Sat.Jul 28, 2012 - Fri.Aug 03, 2012

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Portrait of Charisma: Something About Larry

Let's Grow Leaders

As we have been working through our “Charisma Project,” I have been on the look out for signs of great charisma in every day life, and realized it’s time for me to talk about Larry. Larry Owensel is a professional dancer and personal trainer, and teaches the interval kickboxing class I have been taking each [.].

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Leaders Live In The Tent of Discontent

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development Self Leadership Being content is good. Being discontent is bad. Have you heard this or felt this way? I have. From an early age, I have been taught that contentment is a noble characteristic. I must learn to be content with what I have, with what I make, and with the circumstances beyond my control. Within that [.].

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Hey, Not So Fast! The One Thing A Leader Must Do Before Forging Ahead

Terry Starbucker

The decision’s been made, and now, as a leader, you are anxious to start executing. After all, time is money, and the competition never rests. The pressure is on. At those moments there’s a natural tendency to immediately start forging ahead – after all, YOU are all up to speed on the vision, the plan, and now, the strategies and tactics that will be needed to get to the mountaintop.

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Turning Lemons into Lemonade: 10 Inspirational Examples of Epic Failure and Resiliency

Great Leadership By Dan

"Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall.". ~ Confucius. Leadership development and failure go hand in hand. By its very nature, development involves trying new things, often in the form of “stretch assignments” in order to challenge yourself and learn new skills. It’s inevitable that in the process of learning, you’re bound to fall down and skin your knee.

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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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It’s Never Too Late to Grow Great

Let's Grow Leaders

“I wish I could show you a picture of yourself with your potential intact.” -John Maxwell, Beyond Talent Over a year ago I had a debate with a friend that just keeps staying with me. His premise, “by the time we are in our 40s our path is set… you are just not going [.].

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Lead, Touch, and Agree

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development Self Leadership The army taught me a concept or two about leadership. What did I learn? Show up, reach out and connect. These tenants of leadership are the cornerstone for making an impact and achieving results. When these three acts are evident, followers take notice and ready themselves for progress whether it’s in boardrooms, shop floors, office [.].

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7 Ways to ReWire Your Brain and Become a Better Leader

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

Over the last few decades, studies in neuroscience have shown that we can actually physically rewire our brains. We can change the “default network” we were born with, the one that ensured the survival of our primitive ancestors who lived in a very different world. Our “fight-flight” reaction and strong memory for painful experiences are hardwired from birth.

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Saturday Salutations: Just in Time

Let's Grow Leaders

Today, the first Saturday Salutation guest post, from Nancy Perry. When I talked to Nancy about writing, she told me she had written a 300 page tribute to her friend, which she had never published. I encouraged her to share the short story as a Saturday Salutation. Nancy is a Customer Service leader at Verizon [.].

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Vacations: Who needs them anyway?

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development The answer is we all do, whether we know it or not! But not necessarily in the traditional sense. It’s all about balance. I have known great leaders to take time off beautifully and others to feel they never can or need to. But in the age of ideas, it’s a proven fact that your [.].

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Influencing Up

Leading Blog

If you’re trying to make a significant contribution you will have to influence people you can’t control. In other words, you will need to influence up. Often we get in our own way when trying to influence. In Influencing Up , authors Allan Cohen and David Bradford we have to overcome these barriers: The assumptions you hold about how hard to push. An unwillingness to raise a tough issue or have a difficult conversation with your boss.

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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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What Leaders Can Learn from Michael Phelps About Preparation

Next Level Blog

Most of the world knows by now that U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps broke the all-time record for most medals won by an Olympian in London this week. It’s a truly amazing achievement on Phelps’ part but, honestly, not one in which there are many legitimate leadership lessons. Seriously, how many of us have the gifts and abilities in our respective fields that Michael Phelps has in his?

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Interview with Dan Rockwell, “The Leadership Freak”

Let's Grow Leaders

One of the most amazing parts of this new journey into writing and blogging is the amazing connections I am making with tremendous leaders. The support of this community is fantastic, and I am growing every day through the people I am meeting. Thank you Dan Rockwell, for your time and energy. Dan talks [.].

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Power Up Your Leadership Effectiveness With Skilled Decision Making

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development I’ve traveled throughout the country over the past years conducting workshops on time management and getting results–and boy do I get an ear full. One of the most popular points of discussion about productivity is about the role the manager plays. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard about a manager’s indecisiveness or [.].

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What is the Greater Good?

Leading in Context

What is the Greater Good? As leaders, we must think beyond our own interests to the interests of those we lead and serve, and the interests of communities and the world. We must take a long-term view, keeping in mind the broad effects of our day-to-day decisions. Many people refer to the "greater good" as an important part of leading ethically, and use different words to describe it.

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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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3 Inspiring Lessons On Leadership From The Olympics

Tanveer Naseer

With the Olympic Games now under way in London, many of us are eagerly following the efforts of our nation’s athletes, cheering them on as they compete to win on the global stage. As much as the Olympics represent the pinnacle of the sporting world, they are also the source of a number of inspiring stories that showcase both the human spirit and what we can accomplish when we strive to be our best.

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Happy Talk: Energizing Results Through Positive Words

Let's Grow Leaders

At times, leaders must be tough. Very tough. We must set high expectations, we must hold people accountable, we must ensure everyone is always striving for more. That works. And there is also the need for “happy talk,” timed well. One thing that I found as I have grown in the business, is how [.].

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Lids Are Fine For Pots But Not Leadership

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development Workplace Issues I recently conducted a leadership retreat for a client company where I introduced a leadership principle that I learned long ago. From John Maxwell’s book, “The 21 Indisputable Laws of Leadership,” I spoke on the Law of the Lid. Frankly, I was a little surprised that no one was familiar with this principle.

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Don’t Worry, Be Happy, Be Productive: Lessons From My Dad

Women on Business

Don’t Worry Be Happy and Be Productive. A simple phrase, or lyrics as it may be. My father uttered these words to me on a regular basis as a child, and occasionally still does today. I remember listening to that song in my dad’s old den, and not really getting it. I lived with my dad, and to his credit I think he raised a me to be a pretty awesome woman with a strong sense of self and confidence.

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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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3 Inspiring Lessons On Leadership From The Olympics

Tanveer Naseer

With the Olympic Games now under way in London, many of us are eagerly following the efforts of our nation’s athletes, cheering them on as they compete to win on the global stage. As much as the Olympics represent the pinnacle of the sporting world, they are also the source of a number of inspiring stories that showcase both the human spirit and what we can accomplish when we strive to be our best.

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Employee Engagement: Energizing and Mobilizing People

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post by by Dr. George H. Labovitz and Victor Rosansky: Rapid realignment is only possible when employees are energized to move the organization in a new and better direction. Energizing the system from top to bottom is a key task of leadership. But rapid realignment needs energy that is focused, that drives continuous improvement and works to achieve the organization's purpose.

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10 Scientific Facts About Successful Teams

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Team Dynamics Workplace Issues [link] Team science encompasses a wide range of disciplines, such as cognitive psychology, business management, education, and sociology, among others, and explores the ins and outs of group dynamics. It’s a relatively nascent field, but one for which a fair amount of research and observation already exist. Suffice to say, findings on what factors constitute a [.].

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Letting go of the fear in order to soar

Persuasive Powerhouse

One of my all-time favorite leaders is learning to sky dive. He’s been diving in tandem with an experienced diver, but recently he began jumping alone. He spoke of the moment of fear when he was holding on before letting go of the plane and diving downward. “It’s like a safety net, being able to hang – on but when you let go you can simply enjoy the ride” Of course I had to ask if this experience mirrored his own leadership journey – and it certainly did.

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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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Why are you important?

Women on Business

As we create our businesses more often than not we get caught up in the day to day firefighting strategies. What we don’t do because there isn’t enough time in the day, no one has figured out how to clone ourselves and/or we don’t see the immediate value is define a future strategy. It’s easy to spend so much time in our businesses that we don’t work on them, so here are a few tips to try to make sure that we don’t lose the big picture.

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Rembrandt and Leadership

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post by William F. Baker & Evan Leatherwood: In addition to being a great painting, Rembrandt’s “Head of Christ,” reveals two traits that great leaders and great artists share: the willingness to persist past the initial round of success and failure in life, and the courage to find a true mission and serve it. Rembrandt painted the “Head of Christ” in about 1649, in the middle of the most prolific and also the most brutal period of his life.

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Challenges for Organizational Change Four Ego Traits

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development Last week I discussed the 5 ego traits individuals bring into the workplace. This week I discuss the big 4 ego traits which organisations bring into the workplace. The opposite of “ego” is “unified self”. The difference between the characteristics of the unified self to that of the ego is that the unified self acknowledges [.].

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Silence Might Be Golden – The Role Of Silence in Meetings

Kevin Eikenberry

Meetings are meant to be a time for people to exchange ideas and insights. While there are many components to effective meetings, one factor most people would put on that list is engaged participants. I mean, a good meeting can’t be quiet can it? Maybe, at least at times. Let’s start with my main premise [.].

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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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Stocks Go up[ When Women Are on Company Boards

Women on Business

NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: There have been so many studies showing that diverse corporate boards lead to better overall business results, and now another study has found a direct connection between having women on company boards and improved stock performance. Furthermore, the study found that companies with women on their boards really outperformed other companies during the 2008 economic downturn.

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One conversation away from a healthier workplace

Persuasive Powerhouse

If I could wave a magic wand, there would be a better quality of conversations in our organizations. I am a firm believer that the work that is done in business would improve if leaders promoted and modeled the kind of dialog that fosters understanding, forgiveness, peace and ultimately, better relationships. There are lots of reasons why this doesn’t happen but it’s often a fear of going against the grain in the organization, anchored by: Lack of time: Flatter organizational structu

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What Leadership Advice Would You Give Your Younger Self?

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development [link] We were young once. As aspiring leaders, we undertook many projects in our youth. Time passed, as we gained education and our first “real” job. We became contributors to a larger organization. One day, we became managers of a team for the first time. We were leaders again. As years advance, we look back to [.].

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You’ll Never Get There Without Questions

Leadership Freak

The day you realize leadership is about them not you is the day you begin leading. If you can’t develop people, you can’t lead beyond your current potential. Furthermore, if you don’t develop people, they’ll leave. Techniques that develop: Training. Teaching. Advising. Correcting. Challenging. Coaching. Mentoring. Encouraging. Motivating.

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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.