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How to Get Your Team Fired Up About a Change

Let's Grow Leaders

The minute I walked into their building, I could feel the excitement reverberating from the walls. Everyone was buzzing about the unveiling of their new company name, branding, and messaging. The IT Guy explained that they were “no longer” a start-up (true), and the designer clearly articulated how these changes were to take the company into the next phase of their growth.

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Priorities: A Different Approach

General Leadership

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. “The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities” Stephen Covey. Leadership theories often espouse the significance of developing, communicating, and making decisions based on priorities.

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How Queen Elizabeth I Used Connection to Restore a Nation

Michael Lee Stallard

One of the greatest turnaround stories in all of history is also one of the most unlikely. It is the story of Queen Elizabeth I, a twenty-five-year-old woman who inherited the throne of England in 1558 having no leadership experience, faced prejudice in a time when women were considered grossly inferior to men, and lived with frequent threats of death.

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How to Avoid 3 Big Mistakes About Being Biased

Lead Change Blog

Go ahead—second guess yourself. Done intentionally and constructively, not self-destructively, giving your actions one last loving look before moving forward is a good thing—for you, your colleagues, company, community, and workplace culture. That thoughtful pause can assure you’re not leaving discrimination in your wake. “No way,” you exclaim. “I’m not biased, so I couldn’t possibly discriminate.

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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 Move a Team From Forming to High Performing in < 48 Hours

Let's Grow Leaders

Our MBA Orientation committee debated whether was this too much pressure. The second week on campus, teams of first year MBA students would have 48 hours to research and make recommendations on a real business challenge for a large, high-profile company and package and communicate their recommendation to a high-profile audience. Clearly, it’s more than a “game” when potential employers and university leadership are involved.

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We Pause To Remember

General Leadership

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. We pause today to remember the events which occurred on 11 September 2001, and reflect upon how they completely changed our nation, our people and our world. We reverently remember al those whose lives were lost on that day, and all those who have since given the ultimate sacrifice in service to the War on Terror.

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The September Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

The Lead Change Group is grateful to Chris Edmonds of The Purposeful Culture Group for hosting the September 2015 Leadership Development Carnival. In addition to two posts touching on the timely topic of the corporate culture at Amazon, such as this one and this one , there are several ideas among the 29 contributions which stand out: On Innovation: Innovative leaders do not delegate creativity and innovation; they lead it. – Neal Burgis.

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2 Reasons Employee Engagement is So Hard– And What to Do About It

Let's Grow Leaders

If you’ve ever been on the receiving end of employee engagement results, you most likely know the, “how in the world could they feel THAT WAY after ALL I’ve done” head scratching frustration. I know I have. You’ve recognized, mentored, career-pathed, taken some bullets, helped them win… and yet, it somehow wasn’t enough for everyone.

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Tuesday Time Machine: Worn Out By Weariness

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. 16 Feb 2014. The greatest weariness comes from work not done. Eric Hoffer. Are you tired? Are you frustrated? Are you weary? Weary of feeling as though your dreams are impossible to reach.

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Wisdom on Mentoring from the Wizard of Westwood

Michael Lee Stallard

Recently I spoke with Don Yeager , former Sports Illustrated writer turned corporate speaker. Don co-authored a fantastic book on mentoring with the legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden (aka the wizard of Westwood) titled A Game Plan for Life. Don was mentored by Coach Wooden for more than 12 years. Here are four takeaways from our conversation.

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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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Little Promises I Make to Myself

Lead Change Blog

I was going through some papers the other day and came across a scrap with some scrawled handwriting. I recognized it as my own and realized I wrote it after waking up from a dream. I had written that “Little Promises I Make to Myself” would be a book title. I had forgotten all about it until I rediscovered this scrap. I knew what the book was meant to be.

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How to Influence When You’re Not in Charge

Nathan Magnuson

How do you lead when you’re not the boss? It’s hard enough to lead when you are in charge. What are the other options? If you’ve wondered this, I’ve got good news for you. It’s a lot easier than it sounds. And you can get started today. Here’s a game plan for you. Start Collaborating Now. It’s hard to influence when you don’t have any visibility for one reason: people give more credibility to folks they recognize.

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Happy Labor Day

General Leadership

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. Taking a break to celebrate a respite from our labors today. We will return to our regularly scheduled programming tomorrow! Thanks for tuning in to GeneralLeadership.com where we bring Advice from America’s Most Trusted Leaders to YOU!

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How Motivation For Female Entrepreneurs Differs Throughout The World

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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You’re a Middle Manager? How Depressing.

Lead Change Blog

Maybe that’s a bold a statement – but it’s very close to reality. Research shows that middle managers don’t get much love. A recent study by the journal Sociology of Health and Illness , shared in this Washington Post article , found that middle managers and supervisors are more likely to suffer depression, to feel taken advantage of at work, and to experience anxiety about work than are frontline workers or senior leaders.

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7 Things Successful Leaders Ignore

Leadership Freak

Your leadership is doomed if you pay attention to everything. Urgency and priority may be separate issues. Ignore things or waste your leadership on things that don’t matter. 7 things successful leaders ignore: #1.

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Leadership and motivation

Lead on Purpose

So much productivity is lost in businesses because the people who are hired to do the work are not motivated or even worse are demotivated to give their best effort. Have you seen this in your organization?

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4 Things Entrepreneurs Should Do Quarterly

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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How To Be The Kind Of Leader Your Employees Need You To Be

Tanveer Naseer

Last week, I had the pleasure of being invited to speak at the Management Grand Rounds held at Boston Children’s Hospital. As with every speaking engagement I do, the part I look forward to the most is being able to meet with audience members to hear about their experiences and what insights they’ve gained from my talk. In the case of my talk at Boston Children’s Hospital, it was wonderful to hear the level of interest among many of the leaders in the audience of how they could

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Why You Get Your Best Ideas in the Shower (and Why Matters)

Kevin Eikenberry

How many times have you gotten a flash of insight, a great idea or remembered the name of that person you couldn’t come up with, while taking a shower? I’ll bet it is more than once. In fact, one survey of highly creative people found that 19% of those people get their best ideas in […]. The post Why You Get Your Best Ideas in the Shower (and Why Matters) appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Meeting them where they are

Persuasive Powerhouse

. Visualize someone at work who gets under your skin. Do you remember all of the (often small) things they’ve done that bother you? Your tendency may be to carry someone’s habits (the ones that you don’t like) and forget that they are capable of something more. You may have to work closely with them; they may be a peer, direct report or even your boss.

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4 Ways Startups can Support Work-Life Balance

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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5 Ways to Manage Conflict

Great Leadership By Dan

When it comes to managing conflict, there is more than one way to skin a cat. Or for you cat lovers, there's more than one way to bake a cake. In fact, there are five ways to manage conflict, or five conflict management styles. Read my latest post over at About.com Leadership and Management development to learn about each of the five styles and when to use them.

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Reader Question: Why Did You Include Profit as One of the 7 Lenses?

Leading in Context

By Linda Fisher Thornton Recently, a 7 Lenses reader told me she loved the leadership book but she had one question - "Why did I include Profit in the 7 Lenses?" This is a question that has come up before, so I will address it in today's post.

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Meeting them where they are

Persuasive Powerhouse

. Visualize someone at work who gets under your skin. Do you remember all of the (often small) things they’ve done that bother you? Your tendency may be to carry someone’s habits (the ones that you don’t like) and forget that they are capable of something more. You may have to work closely with them; they may be a peer, direct report or even your boss.

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Become A Brain-Savvy Leader: An Interview With Charles Stone

Joseph Lalonde

L eadership requires more from us than just showing up. We’re required to use our bodies and, more importantly, our minds to lead well. That’s why I’m excited about today’s post. I was recently able to interview Dr. Charles Stone. Dr. Stone is the lead pastor at West Park Church in London, Ontario. He’s been in church ministry for over 34 years.

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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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4 Simple Steps to Boosting Sales

Women on Business

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The Crazy Badge of Honor

Leadership Freak

Busy is a badge of honor in business circles. But, running around like a chicken with it’s head cut off isn’t a sign of importance. We falsely believe that busyness reflects significance.

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Can you listen to another view?

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

Tired of so much adversity and polarization? Who are you listening to? Instead of talking with people who agree with you, have conversations with those who don’t. Start with listening. Is there something you agree with? Use that as your reference point when you do start to talk. Thursday Thought: If you’re so sure you’re right that you can’t even listen to another view, you’re probably wrong.

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3 Things To Check When You Get The Gut Rumbles

Joseph Lalonde

Y our gut rumbles. Deep down you feel something is off. But you brush off the feeling. The blame is placed on the bad Chinese food you had last night or the spicy chili you had for breakfast. The gut rumblings are more physical than intellectual. Or so you tell yourself. Image via Creative Commons. Listen To Your Gut. God has given us an incredible intuition.

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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.