Wed.Sep 22, 2021

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Adam Bryant On The Challenges Leaders Need To Master To Succeed At Leadership

Tanveer Naseer

If you enjoy reading interviews of CEOs sharing what shapes their understanding and approach to leadership, chances are you’ve probably read one of the over 500 interviews Adam Bryant wrote for his popular New York Times column, “Corner Office”. I’ve been an avid reader of Adam’s column for many, many. Click to continue reading.

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Seeing Past Our Point of View

Leading in Context

By Linda Fisher Thornton Have you noticed the steady increase in the complexity of navigating our daily lives? It feels like we have too many choices, too much information, and not enough time. More information and more choices would be great if we had the time to research and decide, but the reality is that it's difficult and time consuming to sort out which information is reliable and which is not.

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REWIRE Your Thinking And Transform Your Life

Lead Change Blog

The truth is, you have the ability to create lasting change in your life. You always have a choice; you are not stuck or bound by a fixed set of capacity or capability. Changing your life requires a change in thinking. . REWIRE is an acronym for Reflect | Experiment | Write | Investigate | Revise | Expand — a structured yet playful approach that integrates and reinforces new ways of thinking, being, and doing — all in service of increasing cognitive flexibility and creating meaningful, lasting c

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Leadership Communication Training: Expectations v. Reality | Rainmaker

Sales Wolf Blog

Smart CEOs, managers, and leaders are relentless in improving their team’s communication skills because they understand the value of strong team communication including higher productivity, higher profitability, and reduced stress. With these expected outcomes in mind, leaders everywhere seek effective leadership communication training. Leadership communication is a skill set that can be learned, but it requires time and effort to develop effective management communication training programs for

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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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Picking Alternatives to Email

Kevin Eikenberry

You tell me – is email the best thing since sliced bread or the bane of your work existence? Chances are you have considered it to be both – perhaps on the same day. My colleague and co-author Wayne Turmel wrote a great post with the same title on our Remote Leadership Institute blog and […]. The post Picking Alternatives to Email appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Why You Need to Stop Fighting Arrogance

Leadership Freak

Arrogance is a beast that never tires, never stops, and can’t be defeated. It never compromises. Arrogance never cohabitates with your best self.

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Feedback To Female Entrepreneurs Often Has Gender Bias Baked In

The Horizons Tracker

Female entrepreneurs often have to work against the odds in order to succeed, with various societal factors working against them. Recent research from Harvard Business School suggests this might even extend to the feedback they receive. The research examines the Product Hunt platform, where entrepreneurs can test out their concept among early adopters, who offer feedback on whether the product is good or not.

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7 Tips for Aspiring Defense Contractors

Strategy Driven

If you’re curious about landing a defense contract, you may be interested to know that the Department of Defense grants contracts to small businesses and individuals in addition to large corporations. If you take the proper steps, you may be able to land one of these lucrative deals for your company. You may not be sure where to start and find yourself searching for answers to questions like what is CMMC compliance ?

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Are Low-Paid Jobs A Stepping Stone To Better Things

The Horizons Tracker

It’s often said that the worst thing for any career is to have no work for a prolonged period of time. The implication is that any job is better than no job, as it’s far easier to find better work when you’re in work than out of work. New research from Auckland University of Technology explores if that is really the case. It explores how easily low-paid workers find it to climb up the career ladder.

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What You Need To Run a Successful Marketing Campaign In Business

Strategy Driven

Setting up and establishing your business is just one aspect of running a successful marketing campaign, when you are a business owner. Maintaining it so that you are continually successful is also necessary. You need to be able to run an efficient promotional campaign to keep your business afloat. So here are some areas in which you can use to boost your business brand.

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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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You Won’t Believe This Finding About Clickbait Headlines

The Horizons Tracker

We all know a clickbait headline when we see one, and their prevalence is largely founded on the belief that they generate higher numbers of clicks than more modest (and probably honest) headlines. Alas, new research from Penn State suggests that not only are such headlines not as appealing as previously thought, but they could also be messing around with AI.

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Are Direct Mail Postcards a Legitimate Marketing Strategy in 2021?

Strategy Driven

Just because there are newer methods of marketing does not mean the old tried-and-true methods no longer work. The trick is to do it right. Direct mail postcards can still be a great marketing tool if they are done correctly. This means using the best message, the most eye-catching design, and mailing them to the right demographic. So, if a business owner wants to use direct mail postcards, they should identify their target audience, decide on the most productive message, have them designed and

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A Trust Cause: Leadership Stimulates or Stifles Trust and Engagement

The Practical Leader

Recently I was asked if I could deliver an online workshop for executive team leaders to “relearn/develop trust and empowerment in his/her team members when the team members feel they are not getting the trust or empowerment from their leader to do their jobs. How does a team lift this message upward, have the message heard, and get traction to move forward, to avoid the sense of being micro-managed and the feelings of lack of trust in the team members from their leader.” As I explor

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What It Takes To Turn Your Failing Business Around

Strategy Driven

It takes a great deal of effort, timing, and entrepreneurial skills to build a business from scratch. Therefore, it can be heartbreaking to see your hard work not paying off or performing as it should. A 2019 report by the National Business Capital indicated that although 6.5 million companies are set up annually in the USA, failure rates still hang around 90%.

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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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12 Ways to”Shoot Yourself in the Foot” as a Pastor

Ron Edmondson

Want to “shoot yourself in the foot” as a pastor? Hopefully, through this blog and my conference speaking I have established myself as someone that loves pastors. I came into vocational ministry mid-career and it gave me a unique perspective on the role. I want pastors to succeed. Of course, no one would intentionally cripple their ministry, but I have seen some ways pastors get into trouble if they aren’t careful.

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Investment Mistakes Every Beginner Needs To Avoid

Strategy Driven

Even in the face of the current global pandemic and financial insecurity, the world of investment seems to maintain steady growth, with new investors taking up opportunities to grow their money. Recent studies showed that 15% of stock market investors in the US alone started in 2020. While this is encouraging, investments always come with significant risks.

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Do you have a growth mindset? Take this quiz and find out!

Experience to Lead

Do you know if you have a growth mindset or a fixed mindset? A growth mindset is a positive way of thinking that relies on learning and consistency to reach your goals. Although growth can be painful, it’s the key to success. A fixed mindset, on the other hand, keeps you confined within predetermined limitations. For example, you might often self-reject, telling yourself you’re not skilled enough for that position or this promotion.

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4 Straightforward IT Solutions To Improve Your Small Business

Strategy Driven

If you are running a small business, IT will be an integral part of your day-to-day operations. Do you face any issues within your small business when it comes to IT management? Would you know what to do if there was a potential data breach? Are your systems secure? IT is consistently evolving, but there are several straightforward solutions to help your small business.

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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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How To Make Your New Hire Feel Like Part of the Team

Niagara Institute

Employers and managers across the country are facing major issues when it comes to hiring. In a recent survey from Express Employment Professionals , a whopping 84% of companies said they expect to face problems hiring this year, with almost a third saying that they currently have open positions they can’t find anyone to fill.

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Pandemic triggers ‘Great Resignation’ as workers reassess work-life balance

HR Digest

The Covid-19 pandemic turned the world upside down. While some have been pushed out of work by furloughs and layoffs, others are quitting in a bid to seek greater work-life balance, a trend that has been dubbed the “Great Resignation.”. According to the US Department of Labor , roughly 11.5 million workers quit their jobs between the period of April and June 2021.

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Accepting Your Team’s Failures

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

The way you react to failure has a big impact on your team’s future performance and culture. Make sure you handle failures constructively. As much as we like to celebrate success, there are going to be failures. They’re not fun and they can derail a team if you don’t handle the failure well. When there is failure, the first thing to remember is to avoid blame.

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Leader, if it’s driving you crazy

Ron Edmondson

Leader, if it is “ driving you crazy” (Which is a phrase I often hear leaders say about their organization, their team members, or things that are impacting them at the time.) . Whether it’s a systems issue, a personnel issue, or an issue with the progress (or lack thereof) from your team, there are not many options. You can boil them down to a couple of main decisions. .

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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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Our Brains Were Not Built for This Much Uncertainty

Harvard Business Review

Understanding how we’re wired can help us set expectations and stay motivated.

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Booklet Advertising: Is It Still Effective In 2021?

Strategy Driven

According to a study conducted by Bentley University in the United States, people value printable materials that can be touched. And why not? After all, digital fatigue can take a toll on anyone’s life. All you would need to feel human again is the sense of touch. In doing so a booklet comes out ever powerful. Still unsure how? Let us explain. You’ve probably read a booklet on more than one occasion without even realizing it.

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A Futurist’s Guide to Preparing Your Company for Constant Change

Harvard Business Review

Four strategies for leaders.

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Tips that will Help you with your Small Business Finances

Strategy Driven

It’s very easy to feel incredibly overwhelmed when you are trying to manage a small company. If you want to simplify the process or if you want to make your small business management, feel easier then this is the guide for you. Automate your Operation. Time is money, and this could not be more true when you are trying to run a business. This is especially true if you don’t have a lot of time to be dealing with all of your day to day operations.

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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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How to Be a Smart Contrarian

Harvard Business Review

Avoid these four behavioral traps.

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[Infographic] I Made A Mistake At Work: The Do’s And Don'ts

Niagara Institute

Talk to anyone who has been in the workforce for a while and they will have a list of mistakes they’ve made over the years. Everyone makes mistakes. The difference lies in how we respond to the mistakes we make. Here are the do’s and don'ts for the next time you find yourself in this situation.

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Audio Quick Take: KPMG’s Emily Frolick on The Trusted Imperative - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM KPMG

Harvard Business Review

Sponsor content from KPMG.

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