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5 Ways Leaders Can Focus When Everything Is Important

Let's Grow Leaders

“Mark, What’s your M.I.T.?” Mark pushed back from his desk. “That’s a great question. I’ve so much flying at me…” He sighed. “I don’t have a clue.” Mark’s calendar might look familiar: wall-to-wall meetings, often with two or three appointments competing for […].

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Here’s What Could Be in HTC’s ‘Vive 1.5’

Lead Change Blog

HTC made a not so subtle tease today that a new version of the HTC Vive is on the way with improved resolution. While it doesn’t look like this will be positioned as a ‘Vive 2’, here’s what we could see from a ‘Vive 1.5’ when it debuts next week at CES on January 8th. Which New Display? The current Vive model, released in 2016, has a pair of 1,080 × 1,200 displays made by Samsung.

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Set Goals for What Matters

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

Goals are powerful, especially if you choose only a few. A laundry list is almost impossible to stay focused on. But if you choose two or three realistic, specific goals, and write them down, you are likely to achieve them. But first, make sure you set goals for what matters most. If you’re not clear […]. The post Set Goals for What Matters appeared first on Seapoint Center for Collaborative Leadership.

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10 New Year Resolutions For A Great Leadership Year

Terry Starbucker

There’s nothing better than kicking a new year off with the wind at your back and a core set of resolutions to guide you to greatness. Indeed my fellow leaders, it’s that time again to ready ourselves to embody the very definition of “lead”, and show the way. I’ve found that the best way for me to do that is to commit myself to these 10 resolutions, and if I can stick to them diligently, especially in the first couple of months, I know I’ll be in the best position t

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How to Build the Ideal HR Team

HR doesn’t exist in a vacuum. This work impacts everyone: from the C-Suite to your newest hire. It also drives results. Learn how to make it all happen in Paycor’s latest guide.

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4 Gifts Blockchain will Bring the Supply Chain in the New Year

Let's Grow Leaders

At this time of the year, trends, forecasts and innovations that are driving the technology industry forward are often summarized, and an outlook for the New Year is given.

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8 Email Etiquette Guidelines Every Professional Needs to Know

Lead Change Blog

As a leader, the chances are that you’re constantly dealing with emails. Whether you’re answering them from your bosses or handling all the enquires from your team, it’s estimated that all American workers spend about 25% of their day on their emails. But as a leader, get these emails right is vital to your success. To help keep you in the know and so you can be the best leader you can be, here are nine rules you can start following today.

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Quotes And Leadership Lessons From Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle

Joseph Lalonde

A Reel Leadership Article My thought going into Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle was “Do we really need another remake of a film?” The 1995 Jumanji starred Robin Williams as Alan Parrish (who gets a nod in the new Jumanji). Williams character was sucked into the world of Jumanji much like the characters in the new movie. Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle tells the story of four students: Spencer (Alex Wolff), Bethany (Madison Iseman), Fridge (Ser’Darius Blain), and Martha (Morgan Tu

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New Year, New Influence: An Easy Way to Show Up Stronger

Let's Grow Leaders

“Brad” was a solid manager with stagnated results. He was great at constructive feedback and holding his team accountable, but recognition did not come naturally to him. “Why should I say thank you to someone for just doing their job?” He was frustrated […].

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How to Deal with Rising Tensions

Lead Change Blog

I’ve often thought that the mood within a team acts very much like the weather. For instance, according to NASA, the world is set to continue heating up at least twenty times faster than the historical average. Now, transpose that to rising tensions within a team, and, much like global warming, it’s something that needs to be dealt with before it gets out of control.

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Blacks' high diabetes risk driven by obesity, not mystery

Chart Your Course

In a surprising finding, blacks and whites have the same risk of developing diabetes when all biological factors for the disease are considered over time, reports a study. The finding flips long-held beliefs that there is an unexplained reason why blacks have double the rate of diabetes compared to whites by midlife, which is considered early onset.

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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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Time for technology? How digital can help your production office work smarter

Persuasive Powerhouse

Expanding into practically every aspect of our lives, the digital revolution has set out to achieve one core aim – to improve and enhance our daily experiences. And it does, extremely well. Transport, education, finance; even relationships. There’s assistance for almost everything at the click of button… The event industry is no stranger to welcoming […].

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Top 10 Posts 2017: Leading in Context Blog

Leading in Context

By Linda Fisher Thornton Of the 52 posts published on the Leading in Context Blog in 2017, these 10 were the most popular.

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2018: the Year of Self-Confidence

Lead Change Blog

In a recent survey by the Institute of Leadership and Management, 40 percent of respondents reported that they lacked self-confidence. How you feel about your performance at work and about your competence relates to how well and how quickly you can do your job. It even affects how you interact with your coworkers and boss. If you lack confidence, you’re less likely to take on new challenges or risks at work, and you’re generally less productive because you’re always second-guessing your work (No

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Tel Aviv Business Travel Tips

Women on Business

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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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4 Ways to Make 2018 the Best Year of Your Life

Leadership Freak

If 2018 was your last year on earth, and you had to keep your job, what would you do differently? Brevity simplifies priority. #1. Enjoy.

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Five Quick Posts on How to Be Successful in 2018

Next Level Blog

Happy new year everyone! Here’s hoping that 2018 is everything you want it to be. To give you some fuel for the journey, here are five quick posts about how to set yourself up for success this year. These posts cover strategies and tactics that have worked for both my clients and me so I’m confident they’ll work for you too. For the big-picture, strategic point of view, take a look at these two posts on how creating your own Life GPS® can help you create the outcomes you want in the three big ar

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How to Juggle Leading and Living

Lead Change Blog

People are incredible creatures; they can juggle so many important things and make it all look effortless. From running a business to running a home, there are many facets to a successful life, and as easy as it may look from afar, there is a lot of work involved. It takes a lot of self-discipline and a penchant for planning to be able to keep everything going smoothly.

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You Unplugged: Prepare to be Spontaneous

Leading Blog

M OST OF THE SPEAKING we do is impromptu. And for most of us it’s spontaneous. We’re winging it. After all it’s impromptu. But, as we’ve all experienced, that doesn’t always go well. Judith Humphrey writes in Impromptu: Leading in the Moment , that “you must prepare to be spontaneous.” Because we don’t, it’s “not surprising that our daily conversations are often not geared to leadership and our encounters can be less than inspiring.”.

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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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4 Skills Great Innovators Share by Greg Satell

QAspire

If creativity is about having unique ideas and new ways to do things, innovation is all about making those ideas happen. In that sense, the bridge between creativity and innovation is made from the bricks of execution. That is when the rubber meets the road. One of the key characteristics of someone who innovates is that they run small pilots to test their hypothesis.

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Succeeding Behind the Scenes: Becoming a Female Chef

Women on Business

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Let Me Introduce You To Some Awesome Influencers

Joseph Lalonde

Meet these exceptional people Meeting new people is one of the greatest joys of mine as a leader. Because of my position, I’ve met youth leaders, business leaders, leaders in the online space, pastors, and so many others. Each new meeting brings me a new understanding of leadership. Each leader brings something new to the table. And I love it.

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LeadershipNow 140: December 2017 Compilation

Leading Blog

Here are a selection of tweets from December 2017 that you might have missed: How to lead a group of experts, or, how to be a president of presidents by @profkjmoore. 10 Podcasts That Will Make You Smarter via @Inc. Learn from Lincoln how to elevate the quality of our thinking by Chris Brady @RascalTweets. I learned from Saatchi : quality is remembered, long after price is forgotten by @RobinSharma.

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The Complete People Management Toolkit

From welcoming new team members to tough termination decisions, each employment lifecycle phase requires a balance of knowledge, empathy & legal diligence.

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Nearly 50% of Upper-Level Managers Avoid Holding People Accountable

Leadership Freak

46% of upper-level managers are rated “too little” on the item, “Holds people accountable … ” (HBR) You missed the point if accountability is: Coercing reluctance to do things it isn’t committed to… Continue reading →

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Space to Think: 8 Ways to Find Quiet in a Noisy World

RapidStart Leadership

How do you find the space to think in a noisy world? We are bombarded all day long by messages telling us what to do, and what to think. Someone else is always trying to put their thoughts into our heads. Whether it’s friends, family, media, or the boss, all of them want our eyes, our time, and our compliance. In such a noisy world it’s hard to find the space we need to think for ourselves.

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How to Stop Seeing Struggle as Something Negative

Lead from Within

Every company I speak to, every leader I coach, I see a constant pattern—virtually everyone sees struggle as something negative. At the heart of this perception, people get too caught up in the idea of struggle to consider what struggle at its core is all about. Most people cannot see themselves objectively, which leads them to fall into the gap of their own weaknesses and shortcomings.

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Creating A Culture of Innovation Using Innovation Software

Leading Blog

As companies increasingly recognize the importance of innovation and disruptive solutions to remain competitive, the big question remains: where does innovation come from and how a culture of innovation be cultivated? While it might certainly seem like a big question with a complicated answer, for most companies the solution within reach more than they could have ever imagined.

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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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How to Have a “New” Year in 2018

Leadership Freak

New Years Day arrives and leaves like every other day. It’s different for one reason. We make it different. New Years is different because you do different things.

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Best Buy: Insignia AA & AAA Batteries (8-Pack) – $8.99

Joseph Lalonde

One thing that you can never have to much of around the house are batteries! With kids, some toy is always running out of juice and needs a new battery. If you know what I mean, then head on over to Best Buy where you can get 8-Count Battery Pack for just $2.99! AA Batteries. AAA Batteries. Power up electronic devices with these Insignia AAA batteries.

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Creating your best year ever

Lead on Purpose

“The future is in your hands, but only if you act today.” Today starts a new year with new opportunities ahead.

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Looking Back at 2017!

QAspire

‘Tis the season of new year resolutions! Instead of having goals and resolutions, I prefer to set the intention for a new year because ultimately, defining only actions doesn’t take us far without an underlying intent that we truly believe in. That is why most resolutions fail, because they are commitments to action without commitment to the intent.

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The First 90 Days: Onboarding Checklist

While onboarding, don’t let yourself get caught up in administrative details. Automate paperwork & training so new hires can focus on the business at hand from day one. Get Paycor’s checklist to see where your company can make HR process improvements.