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Leading Thoughts for August 19, 2021

Leading Blog

I DEAS shared have the power to expand perspectives, change thinking, and move lives. Here are two ideas for the curious mind to engage with: I. April Rinne on how to thrive in a fast-paced world: “In an upside-down world that coaxes, cajoles, and coerces you to run ever faster, your key to true success and growth is to do the opposite: learn how to run slower.

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Change Is Dead, Get Ready For Reinvention

Lead Change Blog

One thing that I think we can all agree on is that the last 18 months have changed forever the way we live and work. As much as people talk about things returning to normal, in my opinion, they never will. Too many parameters have changed, people’s mindsets and behaviours have changed, our business processes and systems have changed, and in many cases, our entire product offering has changed and adapted to meet the ever-changing needs of our clients. .

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You Are Not A Failure

Joseph Lalonde

I’ve been pondering the topic of failure lately. There’s an idea out there that when something you do fails, you are a failure. YOU are not a failure. You are something special. When something you do fails, it does not change who you are. Let’s talk about failure. I know a lot about failure. When Pamela and I first […].

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The 5 Best Four-Letter Words Leaders Can Practice Today

Leadership Freak

Remarkable success begins simply. Fools make simple things complicated. Complexity leads to confusion. Confusion produces anxiety. Anxiety creates insecurity. Insecurity leads to stagnation. The 5 best four-letter words for leaders #1.

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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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Connecting Work And Education More Effectively

The Horizons Tracker

In the rich world, a strange conundrum has emerged as countries have slowly emerged from the winter lockdowns designed to slow the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. Despite millions of people being out of work, companies have been complaining vocally about a shortage of workers, with vacancies going unfilled. Indeed, in America alone, there are said to be around 8 million vacancies currently unfilled.

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How collaborative is your team?

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

Our reader poll today asks: How collaborative is your team? Extremely: Everything we do is a team effort: 15% Very: We generally help one another out and put team before self: 36% Somewhat: We’ll collaborate on important tasks but that’s it: 21% Not very: It takes a crisis and a strong push to drive collaboration: 15% Not at all: It’s every person for themselves: 14% Where’s the collaboration?

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The Greatest Enemy of Momentum – And 3 Suggestions

Ron Edmondson

What’s the greatest enemy of momentum? We often think it is a lack of vision. But you can have the greatest vision ever and still see motivation dwindle and momentum die. The fact is we have an amazing ability to get bored with good things over time. Some say it’s a lack of appreciation. And that’s true, but it’s not the greatest.

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Matt Mejaski on Building Connection

Roundtable Talk

Roundtable Member, Matt Mejaski, Director of Software Development & Public Alerting at Pelmorex Corp., —home of The Weather Network— shares strategies for building connection and tapping into collective intelligence among dispersed teams. You can also download the PDF here to read later. Q: Even though my organization invests in technology and tools that support remote … Matt Mejaski on Building Connection Read More » The post Matt Mejaski on Building Connection appeared first on

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5 Ways to Reduce Rudeness in the Remote Workplace

Harvard Business Review

Working online can be a maze of slights, snubs, and other incivilities.

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Hiring Former Offenders

ExactHire - Leadership

Help Wanted! Now Hiring! Sign On Bonus to Work! Those attention grabbing, highly colorful signs are everywhere on windows, billboards, and yard signage. Look on social media or pick up a newspaper – more “Help Wanted” content. Go to the primary source for job openings – online job boards encompass an endless list of companies who are hiring for all levels of roles.

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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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Managing Introverts and Extroverts in the Hybrid Workplace

Harvard Business Review

Advice based on a decade of research on high-performing teams.

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Common Ownership Can Improve Innovation Efficiency

The Horizons Tracker

It’s tempting to think that venture capitalists are taking punts on particular technologies in the hope that the few investments that reach the big time adequately compensate for the many that wither on the vine. It’s a narrative that paints a picture of investors backing perhaps a single startup in an industry, but research from Wharton highlights how VCs increasingly hedge their bets across a number of startups, and what’s more, this practice actually improves the efficiency

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When Activist Investors Should Slash R&D — and When They Shouldn’t

Harvard Business Review

How to measure when innovation is actually paying off.