Wed.Apr 01, 2020

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First Look: Leadership Books for April 2020

Leading Blog

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in April 2020. Don't miss out on other great new and future releases. Entrepreneurial Leadership : The Art of Launching New Ventures, Inspiring Others, and Running Stuff by Joel Peterson. Many leaders see their roles as presiders/managers, with a primary focus on keeping results consistent with past performance and on budget.

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Leading With Values During the Pandemic

Leading in Context

By Linda Fisher Thornton. As we all grapple with the pandemic, I am grateful to see so many businesses sharing resources and ideas freely and. finding a way to do some good for others. Our current challenges can only be managed with everyone pulling together to make good choices. Today I'm sharing three key values that should drive our decision making at this time when everything we carefully planned has been turned upside down.

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Triggers: Becoming the Person You Want to Be

Lead Change Blog

In business, the right behaviors matter. But getting it right is tricky. Even when we acknowledge the need to change what we do and how we do it, life has a habit of getting in the way, upsetting even the best-laid plans. And just how do we manage those situations that can provoke even the most rational among us into behaving in ways we would rather forget?

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Physical Distancing is Not a Guarantee

Tony Mayo

Tony Mayo Executive Coach. ? ? ? WHO & CDC recommendations for physical distancing A/K/A social distancing do not fully protect bystanders from a sneezing person who carries a viral infection, presumably including SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Stay home! ? ? ? JAMA Insights March 26, 2020 Turbulent Gas Clouds and Respiratory Pathogen Emissions Potential Implications 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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Dealing With Workload Pressure

Joseph Lalonde

You know that sinking feeling. The one where your heart flutters because of the ever-increasing workload pressure you’re under. The flutter isn’t the fluttering you feel when you see your bride walk down the aisle. Or the flutter you feel when you see your kid score his first big-boy touchdown. No, the flutter you feel […] The post Dealing With Workload Pressure appeared first on Joseph Lalonde.

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The Physics Lesson We All Know

Kevin Eikenberry

Even if you never took a physics class, and even if you hated science class in high school, you know, loosely, what is known as the Law of Gravity. Stated in less scientific terms (you’re welcome), it says this: What goes up, must come down. The inverse is true, though not in the physical […]. The post The Physics Lesson We All Know appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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5 Easy and Effective Virtual Teambuilding Activities and Ideas for Team Leaders

Great Results Team Building

Are you and your team are stuck in quarantine and unable to maintain your daily interactions with each other over the next few weeks? . Are you and your team separated as part of a virtual team that has teammates at different locations permanently? . Are you unable to schedule an in-person teambuilding event and looking for a few virtual teambuilding ideas to help re-connect, re-focus, and re-engage your people ?

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Leadership Communication: 6 Steps to Handling Tough Conversations

leaderCommunicator

It’s a given: Having tough conversations and communicating difficult topics is part of a leader’s job. But just like you plan for contingencies in your business, planning how you will communicate difficult messages can improve the ultimate outcome. It is seldom easy to share difficult news, but thinking through your approach in advance definitely can improve the process.

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Playful Mischief: A Story of Deception

Leadership Freak

Apart from love, mischief is cruel. My last mischievous act almost went too far. You should know that my wife (Dale) enjoys “her” birds. She fills the feeders every morning.

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Extrinsic Vs Intrinsic Motivation at Work

LDRLB

When I was a kid, maybe eight or nine years old, I was playing in the basement of our house, and I found a duffle bag stuffed under a pile of other random stuff. The bag was full of plaques, trophies, and different awards that all had my dad’s name on them. They were all awards that my dad had won at some point in his job. Being the trophy-obsessed millennial that I was, I ran upstairs with the bag and asked him, “Dad, these are awesome.

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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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4 Critical Needs of Employees During Coronavirus Lockdown

Leading with Trust

Thanks to Tanmay Vora at QAspire.com for the sketchnote. Now, more than ever, people need leaders to step up and lead from the heart. The coronavirus pandemic has turned our world upside down, and people are looking to their leaders for direction on how to move forward when it seems like life has ground to a halt. Sheltering in place and social distancing may be effective strategies for slowing the spread of coronavirus, but they can be recipes for disaster by creating isolation, fear, and lonel

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Aim Higher: The Importance of Resilient Leadership 

Skip Prichard

Be Resilient in the Storm. “Adversity is like a strong wind. It tears away from us all but the things that cannot be torn, so that we see ourselves as we really are.” – Arthur Golden. Resilience. When I think of resilience, I think about people who have overcome adversity. No matter what happens, they keep going. I’ve seen people get up from a hospital bed in absolute agony and, with a combination of gritted teeth and steely determination, push through pain to take those first steps.

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Too Much Covid News Can Cause Us Distress

The Horizons Tracker

As the coronavirus pandemic has spread, the news industry has become a crucial conduit through which government and health authorities have communicated with citizens on their recommended actions, changes to the law, and policy support for those affected by both the virus itself and the economic lockdown that has accompanied it. Coupled with the forced reduction in work many people have had imposed upon them, consumption of news content has risen considerably, but new research from the Universit

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Extrinsic Vs Intrinsic Motivation at Work

LDRLB

When I was a kid, maybe eight or nine years old, I was playing in the basement of our house, and I found a duffle bag stuffed under a pile of other random stuff. The bag was full of plaques, trophies, and different awards that all had my dad’s name on them. They were all awards that my dad had won at some point in his job. Being the trophy-obsessed millennial that I was, I ran upstairs with the bag and asked him, “Dad, these are awesome.

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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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Can AI Help Us To Keep In Touch During Lockdown?

The Horizons Tracker

As people have been confined to their homes, the use of digital technologies to keep in touch with friends, family and colleagues has become key. WhatsApp groups have proliferated, Skype and Zoom conversations have taken the place of face-to-face meetings, and social media has become a crucial conduit through which we keep up with the news. While such tools have been invaluable, it’s also been difficult keeping on top of the various conversations we’re having.

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How to See Your Projects to Completion

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

Most of the major initiatives we pursue are conducted as projects. What do you do when those projects go up in flames? There are seven common reasons our projects go bad and the ways to avoid them. Today’s post is by Mike Figliuolo, Managing Director of thoughtLEADERS. Projects go off the rails all the time. Some statistics I’ve seen say only 1 in 8 projects can truly be declared as successes.

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The Precarious Nature Of Youth Employment

The Horizons Tracker

Since the 2008 financial crisis created ructions in the labor market, there has been prolonged focus on the nature of work. As the labor market has proved resilient in terms of people generally having work, the concern shifted to the kind of work people had, with worries that much of the new work was precarious in nature. A recent report from the innovation group Nesta suggests that there are six million people in the UK who are in such a precarious position, and they caution that without ass

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9 Great Ideas for Basketball Promotional Items

Strategy Driven

Succeeding in business can be an uphill battle. After all, there are over 30 million small businesses operating around the United States. That stacks up to a huge degree of competition. The result? Standing out from the crowd, cultivating a well-known brand, attracting loyal customers, and driving sales isn’t easy. Is your basketball-related business seeking ways to boost its image and generate greater returns?

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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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My Books: This Month and Last Month

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here are the newest books that I have read recently: (Note: The books marked with a (*) are current best-sellers) Current Books (April, 2020) The Boy from the Woods by Harlan Coben* Rules on Civility by Amor Towels The Man Who Broke Into Auschwitz by Danis Avey Drunk on Sports by Tim Cowlishaw Recent Books (March, 2020) Long Range by C.J. Box*… Read More My Books: This Month and Last Month.

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5 Smart Money Tips to Help Your Employees During COVID-19

CEO Insider

Your team has been disrupted, your typical lines of communication broken, your office spaces emptied, and still you and your company need to produce. Being nimble during COVID-19 and successfully pivoting to address the changes that come with quarantine requires authentic leadership and a genuine recognition of the value each person you employ brings to […].

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The Value of Account-Based Marketing for CRM

Strategy Driven

In this era of information, businesses are searching for advanced solutions to the issues they face. The internet has been both a benefit and a mystery for businesses. Brand leaders and marketers are online continuously trying to figure out the Rubik’s Cube that is online marketing. The problem of doing business on the internet is that it is fairly new as far as platforms are concerned, and everyone is looking to find how they can implement the various outlets online to promote their businesses.

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Time to End All Blogs, Including Leadership Ones

Thin Difference

Without a doubt, Facebook fails in upholding truthful standards. Maybe they are incapable of verifying political ads , and perhaps their approach is incomplete in labeling what is reliable , leaving open to interpretation what is. Laws need to change to hold companies like Facebook accountable for better ethics. Blogging falls into a similar situation.

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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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Are Your Employees Slacking Off? Here’s What to Do

HR Digest

Research shows that the average worker slacks off for up to 50 minutes a day – or more than five hours a week. Dealing with employees slacking off isn’t easy, but it can be solved if you nip the problem in the bud. Here’s how. No worker thrives in a controlled environment, where the employer pokes for hourly reports and sends time cards. The modern-day workforce demands flexibility, freedom, and equality in the workplace.

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COVID-19 Employer Briefing

Cooperperson

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How Managers Can Support Remote Employees

Harvard Business Review

Connect frequently, set clear boundaries, and stay ahead of problems.

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All About Structure: Understanding the Various Types of Business Ownership

Strategy Driven

Not all businesses are alike right down to their ownership structure. This structure forms the basis of all business operations. Structure to a business is what the skeletal system is to us, humans. A business structure boils down to its ownership arrangement. Most people are not familiar with business ownership types. This is an aspect that many start-ups overlook, and it ends up costing them.

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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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The Varying International Responses to Covid-19, and the U.S. Stimulus Package

Harvard Business Review

Felix and Mihir discuss how and why countries have varied in their approach to Covid-19, and they debate the design of the U.S. stimulus package.

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If You’re Burning Out, Carve a New Path

Harvard Business Review

Designing your own role will lead to a more meaningful experience at work.

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Coronavirus Is Putting Corporate Social Responsibility to the Test

Harvard Business Review

Now is the time for major corporations to make good on their commitments.

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The Next Trillion-Dollar Market

Harvard Business Review

How AI, genomics, and automation are powering biotech breakthroughs.

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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.