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5 Reasons Your Team Just Doesn’t Get It

Let's Grow Leaders

When your team just doesn’t get it, you’ve got a chance to level up It’s a lament we’ve heard from many leaders—usually accompanied by frustrated pacing or a discouraged slouch with their head in their hands: “I don’t know what else to […]. The post 5 Reasons Your Team Just Doesn’t Get It appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Leading Thoughts for February 27, 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. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella shares his love of learning: “The one thing that I would say that defines me is I love to learn. I get excited about new things. I buy more books than I read or finish. I sign up for more online courses than I can actually finish.

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Are You That Transformational Leader?

Lead Change Blog

The context. I am currently working collaboratively with a colleague on the co-creation of a People Strategy for a local authority in England. That strategy will support the delivery of the corporate plan; but at its heart lies a desire to entrench critical behaviours, attitudes, and practices that will transform the organisation—a stern test in times of austerity.

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7 Things to do When Work Sucks

Leadership Freak

This post is based on my conversation with Bruce Daisley, the former European VP of Twitter and author of the great book, “Eat, Sleep, Work, Repeat: 30 Hacks for Bringing Joy to Your… Continue reading →

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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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Predicting How People Will Cope With Change

Change Starts Here

An organization that had undergone years of tremendous growth realized that they had outgrown their purchasing spending rules. Too many people had authority to spend large amounts without approval or coordination. Spending was out of control, and the purchasing department decided it would rein it in by changing the spending rules.

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The Brain Drain Of Chinese Scientists Leaving America

The Horizons Tracker

I’ve written numerous times about the power that comes when nations are able to attract immigrants from overseas, especially when those immigrants are highly skilled. Alas, recent protectionist, anti-immigrant rhetoric has made many western countries less appealing to migrants. A good example of this comes from a recent study from Ohio State University, which highlights the growing number of Chinese scientists who are returning to China having previously worked in the United States, with

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How Political Events Affect The Careers Of Young Doctors

The Horizons Tracker

It’s well known that beginning your career in an economic recession can have a profound and lasting impact upon your entire career. New research from the University of Michigan highlights how political disruption affects the careers of first-year doctors. The researchers assessed the performance of junior doctors alongside any major political and non-political events.

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Managing Your Business From Afar

Strategy Driven

If you are the kind of manager who likes to have a real hands-on approach with your business and what is taking place inside it, then you probably want to be able to do that no matter where you are. You might be travelling the world or on break, but you still want to be able to look into what is going on in your business and work out how to make the changes you want.

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Did Relative Deprivation Drive The Arab Spring?

The Horizons Tracker

It’s perhaps a mark of the times that the optimism surrounding the potential for social media to positively impact society wrought by the Arab Spring has dissipated into a more dystopian world of fake news and mass disinformation. Did the Arab Spring provide a happiness boost to citizens involved however? That was the question posed by recent research from HSE University, which set out to explore both whether the revolution shared characteristics with past revolutions, and whether it was

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5 Characteristics of an Entrepreneur Bound for Success

Strategy Driven

There is a famous quote that says “ Success is when your photos are uploaded on Google instead of Facebook.”. In just a short span of time, to be precise just 4 years, we were able to rank on the first page on Google. When we started Hostingpill there were already players in the market but that never de-motivated us from marching ahead. As an aspiring entrepreneur, you must have seen many ups and downs in this journey and of course, you must have read the bBiographies of leading entrepreneurs, b

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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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Servant Leadership In Action

Eric Jacobson

Be sure to read the definitive book on servant leadership. It's a curated collection of incredibly insightful and motivational perspectives on servant leadership via essays by 44 servant leaders. Edited by Ken Blanchard and Renee Broadwell , Servant Leadership in Action , includes the personal stories from some of the most well-respected authorities on leadership: Patrick Lencioni John C.

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Is LinkedIn A Viable Stand-Alone CRM System?

Strategy Driven

The debate over whether or not LinkedIn is a viable stand-alone CRM system is an often discussed issue in business. On the one hand, some believe that you need to integrate it with an existing CRM system in order to get the best of both worlds. Others think that the former can provide enough support via its Sales Navigator system. However, in recent months LinkedIn has announced that there will be some changes to its tool, which could well prove to be beneficial to both sides of the argument.

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How to make Women’s Day in Office a Memorable Event?

HR Digest

International Women’s Day is around the corner! March 8th, the day is empowering women and celebrating them and their efforts to make the world a better place to live in and a day that marks a critical moment for the movement for women’s rights. On such a day, mane offices and organizations look for innovative and interesting women’s day programs to celebrate their women employees and make them feel special.

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Five reasons you need IT support for your business

Strategy Driven

No matter the size of your business, you should consider having some form of IT support for your brand. Why is that, though? If it’s just you or you have only a small team, you might be thinking there are very few benefits for this – you could think you can do this yourself. However, you should not underestimate the advantages of having an expert in this area on hand to help you with any problems.

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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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What is your perspective on personality assessments like Myers-Briggs?

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

Our reader poll today asks: What is your perspective on personality assessments like Myers-Briggs? They’re incredibly insightful and helpful tools. 19.3% They’re interesting and foster some good conversations. 52.4% They’re amusing, but I don’t use their results a lot. 14.1% They’re distracting and can be misleading. 7.9% They’re hogwash, and I wish we didn’t use them at all. 6.2% It’s the conversation. 72% of you find value in personality assessments li

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What a Leader Does in Times of Crisis

Ron Edmondson

The Apostle Paul was an effective leader. He was the arguably the most successful church planter of all times; managing to plant churches and write books we are still using today. There is an interesting story in Acts 19 of a time of crisis. I call it a crisis because the sub-heading in my Bible calls it “ The Riot in Ephesus.” Have you ever witnessed a riot?

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Are You Still Prioritizing Intuition Over Data?

Harvard Business Review

We’re more data-driven than we were 20 years ago — except at work.

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If You’re Overworked, Learn Which Tasks to Hand Off

Harvard Business Review

6 questions to ask of any new task.

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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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Lead Your Business Through the Coronavirus Crisis

Harvard Business Review

Twelve lessons on analyzing data, communicating information, and protecting your employees.

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How to Improve Care for High-Need, High-Cost Medicaid Patients

Harvard Business Review

A program in Memphis, Tennessee, reduced total spending by 37% per patient.

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Prepare Your Supply Chain for Coronavirus

Harvard Business Review

It’s late in the game, but there are still steps you can take.