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How’s Your Integrity as a Leader? Ask a Watermelon

Lead Change Blog

It’s summertime and you’ve probably sunk your teeth into a ripe, delicious watermelon by now. But you’re probably wondering, what in the world do watermelons have to do with your integrity as a leader? I’m glad you asked. Like me, you’ve probably cut into countless watermelons in your lifetime. And do you know what’s true every time? What’s inside is never a surprise.

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Ethical Leadership: Complexity, Context and Adaptation

Leading in Context

By Linda Fisher Thornton. Ethical leadership requires growth, a willingness to acknowledge complexity and an understanding of the broader context in which we lead. Use these resources to improve your ethical awareness, learn about how the leadership context is evolving and check for learning blind spots.

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5 Ways Tech Can Help Your Business Budget

Women on Business

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Leading Is About People’s Lives

Joseph Lalonde

A sad trend I’ve seen in leadership is the focus on self. Leadership has, for a time, become more about the leader than the people. And leadership isn’t about the leader. Leadership is about the people. Photo by Ezra Jeffrey. This is a leadership truth you have to remember as you lead. You have to think about the people. The lives of the people you lead.

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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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Someone to Know: Q&A with Unum Senior Vice President and Chief Communications Officer Jim Sabourin

leaderCommunicator

You might know him as the past Chairman of the PRSA Corporate Communications Section… Next up in our series is Jim Sabourin, senior vice president and Chief Communications Officer at Unum. He’s a kind and open leader who’s known for being masterful at relationship and reputation management. He’s dealt with countless reputation issues throughout his career and shares a refreshing take on his role as the SVP and Chief Communications Officer, including some fantastic advice for leaders who want to

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WHY I HIRED THE NON-TRADITIONAL CANDIDATE

Leadership Freak

New Book giveaway!! 20 complimentary copies available.

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The “problem” is not the problem

Surviving Leadership

I apologize to those of you out there looking for a return to the leadership content I often post here. This post is fairly HR-centric…although there are definitely leadership underpinnings, because doesn’t everything have leadership underpinnings? That’s just a fancy way of saying I want to share some thoughts that may or may not pertain to you.

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SALES SUCCESS

Izell Leadership

Successful Sales. Over the past year I have read numerous articles and surveys stating the same results, the most successful organization recognize and value the importance of training sales people and management. Players of championship teams, both professional and college, repeat the similar comment, their coaches are always teaching. A principle skill for any leadership position is that of a teacher.

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Unsafe Thinking: How to Get Out of Your Rut

Leading Blog

W E ALL GET STUCK IN RUTS. Thinking ruts. Bias ruts. Stability ruts. Ego ruts. “The ability to meet challenges with a willingness to depart from standard operating procedures; to confront anxiety, tolerate criticism, take intelligent risks, and refute conventional wisdom—especially one’s own views—in order to achieve breakthroughs” is what Jonah Sachs calls unsafe thinking.

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SALES SUCCESS

Izell Leadership

Successful Sales. Over the past year I have read numerous articles and surveys stating the same results, the most successful organization recognize and value the importance of training sales people and management. Players of championship teams, both professional and college, repeat the similar comment, their coaches are always teaching. A principle skill for any leadership position is that of a teacher.

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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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How to Prepare for a Panel

Harvard Business Review

Pascal Deloche/GODONG/Getty Images. Compared with the nerve-wracking prospect of giving a lecture, presenting on a panel may seem to be a safer option. After all, you’re responding to targeted questions rather than monologuing, and you’re not the sole focus of audience attention. But there are often hidden challenges when it comes to navigating panel discussions.

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SALES SUCCESS

Izell Leadership

Successful Sales Over the past year I have read numerous articles and surveys stating the same results, the most successful organization recognize and value the importance of training sales people and management. Players of championship teams, both professional and college, repeat the similar comment, their coaches are always teaching. A principle skill for any leadership position is that of a teacher.

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When India Killed Off Cash Overnight

Harvard Business Review

Bhaskar Chakravorti, the dean of global business at The Fletcher School at Tufts University, analyzes the economic impact of India’s unprecedented demonetization move in 2016. With no advance warning, India pulled the two largest banknotes from circulation, notes that accounted for 86% of cash transactions in a country where most payments happen in cash.

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SALES SUCCESS

Izell Leadership

Successful Sales Over the past year I have read numerous articles and surveys stating the same results, the most successful organization recognize and value the importance of training sales people and management. Players of championship teams, both professional and college, repeat the similar comment, their coaches are always teaching. A principle skill for any leadership position is that of a teacher.

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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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To Overcome Your Insecurity, Recognize Where It Really Comes From

Harvard Business Review

Dirk Anschutz/Getty Images. Raymond closed down. Sandra snapped. They both had solid records and promising career prospects, and yet they felt that something was not working. Their bosses, colleagues, friends could tell too, but they were equally puzzled. How could someone so talented get so lost, or lose it, in seemingly trivial discussions, for no obvious reason?

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SALES SUCCESS

Izell Leadership

Successful Sales Over the past year I have read numerous articles and surveys stating the same results, the most successful organization recognize and value the importance of training sales people and management. Players of championship teams, both professional and college, repeat the similar comment, their coaches are always teaching. A principle skill for any leadership position is that of a teacher.

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How Many Versions of a Product Do Consumers Really Want?

Harvard Business Review

Holger Weitzel/Getty Images. Consumers almost always tell researchers that they prefer to have many versions of a product from which to choose. But, in fact, consumers’ perceptions of how many choices they prefer change depending on whether they intend to use an item for pleasure or to meet a functional need. (Think of a swimsuit desired for beachwear versus swimming laps.