Mon.Dec 30, 2019

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Quotes And Leadership Lessons From Spies In Disguise

Joseph Lalonde

A Reel Leadership Article. Spies In Disguise is a cute, fun animated movie. Lance Sterling (Will Smith) is a super spy for H.T.U.V. (Honor, Trust, Unity, and Valor). Everyone loves him. He’s the star of the agency. Walter Beckett couldn’t be more different than Lance. Walter (Tom Holland from the latest Spider-Man movies) is a super-nerd and weird.

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The power of pause in leadership

Lead on Purpose

The most effective leaders know there’s only one thing they have complete control over: “the way in which I respond and react to another human.” They know their success depends on the unity and determination of their team members.

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How to Prevent A Bad Hire For Your Great Company

Lead from Within

Bad hires are expensive. They take up staff time and may sour relationships with customers or clients. Replacing them means the expenses of recruiting and onboarding their replacement. The alternative—shuffling them from one position to another—brings even more problems. With enough bad hires floating around, great organizations quickly become mediocre.

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The Most Viewed Posts of All Time

Leadership Freak

January 2020 marks the 10th Anniversary of Leadership Freak. I’ve posted nearly 3,400 articles in ten years. Thank you for helping build a global audience of leaders who strive to make a difference.

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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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2020 Predictions for Leaders

Kevin Eikenberry

Predictions abound this time of year, but as leaders we should be thinking about more than what changes are coming. We must prepare for how those changes will impact how we must lead, the climate in which we are leading, and how they will impact those we lead. I’ve looked into my crystal ball, asking […]. The post 2020 Predictions for Leaders appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Six Things Leaders Must Do More Of to Create Success

Management Excellence

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Stay Secure: How to Do an IT Risk Assessment

Strategy Driven

There is no question that IT security is a high priority for businesses and government organizations around the world. It seems like there’s a new major story of a security breach every day. Universities and even the U.S. Coast Guard were attacked with ransomware. You may think that your business is small so it won’t be targeted. Every organization that has a network connection is at risk of an attack.

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Leadership Lessons Learned: The Digital Transformation Of A 130-year-old Family Business

CEO Insider

Any 130-year old company has seen technological changes and has had to learn tough lessons in order to continue to grow and sustain its mission through the challenges that those changes bring. This is especially true for Burrelles, the industry’s oldest media data company, which I’m CEO of. It’s even more true because Burrelles is […].

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Learn from the Best: 5 of the Best Marketing Campaigns in History

Strategy Driven

There are certain things that stick in our memories and sometimes we don’t even know where they came from. Maybe we don’t even how we remember but they stick with us. Many of the best marketing campaigns have had a similar effect on us. Sometimes, their effect can be so profound that it seemed ingrained into our culture. Aside from memorable, however, the best ad campaigns can make us feel a certain way or inspire us.

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Start Building Your Leadership Fitness Today

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

Leadership is an endurance activity. Achieving peak leadership fitness requires self-awareness, goal setting, following a game plan, and overcoming challenges. Today’s post is by Timothy Tobin, author of Peak Leadership Fitness (CLICK HERE to get your copy). As an endurance athlete and someone who has devoted his professional career to leadership development, I have realized some amazing parallels between physical fitness and leadership fitness.

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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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Internet Marketing Failing? Let’s Take a Look at What You’re Doing Wrong

Strategy Driven

Even the strongest businesses in the world have had their weak moments. Maybe things aren’t going so well with your business at the moment. Perhaps it’s just one factor of your business that isn’t performing as well as it should be. If we look at the most common elements that come into play when things aren’t going amazingly for any given business, it quite often has to do with poor Internet marketing.

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The Most Popular Posts on Our Blog in 2019

Deming Institute

Guest post by John Hunter , author of Management Matters: Building Enterprise Capability. The most read posts on our blog remain very consistent from year to year. This year had 19 of 20 repeats from the top 20 in 2018 (in the past there were about 15 repeats). The 20 most popular post on our blog this year (by page views reported by our analytic tool*): Myth: If You Can’t Measure It, You Can’t Manage It (2015).

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5 Compelling Reasons Your Company Should Invest in Small Business Jets

Strategy Driven

It’s no secret that succeeding in business requires using every competitive advantage at your disposal. From pricing to identifying and reaching new customers to delivering the best product in the marketplace. Another tool that can provide a competitive edge is transportation. After all, the faster and more conveniently you can get from place to place, the better.

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New Year Resolutions Don’t Work – Do This 1 Thing Instead

Leading with Trust

Photo Credit: deathtothestockphoto.com. Don’t do it! Just. Don’t. Do. It. New year resolutions don’t work, so don’t even bother setting one. Surveys show that just a few days into the new year, 22% of people have already broken their resolution, 11% have abandoned it altogether, and just 8% will actually keep their resolution the entire year.

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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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Six Things Leaders Must Do More Of to Create Success

Art Petty

In case you're short on resolutions to strengthen your success as a leader, here are six things to do more of that are guaranteed to make a difference in your effectiveness. The post Six Things Leaders Must Do More Of to Create Success appeared first on Management Excellence by Art Petty. Related Stories Level-Up as a Manager in 2020—New Live-Online Program Changing Your View On Managing From the Middle Leadership Caffeine Podcast #31—Julie Winkle Giulioni.

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The Best Leadership Articles of 2019 (based on your votes)

Let's Grow Leaders

Each year, it’s fun to review the stats and determine what our readers found to be the best leadership articles of the year. The best leadership articles of 2019 covered a range of topics including culture, meetings, performance appraisals, leading courageously, and […]. The post The Best Leadership Articles of 2019 (based on your votes) appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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The Health Data Gaps That Exist For Migrants Across The World

The Horizons Tracker

As the number of refugees has increased in recent years, there has been growing concern over how best to integrate them into their host society. While much of this discussion has revolved around employment, given the ordeal many have faced in travelling to their new home, accessing physical and mental health services is equally vital. Unfortunately, a new study commissioned by the World Health Organization highlights how data gaps can limit the ability for adequate care to be provided.

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4 Steps to Clarify Your Leadership Intent

Lead Change Blog

The turning of the calendar page from one year to the next is an opportunity to start the new year with a clear and focused plan for your team or organization. Yet if you’re like many leaders, you not only find it hard to establish a clear strategy for the year, you also find it difficult to keep all your team members aligned and moving forward to achieve the goals.

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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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How Corporate R&D Labs Are A Launchpad For Startups

The Horizons Tracker

A recent study suggests that many German scientists struggle to commercialize their work because they lack the soft skills to build the teams and cope with the rigors of startup life. New research from Columbia Business School suggests time spent in a corporate R&D facility might help. The research suggests that exposure to a corporate research lab provides hugely valuable insight to people about what it takes to commercialize and scale research and innovation.

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Strategies for Managing Day-to-Day Anxiety

Harvard Business Review

Anxiety can affect so many aspects of our work – from how we make decisions to how we receive feedback and behave in meetings. In the final episode of Season 1, host Morra Aarons-Mele and former clinical psychologist Alice Boyes discuss the daily strategies and habits that can help to manage your anxiety at work.

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The Importance Of Location For Startups

The Horizons Tracker

Location has always been vital for startups, both in terms of providing ready access to human capital to help develop the startup’s proposition, but also to provide ready access to a local market to help develop momentum. A recent working paper set out to explore what makes the United States a good place to build a startup over other equally entrepreneurial nations.

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Real Mentorship Starts with Company Culture, Not Formal Programs

Harvard Business Review

Talent development is an informal, day-to-day process.

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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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The Top Sustainability Stories of 2019

Harvard Business Review

From climate protests to vegan burgers.

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