Sat.Aug 04, 2012 - Fri.Aug 10, 2012

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10 Ways Champion Olympic Gymnasts Inspire Us To Be Better Leaders

Terry Starbucker

The world’s collective eyes have been focused on the Olympic Games in London this past week, and as I watched these awesome athletes compete, there was one group that particularly “grabbed” me this time – the gymnasts. This is one of the most popular categories in the entire competition, because of the sheer athleticism on display, and the high drama that’s generated by the razor-thin margins between victory and defeat.

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Saturday Salutation: Postcard from the United Nations Youth Assembly

Let's Grow Leaders

This is a guest post from my son Ben Evans, 17. Ben is a youth envoy to the Unitarian Universalist United Nations Organization, and recently served as a delegate to the National Youth Assembly at the UN. He holds a variety of leadership roles at school and church, and enjoys music and drama. “Youth are [.].

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Leaders: Are You A Candle or A Beacon?

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development Light Your World Workplace Issues Have you ever had an “A~ha! Moment” that is so profoundly simple you wonder why you’ve never seen it before? I had one of those a couple of years ago that continues to impact me. I have always believed that the biggest reason leaders exist, is to be a source of light and help to [.].

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Leadership by Choice

Leading Blog

Leadership is always a choice. In Leadership by Choice , author Eric Papp says it means “making a conscious choice to positively influence those around you by managing yourself and leading others in four areas: communication, leading teams, productivity, and personal development.” Communication — How well do you listen, ask questions, and speak with influence?

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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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10 Tips for Aspiring Women Entrepreneurs

Women on Business

NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: Aspiring women entrepreneurs should build their support networks and learn from other women who already carved out their paths to success. Entrepreneur Kate Endress of Ditto.com shared these 10 tips for aspiring female entrepreneurs: Join a Meetup for women entrepreneurs in your area. Contact your alumni association to find out what women in business resources they have.

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Everybody into the Pool: Influencing from the Inside

Let's Grow Leaders

In almost any large organization, there are the folks doing the work that touches customers, and there are the supporting players doing vital work to make that easier. Except when they don’t. Or, it’s perceived that way. Today, as we stop the music, I am in a supporting role. Not long ago, I was leading [.].

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The Pivot Point of Organizational Change

Leading Blog

We know that the vast majority of organizational change initiatives fail. Why? The general answer is our resistance to change. But what if it’s something else? In The Pivot Point , authors Victoria and James Grady ask, “What if this is not a ‘ resistance ’ problem for which the organization must engineer a solution, but a deeper ‘people’ problem that the organization must first learn to understand and respect?

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How Leaders Can Help Develop Customer Service Strategies

Tanveer Naseer

The following is a guest post by Adrian Davis. A customer focused business, whether B2C or B2B (we all have customers), is more profitable and has greater longevity. Period. Research has proven that businesses that aim to be more customer-centric have a 24% higher net profit, and have a higher profit per employee than ‘the other guys’ (those that aren’t customer focused).

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Leadership, Influence and Self-Deception

Let's Grow Leaders

In the context of the conversation on “influence,” my friend, Lisa Kohn turned me on to The Arbinger Institute’s work on Leadership and Self-Deception. Not a new book (first published in 2000), but quite useful in this context. The main idea…in any leadership role, we must first look deeply at ourselves– and understand how our [.].

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Two Leadership Models

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development In leadership, there are two distinct organizational models. Since few things are quite so black-and-white, we might consider them to be two ends of a continuium, with a virtually limitless number of stops between the two. But at their core, the distinction between the two comes down to one question: who in the organization produces [.].

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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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Succession Planning Basics: the Template

Great Leadership By Dan

I’ve written posts on how to do succession planning , why do succession planning, why not to do succession planning , how to achieve better gender balance through succession planning , and a boatload of other posts on the topic. However, one thing I have not shared with readers of Great Leadership is what an actual succession plan looks like. When someone refers to a “succession plan”, they are usually talking about one of three things: 1.

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How Leaders Can Help Develop Customer Service Strategies

Tanveer Naseer

The following is a guest piece by Adrian Davis. A customer focused business, whether B2C or B2B (we all have customers), is more profitable and has greater longevity. Period. Research has proven that businesses that aim to be more customer-centric have a 24% higher net profit, and have a higher profit per employee than ‘the other guys’ (those that aren’t customer focused).

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Questions of Influence

Let's Grow Leaders

“Because everything we say and do is the length and shadow of our souls. Our influence is determined by the quality of our being.” -Dale E. Turner How can we best ignite change and inspire growth, when we don’t have control? Later this month, I am bringing about 100 folks together to chat about influence. [.].

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Unveiling the Next Big Lead Change Project

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Lead Change Book Leadership Development There’s been an exciting project going on behind the scenes within Lead Change, and now it’s time to pull back the curtain to give our community a sneak peek. We wrote a book! A virtual community of 21 authors (all contributing authors to the Lead Change Group) came together to share their wisdom and perspectives [.].

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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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Sustainability and Being Green – Do Your Customers Actually Care?

Women on Business

Do consumers actually care if our business is sustainable or “green”? Sustainability is something of a buzz word that people throw around casually and in daily conversation. While it speaks to a positive shift in public opinion and values do most people even know what this means or look to see which businesses are implementing sustainable practices?

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Civility is an Ethical Issue

Leading in Context

by Linda Fisher Thornton The Merriam-Webster Learner's Dictionary defines civility as "polite, reasonable, and respectful behavior." These are the kinds of behaviors we use when we treat others with care. According to Michael Brannigan, The Pfaff Endowed Chair in Ethics and Moral Values at the College of St. Rose in Albany, NY., "Ethics deals fundamentally with how we treat each other on a daily basis.

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Leadership Drift – How to Recognize It And Reclaim Your Purpose

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

Are you on track with where you want to go? You might have heard about team drift , but what about you as a leader? Is it possible you’ve drifted without realizing it? Reasons We Get Off Track. A huge external shift. Sometimes we are thrown off track because of a sudden change in our world such as an earthquake, hurricane or an illness. Anthony had just started his own business when his wife was diagnosed with cancer.

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You – The Champion! 7 Ways to Maximize Your Olympic Gifts

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development The past week’s Olympics production got me thinking. Mainly about the dedication, strength, determination and stamina exhibited by the athletes (and on a side note, how I’d like to visit London again at some point in the future). Now I wasn’t necessarily excited about watching the games, but found myself with some downtime and tuned [.].

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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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Exercise Your Mind and Body to the Top of the Ladder

Women on Business

Being Healthy and Exercise Helps Women Executives. Apparently not only are we fighting for equal pay, recognition and all the other things that come with trying to break through that glass ceiling, but now we also have to find even more time to exercise! In an article by Lisa Quast on Forbes.com , she talks about a study done that shows the percentage of overweight top female executives is far less then the percentage of overweight top male executives.

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The August 2012 Leadership Developmen?t Carnival

Great Leadership By Dan

The August 2012 Leadership Developmen?t Carnival is hosting this month by Sharlyn Lauby over at her HR Bartender blog. You can read it right here. Sharlyn has once again done an awesome job collecting, screening, and organizing this month's collection of leadership & leadership development posts from many of my favorite bloggers. As a bonus, she's asked each contributor to share what's on their summer reading list and included a twitter list so that you can easily follow each blog.

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How to Connect Your Team With the Mission

Next Level Blog

Yesterday I had the opportunity to work with a group of senior executives from the U.S. Department of Defense and a few other Federal agencies to engage in some “applied science” around leading at the next level. It was a great group with a lot of perspective and some fascinating stories to share. Click headline to continue.

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Leading the New, New Corporate Vacation Policy

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Change Management Workplace Issues Many of us do this. We carve out the time. We plan the family vacation. As we hit the road or jet way, our workplace disappears into the background, yet it is still right next to us in our digital devices. The new reality is we never really, completely, wholeheartedly leave work behind. Work is [.].

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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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5 Competencies of the Best Leaders

Women on Business

NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: What makes a good leader? On Time.com, Brian Evje of Slalom Consulting shares the five competencies that the best leaders share. Evje explains that each competency is related to the others, and the best leaders know how to embody all of these traits to lead their teams to success. 1. Visibility. We know that leaders need to be seen by followers–from formal presentations and announcements, to a crisis, to simple “managing by walking around.” The less-ob

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Do what you say you will do

Persuasive Powerhouse

I know this may seem like a small thing, but I’m here to remind you today of your commitments. A commitment is something you say that you’ll do; it’s a promise. Committing is an important and courageous thing to do, but it’s only worthwhile when you follow through and do what you promise to do. Leaders commit every day to something; to meet goals, to stay within a budget, to the best job leading that they can possibly do, to learning and developing themselves.

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How to Stop so you can Start

Leadership Freak

Before you find your personal best, let go of your mediocrity. Determine what isn’t working and stop it. Stopping: Stopping is harder than you think. Fear of failure makes you keep working at what isn’t working, even when it’s failing. Wanting something to work may blind you to the reality that it isn’t. Failure to [.].

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Should We Banish Bosses?

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Team Dynamics Workplace Issues A recent Forbes article: 31 Telltale Signs You Are A Horrible Boss got me thinking and it inspired this post. Many of us will recognize our former or present bosses described there and, worse yet, we may recognize ourselves! I began to wonder what happens to someone when they become a boss? Which led to … do [.].

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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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What we can learn from the US Women’s Soccer team

Women on Business

Reporters from all over have had some type of sound bite regarding the t-shirts the US Women’s soccer team. The shirts said ‘Greatness has been found’ and sports writers and enthusiasts are lining up to take aim at the perceived lack of humility. As a woman operating in a male dominated industry I have to say ‘Why should they be humble’? Here’s what I have been able to take away from the hoopla.

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Overcome the Fear of Asking

Persuasive Powerhouse

I am amazed at how many leaders I’ve known who are willing to learn the art of being inquisitive; I am disappointed by those who refuse, often citing discomfort in asking anything. When I dig deeper in our conversations, I find that those who are willing easily see the importance of bringing more “asking” into their leadership. Those who express discomfort fear that using more questions will signify that they’re weak leaders.

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The #1 Thing Leaders Suck At

Leadership Freak

I felt like a kid in a candy story when, after the first ring, Jim Kouzes, co-author of The Leadership Challenge, picked up the phone and said, “It’s Jim.” Four years ago, by chance, I picked up the fourth edition of his book. I read it during one of life’s tipping points. It changed my [.].

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Leadership Play Dough – Top 10 Ingredients

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Self Leadership Expectations of our leaders are increasing. Ethical and value-centered leadership seems to be the emerging priority across the globe. The world needs leaders who can pull it from the current state of chaos with clear vision, great emotional intelligence, and thinking skills. For me, together with unity-conscious beliefs, therein lies the skills of congruent leadership. [.].

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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.