Sat.Feb 25, 2012 - Fri.Mar 02, 2012

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One Of The Best Leadership Lessons Ever….In Just 29 Words

Terry Starbucker

It was 1987, and I had just started my first big executive job at a Cable TV company in Los Angeles. At that stage of my career, I was hungry for guidance on what it took to be a great leader. As fate would have it, I was sitting in my boss’s office one morning, and my eyes happened to wander towards a poster hanging on the wall. The title of it caught my attention: “A Short Course in Human Relations” Here’s what was on the poster: A Short Course in Human Relations.

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My Thoughts on The Academy Awards

N2Growth Blog

By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth . I have reached the point where I can’t even bring myself to watch the Academy Awards. All I can think of is “ I’d prefer a TV awards extravaganza to honor our real heroes instead of those who imitate them.” At the risk of drawing fire from the media and rabid movie fans, I’m beginning to grow weary of propping-up social climbers as heroes.

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What do frogs have to do with leadership and goals? Here’s your final step to being a better leader …

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development Why do you have so much resistance to setting “soft skill” goals? If I were to ask you “Do you have your goals to be a better leader (or communicator) clearly defined, written down and measurable?” I will probably hear your eyes roll into the back of your head. Because many of you have set [.].

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Eisenhower, Kennedy & the Power of Vision

Leading Blog

This is a guest post by leadership author and speaker, James Strock. Read the LeadingBlog post Serve to Lead: Make Your Life a Masterpiece of Service for more insights from James Strock. * * *. Serve to Lead , my book about 21st century leadership, includes respectful references to the management approach of Dwight Eisenhower. Some readers, I learned, had been unaware of the scope of Ike’s accomplishments.

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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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6 Ways Leaders Are Different

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post by By Mark Miller , Co-author of Great Leaders Grow: Becoming a Leader for Life: For more than a decade, I've used the metaphor of an iceberg to talk about leadership -- the 10% above the water line represents the skills of the leader and the 90% below represents their character. The Secret , a book I co-authored with Ken Blanchard, outlines what we believe great leaders do -- the skills part of the picture.

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People are a Package Deal

The Recovering Engineer

Nearly everyone irritates me to some extent. Even the people close to me — my wife, my kids, my friends, and my professional colleagues — irritate me from time to time. All of them have body gestures, word choices, and tones that get under my skin because I see them as rude, impatient, inconsiderate or pushy. Everyone, and I do mean everyone , frustrates me some of the time.

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LeadershipNow 140: February 2012 Compilation

Leading Blog

Here are a selection of tweets from February 2012 that you might have missed: @LeaderChat: 7 Ways to Build Accountable Organizations @Forbes. Joe Folkman: Thoughts and research on how to keep your strengths from becoming weaknesses. Mike Henry Sr: 4 Steps to Building an Emotionally Intelligent Culture. Stop peddling the status quo by @tomasacker. Influence Begins on the Inside by @mjasmus.

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5 Important Leadership Lessons You Learned in Kindergarten

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

Leadership is about going somewhere. Whether you are facing challenges as a result of changes in the economy, new opportunities because of advances in technology, or already have a good idea you want to implement, these five lessons can make the difference between a successful outcome and a false start. The good news is: you already learned them in kindergarten.

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10 Ways to Slay Goliath

In the CEO Afterlife

My business career is characterized with a bunch of David versus Goliath encounters. As a 23 year-old Macleans Toothpaste Brand Manager in 1970, my colleagues and I competed against powerhouses P&G, Colgate and Unilever. When I joined Jacobs Suchard (then Nabob Foods) in 1977, I found myself up against the muscle of Kraft and Nestle. Wherever I went, the major competitor was 20 times larger.

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The Best Leaders Can Manage and the Best Managers Can Lead

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development Though leadership and management are not interchangeable terms, the terms can be put together productively. Does a great leader equate to a great manager? What actually makes these two terms different? Let’s think about the daily lives of leaders and managers and also compare those who are role models with those who are not.

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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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23 Telltale Signs it’s Time to Fire Your Executive Coach

Great Leadership By Dan

I’ve written about the Executive Coaching industry before. Most coaches are highly qualified and ethical professionals that can help an executive or aspiring executive reach their fullest potential. However, as with any industry, coaching has its share of charlatans, frauds, and wannabes. Heck, some can even be downright dangerous. In the absence of a professional license – ICF certification is the closest thing, but not all coaches even think it’s important – how do you know if you’ve hired, or

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Precautionary Principle: Profiting With Care

Leading in Context

What is the Precautionary Principle? Simply stated, the Precautionary Principle asks us to err on the side of caution. Following the Precautionary Principle as business leaders, for example, we would avoid using product ingredients that may be harmful in addition to avoiding those that we know are harmful. We would do more than simply follow the law - we would make the decision that would be in the best long-term interests of our customers and other stakeholders.

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Creating A Culture That Promotes Problem-Solving Delegation

Tanveer Naseer

In my coaching work, one common issue I see – especially in newly minted managers – is learning how to be successful in delegation. That’s not to say that these managers aren’t comfortable or are unwilling to delegate; most are more than happy to hand off assignments to their various team members. The problem is more of learning not to simply delegate tasks, but to delegate responsibility to those they lead.

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Ultimate Multi-Tasking: The Art of Managing People from Multiple Generations

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development If you look at your team and see people who represent several generations, you may find yourself with some conflicting thoughts. Is it wise to take each generation into account or is that over-complicated? Is it better to let the employees manage their own age-related perceptions or is it your job to step in and [.].

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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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A No-Excuses Leadership Learning Strategy

Kevin Eikenberry

Leading effectively is a complex mix of skills and behaviors that don’t all come naturally and can’t be mastered quickly (if ever). To put it simply, to be a great leader, you must be a continual learner. That is easy to say. It is easy to believe. But how do you do it? I believe [.].

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What Leaders Can Learn From Ryan Seacrest

Next Level Blog

The most interesting part of the Oscar telecast last night happened before the awards show started. E! Network red carpet host and king of all media Ryan Seacrest was in his usual position, asking the stars if they were excited and who they were wearing, when Sacha Baron Cohen arrived in a limo. You may remember Cohen best as Borat. Click headline to continue.

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8 Tough Team Meeting Questions

Great Results Team Building

This article is published as a guest post as part of the thoughtleadersllc blog. Many thanks to Mike Figiuolo for sharing it with his growing audience! You can read the entire article by clicking HERE.

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Are you Aly?

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development Her name is Aly. A close friend of a special classmate of mine from Seton Hall University’s Master of Arts program in Strategic Communication & Leading, Aly became an “angelfriend” – one of thousands of people battling blood-related cancers when I raised funds while training and ultimately finishing my first marathon in San Diego, CA. [.].

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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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Strong Women in the Front Row

Women on Business

Telling a group of men to “show up and be accountable” is new territory for most women. We have been in back of or on the side of our men for eons. Not that we have to be loud and bossy to get our way. We just have to be clear. Margaret Thatcher , portrayed by Meryl Streep in the film The Iron Lady , was a woman of depth and conviction. Strong in an arena that few women have, until now, been privy to.

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Silence and Presence

Persuasive Powerhouse

. I know what your typical day is like. I’ve not only lived it, but I’ve coached leaders who have constant interruptions when we are working together. I’ve heard employees like yours talk about how their manager is distracted. Being busy is seductive, and those distractions are “busy-ness” that can take away from your ability to be the best leader you can be.

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Enjoy The Little Things In Life.

Rich Gee Group

When do you have time to focus on the small things in life?

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Creativity, Risk, and Innovation

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Community Involvement Leadership Development Here’s an interesting and brief video on the connection between risk, creativity and innovation. The narrator is David Burkus, a friend and the founder of The Leader Lab (www.theleaderlab.org). Check it out.

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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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Screw Business as Usual by Richard Branson – Book Review

Modern Servant Leader

The moment I saw the title, I had to read it. Screw Business as Usual by Sir Richard Branson sounded right up my alley. Branson is the founder and head of Virgin Group (including Virgin Atlantic Airlines, Virgin Megastores and literally hundreds of other organizations). He’s also known for his unique perspectives on business, interest in extreme hobbies and a pension for humanitarianism.

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Letting Go of the Seriousness

Persuasive Powerhouse

My mother was a singer and dancer throughout her formative years, so as I child I was involved in dance classes; encouraged to act in school plays; and learned to play the viola and guitar. When I recently heard Jenny Scheinman, a violinist, talking about how she teaches young classical violinists to improvise, I was mesmerized. She said she can’t really “teach” improvisation, so she coaches new violinists to “let go of the seriousness” (while admitting that her tea

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Turning Pickle Barrels into Wine Casks

Leadership Freak

Unrelenting pressure, backstabbing and undercutting, fatigue, feeling powerless and under appreciated spawn burnout. According to Maslach and Jackson the six factors of burnout are: Working too much. Unjust environments. Little support. Working where you feel unable to effect change. Serving values you loath. Insufficient reward (whether the currency is money, prestige, or positive feedback).

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8 leadership myths dispelled

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development Today’s SmartBlog for Leadership post is by Tara R. Alemany, the owner and founder of Aleweb Social Marketing, a consulting firm that helps authors, speakers and other creative-types build their online platform. “So, what does happen when you get 21 leaders together to work on a project? Relationships are built.

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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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Making Feedback Really Work

Kevin Eikenberry

I didn’t grow up a Bruce Lee fan. I knew who he was, was aware that he died far too young, and, until the last few years, that was about all I knew or thought about him. Until I met Dwight Woods. Dwight was personally trained in martial arts by one of Bruce Lee’s students. Dwight [.].

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Is Your Business Bleeding Out?

Modern Servant Leader

Bleeding out (“exsanguination” in medical terms) is death caused by the loss of blood from a wound. In business, the term could be used to describe a similar death. Wounded by one event, the organization fails to recover and slowly bleeds to death. Businesses often forget about the culture, and ultimately, they suffer for it because you can’t deliver good service from unhappy employees. – Tony Hsieh.

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How to Protect and Enhance Your Strengths

Leadership Freak

Your strengths have dark sides that limit potential, destroy achievement, and hamstring opportunities. Powerful strengths become anchors without softeners. The difference between mediocre and extraordinary success is tempering qualities. Task oriented leaders come off as people-users more interested in finishing projects than the people completing them.

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Is your organizational development plan ready for “connect and collaborate”?

Next Level Blog

I’m about halfway through “How” by Dov Seidman, and I find his overarching point compelling — that in a world of radical transparency, how we do things matters as much as or more than what we do. My big takeaway so far is that organizations and society are shifting from a command-and-control model, toward one that relies on connection and.

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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.