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Resourcefulness Matters: How to Help Your Team Be More Resourceful

Let's Grow Leaders

7 Ways to Encourage Your Team to Be More Resourceful. What does it mean to be resourceful? Our favorite definition of resourceful is, “The ability to find quick and clever ways to overcome difficulties.” Quick and clever. Overcome difficulties. Who doesn’t need more of that on their team right now? And yet during times of stress, ambiguity, and change , when you need your team to be THE MOST resourceful, some managers clamp down, insist on the old ways of doing things, and slow

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Why Content Isn’t King in Leadership Communications

Leading Blog

S OME of my executive clients believe, instinctively, that content is king. They maintain that “useful information” is a crucial driver of effective leadership—that their job is primarily to educate and inform their teams with facts and figures. As a result of this information-centric mindset, these leaders: Read the content on PowerPoint pages but don’t explain why it matters.

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Adam Bryant On The Challenges Leaders Need To Master To Succeed At Leadership

Tanveer Naseer

If you enjoy reading interviews of CEOs sharing what shapes their understanding and approach to leadership, chances are you’ve probably read one of the over 500 interviews Adam Bryant wrote for his popular New York Times column, “Corner Office”. I’ve been an avid reader of Adam’s column for many, many. Click to continue reading.

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Seeing Past Our Point of View

Leading in Context

By Linda Fisher Thornton Have you noticed the steady increase in the complexity of navigating our daily lives? It feels like we have too many choices, too much information, and not enough time. More information and more choices would be great if we had the time to research and decide, but the reality is that it's difficult and time consuming to sort out which information is reliable and which is not.

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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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Inspired to Inspire with Lance Tanaka

Let's Grow Leaders

Leaders who want to inspire others need inspiration themselves. That inspiration is your purpose. Join us for a conversation with former Pepsi Cola and Cole Haan executive Lance Tanaka to learn how you can identify your gifting, find your passion, and build the discipline to take the steps that will help you achieve your dream. Get inspired to inspire in this heartfelt episode.

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What Does Equitable Leadership Look Like?

Leading Blog

D URING the pandemic, one of us became a bit of a Star Trek fan. Minal was never really into science fiction, but she ran out of shows to watch and found herself intrigued when Stacey Abrams, who is famously a Trekkie, said that Voyager was her favorite Star Trek show, even though Deep Space Nine is considered the political allegory. Still, Abrams cited Voyager, and we can’t help thinking it was because of Captain Janeway.

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Things To Consider While Making Leadership Decisions

Joseph Lalonde

We can make decisions in a vacuum. It is easy to dismiss others around us or their ideas. We do this in our homes. We do it in our businesses. And this hurts our effectiveness. Today, I want us to look at a few things to consider when making leadership decisions. This will help you […].

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How Do You Create Customer Loyalty? (Video with Shep Hyken)

Let's Grow Leaders

Your Most Important Customer Loyalty Metric: Do Your Customers Come Back. In this week’s Asking for a Friend, I talk with Shep Hyken, author of I’ll Be Back , discusses how to build customer loyalty and getting customers to come back again and again. The Basic’s of Customer Loyalty. Karin and Shep talk about how they first met a decade ago while they were both keynoting the International Customer Service Association Conference. 2:40 Shep discusses his current book and the impor

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REWIRE Your Thinking And Transform Your Life

Lead Change Blog

The truth is, you have the ability to create lasting change in your life. You always have a choice; you are not stuck or bound by a fixed set of capacity or capability. Changing your life requires a change in thinking. . REWIRE is an acronym for Reflect | Experiment | Write | Investigate | Revise | Expand — a structured yet playful approach that integrates and reinforces new ways of thinking, being, and doing — all in service of increasing cognitive flexibility and creating meaningful, lasting c

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How to Coach for SMART Goals

Next Level Blog

This past Saturday, I had the privilege of sharing an auditorium with dozens of motivated young college men from the HBCU North Carolina Central University and other institutions. I know they were motivated because they showed up at 8:30 am on a Saturday morning for the Durham Success Summit’s (DSS) annual flagship event. They then spent the day in conversation with President Obama’s former aide and “body man”, Reggie Love ; learning how to build their personal brands, getting career development

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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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The Year Of Continued Fatigue

Joseph Lalonde

2020 was the year of COVID-19. I believe it was also the year of fatigue. So many leaders have been challenged, beat down, and talked down to because of the COVID-19 virus. They’ve become beat-up, worn-down versions of their old selves. Then comes the year 2021. Things are looking better in terms of COVID-19. People […].

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Put One Big Rock on Your Calendar

Leadership Freak

The end of this week is your last opportunity to put a big rock on next week’s calendar. Once day-to-day urgencies appear, they prevent you from accomplishing important tasks.

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Join Me Live This Week

Kevin Eikenberry

I know where I will be all week. From 10 am until about 6 pm ET Monday through Friday, I will be live online teaching, having conversations with 40 leadership and professional development experts (including best-selling authors, business leaders and even a Super Bowl Champion), and interacting with an audience live. This will be live […]. The post Join Me Live This Week appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Interview with Kathy Caprino Published in Forbes

Michael Lee Stallard

Recently, I had the opportunity to speak with Forbes senior contributor and career coach Kathy Caprino about a topic that’s on a lot of employers’ minds these days: how to prevent your firm from being negatively impacted by the “Great Resignation.” . We talked about what’s driving employees to quit, the types of work cultures that are most engaging, and how to create the type of work environment that people don’t want to leave.

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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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Leadership Communication Training: Expectations v. Reality | Rainmaker

Sales Wolf Blog

Smart CEOs, managers, and leaders are relentless in improving their team’s communication skills because they understand the value of strong team communication including higher productivity, higher profitability, and reduced stress. With these expected outcomes in mind, leaders everywhere seek effective leadership communication training. Leadership communication is a skill set that can be learned, but it requires time and effort to develop effective management communication training programs for

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Four Dumb Things Smart Leaders Do That Hinder Employee Engagement

Leadership Freak

I was reminded, during a recent team meeting, that successful leadership is often about simple practices and straight-forward behaviors. If leadership practices are complicated, you’re doing it wrong.

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Bingeing for Your Future

Kevin Eikenberry

It used to be that watching TV meant watching it live. Then we had VHS recorders where we could watch something later (if you could set it up). Then came DVRs, which made it easier, and you could store more shows than you could ever watch. Now we have streaming – and the true advent […]. The post Bingeing for Your Future appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Quotes And Leadership Lessons From Cry Macho

Joseph Lalonde

A Reel Leadership Article. Cry Macho is the new Clint Eastwood movie. It stars Clint as cowboy Mike Milo. He’s old and well past his prime in the cowboy circuit. Due to a favor owed to rodeo promoter Howard Polk (Dwight Yoakam), Mike agrees to go to Mexico to pick up Howard’s estranged son, Rafo (Eduardo Minett). The journey […].

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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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How to Run a Modern Business

Tanveer Naseer

In an increasingly competitive business world, it helps to put processes in place to allow your company to truly stand out. Your business should be on the cutting edge of modern ideas to show that you are not a place that is going to be left behind in the 20th. Click to continue reading.

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A Coachable Mindset Begins With HUNGER

Great Results Team Building

If you are reading this article, then either you or someone on your team needs to develop a more coachable mindset. The issue, as many people have found, is that when you do not have a coachable mindset, you remain stuck and find excuses for the lack of results that stubbornness delivers. And for people that work with un-coachable coworkers, there is a constant struggle that comes with enduring the behaviors of someone who refuses to change.

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What to Do When You Reach a Goal? – Remarkable TV

Kevin Eikenberry

If you are a goal setter (which improves the chances of getting where you want to go), you will achieve them – maybe not all, but many of them. And often people feel empty or feel a sense of ennui when they reach a goal. The good news is, reaching your goal IS the goal. […]. The post What to Do When You Reach a Goal? – Remarkable TV appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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2 Ways to Build a High Ownership Culture

Leadership Freak

When ownership is low, getting things done is always hard. 7 signs you’re in a low ownership culture: Normal requests are greeted with moaning. It’s an ‘every person for themselves’ culture.

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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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When to Use Email (and When Not to)

leaderCommunicator

Email can be a wonderful tool, if used properly. You likely use email as a communication channel in the workplace even more now that more employees are working remotely, but it’s important to consider its limitations and not overload your employees’ inboxes. Email is typically a form of one-way communication—meaning it does not allow for an immediate exchange of ideas like calls, in-person, or online virtual meetings do.

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Life is too short

CEO Insider

In April my ex-husband passed away after a very short battle with cancer. It’s an unusual expression – to ‘battle’ with cancer. There was no battle. The cancer was cunning. It arrived unannounced and spread its evil through his body without fanfare. By the time he was aware that he was under attack, it was […]. The post Life is too short appeared first on CEOWORLD magazine.

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Picking Alternatives to Email

Kevin Eikenberry

You tell me – is email the best thing since sliced bread or the bane of your work existence? Chances are you have considered it to be both – perhaps on the same day. My colleague and co-author Wayne Turmel wrote a great post with the same title on our Remote Leadership Institute blog and […]. The post Picking Alternatives to Email appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Why You Need to Stop Fighting Arrogance

Leadership Freak

Arrogance is a beast that never tires, never stops, and can’t be defeated. It never compromises. Arrogance never cohabitates with your best self.

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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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Why Amplifying Colleagues’ Voices At Work Benefits Us All

The Horizons Tracker

Being able to speak up at work has numerous benefits, both for the individuals concerned and their teams and, of course, the wider organization. Recent research from New York University highlights how frequently this doesn’t occur, however. The researchers sat in on around 80 team meetings to explore the dynamics of who speaks up, whose ideas get listened to, and so on.

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How to Navigate the Minefield of Interpersonal Dynamics at Work

CEO Insider

Whether you’re back in an office setting, following a hybrid schedule, or still logging into work from home, you’re likely familiar with one of the more thorny aspects of what it means to be a working person: how to navigate interpersonal dynamics with co-workers. Unsurprisingly, this is one of the most common problems we hear […]. The post How to Navigate the Minefield of Interpersonal Dynamics at Work appeared first on CEOWORLD magazine.

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7 Tips for Aspiring Defense Contractors

Strategy Driven

If you’re curious about landing a defense contract, you may be interested to know that the Department of Defense grants contracts to small businesses and individuals in addition to large corporations. If you take the proper steps, you may be able to land one of these lucrative deals for your company. You may not be sure where to start and find yourself searching for answers to questions like what is CMMC compliance ?

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Positive Discontent: How to Intervene Before Things Fall Apart

Leadership Freak

While he was on vacation, one manager’s team lost momentum. We discussed how to intervene before things fall apart. I gave him two phrases for reflection, protecting gains and positive discontent.

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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.