Sat.Jun 11, 2011 - Fri.Jun 17, 2011

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Leadership and Mentoring

N2Growth Blog

By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth. Leadership and mentoring go hand-in-hand. In fact, this is so much the case that I don’t believe a person qualifies as a leader unless they are a mentor. If you accept this premise as correct, then why is it that so many in positions of leadership fall woefully short in successfully transferring the benefits of their wisdom and experience to others?

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Seven Strategies for Nurturing Professional Relationships

Lead Change Blog

Early in my consulting career I started telling people the consulting business is a relationship business. I was right, just a little short sighted. Actually all business is a relationship business. All work is a relationship business. All leadership is a relationship business. And while our focus in this article is on business or professional [.] Seven Strategies for Nurturing Professional Relationships.

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The Non-Negotiable Demand Every Leader Must Make – And Get

Terry Starbucker

“I want the truth!&#. “You can’t handle the truth!&#. Remember that memorable courtroom exchange in the movie “ A Few Good Men “? Tom Cruise, playing a military lawyer, is questioning a long-time Army Colonel (brilliantly played by Jack Nicholson) about whether he ordered a “Code Red&# (an illegal hazing) on one of his charges.

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7 Guiding Principles for Developing Leadership Talent

Leading Blog

People deliver numbers. If you want the numbers, you need the people. As a leader you need to know how to judge raw human talent. In The Talent Masters , Bill Conaty and Ram Charan explain how to do it. To develop talent, you need to become intimate with your people; to know the essence of each individual. Talent masters can identify a person’s talent more precisely than most people simply because they excel at observing and listening.

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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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Leadership Interview – Doug Conant

N2Growth Blog

By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth. Many people discuss transformational leadership, but few can point to a modern day CEO who is an example of a transformative leader. Douglas R. Conant is the President and CEO of Campbell Soup Company, and he epitomizes just such a leader. When Doug took the helm at Campbell’s 10 years ago, he reversed the trend of declining earnings and employee engagement.

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Your Executive Title Does Not Make You a Leader

Lead Change Blog

In a priceless 1988 interview with Fortune Magazine, Ross Perot boldly confronted General Motors’ corporate culture. He said, “At GM, if you see a snake, the first thing you do is go hire a consultant on snakes. Then you get a committee on snakes, and then you discuss it for a couple of years. The most likely course of action is—nothing…We need to build an environment where the first guy who sees the snake kills it.

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To Focus on the Work, You Must Focus on People Doing the Work

Leading Blog

Many managers think they manage the work. They don’t. They’re responsible for the work, but they get work done by influencing the people who do the work. What makes this complicated is what Peter Drucker pointed out: when you hire a hand, it comes with a head and heart attached. So you must pay attention, lots of attention, to the whole person—head and heart—because you need more than your people’s time and attention.

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Why You Should Come To Where Profit Meets Purpose (And Help Us Kick The Elephant Out of The Room)

Terry Starbucker

What if you could get in a room with 150 other like-minded people, and interact with them in a highly charged atmosphere of trust, heart, and openness? What if you could get a chance to talk about YOUR business and YOUR dreams with these 150 people, and get meaningful and actionable feedback from virtually all of them? What if you could have an opportunity to make a bunch of new friends, forge new partnerships, and enjoy a weekend in a fabulous and fun setting?

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Becoming a Character Based Leader

Lead Change Blog

Character Based Leadership is the conscious choice to be an Ambassador – To place the greater good, the purpose of the organization and the needs of others above your own desires. It starts with a decision to lead with integrity, the understanding that everything you do is observed and evaluated by others as either authentic [.] Becoming a Character Based Leader.

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30 Overlooked Acts of Leadership Courage

Persuasive Powerhouse

We often think of leaders as exhibiting big acts of courage – overcoming huge obstacles and saving lives, metaphorically and literally. Yet I’m amazed and humbled at the courageous things leaders do that we don’t think of as brave. The small courageous things that we overlook every day are the stuff that make up the character of great leaders.

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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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42 Rules for Your New Leadership Role

Leading Blog

Whether you have just been given a new leadership role, are currently in a leadership role, or have consciously decided to begin to lead from where you are, Pam Fox Rollin has created a concise guide for doing it successfully. 42 Rules for Your New Leadership Role gives you a starting point to work from to help prevent costly errors from occurring and will and will also aid in improving one's overall leadership experience.

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Learning to Embrace Messiness

The Recovering Engineer

Sometimes, life gets messy — as shown by the picture of the living area in my home this morning. When I first walked through this area on my way to get a cup of coffee and some breakfast, I felt a bit stressed. My family was still asleep, and I had a full day of work planned in my home office. The mess felt a bit overwhelming and out of control. If you look carefully by the rocking chair near the middle of the picture, you will see an insulated coffee cup.

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5 Things Every CEO Should Know About Talent Alignment

Lead Change Blog

I wrote a post for this Lead Change Blog a few months ago entitled, “The Number One Thing CEOs Wish They’d Done Differently.” In that post I talked about how invariably when CEOs are asked, “What’s the one thing you wish you’d done differently when you took your role” they say, “I wish I’d moved [.] 5 Things Every CEO Should Know About Talent Alignment.

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Five Signs That You’re So Busy Doing That You Don’t See What Needs To Be Done

Next Level Blog

One of the things I do on a regular basis is speak to groups of new and high potential executives about what they can do to succeed in bigger jobs. In the run-up to those sessions, I often ask them. Please click the headline to read the whole story.

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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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5 Questions To Figure Out How Well You Manage Mistakes

Tanveer Naseer

A few days ago, my oldest daughter came home from school with a bit of a dilemma. She got back her latest math assignment and noticed that one of the problems she had solved correctly was marked as incorrect because her answer wasn’t rounded up to the second decimal point. As it wasn’t stated in the problem’s instructions that the correct answer needed to be rounded up to a given decimal point, my daughter was confused as to why her response was marked wrong and asked me if I c

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Top 25 Online Influencers in Leadership

Michael Lee Stallard

HR Examiner just named the 2011 top online influencers in leadership. I was delighted see that Michaelleestallard.com made the list as did the blogs of several friends and acquaintances of mine including David Zinger, Dan McCarthy, Judy McLeish and John Sumser.

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5 Authentic Keys to Attract Top Talent

Lead Change Blog

Authentic Leadership leads to a sustainable workplace brand, the key to attracting talent ‘Authentic’ is a word rapidly falling out of vogue-especially with those of us engaging in social media. Yet none of us, if questioned, would deny we are authentic in our interactions with others. After all, we’re being ourselves all the time, right? [.] 5 Authentic Keys to Attract Top Talent.

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Are You an IBM or a Dell?

Next Level Blog

The title of this post reminds me of the “I’m a Mac. I’m a PC” TV commercials from a couple of years ago. The question, “Are you an IBM or a Dell?” was inspired by an article I read this. Please click the headline to read the whole story.

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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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DIY, the Small Business Mirage

Women on Business

Unedited guest post by Alina Popescu (learn more about Alina at the end of this post). For most women running a small business, constantly growing it also means cutting all unnecessary costs and trying to save whenever possible. If a fee seems a bit much for a certain service they might want to contract, they turn to the Do it Yourself/DIY approach.

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Seeing Others

Persuasive Powerhouse

Most people crave acknowledgement; in a word, they want to be seen. I would argue that the work world can be one of the places where people should be seen more. Even the high potential leaders I work with – who often get a lot of attention and kudos – can feel as if [.

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Authentic Leaders Create Impact

Lead Change Blog

One of the things we like to promote here at Lead Change is members who inspire us to lead from who we are rather than our position. With our character as the source of inspiration and influence we act as authentic leaders; not perfect but genuine, always seeking the best for the group rather than [.] Authentic Leaders Create Impact.

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Conan O’Brien Explains How to Make Lemonade Out of Lemons

Next Level Blog

This is the time of year when commencement addresses are given at high schools and colleges across the country. The speech that’s getting a lot of buzz this year is the one that late night TV comic. Please click the headline to read the whole story.

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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 Difference Between Doing and Mastering

The Recovering Engineer

A few months ago, I bought a guitar and started the process of learning to play. A few days ago, I wrote a post about what my motivation to purchase a guitar can teach leaders of all kinds. Today, I have another lesson drawn from my recent guitar playing endeavor for people of all ages and roles. First, the story behind the lesson. As my daughters and a friend of mine patiently teach me scales, chords, chord progressions, hand positions, and strumming patterns; I have learned to struggle through

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Step Out of Your Comfort Zone

Women on Business

Post by Jane K. Stimmler , contributing Women on Business writer. Recently it was announced that Jill Abramson will be the next Executive Editor of The New York Times. Ms. Abramson is the first woman to lead the organization and another example of a woman breaking through the barriers to obtain a top job. She is to be congratulated on what is clearly a victory in the gender equality wars.

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Thought-full Thursday: Admitting the Truth

Persuasive Powerhouse

Every Thursday, we provide you with a thoughtful way to coach yourself – something all leaders need to do. So take five and enjoy the inspirational quotes and reflect on the questions that follow. Your comments, thoughts, and responses to the questions are most welcome! People who aren’t afraid to admit the truth about [.

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Introducing the Leadership Development Roundtable Challenge!

Next Level Blog

My always innovative blogging buddy, Dan McCarthy of Great Leadership, has assembled a group of leadership bloggers (including yours truly) to participate in a monthly Leadership Development. Please click the headline to read the whole story.

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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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Possibility Maximizer: Breakthrough With Tony Robbins on Hulu

Sales Wolf Blog

Each week I like to feature a resource that I feel will aide in your efforts to Maximize Possibility in your professional or personal life. Today I have a great series of inspirational videos to share with you from one of today's most sought after personal development gurus. Enjoy! The Resource: Breakthrough With Tony Robbins What It Is: Breakthrough is a moving (albeit short-lived) NBC television series produced by Tony Robbins that can be viewed free of charge on Hulu.

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How Childhood Follows Us

Women on Business

We have all been children. Many of us have children. At some point we have been told to put away our childish ways and become all grown up. Not as easy as we would like. In “ Don’t Bring It to Work ”, I discuss the fact that when stress hits the hot button we all revert to behaviors we learned in our original organization, the family and they show up at work and need to be observed , understood , and transformed.

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Do you know what you think? Listen to what you say.

Jason Womack

Do you know what you do? See what gets done. Develop a clearer picture of your own personal productivity and professional development. Keep some record of your performance. Best done (at a minimum) weekly, this "review process" gives you significant information you need as you continue making your best better. It's as easy as writing something down or taking a picture.

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L.E.A.R.N…Team Building & Leadership Model of Transferring Lessons into Organizational Reality

Mike Cardus

L isten –> It starts with listening to frame what is being said in your own context of understanding. Listening takes place within your own head; I cannot listen and interpret the sent message the same way you do – because we are not the same. Once I listen I have a personal understanding (through my interpretation and context) of what is going to happen and the expectations.

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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.