Sat.Jun 30, 2012 - Fri.Jul 06, 2012

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Change: 3 Essentials For Every Leader

N2Growth Blog

By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth . The sustainability of any organization hinges on leadership’s ability to understand, embrace, and implement change. Whenever leaders are surveyed about what keeps them awake at night, “change” is usually at or near the top of the list. When change initiatives fail, so do leaders. When brands fall into decline, and organizations implode, it’s often due to a company’s inability to change.

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The 9 Telltale Signs Of A Leadership Vacuum

Terry Starbucker

There are times when a leadership vacuum can sneak up on you and your organization, one that can quickly erase all the hard work and success that preceded it. It’s helpful to know and understand what I consider to be the nine telltale signs that leadership is headed into this black hole, so quick remedial action can be taken before it’s too late.

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Kermit the Frog as Leader? It’s Not Easy Leading Green

Let's Grow Leaders

Growing Leaders of All Ages: Part of my mission for this blog is engaging leaders of all ages in the leadership conversation. Today, I present a guest post from Jared Herr, age 12. If you are a leader of any age, interested in collaborating on a guest post on leadership, let’s talk more. Kermit is [.].

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A Time To Break Down & A Time To Build Up

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Self Leadership On June 29th, my parents, sisters and their families were in route from North Dakota and Montana to Oklahoma for a long weekend together. As I was preparing for their visit I received this message from my aunt,“You all have a great time with your folks, sisters, & kiddos. Those times can be so special. …Will [.].

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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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Negativity Loops Destroy Intention

Leading Blog

When the stakes are high, negative thinking is a no-brainer; it comes naturally to any of us. Living intentionally is the path to success, but what happens when our intentions are derailed? When things aren’t going as planned? Kristi Hedges is an expert in executive presence. In The Power of Presence she describes presence as “how people move through the world.

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Speaking Truth to Power

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post by Scott Weiss : There's a crisis of trust in this country. You can see it everywhere you look: business, politics, financial Institutions.somewhere along the way authentic communication became a thing of the past. In recent times, transparency, vulnerability, and empathy in the workplace have been lost. It’s for this reason I’ve made it my life’s mission to shine the light on authentic communication both in the workplace and elsewhere.

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Happy Leadership Interdependence!

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development Self Leadership It may seem odd to discuss interdependence when many are celebrating independence this week. In leadership, however, independence may be inadvisable. The reality is interdependent leaders are the ones enabling happiness in their organizations, teams, and communities. Leading with interdependence means two or more people or things are mutually dependent upon each other.

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First Look: Leadership Books for July 2012

Leading Blog

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in July. There Is an I in Team : What Elite Athletes and Coaches Really Know About High Performance by Mark de Rond. Resilience : Why Things Bounce Back by Andrew Zolli and Ann Marie Healy. Triple Crown Leadership : Building Excellent, Ethical, and Enduring Organizations by Robert Vanourek and Gregg Vanourek.

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The July 2012 Leadership Development Carnival

Great Leadership By Dan

Welcome to the July 2012 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival ! If you just happened to stumble accross this blog for the first time, here's the deal: I maintain a distribution list of over 75 leadership development bloggers who I've gotten to know over the last five years. Each month, I'll ask them to submit thier best recent post to be included in a monthly collection of posts, or "carnival".

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One Big Goal = Success and Fun

Let's Grow Leaders

Want more success and fun for your team? Try picking one BIG goal. When looking to make a difference for the business, I always look for the “one big goal” that we can accomplish that will really make an impact. As Covey would say, what is your most “Wildly Important Goal”? What will be dramatically different [.].

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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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The Opposite of Leader

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Self Leadership Sometimes, a description of what something is not helps to also describe what it is. This past week, we had another Lead Change Tulsa breakfast dialogue and the topic was Effectively Leading Diverse Organizations. Over 40 people, many new to Lead Change, joined us for this discussion. Teri Aulph (@Teri_Aulph) generally enlists the panelists and [.].

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LeadershipNow 140: June 2012 Compilation

Leading Blog

Here are a selection of tweets from June 2012 that you might have missed: Engines of Innovation by @wallybock. Two Words of Wisdom that will Change Your Life by @RonEdmondson. Do you make these body language mistakes ? What you do that impact relationships even more than what you say. @rosasay: not always easy to see change you're in the middle of. Then a post like this gets you saying "of course!".

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How to Measure the Impact of Your High Potential Strategy

Great Leadership By Dan

So you’ve gone through a rigorous process to locate those “high potentials” – that critical talent pool that has demonstrated the ability to step into your organization’s most critical roles when the time comes. Now you’re doing what the most successful company’s do , you’re investing in the development of those high potentials. You’ve got managed stretch assignments, coaching, mentoring, and leadership development programs.

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Leadership Lessons from the Andy Griffith Show

Let's Grow Leaders

“Do a good day’s work and act like somebody” -Andy Griffith What Would Andy Do? Like so many Americans, I am feeling a bit of sadness and a touch of nostalgia at the news of Andy Griffith’s death today. His most famous role as Mayberry’s old-fashioned leader, makes us think of (or long for) [.].

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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 Most Important Question to Ask to Get Great Results

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Self Leadership Value Creation [link] On becoming a manager I encountered a problem which my frustrated teachers would have relished. I found not everyone was as driven as me. In fact, in the early days, team members would pitch up late at meetings and even (perish the thought) miss deadlines to complete tasks which put whole projects into jeopardy.

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Celebrating Change And Creating Opportunities To Begin

Tanveer Naseer

This past Saturday, I had the distinct pleasure of being invited to speak at the convocation ceremony for the regional high school where I serve as chairman of their Governing Board. As it’s only been a year since I’ve been a member of this school community, the main challenge I had with my speech was trying to find a message that would connect with the students at this pivotal juncture in their academic careers.

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Is Business a Combination of Sport and War?

In the CEO Afterlife

The notion of business as a combination of sport and war was attributed to Emile Herzog (1885-1967), a French author who used the pen name, Andre Maurois. I’m going to admit at the outset that I was a strong proponent of Herzog’s concept for most of my career. However, now that I look back from the CEO afterlife, I realize that this view need not be pervasive.

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One Powerful Word

Let's Grow Leaders

The words we choose as leaders are powerful. Helping our teams find the right words to clarify their thinking, can be even more powerful. As with so much else in leadership and life, less can be more. Sometimes, reducing the thought down to one powerful word can create vision and focus. I have [.].

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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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On Creating Joy at Work

Lead Change Blog

Posted in SmartBlog for Leadership Workplace Issues [link] When was the last time you were overjoyed by an inspired act or outcome at work? For too many managers, the very thought of joy at work is laughable. For employees? It’s not only laughable, but a notion left for dreamers — certainly no place for it in the cubicle nation. If there is, however, a [.].

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Reflections on Respecting Differences

Leading in Context

Quotations About the Importance of Respecting Differences I hope that you enjoy this collection of quotes about respecting differences. Notice how many different compelling reasons for respecting differences are included – some from unexpected sources!

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Successful Failure

Leadership Freak

Leaders who can’t fail won’t succeed because failure is essential to success. A world without failure is dead. Furthermore: Leaders frequently fail at letting others fail. Leaders who can’t let others fail: Limit growth. Hog tie innovation. Sap confidence. Live fearing the next failure; they’re control freaks. Tend to blame rather than develop. Hand-holding isn’t helping: [.].

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Saturday Salutation: A Trail of Blessings

Let's Grow Leaders

There is a man who walks slowly down the trolley path near my home each morning. I often see him on my morning run. He ritualistically tips his cane to everyone as he passes, and says, “God Bless You.” When he is not there, the crickets seem to sing more loudly. Perhaps they are filling [.].

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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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Family Friendly Workplaces – People Discovery Blog

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development Workplace Issues [link] In the post Making Family Friendly Work for You: 5 Mistakes and How to Avoid Them, Christina Lattimer discusses the subject of family-friendly workplaces. What does it mean to be family friendly? What are some common mistakes associated with a family-friendly workplace, and how can we avoid them?

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Is it time to stop running your business?

Women on Business

There are things in life that are inevitable, love, death, taxes and the failure of a business. Knowing that doesn’t make the pain any easier to deal with so if you are facing the decision of when to quit and when to hang on, I have four pearls of wisdom (ahem, at least in my mind) for you to consider. Did you give it your best shot? Hindsight is 20/20 and when making the decision to close your business you seem to see all of your mistakes with the clarity of a blinking neon sign.

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Talent is Never Enough

Leadership Freak

Adams and Jefferson, Founding Fathers of the United States, didn’t always like each other. Toward the end of their lives they came to appreciate and respect each other but for much of their political careers they were rivals. Jefferson’s skilled compromising skills offended a dogmatic Adams, for example. They were at odds but they invested [.].

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Creating a Balanced Reading Diet

Kevin Eikenberry

Since at least 1894, the US Department of Agriculture has created guidelines and models for creating a balanced diet. With each iteration of their recommendations the dietary experts try to give us an easy-to-use guideline for eating in a healthy and well balanced way. This is a useful practice and one worth emulating for other [.].

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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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Why Leaders Need to Go on Holiday Instead of Vacation

Next Level Blog

One of the most memorable conversations I’ve had in 12 years of leadership coaching came about six years ago this month when I was talking with a client who was a World Bank country manager in Africa. Since he was a French citizen and August was approaching, I asked him what he was planning to do during his upcoming month. Click headline to continue.

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How to Use Social Recruiting for Job Hiring [Infographic]

Women on Business

Want to find the best candidates for open jobs at your company? Social recruiting can help you do it. Using tools like Twitter and LinkedIn, hiring managers have access to information, referrals, and even job seekers that puts them in a strong position to find highly qualified job candidates. Job seekers are active on the social web. You just need to look for them, interact with them, and build relationships with them.

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Taking Criticism Like a Pro

Leadership Freak

This question arrived from a reader: “My boss says I need to get better at taking criticism.” Confidence when criticized: Confidence is a product of knowing what to do next. Close your eyes and imagine your boss giving you negative feedback. Get deep into those negative feelings. Now bring your best self to the exchange; [.].

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What is Possible?

Kevin Eikenberry

I’m an optimist and positive-thinking person. So this quotation resonates with me. I hope it does with you, and if it doesn’t, perhaps it challenges your thinking just a bit. Since there is so much in life that is uncertain. think about this. “When nothing is sure, everything is possible.” - Margaret Drabble, author [.].

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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.