Sat.Jul 18, 2015 - Fri.Jul 24, 2015

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The Most Important Question to Ask When Facing a Big Decision

Let's Grow Leaders

What if you could pre-screen a movie of your life to help guide you in making your most pivotal decisions? Can you imagine knowing how your screenplay unfolds would guide your answers to the biggies: Should I follow my passion and shift careers? Should I relocate my family for that promotion? Should I take the risk and stand up for what I believe in?

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A Legacy that Matters

General Leadership

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. If you want to leave a legacy, invest in people, and encourage those you develop to pass on everything they learn from you to others who will do the same. – John Maxwell. A leader owes it to his organization to lead in a way that will benefit the organization in the future.

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3 Insights About Stress Every Leader Should Know

Michael Lee Stallard

Who experiences greater levels of stress: non-leaders or the boss? When I ask this question while teaching workshops on leadership, nearly all the bosses in the room respond that they are the ones under greater stress. They’re wrong. Hard data makes it clear that non-leaders experience greater stress and in many instances it has a negative effect on their performance.

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A Critical Team Building Mistake to Avoid At All Costs

Lead Change Blog

Please Don’t Do This. Last week I spoke with a company executive who said, “People are upset, can you help us with some team-building?” I replied, “Probably not.” He looked at me with a combination of shock and amusement – he wasn’t used to trainers or consultants telling him they didn’t want his money. “Okay, tell me why you won’t help us?

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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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You Can’t Lead If You’re in the Weeds

Leading Blog

Leaders work on a spectrum of effectiveness and the continuum varies with the ups and downs of your work’s natural rhythms. When you are in a good place, with available margin to deal with your load, you take a balanced approach to meeting your demands, use your strengths wisely, and sustain the capacity to manage well against the challenges of the day.

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Checking Your Moral Azimuth

General Leadership

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. President Ronald Reagan. “The character that takes command in moments of crucial choices has already been determined. It has been determined by a thousand other choices made earlier in seemingly unimportant moments.

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How Conflict Makes Us Better

Lead Change Blog

Conflict. The very word sends negative and fearful thoughts through even the most hardy leaders. None of us like conflict. If we had our way, each one of us would steer away from it and navigate towards the less painful, smoother waters. However, where would any one of us be if we avoided conflict altogether? We must admit that while uncomfortable, and even painful, conflict helps us become better leaders.

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How I Discovered My Leadership Secret Weapon

Terry Starbucker

Note: This is the 4rd installment of excerpts from my book manuscript of “More Human: A Journey To The Heart Of Great Leadership”. . Today’s story is about how I found my leadership secret weapon – an operational metric that could play a key role in our march to greatness, and provide a critical link between great customer service and profit.

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Time Machine Tuesday: R is for “Right Things, the Right Way, for the Right Reasons”

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. 13 Oct 2013. “Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired, and success achieved.”. ― Helen Keller.

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4 Moves Smart Leaders Make to Get Better Team Results

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post by Victor Prince : Teams at work are like portfolios of people with different skills and performance patterns. Like smart investment managers, smart people managers figure out how to shift their investment of time and energy from some parts of their portfolio so they can invest more in other parts where there is more potential for improvement.

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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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Three Responses to Conflict

Lead Change Blog

Our stated topic this month is responding to conflict. It was carefully chosen. We can’t avoid conflict. Conflict comes with purpose. Think of conflict like friction. We create friction as we pursue purpose. Consider the piston of an engine or the wheel of a car. As they do their job, they interact with other engine parts or with the axle and the road.

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The Complete List of Toxic Behaviors that Poison Teams

Leadership Freak

Toxic behaviors connected to communication: Assume silence is agreement. Overstate teammate’s opinions and question their motives. Sweep difficult topics under the carpet. Speak for others.

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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]. “To be a leader, you have to make people want to follow you, and nobody wants to follow someone who doesn’t know where he is going. “ Joe Namath. . How did you enjoy today’s post?

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Root Causes of Working IN Your Business, Not ON Your Business

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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Simple Steps to Embrace Ambiguity and Lead Significant Change

Lead Change Blog

“Let’s wait until we know the outcome of the executive meeting in two weeks.”. This is a common and logical statement many leaders make when considering actions and decisions. It can be tempting to push pause on project implementation by falling into the thinking trap of, “This will probably change again tomorrow anyway.” That trap is a common symptom of a larger problem – embracing ambiguity.

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Just Say No To 10 Behaviors That Kill Competence

Leading in Context

By Linda Fisher Thornton On the lifelong quest to become our best selves, we must S-T-R-E-T-C-H and grow and learn from our mistakes. Being a flexible and willing learner, we can more easily stay competent as the world changes.

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12 Leadership Services You Should Be Providing Your Team

Persuasive Powerhouse

. Great leaders get the best out of their teams by providing 12 core leadership “services” The best leaders provide these services in an efficient and effective way. . Today’s guest post is by Mike Figliuolo, co-author of the new book Lead Inside the Box: How Smart Leaders Guide Their Teams to Exceptional Results. . Every leader wants to give their team all the help they need.

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Paperwork Prevents Small Business Growth – 12 Tools to Recoup Time

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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Stocking Your Relationship Improvement Toolbox

Lead Change Blog

A while back, I was given a project that would ultimately lead to improved processes, produce less waste, and create a utopian working environment envious. I just made up that part about utopia, but if you’re going to aim for something, aim high. Right? From the moment the objectives were explained, I was motivated. I liked the idea of methodologies and analyzing complicated processes broken into little steps.

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Think Inside The Box To Solve Leadership Challenges

Tanveer Naseer

The following is a guest piece by Mike Figliuolo. The phrase “think outside the box” makes me physically ill. It’s trite and isn’t at all practical. But inside the box? That’s where great leaders go to get more out of their teams. You can too with a simple assessment tool that provides insights as to how to most effectively lead the unique members of your team.

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Finding Joy In Life

Joseph Lalonde

W alking around town, you may notice many people lack something in their lives. The people you crossed paths with had scowls on their face. They were rushed. They were missing something. That something? These people were missing joy. Image via Creative Commons. Joy is an amazing thing. Joy doesn’t require good things to happen to us. Joy doesn’t require you to be rich.

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Married to Sales – A 10-Step Sales Process

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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10 Ways to Make a Good Impression with Your New Boss

Great Leadership By Dan

When your boss leaves, it’s important to get off to a good start with your new boss. Read my latest post over at About.com for 10 ways to make sure you and your boss start off on the right foot, and 5 ways to ensure you’ll be looking for a new job soon.

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How Honor Fuels Energy and Gets Results

Leadership Freak

Done poorly, gratitude demotivates or inspires entitlement. Affirm results; honor heart. The person behind results: There’s a leader on my team who enjoys meeting needs and taking care of people.

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How To Keep Quality Volunteers In Your Church Or Organization

Joseph Lalonde

I f you ask any leader of a non-profit or church what one of the hardest things to do is, you’ll most likely hear they have trouble finding quality volunteers to help out. They ask and ask but receive no response. If they do receive responses, those responses are subpar. The end result is finding quality volunteers is hard. Image via Creative Commons.

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4 Tips to Grow Your Business Using YouTube

Women on Business

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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 to Start a Manager Swap Program

Great Leadership By Dan

One of the best ways to develop a broad and deep set of leadership competencies is to move around in a variety of challenging and diverse jobs. The most successful leaders, especially general managers, tend to hone their skills by working in different functions, geographies, and product lines. Read my latest post over at About.com to learn how to set up a “Manager Exchange Program” in your organization as a way to facilitate management development moves.

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5 Ways to Face the Challenges of Coaching Teammates

Leadership Freak

The challenge of coaching teammates is technical skill. You know how to do their job the “right” way, if you’ve been promoted up the ranks. Or, at least you think you know.

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27 Leadership Lessons And Quotes From Marvel’s Ant-Man

Joseph Lalonde

I loved reading comic books growing up. Every week, I’d make sure to hit the local comic book stores. They were like my home away from home. Entering into Lange’s Sports Connection or Home Base or the comic shop in the rundown strip mall, my heart flooded with joy seeing the walls lined with comic books. The last couple of summers, the feeling has returned.

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Don’t Let The Competition Stop You!

Women on Business

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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.