Wed.Sep 04, 2019

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The Optimist’s Telescope: Thinking Ahead in a Reckless Age

Leading Blog

H OW DO YOU get people to think ahead? In a time characterized by wide-ranging change, we need to think through the consequences of what we have wrought. We need to think ahead. It is reckless not to. We can’t predict the future, so it’s hard to think about the future. Our view is not surprisingly misguided. In 1920, British economist Arthur Cecil Pigou described our often skewed view of the future as our “ defective telescope.

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The Complexity of Ethical Thinking and Decision Making (Part 6)

Leading in Context

By Linda Fisher Thornton This series has explored 5 important spheres of Ethical Thinking and Decision Making. This week I'm summing it up in a checklist that will help you apply all 5 to your daily choices. When you are making a key decision, run it through the checklist to be sure you have considered all 5 important dimensions. .

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Co-Active Leadership

Lead Change Blog

Top-down, one-dimensional leadership models are hopelessly outmoded in today’s rapidly changing world, and they waste the leadership ability that is present throughout an organization. After all, if leaders are those who are responsible for their world — then everyone is a leader. Karen and Henry Kimsey-House, co-founders of Co-Active Training Institute and authors of Co-Active Leadership , have developed a revolutionary five-dimensional approach to leading, based on their years of research and

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What’s Up With Millennials?

Joseph Lalonde

Leading Millennials. A question that I’ve been asked frequently is: How do you lead a millennial? Many leaders find it a difficult task to effectively lead young adults in this category. Truth be told, millennials are a hard group to even define. The definition of who is and who isn’t a millennial varies from person to person. […] The post What’s Up With Millennials?

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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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Would You Rather Be Effective or Be Right?

Next Level Blog

If you’re in a leadership role, there’s a pretty decent chance that when you were a kid, you were one of the smartest kids in class. If that wasn’t you, you probably remember who was. You know the smartest kid routine. They always had the right answer and wanted to make sure everyone else – especially the teacher – knew it. In organizational leadership, being right is less important than being effective.

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How to Bring Out the Best in Others

Leadership Freak

Performance can’t be improved until it’s defined. The truth about bringing out the best in others: You’re supposed to bring out the best in others, but what does that mean?

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How to handle underperforming employees?

HR Digest

Every manager, at some point in their career, will have to learn to handle underperforming employees. The way you choose to deal with underperforming employees , be it in the form of an employee performance review or a difficult conversation at work, can set the level of team morale and affect the bottom line of your goals. In this post, we’ve listed proven methods to effectively deal with underperforming employees.

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The Science Behind Giving Up

The Horizons Tracker

Persistence is one of those qualities that is in high demand, especially as the world becomes more complex and change is a more consistent presence in our lives. A new study from the University of Washington aims to shed some light on when and why we tend to give up on things. The researchers looked inside the brain at a group of cells known as nociceptin neurons, which are active when we at breaking point and wanting to quit.

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Speaking: The Art of the Fast Start

Mark Sanborn

“Hello, and thanks, Bob, for that great introduction. Really, I appreciate it. You read it just like I wrote it.ha ha! And good to be here with you tonight. Dinner was really good. Did you enjoy it? If you did, let’s give a round of applause to the chef and servers! (pause, wait for anemic applause). I’m not really sure what I’m going to say tonight, but I want to talk a little bit about…” That is a composite of many opening lines I’ve heard speakers use

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Is University Outreach Improving Diversity?

The Horizons Tracker

Universities around the world have made fervent attempts in the past few years to diversify their student body, with mixed results perhaps the most generous assessment of the success of these efforts. Despite the appearance of effort however, a recent study from the University of Cordoba suggests there is still an awfully long way to go. The researchers examined the websites of over 100 universities from around the world to gauge their level of compliance with a number of indicators for institu

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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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Thoughts That Make You Go Hmm on…Fear

The Practical Leader

“Anxiety is a thin stream of fear trickling through the mind. If encouraged, it cuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained.” Robert Albert Bloch, American screenwriter, “Psycho,” “Psycho II” “We usually learn faster from pain than from pleasure. Strong dislikes are acquired faster than strong likes.

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Hire To Complement, Not To Duplicate

Eric Jacobson

Despite the temptation to hire someone like yourself, hire someone to complement your skills --not to duplicate your skills. Managers often find it easier, more comfortable, or less threatening to hire someone with similar skills and work habits. But, to build a well-balanced team and to achieve maximum success, you need to have employees who can fill in your weaker areas.

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Building Agile Organizations: Adapting Faster

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

Making your organization a well-oil machine, that operates faster and more efficiently, is something every business has been after for years. Here’s how to do it. Today’s post is by Maureen Metcalf, a principle here at thoughtLEADERS. Many organizations feel the need to be thinner, faster, stronger, more adaptable, more profitable, etc. The right toolset […].

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POSTMASTER RELIEF (RMPO) – United States Postal Service – Chippewa Bay, NY

HR Digest

HR Jobs. POSTMASTER RELIEF (RMPO) - 2 HR. POSTMASTER RELIEF (RMPO) – 2 HR. External Publication for Job Posting 10348284. This is a non-career position. $13.13 an hour From USPS - Wed, 04 Sep 2019 14:44:26 GMT - View all Chippewa Bay, NY jobs. POSTMASTER RELIEF (RMPO) - United States Postal Service - Chippewa Bay, NY. The post POSTMASTER RELIEF (RMPO) – United States Postal Service – Chippewa Bay, NY appeared first on The HR Digest.

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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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Thinking Differently—It’s Time to Fire Up Your Firm’s Imagination

Art Petty

There are more than a few reasons your firm or industry won't make it through the next decade. While you won't derail or defuse the power of the many disruptive market forces swirling in our world, it's the lack of imagination for harnessing these forces that may ultimately relegate your firm to the business history books. Ironically, imagination may be the most controllable and most important of the tools you need to survive and even thrive in this world.

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Human Resources Assistant – Canton HR Office – The Arc Jefferson – St. Lawrence – Canton, NY

HR Digest

HR Jobs. Associate’s degree in Business, Human Resources or related field with 3-5 years office experience preferred or High School Diploma with 5-8 years office… From The Arc Jefferson - St. Lawrence - Wed, 04 Sep 2019 17:44:06 GMT - View all Canton, NY jobs. Human Resources Assistant - Canton HR Office - The Arc Jefferson - St. Lawrence - Canton, NY.

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Thinking Differently—It’s Time to Fire Up Your Firm’s Imagination

Management Excellence

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One Simple, But HUGE Way to Better Empower a Team

Ron Edmondson

Leader, let me share one of the best things you can do to better empower your team. And, in full disclosure, I can be the worst at this, but it’s something I’m always striving to do better. (And try to help my team learn about me.). You want to fully empower your team? Here’s what you do: Release people following you from a responsibility to accomplish the ideas you are simply processing.

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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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Why Africa’s Industrialization Won’t Look Like China’s

Harvard Business Review

It won’t be able to rely on low-wage manufacturing.

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Using AI To Help Airlines Make The Most Of Ancillary Income

The Horizons Tracker

Airports are seldom places you want to spend more time than you want to in, but from the operators perspective, they view your time as an opportunity to extract cash from you. Indeed, some estimates suggest shoppers are likely to splurge an incredible $125,000,000,000 USD on duty free shopping by 2025. With the rise of low cost airlines however, shops aren’t the only way you might be fleeced at the airport, and new research highlights how airlines could be using AI to help them price serv

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How to Motivate Yourself When You Don’t Have a Deadline

Harvard Business Review

Set up your own incentives and rewards.

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Will We Realize Blockchain’s Promise of Decentralization?

Harvard Business Review

Decentralized governance comes at a cost.

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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.