Let's Grow Leaders
JULY 3, 2018
This leadership mistake is seductive–we know because we’ve been there. It feels good. It feels logical. And it’s the fastest way to stunt your growth as a leader. Have you ever sat in a leadership meeting or training and thought, “Oh, it’s so […]. The post How to Avoid the Most Seductive Leadership Mistake appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
RapidStart Leadership
JULY 3, 2018
How can asking questions be more powerful than answering them? In the effort to demonstrate our worthiness to lead, often we find ourselves in a hurry to provide answers. People want guidance, direction, and need to understand priorities. But if we’re playing the Shell Answer Man all day, we miss … The Power of Asking Questions: 7 Ways Questions are More Powerful Than Answers Read More ».
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Lead Change Blog
JULY 3, 2018
Welcome to the July Leadership Development Carnival. We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, employee performance and engagement, personal and professional development, productivity, team building, and more. Team Building. Anne Perschel provided Lone Wolf Leader – Why You’ll Fire Him.
Rich Gee Group
JULY 3, 2018
To be successful in business — you need to keep this simple phrase front and center: "Never let a person who is more successful than you work harder than you." In other words, trouble tends to strike when people get comfortable. Many people become so comfortable with what they already have that they feel no need to extend effort any further. For example: Tom is a big fan of Susan.
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Great Leadership By Dan
JULY 3, 2018
Guest post by Suzanne Vickberg and Kim Christfort: Some of you will remember the days when listening to music didn't mean streaming it on your phone but instead putting on a record. And if that record was a 45, after listening to the hit song on the A side, you had to flip that little black disc over to hear the other song (the B side). The A side was why you bought the record but you got the B side song too whether you wanted it or not.
Rich Gee Group
JULY 3, 2018
To be successful in business — you need to keep this simple phrase front and center: “Never let a person who is more successful than you work harder than you.” In other words, trouble tends to strike when people get comfortable. Many people become so comfortable with what they already have that they feel no need to extend effort any further.
Leadership and Management brings together the best content for leadership and management professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Persuasive Powerhouse
JULY 3, 2018
Photo credit: 123RF. Panic and fear have you in their grip you because your manager has asked you to work with an executive coach. What does that mean? Your mind is racing and going to the only plausible reason you can think of for him to suggest it: you’re in trouble. Wrong. I often find that the manager doesn’t do a good job of explaining why they want someone to work with a coach.
Leadership Freak
JULY 3, 2018
Spotted on a tee shirt in a book store – “When I drink, I know things.” I turned to my wife and said, “I don’t even need to drink.” I know things: #1.
Kevin Eikenberry
JULY 3, 2018
As this releases on July 3rd, people in the U.S. might be thinking about freedom as we prepare to celebrate Independence Day. But independence doesn’t only apply in early July. Leaders can and should be thinking about independence and what it means in their teams and at work. Tweet it out: Giving your team greater […]. The post What Independence Means to You as a Leader appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.
CO2
JULY 3, 2018
By: Tom Schlick You’ve just hired a new leader for your company, and today is her first day on the job. You are as excited to have her on board as she is to be joining your company. What could go wrong? Maybe everything if your company’s on-boarding process is not done well! Many companies lack a thorough on-boarding process, leaving the new employee in a “sink or swim” situation, with very little organizational support.
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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
David A Fields
JULY 3, 2018
On July 4th, Americans celebrate throwing. Throwing off the yoke of British rule, throwing baseballs, throwing barbecues and throwing back beers. Not throwing trees—that’s more of a European thing. In the spirit of independence, celebration, and throwing. Let’s throw a party for independent consulting and toss out a few reasons why it rocks.
CO2
JULY 3, 2018
By: Tom Schlick You’ve just hired a new leader for your company, and today is her first day on the job. You are as excited to have her on board as she is to be joining your company. What could go wrong? Maybe everything if your company’s on-boarding process is not done well! Many companies lack a thorough on-boarding process, leaving the new employee in a “sink or swim” situation, with very little organizational support.
Strategy Driven
JULY 3, 2018
You may have the greatest product the world has ever seen (we like to be optimistic). Your staff may be of the highest calibre. And you have reliable customers using your business on a regular basis. But if your business isn’t growing, there is clearly something wrong somewhere. You could sit back and hope the situation improves – and it might – but it’s worth getting to the root source of any possible issues.
CO2
JULY 3, 2018
By: Tom Schlick. You’ve just hired a new leader for your company, and today is her first day on the job. You are as excited to have her on board as she is to be joining your company. What could go wrong? Maybe everything if your company’s on-boarding process is not done well! Many companies lack a thorough on-boarding process, leaving the new employee in a “sink or swim” situation, with very little organizational support.
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From welcoming new team members to tough termination decisions, each employment lifecycle phase requires a balance of knowledge, empathy & legal diligence.
Rapid BI
JULY 3, 2018
The performance and effectiveness of sales teams should be a topic of serious concern for most sales organisations. After all, research published by CSO Insights in its Sales Performance Optimization Study shows that the percentage of salespeople achieving quota has declined year-on-year since 2012, while revenue plan attainment fell from 89.2 percent in 2012 to […].
Harvard Business Review
JULY 3, 2018
Bich Tran/pexels. Do you get to the end of the day and feel that you’ve met your most pressing deadlines but haven’t accomplished anything that’s fundamentally important? You’re hardly alone. In a series of studies recently published in the Journal of Consumer Research , people typically chose to complete tasks that had very short deadlines attached to them, even in situations in which tasks with less pressing deadlines were just as easy and promised a bigger reward.
Harvard Business Review
JULY 3, 2018
Daniel Libeskind, a former academic turned architect and urban designer, discusses his unorthodox career path and repeat success at high-profile, emotionally charged projects. He also talks about his unusual creative process and shares tips for collaborating and managing emotions and expectations of multiple stakeholders. Libeskind was interviewed for the July-August 2018 issue of Harvard Business Review.
Harvard Business Review
JULY 3, 2018
Lee Powers/Getty Images. People use imprecise words to describe the chance of events all the time — “It’s likely to rain,” or “There’s a real possibility they’ll launch before us,” or “It’s doubtful the nurses will strike.” Not only are such probabilistic terms subjective, but they also can have widely different interpretations.
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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.
Harvard Business Review
JULY 3, 2018
HBR Staff/Caspar Benson/Getty Images. With the EU’s passage of the Circular Economy Package in April, many European companies are now facing mandates to reuse the products they create for as long as possible. The EU is not alone in seeking ways to convince firms to recycle. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce supports companies in developing circular economies (CEs), and China — like Europe — has developed policies and legislation around CEs.
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