Sat.Mar 31, 2012 - Fri.Apr 06, 2012

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Leadership Is About Leading

N2Growth Blog

By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth. Leadership is about leading. Leadership is a 24-7-365 endeavor. In fact, I’d go so far as to say the best leaders view what they do as a calling and not just a job. If you’re a leader, what you do in public or private, in silence or in word, or in thought and in deed will be observed, evaluated and critiqued – count on it.

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12 Simple Tips to All-Win Negotiations

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development In our sometimes cut-throat, highly competitive society, having good negotiation skills is necessary. We’ve identified 12 tips to an all-win negotiation. We’ll discuss the first 6 here so check back in a few days for the final 6 steps to winning a negotiation. We’ve included some tips from Dale Carnegie to ensure a pain-free, positive negotiation process. [.].

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20 Signs That You Can’t Trusted as a Leader

Great Leadership By Dan

“Trust is the lubrication that makes it possible for organizations to work.”. - Leadership Guru Warren Bennis. “In leadership, there are no words more important than trust. In any organization, trust must be developed among every member of the team if success is going to be achieved.”. - Duke Basketball Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski. “If I can’t trust you, then I can’t work with you – end of story.”. - Leadership Blogger Dan McCarthy.

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How We Saved Millions (and got an 800% ROI) By Asking Customers 5 Simple Questions

Terry Starbucker

You can save money AND increase customer satisfaction. You can make higher profits AND create an awesome customer retention machine. Just by asking customers 5 simple questions (And of course, writing down, sorting, trending, and analyzing what you find out). Since I was converted to the indispensable benefits of constantly talking to customers back in 2004, I’ve discovered that this feedback is like gold. .

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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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Two People To Keep Your Eye On At Work.

Rich Gee Group

I’ve always said, keep your eyes on people who live at the ends of any spectrum. In politics, be wary of the extreme conservative or liberal. In sports, be wary of the player who swings for the fences or the one who waits to be walked. In school, stand back and watch the student who [.].

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The 7 Deadly Sins of Management

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development Workplace Issues [link] “We have a problem Houston!” The problem is that most U.S. organizations suffer from the 7 Deadly Sins of Management. The 7 Deadly Sins of Management are: Lack of clear direction No line of sight Unclear accountability Inconsistent language Poor issue transparency Insufficient resources Inadequate tools/skills.

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Is Your Workplace Killing You? WCBS News Radio Interview

Michael Lee Stallard

New York City’s WCBS News Radio 880 ran portions of an interview I did with daytime host Pat Farnack. Here are links to the segments and full interview: Is your workplace killing you? Worse then Toxic. Snakes in Suits. Nick the Doorman. How to Flourish. Full Interview (14 minutes).

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10 Ways to Improve Your Credibility

Great Leadership By Dan

To build on the "trust" theme from my last post, here's a guest post from performance coach Darryl Rosen: Leaders and managers spend a lot of time and effort figuring out how to develop their people’s talent, shape their performance, and motivate them to improve. But when was the last time you focused on yourself? Specifically, how’s your credibility?

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Situational Approach: What Role Do I Play in Matters?

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Projects Self Leadership Sometimes, we just need to acknowledge a situation. We have those moments, but we pretend it is something that it isn’t. What I mean is, at times, we just want someone to do something without much discussion. However, in order to not hurt feelings, we pretend we want their input, but our expressions communicate frustration. [.].

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First Look: Leadership Books for April 2012

Leading Blog

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in April. The End of Leadership by Barbara Kellerman. All In : How the Best Managers Create a Culture of Belief and Drive Big Results by Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton. Risk Intelligence : How to Live with Uncertainty by Dylan Evans. The Strategist : Be the Leader Your Business Needs by Cynthia Montgomery.

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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 Bull who withstood the Monster

In the CEO Afterlife

In my blog of last week, entitled A Monster of an Idea , I gave kudos to the Monster Beverage Corporation for becoming a ridiculously -profitable, high-growth $2 billion dollar enterprise despite ignoring the Holy Grail of marketing commandments. Monster entered the market after Red Bull, discounted their product, proliferated the hell out of the brand, and committed a boatload of sins that would give marketing pundits Al Reis and Jack Trout migraine headaches.

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Empowerment Principles For Women Entrepreneurs

Women on Business

Women desire to be in social gatherings, supporting one another and uplifting to each others mission or goals in life. This was proven by the amazing Global Initiative that took place in 2010 by the United Nations and understanding the impact women have in the global marketplace. “The Women’s Empowerment Principles seek to point the way to best practice by elaborating the gender dimension of good corporate citizenship, the UN Global Compact , and business’ role in sustainable d

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Are Followers an Endangered Species?

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development Traditionally, leadership has been defined by the existence of followers. If followers exist, you’re a leader. Or at least that’s how it’s been traditionally understood. However, if that’s the case, if we all become leaders, do we all cease being leaders because we have no followers? Is a leader someone who can “get” others to [.].

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LeadershipNow 140: March 2012 Compilation

Leading Blog

Here are a selection of tweets from March 2012 that you might have missed: Why Great Leaders Are in Short Supply. Who or what is leading your life? FT: The outsider who pulled Ford back from the brink. FT: Time to fire up the cauldrons of creativity. Leadership and Self-Awareness by @mikemyatt. Taking Timeouts to Decrease Stress and Increase Creativity.

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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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Charismatic Leaders vs Visionary Leaders: 7 Indicators

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

The excitement and energy was palpable. The company was poised on the brink of a transformation that would make it an industry leader. Ready to take the leap, Richard, the president, asked me to facilitate a strategy meeting with the senior leaders. In preparation for the meeting, I interviewed each of the five senior leaders. All quite bright and accomplished in their area of expertise, they were articulate about the issues they faced as a team and as a company, what they had done to address

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April 2012 Carnival of Leadership Development: Earth Day Edition

Great Leadership By Dan

The April 2012 Carnival of Leadership Development: Earth Day Edition is being hosted by my blogging friend Tanmay Vora at his QAspire blog. Check it our right here. I believe this may be our first edition hosted from India? Many thanks to Tanmay for hosting this month's edition! The next Leadership Development Carnival returns back to Great Leadership May 6th.

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How a wider perspective makes you a better leader

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development [link] Today’s SmartBlog on Leadership post is by Monica Diaz, author of “Otheresteem: Regaining the Power to Value Others.” “Powerful listening as well as total presence have long been underestimated as central to a leader’s ability to affect change. It’s time to change this, to use active listening skills and insights to widen perspectives and remain [.].

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Changing Your Mind to Change Your Leadership

Persuasive Powerhouse

. It’s a funny thing, when we are willing and open to change how we think about things; life (and leadership) can change for the better. The trick is knowing when you are stuck in your thinking and noticing what changes you need to make. What possibilities might come your way if you opened up and considered changing your mind to some of the things you are saying never to?

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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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Excuses. They Are Worse Than You Think

Kevin Eikenberry

Excuses. wear me out. Here are some examples from the workplace (though I could easily give you a longer list outside of work too): I can’t learn it that way (it’s not my learning style). I need to know this first, so until I know that I can’t. I can’t make it work because. No one will agree with me. I [.].

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Kentucky’s Coach Cal: A Leadership Role Model?

Next Level Blog

So, I got an e-mail yesterday from my brother, Steve. He’s a University of Kentucky grad and was the student manager for the basketball team during the Joe B. Hall era. These days, he’s the newly promoted CEO of a hospital in North Carolina. Being a rabid Wildcat fan, he was miffed that on the morning after UK won the. Click headline to continue.

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Seminars: Women’s Networking

Women on Business

Should women use seminars to network and build their businesses? I say YES for sure. It’s one of the best investments that you can do for your online business. . Always look at your decisions asmultiple streams of investments. That’s how you’ll grow many roads to increasing your income. Here’s what I mean: I just spent five days at the Messenger Summit with 200 attendees and then jetted off to Florida for “Be The Change.

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Maintaining the engine of effective leadership

Persuasive Powerhouse

. My husband is rough on the trucks he drives for his business. Within months of having a new one, it is banged up from driving on the rough, hilly paths of his tree nursery. A few years later, the engines start to give up. A point of contention between us is that he waits too long to fix things when they start making noise or are on their way to being broken.

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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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100 Leadership and Ethics Blogs 2012

Leading in Context

Looking for Leadership Blogs? This collection of blog lists provides links that will lead you to hundreds of blogs about leadership, management and ethics. Understandably, some of the lists will overlap, since each blog list creator selects blogs based on different factors.

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I’ve Been Knocked Down, Now What

Leadership Freak

Jack Dempsey on one knee. (From Washington Post) ** The ability to get up after being knocked down is the most important ability in life. ** Alison asked, “After being knocked down it feels a lot slower to rise up? Is it ok to take it slow?” Don’t pop up quickly after being knocked down. [.].

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When It Comes To Business, You’re Unethical.

Rich Gee Group

Most people tend to think they are as clean as downy-fresh sheets drying in the summer sunshine.

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The 7 E’s Required for Social Media Success

Modern Servant Leader

There are 7 E’s required for social media success. Success in social media may require more, but it will not happen without at least the majority of these: Your followers want to know you stand behind them – not just your cash register. -Ben Lichtenwalner. 1. Empathize. Followers want to know you understand them. If you want fans, subscribers or customers in social media, empathize with your audience.

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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 Do You Assess a Candidate’s Leadership Potential?

Next Level Blog

There’s an old saying that if you don’t know where you’re going, any road will get you there. That idea holds true when you’re trying to assess a candidate’s leadership potential. You have to start with a clear picture of what leadership means to you and, more importantly, what it means in your organization. Many organizations have leadership competency models.

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10 Questions That Give Vitality to Beginnings

Leadership Freak

Painful endings and uncertain beginnings are the two moments you make the most difference in a leader’s life. 10 Dangers in every new beginning: Confusing and obscure pictures of success. Listening to counsel from people who don’t first ask, “What’s your vision?” Everyone who offers advice without clarifying vision has their own agenda, not yours, in [.].

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To Learn You Must.

Kevin Eikenberry

Last Friday I posted a “Final Four” of learning quotations, and asked readers to vote on their favorite. Last night the Men’s national basketball champion was crowned, and this morning the winner of the Final Four of Learning will be announced. Right here, right now. In a very close race conducted via comments, emails [.].

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The Big Secret to Avoid Looking Like a Fool

Modern Servant Leader

Looking like a fool: we’ve all done it. We all dread it. From the infamous “showing up in our underwear” nightmare to the fear of public speaking – we are constantly afraid of looking like a fool. But there is good news! There is one, deep, well hidden secret we can all use to avoid making a fool of ourselves. Are you ready to learn this secret?

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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.