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The Serving Leader

Lead Change Blog

Servant leaders are at the helm of some of the world’s largest companies. Rather than be served, servant leaders put the needs of their people and organizations first, helping them reach new heights. As this happens, measurable improvements in employee engagement and customer satisfaction occur, leading to greater productivity and profitability. One of the books that helped shaped this movement is The Serving Leader by John Stahl-Wert and Ken Jennings.

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Why You Should Sponsor Others

Leading Blog

M UCH HAS been written about mentoring. Mentoring is a gift you give to others. And while mentoring can be of tremendous value to the person being guided, it is one-way. Sponsoring is “all-in.” You have skin in the game. Sponsorship is a two-way, reciprocal investment where both the sponsor and the protégé are working for each other’s success. It goes without saying that having a sponsor is a huge career plus, but here’s the startling fact, being a sponsor is just as important as finding one.

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Consumer Trends: 5 Things Brands Should Know

Leading in Context

We've seen many articles about ethical consumerism, conscious capitalism and the responsible consumer. The bottom line is that consumers continue to expect much more from brands than an honest and perfectly executed transaction. This week, I share a high level view of 5 key things brands should know to be successful in reaching responsible consumers.

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Keeping Yourself On Track

Joseph Lalonde

Knock, knock. Who’s there? Another distraction. Or maybe it’s not knock, knock but ring, ring. The sound of your cell phone going off constantly. Distractions are all around us. They’re keeping us from doing our best work. Does anyone else ever feel this is their daily journey? You walk into the office. You take a seat […] The post Keeping Yourself On Track appeared first on Joseph Lalonde.

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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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President’s Day – Part Two

N2Growth Blog

Today’s post is the second in a two-part series celebrating President’s Day by examining the leadership traits of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. In yesterday’s post , I looked at the unimpeachable character of our first President, and in today’s post, I’ll examine the resolve of America’s sixteenth President, Abraham Lincoln.

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How Successful Leaders Use Both Retail and Wholesale Communications

Next Level Blog

In case you haven’t noticed, it’s presidential primary season. There are any number of reasons to pay attention to primaries, one of which is you can learn a lot about leadership communications strategies and tactics by watching how the candidates do what they do. The most successful ones tend to go both broad and deep with their communications. They send messages to very large groups of people while at the same time try to establish personal connections with individuals.

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12 Questions that Expose the Real Problem

Leadership Freak

The real problem is the pattern. Pattern recognition is the issue when the same problem keeps coming back.

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Humbled to be Named #1 Communication Blog by Feedspot (Plus 5 Most Read Posts of All-Time)

leaderCommunicator

I started the leadercommunicator blog 10 years ago, and wow, does time fly! I didn’t start the blog for me – I started it for you – to help you elevate how you lead and communicate. All of us have this superpower inside of us, and my wish and hope is to invite you to reach beyond what you know. So you can be your best – for yourself, your family, your team, your organization, and for your community.

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7 Secrets of Responsive Leadership

Skip Prichard

Humanity-Focused Leadership. Responsive leadership is a living, changing set of traits and skills that adapts to new people and environments. It can thrive anywhere. You may have an impressive grasp of how to influence, inspire, and build teams, but you must know how to adapt your abilities to each new organization, or to changes within the organization—new board members, new staff members, new shareholders.

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New Free Course Aims To Provide The Basics Of AI Throughout The EU

The Horizons Tracker

The need to master technical skills is something facing most countries around the world. Some lessons could perhaps be learned from Finland, who have been offering their Elements of AI course free to citizens for a few years, and who recently announced that it will be expanded to all EU citizens. The course, which was built by computer scientists at the University of Helsinki in partnership with tech firm Reaktor, began in 2018 with the aim of reaching 1% of the Finnish population, but this tar

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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 to Further Reduce Your Company’s Carbon Footprint

Strategy Driven

There’s no denying that we all have to look at making changes if we’re going to overcome the problems that climate change poses to the world and the people in it. While there are things that individuals can do to have a more positive impact on the natural world, the truth is that the most important changes will be the ones that companies make. They are disproportionately responsible for causing damage to the environment — indeed, only twenty firms are responsible for a third of all emissio

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How Managerial Quality Affects Energy Usage In Manufacturing Firms

The Horizons Tracker

Climate change has risen inexorably up the agenda not only of governments, but of the private sector too. Nowhere is this more evident than in the manufacturing sector, which is one of the primary producers of greenhouse gas emissions. In many ways, it seems like something of a no brainer for the sector to target emissions, as making their operations more efficient has productivity benefits as well as environmental ones.

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Trade Show Setup: 5 Best Tips for Preparing for a Trade Show

Strategy Driven

If you’ve been to trade shows then you know just how valuable they can be. This is even truer if you’re a small startup or a growing business. These shows provide an avenue for you to promote your brand, meet and network with prospective clients as well as to gain some sales. That’s the upside, but it’s also easy to not have as much success as you’d like.

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Checklist For How To identify And Develop Emerging Talent At Your Company

Eric Jacobson

From the book, Mastering the Challenges of Leading Change , comes this useful checklist from author H. James Dallas for how to identify and develop emerging talent in your company/organization. Dallas recommends that each question should be graded on a scale of 1 to 3, with 3 being the best. Use the questions and the scoring for you and your employee to work together toward the highest ratings across the board.

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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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Leading Inside The Box

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

Victor Prince, thoughtLEADERS Principal, sat down with Jim and Jan of The Leadership Podcast to discuss leading inside the box. In continuation of our new collaboration with The Leadership Podcast, Victor explains what exactly it means to lead inside the box in this short form “chalk talk.” These chalk talk series are bitesize sessions on a common (but challenging) leadership issue.

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The Most Important Questions To Ask To Move Your Company Forward

Eric Jacobson

Years ago in an issue of Inc. magazine, was a fascinating list of 35 questions from business owners, entrepreneurs and management thinkers. Each offered the one question they would ask to move a company forward. From the list, my favorite most important questions to ask are : Are we relevant? Will we be relevant five years from now? Ten? What prevents me from making the changes I know will make me a more effective leader?

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What Is An Intentional Interim Pastor? (Another Life Update)

Ron Edmondson

What is an intentional interim pastor? That’s a question I’ve been asked so many times in the last month. Even Siri doesn’t know that term. Test her. I didn’t see this one coming, but intentional interim pastor is another addition to where God has led Cheryl and me in this new season of ministry. . If you’re still catching up, I recently resigned as CEO of Leadership Network.

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CEO Spotlight: Jack Landsmanas and Corporativo Kosmos’s Pledge to Sustainable Practices

CEO Insider

If you’re a citizen of Mexico, chances are you’re familiar with the country’s leading foodservice provider, Corporativo Kosmos. Led by passionate businessman and entrepreneur Jack Landsmanas, the corporation—with three service-based companies under its authority – The Cosmopolitan, Serel, and Kol Tov—provides food to a vast amount of Mexican citizens every day!

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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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Delegation Dilemma: Are You Trapped and Overrun by Monkeys?

The Practical Leader

The senior and middle managers frustrated the General Manager of a large organization. She felt managers weren’t using their time effectively. “Many of them are managing a level or two below their position. They’re trapped in micromanaging daily details. They need to be more strategic with their time and learn to delegate.” She wanted delegation skills to be part of the leadership development workshops we were designing for their organization.

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Getting that business report done on time

Rapid BI

The post Getting that business report done on time appeared first on RapidBI.

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Coronavirus, 5G, and Earnings Season

Harvard Business Review

Youngme, Felix, and Mihir discuss the impact of the coronavirus; the rollout of 5G and whether the advertising hype is legitimate; earnings reports from Tesla and the big banks; and what Google’s earnings tell us about YouTube.

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Boost Connectedness to Reverse Rise of Suicides in America

Michael Lee Stallard

With the exception of America , suicide rates over recent decades have declined in most of the world. Suicides in the U.S. have risen more than 50% from 2005 to 2017 and now exceed deaths by motor vehicle incidents. In 2017, the most recent year data is available, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reported 10.6 million people seriously considered suicide, 1.4 million attempted suicide and 47,000 committed suicide.

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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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Surviving a Crisis During the Techlash

Harvard Business Review

Renowned crisis manager, lawyer, author, and television producer, Judy Smith, the inspiration for the TV show “Scandal,” joins Azeem Azhar to discuss what tech businesses need to know to stay on top of their reputation in an era of instantaneous news and activist employees.

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Techniques to Improve Employee Efficiency

Strategy Driven

The success of every business depends on the efficiency of employees. If you are facing some challenges due to inefficiency, it is possible to change the situation. Achieving maximum efficiency in employees is the greatest challenge for most business owners and managers. These are people with different temperaments and views; therefore, you expect clashes before finally convincing them on how to be better.

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Boost Your Team’s Data Literacy

Harvard Business Review

We’re living in a golden age of data. Can your people speak the language?

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Color No Bar: Style Trumps over All In Office Wear

HR Digest

Color is a powerful communication tool, and it can affect the way we feel, perceive others and also our mood. Colors have a psychological impact based on our cultural and biological conditioning. Some colors are considered warm, others cooling. Warm colors like red, orange, yellow and their varying shades evoke feelings of happiness and positivity, whereas cooling colors such as blue, green and purple are soothing and calming.

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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.

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Research: Organizations That Move Fast Really Do Break Things

Harvard Business Review

Prioritizing action over consideration often leads to unethical behavior.

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New Research Shows That People Don’t Regard Race Relations As A Zero-Sum Game

The Horizons Tracker

In our identity-driven age, race relations can often be presented like its a zero-sum game, in which better relations for ethnic minorities means worsening opportunities for white people. Despite this common narrative, especially among the alt-right, new research from Brock University suggests it’s not something that has stuck in the minds of Americans.

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Gender Parity in the Boardroom Won’t Happen on Its Own

Harvard Business Review

At current rates, it will take more than 30 years to get there.

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6 Questions to Ask Before Starting a Big Project

Harvard Business Review

Figure out if there is really an opportunity in your idea.

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DOL Final Overtime Rules: Quickstart Guide for Employers

On August 30, 2023, the DOL unveiled a proposed overtime rule that would raise the weekly salary threshold under the Federal Labor Standards Act. Paycor is closely monitoring the proposal and will provide updates as new information becomes available.