Thu.Jul 09, 2020

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We Are Each Other’s Destiny

Let's Grow Leaders

When Karin and I set out to write Courageous Cultures, we obviously had no idea how the world was about to change. It was clear that the nature of work was shifting and that to stay competitive, businesses would need every person […]. The post We Are Each Other’s Destiny appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Chief Empathy Officers (CEO’s) Required

Lead Change Blog

As the world slowly begins to emerge from lockdown, now more than ever there is a real need for leaders to show up as the Chief Empathy Officer in their business. Effective communication is essential if leaders are to help their team members re-integrate into the workplace. And effective communication can only occur when there is empathy and compassion.

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How to Save Your 401K Funds During the Pandemic

Women on Business

Brought to you by Ubiquity: During this time of economic downfall – both globally and domestically – here in the U.S., business owners, investors, and everyone in between are scrambling to make ends meet. Some are considering taking out emergency loans to help their businesses, while others are struggling to pay rent with the remains […].

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Create Eagles – Not Ducks When it Comes to Policies

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post from S. Chris Edmonds : Most stupid policies don’t start out that way. They are intended to “protect & serve” but can evolve into something not good. There’s a story by Wayne Dyer about eagles and ducks. In organizations, ducks are those employees who are bogged down in the stupid policies, i.e. rules that no longer serve. They are helpless to change things that don’t work.

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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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How to Know You’re About To Make A Bad Leadership Decision

Lead from Within

Do you know a successful leader who’s made bad decisions? The answer is almost certainly “yes.”. Decision making is a big part of leadership, and strong leaders pride themselves on their judgment and decisiveness. But even the best of them have made bad decisions at some point—and some of those mistakes were preventable. Here are the top red flags that can warn you that you may be making a bad choice.

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How to Turn From Destructive to Constructive Dissatisfaction

Leadership Freak

You won’t make a difference if you’re easily satisfied. Yesterday I wrote, “Chronic dissatisfaction contaminates environments and teams.” Pete asks, “… what if I am the one who is chronically dissatisfied?

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CEO Spotlight: Janne Juhala, Co-founder and CEO of Logmore on the Future of Supply Chain Data Logging

CEO Insider

Technology has enabled entrepreneurs of today to approach business with a global perspective. E-commerce allows just about anyone to conduct cross-border commerce. Online marketplaces, digital payments, and international shipping have allowed even smaller businesses to source products from anywhere in the world and sell them in their respective markets.

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The Social Unrest Caused By Covid Lockdowns

The Horizons Tracker

The lockdown measures imposed to try and slow the spread of Covid-19 have caused undoubted strain around the world. The extent of this strain, and the repercussions of it, is highlighted by a new study from Queen Mary University of London, which highlights how lockdowns in Africa have increased the likelihood of riots, violence and food looting. The research covers some 24 countries from across Africa, with data on monthly food prices and real-time conflict reported via the Armed Conflict Locat

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3 Top Tips for Building Your Business’ Online Brand

Strategy Driven

Do you want your business to become instantly recognizable in the eyes of both your target consumer base and the wider audience? If so, it’s absolutely imperative that you make a conscious effort to build your business’ online brand. The sooner you perform this all-important task, the sooner your company will become an easily identifiable figure in its industry.

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How To Create A High-Performance Culture

Eric Jacobson

In his book, The Responsible Leader , Tim Richardson explains that to create a high-performance culture , you need to plan and prepare for the following moments to ensure the conversations surrounding them are both meaningful and intentional: recruitment and induction of new team members performance management discussions promotion interviews and talent management discussions coaching discussions customer sales presentations handling customer complaints and problems briefings to the press, analy

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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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B2B Lead Generation Strategies For SaaS Companies

Strategy Driven

SaaS lead generation in a B2B environment can be quite challenging, and SaaS marketing is famous for being very data-driven with extremely little margin of error. Meaning, we also can’t rely on our competitors making mistakes to find new opportunities. In this guide, we will discuss some of the most effective B2B lead generation strategies for SaaS companies, starting with the first one. 1.

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How does your company handle times of extreme challenge?

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

Our reader poll today asks: How does your company handle times of extreme challenge? We hunker down and don’t do anything different until things calm down. 16% We play defensively but take on small new initiatives with low risk. 37% We aggressively seek new opportunities and invest behind them. 48% Seizing the moment: While the poll is split on those playing offense and those playing defense, the implications are pretty clear.

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Having Financial Freedom And Being Realistic

Strategy Driven

This year has certainly not been one that has gone to plan for so many. You may have had good intentions and goals, especially when it came to your finances, but found yourself in a situation where you have struggled with less pay or no work at all. You are not alone. But as we come out of this difficult period it could be a good idea to make your finances a priority.

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The Importance Of Trust When Introducing New Policing Powers

The Horizons Tracker

Trust understandably plays a major role in our adherence to many of those in authority, so it’s perhaps no surprise that new research from UCL and the London School of Economics finds that public trust in the police is crucial to their acceptance of any extension in police powers. The researchers examined the controversial introduction of live facial recognition technology, and what factors contribute to public trust in the technology and its deployment.

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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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How To Improve Your Business Productivity While Working From Home

Strategy Driven

Working from home can be challenging for some because there are so many things that may need your attention. From your children to household chores, your productivity may be suffering. If you are looking for ways to improve your business productivity, here are some helpful tips that will help you get through the day getting everything done on your to-do list.

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Record 1.3 million apply for unemployment benefits amid corona resurgence

HR Digest

As the United States faces a resurgence of Covid-19 cases with most states reporting record numbers, the country has been hit by rising numbers of joblessness. According to the latest figures by the Labour department, more than 1.3 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits in the beginning of July, a historically high figure. A July 9 report from the Labor Department shows that the number of applications for unemployment has now topped 1 million for 16 straight weeks.

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Marketing Essentials: Finding Your Target Audience Is a 9-Step Process and It Goes Like This

Strategy Driven

When it comes to effective marketing, few things could be considered more basic than identifying the target audience. Unfortunately, when the subject is discussed, it is often dismissed as just buzz words. This belies the history of successful marketing campaigns that are replete with target audiences that were identified and made the objects of effective appeals.

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Why They Buy: Cracking The Personality Code With Cheri Tree 

Steve Farber

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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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7 Dangers for the Isolated Leader

Ron Edmondson

I was coaching a pastor trying to help a church grow again. The previous pastor left town after a series of bad decisions – some decisions the church is still finding out about each new day. I was happy to help the new pastor, but I also had concern was for the pastor who flamed out too early. He didn’t finish well, left the church in a state of disarray and is now struggling to recover.

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A Female Founder in a Male VC World

Harvard Business Review

Kate Ryder overcame hundreds of “No’s” from male investors to fund a healthcare app for women.

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Leading Thoughts for July 9, 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. Michael Fanuele on the “right-brain, left-brain” myth: “While different regions of our brain exert motor control over specific parts of our body, thinking is a far messier process. In matters of decision-making, there is no ‘right brain’ or ‘left brain’— there is only a brain, an integrated and complex organ in which feeling informs thinking; in fact, g

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Don’t Let Micro-Stresses Burn You Out

Harvard Business Review

A worksheet to help you understand what’s stressing you out.

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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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How to avoid talking politics at work

HR Digest

There you are, brewing your coffee in the pantry, oblivious to Dina’s cat-like right behind you when you hear her asking, “Did you watch the Presidential Debate last night?” What are you supposed to say? You know Dina’s itching for a fight, since – she knows it and you know it – the two of you have polar opposite political views. You can’t even accept Dina’s constructive feedback on a sales presentation on a normal work day.

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How Banks Can Avoid a Repeat of the 2008 Foreclosure Crisis

Harvard Business Review

Mitigate, don’t litigate.

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How Proximity To Cities Shapes Our Politics

The Horizons Tracker

In the Big Sort , author Bill Bishop highlights how over the years, Republicans and Democrats have increasingly sorted themselves into homogeneous communities of like minded people. New research from the University of Washington in St Louis highlights how this is often done along urban/rural lines. The researchers analyzed survey data from Gallup from 2003-2018, and found clear evidence of a urban-rural political divide.

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Frustrated Engineers

Harvard Business Review

Dear HBR: answers your questions with the help of CEO and author Richard Sheridan.

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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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5 Tips for Communicating with Employees During a Crisis

Harvard Business Review

Based on a survey of more than 800 employees across 10 organizations.

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Parents, Bring Your Whole Self to Work

Harvard Business Review

Life is about more than just your job and your family.

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