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6 Ways to Create More Joy at Work

Let's Grow Leaders

'Great leaders are joy inducers. Not the giddy kind of joy, but deeply seeded joy that comes from inspired and meaningful contribution. Inspiring joy is a pragmatic pursuit. I’ve yet to encounter a truly joyful poor performer. Last week, I asked all my social media circles to identify 3 things they liked most about their job. There was a deep feeling of passion and joy throughout the comments.

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Inclusion: 8 Drivers of Employee Engagement

General Leadership

'“When a team outgrows individual performance and learns team confidence, excellence becomes a reality.” Joe Paterno. We have all heard the homily “There is no “I” in “Team. ” As any sports coach knows, a team’s results overshadow the individual. You do have to have some top talent on a first class team, but any team is more than the sum of its parts.

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Why Disruptive Ideas Need Equally Disruptive Leadership

Terry Starbucker

'Since I left the corporate world a little less than four years ago, I’ve been lucky enough to have the opportunity to be a startup investor. It’s been one of the most awesome experiences of my life. I’ve been exposed to multiple industries and multiple talents that have taken my brain on a fantastic learning journey. One of the core words that are kicked around in these circles as we evaluate possible investments is “ disruptive “ That is, put in the form of a que

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Parents as Leadership Developers

Lead Change Blog

'Parents are well positioned to be the first leadership developers of their children. And yet, many parents do not take a deliberate approach to growing leadership in their kids. Parents work to give them an “early start” in music, sports, and reading, but for some reason wait until they are older to talk about leading. It is never too early to help your kids understand that leadership involves service, communication, teamwork, and helping others to grow.

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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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Why Costumes Work at Work

Let's Grow Leaders

'As luck would have it, this Halloween finds me in my home office. It hits on a Friday which typically means writing and development… no keynotes, no consulting gigs, no teaching the MBAs… sadly no reason to wear a costume. In fact the next few Halloweens are on weekends– great for kids, terrible for dressing up as your favorite leadership message (yes, that’s me on the left).

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To Connect, Learn Team Strengths and Vulnerabilities

Michael Lee Stallard

'#56 Know Your Team’s Strengths and Vulnerabilities – Have your direct reports take tests that identify their individual temperaments and strengths (e.g. Myers Briggs Personality Type, Gallup StrengthsFinder, VIA Inventory of Strengths, etc.). In E Pluribus Partners’ work with teams, we often have team members take several tests and share the results with their teammates.

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What Is A Leader’s Most Important Role?

Lead Change Blog

'What is a leader’s most important role? Kristin Mackey suggests it’s to be the example. She goes on to say: “Leaders influence the direction of the team by their thoughts and behaviors. The very language a leader chooses to use can make or break the level of talent that surfaces.” Sandra Martinez, Ph.D suggests a leader’s most important role is acting collectively in the present to shape the future. “This means having the capacity to build trust among diverse

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How to Encourage the Lazy and Disengaged

Let's Grow Leaders

'How can you encourage the lazy and disengaged? The short answer… roller skates, or their metaphorical equivalent. Stay with me as we flashback in time. I was arguably the most disengaged and “lazy” sorority pledge at Wake Forest University. I had rushed because I was warned that nearly all social life on campus centered around the Greek system.

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10 Ways to Take Charge of Your Own Leadership Development

Great Leadership By Dan

'This post was recently published at Smartblog on Leadership. When I first started in the field of leadership development (when gas was 89 cents a gallon), the model we used looking like this: When someone got promoted to team leader, supervisor, or manager, they were sent a memo (no email yet) from HR informing them that they have been registered for a mandatory 4 week supervisory training course.

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LeadershipNow 140: October 2014 Compilation

Leading Blog

'Here are a selection of tweets from October 2014 that you might have missed: How to Encourage the Lazy and Disengaged by Karin Hurt via @letsgrowleaders. 5 Times When it Pays to Focus on the Negative by @Mark_Sanborn. The best advice in business: 40 execs reveal their secrets to success via @FortuneMagazine. Six Reasons Why Boundaries Help Everyone Be More Successful by @KevinEikenberry.

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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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How Healthy is Your Team’s Culture?

Lead Change Blog

'How is contribution and teamwork measured in your organization? In many small businesses, tasks and deadlines are all encompassing. Leaders find themselves focusing primarily on results and paying less attention to the quality of their work environment. The reality is that your team’s culture – how team leaders and team members treat each other and how they treat customers – drives everything that happens in your organization, good or bad.

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Your automatic self vs. your aware self

Persuasive Powerhouse

'Bethany, a leader in a Fortune company, knew she had an issue with expressing quick and deadly (metaphorically speaking) anger. It would come out of nowhere in a flash that silenced her stakeholders. Dirk, CEO of a nonprofit, interrupted people. He cut them off or talked over them to get the first, second, and last word in. Amy, a middle manager in a government organization would roll her eyes in impatience and cross her arms over her chest in disagreement with others.

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Monday Quote:

General Leadership

'“Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it’s amazing what they can accomplish.”. Sam Walton. by … Read the rest. The post Monday Quote: appeared first on General Leadership.

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9 Tips For Giving A Free Consultation

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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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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Chip Shots – When Internal Dissatisfaction Goes External

Lead Change Blog

'If you are new to the Chip Shots green, welcome. Here at Chip Shots, our Leading Voices are invited to provide a brief insight into a leadership dilemma. Our first Chip Shots post is can be viewed here. Today’s Question: What steps do you take when internal dissatisfaction goes external behind your back? Leading Voices David Dye and Jon Mertz took shots at this dilemma.

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5 Habits Of Highly Effective Leaders

Joseph Lalonde

'E ffective leaders come in all shapes and sizes. Effective leaders are willing to work hard and get the job done. Effective leaders also have habits that they routinely act upon. They know there’s something to be said for acting on good habits. Today, I want to share with you 5 habits of highly effective leaders. Image by J.D. Hancock. Highly Effective Leaders Do… Highly effective leaders know it takes more than mental prowess to lead well.

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How To Encourage Growth Under A Controlling Boss

Tanveer Naseer

'One of the things I enjoy about my work is having conversations with people about the nature of leadership, and the challenges and opportunities leaders face in this continually evolving, interconnected business environment. One of these conversations lead to a discussion about how leaders who want to push for change can deal with those above them who operate from the command-and-control style of leadership – in other words, those that subscribe to the overtly-controlling it’s my way or y

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As a Woman in Business, Can You Really Have It All?

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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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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Sometimes We Wear Masks While Leading Others

Lead Change Blog

'Leaders who care about their professional development read books. Oh sure, they also spend time with people who challenge them, learn new and exciting insights and ideas, seek growth experiences, and so on. But leaders read. The question is “What do we read?”. The bookstores and online sites are chock-full of leadership-related titles and new ones appear every month, and each claims to be the one that will change your life as a leader and often, as a person.

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Global Sentiment About Taking Responsibility

Leading in Context

'By Linda Fisher Thornton A clearer picture of global ethics is coming into view. In this clearer picture, we know what''s important and see how far our responsibilities extend into the global community. We understand that business leadership includes responsibility for much more than just making a profit and obeying the law. Ethical leaders have begun to realize how connected our global community is.

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What NOT to Delegate

Great Leadership By Dan

'Most managers understand the importance of delegation, and probably already know how to delegate. However, what about the other extreme end of the delegation continuum- the handful of things a manager should never delegate? Read my latest over at About.com Management and Leadership to find out more: 10 Things a Manager Should Never Delegate.

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Are You in Business or Do You Just Own a Job?

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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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 Find the Upside of Feeling Down

Leadership Freak

'Feeling bad about feeling sad makes it worse. Everyone knows happiness is better than sadness. Happiness prevents the flu, enriches relationships, cures dandruff, and prolongs life.

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Fearful Leaders Are Bad Leaders

Joseph Lalonde

'L eaders are called to be many things. Leaders need to be brave. Leaders need to be honest. Leaders need to be innovative. But one thing leaders cannot do is to let fear rule their decisions. When fearful leaders rule, bad things begin to happen. Image via Creative Commons. I’ve been trying to catch up on the TV series 24 with Keifer Sutherland as Jack Bauer.

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Let's Kill off our Best Employees!

Great Leadership By Dan

'Organizations don’t always do a good job when it comes to nurturing, developing, rewarding, and retaining their high potential employees. In fact, it often seems like they are going out of their way to sabotage their best employees. Read my latest over at About.com Management and Leadership to learn more: Live. Die. Repeat. 10 Ways to Kill Your Best Employees.

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5 New Leadership and Management Books You Can Read on a Plane

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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What is the value in perseverance?

Lead on Purpose

'Throughout my life I’ve been a big believer in the value of hard work—it’s one of three lessons I was taught from my youth. Everyone who takes an idea and makes it into something valuable does it through hard work.

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Five Things That Matter More When Leading Other Leaders

Kevin Eikenberry

'You may be thinking “I don’t lead leaders; I don’t need to read this.” Even if you don’t (yet), there are three important reasons why you need to keep reading: Some day you might lead leaders – and thinking about these ideas now is worth the minimal effort required. You may want to share it […]. The post Five Things That Matter More When Leading Other Leaders appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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How to Develop the People You Really Want

Leadership Freak

'Leaders who neglect people seldom get what they really want. Three essentials for skillful leaders: Produce useful results. Building relationships. Strengthening culture.

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3 Tips to Quickly Onboard New Employees

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

'Mark was upbeat at the end of his first day at his new job as a programmer for a small tech company. He was shown around, introduced to his coworkers, and given a desk and a computer. He had spent most of the day alone and settling in, which was fine with him. A few days later, he wasn’t so upbeat. He had been given an interesting assignment, but he wasn’t sure how it fit with the overall project, and he wasn’t sure how to do some of the work.

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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.