Sat.Nov 29, 2014 - Fri.Dec 05, 2014

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The 9 Biggest Mistakes When Presenting to Executives

Let's Grow Leaders

'Executives are naturally a tough audience. They’ve got limited time, competing priorities, information overload, demanding bosses, and pressure to make great decisions quickly. Your job is to give them all the information they need in a way they can easily digest. Most of us have stories of times when the message we tried to send was not the message received, and the tidy PowerPoint presentation spiraled downward in a frenzied fiasco. 9 Mistakes To Avoid When Presenting to Executives. 1.

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5 Principles of Leadership Presence From the Thunderbirds

General Leadership

'“Thunderbirds Check…. Two, Three, Four, Five, Six”. “Lets Run’em Up…”. “Smoke On – Ready…. Now”. “Smoke Off – Ready… Now” “Release Brakes – Ready…. Now”. With these simple commands, Thunderbird 1 initiates the roar of afterburners which thrust the Air Force Thunderbird demonstration team skyward. With high-G, high-speed, split-second accuracy and precision, the men and women of the USAF Thunderbirds leave spectators spellbound evertime.

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December Leadership Development Carnival

Michael Lee Stallard

'I am honored to host the December installment of the Leadership Development Carnival, a collection of helpful leadership advice from top bloggers. This month’s carnival doesn’t adhere to any particular theme, but rather features content on a variety of leadership topics and issues. Take a moment to click through each of the great submissions, and be sure to share this collection of posts with someone you believe would benefit from the advice. .

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Being A Courageous Leader

N2Growth Blog

'By Grant Wattie. President, N2Growth Australia. The Red Badge of Courage is a novel by Stephen Crane (1871–1900). Taking place during the American Civil War, the story is about a young private of the Union Army, Henry Fleming, who flees from the field of battle. Overcome with shame, he longs for a wound, a “red badge of courage,” to counteract his cowardice.

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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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How Leadership Development is Hurting Your Career

Let's Grow Leaders

'“What’s the best way for John to improve?” I asked, one of those coachy-interviewing questions people like me say to bosses and peers of folks we’re working to support. “Honestly, I wish he would just stop trying so hard to improve, and just lead. We’ve all given him plenty of advice. He’s taken a gazillion courses.

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War Story: Lessons in Leadership

General Leadership

'Like all Americans, I followed the congressional proceedings on ISIS with great interest. Of particular note was the testimony of retired Marine General Jim “Mad Dog” Mattis, former Commander of US Central Command. If Gen Mattis thinks we will probably need boots on the ground, well I believe him. Now let me tell you why I say this. I have immense respect for Gen Mattis, personal respect he earned in the early days of our Post 9/11 war in Afghanistan.

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The Leadership GPS System – Extension Process, Preemptive Crisis Analytics: The New Reality

N2Growth Blog

'By Damian D. “Skipper” Pitts. Chair, Organizational Development, N2Growth. The extension process within the Crisis Leadership & Performance-Driven Execution framework’s Leadership GPS System evolves from the new reality in business analytics and organizational design. Preemptive Crisis Analytics, an extension of the Five Ws Agenda within the Leadership GPS System, examines incoming data and decision sciences to increase productivity, efficiency and effectiveness for leaders an

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How to Give a Motivational “Locker Room” Speech

Let's Grow Leaders

'The band had travelled 13 hours on 14 buses for this once in a lifetime experience. Now slime was falling from the sky. The 500 piece band had planned to hold their final rehearsal on the fields of Newark airport. Now they were stuffed into the Marriott ballroom. It was raining, sleeting and blowing on their parade. David Starnes, the band’s director, stood on the makeshift podium– a pile of chairs– on the far edge of the ballroom,”I know this is not ideal, but sometimes

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Tune In Wednesday, 3 Dec – 9pm Eastern on SIRIUS-XM Ch125!

General Leadership

'Digit Murphy, David Webb, Matthew T. Fritz, John E. Michel, Hilary Knight. It’s that exciting time of the month again when you have the opportunity to interact with us LIVE on SiriusXM Patriot Channel 125 at 9pm Eastern (8 Central, 7 Mountain, 6 Pacific) Wednesday, 3 Dec 2014. This special “12-Talents” broadcast will feature David Webb, newly-retired General John E.

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Beyond The Bottom Line – Measuring & Celebrating Success

Lead Change Blog

'My team and I will soon pass an important milestone as a company. It’s a milestone I identified and have been looking to achieve by year’s end. If I look at it from a big picture, strictly business perspective, I would have reason to downplay or even feel disappointed about my results as a business owner so far. However, when I view the results and this milestone through a larger perspective – through the lens of our company values and my own personal values – I have a d

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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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Why You Shouldn’t Put The Business Cart Before The Leadership Horse

Terry Starbucker

'It’s so tempting, once leaders get their marching orders to deliver profit targets, to dive right into the details of execution. After all, it’s the nature of a business - going from Point A to Point B as quickly and efficiently as possible, to gain a competitive advantage and secure the market share necessary for success. But before we go charging up that hill, we need to take a very necessary first step – to make sure the rest of the team is behind us, aligned, motivated, an

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Efficiency is the Wrong Mindset for a Leader

Leading Blog

'Efficiency always seems like the right answer. It’s reflexive. Faster. Easier. Who doesn’t want that? And yet while efficiency is critical and often a competitive advantage, it is a problem when it becomes a mindset that is applied to everything we do; when it becomes an excuse for our lack of real connection. Faster and easier is not always better.

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Monday Quote:

General Leadership

'“Rank does not confer privilege or give power. It imposes responsibility.” Peter F. Drucker. … Read the rest. The post Monday Quote: appeared first on General Leadership.

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The Civility Standard

Lead Change Blog

'What does your work environment nurture? Does it enable trust, respect, and dignity for every player and every customer, in every interaction? Or does it nurture something less? It doesn’t matter what’s happening in organizations around the globe. It doesn’t matter what the norm is in companies in your industry or of a similar size as yours.

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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 Optimum Number of Annual Goals

Michael Lee Stallard

'#61 Set “Top Five” Annual Goals. Both individually and as a team, set no more than five challenging but achievable annual goals. If you go beyond five annual goals, it will diminish focus and effective execution by tending to overwhelm those responsible for implementation. One day each week, review your weekly plans to see that they are aligned with your Top Five.

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The Culture Engine

Leading Blog

'Culture is the engine of any organization. It is the force behind everything that happens. It empowers behaviors that communicate who we are whether we like it or not. Getting it right is critical. How do we create a culture that brings out the best in people? Chris Edmonds says that it can be done by the creation of an organizational constitution.

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5 Pitfalls That Make Workplace Conflicts Worse

Great Leadership By Dan

'Guest post by Peter T. Coleman and Robert Ferguson : Great leaders are not afraid of conflict. They put it to work. Conflict in an organization is a lot like fire. When it sparks, it can intensify, spread and lead to pain, loss, and irreparable damage. It can distract, distance, derail, and occasionally destroy opportunities and relationships. It makes most people anxious, and as a result it is often mishandled and made worse.

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What Is Your Change Thesis?

Lead Change Blog

'Change this. Change that. Don’t change this. Don’t change that. Have you ever been in workplaces where change changes every day? What makes it worse is when the constant changing directions comes from the same person. One day, they are driving Change A. The next day, they are driving Change B. Wake-up again, and we are back to Change A. Workplace whiplash happens, and no one benefits.

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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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Do Your Meetings Crackle Or Flat Line?

Tanveer Naseer

'The following is a guest piece by Dick Axelrod. Meeting participants hold the leader responsible for the meeting’s success or failure. You can debate the rightness of this position, but what we know for sure is that meeting participants hold the leader accountable for what happens or fails to happen in a meeting. Recently we discussed the leader’s role with Tanveer Naseer, who observed: “I’ve watched leaders treat meetings as if they were handing out orders to their short-order cook with little

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First Look: Leadership Books for December 2014

Leading Blog

'Here''s a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in December. The Best Place to Work : The Art and Science of Creating an Extraordinary Workplace by Ron Friedman. A Year with Peter Drucker : 52 Weeks of Coaching for Leadership Effectiveness by Joseph A. Maciariello. Winning the Long Game : How Strategic Leaders Shape the Future by Steven Krupp and Paul J.H.

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Can Listening Make You More Successful?

Women on Business

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Ethical Leadership 2015: Graphics That Tell the Story

Leading in Context

'By Linda Fisher Thornton The graphics at the links below tell the story of the future of responsible leadership. They describe the kind of leadership that is respectful, caring and ethically aware. This is the positive leadership that engages employees in meaningful work and helps builds an ethical culture. My hope is that you will share this story with your leadership team and plan now for the future, using the questions that follow.

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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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10 Commandments that Fix All Lousy Meetings

Leadership Freak

'The responsibility for great meetings is always the responsibility of the person leading the meeting. Great meetings create focus, clarity, decisions, and useful activity.

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LeadershipNow 140: November 2014 Compilation

Leading Blog

'Here are a selection of tweets from November 2014 that you might have missed: FT: Overworked and uninspired - the misery of the middle manager. Lincoln Thanksgiving Proclamation by @JamesStrock. Why are idiots SO CONFIDENT? Fascinating article on supposed “experts” via @PacificStand. Are you Leading Well? 13 Questions to Ask Yourself by @charlesstone. 7 Tensions You Can Expect in Fast Growth by @RonEdmondson.

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15 Business Templates for Freelancer Websites

Women on Business

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Leading with unconditional positive regard

Persuasive Powerhouse

'Pema Chodron, a well-known Buddhist teacher and nun, states that “As soon as you begin to believe in something, then you can no longer see anything else” I think she’s got something there, and I might also paraphrase this to “As soon as you begin to make assumptions and judgments about others, you are no longer open to who they truly are” We may tend to hang on to what we believe about others, damaging our relationships with them and preventing them – and our organ

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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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9 Reasons Organizations Don’t Train Their Leaders

Kevin Eikenberry

'There are hundreds of companies large and small that offer services to help leaders grow and get greater results, ours included. This means there is a large market or organizations that look for, secure and use these services to equip their leaders to become more effective. There are many more organizations that create and provide […]. The post 9 Reasons Organizations Don’t Train Their Leaders appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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101: Built to Lead: Becoming a Top 10% Manager | with David Long

Engaging Leader

'Did you know that of every 100 employees hired, only 6 or 7 will ever be promoted to their first management position? If you’re a manager now, you’re one of the 7% who made it! That’s the good news. Now, here’s the bad news. Statistically speaking, you won’t be promoted again. According to author and […] Did you know that of every 100 employees hired, only 6 or 7 will ever be promoted to their first management position?

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Building a Usable Vision Statement for Your Organization

Women on Business

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Pre-New Year is Smart Time to Forge Career Strategy for 2015.

Rich Gee Group

'You’re not happy with your job. Or you might not have a job at the moment. Most people in this position will look at the month of December as a time of rest and relaxation and tell themselves that they will begin their brand-new job search on January 1, 2015. Unfortunately, they will be far behind their competition in the marketplace who are actively looking for a job.

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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.