Sat.Aug 17, 2013 - Fri.Aug 23, 2013

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Impatience as a Leadership Virtue

Let's Grow Leaders

'Patience is the support of weakness; impatience the ruin of strength -Charles Caleb Colton “Karin, we should be able to have this project done by the end of the year.” I listened impatiently as the team broke down the timeline, contingencies, and tasks. They were the experts, and the project involved heavy IT lift–never fun. I [.

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10 Ways To Make Each Day A Leadership Masterpiece

N2Growth Blog

'By Brian Layer , Chair, Organizational Development, N2growth. Years ago, I picked up a pearl of wisdom from coaching great, John Wooden. Make each day your masterpiece! Living at that level is a powerful and challenging concept. Most of us fall short and it‘s easy to blame our circumstances and those around us for their distraction. Yet, a leader has a duty to perform at the highest possible level and an honest assessment may reveal days laden with missed leadership opportunities.

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Integrity Matters

Lead Change Blog

'Posted in Leadership Development Integrity comes from the Latin word for integer. Integer means something doesn’t divide easily. It’s a whole. Integrity originally meant purity, completeness, the opposite of hypocrisy. Only recently have we associated it with honesty or trustworthiness, possibly because it’s easy to make promises and present ourselves a particular way in our easy-media culture.

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The Real Secret of Life (And How It Applies to More Human Leadership)

Terry Starbucker

'It was 5 years ago when I discovered the real secret of life after a walk down Pearl Street in Boulder Colorado. I just happened to have my eyes wide open that day – one of those rare ones where for whatever reason, there was a hightened sense of awareness of my surroundings. I wandered through candy stores and ice cream shops, and watched kids playing in the water fountain.

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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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60 Reasons Leaders Stop Learning

Let's Grow Leaders

'“Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young.” -Henry Ford Competent, lazy leaders are dangerous. “Why fix something that’s working?” “I was promoted to this position for a reason.” “I’ve seen this movie before.” Beware of highly skilled, non-learning leaders.

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Three Questions To Ask Before You Exit

N2Growth Blog

'By John Baldoni , Chair, Leadership Development, N2growth. Are you ready to hang it up? That may not be a question that most people ask themselves often enough, but maybe it is one more of us need to ask ourselves. This thought is prompted by a 2012 column by best-selling author Bob Greene column on St. Louis Cardinal manager Tony LaRussa’s decision to retire after winning the World Series, the first time that any manager has ever done so.

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15 Timeless Work Habits for Career Success

Great Leadership By Dan

'Let’s say one of your kids just graduated college and they are about to start their first real job. If they ask you how to be successful at work - what would you tell them? Or, you’re asked to be a mentor to a high potential up and comer. They ask you for your best advice on how to get ahead. You’ve only got 30 minutes. What advice would you give them?

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6 Ways to Encourage Persistence (without crushing your team)

Let's Grow Leaders

'“Persist through CRAP…Criticism, Rejection, A s, and Pressure.” Richard St. John Persistence– the common denominator of success. Dissect the stories of highly successful people across any context: relentless commitment, radical hours, laser focus, tremendous sacrifice. I’m always inspired by the stories of those who’ve “made it.” Bottom line, highly successful people have an abnormal commitment to their [.

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Give ‘em a second chance

N2Growth Blog

'By John Baldoni , Chair, Leadership Development, N2growth. Management can sometimes be an act of faith, particularly when the people you hire have a questionable past. One approach to giving people a second chance is to sit down with them and ask them to write about what they want to achieve and how they want to be remembered. The savvy manager who can connect with such an employee not only gives the person a second chance, but he or she also creates an environment where the past can be put in

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Giving An A

Lead Change Blog

'Posted in Books Leadership Coaching Team Dynamics Workplace Issues “If we all did the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves.”-- Thomas A. Edison I love to read books that inspire me to think new ideas. The book that is inspiring me now is The Art of Possibility by Rosamund Stone Zander and Benjamin Zander. The premise of this book is [.].

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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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How To Succeed At Leadership – Inspiration From An Unlikely Source

Tanveer Naseer

'When it comes to leadership, there’s a common understanding that true leadership doesn’t require formal titles or roles. Rather, it involves our ability to inspire and rally those around us to commit their talents, creativity, and insights towards a shared purpose, and then doing whatever we can to help them to succeed in that effort. It’s looking at leadership from that lens that’s compelled me to share these three important lessons – along with one of my own – from a m

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Cross-Training to Strengthen Leadership Skills

Let's Grow Leaders

' Today’s cross-training moment is a guest post from David Tumbarello. When he’s not guest blogging for Let’s Grow Leaders, David provides data and writing solutions in the health care field. The leisure activity he enjoys the most is coaching children in the art of creative writing. Follow him on twitter. Cross-Training to Strengthen Skills I [.

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The importance of having a sense of your own mortality

Persuasive Powerhouse

'I don’t mean to make the subject or your mortality maudlin or sad, but you will leave this world at some point. In our society, we tend to deny or ignore the fact that everything passes away – even us. I think it’s important for leaders to come to grips with their mortality because it makes life – and leadership – all the more important and sweet.

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How to Manage Workplace Conflict

Lead Change Blog

'Posted in Leadership Development No one enjoys dealing with conflict at work. Unfortunately for HR reps, they often have to deal with the brunt of conflict resolution concerns. Whether its co-workers who don’t like each other or a negative relationship between a boss and employee, conflict leads to poor productivity and affects everyone else in the workplace.

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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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How to Give Advice

Great Leadership By Dan

'Guest post from Chip Bell : “There is no human problem which could not be solved,” wrote novelist Gore Vidal, “if people would simply do as I advise.” Mentors have a similar challenge. Recall the last time someone said, “Let me give you a little advice!” No doubt it quickly put you into a defensive posture. And, it was even labeled a gift! Advice giving works only in the context of learning—that is, when you are offering advice because you believe that the protégé’s performance will be improved

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Leadership Development Made Easy

Let's Grow Leaders

'Leadership development used to be easier. Early in my career, my team was small, and I was in HR leading other HR folks. We all spoke the same language, and everyone believed in leadership development. Then a move out of HR to a team 50 times the size in a union environment. More tricky, but [.] The post Leadership Development Made Easy appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Capture Any Audience Using the “Magic Formula”

Nathan Magnuson

'I was standing in front of a roomful of corporate employees about to launch into my training session. I knew the course content had the potential to make a strong impact in their communication and relationships and I had some specific learning goals for the group. But I resisted the urge to dive straight in. […].

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County Fairs and Leadership Thoughts

Lead Change Blog

'Posted in Leadership Development Growing up on the plains of South Dakota, the month of August rolled in as a transition time. Our summer was nearly over and the routines of school would once again be upon us. The days were hotter than the usual summer days yet the promise of cooler weather was in reach. During the days [.].

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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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4 out of 5 Employees are Dissatisfied in Their Jobs [Infographic]

Women on Business

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Workplace Fun

Great Leadership By Dan

'Guest post by Great Leadership monthly contributor Beth Armknecht Miller : Last month I wrote about Silly Putty, so I thought I would follow on with fun in the work place. It isn’t impossible. And leaders need to understand that not only can work be fun, it isn’t a “bad” word. “I never did a day''s work in my life. It was all fun.” Thomas Edison. Wouldn’t you love to have a team of Thomas Edisons all enjoying themselves everyday and all day?

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Improving Lives and Organizations

Leading in Context

'By Linda Fisher Thornton What is it that ethical leaders do that has such a powerful positive effect on people? What can be the long-term impact of inspiring groups of people to greatness and ethical behavior?

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Ready for the Heart of Leadership?

Lead Change Blog

'Posted in Leadership Development Self Leadership [link] Good leadership is a radical thing. Wisdom, responsibility, courage, and character are aspects of great leadership that are not easy to learn or to put into practice, but they are required if you want to truly understand The Heart of Leadership. Coming in October 2013, The Heart of Leadership once again picks up the story of Debbie Brewster [.].

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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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How Audio Branding Can Help Define Your Business Culture

Women on Business

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Mindful Mondays: Chill Out. Your Life Depends on It

Next Level Blog

'Along with my normal routine of coaching, speaking and writing, my big project this summer has been taking a 200 hour course to become a certified yoga instructor. While I don’t plan to chuck everything else and start teaching yoga full time, it’s been a really great experience – enlightening, challenging and humbling all at the same time. And, I’m happy to report, it wraps up next week.

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Flexible Thinking: New Research on How Great Leaders Inspire Better Decisions

Engaging Leader

'In the past, leaders who made fast decisions inspired confidence and often produced excellent results. In today’s more complex, rapidly changing environment, great leaders use and encourage a different skill that I call “flexible thinking.” New research from University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business confirms the importance of flexible thinking, one of the five […].

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Are We Really “All Connected”?

Lead Change Blog

'Posted in Leadership Development Light Your World Reviews [link] Today’s world, for the most part, has been framed in a mechanistic model based on Newton’s laws of the physical universe. Of course this model continues to be both valid and useful. In fact, this model of thought gave rise to the tremendous breakthroughs in the industrial age. Yet could it be this mechanistic model [.].

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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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The Small Business Owner Blues

Women on Business

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The Seven Powers of Words

Leadership Freak

'Complaining says stop or improve, but doesn’t improve anything. Encouraging points to behaviors or attitudes to continue, but doesn’t continue anything. The danger of talking is it feels like doing. The biggest waste of words: It feels good to get something off your chest. But, “off your chest” conversations are pleas for affirmation not expressions […].

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Say “Hi” and “Bye”

Michael Lee Stallard

'#5 – Say Hi and Bye - When you enter a room and it’s appropriate given the context and number of people present, greet people by name. When you leave their presence, say goodbye. Not saying hi and/or bye, runs the risk of giving someone the impression that you are indifferent to them. (This practice reflects the Connection Culture element of Value.).

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A tweet, a blog post, and a profound teaching

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

'What’s the best length for a blog post? Mine are usually between 500 to 800 words. However, through the discipline of writing tweets, I have discovered that it is quite possible to communicate an important concept in 160 characters or less. A Talmudic Tweet. There is a story from the 1st century BCE that tells of a non-Jew who came to the rabbinic sage Hillel.

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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.