October, 2022

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Performance Review: How to respond to frustrating or lazy performance feedback

Let's Grow Leaders

Speak Up to Get Better Feedback in Your Next Performance Review. A few years ago, I wrote “Avoid These Infuriating Phrases in End-of-Year Feedback” to encourage managers to stop making stupid comments when giving a performance review.

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How Leaders Can Energize Collaboration And Drive Long-Term Goal Success

Tanveer Naseer

With the arrival of Fall, it’s only natural that leaders are shifting their focus towards what needs to be done to complete those goals they set out for their team at the start of the year. But this time of year also presents an important opportunity for leaders to energize.

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No Routine Decisions

Leading in Context

By Linda Fisher Thornton As a leadup to a keynote I'm doing for the Michigan Association of School Boards, I was invited to submit a feature article for their fall issue of the MASB LeaderBoard.

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Three Essential Rules for Influencing Your Colleagues

Next Level Blog

One of the big differences between leaders who shape the bigger picture for a company and those that hit a ceiling and stay stuck in their functional roles is that the big picture leaders are way better at influencing their colleagues.

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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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Top Leading Executive Search Firms: Reasons to Use and How to Choose the Best One for You

N2Growth Blog

Best-in-class organizations require best-in-class leaders because nothing impacts a company’s trajectory more than the people in executive positions.

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25 Real World Ways to Lower Stress without Medication or Meditation

Leadership Freak

How do you lower stress? Stress Leading Leadership Development stress relieving activities

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Steve Curtin | Creating Purpose At Work Through Revelation Conversation

Tanveer Naseer

No matter which industry your organization operates it, there’s a pretty high chance that you’re grappling with how to motivate and engage your employees in the daily work they do.

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Get News Closer to the Source

Leading in Context

By Linda Fisher Thornton We have a "spin" problem in the media and it's out of control. Unfortunately, many media channels have decided that clicks, and the dollars they generate, are more important than journalistic integrity.

Ethics 283
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How to Get Your Team to Think Like You

Next Level Blog

It’s interesting to me how trends come in waves when I coach executives. Lately, the trend has been leaders asking, “How do I get my team to think like me?” The question has come from members of senior leadership teams, individual senior executives, and mid-level leaders.

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Leading is a Lonely Job

Kevin Eikenberry

Leading is a lonely job. If you have been in any sort of leadership role you know that is true. It’s funny that a role that we perhaps aspired to, and one that may have some cache’ and even leave others a bit envious could be lonely. But it is. Let’s talk about why that […].

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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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If You Hate Small Talk Read This

Leadership Freak

Small talk creates advantage. You harm yourself, limit opportunities, and frustrate your career when you avoid polite conversations. Who enjoys more opportunity? The person who avoids people or the person who gets to… Continue reading → Leading

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When Leading Through Change, Inspect What You Expect (With Curiosity and Compassion)

Let's Grow Leaders

When you’re leading change, it takes more than a strong plan, implemented well to succeed. It’s also vital to inspect that the actions and behaviors you THINK matter most are having the IMPACT you expect. Everyone’s On Board, and We’re Still Struggling!

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Learn To Anticipate And Solve Problems Before They Happen

Tanveer Naseer

Being able to anticipate and solve problems is the mark of a great leader. In the business world, this could involve making smart investments, hiring and promoting the right leaders, or reading the global market and avoiding major losses.

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Transdisciplinary Thinking Leads to Better Decisions

Leading in Context

By Linda Fisher Thornton There's a problem that people don't talk about often enough. In the quest to understand things, we have divided up content and areas of science and our world in general into categories that we label (like biology, art, and psychology for example) and think of as separate.

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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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5 Powerful Ways Having Positive Attitude Can Be A Game Changer

Lead from Within

Business is hard these days. Markets are volatile, morale is low, and the world faces new challenges daily. In times like this, it’s easy to fall into a slump. But as a leader, you set the tone, and it’s important to create positivity.

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Do I Have to Like My Teammates?

Kevin Eikenberry

No one works on an island. Even if you do literally work on an island, you don’t work alone – you still have colleagues and teammates. The question I am often asked is “Do I have to like my teammates?” Have to? Probably not.

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Saturday Sage: 10 Ways to Get Serious about Skylarking

Leadership Freak

Conventional wisdom says use time efficiently. But wisdom is unconventional sometimes. When efficiency excludes skylarking, it’s foolish. People say do everything you can to get the most done in the shortest amount of… Continue reading → Saturday Sage Leadership Development

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How to Leverage Your Skills with the Most Valuable Leadership Practice

Let's Grow Leaders

What’s your most valuable leadership practice? At the start of our work together, we’ll ask leaders and managers around the world for their most valuable leadership practice.

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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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6 Ways To Improve Your Business Website

Tanveer Naseer

If you have a business website, it might surprise you to learn that it probably needs work. No matter how good you believe your website is, there’s almost always room for improvement. Not sure where to start? Here are six ways to improve your business website. Look into hiring.

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Leading the Return to In-Person Work: 5 Perspectives

Leading in Context

By Linda Fisher Thornton This week I am sharing 5 interesting articles that tackle the challenge of leading the process of returning to in-person work. They each share a slightly different perspective. As a reminder, there are many human issues to consider beyond just keeping people well as we learn to live with COVID-19, and I discussed some of them in a previous post. Below are 5 additional resources, each highlighting issues to consider as you lead the return to the office this fall.

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Leadership Lessons From A 200-Mile Ragnar Relay Race

Joseph Lalonde

A few months ago, I was approached by a local pastor to do something crazy. He had put together a team of runners to run the Ragnar Michigan relay. This run takes runners from Muskegon, Mi to Traverse City, Mi for a 200-ish mile run. The Dogman Bounty Runners At The Finish Of Ragnar 2022 Michigan.

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The Best Way To Break A Bad Leadership Habit Quickly And Permanently

Lead from Within

Anyone who’s tried to break a bad habit knows how hard it is. And the older we get and the longer our habits persist, the harder it gets. Most of us in leadership have at least one bad professional habit. Maybe you check your messages constantly.

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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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3 Practical Lessons from Taking Cold Showers

Leadership Freak

I’ve been taking cold showers for a couple years. My practice has evolved. Even if you’re smart enough to reject cold showers, these lessons will be useful. Begin warm: My cold shower journey… Continue reading → Leading

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How to Be an Inclusive Leader with Jennifer Brown

Let's Grow Leaders

What does it mean, practically, to be an inclusive leader? And what happens to your business, team, and leadership when you embark on the journey?

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How To Make A Personal Connection With Your Customers In A Contactless Culture

Tanveer Naseer

It is paramount for small businesses to keep up with the evolving beast of online shopping. Many people today are looking for an easy and convenient way to buy all kinds of products without having to go into a store or interact with others. The age old saying “the customer. Click to continue reading.

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Equipping Leaders and Employees to Manage Polarizing Issues in the Workplace

leaderCommunicator

Companies and their leaders are facing increasing pressure today to speak out on political and societal issues.

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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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How To Make Failure A Regular Part Of Your Life

Joseph Lalonde

You probably don’t remember your early years of trying to walk. You’d push yourself up, stumble around, and then fall flat on your bum. Maybe you even cried a bit.

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12 Powerful Ways Leaders Can Help Their Team Be More Successful

Lead from Within

Great leaders know they have the power to influence their team’s success. They understand that truly great leadership is about building people up, trusting and empowering them to give their best for a shared goal.

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Anyone Can Learn to Lead

Leadership Freak

Stop saying, “I’m just not good at that.” If you aren’t good at leadership, learn to lead. Don’t cower behind, “I’m not wired that way.” Learn to lead from the genetic platform you… Continue reading → Leadership Development Leading Growth taking responsibility

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How to Ask Powerful Questions for More Connection and Engagement

Let's Grow Leaders

How to Ask Powerful Questions for More Connection and Engagement. A few months ago, I had Chad Littlefield on Asking for a Friend talking about the art of powerful questions. Specifically, the importance of shifting WHY questions to WHAT and HOW questions for more connection and engagement. .

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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.