Leading Blog

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Y OUR PURPOSE is not out there waiting to be found. Your purpose is something you build. Being clueless is where the adventure begins. Liz Forkin Bohannon is the co-founder and CEO of Sseko Designs. Sseko Designs creates opportunity for women and girls living in extreme poverty, but they aren’t another charity. Instead, they employ women in Uganda to make footwear and accessories allowing them to earn money towards college degrees so that they can stop the cycle of poverty for themselves and the

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Tanveer Naseer

OCTOBER 29, 2019

In today’s competitive market, it’s critical that leaders use every tool at their disposal to ensure their organization’s success. But how many of us are tapping into the power of expectations and the benefits it gives rise to? It’s an idea I explore through a wonderful story I share in. Click to continue reading.

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Lead from Within

OCTOBER 29, 2019

We all have things we need to work on. Maybe you catch yourself zoning out in meetings, or taking on work that you should be delegating. It’s important to pay attention to those areas and keep them under control. But some habits are worse than others. Here are six of the most destructive—tendencies that, left unchecked, will definitely undermine your authority as a leader and will cause your team to lose faith in you.

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Leadership Freak

OCTOBER 29, 2019

I kept bees for a few years but gave up after the bears found them. Occasionally I sat beside the hive just to watch them work. One summer day, while working the hive, I looked up to see a black bear walking toward me. Adult black bears usually weigh around 200 pounds.

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How To

Kevin Eikenberry

OCTOBER 29, 2019

As leaders, we are faced with many scary situations – having difficult conversations, firing someone, making a tough decision…the list goes on and on. And in today’s episode, I am going to share one simple technique to help you overcome any scary or difficult situation that you might find yourself in. Tweet it out: What […]. The post What Scares Leaders?

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David A Fields

OCTOBER 29, 2019

When you, your consulting team and your client all stay on task and positive, consulting is a fun, challenging and rewarding profession. When consulting work veers off the rails, though, how should you respond? Lines are confusing. Let’s say you want to engage in outreach to your prospects. Rupert, SVP of Everything is next in … Continued. The post How Your Consulting Firm Should Deal with Clients that Cross the Line appeared first on David A.

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CEO Insider

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Creativity and innovation are two essential elements of business which enable almost any company, start-up or mature, to succeed. Take one or both elements away, as it relates to the development, manufacture, marketing and/or distribution of a company’s product or service, and chances are the company will not be able to effectively or efficiently compete […].

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LDRLB

OCTOBER 29, 2019

You’ve probably heard the advice: “Don’t hire for skills, hire for culture fit.”. The idea is that if someone is a good fit for your company culture, you can train them on the skills they need. But the reverse isn’t always true. No matter how much training you give them, you can’t really change someone’s personality. Thus, began a series of books, articles, and interviews with company founders and human resource officers about how they added a “culture fit” interview to the stages of their hirin

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 29, 2019

What are you doing to safeguard your employees? Despite your busy schedule, you need to give them your priority. If you don’t, and if you fail in your duties in any way, then you are putting both your employees and your business at risk of harm. The following are some of the reasons why employee safeguarding needs to be a necessity within your business. #1: You will protect your reputation.

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Some of my favorite quotes for leaders are: A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit -- Arnold H. Glasgow I praise loudly, I blame softly -- Catherine II of Russia Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress -- Mohandas Gandhi A long dispute means that both parties are wrong -- Voltaire The least questioned assumptions are often the most questionable -- Paul Broca These and many more compelling quotes can be found in Susan

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 29, 2019

The consumer world today is filled with options. Consumers no longer have to pay with cash or credit card. They don’t have a limited choice of high street shops to get the things that they need. They can choose from countless online shops, offering similar products. Ranges are enormous, and the options are numerous. It can be hard for a small business to keep up.

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The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 29, 2019

It perhaps seems obvious that treating employees with kindness will yield a number of benefits, but the scale of even simple gestures was emphasized by a recent study from Penn State, which showed how the smallest gestures can deliver improvements in both the performance and wellbeing of employees. The researchers found that simply improving the lunches offered to bus drivers in China so that fresh fruit was on the menu resulted in lower levels of depression among drivers, who were also more con

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 29, 2019

More and more new entrepreneurs are looking for alternative funding strategies to gather their starting capital. Indeed, money-lending institutions can make it difficult for new businesses to apply for a commercial loan. Startups, especially, have a hard time convincing banks that their innovative idea is going to be profitable. However, it is in the nature of banking systems to support businesses that can provide solid sales forecast.

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The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Whilst we like to think that startup success is largely dependent upon the skills of the entrepreneurs and the quality of their products, success can often be based upon far less tangible factors, as a recent post highlighting the impact friendships can have on a startup. A new study from Johns Hopkins highlights how influential the contracts startup founders and early employees work under can also be.

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Management

Kate Nasser

OCTOBER 29, 2019

How good are you at replacing toxic interactions w/ positive ones? JOIN Twitter global #PeopleSkillsChat SUN. Nov 3rd 10am EST w/ host Kate Nasser, The People Skills Coach™. The post Replacing Toxic Interactions: JOIN Global #PeopleSkillsChat Sun. Nov 3rd appeared first on KateNasser.com.

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The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 29, 2019

The news industry has famously operated via the ‘if it bleeds, it leads’ maxim for a long time, with the underlying truism that bad news is what gets readers and viewers interested. It’s an orthodoxy that may require some adjustment, with a new study from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor revealing that this lust for negativity is certainly not shared across the market, with many much preferring to read about good news.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Emotional support animals and therapy pets have risen in popularity over the years. This is because there is more and more research available on the positive ways pets affect our health. Recently, this has translated to the office as well as the home. Some companies now allow their employees to bring their pets into work with them, and others have adopted a “company pet” to keep around the office.

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Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 29, 2019

In my experience, people typically tend to hire someone they can easily get along with, relate to and with whom they will enjoy working. That often translates into hiring people who think like them, make decisions like them, and even have similar life interests. While hiring for cultural fit and chemistry on the team is certainly something I agree with and try to practice, I encourage senior leaders not to add another “of them” to the team.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Sponsorship is when someone influential in your organization advocates on your behalf to get you where you want to go. But the sponsor-protege relationship isn’t always clear-cut. We talk about what sponsors really do and what the protege’s role is. Guest: Rosalind Chow. Our theme music is Matt Hill’s “City In Motion,” provided by Audio Network.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 29, 2019

If there’s a job you really want, then you need to take your time preparing and becoming the ideal job candidate. This means that when your interview rolls around, you’ll feel ready to handle whatever the process throws at you, and feel confident that you did your very best once you’ve left. Below, you’ll find 26 things you can do to become the ideal job candidate: Be Candid.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Ethan Bernstein, associate professor at Harvard Business School, studied how coworkers interacted before and after their company moved to an open office plan. The research shows why open workspaces often fail to foster the collaboration they’re designed for. Workers get good at shutting others out and their interactions can even decline. Bernstein explains how companies can conduct experiments to learn how to achieve the productive interactions they want.

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Frank Sonnenberg Online

OCTOBER 29, 2019

7 Situations Beyond Your Control. Face it…some things are beyond your control. Yet some folks don’t always see it that way. For example: We want the sun to shine on our parade and we get upset when the weather doesn’t comply with our wishes. We expect everything to go according to plan and get stressed when it doesn’t turn out that way. We ask folks to change their behavior and then we’re surprised when they refuse to change their ways.

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Career

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Whatever your style, it’s a big factor in how you’re rated.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Its unique approach to innovation has led to 1 billion daily users.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 29, 2019

It prioritizes short-term profits over patients’ health.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 29, 2019

AI could eliminate unconscious bias and sort through candidates in a fair way.

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Shifting to an account-based marketing (ABM) strategy can be both exciting and challenging. Well-implemented ABM motions build engagement with high-value accounts and drive impactful campaigns that resonate with your audience. But where do you begin, and how do you progress from crawling to running? Watch now as Demand Gen experts delve into the essentials of each stage of the ABM process.

Succession

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 29, 2019

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