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The Power of Bad
Leading Blog
JANUARY 17, 2020
B AD gets into our head and it stays there leaving very little room for the good in our lives. We tend to focus on the bad, even in the face of a lot of positive things. Our brains are wired that way.
Leading Blog
The Impact of Great and Terrible Leaders
Leading Blog
JANUARY 15, 2020
M OST PEOPLE have been around a bad leader at some point. Someone who doesn’t communicate, sets impossible expectations, or is just difficult to be around. You’ve likely experienced the draining, exhausting feelings from having to work with or for that person.
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Helping People Change
Leading Blog
JANUARY 13, 2020
M OST OF US want to help people. And typically, we go about it by trying to correct a problem. We focus on what we think they should be doing. Makes sense. To us. But it frequently does not create sustainable change in the other person. Richard Boyatzis, Melvin L.
The Future of AI: What Jack Ma and Elon Musk Are Missing
Leading Blog
JANUARY 9, 2020
T HERE IS LITTLE DOUBT that we underestimate the power of Artificial Intelligence. AI is quickly becoming a force in nearly every facet of human life. Serial Entrepreneur and Billionaire Elon Musk warns that AI will become much smarter than the smartest human.
2020 Report: The Future of HR
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Paycor asked more than 500 leaders of medium and small businesses to talk about the present and future of HR. Download the guide and see what they said. Their responses will surprise you!
First Look: Leadership Books for January 2020
Leading Blog
JANUARY 1, 2020
Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in January 2020. Don't miss out on other great new and future releases. Teaching by Heart : One Professor's Journey to Inspire by Thomas J. DeLong.
LeadershipNow 140: December 2019 Compilation
Leading Blog
DECEMBER 31, 2019
Here are a selection of tweets from December 2019 that you don't want to miss: A Noble Purpose Alone Won’t Transform Your Company via @mitsmr. 5 Quotes That Teach You Everything You Need To Know About Leadership Storytelling by Esther Choy @LeaderStoryLab.
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The 10 Stories Great Leaders Need to Tell
Leading Blog
SEPTEMBER 13, 2019
W E KNOW GREAT STORIES are the foundation of great communication. It’s not the idea but the story about the idea that begets followers. The question is, are you telling the right story?
Is a Lack of Intentionality Holding You Back?
Leading Blog
NOVEMBER 8, 2019
W HAT ARE the defining characteristics of successful leadership? Mark Sanborn identifies them as clarity and intentionality in The Intention Imperative. Clarity, he says, “tells you where you’re headed” and intentionality is “the consistent action you’ll take to get there.”.
Team Leader as Team Coach
Leading Blog
DECEMBER 25, 2019
T EAMS HAVE PERSONALITIES. You know this from your own experience. Teams go through mood changes. No doubt you’ve felt it after a great team success or alternatively, the gloom and doom when things do not go as planned. It’s a team experience. It’s in the air.
The Relationship Economy
Leading Blog
NOVEMBER 15, 2019
T HE ONE SKILL that matters more than any other in leadership and life is the ability to connect with others. We generally learn this through example, but if those we emulated didn’t know how to do it (or its importance), we are at a disadvantage.
HR Benchmark Report: How to Recruit, Coach & Develop Teams
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Do you really want a team of all-stars? Instead of trying to hire all type-A high performers, research shows it’s much more effective to hire a mix of personalities. In this report, Paycor will explain why and how to go about assembling, coaching and developing effective teams at work.
Empathy-Driven Leadership: How to Be Compassionately Competitive in a For-Profit World
Leading Blog
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
E MPATHY? Isn’t that for directors of nonprofits and starry-eyed Millennial entrepreneurs with idealistic dreams? What good is empathy in an uber-competitive, saturated marketplace where leaders need to capitalize on every opportunity to stand out?
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9 Lessons from Henry Ford’s $5 Day Decision
Leading Blog
DECEMBER 23, 2019
Any decision you make isn’t worth a tinker’s damn until you have formed the habit of making it and keeping it. Henry Ford. I MAGINE that this is your situation: Your young company is a raging success.
8 Leadership Principles to Elevate Others to Success
Leading Blog
NOVEMBER 6, 2019
L EADERSHIP, says John Eades, is “inspiring, empowering, and service in order to elevate others over an extended period of time.” In Building the Best he tells how to do just that. To that end he presents 8 practical principles you can use to elevate others.
Artificial Persuasion: The Invisible Brand
Leading Blog
SEPTEMBER 2, 2019
M ASS MEDIA has been replaced by mass personalization through the rise of Artificial Intelligence.
What Every Business Leader Needs to Know to Thrive in an Economic Downturn
Leading Blog
OCTOBER 8, 2019
A convergence of troubling signs forecast a looming economic downturn. Many believe it’s certain that a recession is pending. Proactive business leaders aren’t worried. They see any economic change as a springboard for profitable growth and competitive advantage.
3 Reasons to Invest in a Learning Culture: RECRUIT, RETAIN, ENGAGE
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First Look: Leadership Books for October 2019
Leading Blog
OCTOBER 1, 2019
Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in October 2019. Don't miss out on other great new and future releases. The Infinite Game by Simon Sinek. Do you know how to play the game you’re in?
How Your Bright Shiny Objects Derail Your Team — and Damage the Business
Leading Blog
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
I N COACHING VISIONARY LEADERS, I hear a common pain point: Their team isn’t moving fast enough or focusing on the right things. As we dig deeper, however, we inevitably discover that their team isn’t the problem. Instead, it’s their own preoccupation with bright shiny objects — or what I call BSOs.
7 Steps to Bulletproof Problem Solving
Leading Blog
OCTOBER 3, 2019
T HE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM’S Future of Jobs Report lists complex problem-solving as the number one skill for jobs in 2020. Organizations are looking for people that can define problems and form solid creative responses. Like leaders themselves, good problem solvers are made, not born.
New Overtime Rules Take Effect 1/1/2020. Are You Prepared?
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On September 24, the Department of Labor (DOL) released much-anticipated changes to overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Any business that employs workers with salaries under $35,568 will be directly affected by the new regulations and face a decision: provide affected employees with a salary increase or pay them overtime. Download Paycor's latest guide to learn key details about the new rule and how it could impact your business.
Robert Iger's 20 Leadership Lessons
Leading Blog
OCTOBER 14, 2019
R OBERT IGER has worked for the same company for forty-five years: twenty-two of them at ABC, and another twenty-three at Disney, after Disney acquired ABC in 1995—the last fourteen of those years, as the CEO of Disney. He shares it all in The Ride of a Lifetime.
The #1 Tactic That Will Help You Be More Productive as A Leader
Leading Blog
DECEMBER 16, 2019
F OR THE PAST DECADE or so I have spent a lot of time in organizations getting to know their leaders and how they work. That inside look has given me a firsthand account of what they are dealing with on a daily basis. Suffice it so say, this is not your father’s organization.
Stephen Schwarzman’s 25 Rules for Work & Life
Leading Blog
OCTOBER 7, 2019
B LACKSTONE chairman, CEO, and co-founder Stephen Schwarzman has written a book about the potential that can be realized when you combine personal responsibility with ambition.
The Best Leadership Books of 2019
Leading Blog
DECEMBER 13, 2019
L EADERSHIP development is a lifelong process. It is made possible with a quality that we spend a lifetime acquiring: self-awareness. People don’t experience our intentions; they experience our behavior. It is a theme that runs through most of these titles.
Why (and How) to Switch to a New HR & Payroll Platform
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Not all HR & payroll is the same, but it can look pretty similar. If your current platform isn’t meeting your needs, let us walk you through how to differentiate between providers and give you some tips on how to select a platform that works best for your business.
quickpoint: He Can Who Thinks He Can
Leading Blog
NOVEMBER 11, 2019
W E ALL POSSESS some confidence, but we all could use more of it. Confidence is about managing your self-doubt in order to do what you need to do to achieve your long-term goals. Confidence is a matter of mindset and belief and is reinforced by action.
3 Ways to Boost the Effectiveness of Your Leadership
Leading Blog
DECEMBER 11, 2019
T HE RESPONSIBILITIES that fall under a leadership title vary significantly at each company. Still, one thing is true for all—organizational leadership must be effective for teams to succeed.
Asking Smart Questions Changes Everything
Leading Blog
DECEMBER 9, 2019
W E LIVE IN A TIME when accountability is often sidelined. When it is, there can be disastrous consequences in government, in politics, in the media, and in business.
First Look: Leadership Books for September 2019
Leading Blog
SEPTEMBER 1, 2019
Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in September 2019. Don't miss out on other great new and future releases. Call Sign Chaos : Learning to Lead by Jim Mattis and Bing West.
The HR Playbook: Reduce Turnover with Employee Benefits
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The Optimist’s Telescope: Thinking Ahead in a Reckless Age
Leading Blog
SEPTEMBER 4, 2019
H OW DO YOU get people to think ahead? In a time characterized by wide-ranging change, we need to think through the consequences of what we have wrought. We need to think ahead. It is reckless not to. We can’t predict the future, so it’s hard to think about the future.
Exploring Your Internal Landscape
Leading Blog
JUNE 26, 2019
T HE CHANGING ORGANIZATIONAL and leadership environment is changing at such a pace that leaders need to develop quickly. Coaching, more than training, focuses on an individual’s specific development needs. Technical skills and talents aside, how we lead is a product of who we are.
The Best Mentor You Can Find is Up to You!
Leading Blog
AUGUST 28, 2019
“The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches but to reveal to him his own.” — Benjamin Disraeli. W HEN I WAS a young Army lieutenant, I met with my Assignment (Personnel) Officer, Major Tom Montgomery in Washington D.C. on my way to Germany in the summer of 1977.
Looking for Ways to Improve Innovation? Improvisational Comedy Can Show You How
Leading Blog
SEPTEMBER 18, 2019
D ISRUPTION is happening in even the most stalwart industries, leading business leaders scrambling to create a culture of innovation in their organizations. Coming up with amazingly novel ideas isn’t an innate ability but can be a learned skill that leaders and their teams can develop.
How to Build a Competitive Benefits Package
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An attractive benefits program can be a highly effective recruiting and retention tool. But to make benefits a competitive advantage, employers must get creative with their benefits strategy or risk losing out on the best talent. Learn how to build a benefits package that your employees will love.
Learning to Lead with Ron Williams
Leading Blog
SEPTEMBER 9, 2019
W HO IS looking out for you? “No No boss or mentor drove my success—although they did open doors for me. My success came about through a combination of hard work, continual learning, fortunate career choices, and a bit of luck—by being in the right place at the right time ,” writes Ron Williams.
Jerry Colonna on True Grit and Other Advice for Leaders
Leading Blog
JULY 15, 2019
J ERRY COLONNA helps start-up CEOs make peace with their demons, the psychological habits and behavioral patterns that have helped them to succeed—molding them into highly accomplished individuals—yet have been detrimental to their relationships and ultimate well-being.
4 Simple Habits for Turning Down the Noise
Leading Blog
OCTOBER 25, 2019
W E ARE ALL DISTRACTED, and we are faced with more and more reasons to be distracted. And while some distractions seem to be adding to our life, they are actually undermining our growth. Distractions take us away from what we should be doing and kills our momentum.
Feedback (and Other Dirty Words)
Leading Blog
JULY 29, 2019
F EEDBACK HAS A LOT OF BAGGAGE associated with it. Feedback is not always well-intentioned and is used to punish, demean, or manipulate. When well-intentioned we don’t always do it right. We dump on people, we’re biased, we miss the overall issues, and present it in a way that doesn’t sound helpful.
11 Proven Ways to Turn Your Culture into a Culture of Innovation
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