Sat.May 05, 2012 - Fri.May 11, 2012

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Leadership and Storytelling

N2Growth Blog

By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth. Leadership and storytelling go hand-in-hand. In fact, leaders who lack the ability to leverage the power and influence of storytelling are missing the very essence of what accounts for compelling leadership to begin with – the story. If you’ve ever been captivated by a skilled orator whose articulation and eloquence has influenced your thinking, you understand the power of the art of story.

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The 12 Essential Traits of The Modern-Day Leader

Terry Starbucker

What does it take to be a successful leader in the 21 st Century? This is a question that has already filled the “Management/Leadership” shelves in the local (and virtual) bookstores many times over – and we’re only 12 years into this century. Chances are you’ve read one, two, or more of these books looking for answers that resonate and inspire. I’ve read many of those books too, and while I’ve found them helpful, there was nothing that beat the actual experience of being a leader, where I cou

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Me, Thee or We: 6 Steps to Making Good Leadership Decisions

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development Self Leadership “The boss told me this morning my decision to implement the new social media strategy wasn’t a good one.” “Did he say why he thought that way?” “He said I didn’t do enough research or involve the right stakeholders.” “Did you do those things?” “Sure, I did little research and talked to a couple people. [.].

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How to Influence Without Authority

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

Back in the good old days, if you were in a position of authority, you could just announce what needed to be done and assume it would be carried out. But times have changed. As companies expand and become more complex, no matter what organizational structure is in place, people must work with each other across reporting lines. It doesn’t work to say, “Do it because I told you so.”.

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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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What Matters Now

Leading Blog

What Matters Now by Gary Hamel is probably one of the most important books you could read this year. It is an invitation to rethink the fundamental assumptions we have about capitalism, management, institutions, and life at work. It is, as Hamel describes it, “a blueprint for creating organizations that are fit for the future and fit for human beings.

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The May, 2012 Leadership Development Carnival

Great Leadership By Dan

Welcome to the May edition of the Leadership Development Carnival ! For those of you that may not be familiar with the Carnival, here's a refresher: 1. A blog "Carnival" is typically a collection of recent blog posts organized around a common theme, in this case, leadership development. Although there are lot's of places a reader can go to get aggregated free content these days, my readers still seem to appreciate the monthly Carnival collection.

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Do You Dare Your Employees To Dream?

Tanveer Naseer

I’ve written a number of times about the importance empathy, passion, and fostering a sense of shared purpose plays in our ability to succeed through our collective efforts, ideas that are normally considered too touchy-feely or soft to be of any practical benefit in the business world. Then again, in light of the rising tide of employee disengagement, the ability to empathize and communicate a shared sense of purpose is becoming ever more critical to an organization’s long-term heal

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Get Real. Get Outside.

Leading Blog

In a print campaign directed at people immersed in the modern digital world for garden power tool company STIHL Australia, we are encouraged to discover the simple joys to be found outside. “Get Real. Get Outside.” It was developed by WhybinTBWATequila (Australia).

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New Study IDs Best Companies for Leadership?, Innovation

Great Leadership By Dan

Hay Group just released its seventh annual Best Companies for Leadership Study. Is this just another one of those touchy-feely, nice to do awards? Not at all. The Best Companies for Leadership consistently outperform their peers. Over a 10 year period, the Top 20 companies produced a 5.39 percent shareholder return, compared to a 2.92 percent shareholder return generated by the S&P 500.

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7 Saboteurs of Business Success

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Career Development Leadership Development Harvard Business School is one of the oldest, most-acclaimed MBA-granting institutions in America. Its success relies heavily on case studies. Students read exhaustive write-ups of both monumental successes and abject failures, with the point being to learn what works—and what doesn’t. In the spirit of HBS’s “what doesn’t” case studies, here’s a list of the [.].

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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 Reasons Why Respect is an Ethical Issue

Leading in Context

Is your workplace high stress? Do people treat each other in disrespectful ways? It just may surprise you to know that "behaviors that we once thought of as annoyances or different leadership styles are causing harm to people and businesses.".

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Don’t Underestimate the Quiet Ones

Persuasive Powerhouse

Some of the organizations I work in are boisterous, with a penchant for good, raucous, energetic debate. This noisy culture challenges even the most outgoing leaders to have their voices heard, but leaders who are naturally quiet in demeanor might struggle even more. Additionally, their quiet nature might cause assumptions by others that: They lack confidence to lead effectively: There can be an assumption that if people aren’t speaking up and entering the (lively) conversation, they lack confid

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Team Personality Styles, Tessellations, and Teamwork Lessons

Great Results Team Building

This article on team personality styles and tessellations is published as a guest post on the "Power Basketball" website. Many thanks to Coach Power for sharing it with his audience! You can read the entire article on the teamwork lessons of tessellations if you click HERE.

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What Type of Leadership Personality Do You Have?

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development Self Leadership Self-leadership depends upon your personality type If your innate personality and belief system does not comply with the leadership style you choose, your results will be less than desired. You will come across as being phony, hard to communicate with and will be uncomfortable in your own skin. To succeed, choose a leadership style that [.].

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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 Disaster of Big Mouths and Small Ears

Leadership Freak

Leaders fail when their mouths are too big and their ears are too small. Listening is powerful because it informs talking. The only way leaders know what to say is to listen. Great leadership is great listening. On a recent drive with a young leader I noticed how he’s learned to talk less and listen more. [.].

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The Next Version of Yourself

Persuasive Powerhouse

When you become a better human being, you become a better leader too. I remember distinctly my first reaction to learning that all of my hard work on becoming a better human (and therefore a better leader) wouldn’t result in reaching a particular end goal. I’d thought there was a time of arrival when I couldn’t possibly do any more or get any better.

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How to Talk With People

Next Level Blog

This is one of those titles that when you read it, you might be saying, “Really?” Yes, really. There’s a big difference between talking to people and talking with people. If you’re the designated leader in your organization, that difference has a multiplier effect that can cut in either direction. In a post a few weeks ago, I asked if.

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One Piece of Paper

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development Resources Reviews Writing a lot of words on a subject gets easy. Often you can simply write and write and (at least I) think that you’ll eventually say something important. I’ve often said too much. It might have been earlier in my career when I was selling or even more recently with my teenagers when their eyes [.].

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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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Creating a Rock Star Team

Kevin Eikenberry

Have you ever enjoyed the sounds of a rock and roll band? Would you like to have a team that performed as well as your favorite band? With the five tips below you can be on way to creating that rock star team. Have a clear vision and purpose. The band needs to know the [.].

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20 Ways to Disagree with your Boss

Leadership Freak

If you never disagree you’re irrelevant. Here’s how to disagree successfully: Ask what to do if you disagree before disagreements emerge. Watch and learn when others disagree. Avoid win-lose situations, it’s likely you’ll lose. Know and embrace the boss’ goals. If you don’t align with the big picture, find another job. Come with solutions and [.].

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The ‘Old Economy’ Needs a Rocket Man

In the CEO Afterlife

So much has been written about business innovation this past year. Those walking the talk are on Fast Company’s list of the World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies. These are the businesses whose products and services are having an impact across their industries and our culture. Ninety percent of these organizations have yet to experience a mid-life crisis; they are still under the age of 40.

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Retiring executive? You’d better have your personal succession plan first …

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development Self Leadership If you don’t know Jack … you should meet him. Jack is a successful executive who is recently retired at the early age of 52 as the CEO of a Fortune 500 company that made a financial turn around from red to black on his watch. He was very proud of the achievement … and [.].

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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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Linus, His Blanket, and Change

Kevin Eikenberry

In the last 10 days, I have spent time with three groups, totaling well over 500 people, talking about change – how to understand and lead it. Change is an important topic for us today, as there is so much of it around us. What I find in both my study, work, and through observation, is that we have [.].

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How to Fill Your Team with Couage

Leadership Freak

Courage is the willingness and resolve to act when outcomes are uncertain. Everyone needs courage because we live in turbulent, changing times. Nothing good gets done without courage. Powerful leaders encourage – fill with courage – so that others can press through their fears. Fear pulls back; courage pushes forward. “Life shrinks or expands in [.].

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The 12 Most Exalting Phrases Leaders Can Share With Their Team

Great Results Team Building

This article about exalting phrases for leaders is published as a guest post on the "12 Most" website. Many thanks to Peg, Paul, and the "12 Most" team for sharing it with their audience! You can read the entire article on phrases to use with your team by clicking HERE.

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Engaging Employees: The Economics of Micro Ingenuity

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Coaching Leadership Development [link] Wouldn’t it be a dream if every employee could add $13,000 to the bottom line of your business each and every year? No need to dream because research shows that’s exactly what happens when an employee shifts from being disengaged to engaged.

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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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Training Leaders Before It is Their Turn To Lead

Kevin Eikenberry

Part of my team and I are exhibiting at the American Society of Training and Development International Conference in Denver this week. Yesterday, as a part of the conversations we had with participants, several asked if we provide training for people to prepare them for supervisory/leadership roles before they get those jobs. As we debriefed [.].

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Secrets to Building Great Leaders

Leadership Freak

If you plan to achieve great things you must develop great leaders. How to fail: The break-fix model seldom develops greatness. The break-fix model is problem-centric and backward-facing. Break-fix works for systems and processes but not for people. Fix organizations – develop people. Closely related to the demoralizing break-fix approach is the ever faithful but [.].

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22 Financial Do’s and Don’ts to Help You Be Successful in Business

Women on Business

Guest post by Business Make-over Expert, Ellen Rohr (learn more about Ellen at the end of this post). Ellen Rohr has 22 Financial Tips for Business Owners. Financial Do’s and Don’ts to help you be successful in business…. Biz Philosopher Jim Rohn said, “It’s easy to do the things you need to do to be successful. It’s even easier not to do them.

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May Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Best of Blogs Series [link] At the first of every month, Dan McCarthy, of Great Leadership blog hosts the Leadership Development Carnival. The carnival is a roundup of recent posts on Leadership Development and Dan’s been doing this kind of thing as long as I can remember. Check out this month’s carnival for some great reading from over 25 great [.].

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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.