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How to Overcome One of the Biggest Challenges of Working From Home

Let's Grow Leaders

The Harvard Business Review article, The Implications of Working Without an Office covers great research about the benefits and challenges of working from home. I highly recommend it. If nothing else to validate those mixed emotions you’re having. Because if you’re like […]. The post How to Overcome One of the Biggest Challenges of Working From Home appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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How to Prepare for Rising Stress Ahead

Michael Lee Stallard

When a big storm is forecast to come our way, Katie, my wife, starts to plan ahead, just in case we lose power: non-perishable food in the pantry (check), flashlights with working batteries (check), gas in the car (check), some cash on hand (check). She reminds family members to charge up their phones and laptops. The havoc the storm may, or may not, cause is unknown but she has taken proactive steps to get us through.

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Leaders: Is An Insider Mindset Ethical?

Leading in Context

Leaders focus on the good of their teams, organizations and communities. They work to achieve challenging goals and outcomes and they handle day-to-day crises. HOW they do that is shaped by their mindsets.

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August 2020 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Welcome to the August 2020 Leadership Development Carnival! We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. Communication. Bernd Geropp provided One-on-one meetings – What matters most! Bernd shares: “ How do you introduce one-on-ones to your direct reports?

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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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One Way Smart Leaders Avoid Micro-Managing Remote Team Members

Let's Grow Leaders

Avoid micro-managing remote team members by scheduling a clear finish Recently we spoke with Shawna, an executive who reflected on the past year and the shift to remote work, “We’ve exceeded our goals, but I also am sure that our failure to […]. The post One Way Smart Leaders Avoid Micro-Managing Remote Team Members appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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How Leaders Can Bring More Humanity To Their Leadership

Tanveer Naseer

There’s been a growing demand for leaders to be more ‘human’ in the way they lead. While this approach offers many benefits, it also can amplify our inner negativity that leaves us doubting our abilities. So how can leaders balance being more human with overcoming these negative elements that can. Click to continue reading.

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Win Every Day: Proven Practices For Extraordinary Results

Lead Change Blog

All high performance organizations have one thing in common: they excel at execution. The men and women who work there sustain performance at seemingly otherworldly levels of precision, accuracy, and consistency. How do you get your entire organization to work together, move in the same direction, and get things done? How can you cultivate the kind of everyday habits that create extraordinary results?

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Leading when “What Were They Thinking?”

Let's Grow Leaders

It can be frustrating when your team’s behavior doesn’t make any sense. But those moments where you wonder “What were they thinking?” are also opportunities. In this episode, you’ll get a way forward for the next time you wonder “What were […]. The post Leading when “What Were They Thinking?” appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Leading Thoughts for August 6, 2020

Leading Blog

I DEAS shared have the power to expand perspectives, change thinking, and move lives. Here are two ideas for the curious mind to engage with: I. Alan Weiss on the fact that most fears are learned as are leadership behaviors, and we have to understand the causes: “We cannot create improved behavior contingently, that is, simply patching up leaks and putting on band-aids.

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Leaders Win When…

Joseph Lalonde

What should a leader consider a win? I’ve contemplated this quite a bit lately. You’ve probably seen me write articles about what success truly means, what a leader’s responsibility is, and more. All of these are related to leadership wins. Leadership wins are when a leader has something good happen and they were a part […] The post Leaders Win When… appeared first on Joseph Lalonde.

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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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Don’t Be Paralyzed by Positive Thinking

Next Level Blog

I’m observing (virtually, of course) more and more leaders who are short-termers. By that, I don’t mean that they’re not long for their jobs. What I mean is that they’re not looking far enough out into the future. At the beginning of the pandemic, this probably made sense. As I wrote back in May , the first eight weeks or so of the quarantine era were about reinventing work processes so people could work from home.

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The Enemy of Everything Good

Leadership Freak

It was September 10, 2016 when I first wrote, “Everything good in leadership begins with humility.” I was proud of myself. The enemy of everything good in leadership is arrogance.

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Giving Clear Feedback Without Being Mean

Kevin Eikenberry

Leaders sometimes have to give feedback that is hard for people to hear. You are reading this now because you know that is true. Taylor Swift asked in her song, “Why you gotta be so mean?” And truth be told, you may hesitate to give feedback because you don’t want to be seen as mean, […]. The post Giving Clear Feedback Without Being Mean appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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4 Keys To Keep Or Restore Passion In Your Leadership

Joseph Lalonde

After years of leading, something begins to happen. The passion you once felt for leading others begins to wane. You feel tired and your heart is no longer in it. You’ve lost your passion. It happens to the best of us. Keeping the passion alive is hard. Trials and tribulations begin to take their toll. […] The post 4 Keys To Keep Or Restore Passion In Your Leadership appeared first on Joseph Lalonde.

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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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How to Easily Spot Leadership Qualities in Others

Lead from Within

Something I’m often asked is how you can spot someone with leadership potential. In my decades of leadership coaching, where I’ve worked with people from top corporate leaders to those just beginning to aspire to leadership, I’ve found there are certain qualities that get people noticed and attract others to their point of view. They don’t necessarily mean that person will become a great leader, but they indicate the potential is there.

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You Might be Right – the Glass is Half Empty – Now What

Leadership Freak

A friend texted, “I think of myself as more of a doomsday preparer.” I texted back, “Ahh! The advantage of pessimism is preparation.” Are there more?

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The Lessons of the River – Remarkable TV

Kevin Eikenberry

As the title suggests, today I am sharing lessons we can learn from rivers. Now when I say “rivers”, it’s likely that we all have a different river in mind. And regardless of which river you think of – whether it’s the Mississippi River, the Hudson River, the Pere Marquette River (near my childhood home) […]. The post The Lessons of the River – Remarkable TV appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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10 Impressive, Consulting Firm Achievements that Require Only One, Small Act

David A Fields

You deserve congratulations for your accomplishments so far. Your consulting firm, whether big or small, thriving or struggling, is a manifestation of your intention and commitment to create value for others. Could you achieve more? Yes. Much, much more? Definitely. Common wisdom and common sense point you toward a simple maxim: build on your success. … Continued.

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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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What Happens When Standing Out Is Not Enough Anymore

Lead from Within

For years, I have been telling rising leaders that the best way to achieve greatness is to stand out from the rest. But these days, standing out is becoming harder and harder to achieve, because everyone is working to stand out and go the extra mile. It’s becoming a real challenge to distinguish yourself from the rest, but there are still some things you can do to rise above the pack.

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An Essential – But Neglected – Skill that Fuels Success

Leadership Freak

It’s natural to consider your own concerns. It’s leadership to reflect on the concerns of others. The dripping faucet of others is opportunity for perspective taking.

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Executive Coach Interviewed on Goal Setting

Tony Mayo

Tony Mayo Executive Coach. Hard Money Bankers presents, Moving from What is Necessary to What is Possible, a conversation with Executive Coach to Business Owners Tony Mayo about the power of goal setting. Includes a link to a free goal setting workbook and audio guide. The post Executive Coach Interviewed on Goal Setting appeared first on Tony Mayo.

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What Leaders Can Learn from School this Fall – Guest Blogger Kate Bushnell

leaderCommunicator

For all the parents out there, this back-to-school season comes with an added dose of end-of-summer blues wrought with emotion. The pandemic rages on and there’s so much uncertainty about what’s to come as schools, parents and children navigate unchartered territory and new ways of learning. When There are More Questions Than Answers.

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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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Leading Without Authority: How the New Power of Co-elevation Can Break Down Silos, Transform Teams and Reinvent Collaboration

Kevin Eikenberry

Authority is overrated. Leadership doesn’t have to require authority. In fact, Keith Ferrazzi believes leading without authority is the key to unlocking your teams’ potential to achieve greater success. This is a call to action for all of us, not just those who currently hold a leadership role. In his latest book, Leading Without Authority: […].

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The Path to Meaningful Contribution Begins Here

Leadership Freak

Arrogance stabs itself in the chest in order to get what it wants. But strangely, the beauty of humility terrifies. Arrogance serves self-destructive goals. Humility pursues meaningful contribution. Arrogance: Pretends. Intimidates. Serves itself.

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7 Tricks to Make Your Communication Sticky

Engaging Leader

Have you ever put time and effort into communicating something important, only to have people ignore or quickly forget about it? Does it drive you crazy to hear, “You never told us about that!” Apply three or more of these tricks to each communication, and people will be more likely to notice, care, and […].

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Free Webinar for IC Leaders – Rebooting Communications: Creating Your Path Forward Communication Plan 2.0

leaderCommunicator

The world – and business – have changed significantly in 2020. Communicators have risen to the challenge during COVID-19 and in response to job losses, social unrest and other issues by pivoting quickly to address urgent needs, reprioritizing and doing things in a different way. These unexpected events give us a rare opportunity to take the lessons of this year, reevaluate our programs and practices and rethink the way we approach communication to deliver even greater value and drive employee en

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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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4 Tips for Teaching and Leading Virtually

Chart Your Course

For the past decade, I have been a part of the “gig economy,” working remotely with clients around the world, and teaching online for four different schools. As a speaker, consultant, and coach, I have facilitated virtual trainings, conducted research remotely, and coached clients via phone and video conference. Over the years, I have identified […] The post 4 Tips for Teaching and Leading Virtually appeared first on Chart Your Course International.

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Burnout to Breakthrough: How to Create Calm from Chaos

Leadership Freak

NEW BOOK GIVEAWAY!! 20 copies available!!

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Quick Checklist for Being an Empathetic Leader

Engaging Leader

Nobody cares how much you know until they know how much you care. ~ Theodore Roosevelt In challenging times like these, it’s even more important than usual that your workforce knows you are trustworthy and caring. Effective empathy is something you can develop through regular practice of these six skills: • Curiosity: Take the […].

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L’Oréal’s Return-to-Office Hits Some Snags: How to Avoid HR and Communication Blunders as Companies Enter the Next Stage of Pandemic Plans

leaderCommunicator

Calling all HR, PR and Internal Communications professionals…there’s got to be a better way. Reading this CNN article about L’Oréal and their return-to-office efforts made my heart race. At a time when the stakes are so high for companies to help employees navigate through change and demonstrate leadership, this narrative feels like the company is missing huge opportunities for connection, engagement and growth that could be the silver lining of the pandemic.

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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.