Wed.Apr 07, 2021

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How To Move Beyond Failing Fast To Learning To Value Failure

Tanveer Naseer

During a recent conversation with a group of executives about the growing importance of empathy and leadership, a few leaders brought up the issue of addressing failure and the importance of not only “failing fast”, but making sure efforts are made to understand what can be learned from this setback. Click to continue reading.

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Love ‘Em or Lose ‘Em

Lead Change Blog

Retaining top talent and making sure employees feel engaged and appreciated is a perennial concern for every business. Since employees who walk out the door cost their companies up to 200 percent of their annual salaries to replace, retention is one of the most important issues facing businesses today. And with so many surveys reporting that employees are unhappy and not working up to their full potential, engagement is a second serious and costly issue.

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Leadership: No Discomfort, No Growth

Leading in Context

By Linda Fisher Thornton Why is using a growth mindset important in leadership? Some leaders actively avoid discomfort, not realizing that they are also avoiding the necessary growth that propels them to their best leadership. Great leadership doesn’t happen by itself. It happens when a leader decides to intentionally learn and grow, and to pursue that growth into the Discomfort Zone.

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What's Holding You Back?

Rich Gee Group

P = P - I Once you understand this simple equation, it all becomes clear. Performance = Potential - Interference ( link ) Eliminate the interference and your full potential will equal your full performance, where there are no obstacles in your way holding you back. Have you ever felt like this? I know you have - when nothing could get in your way and you were firing on all cylinders.

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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 to Break Through (or Avoid) Communication Clutter

leaderCommunicator

Communication at its best is about moving people to action. Each time you prepare to communicate internally, first think about the business outcomes you want to achieve. Then, think about what you want employees to think, feel and do as a result of your communication. This will shape the messages you develop and help you choose the vehicle you use to share those messages.

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Thought Leaders – An Unused Pond Stinks

Leadership Freak

Occasionally, I’m asked if I consider myself to be a thought leader. Some ask how I became a thought leader.

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How to know if a company has work-life balance?

HR Digest

Dear Jane, I am currently working in a job that requires me to work beyond the contracted hours every week. This is common in my industry where young workers are expected to work 90-100 hours per week or even more. Most of us do not leave the office or take a break at lunchtime. We’ve missed family and social time, sacrificing our relationships for work.

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Tips to Avoid Startup Failure

Strategy Driven

The unfortunate truth is that most startups fail within a year of existing. Of course, if you’re about to start a new business, you’ll want to do everything you can to avoid that fate. But if you rush in without considering what might go wrong and how your business might fail, you’ll be vulnerable to that very same fate. We’re going to talk today about some of the things you’ll need to do in order to reduce your risk of failing in the first few months or the first year of your business’s existen

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Vehicle Ownership Rises After Uber Enters A City

The Horizons Tracker

When ride-sharing companies, such as Uber, enter a city, the concern is often about things such as jobs and congestion. New research from Carnegie Mellon reminds us, however, that their arrival can also have an impact on car registrations. The study suggests that the arrival of ridesharing firms coincides with a 0.7% rise in vehicle registrations, with this number higher in areas with a high car dependency.

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Useful Tips To Help Your Business Run Smoothly Post-Pandemic

Strategy Driven

Coming out of this pandemic will be a pain for everyone, but even more so for businesses trying to adjust and come out strong. Things will have, no doubt, changed in some capacity. If they haven’t, well, maybe you should consider freshen up your look, style and technology. So, let’s consider some key points once you’ve planned to open. Getting Back To Normal.

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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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Decentralization Helps Firms Weather Turbulent Times

The Horizons Tracker

Now, more than ever, the volatility captured by the somewhat over-used VUCA acronym is perhaps becoming reality, and with it significant changes in the approach of organizations to this volatility. A new paper highlights the importance of a decentralized organizational structure during such periods of turbulence. The authors highlight how in times of uncertainty, the ability to make swift decisions is hugely important.

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How to update your website for a profitable post-Covid push

Strategy Driven

COVID-19 has raised serious questions for businesses, primarily how can they respond to the crisis and what changes will it cause going forward for consumers? Businesses are always looking for new ways to survive the peaks and troughs of consumer behaviour, and with lockdowns starting to lift, there are several ways for businesses to strategize to make the most of the post-COVID period.

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How To Be The Best At What You Do

Eric Jacobson

Prepare to be inspired and then to work hard as you read Bo Eason ’s book on how to be the best in the world at what you do. The book is called, There’s No Plan B For Your A-Game. Former NFL All-Pro and now one of the most in-demand motivational speakers and trainers, Eason provides you the four-step, real-world, game plan to help you reach your goals (declarations) and to play your A-game.

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The Types of Business Model You Might Want to Consider for Your First Company

Strategy Driven

There are many decisions that need to be made when you’re looking to go into business for the first time. If you want to find lasting success, it’s important to get the fundamental decisions right. Among these is the question of what kind of business are you actually going to operate in terms of its business structure and its function and purpose within your chosen industry.

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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.

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Virtual Health Care Likely To Endure After Covid

The Horizons Tracker

Covid-19 saw large chunks of healthcare moved into the virtual realm as providers and governments attempted to introduce social distancing to limit the spread of the virus. The transformation of service provision overcame many of the fears often expressed about telehealth, and indeed highlighted how quickly transformation can occur in healthcare when the urge is sufficient.

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5 Considerations for Thinking Like a Global Business

Strategy Driven

Every entrepreneur is looking to tackle the world. When you are trying to build up brand awareness they say you should think globally. But thinking globally is not as easy as putting your platforms with a “.com” suffix. Instead, think about what it really takes to think in a global sense. Because it’s not just about marketing, or ensuring a product is able to travel far and wide, it’s about so many significant components.

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Coaching vs. Training: Which Is Right For You?

Niagara Institute

So you’ve recognized a development opportunity. You start where anyone does in 2021 - Google. You like the open-enrollment training programs that are available but also find yourself intrigued by one-to-one coaching. Both seem like good options that would meet your development needs, but you’re finding it hard to decide. Not to worry, the debate between coaching vs. training is one that countless other professionals have grappled with before you.

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Ways I Lead as a Leader of Leaders

Ron Edmondson

I have been asked the difference in being a leader of leaders and leading followers. It’s one of my favorite questions. The question ultimately points to a paradigm of leading people by which I try to lead. I know I want to attract and retain leaders on our team. I don’t want a bunch of people waiting for me to make a decision or who fail to take initiative.

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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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The Pandemic Is Changing Employee Benefits

Harvard Business Review

A new report found that 98% of leaders plan to expand some benefits in the wake of Covid-19 — but they’ll also be cutting others.

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The Future of Restaurants, Take-Out, and More

Harvard Business Review

Youngme, Mihir, and Felix discuss the future of food delivery, ghost kitchens, virtual restaurant brands, and more.

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How 20th-Century Black Business Leaders Envisioned a More Just Capitalism

Harvard Business Review

Charles Clinton Spaulding and Maggie Lena Walker built operations that supported and strengthened the communities around them.

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Making Quantum Computers a Commercial Reality

Harvard Business Review

Can a startup take quantum computers from the lab to the world?

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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.

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3 Ways to Help Your Team Recover from Disruption

Harvard Business Review

Lessons on adaptability from emergency response teams.

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