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Heroes in our Midst

General Leadership

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. “A hero is a man who does what he can.” Romain Rolland. Picture the scene: In a remote part of Afghanistan, near the mountainous border with Pakistan, helicopters carrying dozens of elite Army Rangers race over the rugged landscape.

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5 Approaches To Connecting Your People

Lead Change Blog

Have you ever noticed how people tend to herd into groups and stay in those groups? Do you notice that most people “seek their own” in your organization and stay in those comfortable groups? Have you ever been frustrated that your people don’t seem to cross the aisle, or the building, and readily build relationships among each other? Getting your folks integrated with each other is a challenge for most leaders.

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A Love Song In 1,000 Verses: My Ode To Leadership….And Life

Terry Starbucker

On December 25, 2005, it started this way : Hello blogland, starbucker here – I figured that Christmas Day was the best time as ever to start doing this. Yes, I always tend to look at the glass as “half full” – call me an eternal optimist, call me a fool, but I find it’s the best way to live one’s life with the least amount of angst. I hate angst. Now I wish I could always see the bright side of everything, but hey, that’s why I need to blog – to share perspectives and learn from other experienc

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Read a Book With Your Team Quarterly

Michael Lee Stallard

#99 Read a Book Together Quarterly. Periodically select a business book for your direct reports or team members to read together. Consider reading one book every quarter. Meet to identify ideas from the book that you can implement. Some examples include The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace , Pour Your Heart Into It , and It’s Not About the Coffee.

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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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Tuesday Time Machine: Positive Change – Yesterday Is Interesting But Irrelevant

General Leadership

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. From Our Early Files: Originally Published. 7 Feb 2014. “By changing nothing, nothing changes.” Tony Robbins. Yesterday is interesting but irrelevant. This simple phrase defines a strategy to spark exponential growth and efficiency in any organization.

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Trust From The Inside Out

Lead Change Blog

I have had a challenging time with my left eye over the last fourteen months. It started with a torn retina that became a detached retina, which was immediately operated on, until finally a cataract developed in my left lens as a result of the retina surgery. For over a year my vision has been impaired. The cataract, first diagnosed in March, developed so fast that almost every fifteen days I could tell of negative changes in my vision.

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The (Slightly Terrifying) Freedom of Being a Female Entrepreneur

Women on Business

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How Feedback Can Help Your Employees Succeed And Grow

Tanveer Naseer

With August now coming to a close, many of us – myself included – are feeling that bittersweet tinge that comes with the end of the summertime period. Indeed, contrary to so many of those back-to-school commercials, I personally am not eager to see the summer break come to an end for my daughters because I love having them around. Then again, as my wife likes to say, I’m not a fan of things ending.

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Stuck In The Middle With Me

Lead Change Blog

You Are Only As Good As I Think You Are. This month’s theme about opposites was focused on one well-known set of opposing characteristics: Extroverts versus Introverts. Reading some of the thoughtful observations has made me think a little more generally about how opposites exist and sometimes clash in the workplace and everywhere else, for that matter.

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Ethical and Unethical Sales Leadership: What’s The Difference?

Leading in Context

By Linda Fisher Thornton Unfriendly Sales Techniques. Times are still tight for consumers and salespeople are concerned about their jobs. It seems that is more tempting now than it would be in a booming economy to use high-pressure tactics or other unfriendly approaches in order to get business. And pushy, unfriendly sales techniques stand out even more in difficult economic times.

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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 Work Less and Accomplish More

Women on Business

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Mindful Mondays: How to Live a Life That’s “Beyond Happy”

Next Level Blog

Being happy is a fundamental life goal for most people. But is it possible that by setting the bar at “being happy,” that we’re aiming too low? In her new book, Beyond Happy: Women, Work, and Well-Being, Beth Cabrera makes a compelling case for striving for more. Better yet, she offers practical and actionable steps on how to do it.

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When Training and Coaching Fail

Lead Change Blog

Sometimes, a skilled employee has a problem behavior that adversely affects team dynamics, morale, productivity, quality, or other business measures. Organizations face two questions: “How much do we invest in helping the employee change this behavior?” and “How long do we allow for behavior modification before we say, ‘Enough is enough.’”. Take Sally, for example.

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How to deal with change effectively

Lead on Purpose

Guest post by Matt Driscoll Photo courtesy of Shutter Stock Change has long been considered vital for businesses, which need to keep adapting to the times or risk being left behind in their respective industries.

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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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The Reluctant Entrepreneur

Women on Business

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What kind of leader do you want to be?

Persuasive Powerhouse

You, like most leaders, spend a lot of time on what you need to “do” Long lists of action items, email and text messages waiting in que, phone calls to make and meetings to go to are enticing you. Being busy and feeling needed is seductive and addictive; crossing “to do’s” off a list feels really good, giving an impression that you’re moving forward.

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Chip Shots – When Work Styles Differ

Lead Change Blog

Here at Lead Change Group, we know that problems are most effectively solved when individuals come together to meld ideas, energies, and approaches. To use a golf analogy, not every shot is a long drive. Many times, golfers have to take a chip shot to move the ball along for a short distance, with incisive accuracy. If you are new to the Chip Shots green, welcome.

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Are Your Employees Dressed for Success?

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post from Tom Pandola : Being a curious student of leadership, I find myself always noticing businesses that are doing things well, and those that are not. One day while ordering my lunch at a well-established and famous hamburger chain – In-N-Out Burger – I was overwhelmed with the desire to find out why every employee was smiling, being friendly, and demonstrating an absolute focus on customer satisfaction.

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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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When Branding Seems Like a Mammoth Task

Women on Business

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What kind of leader do you want to be?

Persuasive Powerhouse

You, like most leaders, spend a lot of time on what you need to “do” Long lists of action items, email and text messages waiting in que, phone calls to make and meetings to go to are enticing you. Being busy and feeling needed is seductive and addictive; crossing “to do’s” off a list feels really good, giving an impression that you’re moving forward.

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How Introverts Succeed in an Extrovert World

Leadership Freak

Introverts succeed when they, “Stop trying to be like extroverts and tap into their strengths.” Jennifer Kahnweiler, author of, The Genius of Opposites. Tap strengths: Listen and paraphrase.

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To Craft a Powerful Mission Statement Avoid These 6 Traps

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

One of the most important things you can do is to identify your team’s mission. And one of the biggest wastes of time is creating a mission statement that is not used. How to Write a Mission Statement in 5 Steps explains what a mission statement is and how to write one. But simply writing a good statement does not ensure it will be used. How you create it is as important as what it says.

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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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Why Do I Need to Have an Ideal Customer? Here’s 2 Reasons

Women on Business

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How to Apply Lean Startup Ideas to Achieve Product-Market Fit

Great Leadership By Dan

Read Dan Olson’s guest post over at About.com to learn the six steps of the Lean Start-up Process, a way to improve the development and commercialization of new products using Lean principles.

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Where Did All The Good Leaders Go?

Joseph Lalonde

H ave you looked around lately? If you have, you might have been surprised to see a shocking lack of good leaders. Image via Creative Commons. We see leaders failing all around us. Leaders are failing in their marriages. Leaders are failing in their willingness to speak up for what is right. Leaders are failing in taking care of those they lead. Leaders are failing in their push for more.

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Please Vote for Modern Servant Leader Today!

Modern Servant Leader

Can I get 1 minute of your time? I’ve been running this blog to advocate servant leadership adoption and digital media action, for free, since 2008. In all that time, I never asked a favor. Today though, I have a favor to ask. It should only take a minute of your time. I want to continue spreading servant leadership adoption and digital media action, to help others succeed.

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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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Solution Saturday: How to Convince the Older Generation to Change

Leadership Freak

The value of not changing is things stay the same. But, “If change is happening on the outside faster than on the inside, the end is in sight.” Jack Welch The question: I was asked at a recent speaking engagement in Chicago, “How can I convince the previous generation to change?

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The best coaches coach themselves out of a job

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

Thursday Thoughts: The best coaches coach themselves out of a job. The greatest gratification comes when the student outgrows the teacher. Jesse Lyn Stoner. The post The best coaches coach themselves out of a job appeared first on Seapoint Center for Collaborative Leadership.

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4 Times Not To Give Up

Joseph Lalonde

I want to give up! This isn’t worth me putting in the time and effort anymore. These are a few thoughts that have gone through my mind lately. Image by Dee Ashley. And while there are times to give up, there are also times we shouldn’t give up. Even those these thoughts have filled my mind, I know it’s not time to give up yet. There’s so much more to do and so many more lives to impact.

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What Leaders Can Learn From Cal Ripken, Jr.

Kevin Eikenberry

If you aren’t a baseball fan, Cal Ripken, Jr. is a Hall of Fame shortstop who played his whole career with the Baltimore Orioles. While over 18,000 have played in the Major Leagues, less than 250 have been elected to the Hall of Fame. And no one who has ever played in 2,632 games in […]. The post What Leaders Can Learn From Cal Ripken, Jr. appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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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.