Wed.Dec 09, 2020

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A Revealing Look At Understanding The Value Of Opportunity

Tanveer Naseer

Few words inspire optimism and hope for the future like “opportunity” But as I reveal in this latest installment of my Leadership Espresso Shot series, the truth is our relationship with opportunity is much more complicated and worthy of more reflection and review. Granted, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, Click to continue reading.

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How To Give Better Business Presentations

Joseph Lalonde

Stan Phelps is a master of communications. He’s penned or co-written multiple books on business, leadership, standing out, and, now, delivering business presentations. In his latest book, Silver Goldfish, Phelps partnered with Alan Hoffler to create a great guide to giving memorable presentations. What I’ve discovered is that every leader is a presenter.

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Perspectives on a Future With COVID-19

Leading in Context

By Linda Fisher Thornton Due to the uncertainty and constant change we're experiencing during the pandemic, every organization should be considering how to adapt to multiple COVID-19 scenarios. Global futurists have already provided us with a variety of possible global scenarios to use in our planning.

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How to Flame Up, Not Out

Leadership Freak

Leaders flame-out because consequences come slowly. Neglecting your team doesn’t bite you immediately. Chasing urgencies – instead of priorities – seems like success for a while. Working long hours works for a while.

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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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The Dark Side Of Venture Capital

The Horizons Tracker

The aggressive culture of Uber has come to typify a certain kind of Silicon Valley firm in recent years. Various theories exist to explain these cultures, but one of the more interesting comes via research from Portland State University, which argues that it may have emerged in the culture of private equity firms. The research highlights the important role venture capitalists play in forging the culture of a startup as it moves through the developmental milestones.

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Are You Squandering Money on Acquiring Rather than Retaining Customers?

The Practical Leader

Just how much does satisfying today’s customer reduce the cost of acquiring tomorrow’s? That’s the question headlining a recent article in Harvard Business Review. We know that satisfied customers lead to higher revenues. But how to quantify that to show senior executives the value of building a customer-centered culture? We assume that happy customers reduce ongoing service costs and lower sales/marketing costs through referrals, viral word of mouth, positive ratings, and ravi

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Aim Higher: How leaders are coping with COVID-19

Skip Prichard

Coping with COVID-19. Sitting down with my colleagues for this “Aim Higher” podcast panel was, in a way, both very soothing and very stressful at the same time. It was wonderful because it’s an activity that harks back to the time before COVID-19 entered all our lives. And I suspect you have something like that in your life, too: a take-out meal you still get or a place you go for a walk or a show you watch or a hobby you enjoy—something that is, essentially, unchanged by the p

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Top Ten Entrepreneurship Qualities That Will Make Your Business Successful

Strategy Driven

Hard work and due diligence take you to the path of success. That saying is very true! You can achieve practically anything with effort and determination. The key here is to be persistent in achieving your goals. Similarly, if you are willing to become a successful entrepreneur, in that case, you must show resilience and willingness to outwork yourself and make your start-up a growing enterprise.

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Why Now is the Perfect Time to Build the Next Cloud Business Application Company

CEO Insider

At the beginning of this year, we could not have predicted the tumultuous times that lay ahead. Now, as we approach the end of the year and battle the third wave of the biggest medical scare in modern history, our global economy remains in recessionary territory and the recovery will likely take quite some time. […]. License and Republishing: The views expressed in this article Why Now is the Perfect Time to Build the Next Cloud Business Application Company are those of the author Andy Sti

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How Our Family Affects The Kind Of Leaders We Like

The Horizons Tracker

Since being married to a childhood health expert, I’ve gained a fresh perspective on the key role our upbringing plays in all aspects of our adult life, so the findings of new research from San Francisco State University should perhaps come as no surprise. It reveals that our childhood family environment plays a big role in our support for various leadership styles as adults. “We see it all the time — where the obnoxious leader rises to the top, but we don’t know much ab

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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 Tune Construction Job Costing Software for Improving Project Tracking

Strategy Driven

Managing a construction job can be challenging with its various aspects. Having a clear view and set guidelines are important for a project. Hence, it’s a given to include job costing software for all construction jobs and having regular flow between projects. Building a construction business is not child’s play and requires extensive planning and restructuring of projects.

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The Polarity Of Online Reviews

The Horizons Tracker

During COVID-19, online shopping was more important than ever, and it’s well known that online reviews are hugely influential in our online shopping experience. Whether negative or positive, consumer feedback can dramatically influence the buying decisions we make. New research from Columbia Business School questions the value of these reviews, however, as it finds that many are extreme and are predominantly positive.

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Leadership Quotes From The Book, Leading With Grit

Eric Jacobson

In addition to Laurie Sudbrink 's, Leading With GRIT , being a great book for leaders, it's packed with powerful leadership and life quotes. Here are some of my favorites: Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are - Kurt Cobain The respect you show to others (or lack thereof) is an immediate reflection on your self respect - Alex Elle You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view - H arper Lee People only see what they are prepared to see

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How to Improve Your Annual Review Process

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

The end of year performance review process is broken but leaders can take 6 steps to change their performance culture and become better leaders in the process. Today’s post is by Mike Figliuolo, Managing Director of thoughtLEADERS and author of One Piece of Paper(CLICK HERE to get your copy). Whether you’ve just finished your end-of-year review process or it’s still finishing up, you can resolve to do things better this year in terms of managing performance.

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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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HR Trends for 2021

Roundtable Talk

Here at The Roundtable, we work closely with HR and L&D leaders. Here are some of the key topics that are bubbling up in organizations across North America. 1.) Employee Wellbeing and Mental Health Top. Of. The. List. Keeping employees safe during the COVID-19 outbreak began has been a priority in HR departments. As … HR Trends for 2021 Read More » The post HR Trends for 2021 appeared first on The Roundtable.

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U.S. Congressman Antonio Delgado: Race and Identity in Politics

Harvard Business Review

What we can learn from Congressman Antonio Delgado about working across differences in Congress to find common ground.

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The Anatomy Of Peace

Lead Change Blog

Every single day we encounter conflict. Whether you’re a participant or observer, whether it’s among family, friends, or colleagues, conflict surrounds us. While we can’t avoid conflict, we can certainly choose how we respond to it. . Jim Ferrell, co-author of The Anatomy of Peace , and Becky Robinson talk about ways to create lasting solutions in the conflicts you face.

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How Madam C.J. Walker Built Racial Equity into Her Business

Harvard Business Review

She didn’t just enrich herself — she created opportunities for other Black Americans to do the same.

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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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Labor Secretary Scalia Legalizes Workplace Discrimination Based On Way Out

HR Digest

The Department of Labor announced a new regulation this week that allows federal contractors to appoint workers according to their religious preferences. The order discriminates against racial and religious minorities, women, and especially LGBTQ people in the name of protecting “religious liberty.” In effect, years of critical workplace regulations that protect the rights of the marginalized and the vulnerable and took years to implement, have been effectively abolished.

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IKEA: Making a $40 Billion Company Climate Positive

Harvard Business Review

IKEA generates 0.1 percent of global greenhouse emissions. Can it become climate positive by 2030?

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5 Ways Leadership Can’t Be “Normal” Anymore

Ron Edmondson

Leadership is so much different today than when I first started leading almost 35 years ago. To lead today we must learn to think outside some things once considered normal in leadership. And then 2020 came. . “Normal” leadership is no longer a thing. . When I was first in leadership as a retail manager, I could set the schedule for people, tell them what to do and hold them accountable for routine tasks.

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Give Employees Cash to Purchase Their Own Insurance

Harvard Business Review

It’s a way to cut health care costs — without cutting coverage.

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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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You’re Between Assignments at Work. What Do You Do?

Harvard Business Review

It’s a great time to get organized and think big picture.