Fri.Nov 08, 2019

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Is a Lack of Intentionality Holding You Back?

Leading Blog

W HAT ARE the defining characteristics of successful leadership? Mark Sanborn identifies them as clarity and intentionality in The Intention Imperative. Clarity, he says, “tells you where you’re headed” and intentionality is “the consistent action you’ll take to get there.”. To explain, Sanborn takes us back to when Domino’s found clarity and discovered how they were going to get there.

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Don’t Treat Your Team Like Family

Let's Grow Leaders

It’s a mistake that many well-intentioned leaders make. You want to communicate your care, compassion, and commitment, so you tell your team or company that you’re a family. In this episode, David explains why it’s a mistake to treat your team […]. The post Don’t Treat Your Team Like Family appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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The Two Myths of Change

Lead Change Blog

What makes a leader successful? In essence, it’s all about influence. Whatever your leadership style, the nature of your organization, etc., you as leader want to influence your team members to do the things that are good for your organization and the things that are (even) better for the organization, thereby making it an excellent organization. Having influence means the ability to actually change the behavior of your team members.

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What To Do With Change

Joseph Lalonde

Leading Through Change. Change… The one thing that never changes. You can always expect there to be change in your life and leadership. Change is a constant. You’re not going to escape from it though many people try to avoid change. This brings up a valid question about change. The question? What to do with change? Every leader […] The post What To Do With Change appeared first on Joseph Lalonde.

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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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How to Become a Truly Remarkable Leader

Leadership Freak

On average, most leaders are average, even if they think they’re remarkable. But every leader can become truly remarkable in some areas. Remarkable leadership is never an accident. REMARKABLE LEADERS ARE: #1.

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Encore Video Series #2: How Can I Teach and Learn Mindset?

Kevin Eikenberry

In Video #2 of The Encore Video Series, we are further exploring mindset and I’m answering this question: How can I teach or learn mindset? This is really two questions and the good news is that the process I share in the video will address both the idea of teaching and the idea of learning. […]. The post Encore Video Series #2: How Can I Teach and Learn Mindset?

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Do This to Make Your Next Speech Extraordinary (No Practice Involved)

Innovation Excellence

You’ve heard and read all of the ways to better your public speaking, yet this one piece of advice needs no practice or prep or talent to follow and it’s the easiest way to improve your speaking and calm your anxiety. By Thomas KoulopoulosFounder, Delphi Group @tkspeaks Getty Images There’s no lack of advice on.

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How To Encourage Teams To Think Of Providing Value Beyond The Ordinary

Eric Jacobson

"It takes more than encouraging words to get a team thinking beyond the ordinary," explains Jackie Barretta , author of the book, Primal Teams. She suggests you must help team members to redefine the purpose of their work with broader and more expansive thinking. Use certain pointed questions to guide a team toward a loftier view of their purpose. Specifically, Barretta recommends you as the leader ask the following purpose-broadening questions to encourage the team to think of providing value b

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How To Celebrate A Business Birthday

Strategy Driven

From time to time, a business will celebrate its anniversary. Of course, perhaps celebrating three years of being open is not something you will celebrate outside of the office, even though it is somewhat of an amazing achievement. But five years? Ten years? Twenty? These are large milestones that show you have the staying power you once felt impossible, and this is worth celebrating.

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The Power Of Brevity

Eric Jacobson

Here is some good advice from author Scott Belsky's book, The Messy Middle: Finding your way through the hardest and most crucial part of any bold venture. The power in brevity : Shorter emails get faster response times. Fewer words go further (and are listened to more intently). The less preamble, the more focused your team will be on your message.

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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 Targeted Ads and Dynamic Pricing Can Perpetuate Bias

Harvard Business Review

Companies struggle to personalize their services without discriminating.

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Achieving Time-Efficiency And Cost-Efficiency To Ensure Steady Business Expansion

Strategy Driven

Building a successful business requires a well-planned and efficient strategy. You need to consider the way in which you use your time and resources on a daily basis if you want to maximize the growth of your company and its profits. Having an innovative idea for your products and services, of course, will help you to succeed. And having motivated workers will help you, too.

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Is China Actually Stealing American Jobs and Wealth?

Harvard Business Review

It’s a political talking point, so let’s look at the data.

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Trump University and Other “Successful” Founder Fails

CEO Insider

An oft-repeated lie, which appears in many variations, is the amazing tale of the incredible successes of a company’s founder. “Our founder created this company after a lifetime of success!” these companies—and particularly, recruiters—often loudly announce. These successes are said to have taught the founder everything they needed to know about how to create astoundingly […].

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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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Getting Over Your Fear of Talking About Diversity

Harvard Business Review

Advice for leaders who are afraid of saying the wrong thing.

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Using AI to Understand What Causes Diseases

Harvard Business Review

Medicine needs to broaden its application of algorithms.

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The Key To Getting Real Results From Your Upskilling Efforts: Citizen-Led Innovation - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM PWC

Harvard Business Review

Sponsor content from PwC.