Sat.Mar 14, 2015 - Fri.Mar 20, 2015

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Experts Share Advice on Inspiring Breakthrough Results: A Frontline Festival

Let's Grow Leaders

'Welcome back to the Let’s Grow Leaders Frontline Festival. Our March Festival is all about inspiring breakthrough results. Thanks to Joy and Tom Guthrie of Vizwerx Group for the great pic and to all our contributors! Next month’s Festival is all about “Spring Cleaning” for your leadership or team (e.g. renew, refresh, planting seeds).

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6 Foundations of Followership

General Leadership

'“It is the [people] behind who make the [person] ahead.”. — Merle Crowell. As military members, we are commonly told our most marketable skill after retirement is leadership. Yet, as you progress through the ranks and attend various military colleges, we always seem to be looking to civilian authors and courses for lessons on leadership. What is the magic dust that makes military leaders great?

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Use It Or Lose It: Leveraging Pride In The Workplace

Terry Starbucker

'One of the keys to being a good leader is the ability to leverage a basic human trait that exists in every workplace. That is, unless you destroy it by how you lead. Among those who serve the customers, or make the widgets, or support those who do either of these things, is a strong desire to do their jobs to the best of their abilities. It’s called pride.

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Leaders – Change This To Change Everything

Lead Change Blog

'It happened again. I’d just finished a leadership program with a group of caring, committed professionals. They asked great questions, made important decisions for their own influence, and then it happened. A middle level manager approached me and asked a question. It’s a common question. I hear it every time I speak – in the Q&A, in the comments afterwards, in emailed follow-ups.

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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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3 Ways Thinking Small Will Improve Employee Engagement

Let's Grow Leaders

'Great entrepreneural companies have a passionate spirit that feels like a gust of warm wind sweeping you off your feet as you walk through their door. It may be a bit hectic, but you want to tighten your shoelaces and run along. I’ve been working with some of these guys on strategy and growth, and it’s an exhilarating journey. There are challenges of course, but I’m not finding them in the employee engagement arena.

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So Say We All: Finding Earth

General Leadership

'“It won’t be an easy journey. It’ll be long, and arduous. But I promise you one thing: on the memory of those lying here before you, we shall find it, and Earth shall become our new home. So say we all!” Commander Bill Adama. Battlestar Galactica. Studying fictional leaders is sometimes as profitable as studying actual ones.

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KidPower 2015 Earth Day Project – Coaching Kids to Lead

Lead Change Blog

'Fifteen years ago, I reinvented myself and started a new career in faith-based social services. I have had the privilege of building innovative social service programs for at-risk children and families. One of these programs is Children of Inmates, Inc. (COI). Initiated at a brainstorming session with four of my colleagues, COI began implementing services in Miami-Dade County, Florida in 2007 with a collaborative team of eight community, faith, and professional organizations.

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5 Bible Verses That Should Scare Leaders

Joseph Lalonde

'T he Bible is a wealth of leadership wisdom. There are scripture verses that encourage leaders. There are also Bible verses that should scare leaders. Image via Creative Commons. These scary Bible verses are rarely talked about. They’re kept under wraps and ignored by most. I’ve even swept the troublesome Bible verses under the run and shared encouraging Bible verses for leaders with you, my readers.

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10 conversations you’re avoiding and how to start them

Persuasive Powerhouse

'How often do you have a conversation with your team that consists of something other than what’s being done, what needs to get done, and what they didn’t do? Slow down and include some conversations that are a level deeper than that; you’ll find that if you ask a few good starting questions and listen, you – and they – will learn, grow, and develop the kind of relationships that actually help to get things done with enjoyment and engagement.

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The Future of Sales Belongs to Women — If They’ll Take It

Women on Business

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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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Chip Shots – When A Leader Does Not Feel Ready

Lead Change Blog

'Here at Lead Change Group, we know that problems are most effectively solved when individuals come together to meld ideas, energies, and approaches. To use a golf analogy, not every shot is a long drive. Many times, golfers have to take a chip shot to move the ball along for a short distance, with incisive accuracy. If you are new to the Chip Shots green, welcome.

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12 Ways Leaders Humiliate Others

Leadership Freak

'Foolish leaders use power and position to make others feel insignificant. Humiliation motivates, but never in positive directions. Showing disrespect invites disrespect. Stealing someone’s dignity destroys passion and encourages disloyalty.

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Divided We Stand: Treating Corporate America’s Loneliness Epidemic

Michael Lee Stallard

'By Colton Perry. Since the time of the American Revolution, the phrase “united we stand, divided we fall” has been a popular motto of the United States. It was first written by John Dickinson in the 1768 Liberty Song, and suggests that in order to thrive, we must rely on one another. While this is one of the most recognizable sayings in America today, it is common to see the opposite in practice.

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Top 40 Blogs for Entrepreneurs in 2015 Includes Women on Business

Women on Business

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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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What The Kid Did With His Chance

Lead Change Blog

'A leader’s best moments are undoubtedly when their people take the mantle of leadership themselves and successfully apply it. Like parents and their children, the sense of pride that exudes from seeing someone develop and flourish is probably what attracts most of us to consider leading and influencing others. One of the most satisfying moments for me was a number of years when a 19-year old boy stepped up and made a tremendous impact.

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The Art of Giving Critical Feedback: 10 Tips

Great Leadership By Dan

'Feedback can be one of the most powerful ways to develop employees and improve performance. It doesn''t cost anything. Most employees say they want it and yet they don''t get enough of it. So why are many managers so hesitant to give it? Read my latest post over at over at About.com Management and Leadership to find out why and to get more comfortable in giving feedback so your employees will be receptive to receiving it.

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My Favorite Podcasts — John Lee Dumas.

Rich Gee Group

'Here’s a little coaching secret: Some of my best ideas and strategies come from my clients. Let me introduce you to John Lee Dumas, host of Entrepreneur On Fire. Awarded Best Of iTunes in 2013 because of his dedication to serve his listeners and share incredible insights to help guide us on our Entrepreneurial journey. Failure is part of every journey, and on EntrepreneurOnFire, the first story John shares is his guest’s biggest failure and their lessons learned.

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Help a Reporter Out And Everybody Wins

Women on Business

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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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There Are No Quick Fixes For Ethics

Leading in Context

'By Linda Fisher Thornton I have been thinking about how lightly some leaders take the subject of ethics. Some ignore ethical issues altogether or think ethical issues are unimportant compared to money concerns. It’s a risky choice to take ethics lightly. Why? There are no “ethics transplants” for people who have made bad ethical decisions. We are responsible for our choices.

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The Secret Weapon in Combating Employee Engagement Woes: Part 3

Michael Lee Stallard

'Image Credit: AMA Playbook. As seen on AMA Playbook. Check out the final part of a three part series we wrote for the American Management Association’s Playbook. Part 3 is on the connection culture element of voice. The post The Secret Weapon in Combating Employee Engagement Woes: Part 3 appeared first on Michael Lee Stallard.

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Ten Ways to Lead Bigger

Next Level Blog

'As I wrote here a few months ago, the biggest development opportunity for many of the rising leaders I work with as an executive coach is to play a bigger game. Once a leader achieves a level of mastery in leading his or her functional team, the next step is to play a bigger leadership role (informal, formal or both) in the broader organization. This dynamic has come up in a couple of coaching conversations I’ve had lately which prompts me to share these ten tips for how you or the rising leade

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6 Powerful Women and the Degrees They Earned

Women on Business

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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 to Be a Genius in Seven Questions

Leadership Freak

'At the beginning, you offer answers. In the end it’s about questions. The right answer is always preceded by the right question. Pressure: Ego inflates when people look to you for answers.

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The Wide-Ranging Impact Of Our Mistakes

Joseph Lalonde

'O ur world is flawed. Ever since Adam and Eve took a bite out of that scrumptious apple, our lives changed. With that fateful bite, mistakes were brought into the world. And everyone will make a mistake. Image by Eric Vernier. However, as leaders, mistakes can be much more costly to us. The Bible tells us that leaders are held to a higher standard.

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Small Companies Need Clear Values

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

'Springtime reminds me of fruit trees and the power of values-driven companies – or more accurately – the cost of NOT being one. Small companies often think they don’t need to bother with things like mission and values – that those are things for large companies. Big mistake. It’s why our tree service company lost our business. They were very nice people, dependable and a good price.

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Mining the Collective Intelligence of Your Board of Directors

Women on Business

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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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Ten Tips for Great Results Through Serving

Leadership Freak

'Self-serving feels safe, but it’s a lonely dead-end. Have you ever heard anyone say, “My purpose in life is to serve myself?” Yet, we all know self-absorbed, self-serving leaders.

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Afraid? Stop Being So Selfish!

Modern Servant Leader

'One of the hardest lessons I ever learned was that I couldn’t lead what I needed. I was reminded of this when I recently heard Ken Blanchard say, “Fear and self-doubt is an ego problem. Why? Because you are focusing on yourself.” As a leader, you should be prepared to face your fears and self-doubts then dismiss them for what they are: a self-serving view.

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Leadership in Full Color

Kevin Eikenberry

'Recently I had a conversation with my father-in-law who used to sell and repair televisions as a side business. Somehow we started talking about early color sets. He mentioned that he owns the first color set he ever sold, and we reminisced about the first color sets we had. We got ours when I was […]. The post Leadership in Full Color appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Make Your Own Luck

Women on Business

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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.