Sat.Aug 06, 2011 - Fri.Aug 12, 2011

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Greatness & Tragedy

N2Growth Blog

By Mike Myat t , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth. Few things highlight great acts of selflessness and heroism more than tragedy. This weekend’s helicopter crash in Afghanistan was a horrific loss for the families of our fallen warriors, but also for our nation as a whole. The men who perished in the crash were in fact our nation’s best.

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10 Sticky Note Reminders For The Busy Leader (Plus One from the Heart)

Terry Starbucker

For many leaders out there (myself included), sometimes there just aren’t enough hours in a day. Work piles up, deadlines loom, milestones are passing, folks are tugging at you from all different directions- and guess what suffers. Our leadership. Unless we give ourselves enough time to climb back up to 10,000 feet from ground level, all those things we’ve learned about great leadership can get pushed into the recesses of our conscious mind, and thus, we become very task orientated,

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New Research: Friendly Workplace = Longer Life

Michael Lee Stallard

During our speeches and workshops we conclude the section where we present research from a diverse fields of knowledge that makes the case for connection to thrive at work and in life by stating: “ connection = life&# whereas “disconnection = death &# (we point out that this applies to both individuals and organizations). Now we have additional research about the effect of connection on individuals in the workplace to prove it.

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Common Purpose Leadership

Leading Blog

In Common Purpose , consultant Joel Kurtzman makes the case that excellent leaders build a sense of inclusiveness—a sense of we—within the organization by creating a common purpose. A place where people know what to do and why, and understand what the organization stands for. Based on interviews and first-hand experience, Common Purpose lays out how to achieve and then sustain a culture based on a common purpose.

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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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Leadership is Black and White

N2Growth Blog

By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth. I was skimming through headlines on my RSS feed this past weekend when a particular title caught my eye – it simply read: “ Situational Ethics.&# Have we really devolved to this level of thinking? Situational Ethics – Really? If ever there was an oxymoron this is it. While this phrase seems to be getting play in some circles, my opinion is that it’s nothing more than the latest politically correct sound-bite which attempts

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My Interview With Yoda, Social Media Guru and Jedi Warrior

Terry Starbucker

Somewhere, in a galaxy far, far away, I had a rare chance to chat with Yoda, who, it can now be revealed, has been one of my favorite Social Media mentors. It’s a little known fact that in addition to his important duties as a Jedi Master, Yoda has been behind the scenes training many of us in the ways of Social Media. It’s a treat to be able to share with you just a little of his wisdom here.

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LinkedIn Privacy Issues

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development [link] There has been a bit of a spat on the Internet the past few days. It seems if you follow a company on LinkedIn, your name and photo may be used in social advertising related to that company. LinkedIn decided that, at least for this new “feature,&# that you wouldn’t mind. However, if you do, [.] LinkedIn Privacy Issues.

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A Simple High Performance Model

Great Leadership By Dan

I just made this up. Comments? PLEASE steal it, adapt it, (there's no copyright), use it to assess talent, and stop tolerating crappy behavior in exchange for results.

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You Can Lead Your Way into Leadership

Leadership Freak

Much of my leadership career I had a leadership title but did little leading. I didn’t understand leadership. Stop aspiring to become a leader its a waste of time. Leaders don’t aspire to leadership – they lead wherever they are. Always see yourself as a leader even when you’re following. All leaders follow. Leaders don’t [.].

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4 Lessons On Team-Building I Learned From My Garden

Tanveer Naseer

As a gardener, I enjoy this time in the summer because you get to step back from your garden and appreciate what all that hard work you did in the spring and early summer has given rise to. This time of the year is also an ideal time to review how the plants are faring in your garden so you can anticipate what changes might need to be made in the upcoming fall or spring.

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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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Best of the Web Leadership Articles

Michael Lee Stallard

Author/speaker Jason Seiden just posted a “best of the web&# collection of articles on leadership that includes the post I recently wrote about the CEO of Starbucks. Here’s what Jason wrote: For the uninitiated, the Leadership Development Carnival is collection of blog posts, normally maintained by Dan McCarthy of Great Leadership by Dan , about leadership development.

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Beginning the Practice of Personal Change

Persuasive Powerhouse

I love the way that some Eastern religions and ancient arts speak of developing a new habit as “practice” Whether it’s learning to meditate, stay calm in a crazy world or to be present in the moment, these are something we practice, rather than “do” I imagine this is because we never reach perfection and a practice allows us to make mistakes and forgive them.

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Want Change? There are Only Four Ways

Leadership Freak

Image source While thumbing through, Full Engagement, by Brian Tracy, this heading in chapter one caught my attention, “Four Ways to Change.” Tracy says, “There are only four ways that you can change anything about yourself, your life, your work, or your relationships with others.” The condensed version of Tracy’s list: Do more of something. [.].

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The August 2011 Leadership Development Carnival

Great Leadership By Dan

The August 2011 Leadership Development Carnival is up! It's hosted this month by Jason Seiden, at his new profersonal blog. Jason has done an awesome job of screening and organizing over 40 recent posts on leadership development, submitted by some of my favorite bloggers. Good stuff - read all about it here.

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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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IT Overinvesting – Is it Better to be Safe than Sorry?

Women on Business

While I haven’t read the book, an article on Reuters suggests that the book Aligning Technology with Strategy by Harvard Business Review advises companies evaluate their IT costs to prevent overinvesting. Specifically, companies should: “Spend less. Evaluate expected returns from IT investments. What’s essential spending versus discretionary or unnecessary?

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Providing Emotional Nourishment

Persuasive Powerhouse

“ There are realities we all share, regardless of our nationality, language or individual tastes. As we need food, so do we need emotional nourishment: love, kindness, appreciation and support from others.” ~ J.Donald Walters. When someone is a senior leader in an organization, you would expect that they know what they need to do, have the self confidence to understand when they are on the right path, and be perfectly independent, not requiring any sort of “atta-boys or girls&#

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Six Ways to Make Work Play

Kevin Eikenberry

Make work play? Should that really be my goal? I know some people have a problem connecting work and fun (and therefore by extension, play). We’ve been taught that work implies effort and struggle and discipline and challenge. All of this can be true, AND it isn’t an inclusive list. Work can include meaning and [.].

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10 Ways to Crush Leadership’s Biggest Challenge

Leadership Freak

The hardest part of leadership is taking responsibility. You-are-to-blaming-leaders are common. I-am-responsible-leaders are rare. Magnificent leaders rise up, square their shoulders, and bear the responsibility of their decisions and behaviors. Maxwell said, “Everything rises or falls on leadership.” Harry Truman added a mouth full when he said, “The buck stops here.

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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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Three Signs It’s Time to Shut Up

Next Level Blog

If you’re a sports fan (guilty as charged), you’ve likely heard by now about golf caddie Stevie Williams’ interview after his new boss, Adam Scott, won the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational last weekend. Please click the headline to read the whole story.

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Ethics Codes: Describing Expected Ethical Behavior

Leading in Context

Ethics Codes are Recommended You don't have to be a big business to stray (intentionally or unintentiaonally) into unethical business behavior. That's why ethics codes are recommended for any size business these days.

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Are You Playing Silent Leadership?

Kevin Eikenberry

I recently learned of a version of soccer known as silent soccer. What is that you ask? It is defined as: A form of soccer in which spectators are not allowed to yell, cheer, or coach from the sidelines. Even if you have never been to a soccer game you can imagine how odd this [.].

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Pearls before Swine?

Leadership Freak

I spent an hour and a half with an emerging leader who didn’t appreciate my pearls of wisdom. I’d like to think he wasn’t wise enough to understand my “wisdom” but that’s not true. I always end all leadership conversations with, “What did you get from our time together?” As usual I asked. We’d discussed [.].

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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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A Strength When Overused

Next Level Blog

One of the great truisms in leadership coaching is that a strength when overused becomes a weakness. For example, the strength of confidence, when overused, looks like arrogance. The overconfident. Please click the headline to read the whole story.

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Enduring success

Lead on Purpose

One of the key traits of great leaders is their ability to move forward despite the difficulties they face. They not only find ways for their own progress, but also find ways to help others along the way. Enduring success happens over time, bit by bit, day by day. The true definition of success is duration. Finding the will and the inner strength to keep going is crucial to progress.

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Courage and Problem Solving

Kevin Eikenberry

Courage consists in equality to the problem before us. - Ralph Waldo Emerson Questions to Ponder What problems in my life have required the most courage? How courageous do I feel today? Action Steps Consider your toughest current problem. Consider how choosing to be more courageous might help you solve the problem or make critical [.].

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Vitality: Collisions Between Stability & Instability

Leadership Freak

Image source I’m grappling with how much change is too much. It feels like I’m surrounded by people that love stability and predictability – things low on my list of priorities. Collisions: The collision between change agents and stabilizers is inevitable, dynamic, potentially dangerous, and theoretically useful. Stabilizers apart from change agents are dangerous.

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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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Thought-full Thursday: Intuition

Persuasive Powerhouse

Every Thursday, we provide you with a thoughtful way to coach yourself – something all leaders need to do. So take five and enjoy the inspirational quotes and reflect on the questions that follow. Your comments and answers to the questions are most welcome! “What do you like to do best in the [.

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Job Fit Matters Now More Than Ever

Sales Wolf Blog

Employee Job Fit is more important now than ever. Companies must use validated pre-employment personality profile assessments in order to select the best Talent possible.

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It’s Not Just Who You Know

Kevin Eikenberry

Today’s Resource Recommendation is It’s Not Just Who You Know by Tommy Spaulding. I was introduced to the author, Tommy Spaulding, a few weeks ago when he was guest co-hosting a radio show when I was a guest. (Mondays at 3 in Denver Colorado). I quickly liked him as I listened in to the segment [.].

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Tapping Untapped Resources

Leadership Freak

Extend and enrich your leadership journey by reaching out to local leaders and inviting them to coffee or lunch. Honor them by asking them questions. Share a challenge you’re facing and ask for their insights. Explore their values. I’m in a hotel right now mulling over the interesting conversations I’ve had with high profile leaders. [.].

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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.