Sat.Aug 09, 2014 - Fri.Aug 15, 2014

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Confident Humility: The Conversation Continues

Let's Grow Leaders

'Today I bring you a guest post from LGL Tribe member, David Tumbarello. I often find his comments could be a post in themselves. His views on confident humility are so rich, I invited him to share more deeply. Thanks to LGL Tribe member, Joy Guthrie for the art. Confident Humility: The Conversation Continues. My hope in writing this guest blog today is to respond to Karin Hurt’s post about Humility and Leadership.

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Unlocking Victory

General Leadership

'Today Brigadier General John E. Michel relinquished command of his team in Afghanistan after over a year of amazing successes and honorable command-service. The following is the final “Soundbite” he shared with his team, the last in a series of 52 he crafted each week for the members of his command. As all of you have likely heard me say since my arrival, human beings are moved by stories.

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A humblebrag isn???t the answer

Lead Change Blog

'Many individuals, especially women, struggle with achieving equilibrium between confidence and humilityanother one of those life, love and leadership challenges of getting it just right by avoiding too much or too little of the extremes. Self-promotion advice I recently read in a leadership enews post zoomed right past confidence and into hubris.

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THE Essential Trait of Great Leadership

Terry Starbucker

'Bill Bresnan. And this month, we hit our goal of 98%. After saying this, I sat back in my chair at a quarterly review meeting feeling pretty good about myself, and awaited a positive reaction from my colleagues. I was especially hopeful for an acknowledgement from the CEO, Bill Bresnan, who had been my mentor for many years. He was also an industry titan, a leader and pioneer in the cable TV business for nearly 50 years.

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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 Biggest Reason Teams Get Stuck

Let's Grow Leaders

'Unsticking your team is one of the biggest challenges of a leader. When inertia sets in, there’s almost always a breakdown in belief at some level. When teams stop believing they stop doing. If your team has lost that magic feeling, look for signs of lostbelieving. 6 Reasons TeamsStop Believing. 1. They Stop Believing in You. This can take a variety of forms, but it almost always comes down to a matter of trust.

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How To Pitch In: Stone Soup

General Leadership

'“There are powers inside of you which, if you could discover and use, would make of you everything you ever dreamed or imagined you could become.”. Orison Swett Marsden. One of my favorite old stories tells about three soldiers who trudged down a road in a strange country. Returning from many years at war, they were tired, hungry and homesick. In fact, they had not slept or eaten for two days. “How I would like a good dinner tonight,” said the first.

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5 Leadership Lessons: Opportunity and Risk are Soul Mates

Leading Blog

'The Risk Advantage by Tom Panaggio is designed as a guide for those who are contemplating an entrepreneurial pursuit, are already engaged in building a business, or are currently working for someone else and want to inject their entrepreneurial ideas and attitude. “Those who understand where risk belongs in their lives,” says Panaggio, “will ultimately be successful.

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7 Ways to Build Confidence in Your Employees

Let's Grow Leaders

'You see her talent and potential. She’s not convinced. She has great ideas, but seldom shares. She could be contributing so much more, you know it. But for reasons you don’tunderstand, she’s not ready. It’s crushing you to see her shying away from possibilities. But building confidence is complicated. You’re not a psychologist and this stuff can get messy.

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Check Out Today’s 200-Second Soundbite™ Video Spotlight!

General Leadership

'Balance changes with different circumstances. A leader must evaluate the situation and make a decision…each and every day. What worked yesterday may be completely inappropriate for today. A leader exercises the right to stoke the fire as needed. Determining the appropriate balance to obtain the maximum performance from your team while keeping them motivated, energized and ready for the next challenge is the key to excellent leadership.

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The Oath of Leadership

Lead Change Blog

'Every president since George Washington has started the role of president by taking the oath of office specified in the U.S. Constitution. Our founding fathers saw it as a crucial pledge to be made by the highest leader of the country. “I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President [.] Author information Chip Bell Chip R.

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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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Designing Moments of Impact

Leading Blog

'In a world of adaptive challenge smessy, open-ended, and ill-definedyour garden variety meeting isnt going to cut it. What you need is a strategic conversation. But these kinds of conversations dont just happenthey need to be designed. Moments of Impact by Chris Ertel and Lisa Kay Solomon will help you to do just that. A moment of impact is created at the intersection of design, strategy and conversation.

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Seek Ideas and Opinions in Group Knowledge Flow Sessions

Michael Lee Stallard

'#45 Seek Ideas and Opinions in Group Knowledge Flow Sessions  When leading Knowledge Flow Sessions, share with participants that I dont have a monopoly on good ideas and we will be our best only when we all share our opinions and ideas. Encourage dialogue by asking participants to tell you whats right, whats wrong and whats missing from your thinking.

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Leading with ICE ??? Part 1: Integrity

General Leadership

'Dont ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.. Howard Thurman. When I was the Commanding Officer of a Navy flight test squadron, I drove home a simple but effective leadership philosophy that has framed my personal life. This philosophydrove effective results inour squadron and also impacted my marines, civilians, and sailors beyond my wildest dreams.

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Are You Getting an A in Social Excellence?

Lead Change Blog

'Social Excellence [n]: A state of perpetual generosity, curiosity, positivity, and openness to limitless possibility. A desire to intentionally connect with others. The ability to engage in deep, meaningful conversation. Acting in a responsible and respectable manner with high expectations of others the highest level of societal participation and contribution.

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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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Six Channels of Influence: How to Navigate Them Effectively

Lead on Purpose

'Guest post by Willy Steiner The human being is a self-propelled automaton entirely under the control of external influences. Willful and predetermined though they appear, his actions are governed not from within, but from without.

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How to Manage Your Boss So Your Boss Won't Micro-Manage You

Great Leadership By Dan

'What is managing up and why is it so important? Managing up means establishing and maintaining a positive and productive relationship with you manager so that your managers needs are met and you get what you need from your manager. Read my latest post over at About.com Management and Leadership to find out how to manage up.

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Check Out Today???s ???200-Second Soundbite?????? Podcast!

General Leadership

'Cruise over to PodBean to hear our latest 200-Second Soundbite entitled Life Lesson From a Farmer or subscribe to our PodCast directly via iTunes at the following link. If I am to grow good corn, I must help my neighbors grow good corn. AssociateCurator and GeneralLeadership.com CGO, Col Chris R. Stricklin shares a life lesson learned from a corn farmer. by. … Read the rest.

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Critical Roles of the (Ethical) CEO

Leading in Context

'By Linda Fisher Thornton There have been many stories about unethical CEOs in the news, but not as many about the good ones. That''s a shame, because the ethical CEO is a positive powerhouse - devoted to serving employees, customers, and communities. I thought it would be helpful to describe some of the critical functions of the ethical CEO that enable organizational success.

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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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15 Ways to Lead with Heart

Leadership Freak

'Heartless leaders are deformed beasts who excuse abuse in the name of results. But, the tough aspects of leadership make having heart hard. Open hearts feel pain that closed hearts don’t.

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Do You Inspire Trust at Work?

Women on Business

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Leaders: Tame the Brain’s Fight-or-Flight Response and Give Helpful Feedback

Great Leadership By Dan

'Guest post by Anna Carroll : Almost every boss recognizes the need to give honest and frequent feedback to their employees about what they are doing well and what needs improvement. Yet, according to my research with over 1100 leaders at all levels, almost half of all leaders avoid feedback altogether, and over 80% don’t do it all that well. Less than 5% are delivering super-helpful feedback on a regular basis.

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What Michael Buble Taught Me About Leadership In 3 Minutes

Joseph Lalonde

'T here’s a video circulating around the internet from a Michael Buble concert. During the concert, a woman approached the stage to talk to Michael Buble. Image by Eva Rinaldi. Because of the conversation, a very awesome thing took place. Watch the video below and then keep reading to see what Michael Buble taught me about leadership. Post by Michael Drivas.

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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 Three Most Dangerous Mistakes Leaders Make

Leadership Freak

'It’s easy to learn from mistakes when you’re inventing light bulbs, but leaders work with people not bulbs. Leadership mistakes: Waste resources. Squander opportunities. Misuse talent. Hurt people.

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How to Market Your Best Asset

Women on Business

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5 Fatal Flaws Managers Make When Setting Annual Employee Goals

Great Leadership By Dan

'While no employee goal setting process is perfect, theres one that I would recommend that seems to address most of the flaws of others. Read my latest post over at About.com Management and Leadership to find out.

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10 Leadership Lessons From Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Joseph Lalonde

'M ichael Bay is on a roll, releasing quite a few movies this summer. First movie I saw was the new Transformers movie. Now, Bay has released a new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie. With Bay, I always feel you’ve got to go in with an open mind. He does things a bit differently. Bay likes explosions, shooting, and women, it seems. While I haven’t truly been disappointed with a Bay movie lately, there had been some horrible ones (Can we all forget Transformers 2 ever happened?).

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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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Organizational Change Can Start Wherever You Are

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

'Do you wish senior leaders would make some changes in your organization? Instead of waiting and wishing for someone from above to provide leadership, you can make a significant impact no matter what your role is. According to Steven Covey said, “Most people think of leadership as a position and therefore dont see themselves as leaders.” The assumption that organizational change has to start at the top is wrong.

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Would Someone Please Make a Decision

Leadership Freak

'The dictionary for leaders series landed on “D” this morning. Leaders make decisions. Frustrated readers complain about leaders who won’t make decisions. Effective decisions are tipping points wheretalk becomes action. Action creates responsibility.

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Earn Respect and Get Recognition as a Woman Entrepreneur

Women on Business

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How To Not Lose Control

Joseph Lalonde

'I don’t know about you but before I knew it, summer seemed to pass me by. One activity after the next popped up and took valuable time away from my personal and family time. Sure, there were important events like the funeral of a great man from our church, a Five Iron Frenzy concert (thanks to them, my wife and I met), and other family activities.

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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.