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The #1 Killer of Change

Lead Change Blog

I recently had a great catch up with my younger brother and youngest sister over a meal in their favorite local restaurant. Our conversation was free-ranging, covering a multiplicity of subjects. However, a part of that conversation with my brother struck the deepest chords and prompted my thoughts in this post. He works for a large national, not for profit organization in the UK, and it is mired in yet another major restructuring process, driven, as ever, by dwindling funding.

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Number #1 Factor for Career Success: Increased visibility in Your Job

Career Advancement

“The power of visibility can never be underestimated.” ~Margaret Cho~. Zachary Asks: You’ve seen a lot of people climb the ladder of success. And probably some fall back down it. In all that time, what’s the one thing people should know… but probably don’t… that would have the greatest impact on their career? Joel Answers: Great question Zachary. We’ve been programmed that those who work hardest get ahead.

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New Study Shows Workplace Equality is Still a Thing of the Future: What Working Moms Need to Know

Women on Business

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The Answer is Who

Leadership Freak

Immature leaders nurse on the bottle of disappointment. Yes people have weaknesses and shortcoming. But you don’t bring out their best by sucking on the bottle of frustration.

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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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The Difference Between Dialogue and Discussion

Kevin Eikenberry

There is a great deal of misconception about the nature and meaning of the two words in the title of this article. Both are forms of communication, both are relatively common words, and both start with the letter d. While Theasaurus.com does list the two words as synonyms, simply seeing them that way is part […]. The post The Difference Between Dialogue and Discussion appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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The Key to a Happy New Employee? Let Them Be Authentic

leaderCommunicator

For many companies, the approach to onboarding new employees has been typical: introduce newcomers to the values and vision of the company with the hope that the team will quickly adopt the “organizational brand” from the very first days. As it turns out, there may be a major flaw to that approach because it doesn’t allow employees to be their authentic selves, applying their unique strengths and creative approaches to getting the work done.

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How Businesses Can Become More Accessible

Strategy Driven

Most businesses are trying to do more to make their environment more accessible for customers and employees alike. There is a degree of pressure upon businesses to use their funding to ensure that everyone has the support and access they need, particularly if they have a mental or physical disability. There are several ways in which businesses can tackle the problem of being inaccessible.

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4 Thoughts On Finding a Mentor

Ron Edmondson

I have had many mentors who have invested deeply in my life. I am who I am partly because of the intentionality of others pouring into my life. They have made me a better leader, better husband, father, friend, and person. One of my more recent mentors was a godly businessman who agreed to meet with me periodically. He didn’t even think he had anything to offer me, but as I observed his life and ways I knew he did.

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Leadership Lessons And Quotes From Disney’s The Lion King

Joseph Lalonde

The Lion King may be the greatest Disney animated film of all time. After re-watching The Lion King for the umpteenth time, I felt The Lion King deserved the Reel Leadership treatment. The story of young Sima (Jonathan Tyler Thomas) and his struggle to return to his rightful place as king of his homeland contains plenty of leadership lessons if you were to look for them.

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A Study Used Sensors to Show That Men and Women Are Treated Differently at Work

Harvard Business Review

Marion Barraud for HBR. Gender equality remains frustratingly elusive. Women are underrepresented in the C-suite , receive lower salaries , and are less likely to receive a critical first promotion to manager than men. Numerous causes have been suggested, but one argument that persists points to differences in men and women’s behavior. Which raises the question: Do women and men act all that differently?

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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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Drawing Lines

Deming Institute

Post by Bill Bellows. “The boundary of the system to be described…may be drawn around a single company or, around an industry, or as in Japan in 1950, the whole country. The bigger be the coverage, the bigger be the possible benefits, plus the more difficult to manage. The aim must include plans for the future.” W. Edwards Deming, The New Economics.

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How Hospitals Are Using Patient-Reported Outcomes to Improve Care

Harvard Business Review

Phil Ashley/Getty Images. Increasingly, physicians’ every action and outcome is measured and reported. The data-gathering process can be frustrating, and many clinicians are growing skeptical of its clinical value. For them, outcomes measurement may seem like just another reimbursement requirement or process compliance task. However, measuring patient-reported outcomes (PROs) — patients’ own accounting of their symptoms, functional status, and quality of life — can and sh

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Change Management Is Becoming Increasingly Data-Driven. Companies Aren’t Ready

Harvard Business Review

Harry Haysom/Getty Images. Data science is becoming a reality for change management, and although it may not have arrived yet, it is time for organizations to get ready. The companies best positioned to change in the next decade will be the ones that set themselves up well now, by collecting the right kind of data and investing in their analytics capacity.

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Simple Ways to Spot Unknown Unknowns

Harvard Business Review

Howard George/Getty Images. Leaders face complex and uncertain situations every day: What will sales be like next year? Will our new product succeed? What will the competition do? But the most challenging circumstances are often completely unexpected, because we never even knew to look for them. (In the parlance of Donald Rumsfeld, the former U.S. secretary of defense, they’re the unknown unknowns ).

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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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Case Study: Are Our Customer Liaisons Helping or Hurting?

Harvard Business Review

Ben Edwards/Getty Images. Amrita Rajesh could tell that the doctor sitting across from her felt uncomfortable. Exit interviews were usually handled by junior managers on the HR team, but Amrita felt that given the high rate of attrition among doctors at Krisna over the past year, it was her responsibility as head of HR to talk to Dr. Vishnu Patel, a respected cardiologist who’d just given his notice. “Everyone is always very polite in these interviews, but I need your honesty,”