Wed.Jul 15, 2020

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How To Be Visible And Relevant In A Remote Work Environment

Lead Change Blog

The workplace looks vastly different today than it did a year ago. What’s changed is how individuals work together, how managers lead, and how employees can set themselves apart from their colleagues. As we settle into this new normal and remote work becomes a more standardized practice for how businesses run, individuals need to adjust their current strategies in order to stay visible and relevant in the workplace and ask how best to advance their careers.

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3 Steps To Boost Your Critical Thinking Skills During The COVID-19 Pandemic

Tanveer Naseer

As we’ve now passed the halfway point of the year, many leaders are now grappling with the reality that the COVID-19 global pandemic will not simply be a bad memory of 2020, but instead will be both a health crisis that lasts well into 2021, as well as an economic. Click to continue reading.

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Personality Isn’t Permanent: Personality Myths That Hold You Back

Leading Blog

W E tend to think that we are who we are and there’s not much we can do about that. But the fact is, we choose our personality and who we are. Your personality is shaped by the choices you make over time. Benjamin Hardy takes to task the idea that we were born hardwired as he person we are, and we cannot change that in Personality Isn’t Permanent. Personality tests are part of the problem.

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How To Become A More Courageous Leader

Joseph Lalonde

Leaders aren’t meant to be timid. They can’t run and hide from their problems or the problems of their teams. Leaders need to be courageous. They have to show courage in times of struggle. You may feel like a little church mouse, tip-toeing and avoiding the challenges of your day. Or you may feel like […] The post How To Become A More Courageous Leader 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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Truth and Misinformation: How to Spot False Narratives (Part 4)

Leading in Context

By Linda Fisher Thornton To wrap up a recent series of posts about truth, misinformation and how to spot false narratives, here is a summary of key points and questions for discussion.

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Managing Hotheads is Like Handling Rattle Snakes

Leadership Freak

Dealing with hotheads is like handling rattle snakes. It’s thrilling if you have proper training and equipment. Three hot-heads on a team are better than one seething manipulator. Hotheads express their concerns.

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5 Ways to Lead Through Crisis Like A Child – Guest Blogger Teri Goudie

leaderCommunicator

We were all a child once and now perhaps it is time to act like a child again. That sage advice is not an exclusive thought. It originates from Mr. Fred Rogers, the same television personality who once advised us to look for the helpers in times of crisis. When you look for the helpers, you find hope. When you think, and act like a child, you find healing.

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Balancing Management and Leadership: What’s Your Power Source?

The Practical Leader

Should leaders push or pull? Light a fire under people or stoke the fire within? Use position or persuasion power? Control with rules and policies or foster commitment with values and trust? Finding the right balance of management and leadership is a continuous challenge. Less effective managers use position power and get people doing things because they have to.

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Applying Storytelling to Sales

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

Paul Smith, thoughtLEADERS Principal, sat down with Jim and Jan of The Leadership Podcast to discuss storytelling and how it can make your role as a salesperson easier and more effective. In continuation of our new collaboration with The Leadership Podcast, Paul breaks down just how storytelling can make you a better and stronger salesperson in this short form “chalk talk.” These chalk talk series are bitesize sessions on a common (but challenging) leadership issue.

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Is Home Working As Good For The Planet As We Think?

The Horizons Tracker

The coronavirus pandemic has had a profound impact on the environmental emissions produced by society, with numerous maps illustrating the stark drop in air pollution since countries started to enact lockdown procedures in a bid to halt the spread of the virus. The airline industry has been one of the hardest hit, with roughly 100,000 fewer flights made per day.

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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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4 Ways To Be An Exceptional Manager To Your Team

Strategy Driven

Do you want to be a better manager to your team? These tips will help you master management and be just that. 1. Be A Good Communicator. It is crucial to be an effective communicator with each and every member of your staff, since all employees are unique this may mean that you need to refine your communication approach for each member. Granted, if you tend to bark orders at your staff they may quickly get into line, so to speak, but the atmosphere that you will create will be one that lacks mot

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The Job Opportunities Of Cities Is On The Wane

The Horizons Tracker

In June, I pondered whether the post-covid economic landscape may require young people to reverse the decades long trend of migration into cities in order to rediscover prosperity. It’s a hypothesis that is supported by new research from MIT’s Work of the Future task force, which suggests that the urban success story seen since World War II is struggling to maintain itself.

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Is hiring an attorney is necessary after a car accident?

Strategy Driven

Car accidents are the most distressing thing that could happen to a person. A minor mistake can cause severe injuries and irreparable harm. It may also cause various damages and inconveniences. In case of a car accident, you might think that it’s not a big problem and you can deal with it by yourself, but there are many reasons to hire an expert attorney who could help you in solving the issues related to the car accident.

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We’re More Honest When We Talk Via Smartphone

The Horizons Tracker

It’s perhaps intuitive to think that we portray ourselves and communicate differently via digital media than we do offline, but that all digital media functions in much the same way. Alas, new research from the University of Pennsylvania highlights how this isn’t really the case. The research finds that when we use our smartphones, we tend to reveal more personal information about ourselves than we do when using a desktop computer.

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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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Renting vs. Purchasing Construction Mats: Which Option Is Right for Your Business Needs?

Strategy Driven

Construction mats, also referred to as access mats, crane mats, or equipment mats, serve a few important purposes. They protect the environment from the harm that could be caused by heavy equipment, create temporary roads and bridges, and provide a stable platform for heavy equipment to ensure safe operation. While it’s usually obvious when a construction firm or contractor needs construction mats, it can be more difficult for business owners and independent equipment operators to determin

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TrueDialog’s Best Practices for SMS Text Message Marketing

CEO Insider

SMS marketing, more commonly known as text message marketing, is a powerful strategy that has grown and evolved massively in recent years. It allows marketers to reach a wider audience and communicate using personalized messages. TrueDialog is an SMS texting platform that offers mass and two-way texting for businesses to increase reach, engagement, and response […].

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Top ten collectible items that can land you a fortune

Strategy Driven

Can someone be luckier than the young girl from Congo who discovered The Incomparable? As estimated to be worth $55 million, this diamond adorns the world’s most expensive necklace. That’s just one example of how collecting rare items can land you an unexpected fortune. Your grandfather might’ve owned an ordinary car back in the ’40s.

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The Way to Easy Profit Measurement

CEO Insider

See how you can solve the problem that is presented below. You need to have the scientifically correct P/L-account, with a view to managing a company. Who only knows unproven period profit and yield figures – at least for internal use – he / she is walking in the fog. People steer in the fog, […]. License and Republishing: The views expressed in this article The Way to Easy Profit Measurement are those of the author Jan Jacobs alone and not the CEOWORLD magazine.

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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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Top Tips for Niche Marketing

Strategy Driven

It is the 21st century, and because of that, most people have the option to start up a business in literally no time at all. With societal rules changing by the second and laws falling shortly behind, this has already opened a whole new world for business. It is a special time, where those who have a deep passion for something specific can come together and find others who are also into the very same specific thing and turn it into something beautiful.

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Adam Milstein: changing the world through education and grassroots advocacy

CEO Insider

Adam Milstein firmly believes that education plays an important role in shaping the future of society. It has the power to instill values that motivate people to stand against hate and violence. Milstein, an Israeli-American, is a prominent real estate investor. He immigrated to the United States with his wife and children almost two decades […].

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Are you guilty of over apologizing at work?

HR Digest

An apology is a sign of strength but not in the corporate world. Your habit of over apologizing at work might be costing you your success. What is it with women over apologizing at work out of sheer politeness? If you’re like me, then you probably utter those words for every little thing – whether or not it’s acceptable. I’m sorry to say that this might be undermining your career success.

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The 7 Secrets Of Responsive Leadership

Eric Jacobson

“Responsive leaders are very focused on the people – the humanity – within the opportunity,” explains Jackie Jenkins-Scott , in her book, The 7 Secrets of Responsive Leadership. She writes about how to drive change, manage transitions, and help any organization turn around. And, she reflects heavily on her personal leadership journey, which included transforming a major urban healthcare center and a college from struggling and failing organizations to thriving, international leaders in their res

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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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3 Things That Are Often Unclear On a Healthy Team

Ron Edmondson

Clarity is often king in organizational dynamics. Words do matter and clear communication is vital for healthy teams. As hard as it is for me to zero in on one idea, I know a huge part of my job as a leader is to help people understand our vision and where we are going next to try to realize it (as well as I know at the time). While this is true, there is a paradox when it comes to clarity and organizational health.

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How to Get People to Actually Use Contact-Tracing Apps

Harvard Business Review

Target a specific community and scale from there.

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How to Use Website Design to Drive Digital Marketing

Strategy Driven

While the majority of business owners are aware of the importance of digital marketing, many lack the technical know-how to fully comprehend the extent to which a successful digital marketing strategy relies upon website design. A well-designed website is one that can be trusted, not just by customers, but by search engines too. Without this trust and navigability, the potential of any digital marketing campaign will be severely limited.

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How Third-Party Sellers Can Make Amazon Work for Them

Harvard Business Review

Four strategies.

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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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Update Your DE&I Playbook

Harvard Business Review

Addressing structural racism requires structural change.

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4 Factors Separating the Top Marketers From the Rest of the Pack - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM ROKT

Harvard Business Review

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