February, 2023

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Leadership Sketchbook: 7 Keys to Mastering the Art of Leading

RapidStart Leadership

Taking a cue from master artists, a leadership sketchbook may be just the thing we need to master the art of leadership; here's how. The post Leadership Sketchbook: 7 Keys to Mastering the Art of Leading appeared first on RapidStart Leadership.

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Matrix Organization: Powerful Questions to Reduce Angst and Build Trust

Let's Grow Leaders

To Foster Better Collaboration in a Matrix Organization Keep the Conversation Flowing When we ask senior leaders of our global clients about the biggest source of conflict and frustration in their companies, the answer is almost always the same.

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10 Years of Top Posts: Leading in Context Blog

Leading in Context

By Linda Fisher Thornton This week I’m sharing The Last 10 Years of Top Posts on the Leading in Context Blog. It’s a time capsule of the issues you thought were most important over the last 10 years.

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How to Bounce Forward When Life Throws You a Curve

Leading Blog

T HE SCOTTISH POET Robert Burns wrote, “The best-laid schemes of mice and men often go awry,” in a poem to a mouse whose nest was disrupted by the plow. The implication is that things rarely go just the way we want. Disruptions fall all along the spectrum from “the whatever” to “the paralyzing.”

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HR Playbook: How Paycor Helps You Manage Compliance Risk

There are few certainties in life. Death. Taxes. Changing compliance laws. Keeping up is a full-time job many companies can’t staff. That’s why finding the right HR provider is critical. Learn how Paycor helps you stay ahead. Download the guide today!

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Why Compassion In Leadership Is Critical To Your Organization’s Success

Tanveer Naseer

It seems like every day there’s another news report of yet another company mandating employees return to their office, another report of new findings about the consequences of rising employee anxiety and burnout, and more reports warning about the ever impending arrival of another economic downturn.

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My Ultimate Ten Point Guide to Personal Time Management Tactics and Strategies

Next Level Blog

In more than 20 years of executive coaching, I long ago lost count of the number of conversations I’ve been in about the challenges of personal time management. A quick count today of 15 years of my blog posts suggests that I’ve written on the topic at least a couple of dozen times.

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One vital way to ensure your team’s busy day leads to better results

Let's Grow Leaders

From Counting to Quality: Help Your Busy Team Work Smarter Last week, we talked about meaningful metrics , focusing on the game, not the score, and identifying and isolating the daily habits most likely to lead to success.

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How to Create a Culture of Change Acceptance

QAspire

As an organizational system grows complex, it hardens through processes, beliefs, mindsets, legacy decisions and culture. However, most change in complex organizations is implemented with a short-term focus on results. Let’s do this differently and we get that.

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Leading Thoughts for February 2, 2023

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.

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What are the Five Dysfunctions of a Team and Why Do They Matter?

Sales Wolf Blog

The two following forces have the greatest influence on the trajectory of your team and organization: Who you hire. How effectively your team works together.

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Investing in HR Software: How to Get Internal Buy-in

Buying HR software is a major decision. That’s why finding the right provider based on your needs and ensuring key decision makers are on board is vital. Download Paycor’s guide for tips to address common concerns across your buying committee.

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5 Steps For Successfully Addressing Change From The Inside Out

Tanveer Naseer

Navigating change is a reality every leader has to face, and yet despite this truth, 70% of change initiatives end in failure. While we might think this high failure rate reflects a technical deficiency in leaders, Erika Andersen, my guest for this episode of my “Leadership Biz Cafe” podcast, makes. Click to continue reading Navigating change is a reality every leader has to face, and yet despite this truth, 70% of change initiatives end in failure.

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3 Emotional Intelligence Practices for Busy Leaders

Leadership Freak

Emotional intelligence is rocket fuel for competent, intelligent leaders. CEOs, on average, have the lowest EQ scores in the workplace.” Emotional Intelligence 2.0 Five components of emotional intelligence. “… the most effective leaders… Continue reading → Leading

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How Do I Change My Reputation as a Leader? (Asking for a Friend)

Let's Grow Leaders

To Change Your Reputation Set Human-Centered Goals and Stick With It It can be super challenging to move beyond the stories of the past that affect your leadership reputation. We all have mishaps from the past that haunt us. Leadership is never handled. We’re always in progress.

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Three Ways to Get and Keep Your Colleagues’ Buy-In

Next Level Blog

One of the great truths of life is that things never stay the same. It doesn’t matter if it’s a good thing or a bad thing; it’s going to change. It’s just as true in your professional life as it is in your personal life.

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The HR Leader’s Guide to Recruiting & Hiring

62% of Paycor survey respondents say we’re in a permanent talent shortage. By 2030, we’ll see more jobs than workers (BCG). Download Paycor’s guide to learn how to write killer job descriptions, make better hiring decisions and evaluate candidates.

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Upshift: How to Turn Pressure into Performance and Crisis into Creativity

Leading Blog

P ROBLEMS come our way. They always do. And too little of the associated stress is not good. We become disengaged, demotivated, and unfulfilled. But with too much stress we become overloaded, and we just feel like shutting down. But in between is the Challenge Zone.

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The Peace Imperative

Leading in Context

By Linda Fisher Thornton "Global Peace Index 2022 results show that the average level of global peacefulness deteriorated by 0.03%.

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The Five Biggest Cyber Security Risks

Tanveer Naseer

With tech, finance, and other industries feeding off each other, the risks that are involved have increased. Data has become a central component to business. It is quite valuable, both as a company resource and as an asset to sell. When you are in business, you probably work on a. Click to continue reading Guest Posts

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The Dark Night of the Soul

Leadership Freak

Everyone descends into the dark night of the soul a time or two or three. Some absorb the darkness. Others rise. This post is about the difference. The difference between everyday blues and… Continue reading → Encouragement Leadership Development Leading discouragement

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How to Lead Blue-Collar Teams

Discover the COR Leadership Framework for Blue-Collar and Hourly Workers. Download Paycor's guide today!

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How Leaders Make Business Metrics Meaningful

Let's Grow Leaders

Meaningful Business Metrics Aren’t About the Number When it comes to business metrics, there’s a secret that top-performing leaders understand, but might not tell you aloud: “Your customer doesn’t care about your internal scorecard.”

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FIND NEW CONTENT AND EVENT OPTIONS AT MY EFFECTIVE LEADERS WEBSITE!

Great Results Team Building

The longer I work with teams and help organizations with events and experiences to improve their culture and productivity, the more clear it has become to me that TEAMWORK, TEAM BUILDING, MORALE, and WORKPLACE CULTURE are all symptoms of leadership.

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LeadershipNow 140: February 2023 Compilation

Leading Blog

Here are a selection of tweets from February 2023 that you will want to check out: Five Beliefs To Toss Aside To Grow Your Leadership by @TerriKlass 6 Leadership Tips for Not Being a Jerk at Work by @JenniferVMiller Why One Conversation a Day Is Essential for Us Humans by @DrNickMorgan PODCAST: How to Coach Leaders to Be More Effective via @CliftonStrength Companies that change the game can change the world via @stratandbiz Want to Make a Career Change?

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Building an Ethical Culture (Part 1)

Leading in Context

By Linda Fisher Thornton After I published “Prevention or Cure: Your Choice” about reducing ethical risk and creating a positive culture a reader asked for more information about the business case for prevention. Here are some compelling reasons why the prevention approach is a better business decision than waiting for ethical problems and applying a “cure” after the organization is already in trouble.

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3 Leadership Behaviors that Drive Loyalty & Engagement

Nothing motivates employees more than a great boss. Learn how to be one. Download your guide today!

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25 Examples of Employee Appreciation and Recognition Messages

Lead from Within

As an executive leadership coach, I am a passionate advocate for honoring the people who work hard, persevere, and show dedication and loyalty. I truly believe that these qualities deserve recognition and appreciation.

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7 Relationship Building Rules for Results-Driven Leaders

Leadership Freak

Relationship building is the difference between getting stuff done and being a leader. Results are the cake. Relationship building heats the oven. Relationship building is the heart of success. Community contributes to flourishing.…

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Leading for Courage and Hope 200th Episode

Let's Grow Leaders

Here we are! I have been looking forward to this episode for months, seeing it on the editorial calendar. Because it is the 200th episode of Leadership Without Losing Your Soul!

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5 Ways Hustle Culture Is Killing Us

Joseph Lalonde

As we approach the new year, I want to touch on a topic that’s bothered me for a long time. That’s the topic of hustle culture. Culture tells us that we need to hustle. What is the idea behind hustle? Hustle culture tells us that we work constantly.

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The ABM Benchmark Survey

ABM gets better with age — but unfortunately, marketers don't have the luxury of pouring it into an oak barrel for a couple decades to let it mature. It’s clear there’s a maturity gap in ABM strategies, so how can marketers start closing it?

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First Look: Leadership Books for February 2023

Leading Blog

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in February 2023 curated just for you. Be sure to check out the other great titles being offered this month. Culture Is the Way : How Leaders at Every Level Build an Organization for Speed, Impact, and Excellence by Matt Mayberry Former NFL Pro, world-renowned keynote speaker, and management consultant Matt Mayberry delivers an incisive and hands-on blueprint to employee engagement and peak productivity.

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Teach Every Child These 5 Things

Leading in Context

By Linda Fisher Thornton Our successful shared future depends on how we raise children now, as they will become our future leaders. There is no way to know which children will be the ones to solve the problems our current leaders are unwilling and/or unable to solve in the future. How we teach and inspire them now will impact their ability to interact with others and lead others in ethical ways.

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This Is How The Best Leaders Bring Out The Best In Others

Lead from Within

Most people think of leadership in terms of influence and power. As an executive leadership coach, I have spent a significant amount of time coaching leaders around the world in learning the truth.

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The Cure for Fear

Leadership Freak

The trouble with fear is sometimes it helps and sometimes it stabs you in the back. Helpful fear tells you to obey the speed limit because the cops are out on holidays. But… Continue reading → Courage Fear Leading Boldness courage fear Leadership Development

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How to Write OKRs: 45 Effective Examples

Many companies are embracing objectives and key results (OKRs) as the best practice for committing to goals and following through. Objectives are outcomes that reflect current company priorities. Each employee should write OKRs that roll up to larger company goals.