Sat.Aug 18, 2012 - Fri.Aug 24, 2012

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Leadership Magic: Key Actions That Inspire Results

Let's Grow Leaders

“What’s your leadership magic?” That’s my favorite question to ask really successful front line leaders. Clearly something is working for these folks, and I am always thirsty to understand just what. If you are a leader growing leaders, it’s a great question to ask. I guarantee it will immediately bring out sparkles in eyes, [.

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Leadership and Office Politics

N2Growth Blog

By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth. This is the time of year when most of us turn our attention to presidential politics, but let us not forget that business is also political – to think otherwise is simply naïve. Office politics exist in every organization without regard for industry, structure, culture or values. Good leaders will do what they can to align interests/actions on matters more important than individual political agendas, but if you’ve been in business for

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A Look Inside The Leader: The Eyes Don’t Lie

Terry Starbucker

Today I came across something that really it home with me – it was a New York Times interview of James P. Hackett , the CEO of furniture-maker Steelcase. In it he told the story of how he met hotel magnate Bill Marriott back in 1994. He said, “As we were talking about strategy, I remember being struck by the look in his eyes as he talked.

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6 Delegation Tips That Build Trust and Results

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development Self Leadership Delegation is powerful. It’s a huge part of growing a business and creating trust. One person can only do so much effectively. To multiply and accomplish more, delegating effectively is vital. Why do people struggle with delegation? Not because they don’t want to delegate, but because they are not taught how to delegate effectively.

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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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Saturday Salutation: Spirited Warrior

Let's Grow Leaders

I first really met this spirited warrior, Matt on a (yoga) Mat. Our arms and spirits intertwined as we breathed through warrior poses. That was when I began to understand his powerful and joyful heart and spirit. Oh sure, we had been working together at church on our “Quest” before that, me as advisor and [.] The post Saturday Salutation: Spirited Warrior appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Leadership as Provocative Competence

Leading Blog

Jazz has always been a good metaphor for the art of leadership. In Yes to the Mess , Frank Barrett, knocks out of the park. How do we create a culture where people can innovate? Barrett wants us to look at leadership differently and increase our leadership repertoire beyond hierarchical models, “so that we more fully appreciate the power of relationships.

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Workplace of Hope and Happiness

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development Have you read the headlines lately? Not only are they sad, but they’re often disturbing, frustrating, horrifying and sometimes unfathomable. It’s tough to read the headlines themselves; never mind the details of each story. The negativity is crazy!!! Heck, poor Gabby Douglas couldn’t even celebrate her Olympic gold medal without spending time defending what her [.].

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Charisma Questions… Answers From Olivia Fox Cabane

Let's Grow Leaders

If you are just tuning in to our Charisma Experiment, a group of my readers and I have been on a journey exploring the concepts and techniques discussed in Olivia Fox Cabane’s book, The Charisma Myth. After reading the original post, Olivia graciously offered to answer questions that emerged. You can learn more about the [.] The post Charisma Questions… Answers From Olivia Fox Cabane appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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3 Keys To Successfully Leading Today’s Evolving Workplaces

Tanveer Naseer

Over the past few months, there’s been a number of thought leaders and CEOs who’ve found themselves embroiled in a heated controversy as a result of expressing their opinions on various sociopolitical issues. Regardless of the topic, in every situation there was a polarization of distinct groups around the issue, with each side clearly determined to vilify the other in the hopes of amassing the most public support, if not attention in the media and online social channels.

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Mintzberg’s Magic Wand

Leadership Freak

I asked Professor Henry Mintzberg, author of 140 articles and 13 books, “If you waved a magic wand over businesses, what would you change?” He said, “I’d get rid of all MBA’s.” He explained, “We’d lose some good people but in the whole it would be a positive move.” Mintzberg’s quiet voice disarms but he [.].

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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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Do These 3 Common Sense Mistakes Limit Your Influence?

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development In our leadership journey, it is easy to rely on common sense. Unfortunately, some of our oldest and most cherished beliefs can limit our influence if we don’t examine them carefully. “It is the obvious which is so difficult to see…People say ‘It’s as plain as the nose on your face.’ But how much of [.].

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Team Trouble? How to Build a Team One Person at a Time

Let's Grow Leaders

My phone rang again this week. It was a front-line leader I have known for years having team trouble. “I can’t get them motivated. They just don’t seem to care like I do. I am not sure what to do, I’ve tried everything.” I have received this same call many times over the years, [.] The post Team Trouble? How to Build a Team One Person at a Time appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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3 Keys To Successfully Leading Today’s Evolving Workplaces

Tanveer Naseer

Over the past few months, there’s been a number of thought leaders and CEOs who’ve found themselves embroiled in a heated controversy as a result of expressing their opinions on various sociopolitical issues. Regardless of the topic, in every situation there was a polarization of distinct groups around the issue, with each side clearly determined to vilify the other in the hopes of amassing the most public support, if not attention in the media and online social channels.

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Empowerment is Not Enough

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post by David Marquet: When I took command of the USS Santa Fe I thought I would be a leader who empowered his subordinates. The nuclear powered submarine was not performing well. People were doing what they were told, initiative was non-existent and fear of making mistakes paralyzed most decision makers into inaction. Plagued with poor morale and operational problems, almost every sailor who could was leaving the navy.

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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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Five Go-To’s For Discovering Your Inner Leadership Self

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development Self Leadership In the forward to Bill George’s book True North, David Gergen shares, “what ultimately distinguishes the great leaders from the mediocre are the personal, inner qualities – qualities that are hard to define but are essential for success, qualities that each of us must develop for ourselves.” How can leaders develop these inner qualities that are [.].

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What’s Next? One Big Thing (Book Review)

Let's Grow Leaders

“It’s tough not to notice a raging fire” -Phil Cooke What’s next? What are you born to do? What is your calling? A vital topic for me and for those I lead. Phil Cooke contributes well to this conversation with his book, The One Big Thing. He starts with two Big Questions about what’s next: [.] The post What’s Next?

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How Not to Lead Through Conflict

Leading in Context

By Linda Fisher Thornton Why do we tend to think that conflict is something negative, something that we must prevent? Why we Need Conflict Experienced leaders have learned that too little conflict in meetings is a warning sign that not all of the important points are being heard.

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Body Language Mistakes Women Leaders Make That Stop Career Advancement

Women on Business

NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: Are you making any of the body language mistakes that can destroy your chances at career advancement? Executive coach Carol Kinsey Gorman, Ph.D., shared some of the most common body language mistakes that women leaders commonly make with Par Excellence Magazine. Those mistakes include: They use too many head tilts. They physically condense.

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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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Dream Baby Dream!

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development Self Leadership What occupies your mind? Do you let your free thoughts meander or do you direct them? Which is better, do you think? As a child, we most likely chased our dreams in a free flow of thought. Dreams were certainly more exciting than listening to our parents tell us what we to do, how to behave, what [.].

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Driving from the passenger side

Persuasive Powerhouse

. One of the most harrowing times in the life of a parent is that period when their children learn to drive a car. If you’ve had teenage children who have learned this skill, you might know what it feels like to relinquish control. When they are practicing driving, you sit next to them as they take the steering wheel and brakes; they are in control and you are there to offer (hopefully calm) guidance and advice.

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Stop Shooting Yourself in the Foot

Leadership Freak

Foolish words nullify hard work and good intentions; stop shooting yourself in the foot. Leaders get ahead by speaking well and working hard. You need both. I’m focusing on words not work, today. Cost/benefit: Foolish words cost. You know you’ve spoken foolishly when you’re expending time and energy correcting false impressions, wrong assumptions, and negative [.].

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The view from the top

Women on Business

Let’s face it, we all went in to business because we were really good at something and thought we could do it better. A couple of years later, we have learned some new things and are a little less willing to listen to someone else’s advice. But what if that advice is coming from a [.

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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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Who’s Writing Your Song?

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Light Your World Self Leadership “I write the songs that make the whole world sing!”… OK, so maybe Barry Manilow didn’t write “the songs”… he just wrote ONE song, and chopped off parts of it to release as a new hit! HA! Whether you’re a Manilow fan or not, one thing is certain–you are most likely a fan of someone’s [.].

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Three ways to regenerate hope

Persuasive Powerhouse

John Baldoni (a fellow Michigander!) has a new book coming out in November called THE LEADER’S POCKET GUIDE: 101 Indispensable Tools, Tips, And Techniques For Any Situation. Here is an excerpt from it for all leaders who need to have hope and instill it in others. THERE IS ONE LEADER in whom I have found nearly a boundless source of inspiration: Winston Churchill.

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Overcome the Dangers of Office Politics

Leadership Freak

Unethical office politicians create perceived threats. They’ll suggest someone is out to get you. “Watch out for Joe!” Vulnerability to unethical office politicians occurs when you wrongly believe they’re acting in your best interest. In reality, they’re working for themselves. I’ll never forget a colleague saying how sorry they felt for our boss. “She thinks [.].

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Money, Friendship and Business

Women on Business

Inevitably in the life of an entrepreneur there comes a time where friendship, money and business collide. Sometimes the collision is disastrous, sometimes it is a saving grace but the one thing that is certain is that it is never easy. I recently encountered a situation where all three of these things collided and here is what I learned. Be specific and be sure.

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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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Lead Yourself First: The Freedom of Taking Responsibility

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Self Leadership Value Creation [link] Responsibility can be a tough bedfellow. Today in a couple of separate encounters, one with a 14 year old girl and the other a 40 year old man, I heard how they had recently experienced difficult times in their lives. What both had in common was they blamed others for their plight. The common theme [.].

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Leading Through a Loss

Next Level Blog

The beautiful dog in the photo is my family’s Collie, Shades. A couple of weeks ago, Shades’ hip dysplasia and a respiratory condition took a turn for the worse and, with the counsel of our wonderful vet, Dr. Thorndike, we decided to put him down last weekend. If you’ve owned a dog that’s become part of your family, I don’t have to tell you how hard the last couple of weeks have been for us.

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Five Ways to Find and Tap Potential

Leadership Freak

Image source Leaders fail when they think too much about things they want and too little about things others want. Immature vision-driven leaders flounder when they believe it’s all about their vision. Think of leadership as helping others win. But, what is helping and what is winning? Leader as helper: The first step toward winning [.].

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The Bright Side of Failure

Lead on Purpose

Guest post by Matt Herndon. Most of us look at failure as a negative occurrence. Surely if we fail at something, that’s a sign of weakness. But even the most successful people in the world have had their failures. Remember when Michael Jordan decided to play baseball? While it wasn’t his greatest success, he was able to turn it into just another lesson learned during a long and prosperous career.

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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.