Sat.Jul 02, 2011 - Fri.Jul 08, 2011

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The Top 10 Things Leaders Should Hear From Their Teammates

Terry Starbucker

All leaders need to get good and consistent verbal feedback from their teammates, but there are what I consider to be the “Golden 10″ pieces of feedback that we really need to be getting to ratify our effectiveness (and our approach to greatness). Let’s count ‘em down, from the bottom to the top: 10. “I don’t know, but I’ll find out&# - When they trust that you won’t jump down their throats for not knowing an answer. 9. “I made a mistake&# &#

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Because You Can

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development Self Leadership I have spent the last month traveling all over the country and will do the same this month as well. In the hours I have spent in crowded airports, stark hotel rooms, and local eateries, it is only my interactions with others that have mattered. Frankly, only a few of the hundreds of conversations with [.

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Leadership Interview – Warren Bennis

N2Growth Blog

By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth. Widely regarded as the father of the contemporary field of Leadership, Warren Bennis paved the way for those of us who make our living as leadership advisors. Warren would never say this, so I will; he has forgotten more about leadership than most of us will ever know. Put simply, spending an hour with Warren Bennis is like drinking leadership wisdom from a fire hose.

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Footwashing for Leaders

Leading Blog

An easy trap for any leader to fall into is the “Look what I did!” trap. Success easily erodes humility. Humility isn’t about the lack of ambition, but acknowledging the luck, the good fortune, and the contributions of others to your success. It is the humility that comes with a habit of respect for others. Stephen Hall calls it the “gift of perspective.

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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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4 Reasons Why Your Boss Should Take A Vacation

Tanveer Naseer

The beginning of July often marks for many the official start of summer, with children being off from school for the summer break paired with the warmer weather and sunny skies that marks this time of the year. This is also typically the time of year where most of us would start making preparations to take advantage of the vacation time we’ve earned through the contributions and efforts we’ve made for our organization.

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Push Respect

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development Self Leadership We’ve had a couple of great discussions on this site and on LinkedIn over the saying, “Respect must be earned.&# You can see some of the discussion on the comments to Mary Schaefer’s post, Respect Must Be Earned. Also, check out the tag on respect and see a number of great posts about respect on [.

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Three Signs That Your Slide Deck Stinks

Next Level Blog

Earlier this year, I was with an executive who was proudly showing me the Power Point presentation he had prepared for an upcoming strategic offsite. We got through three slides and he turned to me. Please click the headline to read the whole story.

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Post Layoff – To Take A Lower Salary or Not

Women on Business

Guest post by Donna McNamara (learn more about Donna at the end of this post). Unemployment in the US has been creeping upward again since May and currently stands a little over 9%. For many (myself included), unexpected job loss created a new normal. That new normal seems to translate into a lower salary upon finding work again. My situation is a little different from most.

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July 2011 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Resources [link] Dan McCarthy presents another Leadership Development Carnival over at his blog, Great Leadership. This is a great service that Dan hosts to show off the best leadership content from around the blogosphere each month. There are over 40 great posts listed here, including several from Lead Change members. So check it out! July 2011 Leadership Development Carnival.

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Re-Inventing Brainstorming – Ten Tenets for Better Idea Generation

Kevin Eikenberry

Brainstorming – the creation of new or possible ideas – is a critical part of any problem solving or creative process. We all know it. We know that we must have ideas in order find solutions to problems. We even know that the more ideas we find, the better chance we’ll have of creating the [.].

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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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Is There a Shortage of Good Leaders?

Persuasive Powerhouse

Susan Mazza on her Random Acts of Leadership blog wrote a wonderful post called “Filling the Void of Real Leadership&# last week. I was itching to respond to it, but decided that I’d take the discussion off point. The part I zeroed in on in her post was “Glaring examples of bad leadership are [.

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Conflict Resolution Tips: Don’t Assume You Know What Someone Will Do

The Recovering Engineer

Have you ever seen or been involved in a conflict conversation where one person said: “I knew that you were going to say that!&#. If you have, you probably noticed that the conflict intensity escalated from that point forward. This type of statement is aggressive. It says that how you anticipate another person will react is a forgone conclusion rather than an expectation.

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Receiving Input from Dilbert

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Workplace Issues " alt="image" width="610" /> Have you ever done this? I certainly have. It’s one thing when we take action without the input from others. It’s even demotivating and deflating when we asked someone for input and then acted before hearing their feedback. Have you ever done this? Any suggestions on how to make sure to avoid making this mistake [.

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Secrets to a Real Vacation

Kevin Eikenberry

I’m not a travel agent, and I don’t work for an airline or cruise ship company. This article isn’t about where you should vacation, what places you should visit or what foods you should eat. For the important point I hope to make in the next few hundred words, those parts of our vacation matter [.].

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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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Are you willing to think bigger?

Jason Womack

Knowing what you have to work on - the inventory of options - helps you work smarter, think bigger and make more good things happen. (That's a view from the lounge chair in my front yard, where I'm going to be sitting later this afternoon watching the sun go down.) For today - no matter what day you're reading this - how are you planning to work smarter?

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Conflict Prevention: Just Fix the Problem

The Recovering Engineer

I am not always “on my game.&# Teaching conflict resolution, problem solving, interaction dynamics, and leadership skills does not make me perfect at applying them. It does make me aware, and that awareness helps me to correct my thinking more quickly. It also makes me work on practicing the skills so that I keep getting better. And still, I have moments of insight about myself, my thinking, and my conflict approaches that are new.

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Book Review: “The Final Summit” by Andy Andrews

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Best of Blogs Series Leadership Development Reviews This post is reprinted from “The Conversations Around Us&# with the permission of its author, Tara Alemany. I first “discovered” Andy Andrews when he started following me on Twitter. (He’s @AndyAndrews.) Exploring his website led me to The Noticer Project, a nationwide movement to “notice” the five most influential people in your life.

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Sit and Wait?

Kevin Eikenberry

“You want to take action every day, not sit around waiting for something to happen.&# -Richard Bolles, Author Questions to Ponder What action have I taken today? What action will I take next? Action Steps Get up and get going. Decide what action will make a difference for you and your future, even if it [.].

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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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You Get the Culture You Pay For

Next Level Blog

For the past couple of weeks, I’ve been ignoring articles in the Financial Times about a cell phone hacking scandal in England. This morning, the New York Times picked up the story in a big way and I. Please click the headline to read the whole story.

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“Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!” – Words to Remember for this and every July 4

First Friday Book Synopsis

(Just a short list – we could add so many, many more) “Give me Liberty, or give me Death!&# Patrick Henry, March 23, 1775 We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed. Martin Luther King, Jr., Letter from Birmingham Jail, April 16, [.].

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Introverts, CEOs, and Leadership

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Resources [link] Today on Smartblog on Leadership, Lisa Petrilli shared a post about three key challenges to overcome if you’re an introvert in a new CEO Role. The first is to is a subtle shift in how and who you motivate. Check out the great post here. Also, you can see all the Smartblog original posts contributed [.] Introverts, CEOs, and Leadership.

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The Seed: Finding Purpose and Happiness in Life and Work

Kevin Eikenberry

This week’s Resource Recommendation is The Seed: Finding Purpose and Happiness in Life and Work by Jon Gordon. Josh is lethargic and can’t seem to muster much energy for his work anymore. This is so obvious that his boss offers him a two week paid leave of absence to determine if he wants to be [.].

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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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Thought-full Thursday: Opening the Heart

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! “Leadership is not so much about technique and [.

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That Grand Lady at the Harbor

Women on Business

Ladies, let’s continue to celebrate our freedom by underlining the importance of The Statue of Liberty and the role of women in our society. In her poem about the statue, Emma Lazarus called it “The New Colossus”. The beginning of the poem refers to the Colossus of Rhodes which was one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. It was a statue of the Greek God Helios, who, in his chariot would take the sun around the world.

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Seth Godin: Give and Get

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development [link] Here’s a great brief post by Seth Godin on the principles behind the Lead Change Group and other communities. It’s great to consider what’s happening if you’re “not getting much&# from your association with a tribe. Check it out. Seth Godin: Give and Get.

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Just Do It

CEO Blog

I experienced my first Fourth of July in the US (think I was traveling last year). Complete with unbelievable fireworks and dinner with friends. My time trick for today is stolen from Nike. "Just Do It". "Just Do It" helps me get things done and off my plate. Questions I ask to spur me to action: 1 - Would I like to have done this by the time I go to bed tonight?

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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 Rainmaker 'Fab Five' Blog Picks of the Week

Sales Wolf Blog

Happy Independence Day! We truly live in a blessed country and I hope you were able to celebrate our nation's birthday with friends and family today! I like to start off each week with a bang by highlighting five blog posts I found to be especially good reading. Without further ado, here are five great posts from the past week. Enjoy! Guy Kawasaki, How To Change The World: How to Increase Your Likability - I have often talked about the importance of your "likability factor" on my blog.

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Independence Day Activities

Persuasive Powerhouse

Happy 4th of July! My suggestion is that you link to Dan McCarthy‘s Great Leadership July 3 Leadership Development Carnival and enjoy some fireworks by some interesting leadership bloggers! Also, why not get re-acquainted with the Declaration of Independence and consider: What are the implications that remain true for leadership in our country in this document?

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Business incubator.startup accelerator

Jason Womack

In 2011, I joined the Ventura Ventures Technology Center - [link] - as a strategic advisor to startups getting going here in the Ventura County locale. This article by Gus G. Sentementes demonstrates the absolute need for communities to have such support to grow the local economy, and continue providing positive opportunities. Your thoughts?

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Book Review - You Can't Not Communicate

CEO Blog

I finally got a New York cell phone so anyone who needs it, email me. On a personal note, I was blessed by a visit by my daughters Beth and Laura this week. Had a great time. We went out to see the Daniel Radcliffe and John Laroquette musical " How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying ". My kids picked it. Perhaps they are trying to tell me something.

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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.