Thu.Apr 16, 2020

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Leading Thoughts for April 16, 2020

Leading Blog

I DEAS shared have the power to expand perspectives, change thinking, and move lives. Here are two ideas for the curious mind to engage with: I. Jack Trout on the simple approach to success: “Trying harder, believing in yourself, walking on fire, and saying, ‘yes I can’ are not steps up the ladder of success. The surprising truth is that success does not spring from anything inside yourself at all.

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Getting Transparent: Make Every Deal a Fair Deal

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post by Marc Effron : Many companies still refuse to be transparent with their employees about their potential to advance. Those companies often say they’re concerned that if some employees are told they have high potential to advance, it will disengage employees who learn they’re not in that category. That’s true only if being a high potential is seen as the only “fair deal” at your company.

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The Most Effective Ways Leaders Handle Stress

Lead from Within

Leadership is stressful even in the best of times. And leading through a time of crisis elevates that stress levels that often feel unmanageable. That’s why every leader needs to know how to strategically and effectively manage stress. Here are some things to remember when it feels like you have more than you can handle: Prioritize self-care. The best leaders are selfless people working in pursuit of a higher purpose and serving their people.

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Making the Most of Your Quarantine Time

Lead Change Blog

Before the virus, there was traffic on our street all day long. People were going and coming to the college, the corporate headquarters, the plant, and downtown businesses. There’s almost no traffic now. It’s blessedly, but eerily, quiet. For most of us, life and work changed almost in the blink of an eye. It’s the Time of the Coronavirus.

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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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Dear Dan: I Have an Employee who Makes Repeated Mistakes

Leadership Freak

Dear Dan, I have an employee who rushes through her work. I’ve tried to get her to slow down, but she is always worried about getting in trouble for not getting work done.

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Why We Should Be Wary Of Restarting The Economy Too Soon After COVID

The Horizons Tracker

come in we’re open. Recently a number of US states announced their strategies for reopening their region’s economy, including the epicenter of the American outbreak, New York. The difficulty of choosing the right time to do so, from a health perspective, is compounded by the relatively small number of people believed to have been infected, and therefore hopefully immune.

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The Decline In UK Mobility During COVID-19

The Horizons Tracker

As lockdown conditions have spread throughout the world in response to the coronavirus pandemic, most citizens have been extremely limited in their movements. This is emphasized by a new tool developed by researchers at Oxford University, which tracks the movement of people throughout the United Kingdom during the outbreak. The tool uses anonymized and aggregated mobile phone data to monitor the movement of people, with numerous interactive dashboards aimed to aid decision making among policy m

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How to Overcome Any Challenge Your Business Faces

Strategy Driven

Every business ever created has or will almost die. A mistake is too costly to make, and as a result, your entire future is put into question. It is not a matter of if in these situations, but when. A new competitor with a disruptive business model might come your way, or a more significant competitor might take what you’re doing and simply do it better.

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What It Takes To Be A Loyalist Team

Eric Jacobson

According to the authors of the book, The Loyalist Team , members of this type of extraordinary team: Trust each other unconditionally. Assume positive intent, and if they can’t get there alone, they ask. Talk to each other, not about each other. Care about each other’s success as they do their own. Put the team’s agenda ahead of their own. Push each other to do their best work.

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What Helps You Excel As A Keynote Speaker?

Strategy Driven

If you’re someone who has plenty of experience in running a business and you bring insight or expertise that others can find useful, then there is a career that could very much use that to fuel a career that involves mostly sharing those experiences. Also known as being a professional speaker or a public speaking career, being a keynote speaker means that you are essentially paid to give talks on topics that you have an authority on, but it doesn’t just mean that alone.

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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 prepared is your organization for a sudden crisis?

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

Our reader poll today asks: How prepared is your organization for a sudden crisis? Extremely: 10.01% Very: 27.81% Somewhat: 36.82% Not very: 17.56% Not at all: 7.80% Crisis management identifies opportunities. It would have been interesting to take this poll a few months ago and see what the responses were. My guess is the “Extremely” and “Very” categories would have scored much higher.

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On Becoming A 16-Year Old CEO

CEO Insider

Some may wonder why I started a business rather than taking the traditional route of a teenager, and that’s because I saw that it brought many more opportunities at an early age. I was homeschooled early on because I am dyslexic and have amblyopia, which means I am legally blind in my left eye. Since I […]. License and Republishing: The views expressed in this article On Becoming A 16-Year Old CEO are those of the author Fiona Frills alone and not the CEOWORLD magazine.

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Influencing Up

Harvard Business Review

Dear HBR: answers your questions with the help of consultant and author Nashater Deu Solheim.

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The Ten Golden Rules of a Successful eCommerce Store

Strategy Driven

These days, starting up your own eCommerce store is as simple as clicking a couple of buttons. With the right services, you could essentially build a working website in as little as a few hours, complete with all of your custom-made products and a fantastic website theme. Unfortunately, the ease of making an eCommerce website has created a swarm of subpar stores that are clogging the market, creating an endless sea of competition.

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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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Perfectionism Will Slow You Down in a Crisis

Harvard Business Review

Instead, develop the agility to toggle between the big picture and the details.

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The Complex Nature Of COVID-19 Transmission Networks

The Horizons Tracker

As the coronavirus has spread throughout the world, the connectivity of modern life has come into fresh focus. Research from Georgia State University visualizes these transmission networks to highlight how they cross borders and even oceans. The researchers used viral genome data from across the world to understand how the virus has spread out of Wuhan across the world.

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What Will Work-Life Balance Look Like After the Pandemic?

Harvard Business Review

The shift to remote work offers a new window into each other’s lives.

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How to Write an HR Manual?

HR Digest

Whether you want to stay up-to-date on HR news, read in-depth HR articles, or find new ideas on strategy, innovation, and leadership, The HR Digest Magazine is here to suit your needs and help you stay more informed. The HR manual is a document that explains the policies of a company, and the relation of employees with the managers, the kind of relationship that should be maintained as described in the manual.

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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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Working from Home and Company Culture

Harvard Business Review

Future of work expert Dan Schawbel says it’s normal to feel lonely.

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Stepping into a Leadership Role? Be Ready to Tell Your Story.

Harvard Business Review

Hit the ground running with a thoughtful personal pitch.

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How Retailers Can Reach Consumers Who Aren’t Spending

Harvard Business Review

U.S. retail sales dropped a historic 8.7% in March 2020.

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