizational pie even if enough attention isn’t paid to whether they possess the skills to lead people at this new level.

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When is a Director Independent?

Women on Business

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Informal Coaching and Feedback

Great Leadership By Dan

'"Performance feedback and coaching shouldn’t just happen once a year during a formal performance review. In order to create real, measurable, and meaningful change, it is also important to supplement those formal, documented meetings with continuous, informal coaching that is delivered as things happen." Read Beth Armknecht Miller''s guest post over at About.com Management and Leadership to find out how.

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10 Ways to Rise and Thrive After Disappointment

Leadership Freak

'The disappointments of the sincere destroy them. The worst thing you can do with disappointment is live with it. 5 disappointment traps: Self-evaluation based on ambiguous standards. You’re not sure what you wanted.

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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.