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How to Promote Leaders Who Build a Positive Culture

Let's Grow Leaders

Promote leaders who show their commitment to relationships and results One of the most important leadership decisions you’ll ever make is the choice to promote someone into a leadership role. Who you promote into leadership sends a powerful message of what matters […]. The post How to Promote Leaders Who Build a Positive Culture appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Five Qualities Genuine Leaders Have in Common

Leading Blog

C OVID-19 reminds us that we live in a world full of uncertainty—and this will continue well beyond the pandemic. But it only intensifies something we were already seeing in the world of work: organizations need to adapt constantly to keep up with market dynamics. Unfortunately, this can take a toll on employees if businesses focus on efficiency but don’t create an environment where people feel they belong.

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October 2020 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Welcome to the October 2020 Leadership Development Carnival! We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. Communication. Diana Peterson-More shared Covid Communication: Spread a Little Kindness. With Words. Diana explains: “ It’s time to “redefine success” in our daily transactions.

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8 Tips To Succeed As A First Time Leader

Tanveer Naseer

Succeeding as a first time leader doesn’t simply require an MBA degree and a few years of experience. There’s a lot more to organizing, managing, and leading workers to reach their full potential so the organization can move forward. In addition, many first time leaders are confused about how to. Click to continue reading.

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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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How Do I Change My Leadership Approach Without Losing Credibility?

Let's Grow Leaders

We were nearing the end of our live-online leadership program with an amazing group of start-up CEOs at Bulb Africa in Nigeria, and it was time for Q&A. Or, as I like to call it, “Asking For a Friend.” When one brave […]. The post How Do I Change My Leadership Approach Without Losing Credibility? appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Leading an Emotionally Traumatized Workforce in the Midst of a Pandemic

Leading Blog

Y OUR COMPANY has begun its phased reopening. You are excited to be back in the office and a more normal routine. However, things are not as normal as you thought they would be. Not everyone shares in your enthusiasm, and the culture of your team seems to have changed. Your team is easily distracted and anxious. Even your top performers are not themselves.

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Good Leadership Serves, Respects and Uplifts

Leading in Context

By Linda Fisher Thornton What is the ultimate goal of leadership? This question seems simple enough at first, and then begins to get tricky because it can’t be answered in one simple statement.

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Positive Influence – an Interview with Glenn Parker

Let's Grow Leaders

Be ready to take notes as Glenn Parker shares the four ways you can help people to become their best self, why this is such a critical leadership skill, and a master-class in leading through any crisis. Connect with Glenn: Positive Influence […]. The post Positive Influence – an Interview with Glenn Parker appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Nurturing Collaboration on Remote Teams

Kevin Eikenberry

AJust because people are working from home, doesn’t mean they are an effective remote team. In fact, even if your team was successful and cohesive when you were all in the same workspace, doesn’t mean that you have great remote collaboration now. What can you do as a leader to promote, encourage, and nurture remote […]. The post Nurturing Collaboration on Remote Teams appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Compassionate Accountability in Action

Lead Change Blog

Conflict is a word that carries negative connotations for many. We avoid conflict, abhor conflict, and see conflict as a major stress. What if you could transform conflict to bring positive change in your relationships? Dr. Nate Regier, author of Conflict without Casualties and Seeing People Through , has been collecting data about how people respond to and view conflict.

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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 Ways To Make Better Use Of Your Time

Joseph Lalonde

It can be easy to get in the traps of a time suck. These traps can be Facebook, LinkedIn, strategy planning, or watching TV. All of these make you wonder how you can make better use of your time. After participating in a time trap, you will feel out of place. You will feel like […].

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214: 4 Great Interview Questions to Ask Before You Hire | with Paul Falcone

Engaging Leader

Interviewing job candidates can feel like wading through a foggy swamp. You’re attempting to discern whether candidates would be successful on your team, while struggling to prevent the massive headache and wasted resources of a poor decision. Asking the right questions during interviews can bring clarity to the process by giving you a […]. Interviewing job candidates can feel like wading through a foggy swamp.

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How to Reclaim the Best Part of Your Commute

Next Level Blog

If you’re working from home, are you missing your commute? That kind of sounds like a stupid question. Who misses sitting in traffic looking at taillights? Not many people, I’d guess, but that’s probably not the part of your commute you’re missing. What you’re missing is the best part – the interstitial time between one place and the next or, to put it another way, between one now and the next now.

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How to Find Freedom and Energy by Starting Again

Leadership Freak

The struggle to keep your head above water provides little opportunity to reflect, adapt, and start again. Stress and frustration accumulate when you splash around today the same way you splashed yesterday.

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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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Does Your Batting Average Suck?

Joseph Lalonde

Stats fascinate me. The numbers tell a story. The stories they tell may be hidden deep within the numbers or examples but they are there. One sport that constantly looks at stats is major league baseball. They have stats for everything. Some of the statistics baseball fans and announcers follow are: Batting Average At Bats […].

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How to Do A Successful COVID-19 Strategic Pivot

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

Guest Post by Dr. Gleb Tsipursky When dealing with chaos caused by the pandemic, leaders must act decisively and quickly. There has been an uptick in both the rate and complexity of problems, which include employee difficulties working from home, supply chain disruptions, and cancelled orders. A COVID-19 strategic pivot may be necessary to keep […].

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Decisions are hard. But they're really easy.

Rich Gee Group

I want you to watch “The Ten Meter Tower”. It’s one of my favorite NY Times/YouTube videos. The premise: “Our objective in making this film was something of a psychology experiment: We sought to capture people facing a difficult situation, to make a portrait of humans in doubt. A high dive seemed like the perfect scenario.” “Through an online advertisement, we found 67 people who had never been on a 10-meter (about 33 feet) diving tower before and had never jumped from that high.

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Of All the Complaints I’ve Heard about Bosses, I’ve Never Heard this One

Leadership Freak

Top Complaints about bosses: My boss takes credit for my work. My boss doesn’t trust me. She seems to assume that I’m going to fail. My boss doesn’t care that I’m overworked.

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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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Quotes And Leadership Lessons From Marked For Death

Joseph Lalonde

Today’s Reel Leadership article is a throwback to a crazy time in the world of movies. It’s the 1990’s and actor Steven Seagal has just gotten his start in the movie world. Prior to Marked For Death, he had two other movies. Those movies are Above The Law and Hard To Kill. Since then, his […].

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Lessons on Connection from the Life of RBG

Michael Lee Stallard

Are you struggling to connect with a coworker, neighbor, or family member with whom you find yourself disagreeing frequently this year? Consider borrowing some connection tips on interacting with people in spite of the differences between you from the example of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Politics aside, there is much to admire about Justice Ginsburg—her perseverance in overcoming obstacles, her commitment to the cause of equality for women and men, and her tremendous work ethic, even

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Accountability Under Pressure

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post from Helen Horyza : Under pressure, when you have been disappointed or your direction has been ignored, do you lose your temper? Do you attack the person who made the mistake? It can happen in a split second. Unfortunately, the memory of your behavior will linger much longer in the hearts and minds of your employees. Over time, you create a culture of fear and mistrust.

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How to Boost Your Leadership Emotional Intelligence

Lead from Within

Many competencies play a role in great leadership, but the most critical is probably emotional intelligence—the ability to identify and manage your own emotions and to understand the emotions of others. Many, many studies have demonstrated the power and importance of emotional intelligence, and if you’re a leader or aspiring leader and you haven’t already done so, you need to begin working now to understand and develop it.

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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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The Long-Distance Teammate – The Wait is Over

Kevin Eikenberry

In case you hadn’t noticed, there is a pandemic going on and more people than ever are working from home. We are past the initial “How do we do this?” panic, and most people have learned that remote working isn’t as easy as they thought. Our new book is the perfect aid as you try […]. The post The Long-Distance Teammate – The Wait is Over appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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How Humble Leadership Really Works

Leadership Freak

Humility isn’t: Slow and stupid. Afraid to acknowledge strengths and talents. Passive and weak. Easily manipulated. Satisfied with mediocrity. Disinclined to bring up tough issues. Reluctant to act. 3 strengths of humility: #1.

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Flow of NOISEanalysis

Mike Cardus

Based on an earlier blog post , a friend asked me about the NOISEanalysis. The interaction is useful for seeing how the concept of solution-focused practice and complexity can help make some sense of your work and life. “Any particular reason you break out the order away from N-O-I-S-E. Prioritization? or easier to add upon the other during the thinking process?

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The Power of Humility: An Unexciting Story of SEALs in Action

RapidStart Leadership

The power of humility comes from the very fact that it lacks flash. As this short story shows, effective leaders recognize opportunities to act in humble moments so that they can lead best when it matters most. The post The Power of Humility: An Unexciting Story of SEALs in Action appeared first on RapidStart Leadership.

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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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Three Signs of Resistance That Are Really Engagement

Change Starts Here

People respond in a lot of different ways when they encounter change. When we are the one trying to implement that change, some of the responses can be frustrating, especially when they seem to challenge us. When that happens, we usually call it resistance.

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The Practice that Expands Leadership Every Time

Leadership Freak

Can you feel good about focusing on yourself? I can. I think, “How fascinating,” when I think about myself, but when my mind turns to others, I think, “They need to improve.

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What Can a Good Leader Do About Cyberbullying in the Workplace?

Chart Your Course

Cyberbullying in the Workplace Cyberbullying doesn’t just affect children and teens. It can be a serious issue in the workplace, too, with a huge negative impact on your team members’ job satisfaction. With many employees working remotely during 2020, how can you prevent and tackle cyberbullying in the workplace? #1: Recognize Different Forms of Cyberbullying […] The post What Can a Good Leader Do About Cyberbullying in the Workplace?

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Do You Feel Like an Imposter? – Remarkable TV

Kevin Eikenberry

If you are watching or listening to me now, you have achieved some level of success. And if you are leading others, it is logical and obvious that you are doing some things right. Yet many leaders feel they have arrived not because of experience, skill and wisdom, but by luck or the ability to […]. The post Do You Feel Like an Imposter? – Remarkable TV appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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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.