Sat.Sep 22, 2012 - Fri.Sep 28, 2012

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Full Potential Leadership: Convincing Them to Bet on You

Let's Grow Leaders

Are you truly building your full potential? The choices you make now, will impact what jobs are available down the road. Moving up too quickly in one functional area may limit the diversity of skills you learn, and turn you into a specialist with limited future potential. As Joanne Cleaver, says “over is the new up.” [.] The post Full Potential Leadership: Convincing Them to Bet on You appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Leadership Perspectives: Inspiring Others

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Character Based Leader Book Leadership Development Have you ever thought about why you are inspired by another person? What qualities do you see in that person that stimulate or influence you? These are the questions I ask myself whenever I think about what it takes to be a character-based leader, and my ability to inspire the people around me.

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You According to Them

Leading Blog

Sara Canaday address a vital issue for leaders in You According to Them : self-awareness. While it is fundamental to our growth, we usually don’t make the time to explore it. And too frequently, we dismiss feedback or make excuses for the insights we receive into our own behavior. How we are perceived matters more to our leadership effectiveness than our intentions.

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Finding The Success Sweet Spot: Where Ideas Meet Urgency

Terry Starbucker

“Great idea!” the boss exclaims. “But… ” “We’ll need to defer any talk about it until our next meeting, since we have too many other things to cover today” “OK then, next topic, controlling costs in the janitorial department…… ” Ah yes, another idea goes to what I call “ idea limbo “ A place where ideas typically expire, unexplored and under-appreciated.

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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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Won’t You Please, Please Help Me?

Let's Grow Leaders

When I was younger, so much younger than today, I never needed anybody’s help in any way. But now these days are gone, I’m not so self-assured, Now I find I’ve changed my mind and opened up the doors. - The Beatles Do you help when you can? Not just your family… or your team… [.] The post Won’t You Please, Please Help Me?

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The Character-Based Leader Book Project: My 10 Leadership Lessons

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Character Based Leader Book Leadership Development “Let’s write a book.” Often we don’t see significant turning points in our life. Or we don’t realize their significance when they happen. Many times radical change comes from a simple decision. Some decisions fire off a chain reaction of additional decisions leading to unexplored territory.

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Investing in Women [Infographic]

Women on Business

Last month, I shared a disappointing statistic — only 15% of angel investors are women. But did you know that only 11% of partners in venture capital firms are women? Did you know that women perform 66% of the world’s work but only earn 10% of the income? You can see those statistics and more in the Investing in Women infographic shown below from Pemo Theodore, Founder of Ezebis, and Ai Ching Goh of Piktochart.

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Got Results? How to Succeed in Your Next Developmental Assignment

Let's Grow Leaders

If you are a strong leader, with a proven track record of results and looking to advance, chances are you are going to be asked to take on a job you know nothing about. On paper, you will be completely unqualified. Welcome to the world of succession planning developmental assignments Much research has shown that [.] The post Got Results? How to Succeed in Your Next Developmental Assignment appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Building A Trusted Brand For Your Organization? Consider The 4 Cores Of Credibility

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development Team Dynamics Value Creation Today more than ever, organizations are being closely scrutinized and analyzed. In this day and age of instant communication and mass media all organizations have to be extremely cognizant and responsible for the reputation and brand that they communicate. Organizations cannot make assumptions, get complacent and deal haphazardly with issues that may question an organizations [.].

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16 Things Successful Leaders Never Do

Leadership Freak

Not doing is one side of finding success. Never let the bottom line be the bottom line. Never pretend things are ok when they aren’t. Never let what you’ve never done be the reason not to try. Never get ahead by resenting those who get ahead. Never let those who aren’t doing something prevent you [.].

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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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50 Influential Twitter Feeds for Women in Business to Follow

Women on Business

I’m happy to share that the Women on Business Twitter feed ( @womenonbusiness ) has been included in the list of 50 influential Twitter feeds for women in business created by the team at OnlineMBA.com. In fact, if you scroll through the list by following the link above, you’ll see many Women on Business contributors and community members included in the list, too!

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The Great Leadership Development and Succession Planning Kit: A Book Review

Let's Grow Leaders

I imagine most of you are familiar with Dan McCarthy and his insightful blog, Great Leadership. I also know that many of you are also bloggers, who, like me, have aspirations of “some day” turning your posts into a brilliant and useful book. Dan has done just that in his e-book, The Great Leadership Development and [.] The post The Great Leadership Development and Succession Planning Kit: A Book Review appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Called to the Front

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Career Development Leadership Coaching A few years ago I was asked to speak on “Leadership” to a women’s professional networking group within the Utility industry. To prepare for the topic, which of course is really quite broad, I randomly selected about a dozen women in the organization to talk with about leadership. I wanted to know whom they thought [.].

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Culture – The Secret To Helping Align Organizational Goals

Tanveer Naseer

The following is a guest post by Dr. George H. Labovitz and Victor Rosansky. There is much talk today about the need to constantly align and adapt strategy to constantly changing market conditions to insure sustainable competitiveness. How can we get employees comfortable and even welcoming of this never-ending barrage of change? Sam Walton, founder of Wal-Mart, told us that he wanted the mantra from every employees lips at every store to be, “If we’re not changing today, we are in t

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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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10 Questions That Should be Answered Before Any Major Change is Announced

Great Leadership By Dan

Have you ever received an email from your manager announcing a significant organizational change that left you with more questions than answers? Sure, you could take the initiative and ask your questions, but given the lack of information, you’re not even sure if your questions would be relevant or not. And you certainly don’t want to be perceived as being resistant or “too focused on the details and not seeing the big picture”.

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Growing Leaders Salute: Interview with Dan McCarthy

Let's Grow Leaders

As my regular readers know, on Saturdays I do a “Salutation,” about something warm and positive going on in the world. As I am meeting kindred spirits through my writing and leadership, I realized that some of the warmest stuff happening is coming from the people passionate about growing leaders. And so, I am expanding [.] The post Growing Leaders Salute: Interview with Dan McCarthy appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Mary Schaefer: The Character-Based Leader Co-Author Interview

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Character Based Leader Book Check out this great interview with Author, Mary Schaefer: Chapter Title: ”Why is Character-Based Leadership Important?” Mary Schaefer President & Lead Consultant at Artemis Path, Inc As a speaker, coach, trainer and HR professional, Mary Schaefer has more than 25 years of experience working with organizations to create manager/employee communication breakthroughs and positive functional work cultures. [.

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4 Basic Skills of Emotional Intelligence that Can Make or Break Your Career

Women on Business

NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: Do you have emotional intelligence? Some people are born with it, but others have to work to develop it. Either way, emotional intelligence can affect your career. John Keyser of Common Sense Leadership defines emotional intelligence on The Glass Hammer blog as thatsomethingwithin us that helps us sense how we feel, enables us to sympathize with others, and gives us the ability to listen to other people when they need it.

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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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Closing the Door. on Closure

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post from Julie Winkle Giulioni: Poll ten highly successful people and you’ll likely find that nine have a very high need for closure. You know that you’re among them if you: • Feel most comfortable when a meeting ends with a good recap and solid next steps. • Get an unusual sense of satisfaction out of crossing things off your to-do list. • Consistently are the one who can tell others where they left off with a story (primarily because you really need to know how it ended). • Sit in the c

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Top 15 Strategies for Leadership Success

Leadership Freak

The first thing you need to know is: Success is a result not an end in itself. Five organizational strategies: Always create more harmony than discord. Build up more than you tear down, much more. Long-term views build stability. Short-term views produce quick results. Make life easier for those over you. Three relationship strategies: Friends [.].

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Jennifer Miller: The Character-Based Leader Co-Author Interview

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Character Based Leader Book Check out this great interview with Author Jennifer Miller: Chapter Title: “Trust Touchstones” Jennifer Miller Managing Partner, SkillSource Since the age of seven when she became a big sister for the first time, Jennifer V. Miller has been living a life of character-based leadership. She’s crafted a career abundant with leadership stories: manager for three [.

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What’s an Encore Career? 7 Tips to Start Your Second Career

Women on Business

NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: No matter what age you are, it’s challenging to switch to a completely new career. However, more people are “recareering” every day. Amanda Augustine of TheLadders offers seven tips to jump start your encore career: Identify your key selling points. Think about the key strengths and skills that made you successful in your professional career, and explore opportunities where you think they could be applied.

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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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Seven First Year Mistakes Senior Executives Make

Next Level Blog

One of the comments I hear most often from rising, high potential leaders in our Next Level Leadership® group coaching program is “I’m so glad to know it’s not just me.” Being in the leadership crucible can be a lonely experience. The group coaching participants quickly learn and take comfort from the fact that they are not alone in the leadership challenges they face every day.

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Portrait of a Micro-manager

Leadership Freak

Most people I’ve asked say they’ve worked for a micro-manager. Their frustration shows when they talk about the person who drained joy from their career and under-utilized their skills. You’re a micro-manager if you: Over-estimate your skills and under-estimate the skills of the team. Feel misunderstood and unappreciated. Hear too many questions. See yourself as doers [.].

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Leadership ASAP

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development Can you lead a team in a hurry? In today’s lightening-fast business world, effective leaders who achieve swift results through others have the advantage. What does it take? I’ve led and overseen lots of project teams. They don’t all succeed, and the ones that do have a few things in common. When we talk about [.].

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The Guilt Ridden Working Mom

Women on Business

How to Survive those Moments of Guilt – We will all be okay! Whether you work outside the home, or in the home, you have those moments where you feel like you are doing something wrong, or neglecting them. That moment when they cry for someone else, or don’t want to be with you, or the ever present “one second honey, mommy’s working,” “let me just finish this email,” and then the immediate sick feeling in your gut after the words leave your mouth.

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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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5 More Ways to Avoid the “Rightness” Trap

Leading in Context

By Linda Fisher Thornton 5 More Ways to Avoid the "Rightness" Trap The comments kept coming! Here here are 5 More Ways to Avoid the "Rightness" Trap based on social media responses to Is Needing to Be "Right" Unethical? They are each illustrated here with quotes.

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The Secrets of Imperfection

Leadership Freak

You might think it’s awkward but I asked anyway. “What makes me think you can be a leader?” The person I asked is in their early 20’s with many leadership accomplishments. Maybe it was part humility, part fear of saying the “wrong” thing, or part sincerely not knowing, eventually they said, “I don’t know.” I [.].

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The Passion to Serve

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Coaching [link] A core part of being human is the passion to serve. Through my conversations with many people over many years it’s easy to see that for most human beings nothing is more fundamental than the desire to serve others.

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5 Ways to Look Before Making the Entrepreneurial Leap

Women on Business

Guest Post by Kate Swoboda, aka Kate Courageous (learn more about Kate at the end of this post). People who are considering running their own business often consider doing so from the perspective of leaving a more standard, traditional job–in an office, with a boss, a human resources department, and a steady paycheck. Sometimes that means a hard reckoning–because being an entrepreneur is quite the lifestyle change.

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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.