Tue.Apr 05, 2016

article thumbnail

The Easy Way To Have Tough Conversations With Employees

Tanveer Naseer

The following is a guest piece by Karin Hurt and David Dye. Do you have a really tough conversation you know you need to have, but you’re concerned about how it will land? Or have you ever regretted avoiding a tough conversation, as you watch someone you really care about repeat the same mistake and get himself into deeper trouble? If you knew someone had your best interests at heart, would you want them to tell you the truth, even if it was painful to hear?

Wireless 158
article thumbnail

April 2016 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

The Lead Change Group is grateful to The Thought Board for hosting the April 2016 Leadership Development Carnival. The Thought Board says it best when they say this month’s contributors are “taking leadership to new heights across the globe”! Please visit the full carnival post here to read posts about performance reviews, succession planning, engagement, and more.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

5 Signs Your Website Needs a Facelift

Women on Business

We've Moved! Update your Reader Now. This feed has moved to: [link] If you haven't already done so, update your reader now with this changed subscription address to get your latest updates from us. [link].

Marketing 154
article thumbnail

Every Weekend Is A 3-Day Weekend!

Rich Gee Group

One of my favorite authors is Tim Ferriss, who wrote “The Four Hour Workweek”, “The Four Hour Body”, and “The Four Hour Chef” As I was speaking to one of my clients the other day, we started to discuss how much time is wasted on the job with superfluous meetings, emails, and antiquated projects. I then said, “Wouldn’t it be great to cut down on all the days we work and squeeze 5 days into 4?

article thumbnail

Recruit and Retain New Blue-Collar Talent

Blue-collar jobs have a branding problem. One company, GEON, partnered with Paycor to find the solution. Learn how to attract, engage, and retain blue-collar employees, helping them build meaningful careers – and support your company’s goals.

article thumbnail

Beautiful clear communication

Persuasive Powerhouse

You might think that the people who report to you understand you. You might also believe that they would tell you if they didn’t. The truth is that often, leaders speak in a way that doesn’t get through to the very people who need to hear what you have to say; and those recipients of your communication are reluctant to tell you that. How do I know? Because I walked in your shoes and was continually surprised by misunderstandings that were the result of my lack of clarity in communicating.

Bottom-up 141
article thumbnail

Is Vision Relevant in 2016?

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

In 2011, I asked What Happened to Vision? It generated a fascinating, thought-provoking conversation. When presenting my question, I had noted: Studies of high performing organizations show over and over again that shared vision is one of the key differentiators. As more and more organizations are flattening their hierarchy and pushing authority and decision making down […].

More Trending

article thumbnail

Tapping the Power of “For You”

Leadership Freak

Don’t use “we” when you mean “you.” “We” is at best weak and at worst deceptive when you really mean “you.” When you expect someone else to take ownership and action say you.

Power 104
article thumbnail

Remarkable TV: How Do I Ask Someone to Mentor Me?

Kevin Eikenberry

If you’ve ever wanted a mentor or are thinking about speaking to someone about a mentorship, you’ll want to watch this video first. Tweet it out:Don’t leave mentorship to chance. Be willing to ask people to mentor you. When you do, you will both win. @KevinEikenberry Remarkable Coaching Workshop. The post Remarkable TV: How Do I Ask Someone to Mentor Me?

Mentor 102
article thumbnail

Here are my Lessons and Takeaways from Originals: How Non-conformists Move the World by Adam Grant

First Friday Book Synopsis

Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man. George Bernard Shaw, quoted in Originals The last time you had an original idea, what did you do with it? Adam Grant, Originals ——————– Last Friday, I presented my synopsis of the new book by Adam Grant, Originals: How Non-conformists Move the World at the First Friday… Read More Here are my Lessons and Takeaways from Originals: How Non-conformists Move the World by Adam Grant.

Shaw 85
article thumbnail

The Voice of the Workplace

Coaching Tip

By Guest Author Michael Papay. “The Voice of the Workplace,” heard from nearly 500 business leaders, HR leaders and consultants about whether or not they agreed with two key statements: . 1) “Providing an open forum for employees to offer candid feedback is essential for organizational improvement,” 2) “Negative feedback from employees can be useful to help an organization improve.” .

article thumbnail

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

article thumbnail

Practices for Professionals – Meetings Best Practice 5: Agendas

Strategy Driven

Key to running an efficient meeting is a well-structured agenda. Such agendas provide structure through the assignment of topic facilitation and time intervals. These documents, published before the meeting, help presenters and attendees prepare for the meeting and then support meeting facilitators ensure the meeting stays on topic and on time. Hi there!

article thumbnail

The Best Of: Jump-start Your Team’s “Ideas to Actions” Machine

Management Excellence

We've Moved! Update your Reader Now. This feed has moved to: [link] Update your reader now with this changed subscription address to get your latest updates from us.

article thumbnail

7 Leadership Lessons from Kenny Rogers’ Song, The Gambler

Ron Edmondson

Kenny Rogers made a song famous a quite a few years ago called The Gambler. Perhaps you remember it. To my knowledge I’ve never really gambled in my life. I’m not even a very good card player, but the song is easy to get stuck in your head. Beyond a catchy tune, the song tells a story of a young man learning as he watched a season gambler.

Rogers 49
article thumbnail

Mental Health, HR and Training #HRBlog

Rapid BI

Mental health issues impact on 1 in 4 adults. If you are not personally affected, then the chances are people around you are. Some years ago I had an interesting experience on a training course. I have mentioned this to a few people in the past but never written publicly before. Talking therapies in the […]. The post Mental Health, HR and Training #HRBlog appeared first on RapidBi.

article thumbnail

10 HR Metrics to Track in 2024

Discover the power of HR metrics. Master recruiting, control skyrocketing labor costs, and reduce turnover rates. Get insights into key metrics like Time-to-Fill, Cost-per-Hire, and Turnover Rate. Equip your business for success in 2024.

article thumbnail

Navigating the Emotional Side of a Career Transition

Harvard Business Review

Let me begin this post with a personal confession: Although I’ve talked with many managers about career transitions over the years, I’ve never had a career transition myself until now. For the past 37 years I’ve worked as a management consultant at the same firm I started in straight out of graduate school. I went from junior associate to partner to managing partner and eventually to senior partner.

Career 12
article thumbnail

Building a Great Team One Song at a Time

Lead Change Blog

This post is a part of our 2016 Lead Change Group Guest Blogger Series. Today we are pleased to reacquaint you with Tony Adams, a returning Instigator. What can a choir of society’s most disadvantaged teach us about leadership and the importance of building a great team? I recently had the pleasure of seeing Melbourne’s “Choir of Hope and Inspiration” perform.

Team 157
article thumbnail

Why Buying a Company Can Be Better than Starting One

Harvard Business Review

Perhaps your most fundamental career choice is whether you will work in someone else’s company or for yourself. But for most people, “working for yourself” sounds a lot like “starting your own business,” which feels risky and formless and also requires a really good business idea — which most of us don’t carry around in our back pocket.

Company 12
article thumbnail

The Two Conversations You’re Having When You Negotiate

Harvard Business Review

Andrew Nguyen/HBR Staff. You’re in the middle of a heated debate with your colleague. You want to come across as confident, but inside you feel like Bambi. During these difficult situations, there are actually two conversations happening at the same time. One is obvious: It’s the conversation out there in the world that we typically focus on — with our colleague, client, boss, subordinate, or friend.

article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

3 Questions to Ask Before Adopting a Platform Business Model

Harvard Business Review

By now, nearly every executive has navigated at least one discussion about whether his or her organization should strive to become a platform. Platform models are often lauded as the path to the next disrupted industry. Leaders struggling with how to respond to platform pressures should consider a more strategic response than yes or no. A platform business model creates an ecosystem that promotes shared value in place of traditionally transactional relationships — think of eBay or Airbnb,

article thumbnail

The Wheaties Box and the Why of Celebrity Endorsements

Harvard Business Review

The Wheaties box might be the most iconic of celebrity endorsement vehicles. As this history explains, what started with testimonials from all-star baseball players in the 1930s turned into a series of marketing partnerships between the General Mills cereal brand and an array of sports legends, from 1950s decathlon specialist Bob Richards to current NBA star Stephen Curry, whose pictures were emblazoned across the “breakfast of champions,” inviting grocery store shoppers to be like t

article thumbnail

How Intuit Built a Better Support System for Intrapreneurs

Harvard Business Review

Most companies claim to support entrepreneurial behavior — but their employees are not so sure. The research speaks volumes: Only 20% of employees in an Accenture study said their managers encourage entrepreneurial ideas. Another survey showed that 70% of successful entrepreneurs developed their big idea while working at an established organization and then left to commercialize it on their own.

System 11
article thumbnail

Can Data Literacy Protect Us from Misleading Political Ads?

Harvard Business Review

vincent tsui FOR HBR. It’s campaign season in the U.S., and politicians have no compunction about twisting facts and figures, as a quick skim of the fact-checking website Politifact illustrates. Can data literacy guard against the worst of these offenses? Maybe, according to research. There is substantial evidence that numeracy can aid critical thinking, and some reason to think it can help in the political realm, within limits.

article thumbnail

2024 Payroll Calendar Templates

These calendars provide pay period dates and paydays for biweekly, semi-monthly, and monthly payroll in 2024. Use them as a reminder or share with employees so they can celebrate payday.