Sat.Feb 01, 2014 - Fri.Feb 07, 2014

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8 Questions You Should Ask Your Boss

Let's Grow Leaders

'Every time “Elizabeth” asks her boss, “Carol” for feedback, Carol tells her she’s “doing great.” But this is Elizabeth’s 5th year in the same job and she’s starting to wonder. She’s watched peers who don’t seem any more qualified get promoted or selected for special assignments. Her performance reviews are always solid, but never outstanding. […] The post 8 Questions You Should Ask Your Boss appeared first on Let'

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LEARN to be that Somebody

General Leadership

'“To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead.”. Bertrand Russell. In the year 1540, ten men with no capital and no business plan, but with relentless commitment, built what is today considered the most influential business of its kind. The founders (and those who would follow them) were so successful at everything they did they quickly became confidants and advisors to kings and emperors around the world.

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Why Your CEO Just Doesn’t Get It

N2Growth Blog

'By Mike Myatt , Chief Executive Officer, N2growth. * This column was originally published on Forbes.com. Quality leadership or a lack thereof is easy to spot if you know what to look for. The problem is most people don’t know what to look for in a leader, and according to a recent study by Chief Executive magazine many CEOs don’t seem to know what to look for either.

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3 Practices CEOs Can Learn from the Girl Scouts

Michael Lee Stallard

'In most communities, January through April is the time of year when the girls in green are out in full force selling Girl Scout cookies. Can you imagine a world without Thin Mints ® , Tagalongs ® and Do-si-dos ® ? Sadly, they were once at risk. There was a time in the mid-1970s when the Girl Scouts were struggling and their future looked uncertain.

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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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What Great Customer Service Looks Like

Let's Grow Leaders

'“Our DNA is as a consumer company – for that individual customer who’s voting thumbs up or thumbs down. That’s who we think about. And we think that our job is to take responsibility for the complete user experience. And if it’s not up to par, it’s our fault, plain and simply.” -Steve Jobs The […] The post What Great Customer Service Looks Like appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Positive Change: Yesterday Is Interesting But Irrelevant

General Leadership

'“By changing nothing, nothing changes.” Tony Robbins. Yesterday is interesting but irrelevant. This simple phrase defines a strategy to spark exponential growth and efficiency in any organization. For me, it was the opening line of my first speech as a new Air Force Fighter Squadron commander. It encompasses a mentality of limitless positive change and endless possibility.

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The Brave (And Oh So Vulnerable) Leaders – Going Where Others Fear To Tread

Terry Starbucker

'Before we chat today, I’d like you to read these two quotes: “Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it. Embracing our vulnerabilities is risky but not nearly as dangerous as giving up on love and belonging and joy—the experiences that make us the most vulnerable. Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light.” - Brené Brown.

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3 Listening Lessons We Can All Use From Political Leadership

Let's Grow Leaders

'A Guest Post from Rose Fass, CEO, fassforward Many leaders talk a good game. Some have even managed to talk their way to the top. But ironically, there’s one leadership quality that often gets the silent treatment. It’s listening to how the message was received. Politicians are masters of message discipline. They speak in sound […] The post 3 Listening Lessons We Can All Use From Political Leadership appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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On the SiriusXM Radio TONIGHT — Tune In!

General Leadership

'Believe it or not, it’s already been a month since our last show! The conversation was terrific and we were honored by your active Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn chatter. Tonight, at 9pm Eastern Time (8 Central, 7 Mountain, 6 Pacific) you can join us for this month’s featured virtue from our 12-Virtues of Leadership Series : #Creativity !

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Is Your Brilliance Hiding in Plain Sight?

Lead Change Blog

'Posted in Self Leadership You have your own way of getting work done through others. As a manager, your own inherent values and ideas of how the world works (and should work) drive how you handle issues with the human beings in your charge. Something I notice with my clients and myself is that we often suppress our initial [.] Author information Mary C Schaefer President at Artemis Path, Inc.

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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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First Look: Leadership Books for February 2014

Leading Blog

'Here''s a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in February. Scaling Up Excellence : Getting to More Without Settling for Less by Robert I. Sutton and Huggy Rao. Impact : Great Leadership Changes Everything by Tim Irwin. The Up Side of Down : Why Failing Well Is the Key to Success by Megan McArdle. The Decoded Company : Know Your Talent Better Than You Know Your Customers by Leerom Segal, Aaron Goldstein, Jay Goldman and Rahaf Harfoush.

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Using Storytelling To Craft And Communicate Your Strategic Vision

Tanveer Naseer

'The following is a guest piece by Jeremey Donovan. Of the array of skills that comprise leadership, the ability to craft and communicate strategic vision is simultaneously the most valuable and least well-practiced. The value part is obvious; leaders adept at inspiring their teams achieve high-impact business results faster, more easily, and more compassionately.

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To Reinforce Connection, Replenish the Vision

Michael Lee Stallard

'#18 Replenish the Vision - Vision leaks, so look for ways to keep your organization and team’s mission, values and reputation in front of your team. Take employees out to visit customers or bring customers in to talk with employees about how they use your products or services and how it benefits them. Keep up with articles and press releases on your organization then circulate those that reinforce the mission, values and reputation.

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Give ‘Em Some Space (for Possibilities)

Lead Change Blog

'Posted in Leadership Coaching A significant dimension of leadership is coaching… engaging in conversations that help others make the leap from where they are to where they want (or need) to be. Whether the focus is on correcting a performance problem, expanding capacity, improving relationships, or developing within one’s career, coaching is a powerful tool for supporting others as [.

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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 Mistakes Entrepreneurs Must Avoid When Starting Businesses

Women on Business

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10 Commandments for Getting Along with Your Fellow Managers:

Great Leadership By Dan

'I recently asked readers to submit their burning leadership development questions. Those that get picked for a post will receive a free copy of my eBook. This question from Cathy: “I have an employee who used to belong to another team before he was moved to my supervision (his job duties fit better with my team). The director of the other team still goes to this employee with projects he wants done, without formally requesting this employee''s services.

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Mindful Mondays: A Bunch of Yogis Just Won the Super Bowl

Next Level Blog

'For the first time in a long time, the Super Bowl was blowout. The Seattle Seahawks best defense in the NFL totally shut down the Denver Broncos league best offense in a 43 - 8 rout. While Peyton Manning and his team struggled to get anything going, Russell Wilson and the Seahawks seemed focused, faster and, if its possible to be so in the biggest game of the year, relaxed and having fun.

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Stages of Change

Lead Change Blog

'Posted in Change Management How can you approach organizational change without first knowing where people are in their change readiness? The change model presented here is the Transtheoretical Model (TTM) coupled with key components of Lewin’s Change Theory. This approach to organizational change focuses attention on the individual with the assumption that organizational change is the collective change of [.

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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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Why Busy Doesn’t Work Anymore

Leadership Freak

'If busyness equaled fulfillment, you’d be fulfilled. But, one meaningless activity after another empties life of meaning. We spend too much time worried about what we do and too little worried about why we do it. Leaders with purpose may look like they’re attending meetings. But in reality, they’re inspiring conversation or creating connections.

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The Ups and Downs of Delegating

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

'Where Do You Sit On the Scale? Do you over-delegate? Are you a control freak? Do you delegate too much? Are you an absentee manager? Are you erratic in doing both? Are you a seagull manager? If you under-delegate, you will eventually become over-worked and stressed. Everyone is dependent on you, and you’re the only one staying awake at night thinking of solutions.

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The long slow middle

Persuasive Powerhouse

' . I often have the honor of being a guide to leaders who are promoted to the level of being “managers of managers” in large organizations with all of the complexity that brings with it. It requires a different mindset and a lot of letting go from the time that they were first-line managers and rolled their sleeves up with the rest of their staff to get the work done.

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The Danger of Unhealthy Expectations to Leadership

Lead Change Blog

'Posted in Leadership Development Self Leadership Leadership is a privilege but it is also a decision. People choose to follow you or you make a choice to lead them. Anyone can become a leader but because of the so-called “big expectations,” many of us back off of the responsibility to lead. Leadership is not complicated. Rather it becomes complicated if we [.

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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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9 Time Management Tips For Young Leaders

Joseph Lalonde

'I n today’s fast-paced world, time management has never been more challenging. Technology has made it easy for us to stay connected, and we live our life with a constant flow of information. The downside is that this same technology has made everything urgent, and has forced leaders to learn how to use their time more effectively in order to meet these daily challenges.

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The February 2014 Leadership Development Carnival

Great Leadership By Dan

'This month''s Leadership Development Carnival is hosted by Chery Gegelman , from Simply Understanding. You can find it right here: Feb. 2014 Leadership Development Blog Carnival: What Great Leaders Do. Here''s Chery''s introduction: " January ended with MLK Day. This month we honor Washington and Lincoln. So when Dan and I reached out to our leadership networks, we asked bloggers to share posts about what great leaders do, posts that highlight vision, passion, courage, commitment and even a wil

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All Briefcase and No Smile. Heck, Where’s Your Personality?

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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Top 100 Most Socially-Shared Leadership Blogs 2013

Lead Change Blog

'Posted in Leadership Development [link] A special thank you goes to all of the readers of this blog. Lead Change Group was recognized at #5 on the list of the Top 100 Most Socially-Shared Leadership Blogs of 2013 by the Center for Organization Management and Effectiveness (CMOE). It’s interesting to see the number and impact of the great blogs on [.

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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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Break The Mold

Joseph Lalonde

'I look back on my life and think about the heroes I had growing up. As a kid, it was superheroes. Wolverine , Batman, Duke from GI Joe, or some other super-powered hero. Or my father. Growing older, I began to realize there were others out there. Michael Hyatt. Dan Miller. My former youth pastor Rick South. An old English teacher Mr. Gibner. And still my father.

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How to Resolve Interpersonal Tensions Quickly

Leadership Freak

'If it wasn’t for people, leadership would be easy. Unsuccessful leaders choose the ostrich or bull approach to dealing with tensions between employees. But, don’t miss the key. The key: Determine their commitment to the relationship. Those who aren’t committed find fault; those who are find a way. After listening to a description of the […].

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Impactful Blogging Class Led by Women on Business Founder in Orlando, Florida

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 Development Blog Carnival: What Great Leaders Do!

Lead Change Blog

'Posted in Leadership Development I’m honored to host Dan McCarthy’sLeadership Development Blog Carnival this month. January ended with MLK Day. This month we honor Washington and Lincoln. So when Dan and I reached out to our leadership networks, we asked bloggers to share posts about what great leaders do, posts that highlight vision, passion, courage, commitment and even a willingness to sacrifice their [.

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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.