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Pause to Lead Better

Skip Prichard

Power of the Pause. In today’s fast-paced, frenetic world, leaders must rediscover a forgotten competency that can improve performance, strengthen relationships, and reduce stress. Charles Fred shares the power of the pause in his book, The 24 Hour Rule. It’s a short book with a powerful message. Charles Fred is a bestselling author and serial entrepreneur.

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Mrs. McKinley & the Quest for Excellence

Lead Change Blog

My first lesson in the quest for excellence came in the 3rd grade. At the end of 2nd grade, we all found out who our teachers would be for the next year. I drew Mrs. McKinley. She was the tough one. I fretted about that all summer long. My mother said that she was sure Mrs. McKinley would be nice. But “everybody” at school knew that Mrs. McKinley was the tough one.

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How To Remain a Balanced Leader

N2Growth Blog

Most high-performing leaders concern themselves with that which other people value most and if they do it well those leaders usually climb the corporate ladder fast. We have produced an order which is designed to reward these natural hierarchies and sometimes leaders become disillusioned in the process, they hit the summit of success, and that’s where teams and organizations can start to suffer.

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A Reminder in Leading People – The Speed of Change is Relative

Ron Edmondson

This is a reminder to leaders who are attempting to lead change. If you miss this one principle you can greatly damage the effectiveness of change or even your reputation as a leader in the change. It’s simple, but it is powerful. Huge. Here it is: The speed of change is always relative. See, I told you – simple. No rocket science here, but you must understand this when leading people through a change process.

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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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Great Leadership Qualities

Career Advancement

“Leaders aren’t born, they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work. And that’s the price we’ll have to pay to achieve that goal, or any goal.” —Vince Lombardi. Renae Asks: I’m trying to use my time wisely, and that means being strategic in the leadership training opportunities I pursue, as well as the ones I set up for the team I manage.

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Don’t Let Limited Perspective Destroy Your Team

Let's Grow Leaders

Limited perspective traps leaders and drives apart teams Recently, I’ve watched an organization of passionate and caring people disintegrate. The limited perspective of leaders and team members has frustrated communication and problem solving. They’ve devolved into camps of us vs them. It […]. The post Don’t Let Limited Perspective Destroy Your Team appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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How To Develop Yourself As A Transformational Leader

Tanveer Naseer

The following is a guest piece by Nancy Chavira. Transformational leadership is an innovative way of leading others within a company. It’s different to other forms of leadership in that it encourages self-growth, ultimately for the betterment of the business. Without being a prime role model for colleagues and people. Click to continue reading.

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Quotes And Leadership Lessons From Team Foxcatcher

Joseph Lalonde

Team Foxcatcher is a Netflix original documentary. This film documents the rise and fall of Team Foxcatcher as the founder, John du Pont, descends into madness. John du Pont, of the famous du Pont family, founded Team Foxcatcher due to his love of wrestling and wanting to help bring the United States a title. There […] The post Quotes And Leadership Lessons From Team Foxcatcher appeared first on Joseph Lalonde.

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How to Hold a Team Mastermind Problem Solving Meeting

Let's Grow Leaders

Nothing beats a great mastermind group to challenge your thinking, spark new ideas, and help you grow. Most of the time, we think of these mastermind groups as people from different organizations with similar levels of ambition and experience who meet to […]. The post How to Hold a Team Mastermind Problem Solving Meeting appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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The Complexity of Ethical Thinking and Decision Making (Part 3)

Leading in Context

Embracing Complexity is Part of Leadership Complexity has become a way of life. To make ethical decisions, we must embrace it and incorporate it into our thinking process. That means digging in to issues until we understand their multiple dimensions, connections and contradictions. It means being intentional about decision making and avoiding making snap judgments.

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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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How To Remain a Balanced Leader

N2Growth Blog

Most high-performing leaders concern themselves with that which other people value most and if they do it well those leaders usually climb the corporate ladder fastest. We have created an order, particularly in western societies, which is designed to reward the natural business hierarchies we see across our corporate landscape. Sometimes leaders become disillusioned in the process of climbing the corporate, and when they hit the summit this is where teams and organisations can start to suffer.

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5 Powerful Benefits Of Becoming A More Confident Leader

Joseph Lalonde

EVERY person is a leader in some capacity or context: in your family, in situations at work or school, in your community… in virtually every sphere of life. That is because, in the famous words of leadership guru John C. Maxwell, leadership is about one life influencing another. We ALL do that. The question is […] The post 5 Powerful Benefits Of Becoming A More Confident Leader appeared first on Joseph Lalonde.

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Achieving Goals: Five Ways to Make Your Dreams a Reality

RapidStart Leadership

How do we make achieving goals actually happen? The 28th of July was huge for me. I had been chasing a goal for nearly a year, and was doing my best to make it a reality. On that particular Sunday, after months of effort, it happened. What was the … Achieving Goals: Five Ways to Make Your Dreams a Reality Read More ». The post Achieving Goals: Five Ways to Make Your Dreams a Reality appeared first on RapidStart Leadership.

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Tips for Navigating Through a Job Transition

Lead Change Blog

In recent months, I have coached a couple of individuals as they each transitioned to a new role in a different organization. While they are exceptionally good at what they do and have been picked up by the organizations because of their subject matter expertise, the individuals needed help in coping with their anxiety about the new job. In the transition phase, the feeling of anxiety and uncertainty is normal.

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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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Why Training and Development = Success All Round

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post from Royston Guest: Growing and developing is a two-way partnership between the individual and the business. I think of it as a ‘soft contract’, the rules of engagement for how both parties can achieve maximum value from the relationship. If you are able to link your personal and professional growth to the organisation, you are more likely to stay and participate at a higher level through increased commitment and loyalty.

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The Beauty Of Silence

Joseph Lalonde

I’ve found myself bombarded by constant noise. From podcasts to audiobooks to music… My life constantly has background noise. I don’t mind the noise. I love hearing the melodic music or learning in automobile university. However, I made a conscious decision when I returned from a meeting with Concept A. I chose to let the […] The post The Beauty Of Silence appeared first on Joseph Lalonde.

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The Ice Cream Question – Remarkable TV

Kevin Eikenberry

In a daily email that I send, I asked everyone to send me their favorite ice cream flavors. And I learned A LOT about ice cream – particularly that there are lots of flavors, people LOVE ice cream and they are very particular about what and why they like it. But I also learned a […]. The post The Ice Cream Question – Remarkable TV appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Company Asset Management

Lead Change Blog

For small and large businesses to thrive, they must have inventory. Also, they need long-term investment that is used to produce income. Computers, tools of the trade, vehicles, and buildings are the best examples of fixed assets. In a nutshell, a fixed asset is anything that a company buys intending to use for more than one year. The challenge that most companies encounter is in deciding what to do when it is time to get rid of assets.

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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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Culture Is Your Job

Engaging Leader

Culture eats strategy for breakfast. ~ Attributed to the late Peter Drucker; popularized in 2006 by Mark Fields, former CEO of Ford A mid-level professional gave a presentation to a group of vice-presidents of the company where he works. He sprinkled in some of his trademark humor, which usually gets a positive response from […].

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Daily Habits of the Most Successful Leaders

Lead from Within

Successful leaders don’t get where they are by accident but by being intentional about their daily actions. They know it’s their habits—that is, the choices they make every day—that will contribute to who they are and how successful they can become. If you want to emulate the most successful leaders, the best way is to adopt their habits and apply them consistently.

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How you can encourage creativity in your team

Persuasive Powerhouse

Creativity makes your business go ‘round! As a leader it’s important to encourage your team and others around you to innovate. Despite those who claim they aren’t creative, its one of those things called “latent potential” that can be coaxed out of almost anyone. So, when someone tells you they aren’t creative, don’t buy their story. As a leader you can help them to bring out their own latent imagination and contribute to changing the work of your organization, one new idea at a time.

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The Two Sources of Workplace Toxicity – and How You Can Address Them

Kevin Eikenberry

The levels of workplace toxicity vary greatly from a mild irritant to a deadly cancer that threatens organizational success. The concern about workplace toxicity has never been greater, yet as it becomes more prevalent, people tend to accept it as normal. It needs not be accepted or expected, but in order to root it out, […]. The post The Two Sources of Workplace Toxicity – and How You Can Address Them appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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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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How to Survive and Thrive in Imperfect Organizations

Leadership Freak

You’re surrounded by imperfection. Everyone has a handful of strengths and a bucketful of weaknesses. If strengths smelled like warm cookies and weaknesses smelled like wet dog, everyone would stink.

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How to Build a Team That Resolves Conflict Effectively

Lead from Within

Many leaders make the mistake of thinking they have to resolve every conflict—especially those that affect their team. But the best leaders know that is not the case, they learn to empower their employees by guiding them, giving them the resources they need and incentivizing them to work things out on their own. Here are six simple techniques to foster healthy conflict resolution within your office: Lead by example.

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If You’re Only Transmitting You’re Not Influencing

Next Level Blog

As I’ve written here before , effective leadership communications involves two distinct activities – transmitting and receiving. You can think of it like a two-way radio or a smartphone. They only work when they both transmit and receive. For your leadership communications to be inspirational and influential, you need to do both as well. Too many people in leadership roles overemphasize the transmission and underemphasize the reception.

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Your One-Stop Shop for New Leaders

Kevin Eikenberry

Every organization of any size needs to address how they will prepare and support their new and front-line leaders. Some have solid strategies, some do something, but far too many take a “hope and pray” approach. Leaving new leader development to chance is like hoping and praying with no action or support. Whether you are […]. The post Your One-Stop Shop for New Leaders appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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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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How Humility Serves You Well

Leadership Freak

I sent the following text message to a leader I’m mentoring. He’s scheduled for a job interview and I thought I’d give him something to think about.

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The Smart Side of Rewards and Recognition

QAspire

Appreciating people at the right time and in a meaningful way is the fuel that keeps them going. With automated work processes, real time metrics and sophisticated HR technology available, it is easier than ever before to recognize people for their efforts in the right direction. Rewards that tap into an individual’s intrinsic motivation are real rewards.

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8 Tips for Women Who Want to Break Into Tech without Experience

Women on Business

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Stop The Late-Night Emails

LDRLB

There was a time, many many years ago, when taking our work home with us was a clear sign that we were overwhelmed. It wasn’t a badge of honor, but rather a label that you couldn’t get all your work done at work. Or even worse, it was a sign that your company couldn’t properly delegate tasks and was overwhelming their employees. Before that, it was basically impossible to take your work home with you, save for a few papers hastily tucked into a brief case.

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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.