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Quotes And Leadership Lessons From Plane

Joseph Lalonde

My latest book, Reel Leadership, is now available on Amazon. If you love movies and leadership, you will love this book. Plane is an action movie that will have you at the edge of your seat for most of the film. Starring Gerard Butler as pilot Brodie Torrance, Mike Colter (of Luke Cage fame) as convict Louis Gaspare, and Yoson An as co-pilot Dele, the thrills keep coming for the whole film.

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How to Stop Being Perceived as Negative at Work

Let's Grow Leaders

When your responses are perceived as negative it’s time to change your approach “Don’t be so negative” can be incredibly frustrating feedback to receive when you’re genuinely trying to help and don’t want to be perceived as negative. Or as one manager told me when she is perceived as negative, “It’s not that I’m negative, it’s just that I care so F-ing much!

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Leading Thoughts for January 26, 2023

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. Niccolò Machiavelli on resistance to change: “It must be remembered that there is nothing more difficult to plan, more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to manage than a new system. For the initiator has the enmity of all who would profit by the preservation of the old institution and merely lukewarm defenders in those who gain by the new ones.

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How To Overcome Self-Doubt About Your Ability To Lead | Leadership Espresso Shot 45

Tanveer Naseer

Over the past several months I’ve had some interesting conversations with leaders who attended one of my keynotes or workshops. In particular, what was noteworthy was this common thread underlining each of these conversations. Whether it was a middle-level manager or an executive from the C-suite, in each of these interactions I couldn’t help but note the sense of self-doubt these leaders expressed about their continued ability to lead.

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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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Leadership Questions For The New Year

Leading in Context

By Linda Fisher Thornton What will 2023 be like? We've been through so much over the past few years. Will things be better? Whatever happens, the start of a new year is a great time to take stock of our leadership strengths and areas for improvement. Regardless of the leadership challenges we may face this year, there are important things we should be doing to make it easier for others to succeed, and our teams are counting on us to do them so that they can do their best work.

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Communicating to Executives: How to Get Better at Capturing Their Attention

Let's Grow Leaders

Capture Their Attention with a Message so Appealing They Put Down Their Phones and Listen “Karin, I’ve got to tell you. The executives at my company are so busy and distracted. There are just so many things going on. I find it really, really difficult to have an engaging powerful conversation to capture their attention. And I have SOMETHING IMPORTANT TO SAY.

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Why Leaders Need a Lesson Plan

Next Level Blog

My son Brad’s girlfriend Renee is a brand new first grade teacher this year. In addition to her commitment to setting little kids off on a strong path for their lives, I’m really impressed by how much thought and effort Renee puts into her work every day. It takes a lot of planning plus improvisational skills to keep a roomful of six-year-olds engaged and learning from 8:30 in the morning to 2:30 in the afternoon.

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How To Find A Guide

Joseph Lalonde

The quickest way to grow is through a mentor or a guide. These are people who will show you where they’ve been, the steps they’ve taken to get there, and what they’re doing now. You’ll find a guide has typically been through the same situations you’re going through. Only they’ve made it through the challenges you’re struggling with.

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Leading for All of Us with Dr. Christopher Gilbert

Let's Grow Leaders

Leading with an ethical compass may seem to be challenging in this time of deepening divisions and “alternative facts”, trust and authenticity grow more precious by the hour. More and more people find themselves driven to overcome the personal, professional, and social pressures of ignoring what is right in favor of what passes for ‘success.’ But what people want is t ruth in their decisions, a uthenticity in their relationships, and s olid ground for making tough, ethical choices in business an

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When Everyone Leads the Toughest Challenges Get Seen and Solved

Leading Blog

L EADERSHIP is an action, not a position. Leaders can come from anywhere. Anyone can step up and take responsibility. Leadership begins by taking responsibility for the gap between what is and what should be. Ed O’Malley and Julia McBride believe that anyone can lead, not by being a leader, but by exercising leadership. And When Everyone Leads , our tough challenges get seen and solved.

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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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Working Smarter: Improve Your Time Management Skills

Rich Gee Group

Time management is critical for all leaders as they impact and direct their team's overall strategy and operations. I've developed a few essential methods for effectively managing your ever-growing schedule: Set clear priorities: Identify the most critical tasks and projects you need to deliver and have your teams focus on them first. This will help ensure that your people's most essential tasks are completed on time and that resources are allocated effectively.

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5 Relationship Books For Leaders To Read In February 2023

Joseph Lalonde

February is the month of love. With that idea in mind, I thought this month would be a great one to hit on the best relationship books out there. These books are not only for those in personal relationships. These relationship books will help you in your personal and business relationships. You’ll be able to read these books, see the throughline, and apply the author’s thoughts to every relationship in your life.

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5 Ways to Manage Emotions that Distort Perception

Leadership Freak

Emotion distorts the way you see yourself, others, opportunities, and the world. You manage emotions; you don’t control them. (Excluding emotional outburst which should be controlled.

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How to Work with Difficult People Successfully

Lead from Within

Working with difficult people can be challenging, but there are steps you can take to effectively manage and resolve conflicts and challenges. As an executive coach, I know that even though some people can be challenging, there are some strategic ways to work with difficult people successfully. Here are a few that I know are effective: Understand their perspective and needs: When dealing with difficult people, it’s crucial to make an effort to comprehend their perspective and requirement

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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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Freeing Yourself from the Scroll – How to Use Social Media and Live Your Life

Women on Business

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How to Find Skillful ML Engineers for Boosting Your Business

Strategy Driven

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has already become an important part of technology. New technologies that are being introduced now will work better because of this. People have started to learn more about it. They research how it can help them with their businesses and their products. Machine learning is one of the categories under AI. This is more focused on checking the data and the algorithm.

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5 Proverbs for People with Big Dreams

Leadership Freak

#1. An average person in motion is better than a lazy genius with big dreams. #2. Talk inflates. Action humbles. A long list of past and current actions validates character.

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4 Simple Things You Can Do When You’ve Been Laid Off

Lead from Within

As an executive leadership coach with many years of experience, I have seen countless individuals go through the difficult process of being laid off. While it can be a challenging and overwhelming experience, it’s important to remember that being laid off is not a reflection of your worth as an individual. Instead, it presents an opportunity to reassess your career goals and make positive changes that will lead to greater fulfillment and 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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How to Start an ECommerce Dropshipping Business

Women on Business

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Leading Leaders: Remove The Backfire of Ambush | #LeadMorale

Kate Nasser

Leaders, do you really walk the talk or weaken in the face of employee resistance? Do you ambush your managers as a result? Here's a true case study from The People-Skills Coach™ highlighting 6 critical effects on bottom line results. The post Leading Leaders: Remove The Backfire of Ambush | #LeadMorale appeared first on KateNasser.com.

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10 Dynamic Job Interview Questions

Leadership Freak

Job interviews are like trying to predict rain a year from now. You have five tools to predict future performance: education, work history, personal references, personality assessments, and drill-down job interview questions.

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How Leadership Coaching Is Helping CEOs Through Uncertain Times

Lead from Within

Navigating uncertainty as a CEO can be a challenging task. With so many variables and unknowns in today’s business world, it can be difficult to know which direction to take. That’s where experienced executive leadership coaches come in. As a coach, I am busier now than ever before because leaders are searching for someone who has been through similar situations, someone who can look beyond the day-to-day operations, and help guide them through uncertain times.

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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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How to lead with decency and fairness in a world turned mean

Skip Prichard

Do you believe success come more easily to those who are fair and decent or those who are Machiavellian and do whatever it takes to win? David Bodanis shows a better path, one that starts with fairness and then mixed in with a good deal of human decency. Intrigued by his book, The Art of Fairness: the power of decency in a world turned mean , and its case studies and stories, I reached out to talk with him about his perspective.

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Walkable Cities Encourages Physical Activity Among Citizens

The Horizons Tracker

It seems wholly intuitive that cities that feature more green spaces and are generally more walkable will also be cities where citizens are more active. That has been proven nonetheless by research from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, which shows that physical activity grows considerably when neighborhoods are both walkable and green. The findings emerged after volunteers were equipped with wearable sensors, with this data then combined with satellite data to enable the researchers to con

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The Secrets to Self-Leadership

Leadership Freak

I thought self-leadership was gobbledygook when I first heard the term. You live in frustration when leadership begins with others.

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11 Powerful Ways Artificial Intelligence is Changing Leadership Forever

Lead from Within

As an executive leadership coach, I have long recognized the importance of understanding how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the way we lead and manage organizations. It is no longer a question of if, but rather a question of how to effectively navigate the changes that AI is bringing to businesses. I have been encouraging my clients to embrace AI in their operations to stay competitive and drive growth.

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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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Don't Spin Your Team In Circles

Eric Jacobson

A manager who can't make a decision or who can't make a timely decision will frustrate his/her employees. Equally bad, a lack of decision will impede the progress of the manager's team. Some managers make endless requests for data as a way to postpone their having to make a decision. Employees end up spinning in circles , slicing and dicing the information far beyond what is truly needed for the manager to make a decision.

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Growing Numbers Face Transport Insecurity

The Horizons Tracker

Inequality is a widespread problem across the developed world, but while income insecurity has been well documented, a recent study from the University of Michigan suggests that transportation insecurity deserves equal attention. It suggests that over a quarter of American adults experience difficulty getting from place to place in a timely manner. The researchers developed the Transportation Security Index to measure transportation insecurity.

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3 Surprising Truths about Big Goals

Leadership Freak

Jim Collins explains the acronym BHAG – big harry audacious goal – in Built to Last. Big goals and weekend jeans have nothing in common.

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How the Best Leaders Help their Remote Employees Thrive

Lead from Within

As a leader, it’s important to support and engage your remote employees in order to create a thriving work environment. Here are five ways to do that: Encourage collaboration: When it comes to remote employees being successful, the most effective leaders know great things happen when employees work together. Therefore, it’s important to foster a culture of collaboration among your remote employees.

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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.