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How to Ask for What You Need (and get it) featuring Heather Hansen

Let's Grow Leaders

Life is full of trials, and sometimes you need a warrior spirit to overcome them. Award-winning attorney Heather Hansen has spent over twenty years fighting on the battlefields of the courts—but even in her fiercest clashes, she’s remained true to herself and her principles. She shares her journey to becoming an Elegant Warrior, and imparts the wisdom she’s learned from her decades on the bar to help you know how to ask for what you need.

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5 Reasons Why Your Middle Manager Role Is So Difficult (And What To Do About It)

Tanveer Naseer

If you’re reading this, odds are, you’re a middle manager, i.e. someone who has a boss and is a boss, who has to lead and influence from the messy middle, up, down, and across their organization. Take pride and take heart because I’m going to help with the toughest job. Click to continue reading.

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How to Become Your Boss’s Favorite Employee

Career Advancement

“If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy, and inspires your hopes.” – Andrew Carnegie. Maybe you see yourself as a consistent overachiever—someone who always gets the job done well and on time—but you still have the sneaking suspicion that you’re not one of the boss’s favorite employees. Perhaps one of your coworkers has a much stronger rapport with your boss, even though you always go above and beyond expectations.

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Developing the Best in You to Develop the Best in Others

Lead Change Blog

Whether you’re an emerging or experienced coach, whether you want to grow your own leadership skills or develop them across an entire organization, Self as Coach can help. Pamela McLean, CEO and co-founder of the Hudson Institute for Coaching, has been at the forefront of the field for the past three decades, using clinical and organizational psychology to provide the highest-quality coaching and development training to professionals in organizations and solo practice worldwide.

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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 Hidden Cost of Retaining a Bad Hire

Let's Grow Leaders

Avoid This Huge Mistake with a Bad Hire. As a human-centered leader, you might just be tempted to hold onto an obviously bad hire too long. And, holding onto a bad hire (after you’ve done all you can) is one of the biggest leadership mistakes you can make. We see so many managers hold on to false hope, increasing the agony for everyone. The Bad Hire Question I’ve Asked Hundreds of Times. “When did you know he was a bad hire?

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Scenario Planning vs. Forecasting: 6 Questions to Ask to Prepare for a Post-Pandemic Future

Leading Blog

A S WE finally start to see the light at the end of the tunnel of the catastrophic COVID-19 pandemic, many business leaders are looking for ways to better anticipate future disruptions and prepare for uncertainty ahead. There is often confusion between scenario planning and forecasting, with the terms used interchangeably and inconsistently. But these are different methods that involve specific activities, outcomes and value add.

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Capture Lessons Learned For Transformation Success

Lead Change Blog

Successful transformations are inextricably linked to organizational and individual learning. Change today typically involves defining new roles, new ways of working, and automation adoption. Learning is the key accelerator to execute and sustain the desired future state. Organizational capability to develop and continually strengthen a change management muscle is required for success in a world characterized by uncertainty.

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How do I Teach my Team Critical Thinking? (With Video)

Let's Grow Leaders

Practical Ways to Develop Critical Thinking on Your Team. “Hey Karin, I want to develop critical thinking I really do. I want to empower them and help them grow. But…you would be surprised some of the decisions they make or things they do. How do I get my team to think more strategically? #AskingFriend. What is Critical Thinking? Critical thinking is a systematic process for gathering, synthesizing, and making sense of information in order to make informed decisions. 4 Ways to Help Y

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Leading Thoughts for May 13, 2021

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. Joann Lublin on how parenting can make parents better leaders and bosses: “A high proportion of younger mothers and fathers believe that parenthood makes them better leaders, another study revealed. About 55% of parents under 35 “strongly agree” that’s true—compared with 28% of ones over 45, a 2019 survey of 1,003 individuals with and without children s

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10 Of The Best Leadership Books On Audible

Joseph Lalonde

I love sharing new books with my readers. I normally do this at the end of the month through the 5 Books Leaders Should Read In XXX. That post is still coming. However, I also wanted to recognize the power of audiobooks. Amazon’s Audible.com (You can get up to 2 free books using my affiliate […].

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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 Leadership Challenges You Must Face

Lead Change Blog

Regardless of the leadership role you play there are common challenges we all face as we seek to build an organization or guide a team. Here are 4 essential challenges to meet, the tension created in the process of facing each challenge, and the outcome we hope to achieve. The Learning Challenge. Learning is optimized when truth meets life. The world is full of theorists and visionary dreamers.

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How Do I Build a High-Performing Team (with Video)

Let's Grow Leaders

Building a High-Performing Team Takes Rhythm. In this week’s episode of Asking for a Friend, we talk with Virg Palumbo, Regional President at Kforce. A former marine, Virg is an absolute expert in creating an operating cadence to build a high-performing team. In this episode, we discuss. What an operating cadence is (and why it matters). Best practices for establishing your own operating cadence.

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Building Your Confidence as a New Leader

Kevin Eikenberry

When someone becomes a new leader (we call that the moment of moving “from bud to boss”), they embark on one of the toughest job transitions of their careers. Perhaps the toughest. Anytime we do something new, we need confidence. But especially if it is tough, confidence might be the most elusive element. The importance […]. The post Building Your Confidence as a New Leader appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Learn How To Say No

Joseph Lalonde

The more I talk to leaders from around the world, the more I discover there’s one two-letter word that leaders want to learn how to use more. These leaders say they want to learn how to say NO better. No is a powerful word. Despite its smallness, the word no says a lot. Learning the […].

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5 Ways to Improve DE&I in the Workplace

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are critical for an organization’s success. And companies that take bold action to help ensure an inclusive workplace will win every time. Discover how your company can create a culture that celebrates DE&I while achieving higher revenue and growth.

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5 Insights For the Class of 2021

Leading in Context

By Linda Fisher Thornton I have a special message for our 2021 graduates. Like 2020, this year has veered away from what we had hoped and planned. The COVID-19 pandemic is still a force in our lives that we must adapt to. And we're weary, but also hopeful that there are better times ahead. How can you start your college life or career under circumstances like these?

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Work-From-Home Burnout and Zoom Fatigue is a Lot More Complex Than You Think

Lead Change Blog

Work-from-home (WFH) burnout and Zoom fatigue have grown into serious issues recently. Sure, it’s convenient to commute from your bedroom to your home office and use videoconferences to meet. Yet doing so is also surprisingly draining, leading to burnout, disengagement, and retention challenges. Regrettably, the bulk of the efforts to address WFH burnout attempt to deal with the symptoms without dealing with the root causes.

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There are a number of major arbitration treaties and agreements in place.

General Leadership

Information Intensive Resource This divorce article is designed to be a resource youll reference throughout your divorce. If youre pressed for time, read the 1 minute synopsis. Nowadays, people can hire an attorney under a limited scope of representation agreement. This means that you get more bang for your dollar by being able to use a non-attorney such as A Peoples Choice for necessary document preparation and an attorney for any complex court hearings.

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Quotes And Leadership Lessons From Wrath Of Man

Joseph Lalonde

A Reel Leadership Article. Wrath Of Man is the 2021 revenge-thriller starring action star Jason Statham. His character, H, is on a mission. He signs up to be a security guard for a company that transports money. The job choice wasn’t by accident. He is looking for the men responsible for killing his son, Dougie (Eli Brown). Wrath Of […].

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No Ego: How Leaders Can Cut the Cost of Drama, End Entitlement and Drive Big Results

Speaker: Cy Wakeman, M.S., CSP, President, Reality-Based Leadership

Most HR leadership philosophies are grounded in two completely faulty assumptions — “change is hard” and “engagement drives results.” Those beliefs have inspired expensive attempts to keep change from being disruptive to employees. What these engagement programs actually do is create and reinforce feelings of victim-hood and leave employees unprepared to adapt to real changes that are necessary for the health and profitability of their enterprises.

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Hope Employees Will Return to the Office? Start Here.

Michael Lee Stallard

As the world opens up again following COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns, employers that were previously accustomed to a steady hum of activity in the cubicles and corridors must decide if they are going to bring people back into the office full-time, continue to allow them to work remotely, or come up with a hybrid arrangement that provides for a mix of in-office and remote work.

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Post-Quarantine Leadership Lessons

Lead Change Blog

Awkward. Unsettled. Embarrassed. All those feelings rattled around in my heart and head as I drove home—just like they did after my first job interview. First date. A conversation with someone way, way smarter than me. What prompted this reaction? My first foray into the face-to-face post-quarantine business world. I’ve been privileged to be able to spend the last year working from home.

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Therefore, entries relating to hypothecation agreement were cancelled.

General Leadership

The following lease agreement disclosures and addendums are not required by Arizona law in residential lease agreements, but either help reduce future conflicts with tenants or reduce legal liability for landlords. Arizona tenancy law requires that landlords provide notice about resources available to tenants as part of the rental process. In Arizona, the landlord must inform the tenant (in the lease or separately) that the Arizona Residential Landlord and Tenant Act is available online at the A

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The Intersection of Change Management and Design Thinking

Change Starts Here

I’ve recently partnered with DesignThinkers Group, USA to explore how the disciplines of Design Thinking and Change Management can expand the impact of both. This Venn diagram highlights some of the similarities and differences between Design Thinking and Change Management. I’ll explore these at a high level below.

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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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Reflections on the Way Home After Visiting a Dying Friend

Leadership Freak

We’re returning to Pennsylvania after visiting my friend Cy. He’s dying. You can’t predict these things but it’s a matter of weeks, not months. I’m glad we made the trip.

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Opportunities Have Expiration Dates – Remarkable TV

Kevin Eikenberry

Opportunities have expiration dates. I saw this quote recently, and I wish I could remember who/where to attribute this quote to because I instantly loved it. There is a lot of truth in it. Let’s think about opportunity for a minute… Have you ever missed an opportunity because you were unaware of it? Have you […]. The post Opportunities Have Expiration Dates – Remarkable TV appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Any legal agreement is only as good as your ability to enforce it.

General Leadership

Hire purchase is a form of asset finance which is commonly used to acquire new equipment or vehicles. One of the key benefits is that it helps organisations to expand or upgrade by spreading the cost of purchasing new assets and easing the impact on cash flow. Many hire purchase and conditional sale agreements include Payment Protection Insurance (PPI).

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Coherence and Confusion with decision making and planning

Mike Cardus

With planning and decision-making, things get confusing. You often feel that you know the variables, then – BOOM – something causes confusion and uncertainty of what to do or how to resolve the challenge. The journey with work complexity is coherence and holding multiple coherent concepts together to make sense of where you are and what progress looks like.

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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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Pessimism and Optimism: How to Rise above Pothole Management

Leadership Freak

Pessimists can’t lead. They worry about things that won’t work. They don’t try things. But teams lose trust in eternal optimists. Optimistic plans seldom work.

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How to Provide Connection Equity in a Hybrid World

Next Level Blog

Last week I wrote that as we quickly move to hybrid and remote work arrangements, leaders will need to be mindful, creative and deliberate in creating approaches to work that leave everyone feeling valued and essential. This week I want to build on that post by offering three strategies that foster what I could see us calling “connection equity.” By connection equity, I mean that everyone on a team or an organization has equal opportunities to feel connected to and included in the work no matter

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Lack of having written contract or agreement will end up in misunderstandings.

General Leadership

Although there has been a great deal of discussion about Canadas Paris COP 21 pledge to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions at least 30 percent below 2005 levels by 2030, there has been little detailed public analysis of the economic and fiscal impacts on Canadas oil and gas sector of complying with the Paris agreement. Article 6 of the climate deal opens the door to voluntary agreements where emissions-reduction measures in one country can be credited to another.

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The Power of Storytelling

leaderCommunicator

A good story brings ideas to life and inspires listeners to imagine themselves in the storyteller’s place as events unfold and lessons are learned. The vicarious experiences audiences feel when hearing stories can build an emotional connection – sensory details, actions and language that are part of a good story make the message memorable and impactful.

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How to Write OKRs: 45 Effective Examples

Discover how to align everyday employee priorities with company goals. 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. Show employees how they contribute to the larger mission.