Sat.Jan 18, 2014 - Fri.Jan 24, 2014

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The Screw Up Post I Shouldn’t Have to Write

Let's Grow Leaders

'If you ask any leader for the right way to handle a screw up, you’ll likely hear the following advice. 1. Admit the screw up 2. Apologize 3. Do what you can to make it right. Try it. Tell a few leaders you just screwed up and ask for advice. Let me know if […] The post The Screw Up Post I Shouldn’t Have to Write appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Do you have leadership presence?

Lead Change Blog

'Posted in Leadership Development “Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom.” Lao Tzu Leadership is about results and positive outcomes, and so leaders want the hearts and minds of others directed toward a unified purpose. Presence is one way the leader can engage the energies and commitment of others to a common goal. Authenticity and effective communication [.

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7 Practices of Alan Mulally that Helped Ford Pass Competitors

Michael Lee Stallard

'The remarkable turnaround of Ford led by Alan Mulally — without U.S. government financial aid — provides an outstanding example of how to gain competitive advantage through organizational culture. When Mulally arrived at Ford in 2006, the automaker’s culture could be described as silo rivalries with leaders embroiled in turf wars. This culture drove Ford to the verge of bankruptcy.

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Prepare for the Future with a Completed Bucket List

General Leadership

'“Things turn out the best for people who make the best of the way things turn out.”. John Wooden. As the end to my working years begins to come hazily into view, conversations with younger co-workers naturally and frequently include the question, “What are you going to do when you retire?” Feeling not very smart or helpful, I usually mumble something about taking care of household chores that have been put off for later.

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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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Getting Past Fake Talk at Work

Let's Grow Leaders

'Fake talk diminishes relationships, slows work down, and jeapordizes results. At yet, the B.S. factor is alive and well in corporate America. We need more straight talk about fake talk. Fake talk is attractive as an easy way out. But when fake talk’s the norm, the real game becomes guessing what’s really happening or what […] The post Getting Past Fake Talk at Work appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Leadership is Freak’n Hard

Lead Change Blog

'Posted in Leadership Development A few years ago, while facilitating a leadership development workshop, I asked the CEO of a multi-billion dollar construction company to share a little known secret with the budding leaders in the room. He scratched his chin, waited a beat, and then said, “Leadership is freak’n hard.” Except he didn’t use the word freak’n.

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Taking The Radical Leap To Great Leadership (and Changing The World)

Terry Starbucker

'I’m honored to chat with one of my leadership mentors on my latest More Human Leadership Podcast - author, keynote speaker and consultant Steve Farber. Steve has written and published a series of best-selling leadership books, including “ The Radical Leap ”, which recently was named one of the “100 Best Business Books of All Time”. Under the banner of his company Extreme Leadership Incorporated, he is also is a senior-level leadership coach and consultant, and has worked with and sp

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When to Stand Your Ground

Let's Grow Leaders

'“I’ll stand my ground. And I won’t back down.” -Tom Petty “Pete,” a leader in a new job with a substantial increase in scope and scale, asked me this seemingly simple question: “How do you know when to stand your ground?” I knew he needed more than my first instinct,”just go with your gut.” Knowing […] The post When to Stand Your Ground appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Which Is a Better Leader? A Conversation on Results and Respect.

Lead Change Blog

'Posted in Self Leadership I believe conversations make us stronger leaders. We need to explore topics, challenge ourselves to think and understand, and learn ways to be a better leader. In the Lead Change Google+ group, we pose a different question each week. A few weeks ago, we asked: Which is a better leader: A leader with big results [.] Author information Jon Mertz Jon is a vice president of marketing in the healthcare software industry.

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Connect Through a Greater Vision

Michael Lee Stallard

'#16 Develop a Vision That Serves a Cause Greater Than Self – Leaders who view themselves as serving a cause greater than self connect with people who share their desire to serve that particular cause. A shared cause connects people to one another by bringing greater beauty, goodness and/or truth to the world, and, by doing so, helps people. Here are two examples.

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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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8 Reasons to Seek Out Ambiguity

Leading Blog

'Change brings with it chaos and ambiguity. We want order. Ambiguity makes us uncomfortable so we want things ordered as soon as possible. But if we move too fast, we can miss out on the value that ambiguity brings. We need to embrace ambiguity until we have rung the last drop of value out of it. Ambiguity draws attention to what we don’t know. Ambiguity gives us space to unlearn.

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How to Create a Shared Vision That Works

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

'The Full Steam Ahead! Roadmap This is a “how to” post – for leaders and team members who want to create a shared vision. Over the years I have written blog posts that provide an explanation of each of these steps. This post connects the dots by linking these posts with the steps they support. This is the roadmap for the process I use to create a shared vision that not only inspires, but provides clarity on direction and ongoing guidelines for decision-making.

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Applying Neuroscience for New Leadership Results

Lead Change Blog

'Posted in Leadership Development [link] Today’s article is from Rebel Brown, someone I admire greatly for constantly learning and leading the way to applying new knowledge and ideas to help us all be better and do better. Her latest work, The Influential Leader, is no exception. All leaders face similar questions. Why are humans so darned unpredictable?

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Great Leadership Comes with a Counterintuitive Approach

Great Leadership By Dan

'Guest post from Shaun Spearmon : People often say that great leaders are born that way (i.e Lady GaGa) , with the implication that leadership is an intuitive skill. I wholeheartedly disagree. Great leadership is certainly associated with strong instincts and intuition, but intuition and instincts are shaped by training and more importantly, greatly augmented through experience.

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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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Ten Radical Shifts in Thinking all Leaders Face

Leadership Freak

'Leaders fail when they don’t think like leaders. Leaders who think like individual contributors demoralize their team and devalue their leadership. Lousy leaders think like individual contributors. 10 radical shifts in thinking: From “I” to “we.” Leadership begins with we. From controlling people to aligning passions. Raise your hand if you enjoy being controlled.

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6 Lessons from Pepsi on Engaging Employees beyond Workplace Wellness

Engaging Leader

'Earlier this month, the non-profit research group RAND Corporation released yet another study questioning the return on investment (ROI) of workplace wellness. The study found that wellness can improve employee health and reduce costs, if the employer strategically engages employees beyond industry-standard lifestyle management tactics. Last May, the RAND Wellness Programs Study commissioned by the U.S. […].

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Is Your Way The Only Way?

Lead Change Blog

'Posted in Leadership Development [link] [This blog post is based on concepts from Love ‘Em or Lose ‘Em: Getting Good People to Stay by Beverly Kaye and Sharon Jordan-Evans.] Or do you tend to yield? Do you give power away to your talented people? Veronika, a manager in a global drug research and development company, woke up one morning and recognized that 20 [.

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Call it whatever you want, but please don’t call it coaching

Persuasive Powerhouse

'A leader has to communicate with others in lots of different ways. It makes sense to have a number of tools in your leadership toolkit as well as the flexibility and know-how to pull out the right tool at the right moment. I must admit that as a trained and credentialed executive coach, the use of the term “coaching” in the workplace to encompass many types of communication frustrates me.

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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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Leadership Biz Cafe Podcast #14 – Matthew E. May On How To Encourage Creativity & Innovation

Tanveer Naseer

'In today’s increasingly competitive, global market, it’s understandable why so many leaders are trying to figure out how to foster innovation in their organizations. So how is it that some organizations seem to thrive on the cutting edge while others can barely get their innovative initiatives off the ground? That’s the focus of my discussion with one of the world’s top experts on innovation and creativity, Matthew E.

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7 Lenses: Principles and Practices (via Leadership Excellence Essentials)

Leading in Context

'By Linda Fisher Thornton I am honored that "7 Lenses: Principles and Practices" was included in the "Tributes to Mandela" issue of Leadership Excellence Essentials. This issue also includes articles by Warren Bennis, Dave Ulrich, Tom Peters and many others.

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Who are the Real Leaders?

Lead Change Blog

'Posted in Leadership Development As we get closer to the Super Bowl, I’ve got an American Football analogy to consider. On a football team, who are the leaders? By “leader” I mean who is voluntarily granted the most influence with other members of the team? Who is the most influential member of the team? We don’t often think of [.] Author information Mike Henry Chief Instigator at Lead Change Group Mike is the Chief Instigator of the Lead Change Group and co-author with 20 other L

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How to Train Reluctant First Level Supervisors

Great Leadership By Dan

'I recently asked readers to submit their burning leadership development questions. Those that get picked for a post will receive a free copy of my eBook. This question from a Talent Management Vice President, who chose to remain anonymous: “Our org is committed to providing development activities to a first level supervisor population that has limited cognitive ability, little formal education, and generally lacks motivation to learn in the workplace.

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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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Writing a Leadership Memoir (Why Not Watch The Sausage Get Made?)

Terry Starbucker

'“Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made.” – Otto van Bismarck. Last week I told you about my latest leadership journey - “ More Human “, the book. I’m grateful for the feedback that you’ve given me so far. It’s confirming something that deep down, I knew I had to do if I was to really convey the meaning behind the philosophy.

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Collecting Junk

Joseph Lalonde

'T here’s been a lot written about having a clean workspace. My workspace could be considered far from clean. When I look around my home office, I see Christian music posters from a web-based business that’s no longer active, various electronic gadgets, music CDs (do you remember those), and a bunch of random junk. Image by David Hunter.

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De-Clutter Your Leadership

Lead Change Blog

'Posted in Leadership Development [link] I’ll admit it, ever since I started writing this blog, I’ve been much more aware of potential leadership lessons lurking in the mundane circumstances of life. I discovered another one this past week. We’re moving. As we began packing the boxes, it was obvious to me how much we’d accumulated since our last move.

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10 Ways to Change the Future Today

Leadership Freak

'Those who wait for the future to change repeat the present. The only way to change tomorrow is to change today. The future changes today. “If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten.” People: Break the isolation that solidifies the present. The future is people. Find your future by connecting […].

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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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A leader must be a “people person”

Persuasive Powerhouse

' . Most leaders will proclaim that they’re a “people person” even though some may not act that way. I will sometimes discover through conversations with leaders or their stakeholders that they are spending too much time on tasks that take them away from the important activities involved in relationship-building with others. I may also find that a leader is struggling to manage an organizational change and it becomes obvious that they aren’t reaching out to the people who

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Every Man For Himself?

Joseph Lalonde

'D id you notice the title of this post had a question mark at the end of it? The title is asking a question. Should it be every man for himself in leadership? Should a leader be out for himself? Should the team be out for their own good? I think you know the answer. Image by Pablo Piedra. The answer to the question is of course not. This would reek havoc in an organization.

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Empowerment Self-Diagnostic

Lead Change Blog

'Posted in Leadership Development Are you empowering your people to greater success? This is a self-assessment process to determine the degree to which others are being empowered under your leadership. Prescriptive actions to create a more empowering environment are provided as you learn more about your empowerment style. Step 1 Write down every decision made for one week.

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Finding Happiness in Leadership

Leadership Freak

'Passion to change things – to make a difference – eats away at you. Show me a leader who’s always content and I’ll show you a lousy leader. Finding happiness as a leader means learning to navigate tensions between: Dissatisfaction and satisfaction. Discontentment and contentment. Unhappiness and happiness. Early in my career dissatisfaction and discontent […].

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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.