Fri.Jan 11, 2019

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Taming a Strength That’s Become a Weakness

Lead Change Blog

Darryl has a hard time seeing the new year as a blank slate opportunity for tackling issues at work. His employer went through substantial changes during the year—new ownership, new management team, new way of leading—and now wants leaders who are multi-dimensional. Because Darryl’s performance isn’t in line with their expectations, his boss told him future promotions were unlikely as long as he remained too competitive, too logical, too judgmental, too focused on results and tradition.

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Courageous Servant Leadership

Joseph Lalonde

I had one of my most profound, memorable, touching experiences in Washington, D.C. two weeks ago that I’ve realized after reflection has some important connections to leadership. President George Herbert Walker Bush, naval aviator, Congressman, Ambassador to China, Director of the CIA, Vice-President, and eventually 41st President of the United States passed away a couple […] The post Courageous Servant Leadership appeared first on Joseph Lalonde.

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Are You Triaging or Prioritizing Your Work?

Next Level Blog

If you’ve ever had to make a trip to the emergency room (hopefully not) or watched a medical drama on TV (probably so), you’ve seen a team of doctors, nurses and other team members doing triage. Triage is the process of assessing which patients need immediate treatment or attention and which can wait until after the more urgent cases are addressed. It’s a big reason why you might end up hanging out in the waiting room for hours if you go to the ER to get your flu or some other non-life-threateni

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Shazam and Other Ridiculous Solutions

Leadership Freak

The simple habit that changes my life is putting my fingers on the keyboard and starting to type. I’m never sure of the result. I am sure of the first step.

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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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Weekly Round-Up: New Year’s Resolutions for CEOs & Internal Comms Pros, Cementing Your Leadership Brand, Internal Comms Best Practices for 2019, 3 (Not-so-Easy) Steps to Nail Thought Leadership

leaderCommunicator

Welcome to my weekly round-up of the best-of-the-best recent leadership and communication blog posts. Make This Your New Year’s Resolution: Continue to Evolve as a CEO By Mike Salvino via Chief Executive ( @ChiefExecGrp ) “…take a few moments to read this article, and think about how you approach leadership and how you can continue to become an even greater leader and CEO.

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10 Lessons Learned In Search of Success as a Leader

Management Excellence

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Leadership Development Goals for 2019

Great Leadership By Dan

One of my most read series of posts is my somewhat yearly list of New Year’s development goals for leaders. I don’t go back and check previous years, so there may be duplicates, as there should be. Things like “striving to be a better listener” come up each year as I work with leaders from around the world. In my coaching practice, I usually start with a 360-degree assessment and use that as to help leaders identify and choose their development goals.

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The Strategy Puzzle of Subscription-Based Dating Sites

Harvard Business Review

If they do their job too well, they might put themselves out of business.

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Data Was Supposed to Fix the U.S. Education System. Here’s Why It Hasn’t.

Harvard Business Review

Better information doesn’t always lead to better teaching.

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Why Most Performance Evaluations Are Biased, and How to Fix Them

Harvard Business Review

Avoid open-ended questions.

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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