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One Easy Way to Encourage Your Team

Let's Grow Leaders

I took my bike to the cycling shop for a quick repair before heading out for a beautiful Saturday afternoon ride in Breckenridge. Recognizing me from the last time, the manager asked where I’d been riding so far this summer. I shared, […].

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Hope in the Workplace

Lead Change Blog

Hope is important in life — and the workplace is a large part of most people’s lives. We spend more time with our coworkers each day than we do with our families. As a leader, you need to understand your job is to help your employees through the unfolding of their life events. Positively affecting the lives of others is one of the most rewarding things leaders can do.

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3 Vital Skills Every Leader Needs

Women on Business

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Are you making a difference?

Persuasive Powerhouse

Although leaders may get great personal satisfaction from leading a team that accomplishes greatness, it’s in giving to others that creates conditions for the work to be exceptional. That means that leaders who want to make a difference must put an effort into satisfying the needs of those who are on the ground doing the work. A couple of anecdotal contrasting illustrations might be in order: Henry talked a great game about being the person who thinks big and sets the vision for his team.

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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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Thinking About Career Change? #Podcast Interview With Beverly Kaye

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

How many jobs do you expect to hold in your lifetime? For baby boomers, research says the number is close to 12. The prediction is this number will be a lot higher for the younger generations. So how can you make the best choices about your multiple career moves? A lot depends on your assumptions […]. The post Thinking About Career Change? #Podcast Interview With Beverly Kaye appeared first on Seapoint Center for Collaborative Leadership.

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Feeling Like Myself Again

Leadership Freak

A leader told me he was learning a lot. I ask, “What are you learning?” He couldn’t name one thing. If don’t know what you’re learning, you aren’t learning.

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What is Your Leadership Legacy?

RapidStart Leadership

One of the greatest challenges for leaders is focusing on the invisible part of what we do. Even as we go about the business of getting things done every day, we are also doing something else. For better or worse, we are forming and shaping the people on our teams into into their future selves; we are leaving a leadership legacy. A short walk in an old-growth forest on the Oregon coast yielded a surprising discovery about this truth, and what it means to really have an inpact as a leader.

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Why Everyone Should See Themselves as A Leader

Lead from Within

The other day I was talking with a friend about leadership and I was saying that everyone is a leader, and he replied with a question, “What about people who don’t think of themselves as a leader?”. It was an interesting question- because for me- anyone who wants to make a difference and ends up making an impact with someone – somewhere. Is a leader.

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160: Building a High-Performing and Health-Driven Culture | with John Burke, CEO of Trek Bikes

Engaging Leader

Trek Bikes grew out of one man’s belief that he could build a different kind of company. In a barn in southern Wisconsin, Dick Burke instilled the simple principles that continue to guide the company as it has grown into a worldwide brand: build things that last and leave a legacy of positive change. Dick’s […] Trek Bikes grew out of one man’s belief that he could build a different kind of company.

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If We’re Not Human At Work, What Are We?

ReImagine Work

I’ve been receiving a series of emails lately from a highly regarded organization with the subject line “How to Be More Human at Work.”. Funny. Aren’t we being human all the time? Now, for most of us it’s not that we’re being inhuman at work, but I understand the point. Creating more human work cultures is trending. The great news is that we’re beginning to realize that those who happen to be employees are human.

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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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Is Your Team’s Performance Problem Really a Connection Problem?

Talent Anarchy 1

Several years ago, while I was on the road traveling, I was moved from one office to another where I worked. I knew the change was happening and was thankful my colleagues were kind enough to move my stuff. . When I got back to my office that next Monday, I had to set about the work of getting my office (including my technology) up and running again.

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Unique Relationship Challenges for Leaders

Coaching Tip

Your ability as a leader to develop powerful relationships--both within your company and with those outside it--will be fundamental to your success. Although all the keys are important, you have three additional unique relationship challenges as a leader. As a business leader, you depend on relationships to get most of your work done and you face some unique relationship challenges. .

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The Adroitness of Mastery

Chris Brady

Rascals are able to boldly march in their own direction because of the confidence derived from their competence. Getting good at something is a great way to gain assuredness of direction. The better. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

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Five Origins of Change and Their Impact on Urgency

Change Starts Here

A catalyst sparks the need for change. Whether that catalyst is an emergency, a problem, or an opportunity, the change initiative starts when an individual or group decides to do something about it. The level of urgency is the degree to which people believe change is imperative. Urgency comes from dissatisfaction or discomfort with the […].

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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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Cultivating A Great Company Culture

Steve Farber

It’s not surprising that an organization’s culture often is compared to a garden. After all, culture and cultivate share the same root word. The key to creating a great culture, then, is obvious: Cover it in manure, soak it with water, and pray for sunshine. OK, it’s probably better to plant the right seeds in the best soil, nurture the garden with love, and celebrate your fruits, vegetables, and blooms.

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When to Say “No” vs. “Yes I Can” to Consulting Opportunities

David A Fields

Barnstable Balderdally, EVP at Ghoti Corporation (a.k.a. FishCo) asks whether you can help with his plasma node leadership challenge. Two options: “Yes I can!” you confidently pronounce. Although plasma node leadership isn’t your consulting firm’s focus, you feel great about the lucrative project you’re about to capture.

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How to Run a Retail Store That Outsells the Competition

Strategy Driven

If you own a retail business and you aren’t satisfied with just being part of the bunch, then you’re probably looking for some tips to go about out-selling the competition and really carving your mark in the industry. Most retailers are facing pretty strong competition these days, so the idea of outselling them all can be rather intimidating. Before you let the fear and doubts set in, here’s a look at some tips you can start to use right away that will help you to out-sell even the stiffest of c

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How To Write Your Nonprofit Annual Report

Eric Jacobson

Here are some tips for leaders responsible for writing an effective annual report for their nonprofit organization. Consider making these objectives for your report: To demonstrate accomplishments ( not activities ) ( results and how you did it). To recognize important people (volunteers, donors, major funders, partners). To provide an account of your organization's work for the past year.

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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 Adroitness of Mastery

Chris Brady

Rascals are able to boldly march in their own direction because of the confidence derived from their competence. Getting good at something is a great way to gain assuredness of direction. The better. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

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10 Commonalities of Healthy Teams

Ron Edmondson

I am happy to serve on what I believe to be a healthy team. It’s amazing how many church leaders I know who say their team is not healthy. . I have often been asked, however, why I claim our team is healthy. This is simply my opinion, but I can share some things I think healthy teams have in common. Here are 10 commonalities of healthy teams: A shared vision is embraced by everyone on the team.

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Fad surfing – the worst form of change management

Rapid BI

Fad surfers are the management or leadership equivalent of the magpie, they love collecting shiny new things from other people. A management or leadership style where there is a lot of sizzle but little substance. Hard and consistant work is the only leadership panacea. The post Fad surfing – the worst form of change management appeared first on RapidBI.

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What Harvey Is Teaching the Health Care Sector About Managing Disasters

Harvard Business Review

The damage inflicted by Hurricane Harvey has posed enormous health challenges in Houston and neighboring areas hit hard by the storm. As regional medical director of emergency medicine for the Houston Methodist Hospital System, one of us (Neil) has been on the front lines of the medical response. The other (Ranu) has been involved in responses to such public health disasters as the Ebola crisis in Africa, Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana, and the 2010 earthquake in Haiti.

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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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The Key to a “Whole Person Culture”

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post from Susan Scott: More and more companies recognize the importance of engaged, fully developed people as employees, and are working to build a “Whole Person Culture.” Health and wellness programs are a good start, but the way in which employees interact with their leaders and one another trumps perks and benefits. Transparency, candor, compassion, playfulness, ongoing face-to-face feedback, connection, mutual respect and genuine affection are newcomers to old-school organizations.

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Whole Foods Is Becoming Amazon’s Brick-and-Mortar Pricing Lab

Harvard Business Review

Speculation continues to percolate on the implications of Amazon’s recently completed $13.7-billion purchase of Whole Foods. Did Amazon buy the pioneering organic food and grocery chain to gain instant access to its brick-and-mortar stores in attractive neighborhoods? Do Jeff Bezos and his team want to exploit the vast cross-selling opportunities because of the presumed similarities between Amazon Prime members and Whole Foods customers?

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Cognitive Diversity Helps Teams Solve Problems Faster

Harvard Business Review

Thinking styles matter.

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What’s the Right Kind of Bonus to Motivate Your Sales Force?

Harvard Business Review

Companies typically compensate their sales force by using some combination of salary, commission, and bonuses, but executives are often unsure of which incentives provide the best motivation. For example, should bonuses be tied to quotas or should they be given unconditionally? For a quota system, would it be better to use bonuses as a reward (giving them to those who meet or surpass their quotas) or as punishment (taking them away from those who fail to meet their quotas)?

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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.