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Are You Making This Tragic Accountability Mistake?

Let's Grow Leaders

Have you ever noticed that lack of accountability is contagious? If you know your boss is paying close attention to your results (and how you achieve them), you’re more likely to be absolutely certain that your team is doing the right thing, at […]. The post Are You Making This Tragic Accountability Mistake? appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Quotes And Leadership Lessons From Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw

Joseph Lalonde

A Reel Leadership Article. For many of us, there’s nothing better than a good summer action movie. Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw gives you and I just that. A movie you can sit back, shut off, and enjoy from beginning to end. Taking place after Fast & Furious 7, lawman Luke Hobbs (Dwayne ‘the Rock’ Johnson) and […] The post Quotes And Leadership Lessons From Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw appeared first on Joseph Lalonde.

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Why the Health of Your Doctor Matters

Michael Lee Stallard

By Michael Lee Stallard and Katharine P. Stallard. It is customary for your doctor to ask you how you are doing when he or she enters the exam room. We’ve come to expect it. Typically, it is the opening question in a conversation to assess how you are really doing. But how often do you ask your doctor the same question? A Heavy Load. Practicing medicine these days is stressful.

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Overcoming Major Objections

Kevin Eikenberry

Overcoming objections isn’t just for salespeople. If you want to influence others, you must be able to overcome objections. There are four objections leaders hear regularly. Once you have a basic strategy, you will become more agile and successful influencing others past those objections. The Objections Leaders Hear While these objections may not be stated […].

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How to Build the Ideal HR Team

HR doesn’t exist in a vacuum. This work impacts everyone: from the C-Suite to your newest hire. It also drives results. Learn how to make it all happen in Paycor’s latest guide.

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The True Value of Persistent Problems and Nagging Distress

Leadership Freak

Problems are spiny gifts wrapped in sandpaper. It’s foolish to wish for problem-free leadership. The four benefits of persistent problems: #1. The prospect of becoming your best self.

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Someone to Know: Jeff Winton, an Accomplished and Inspirational Communications Leader

leaderCommunicator

Jeff Winton, Senior Vice President of Public Affairs at Alkermes, is one of the most committed and passionate leaders I’ve ever worked with. I’m excited to share his story as part of our series of profiles on world-class leaders in communications. For the past year, Jeff has been creating and building a new public affairs function at the global biopharmaceutical company, which is currently focused on mental illness and substance use disorder.

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The Leadership Power of Grace

Skip Prichard

Leadership of Grace. . John Baldoni is one of the world’s prominent experts on leadership. I’ve been a fan of his work for years. He is one of the most generous, kind, and intelligent leadership coaches and teachers that I have met. His new book, Grace: A Leaders Guide to a Better Us , is about the power of leaders serving others and creating a culture of kindness that impacts others in profound ways.

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Why You Should Lose That Toxic High Performer Sooner Rather Than Later

The Office Blend Blog

Photo by Alejandro Ortiz on Unsplash. I’ve recently read (and shared) this MIT Sloan post about the notion of a “Toxic Superstar” (My previous post on the topic is here. ) Most of us do not require convincing that this scenario is a common one, or that managers ring their hands over it. However, if you are in the midst of this, you may feel frozen — and I may have to convince you to act sooner, rather than later.

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What Big Data Tells Us About Changing Tastes

The Horizons Tracker

Millions are spent each year concocting the latest tastes and flavors to tantalize consumers, with companies experimenting with various AI-based technologies to help come up with interesting combinations. New research from the Monell Center suggests a big data analysis of reviews left by Amazon consumers may be a handy short-cut towards a better understanding of the changing tastes of the market.

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7 Ways To Be A Best Friend To A Pastor

Ron Edmondson

Every pastor I know needs a best friend. Don’t we all? Most likely the pastor has a best friend in a spouse. I hope so. I encourage it. My wife is that for me. My boys are also. But I think there’s more. And more these days than ever. And, if “best” is too strong a word, pick your own word. Good. Close. Trusted. Every pastor needs a friend who knows them well and can encourage and challenge like no one else can.

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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 is so Hard About Listening and How Can Leaders Get Better at it?

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

Leadership Skills That Inspire Incredible results author Fred Halstead explores the barriers to listening leaders face. Today’s post is by Fred Halstead, author of Leadership Skills Inspire Incredible Results (CLICK HERE to get your copy). Strange, isn’t it—how we can listen to some people and not so much to most people. My job is dependent […].

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Deming on Management: The Red Bead Experiment

Deming Institute

Guest post by John Hunter , founder of curiouscat.com (in 1996). Dr. Deming used the Red Bead Experiment to clearly and dramatically illustrate several points about poor management practices. The Red Bead Experiment shows that even though a “willing worker” wants to do a good job, their success is directly tied to and limited by the nature of the system they are working within.

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How to Create Strategy-Driven Branding for Your Business

Strategy Driven

Creating strategy-driven branding is a matter of creating marketing materials that are simple, easy to remember, and effective. Creating a great logo, however, is only just the beginning. You need to be strategic about where your branding is found, and think about how you can use your branding as more than just an image. You can create a movement surrounding your brand by making your company into something of a cult object.

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Deming on Management: The Red Bead Experiment

Deming Institute

Guest post by John Hunter , founder of curiouscat.com (in 1996). Dr. Deming used the Red Bead Experiment to clearly and dramatically illustrate several points about poor management practices. The Red Bead Experiment shows that even though a “willing worker” wants to do a good job, their success is directly tied to and limited by the nature of the system they are working within.

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The Complete People Management Toolkit

From welcoming new team members to tough termination decisions, each employment lifecycle phase requires a balance of knowledge, empathy & legal diligence.

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Don’t Put a Digital Expert in Charge of Your Digital Transformation

Harvard Business Review

Digital transformation is much about transformation as much as it is about digital.

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Is Disruption On The Rise?

The Horizons Tracker

If the 4th industrial revolution has a single defining characteristic, it’s that disruption is everywhere, both in terms of the speed and breadth of change. No one is immune. At least that’s the message that pervades the hype, but is this the reality on the ground? A new report from Accenture suggests so, revealing that nearly 3/4 of executives across all industry sectors have experienced an increase in disruption over the past eight years.

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How to Say “No” at Work Without Making Enemies

Harvard Business Review

Be confident and explain your thinking.

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How Big Data Can Shed Light On The Urban-Rural Divide

The Horizons Tracker

The seemingly ever growing divide in the prospects and fortunes of not only cities and rural areas, but even the largest cities and their smaller peers has been one of the more profound trends of recent times, with clear implications for political movements ranging from Trump to Brexit. New research from Sweden’s Linkoping University attempts to shed fresh light on the phenomenon.

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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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Will the 4-Day Workweek Take Hold in Europe?

Harvard Business Review

Here are the pros and cons.