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Why Job Descriptions are a Dying Art

Let's Grow Leaders

A client called: “Karin I’m going to send you the job description for the new role we designed, but ignore all the HR mumbo jumbo,” just concentrate on the competencies and see if they seem right to you based on the strategy we’ve been working on.” Game on. We were going to have the conversation that was most worth having: How do we find the right person with the aptitude for this vital job.

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A Leader’s Words

General Leadership

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. “Speak clearly, if you speak at all; carve every word before you let it fall” Oliver Wendell Holmes. Since the political season has kicked off across our country, these three simple words have been in the forefront of my brain.

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The Price Leaders Pay for Silence

Lead Change Blog

But This is Their Job! Have you ever heard a supervisor say something like, “Why should I have to encourage people? This is their job isn’t it?”. Have you ever thought those words yourself? Recently, I received an incredibly strong answer to this question from Jennifer, a former store manager at a national women’s clothing chain. Jennifer is outgoing, incredibly gifted at making customers feel comfortable, and was considered a “high-potential” by her district and regional managers.

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10 Leadership Lessons And Quotes From The Intern

Joseph Lalonde

I loved the idea for the new Anne Hathaway and Robert De Niro movie The Intern. In it, Hathaway’s company wanted to infuse old-school wisdom into their budding internet business. They do this by bringing in new interns. These interns aren’t what we normally think of when we think of an intern. Rather, these interns are older individuals looking to contribute to the success of a new company, About The Fit.

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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 to Stop Drama Queens and Chronic Complainers From Destroying Your Team

Let's Grow Leaders

I often start my speeches on employee engagement sharing prototypes of various kinds of disengagement. The favorite is always Barbara Boatrocker– “her life feels like a sad country song, every little thing is wrong”– for the appropriate audience I’ll even sing that line ;-). “She’s always stirring the pot. Nothing’s ever quite right when Barbara’s around.

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Top Gun Leadership Series – Part 5

General Leadership

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. ”At that speed its too fast…It’s a little bit too aggressive”. Charlie lingers near Maverick as he is reviewing a combat maneuver. Like all fighter pilots do routinely, Maverick is gesturing with his hands simulating two airplanes.

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The Importance Of Emotional Intelligence In Leadership

Joseph Lalonde

I n order to lead, one must first look within. Good leaders can be defined by their emotional intelligence , which according to Psychology Today, requires an individual to manage both their own emotions and the emotions of his or her team. It might sound easy, but it’s not. Image via Creative Commons. A December 2014 report in Forbes magazine explains that emotional intelligence is the act of understanding and responding to one’s own emotions and dealing with and overcoming stress, while knowing

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How to Stop Drama Queens and Chronic Complainers From Destroying Your Team

Let's Grow Leaders

I often start my speeches on employee engagement sharing prototypes of various kinds of disengagement. The favorite is always Barbara Boatrocker– “her life feels like a sad country song, every little thing is wrong”– for the appropriate audience I’ll even sing that line ;-). “She’s always stirring the pot. Nothing’s ever quite right when Barbara’s around.

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Tuesday Time Machine: Emotional Intelligence and A Call-Up to the Big Leagues

General Leadership

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. From Our Early Files: Originally Published. 19 Feb 2014. “ It is very important to understand that emotional intelligence is not the opposite of intelligence, it is not the triumph of heart over head — it is the unique intersection of both.”.

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Can Ya Hear Me Now?

Lead Change Blog

As I joined the many who enthusiastically celebrated the launch of Co-Active Leadership: Five Ways to Lead by Henry and Linda Kimsey-House over the past week, I also chose to take another look at their earlier book: Co-Active Coaching: Changing Business, Transforming Lives. Both books reflect a deeply human approach to their topics, with a strong emphasis on the relationships which create strength and opportunity for all involved.

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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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First Look: Leadership Books for October 2015

Leading Blog

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in October. Entitlement Cure : Finding Success In Doing Hard Things the Right Way by John Townsend. Everybody Matters : The Extraordinary Power of Caring for Your People Like Family by Bob Chapman and Raj Sisodia. Collaboration Begins with You : Be a Silo Buster by Ken Blanchard, Jane Ripley and Eunice Parisi-Carew.

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Work and Life Interview About Connection Culture

Michael Lee Stallard

Recently, I had the pleasure of speaking on Work and Life, a radio program hosted by Stew Friedman, director of the Wharton Work/Life Integration Project, on Sirius XM’s Channel 111, Business Radio Powered by Wharton. Below is a transcript of our conversation. . Stew Friedman: Mike, you have a background in marketing and degrees in both business and law.

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Monday Quote

General Leadership

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. Yoda (896 BBY – 4 ABY). Luke: “I can’t believe it!?!” Yoda: “That is why you fail.” . How did you enjoy today’s post? If you liked what you read, sign up for our frequent newsletter by clicking HERE — and you’ll also receive our handy Leader’s Reference List. . … Read the rest.

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How To Halt The Creation Of Rework & Waste

Lead Change Blog

If what we do really matters, it’s meaningful. The exact antithesis of this, then, is work that is literally wasted, has no point, or is done twice. It’s hard to imagine anything that matters less and it isn’t the workers who typically cause this violation of meaning – it’s their managers. Why? No one sets out to create rework and waste, and yet it happens.

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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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LeadershipNow 140: September 2015 Compilation

Leading Blog

Here are a selection of tweets from September 2015 that you might have missed: Stop Providing Too Much Information @EdBatista. The Truth About Courageous Leadership by @LollyDaskal. Role Models from Dangerous Situations by @ArtPetty. 10 Habits of Highly Effective Small Group Leaders by @pauljsohn. From @JohnBaldoni If You Are A Jerk Should You Still Be Authentic?

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Before you can Lead Others, you need to Manage Yourself.

Great Leadership By Dan

This post recently appeared in SmartBlog on Leadership : Before you can earn the right to lead others, you need to “manage” yourself. I know I’m not the first to use that phrase. Steven Covey wrote about it , and it’s taught in our leadership program at the University of New Hampshire. It’s more than just another nice, pithy little leadership motto.

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5 Ways to Get Organized

Women on Business

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It’s Deja Vu All Over Again

Lead Change Blog

“Yogi” Berra was actually born Lawrence Peter Berra on May 12, 1925, and just passed away on September 22, 2015. Yogi was a pro baseball catcher, manager, and coach for 19 seasons in Major League Baseball (1946–63, 1965). He also had the distinguished honor of being an 18-time All-Star and 10-time World Series champion as a player, and he is one of only five players to win the American League Most Valuable Player Award three times.

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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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Great Teams Share More Than A Destination

Tanveer Naseer

The following is a guest piece by author Sean Glaze. If you’re like most team leaders, you go into your team’s season or project or quarterly sales period with a goal. And if you’re like most leaders, you find yourself frustrated at some point in that process because you struggle to get the buy-in or create the cohesiveness and commitment that would inspire your team to meet the goals that were set.

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Are You a Candid Leader? 4 Ways to Build Clarity, Trust, and Competitive Advantage

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post by Nancy K. Eberhardt: Honest, purposeful, and respectful communication is one of the most effective leadership skills, yet CEOs who promote a culture of candor are still uncommon in business today. With an increased demand for transparency, building trust through authenticity is more critical than ever for individuals and organizations to keep their competitive edge.

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3 Things To Consider When Business Networking

Women on Business

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How to Show Leaders They Need to Delegate

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

How do you help leaders understand they need to delegate? I often hear this question, and it was the focus of this recent letter: Hello Jesse: What have you found are the most effective ways to engage business owners in the need to delegate? Are there particular pain points that make them consider learning how to delegate? Or instead does an appeal to the upside such as employee development and engagement get more of a response?

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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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Mindful Mondays: What Any of Us Can Learn from Pope Francis

Next Level Blog

Like a lot of Americans, I spent a lot of last week transfixed by the coverage of Pope Francis’ trip to the United States. I’m not Catholic, but found myself moved by his words and images several times. The pictures were what really got me. The look of joy of people in the crowds as Francis passed by or moved to touch them was unadulterated. The happy grin of the Pope as he waved to the crowds out the back window of his Fiat as it left Andrews Air Force Base was priceless.

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How To Create The Culture Within Your Organization

Joseph Lalonde

L ots of people are talking about corporate culture and how they want their organizations to be known for theirs. After all, companies like Google and Amazon are known for the culture their company permeates. Image by Christopher Dombres. But how does an organization create a corporate culture when one has never been defined? It’s difficult because there’s been a culture that’s evolved since no one stepped up to direct the culture.

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Leaders: Check Your Motivation, Your Authenticity and Your Ethics

Leading in Context

By Linda Fisher Thornton If we are leading others, we need to be asking the questions of leadership - about our motivation, our authenticity and our ethics.

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Don’t Pressure Timid People to be Brave

Leadership Freak

Fear might feel safe, but leadership requires boldness. Fear congeals the past. Boldness builds the future. Fear is survival-mode. Boldness is opportunity-mode. Boldness follows hope. 4 ways to build bold teams: Provide training. Celebrate mistakes.

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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 Power of Online Reviews

Women on Business

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What happens when you have real conversation

Persuasive Powerhouse

You may not see the importance of authentic conversations at work. That’s understandable because you (think) they consume valuable time and you don’t get rewarded for talking with people. Meeting organizational goals, hiring, firing, managing performance and the boss may seem like the most significant things to do. These are vital, but think about it: none of these things get done without people and they all require conversation.

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Author’s Preface to Crimes of Cunning

Tony Mayo

Tony Mayo Executive Coach. Book Sample Author’s Preface Mamas, don’t let your babies grow up to be corporate cowboys. Or make ’em be bankers and lawyers and such. In the 1980s, I was a minor participant in major trends that would blow up the world economy in 2008, determine the dehumanizing workplace culture of today, and establish […].

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The Proximity Principle

Leadership Freak

The Proximity Principle: Leaders tend to serve people they see, touch, and spend time with. Leaders who huddle rather than mingle grow inward and serve each other. Distance allows detachment.

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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.