Sat.Dec 26, 2015 - Fri.Jan 01, 2016

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5 Questions For Leaders Seeking Insight In The New Year

Leading in Context

By Linda Fisher Thornton Grateful For The Conversation Many thanks to Leading in Context friends and followers for a wonderful 2015. I am grateful for the lively global conversation about the leadership we need for a better future. I appreciate your active involvement in the movement. Special thanks to all of you who have shared my blog posts and let me know what you want to learn more about in the future.

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5 Small Business Growth Strategies that Work

Women on Business

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Calibrated Trust: The Undeniable Value of Professional Skepticism

Terry Starbucker

I have this natural tendency to want to trust everybody. I know that’s not good, so I have to fight that tendency, especially as a leader in the business world. Fortunately, (way, way back in 1982) I started my career as a CPA and auditor, and I learned about this thing called “ Professional Skepticism “. If you look that up in the accounting standards book , it will tell you that “(auditors) need to overcome some natural tendencies—such as overreliance on client representations—and biases and

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New Year. New Leader.

Lead Change Blog

What do leaders need to know right now? It’s really a simple question. Or is it? I suppose it depends on whom you ask. Some will say service. How do I lead my employees and serve them at the same time? Others may say that a leader’s focus needs to be on how to motivate productivity. How can we help the company reach the bottom line? And still others may say a leader must know how to inspire their employees.

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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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The Exponential Leadership Goal for 2016

Leadership Freak

If you aspire to leadership because you want to tell people what to do, make lots of money, or be in the spotlight, get out now. Sometimes leaders do all three. Often they don’t. Successful leadership pivots on developing leaders. Leaders, who don’t develop leaders, become bottlenecks.

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Leadership Lessons from the Wright Brothers

Leading Blog

T HE WRIGHT BROTHERS were born into an exciting period of American history. A time of great progress. Life-changing progress. It was their character that served them well in pursuing their passion for manned flight. The genius of the Wright brothers wasn’t just that they invented a plane. It is that they figured out how to control it—how to fly it. David McCullough captures this well in one of the best leadership books of 2015.

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Courageously Following Where No Man Has Gone Before

Lead Change Blog

Like most of the known universe, I recently saw The Force Awakens … This film is mostly just plain fun, with fascinating special effects and well-paced action. This imaginary, yet sort of familiar, universe gives us a large and wonderfully diverse group of beings who exist, live, interact, struggle, and die. It’s just techie enough and just emotional enough to satisfy most anyone.

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The Best Thing to do For Yourself in 2016

Leadership Freak

You want to teach, achieve results, and make meaningful contributions. But, the thing that will make the biggest difference for your leadership is learning. In the end, learning comes first. Learning precedes achievement.

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First Look: Leadership Books for January 2016

Leading Blog

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in January. Deep Work : Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport. The Right Kind of Crazy : A True Story of Teamwork, Leadership, and High-Stakes Innovation by Adam Steltzner with William Patrick. Stretch : How to Future-Proof Yourself for Tomorrow's Workplace by Karie Willyerd and Barbara Mistick.

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Honouring Our Commitment To Show Up

Tanveer Naseer

For the past several years, one constant of my leadership blog has been the fact that I publish new leadership insights every Tuesday throughout the year. It’s something that’s important not just for my readers as it allows them to know when to expect my latest leadership piece, but it also helps me to overcome those inevitable bouts of procrastination that every writer has to grapple with in the process of creating a new work.

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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 Prioritizing Diversity Can Make You a Better Leader

Women on Business

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The First Habit of Highly Successful People

Leadership Freak

Stephen R. Covey forgot an essential habit of successful people. Don’t misunderstand me. After scanning my copy of, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, I resolved to read it again. It’s brilliant.

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The Path to Happiness

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

I would be happy if. … if only my boss wasn’t such a jerk. … if only my co-workers were nicer. … if only I could find someone to finance my big idea. … if only I someone would publish my book. … if only my friends were more supportive. … if only my childhood had been different. … if only my parents weren’t so difficult. … if only I could find my soulmate.

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One easy way to start the year off powerfully

ReImagine Work

Humility has its place, and… Too much modesty doesn’t serve anyone, particularly you! Find your footing. I hear my clients wonder if they are truly delivering what’s expected of them at work. In all likelihood, if you’re not hearing any grumbling, all is well. The people who matter are probably not keeping anything from you. But if you’re concerned, start the year off right with this approach.

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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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Sometimes You Have to Look Back to Move Forward

Lead from Within

As the year comes to a close, most of us are looking forward and making plans for the future—but sometimes to move ahead you must look back. The best leaders are always taking stock of their lives, asking and reflecting. The best way to make improvements is to decide three things: what came before, what comes next, and how to get it. But in order to move forward, you have to assess what you have learned about yourself up to this point.

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What Do You Do With an Idea?

Kevin Eikenberry

By Kobi Yamada, Illustrated by Mae Besom From the picture you can probably tell that this isn’t the typical book I recommend here. It is shaped like, and illustrated like, and categorized like a children’s book. While I would highly recommend it as a book to give to children, make no mistake; this book speaks […]. The post What Do You Do With an Idea?

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When control goes south: a true story

Persuasive Powerhouse

James was a brilliant manager who struggled to set his knowledge aside when leading his team. When they are at their best, people often do things that seem illogical to others. So when his employees were doing things in a way that James found different than he would do them, he became concerned about the (possibly negative) outcomes they would have.

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The Leader on a Pony

Leadership Freak

A few leaders possess wide bands of competence and giftedness. You probably don’t. Your high horse is a pony, at best. You possess a narrow band of giftedness.

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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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What Does It Mean to "Show Up"?

Coaching Tip

You determine how you want to show up and what you’re going to create in your life. You have the impact. You have power. Your fate starts with taking accountability for what you’re creating and for owning your impact. The first thing, showing up, involves the obvious: your presence, your body language, your tone of voice, what you say and do, and your ability to simply get stuff done to lead.

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The Single Action That Will Lead To Incredible Growth

Joseph Lalonde

E very leader wants to improve. It’s ingrained in us, right? The problem is, many leaders fail to improve and improve quickly because they don’t know how. They miss the single action that brings incredible growth. And it’s right under our nose. Image via Creative Commons. The last couple of years have seen me tapper off my running.

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Top 10 Posts from 2015

Nathan Magnuson

2015 has been the 4th year for the Everyday Leadership site. We’ve enjoyed the largest traffic year to date. Thanks for making it another great year! Below I’ve compiled the top 10 posts of 2015. You can also view the Top 10 list from past years here. And don’t forget to download my ebook Trusted Leadership Advisor for free if you’re looking for a good place to start.

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Books the “Freaks” Recommend

Leadership Freak

I asked Leadership Freak readers for book recommendations from books they read in 2015. I am delighted to pass along their recommendations. “Not all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers.” Harry S. Truman 10 Books published in 2015: (Listed by current – 12/28/2015 – Amazon Best Seller Ranking.) Extreme Ownership: How U.S.

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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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The 5 Most Important Leadership Books of 2015

Engaging Leader

Jump-start your new year with the past year’s best thinking So many books, so little time. If you’re like me, the number of appealing books published every year is overwhelming. These are the five books from this past year that I believe are the most important for leaders — with ideas and principles that will […].

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Top Posts And Commenters For December 2015

Joseph Lalonde

W ow! Can you believe we’ve hit the end of 2015 and entered 2016? I still feel like 2015 just started. I can’t believe we’ve begun a new year. As I get older, the years seem to go by faster and faster. This makes me cognizant of the fact that I need to be intentional on where my time goes each day/week/month/year. It’s important.

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Consume Less, Create More

QAspire

That was my mantra in 2015 and beyond. As we start a new year, I revisited this mantra and a few additional thoughts came to the fore. Consume Less. Consumption is a critical element in one’s ability to create anything. So, consumption, by itself, is not all that bad. The problem of our times is consumption by default. We first consume and then think if we really needed it.

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The Question to Answer in 2016

Leadership Freak

It’s tragic when leaders p**s away their energy and talent on things that don’t matter. If at the end of the day, you wonder what you did, it didn’t matter.

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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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How do you plan for another year?

Jason Womack

As you consider the things you're going to start, as well as what "they" are going to ask you to do, what do you think will make the difference as you move through a 366 day year? What's your plan.

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My 10 Most Important Posts from 2015

Kevin Eikenberry

This time of year there are lots of “best of” lists. And many bloggers actually write a post listing their most popular or most read posts of the year. I’ve decided to do a “list post,” but mine is different. I went back and read what I wrote this year and asked myself which of […]. The post My 10 Most Important Posts from 2015 appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Improving Self Discipline for New Years Resolutions

CEO Blog

Happy New Year! 2016 is here. Like all new years, today is the first day of the rest of your life so you can choose how to use it. Each new years, I reflect on my goals. And yes, I often set resolutions. So of course, I try to figure out how to have more success and this is the conclusion I reached: Self discipline is linked to energy levels. When I am well rested and high energy, I have the drive, motivation and focus to accomplish my goals.

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The Darkness of Dreams

Leadership Freak

Dreams are obsessions. There’s nothing casual about them. The darkness of dreams is: Misunderstanding who you are. Those who strive to be like others will feel disillusioned in their future. Authenticity builds the dream.

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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.