Wed.Jan 30, 2019

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Being Authentic Takes Work

Lead Change Blog

Since change is such a common dynamic in organizations, change leaders and/or change agents are important roles. Authenticity is really a critical element for these roles. Change is difficult for most people, and those most impacted by change look to leaders and agents as people they can trust to steer them through the “rough waters.” Trust is seriously hampered if you cannot be authentic.

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Ground Rules for Talking About Controversial Topics

Leading in Context

By Linda Fisher Thornton Talking about controversial topics has become a daunting task. There are some things we can do, individually and collectively, to improve those difficult conversations.

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Finding Yourself For The First Time

Joseph Lalonde

We try to work on ourselves all the time. Trying to improve our knowledge. Trying to make our marriages better. And trying to make ourselves better leaders or employees. We work, work, work on ourselves… Yet, the sad reality is, so few of us know who we truly are. We work on the person we believe we […] The post Finding Yourself For The First Time appeared first on Joseph Lalonde.

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Relocating Your Business

Women on Business

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Individual Development Plan Template

There’s no way around it: sometimes employees need your help. Use this free template to clarify expectations, share resources, and set a timeline. Best case scenario, this process helps them improve. Worst case, your great recordkeeping keeps you compliant even if they move on. Download the template today!

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Help Employees Get to Know You With These Tips

leaderCommunicator

When you ask employees, they want to be able to connect with their leader—today more than ever before. Employees want to know what you have to say; they also want to know what you stand for.

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The Rhodium Rule

Tim Milburn

The first step in any leadership journey is leading yourself. Leadership STARTS with you. Effective leadership requires (DEMANDS!) that you lead yourself well, not only for your own sake, but for the sake of others. This isn’t about selfishness. In fact, it’s the first and most necessary step toward selflessness. It starts with leading yourself well, because any attempt to lead others well without leading yourself well typically ends up causing a great deal of frustration.

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Keeping Your Business Up And Running

Strategy Driven

Perhaps the most fundamental axiom of business life is that if you hope to generate revenue as a business, you must first be operating. This is so profoundly obvious that we usually don’t even consider it. Sure, your business having to stay open makes perfect sense. But unfortunately, there are little issues that can crop up from time to time to prevent this from happening in the way you might intend.

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Flashback To Best New Leadership Book Of 2014

Eric Jacobson

Flashback to this post from early 2015 : After reading nearly 40 books about leadership released this year, my pick for the very best is the book, The Front-Line Leader: Building a High-Performance Organization from the Ground Up , by Chris Van Gorder. This book is my top choice because it : Covers the issues most important to today's workplace leaders Provides "real-world" and practical everyday steps you can take Gives you specific techniques and tactics Tells powerful, life-experience stories

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How to Keep Your Business Sustainable

Strategy Driven

No matter which industry you are running your business in, you will need to ensure that you are offering more value or lower costs than your competitors to protect your market share. At the same time, you have to protect your reputation and ensure that you are making long term plans, instead of simply focusing on surviving from one month to the next.

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Communications Conundrum: Eight Interconnected Causes of Breakdowns

The Practical Leader

Is “we really need to improve communications around here” a common refrain in your workplace? It’s a very common frustration and complaint. ‘ Increasing Communications’ was the highest voted topic by nearly 500 readers who completed our “reader sourcing” survey on key topic areas for the new book I am working on.

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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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Walmart is now paying truck drivers $90,000 in addition to new benefits

HR Digest

Walmart will be raising the salaries of truck drivers to an average of $87,500 a year, starting from February. The raise is coming amid the nationwide shortage of truck drivers as the company hopes to attract hundreds of workers to run its fleets this year. Last year, Walmart recruited above 1,400 new drivers. However, there has been an increase in commodities demanded by consumers, and also considering the estimation that two-thirds of the nation's freight is transported by truck.

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5 Steps When You’re Overwhelmed as a Leader

Ron Edmondson

As a leader, there have been numerous times when I have been in over my head with the challenges and opportunities I was facing. God seems to call me to huge tasks. I’m there again in my new assignment. I suspect if you’re a leader, you understand. I think He does that to many people! It keeps us humble. And, dependent — on Him! Regardless of how comfortable a leader may be in his or her position….

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Facility Manager, Bombardier Transportation Plattsburgh – Engie Services – Plattsburgh, NY

HR Digest

HR Jobs. Develop, guide, direct, motivate and manage the performance of all direct reports in line with our HR Program to assist in the realization of their potential. From Engie Services - Wed, 30 Jan 2019 18:09:45 GMT - View all Plattsburgh, NY jobs. Facility Manager, Bombardier Transportation Plattsburgh - Engie Services - Plattsburgh, NY. The post Facility Manager, Bombardier Transportation Plattsburgh – Engie Services – Plattsburgh, NY appeared first on The HR Digest.

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What Will Software Look Like Once Anyone Can Create It?

Harvard Business Review

A former YouTube executive on building apps without knowing how to code.

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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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Registered Professional Nurse – St. Lawrence County Government – Canton, NY

HR Digest

HR Jobs. Correctional Nurses (PT) : The St. Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office is seeking qualified registered nurses to work weekday and weekend day shifts from 7am-7pm. $23.18 an hour From St. Lawrence County Government - Thu, 31 Jan 2019 06:15:38 GMT - View all Canton, NY jobs. Registered Professional Nurse - St. Lawrence County Government - Canton, NY.

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If You’re About to Take a New Job, Should You Consider Your Boss’s Counteroffer?

Harvard Business Review

It’s usually — but not always — a bad idea.

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PSE SALES & SVCS/DISTRIBUTION ASSOCIATE – United States Postal Service – Schuyler Falls, NY

HR Digest

HR Jobs. United States Postal Service External Publication for Job Posting 10275129 If this job requires qualification on an examination, the number of applicants who. $17.19 an hour From USPS - Wed, 30 Jan 2019 15:03:32 GMT - View all Schuyler Falls, NY jobs. PSE SALES & SVCS/DISTRIBUTION ASSOCIATE - United States Postal Service - Schuyler Falls, NY.

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The Art of Evidence-Based Medicine

Harvard Business Review

A one-size-fits-all approach isn’t good for patients.

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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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Facility Manager, Bombardier Transportation Plattsburgh – ENGIE – Plattsburgh, NY

HR Digest

HR Jobs. Develop, guide, direct, motivate and manage the performance of all direct reports in line with our HR Program to assist in the realization of their potential. From Engie - Wed, 30 Jan 2019 18:39:53 GMT - View all Plattsburgh, NY jobs. Facility Manager, Bombardier Transportation Plattsburgh - ENGIE - Plattsburgh, NY. The post Facility Manager, Bombardier Transportation Plattsburgh – ENGIE – Plattsburgh, NY appeared first on The HR Digest.

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The Two Ways for Startups and Corporations to Partner

Harvard Business Review

And when each one makes sense.

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Newswire: 3 Leadership Lessons from Mars, Inc.’s CEO Grant Reid

Leading Blog

Mars, Inc. is more than a candy company. They produce pet care products, coffees and teas, and other food and nutrition products. Mars started in 1911 in a kitchen in Tacoma, Washington with Frank Mars selling hand-dipped chocolates. Now, more than 100 years later, Mars has become one of the world’s largest privately-owned family businesses, doing more than $35 billion a year in business.

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Taxing the Rich, and the “Woke” Advertising Trend

Harvard Business Review

Youngme, Felix, and Mihir debate two of the dramatic and controversial tax ideas being proposed by Democrats (a 70% marginal income tax rate and a 2% wealth tax), before discussing the trend among brands like Gillette, Nike, and Pepsi to launch “woke” advertising campaigns. They also offer their After Hours picks for the week.

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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.