Tue.Mar 31, 2020

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5 Ways You Can Choose To Lead From The Middle

Tanveer Naseer

“As you travel through life, whatever be your goal, keep your eye upon the doughnut and not upon the hole.” – Anonymous Like the hole in the doughnut, it’s easy to look for what’s lacking instead of what’s present. Usually it’s one of the first instincts we have when contemplating. Click to continue reading.

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LeadershipNow 140: March 2020 Compilation

Leading Blog

Here are a selection of tweets from March 2020 that you don't want to miss: VIDEO: Series of 1-min videos on fear, connectedness, resilience and more from @JohnBaldoni. Rethinking Managing and Leading in Real-Time by @ArtPetty. Leadership Insight: How to Spot Fear by @KateNasser. The Power of a Strong Leadership Foundation by @DougConant. How to Find Thanks and Gratitude by @JesseLynStoner.

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Embrace the Distractions

Lead Change Blog

We are social creatures that thrive with connections with others, seeking to exchanges ideas, conversation, and special moments. Heat maps visually display the spread of COVID-19 across the globe. It is this image that truly represents or connection with each other. Is it not ironic that a virus is forcing us to separate from our connectedness? Social distancing is a term I have not heard of until the current events.

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How The Worst Of Times Can Bring Out The Best In People

Lead from Within

As we spend even more time than usual glued to our screens, we’re all seeing people whose attitudes and behavior are disheartening—and in some cases, disgusting. But for every example of someone exploiting the pandemic for profit or airing divisive and abhorrent beliefs, there are many more stories of people stepping up in courage and selflessness. I truly believe that these terrible times are, for the most part, bringing out the best in people.

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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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Calm the Conflict with FaceTime and a Beer

Next Level Blog

In times of crisis, complex decisions often have to be made and implemented quickly. It can be challenging to coordinate and obtain buy-in on those big decisions even when the stakeholders can get in a room together to hash it all out. In the new “Work from Home” (WFH) era sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic, being in the same room isn’t an option. That can lead to some predictable conflict-management problems that you can avoid with a little foresight and creativity.

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15 Discussion Topics that Strengthen Teams During Stress

Leadership Freak

15 discussion topics that strengthen teams during stress: What do you admire about your team members? Direct reports?

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How Change Practitioners Can Be Useful During an Emergency

Change Starts Here

There were no change management plans for this pandemic. And yet, organizations have changed, virtually overnight, because they had to. They’ve changed when, where, and how they work, they’ve altered supply chains and delivery methods, or they just had to stop altogether and wait for this to pass.

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How to Reduce the Anxiety From Your Consulting Firm’s Uncertain Future

David A Fields

Are clients coming back? Are projects canceled or postponed? For how long? Do you need to cut expenses? Fire staff? Change your business model? Join me in a thought experiment to determine your best path forward during these turbulent times. Imagine… Imagine it’s the end of a hot, dry summer, and you’re vacationing alone with … Continued. The post How to Reduce the Anxiety From Your Consulting Firm’s Uncertain Future appeared first on David A.

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The Risks Of Building Innovation Ecosystems

The Horizons Tracker

After the tremendous growth of Silicon Valley, and the economic propulsion its residents have given to the American economy, policy makers around the world have tried to capture the secret sauce and build ecosystems of their own. As new research from Yale reminds us, however, such a strategy is not without risk. The study explores the impact of such ecosystems on other industries, and found that when VC money floods into a region, it produces understandable benefits to some companies, especiall

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We Can’t Let the Pessimism Plague Infect Us As Well

The Practical Leader

Wouldn’t it be nice if we all woke up this morning and the Coronavirus pandemic was a big April Fool’s joke? Unfortunately, it’s not and won’t go away soon. But it will go away. In 1848 William Blackwood wrote in Blackwood Edinburgh Magazine, “When an Eastern sage was desired by his sultan to inscribe on a ring the sentiment which, amidst the perpetual change of human affairs, was most descriptive of their real tendency, he engraved on it the words: — “A

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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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How Role Playing Can Increase Acceptance Of Immigrants

The Horizons Tracker

Immigration is such an emotive topic that rationality seldom seems to make its opinions heard. A new study from the University of Geneva explores whether one of the most commonly seen cognitive biases might be hampering a rational debate from occurring. The research explored how anchoring changed how people perceived migration and migration levels, and especially whether the numbers of immigrants reported in the Swiss media influenced how many refugees the Swiss people would b prepared to rec

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10 Tips to Secure Data When Working Remotely

HR Digest

With more and more companies promoting remote working for employees because of the Coronavirus pandemic situation, they should also focus on data security and protection. Working from home means the data being vulnerable with family members around and open to all. Also, working from home makes the information more susceptible to attack than logging online on a secured system in the office.

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Working From Home

Cooperperson

Working From Home. Everyone has their own style and tendencies. When working from home and communicating virtually within teams, we need to become more aware of our strengths and weaknesses and how to manage them. We don’t have peers, leaders and other influencers around us to help point out when we need course-correction. Time and priority management is key.

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Do Leavers And Remainers Agree On More Than We Think?

The Horizons Tracker

The Brexit debate has seemingly shed light on a yawning chasm between those who supported remaining in the European Union, and those supporting leaving it. In the 3.5 years between the referendum vote and the country officially leaving the EU, little progress has been made in bridging this apparent divide and bringing the country together again. It’s a challenge that new research from the University of Bath suggests might not be quite as difficult as previously thought.

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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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The COVID-19 Crisis: It’s Time to Challenge the Status Quo

CEO Insider

Contending with all aspects of COVID-19 is tough, and we’re going to take away many lessons from it. It will be a catalyst for change in numerous systems. We often think of businesses in a different way than how we approach running our lives when, in reality, they shouldn’t be very different. This pandemic reminds […].

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Corona: Disruptive Change reflection

Leadership and Change

The pandemic of Corona or Covid-19 is unprecedented and still feels a bit surreal. Is this really happening? Uhm, yes! It’s fascinating to see what happens, how you and I respond, how priorities shift all of a sudden, and how crucial values surface. We see how governments and corporations halt the economy (by sending people home) to protect everyone’s health.

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During this Crisis, Don’t Expect Business as Usual from the Family Enterprise

Strategy Driven

In the last half-century, the pace of change and the many innovations that have reorganized our behavior in no way compare with the unanticipated situation we now face from the coronavirus pandemic. We simply have no precedent for how to plan for what may come next, or for managing the pace of the upheaval. And yet every day we must act – even making tough choices – without much information about the best direction to take.

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5 Positives for the Church after the Coronavirus Crisis

Ron Edmondson

I think there are some positives for the church that will come through this Coronavirus crisis. Yes, there are tremendous negatives. The costs are mounting. Almost everything we currently count, other than online engagement, will likely be a loss for weeks and perhaps months to come. Budgets, attendance, and even volunteer hours will likely all be somewhat lower, simply because our routines have been disrupted.

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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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A Selection of Readings From The Core Masterclass

The Office Blend Blog

“CEO job No. 1 is setting — micro-nourishing one day, one hour, one minute at a time — an effective people-truly-first, innovate-or-die, excellence-or-bust corporate culture.” – Tom Peters. The ability of an organization to respond effectively in times of crisis is paramount. Yet, this critical capability is not something that can materializes on demand.

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This Week's Three Tasks For Leaders

Eric Jacobson

Be Decisive A manager who can't make a decision or who can't make a timely decision will frustrate his/her employees. Equally bad, a lack of decision will impede the progress of the manager's team. Some managers make endless requests for data as a way to postpone their having to make a decision. Employees end up spinning in circles, slicing and dicing the information far beyond what is truly needed for the manager to make a decision.

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Empathetic Leadership: JOIN Global #PeopleSkillsChat SUN. April 5th

Kate Nasser

Join global Twitter #PeopleSkillsChat w/ host Kate Nasser, The People Skills Coach˜ to discuss the power of empathetic leadership during crises like COVID19. The post Empathetic Leadership: JOIN Global #PeopleSkillsChat SUN. April 5th appeared first on KateNasser.com.

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The Center for Leadership Studies Named to Training Industry Top 20 Leadership Training Companies List for the 5th Year in a Row

The Center For Leadership Studies

Raleigh, NC – March 26, 2020 – Training Industry announced today that The Center for Leadership Studies has been named among its selections for the 2020 Top Training Companies lists for the Leadership Training sector of the learning and development market. Training Industry, the leading research and information resource for corporate learning leaders, prepares the Training Industry Top 20 and Training Industry Watch List reports on critical sectors of the training marketplace to better inform pr

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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.

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How Working Parents Can Prioritize Sleep

Harvard Business Review

When you think you don’t have time for it is when you need it the most.

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How Do You Respond in a Crisis?

Frank Sonnenberg Online

A crisis brings out the best and the worst in us. Some people act like idiots, while others rise to the occasion and show what they’re made of. In fact, it astonishes me how some of the most unlikely people rise to the occasion by displaying extraordinary leadership, selflessness, and grace during tough times. How do you respond to a crisis? Are You Your Best Self in a Crisis?

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Controlling the Emotion of Negotiation

Harvard Business Review

Harvard Business School’s Leslie John discusses the importance of asking (and answering) the right questions when negotiating, particularly under emotional stress.

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Season 5 Is on the Way

Harvard Business Review

Women at Work is back April 13 with stories, conversations, and practical advice about being a woman in the workplace.

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ABM Success Recipe: Mastering the Crawl, Walk, Run Approach

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.

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Working Parents, Let Go of the Idea of Balance

Harvard Business Review

A conversation with management professors Stewart Friedman and Alyssa Westring on new approaches for working parents.

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7 Questions to Raise Immediately After You’re Laid Off

Harvard Business Review

Nearly half of the U.S. workforce could lose their jobs in the months ahead.

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Balancing Work and Elder Care Through the Coronavirus Crisis

Harvard Business Review

Build a routine that works for those you care about — and for you.

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Reinventing the Direct-to-Consumer Business Model

Harvard Business Review

Instagram ads and influencer campaigns can only take you so far.

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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.