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What is your Commencement Address?

General Leadership

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. Leadership is not about the next election, it’s about the next generation. Simon Sinek. The class of 2016 at my high school nominated me to give the commencement address. This was a great honor. As I thought about what to say, it was not as easy as I thought.

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11 Reasons Fear Screws Up Your Leadership and What To Do About It

Lead Change Blog

It’s a question that has perplexed me for many years: With the wealth of leadership wisdom available, why do we continue to struggle to lead well? Why do employee engagement rates continue to hover around 30% despite the obvious advantages for leaders who choose to lead well? The more time I spend with managers and leaders, the more I see three reasons aspiring leaders struggle: They don’t know how.

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The Simple Truths Behind The 8 Principles Of More Human Leadership

Terry Starbucker

Humility. Trust. Values. Teaching. Accountability. Metrics. Positivity. And… Love. Behind the 8 Principles of More Human Leadership ( click HERE to see them on a separate PDF ) are simple truths, and the secrets to the success trifecta – a profitable company, a happy team, and a fulfilled YOU. That is why I believe in them so strongly, and you should too.

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5 Insights Into Leadership Development Future (Part 3)

Leading in Context

By Linda Fisher Thornton This is the third installment in a series "5 Insights Into Leadership Development Future" Each post in this series will address a trend in leadership development and offer tangible actions for helping leaders.

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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: This AND That, Not This OR That

General Leadership

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. “Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.” Dwight D. Eisenhower. The word “AND” is one of the most frequently used in the English language.

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How to Write a Blog People Want to Read

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

This is the 5th anniversary of my blog! With over a half million views last year and near the top of almost every list of best leadership blogs, it has been successful beyond anything I had imagined. And so, I’ve decided to pass along some of the lessons I’ve learned about how to write a blog […]. The post How to Write a Blog People Want to Read appeared first on Seapoint Center for Collaborative Leadership.

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Leadership Lessons And Quotes From Finding Dory

Joseph Lalonde

O ver 13 years ago, a little orange fish swam into our lives. His charm was instantaneous. That fish was Nemo of Finding Nemo. And we’ve been wanting a sequel to Finding Nemo for just as long. This weekend saw this wish come true. Finding Dory, a quasi-sequel of Finding Nemo, released to praise from critics. My opinion? Finding Dory deserves those accolades.

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Environment Impacts Communication

General Leadership

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. “Precision of communication is important, more important than ever, in our era of hair trigger balances, when a false or misunderstood word may create as much disaster as a sudden thoughtless act.”. James Thurber.

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Now ask the tough questions

Persuasive Powerhouse

There is an awareness and desire by good leaders to do more asking than telling. That strategy of asking more questions should be part of every leader’s communication toolkit as a way to get information, be more collaborative, and to obtain important feedback. Maybe you are working more questions into your leadership communication too.Now it’s time to go a step further and ask different types of questions – the kind that go a step deeper, and may be tougher to ask and to answer.

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A Compass for Transition

Lead Change Blog

As we look at the timeline of our lives, how many transitions can we see? Inside the womb to outside the womb counts as one of our first major transitions. Being chauffeured, to holding a driver’s license. Graduation, moving, marriage, births, deaths, promotions, the list goes on and on. Transitions are endless and life-long. One of our oldest and most essential navigational tools is the compass.

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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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Increase Your Productivity Levels with a Treadmill Desk

Women on Business

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Are You On Cruise Control?

Rich Gee Group

I drove to my networking meeting this morning and I take the Merritt Parkway (one of the more beautiful highways in the U.S.). I got off at the North Street exit and next thing I know, I’m on the Post Road. 10 minutes evaporated from my life — it’s like those X-Files episodes where people lose time when abducted by aliens. One second I’m exiting onto North Street and the next, I’m on the Post Road.

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Inspiring Those We Lead To Build A Better Tomorrow

Tanveer Naseer

Around this time of the year, it’s become a common sight to see commencement speeches from high school and university graduation ceremonies being shared on leadership sites as inspiration on how we can better serve those we lead. The popularity of these kinds of speeches in leadership circles is not too surprising when we consider how the very nature of the commencement speech is to draw attention to the lessons learned and how they can be applied going forward to create a future filled wi

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My Dad’s Best Advice

N2Growth Blog

Father’s Day has become a bit of a solemn day for me. I lost my father a few years ago and, while my kids do their best to celebrate the day with me, I can’t help but to feel the loss of my father in my life. Just the same, Father’s Day does provide me with the chance to reflect back on some of the sage advice that I got from him over the years and consider how it has informed my approach to work and to life.

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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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12 Promises to My Future Self

Leadership Freak

I’m often asked what advice I’d give to my younger self. Trouble is, my younger self wouldn’t listen. “What would I say to my future self?” is a more interesting question.

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Is Your New Recruit a Good Fit for the Position?

Women on Business

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Tribute To My Father

Joseph Lalonde

N OTE: This post was originally posted on June 15th, 2012. With Father’s Day being today, I updated the post to reshare it with those who haven’t had a chance to know my father. Life can pass us by quickly. Days come and go. They blend together. Before you know it, it’s the next big date. The next big date coming up is Father’s Day.

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Defining Corporate Culture–Why Is It Critical?

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post from Rick Tiemann: You can’t just take it for granted and assume that having a business plan in place is all it takes in order to develop your leadership program. You also can’t take for granted that having a leadership development program in place will enhance the quality of the leaders within your organization. You must also have a corporate culture that emulates your business plan.

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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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10 Reasons Leaders Feel Alone

Leadership Freak

“It is strange to be known so universally and yet to be so lonely.” Albert Einstein You can be loved, respected, successful, and appreciated, but still feel like you’re swinging the sword alone.

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Common Sense Web Design Choices You Have to Make Properly

Women on Business

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Mindful Mondays: The Secrets of a 30-Year Partnership Revealed

Next Level Blog

So, it was back in March of 1985 when I was dared to ask Diane Dougherty out on a date. She worked in an office across the hall from mine in a Washington, DC trade association. It was my first real job out of college and she was an intern in town for a semester. I was coming back from lunch with an older, married guy co-worker named Dick Loomis and Diane passed us in the hall.

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Why leadership is an endurance race

Lead on Purpose

Success is a marathon, not a sprint. The only way to truly prepare for a marathon is to train, to practice, to run. You need to get out on the road. You need to put in the miles.

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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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Optimism: The Secret Of Great Leadership

Lead from Within

If you’re looking for powerful fuel for your leadership, look at optimism. Winston Churchill used to say “A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” Maybe that’s why optimistic leaders are usually more successful than pessimists. When you’re a pessimist, everything is about failure, anxiety, and problems.

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10 Ways to Defeat the Evil Monster of Defensiveness

Leadership Freak

Defensive leaders bristle at the hint that they could have done better. Defensive leaders believe something’s wrong with you. Self-protective leaders justify themselves and attack others. 4 reasons leaders justify defensiveness: Defensiveness finds reasons to throw stones. They lack experience. Inexperience is the reason you can ignore people. They don’t see the whole picture.

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How To Avoid Feeling Stuck At Your Job

Joseph Lalonde

W ho hasn’t had a friend complain about being stuck in their job? It might not even have been a friend. You might have felt that you were stuck in a job you hate and couldn’t get away. This even happens to leaders. Why We Feel Stuck At Our Jobs. Feeling stuck at your job is a painful feeling. Not only does it bring on a sense of dread, feeling like you don’t have an option when it comes to your work drains the life out of you.

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Get More Initiative From Your People

Nathan Magnuson

“I don’t know that I’ve ever had someone come to me with that level of initiative. If they did, I think I’d be blown away.” I heard these words from an executive at a leadership event a couple weeks ago. His frustrations weren’t anything new. Why can’t employees take more initiative to solve organizational problems?

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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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PALEOVENTURES Takes Teams Back to Nature

Marshall Goldsmith

Nothing is more vital to business success than strong, effective teams made up of healthy and cooperative individuals. One way to help both individuals and teams become stronger and more effective is to try outdoor teambuilding – but not the old fashioned ropes courses and trust falls! PALEOVENTURES, a San Francisco based company, provides meaningful outdoor survival skills learning combined with organizationally relevant communication skills training.

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4 Things To Do About Stuff That Drives You Crazy

Leadership Freak

Leaders go blind when they see things that drive them crazy. 10 things that drive leaders crazy: Whining and complaining. Intervening because some knucklehead upset the office. Naysayers and wet blankets. Can’t-do people drive can-do leaders crazy. Drifting. You’re dead weight if you aren’t pulling your weight. Good enough.

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Are You Guilty Of Setting Uncommunicated Expectations?

Joseph Lalonde

I f there’s one area that I’ve seen leaders fail in time and again, it’s in setting clear expectations. The expectations leaders typically have for their teams are uncommunicated. You know the ones… These are the expectations we set in our minds but never let those we’re leading know about. My Unspoken Expectations. We can have these moments in all areas of my life.

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"Later" is the new smoking

Jason Womack

When you think of getting things done, what time zone are you generally in? Too often, people I meet with put their mind on things that should have happened, but aren't. Or, they cast out into the future thinking of.

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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.