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Super Leaders Open Doors

Let's Grow Leaders

'Great leaders open doors for other leaders. Great leaders also know when to knock. Be a door opener. Learn how to knock. Who’s opened doors for you? What have you done to open doors for others? Bill Treasurer, author of Leaders Who Open Doors, is collecting stories of leaders who have opened doors, or [.] The post Super Leaders Open Doors appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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10 Immutable Laws Of Leadership

Terry Starbucker

'There are some things about leadership that we cannot change, no matter how hard we try. They are the immutable laws of leadership, forming the backbone of any successful foray into this honorable vocation. Live by them, build on them, and lead by them, and you give yourself a fighting chance. Defy them, manipulate them, or ignore them, and the deck will be stacked against you.

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Being a Better Leader through Public Speaking

Lead Change Blog

'Posted in Leadership Development When holding a leadership position in an organization, it is important to be a good public speaker. Not only is this important to be able to get your points across clearly, but because it improves credibility as a leader. Situations where public speaking is required can range from simply speaking up at a meeting, to pitching a [.].

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Don’t Leave a Dead Bird on your Doorstep!

N2Growth Blog

'By Brian Layer , Chair, Organizational Development, N2growth. Recently, I approached the entrance of familiar children’s store and saw a dead bird on their doorstep. Decay indicated the time for a proper burial had passed and while disturbed, I was not surprised the employees left it lying in state. The dead bird on the doorstep is a common symptom of a big organization problem and if you run one, you might have a few dead birds of your own.

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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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Tough on Results, Gentle on People

Let's Grow Leaders

'“Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough.” -Franklin D. Roosevelt When all that matters are numbers, eventually, people don’t matter. Great leaders consistently focus on people and performance. Be tough on results, gentle on people. Set high [.

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Attention is Oxygen for Relationships

Michael Lee Stallard

'It’s been said that attention is oxygen for relationships. When interacting with people, be present in conversations. Get in the habit of staying focused on them and giving them your full attention. Be engaged and curious by asking questions and then asking follow-up questions to clarify. Listen carefully to words and observe facial expressions and body cues.

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30 Outdated Leadership Practices Holding Your Company Back

N2Growth Blog

'By Mike Myatt , Chief Executive Officer, N2growth . According to the American Society of Training and Development, U.S. businesses spend more than $170 Billion dollars annually on leadership-based curriculum. My question is this; to what end? Are we producing better leaders or just more people who hold positions of leadership? What makes a leader successful?

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Real Leadership: Defining Your Personal Leadership Paradigm

Let's Grow Leaders

'“Real isn’t how you are made,’ said the Skin Horse. ‘It’s a thing that happens to you…It doesn’t happen all at once,’ You become. It takes a long time. That’s why it doesn’t happen often to people who break easily, or have sharp edges, or who have to be carefully kept. ” - Margery Wiliams, The [.

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Henry Ford on Leadership

Leading Blog

'H ENRY FORD was born 150 years ago, three weeks after the Battle of Gettysburg on July 30, 1863. At 16 left the farm to develop his skills taking an apprenticeship as a machinist in Detroit. Ford would often switch jobs when he felt he could learn more in another position. Ford learned by careful observation and trial and error. Although, his first and second car companies failed, Ford learned more about cars, how to run a business, and more importantly how to attract talent to make his vision

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Epic Fail – 5 Ways to Build a Culture of Failure

Lead Change Blog

'Posted in Change Management Leadership Development Self Leadership Value Creation No one likes to fail. Failure feels like losing. But failure is more generous than we might think. Failure gives experience to those who try and offers wisdom to those who will try next. Failure fuels our quest for something better. It is the hunger that drives our discontent.

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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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Values: Live Them And Others Will Follow

N2Growth Blog

'By John Baldoni , Chair, Leadership Development, N2growth. It’s always good to connect with individuals whose values are tangible. You can almost sense the spirit of higher purpose stirring within them as they speak. One group of folks whom I have found radiate such conviction are military officers, and recently I had the opportunity to lunch with one of the best of the best.

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Great Leadership Produces Great Results. But…

Let's Grow Leaders

'Great leadership produces great results. But, sometimes leadership qualities that should work, don’t. ”Good” leaders with weak results… spend so much time on people, they forget about the plan are over-using positive strengths worry too much about being liked give up too soon, and revert to command and control (what would you add?

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Are You Losing Inside the Box?

Leading Blog

'If you''re losing inside the box, don''t bother trying to compete outside the box. If you don''t have the basics in place or more to the point, if you aren''t excelling at the basics, then no one cares about your uniqueness or your wow factor. Joe Calloway is one of those people that cuts through the clutter and gets to the core issue. His book Be the Best at What Matters Most is full of that—what matters most.

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Supervision Means Having to Say…

Lead Change Blog

'Posted in Leadership Development Supervisors are the lynchpins in any organization. They are the link between management and the employees who build the products, deliver the services, and take care of the customers day-in and day-out. They are on the frontline, the leading (and sometimes bleeding) edge, closest to the action and the realities of 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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Development Is Shortsighted: Interpersonal Skills #1 Reason Frontline Leaders Fail

Great Leadership By Dan

'Guest post from Rich Wellins , SVP DDI: If one word could describe the job of being a frontline leader today, it would be “harder.” Growing. demands for greater productivity, more innovation, and doing more with less have made leading at the frontline more challenging than ever. And these same demands have made their roles more critical to the success of our organizations.

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Fast Results: Accomplish More in Less Time

Let's Grow Leaders

'You’ve been asked to do the impossible. The clock’s ticking and there’s pressure to perform. Competing priorities complicate the scene. Pushing harder exacerbates stress. Stress leads to inaction. Time to move fast. The FAST Model F-Focus To move results quickly, focus is key. Resist the urge to fix everything. Identify and communicate the biggest [.

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First Look: Leadership Books for August 2013

Leading Blog

'Here''s a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in August. Creative Followership : In the Shadow of Greatness by Jimmy Collins with Michael Cooley. Breakthrough by David C.M. Carter The Chaos Imperative : How Chance and Disruption Increase Innovation, Effectiveness, and Success by Ori Brafman and Judah Pollack. Stop Talking, Start Communicating : Counterintuitive Secrets to Success in Business and in Life by Geoffrey Tumlin.

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21st century leadership learnings from 2,500 years ago

Lead Change Blog

'Posted in SmartBlog for Leadership [link] Diversity is finally getting beyond discussions of race and gender to include experiences, talents, and ways of thinking. I’d like to add another type of diversity to the conversation — virtues. More than 2,500 years ago, Aristotle “created” the Virtues as a guide to leading a “happy life.” They still hold true; that’s why they’ve [.].

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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 Courageous Leaders Address Fear In The Workplace

Tanveer Naseer

'In the face of continual change and uncertainty in the global economy – not to mention the increasingly myopic focus on short-term gains at the expense of understanding the long-term context – fear in the workplace has become a long-term affliction as evidenced in study after study showing increasing levels of stress paired with falling engagement levels in today’s work environments.

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3 Simple Ways to Determine Hiring Fit

Nathan Magnuson

'I remember the first time I asked my supervisors if I could sit in on an interview they had scheduled with an outside candidate. I figured it would be a good learning opportunity as well as a break from crunching financial numbers. (This was during my first job out of college, before I got into [.].

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Research Finds Lack of Gender Diversity in Boardrooms Causes Dysfunction

Women on Business

'We''ve Moved! Update your Reader Now. This feed has moved to: [link] If you haven''t already done so, update your reader now with this changed subscription address to get your latest updates from us. [link].

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Leadership Conversations Interview

Lead Change Blog

'Posted in Meet LeadChange [link] I had the opportunity to be interviewed by Lead Change author Tal Shnall (member profile, web, Twitter, Google+) this past weekend. Tal joined Lead Change after connecting with the Authentic Leadership Dallas bunch that includes Jon Mertz and Erin Schreyer. Tal is a natural interviewer and it was exciting to be one of his early [.].

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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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Looking Down on Young Leaders

Leadership Freak

'The hope for dying organizations isn’t found in old leaders who don’t have the guts to say they created the problem. Organizations reflect the age and attitude of their leaders. The older some grow, the more they lean toward no, and “no” isn’t going anywhere. Transform organization by integrating young leaders. Dedicated young leaders: Feel […].

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Three steps to engaging employees in what matters to them

Persuasive Powerhouse

'You might be hearing a lot about employee engagement. It’s a hot topic, keeping Human Resources, consultants and bloggers busy. Maybe you’re dreaming up new ways to find the perfect strategies to engage your employees. Whatever you are doing in the engagement arena that involves providing the same things to all of your employees to get them motivated, interested, captivated or engaged at work may only be part of the solution.

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Leadership Development "Moneyball"

Great Leadership By Dan

'This post was originally published in SmartBrief on Leadership 7/25/2013: “Moneyball” was a book and movie based on Oakland A’s general manager Billy Beane and his use of statistics (sabermetrics, to be precise) to get the most production out of his team by spending the least amount of money. Here’s some statistics on leadership development based on what I’d consider highly credible research.

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Will You Leave a Mrk?

Lead Change Blog

'Posted in Community Involvement Light Your World [link] My nice blue iPhone Mrked case is the brainchild of 3 kids – yup, kids. Just your average college kids yet again deciding it’s their right to change the world. 15% of the revenues from Mrked goes to teach young girls in emerging markets how to read. ”Three sets of parents migrated from South Asia in order to provide [.].

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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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The 12 Skills of Brilliant Team Members

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

'When Casey got the award at the annual meeting, no one was surprised. He was a marketing genius, and his team’s success was unparalleled in the history of the company. He was clearly a rising star. The problem was, his fellow team members thought he was a pain in the neck. He wasn’t a team player, he didn’t share information and he kept recognition for himself.

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The habits you develop will make or break you

Persuasive Powerhouse

'You woke up typically groggy this morning from yesterday’s 14 hours at work and stumbled to the Keurig to take advantage of instant bliss. That cup of coffee only took a few minutes to work its magic, pumping caffeine through your brain and bringing you alive. Another day begins as you’ve always begun your days tired, but pleased with that cup of coffee (or perhaps three or four) always gets you moving.

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Taking Pride in Your (small) Business

Women on Business

'We''ve Moved! Update your Reader Now. This feed has moved to: [link] If you haven''t already done so, update your reader now with this changed subscription address to get your latest updates from us. [link].

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When Did God Become a Man?

Lead Change Blog

'Posted in Leadership Development Have you ever gotten a question in your head that just won’t let go? You spend countless hours thinking about it, because you really want to understand and know? Well, the above question is one of those types of questions. Thousands of years ago, God was given a female gender identity. But now, in modern [.].

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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.