Fri.Nov 20, 2020

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Leading While Green – Interview with Pierre Quinn

Let's Grow Leaders

? Your new leaders – the ‘green’ ones, are an incredible resource and the literal future of your business. If you are a new leader, the lessons to learn and the natural influence you see from more senior leaders can feel overwhelming. […]. The post Leading While Green – Interview with Pierre Quinn appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Do Less of This and You’ll be More Successful

Leadership Freak

You’re not as interesting as you think. If you’re long-winded, the people around you wish you were short-winded. Talk less. Succeed more. 5 Reasons people talk too much: Thinking.

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Redefine Your Purpose

Joseph Lalonde

The online world is abuzz with talk about finding your purpose or living out your purpose. This is well and good. We need a purpose. We need something to drive us harder and farther than we would normally go. But… What if we have our definition of purpose wrong. In the online and leadership sphere, […].

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The Big Shift: Demand for Future Work Skills in 2021

HR Digest

The year 2020 is playing out like a bad dream in need of a wake-up call. The battle of the world against the pandemic shook up the workplace, requiring swift accommodation and responses to skills gaps and skill shifts. The big shift in organizational needs and long-term reliance on digital solutions are creating demand for upskilling and reskilling across the globe.

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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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A Bad Boss can Destroy Everything!

Brigette Hyacinth

Employees don’t leave organizations, They leave bad bosses. The worst place an employee can be, is stuck in an organization with a micro-manager who doesn’t care about their development and there are no opportunities for growth and advancement. In my early career, I worked for a bad boss who put profit before people and sought to gain every ounce of productivity out of employees.

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5 Essential Expat Tips from Netflix series ‘Emily in Paris’

HR Digest

Like so much in life, the Netflix sensation ‘Emily in Paris’ gives the expat life a deceptive gloss. Here are a few expat tips to help you survive and thrive in your new home! Relocating abroad for work is the biggest feather in the cap of the 21 st century. It’s a road less traveled, but one that makes all the difference. For one, employers really value those with international work experience.

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The Baby Boomer retirement wave is coming. How do you prepare your high-potential Millennials to succeed?

CEO Insider

Companies have worried for years about how their workforces will be affected when Baby Boomers — the second-largest age cohort after Millennials — retire in the coming years. The best way to prepare for this “gray tsunami” involves a fundamental shift in how you approach career pipelines. As if COVID-19 hadn’t thrown businesses for enough […].

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Integrity is Everything!

Brigette Hyacinth

My boss made a mistake on a project we were working on, and instead of owning his mistake, he said it was my fault. I sat through that meeting feeling shocked and disappointed. When we left the meeting he told me, “You are a good sport.” I knew I needed to start planning my exit strategy. I loved my job but I couldn’t trust my boss. He would throw you under the bus in a heartbeat to make himself look good.

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How to help your business grow in 2021

Strategy Driven

2020 will go down in history as one of the hardest years for businesses. Some industries, like nightclubs or stadiums, haven’t been able to open their doors since the very start of the year. Even the businesses that are normally in constant high demand, like fast food restaurants and coffee shops, have faced their own challenges and seen big drops in revenue.

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Great Leadership isn’t about control. It’s about Empowering people.

Brigette Hyacinth

Trust is the foundation of any successful relationship, whether professionally or personally and when it’s broken, it is extremely hard to repair. I once had a supervisor if I was over one minute on my lunch time, she would send an email to remind me of my lunch hours, even though most of the time I never took my full lunch hour. I couldn’t even send an email without her approving it first.

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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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What you need to know when starting your business

Strategy Driven

Many people have viewed entrepreneurship life as being flashy. You get to run your own business and make your own rules. The biggest advantage of it all is the profits all go to you. If you are tired of your 9-5, then this kind of lifestyle can be alluring. The desire to have such a life is what has led to so many people quitting their regular income jobs and setting up businesses.

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Work for someone who appreciates your ideas, loyalty and hard work.

Brigette Hyacinth

I worked for a company for 3 years and only got two interviews for internal jobs I applied for. I never got promoted even though I was acting in the position. One day I applied to another company, and was offered an amazing opportunity and within 6 months, they gave me a promotion. I ended up getting employee of the year. My old boss asked me to come back for the same promotion.

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6 Ways to Increase Your Team’s Productivity

Strategy Driven

Leading a team isn’t simple, no matter the size. Whether you’re in charge of a team of five or a team of 500, there are obstacles you must overcome. Your goal is efficient, hard-working staff that boost the business’ quality and increase profits. To do this, you must be a leader who promotes productivity, and here are six ways you can do that. 1. Communicate Effectively .

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Your Leadership Guidepost

Eric Jacobson

Today's leadership thought is John Wesley's Rule : Do all the good you can, By all the means you can, In all the ways you can, In all the places you can, At all the times you can, To all the people you can, As long as you ever can.

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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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5 Myths about Senior Care Franchise Debunked

Strategy Driven

Before taking that great leap into owning a business, you conduct research work on things that you’d like to know. Sadly, some of the stories out there are myths but because they’ve been passed around for far too long it begins to look like the truth. This article takes you through some myths about senior care franchise opportunity in Baton Rogue LA.

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#LeadershipTruth Video — There is No Silver Bullet

Roundtable Talk

Is your new hire the superstar that will come in and take the organization to the next level? In this follow-up to our #LeadershipTruth earlier this week, I riff on why a “silver bullet” employee does everyone a disservice. Let me know your thoughts in the comments! Who are you putting too much pressure on? … #LeadershipTruth Video — There is No Silver Bullet Read More » The post #LeadershipTruth Video — There is No Silver Bullet appeared first on The Roundtable.

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Questions to Ask When Choosing Senior Care Franchise Opportunities Markham

Strategy Driven

When choosing from the many senior care franchise opportunities in Markham , you need to be sure if you are doing the right thing. One way to do this is by getting answers to several key questions. While there are many questions worth asking, there are a few that are considered the deal-breaker questions. The response you get to these questions will determine to a large extent if the franchise system is worth investing your hard-earned money.

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Make Mindfulness a Habit

Harvard Business Review

Four tips to improve your follow through.

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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 Pitfalls of Telehealth — and How to Avoid Them

Harvard Business Review

Four lessons from the rocky adoption of electronic health records in the late 2000s.

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Transgender, Gender-Fluid, Nonbinary, and Gender-Nonconforming Employees Deserve Better Policies

Harvard Business Review

Even well-intentioned organizations inadvertently reinforce outdated gender norms.

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What Kind of Startup Founder Are You?

Harvard Business Review

Research shows there’s more than one way to be a great leader.

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