General Leadership

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Armistice Day parade – 1929 – Boston (Source: Boston Public Library). “…solemnly remember the sacrifices of all those who fought so valiantly on the seas, in the air, and on foreign shores, to preserve our heritage of freedom.”. President Dwight D. Eisenhower. On November 11, 1918–after more than four years of bloody fighting by over 70 million soldiers from as many as 100 countries, an armistice was signed in France between the Allies and Germany bringing World War I to

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Something incredibly addictive and seductive happens when we change someone’s mind. We want to do it again and again. It’s lovely having so many people aligned with our beliefs. And for those who resist our efforts, we double down, confident that if we keep at it, someday we’ll prevail, and they’ll see things our way. After yet another disagreeable conversation with a determined resistor who was part of my inner circle and who wasn’t going anywhere, I took a step back.

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General Leadership

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

“Admiration of the Nation. We’re the finest ever seen. And we glory in the title. Of United States Marines” Early words to the last stanza of the first verse of the “Marines’ Hymn”. Happy 241st Birthday to the U.S. Marine Corps! On November 10, 1775, the Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia, and passed a resolution stating that “two Battalions of Marines be raised” for service as landing forces with the fleet.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Over the last 30 years I have worked for many organizations in HR positions with increasing responsibility. Regardless, I had discussions within each of those organizations about the concept of customer satisfaction. In my view, the only customer is those whom we sell our products or services to! They are the same who pay our salaries. HR staff, were routinely told, that they should view and interact with line managers as HR’s customers.

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Leadership Freak

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Leaders who give quick answers end up surrounded by low-functioning sleepwalkers. Quick answers propagate shallow thinking, irresponsibility, and low engagement. The need for quick answers makes us fear the disruption of new thoughts.

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Jason Womack

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Some people say I write a LOT of letters. The letters I write have an opinion. I like to acknowledge the people I write to. And, it’s really easy to find people to send these letters. When I look out.

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Jason Womack

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Some people say I write a LOT of letters. The letters I write have an opinion. I like to acknowledge the people I write to. And, it’s really easy to find people to send these letters. When I look out.

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leaderCommunicator

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Welcome to my weekly round-up of the best-of-the-best recent leadership and communication blog posts. Ten Signs You're Leadership Material – And Ten Signs You're Not By Liz Ryan ( @humanworkplace via @Forbes ), Forbes “It would be a shame for you to step into a leadership job that revolves around coaching, encouraging and reinforcing your employees if none of those activities appeals to you.

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Jason Womack

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Do you want to ensure the success of your golf company for many years to come? If so, you will need to thoroughly review your strategies, programs, and pricing to attract players year after year. Check out the many ways you can increase your golf business revenue. Introduce Memberships. Introduce a range of memberships that offer a variety of rewards.

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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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Rapid BI

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

For those of you that follow me on twitter, it will be no surprise that I have been at the #cipdace17 conference this week. What is the CIPD annual conference? The CIPD is a UK based professional membership body for people involved in Human Resources, Organisational Development & Learning & Development. It has two national […]. The post Reflections on the Annual CIPD conference #cipdace17 on HR topics #hrblogs appeared first on RapidBI.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Every law firm needs to develop an effective marketing strategy to compete with rival firms. Yet, you might not know where to start when building a professional, trustworthy brand. To help you attract clients, find out the six effective ways to market your law firm. 1. A Professional Logo. Clients want to work with talented, experienced lawyers. For this reason, you must create a logo that reflects your professionalism and experience.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

chang/Getty Images. Why, all of a sudden, are so many successful business leaders urging their companies and colleagues to make more mistakes and embrace more failures? In May, right after he became CEO of Coca-Cola Co., James Quincey called upon rank-and-file managers to get beyond the fear of failure that had dogged the company since the “New Coke” fiasco of so many years ago. “If we’re not making mistakes,” he insisted, “we’re not trying hard enough.&

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Today’s world is an entrepreneurial one, and it seems more so than ever before. Indeed, how many times do you find yourself reading the business pages and discovering, yet again, that a small start-up has positively exploded onto the scene; you try at the same time of this discovery, not to spill your coffee and thereby ruin your suit before that crucial meeting with your investors in an hour?

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Management

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Pat Canova/Getty Images. Spending on corporate learning, particularly leadership development, continues to increase at a staggering pace. According to one piece of research , spending on frontline leadership development alone increased by over 310% in a three-year period. Despite the amount they invest in corporate learning, organizations continue to struggle to connect these programs with the day-to-day work of strategy execution.

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Joseph Lalonde

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

This Unseen Influence Can Ruin Everything “Leadership is influence. Nothing more. Nothing less”. This is leadership guru John Maxwell’s simple, core definition for what leadership is. It applies in any context like work, family, ministries, and organizations. I don’t know about you but I find the idea of influence and impact to be highly energizing.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Alice Potter/Getty Images. On paper, the project seemed like it would be a hit: The investment by the mining company would bring jobs and 21st-century technology to an economically poor area and tax revenues to the government. So why were citizens blocking the roads and protesting in the streets, drawing considerable attention from NGOs and the media and delaying the project?

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

T HEODORE ROOSEVELT was not a born leader. He certainly wasn’t destined to lead the charge up San Juan Hill or become the President of the United States. But he became the man that did. How Roosevelt became the leader we remember is a remarkable story. His journey is skillfully told in Theodore Roosevelt and the Making of American Leadership by Jon Knokey.

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Strategy

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Jorg Greuel/Getty Images. Intense pressure from the $719 billion Medicare program on the finances of U.S. hospitals promises to worsen in the years ahead. To prevent an already bad situation from getting worse and possibly even threatening their institutions’ viability, leaders of hospitals must take action in five areas: using analytics to identify ways to improve profitability, curbing the costs of corporate services, tightening the purchase and use of medical technology, developing stan

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