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Managing Your Boss: Get the Support You Need in 10 Minutes a Week (Includes Free Tool)

Let's Grow Leaders

When’s the last time you had a really great one-on-one with your boss? If your answer is anything but “in the last 2 weeks,” you’re not alone. A great cadence of good one-on-one meetings is unusual. Why? Well first, everybody’s busy. It’s easier to cancel a meeting with a direct report than with your boss. Or perhaps, your one-on-ones drag on, lack preparation, or generally feel like a waste of time.

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What Is Upward Leadership and Why You Need to Be Effective Doing It

General Leadership

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. “ I am a member of a team, and I rely on the team, I defer to it and sacrifice for it, because the team, not the individual, is the ultimate champion.”. MIA HAMM. Leadership is often considered a downward directed affair, where the person in charge gives his or her vision to employees who follow the person in charge towards a common goal.

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So, You Want to Be a Disruptor?

N2Growth Blog

Mesmerized by industry innovators like Google, Apple and Uber, business leaders of all sorts want to become “disruptors” within their respective industries. Easier said than done! Interestingly, the key to unlocking the kind of breakthrough thinking needed to support an aggressive agenda of innovation lies with the leadership and culture of the organization.

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The One Leadership Lesson That Is Always Worth Repeating…and Repeating

Terry Starbucker

“Boss, you’ve already told me 14 times to play it again” There were many times in the course of my leadership journey where I heard this, loud enough (and exasperatingly enough) where I could hear it: “Oh no, there he goes AGAIN”. It was music to my ears! Why was I so happy to hear this? That means they heard me say it once before.

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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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How to Hire the Right Leadership Team for Your Startup

Lead Change Blog

Are you planning to start up a business with limited resources but wanting to hire the best people? Are you currently budgeting the overall cost of setting up your dream business but not wanting to compromise to hire the right team? Here are tips on how to hire a team with leadership in your startup. It is a proven fact that your business can only be as good as the people surrounding your team.

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Talent Stars – Don’t Burn Your Shine!

General Leadership

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. Talent can’t be taught, but it can be awakened! Wallace Stegner. Talent star. Talent manager. Talent agent. Talent show. Talent source. Today as valued contributors, we must be each. Or your show goes.

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The Most Powerful (And Dangerous) Question in the World

Kevin Eikenberry

Questions in general can be incredibly powerful, and the right one asked at the right time can change a situation, a relationship and even the world. But while lots of questions are great, there is one that is simple, universally used, and incredibly powerful – and that power can be for good, or for ill. […]. The post The Most Powerful (And Dangerous) Question in the World appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Are You Smoking What You’re Selling?

Lead Change Blog

We welcome Mark Miller for the final post in a five-part series defining the core principles of Leaders Made Here. Step 5 – Model It. More of leadership is caught than taught. I believe this: do you? If you do, what are the implications? One is the seeming contradiction with the core premise of my book, Leaders Made Here. Does this idea of “catching leadership” undermine the entire premise that organizations can intentionally and strategically create a leadership culture?

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A Two Step Conversation that Helps Your Boss Help You Get Ahead

Leadership Freak

Step one: Ask your boss to talk about her aspirations for your department or team. Provide focus. You might say, “I’m thinking about the big picture for the next year.

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Integrity: A Leadership Negotiable or Must Have?

CoachStation

Is integrity a negotiable trait, or is it one of the cornerstones of good leadership? I recently met with a client who I have known for some time in a different capacity. He is starting up his own business and it is a very exciting time for him. During our discussion, he made a point to me, that although is not new, in that moment meant so much to me.

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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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Communication for Remote Businesses

Women on Business

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Five Reasons Job Seekers Should Study Lean Management

Lead Change Blog

Even seasoned senior managers look to continually enhance their skill sets to differentiate themselves from other job seekers. Management job seekers with lean management experience can separate themselves from the competition. Those who study lean management demonstrate to employers an understanding of the forces of the global economy, as well as the requisite lifelong learning for business success.

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Clear Values Are a Business Imperative

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

It’s springtime! The trees are beginning to bud, and soon they will be in full bloom. I am reminded of the “great tree service debacle” several years ago. We had several beautiful trees that required spraying to ward off disease and bugs. Our tree service would come about four times during the season to spray the trees. […]. The post Clear Values Are a Business Imperative appeared first on Seapoint Center for Collaborative Leadership.

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A Five Step One-on-One Any Leader Can Do

Leadership Freak

When you know what’s next you can prepare and perform. Structure provides predictability. Predictability enables preparation. Preparation raises confidence. Confidence is energy. A 5 step one-on-one any leader can do: #1.

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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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Networking Advice for Young Female Entrepreneurs

Women on Business

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A Non-Profit Board’s AHA Moment

Lead Change Blog

This post is part of our 2017 Team Buzz Builder Guest Blogger Series. Today we are pleased to share a post from Lisa Kosak of Green Thumb Leadership. When I was a naive manager thrust into a management role, I had the misconception that most leaders back then were born or they just seemed to drop from the sky. Forward a year and I acknowledged my errors.

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The Outward Mindset: Seeing Beyond Ourselves

Leading Blog

A N OUTWARD MINDSET will greatly impact how we negotiate our world and the impact we will have. An outward mindset helps us to see the world as it is and not how we imagine it to be. Our age increasingly requires us to collaborate more and more with others. An outward mindset is essential. An outward mindset doesn’t come naturally. We have to consciously change how we think about others.

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12 Sentences that Prevent Reverse Delegation

Leadership Freak

Reverse delegation happens when delegated tasks end up back in your bucket. Reverse delegation stalls the trajectory of your career, the growth of your team, and the success of your organization.

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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 Say No

Joseph Lalonde

As an ESFP-A on the Myers-Briggs personality test, I struggle with pleasing people. I want to make people happy. I want to make sure everyone is having a good time. In doing so, I have a hard time telling others no. Having this personality type doesn’t mean I can’t learn how to say no. I can and I’ve been working on saying no. If you’re like me, let’s dive into ways we can say no without hurting those we’re leading.

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Are You For Real?

Lead Change Blog

I was in a gift shop one lazy afternoon, sort of lost in my own little world. I wandered about reading pictures, posters, and plaques on the wall. I looked up at one, completely mesmerized at its profound identity with what I had been feeling for weeks: “Always be yourself. But if you can’t be yourself, be a unicorn.”. Right about then, I wished for my fairy godmother to change me into a unicorn.

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Ensure Your Entrepreneurial Pursuits are Prepared for Success

Women on Business

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LeadershipNow 140: March 2017 Compilation

Leading Blog

Here are a selection of tweets from March 2017 that you might have missed: How to Invest Today in Your Future by @SusanMazza. Revisiting What It Takes to Become You at Your Best by @artpetty. The Most Powerful (And Dangerous) Question in the World by @Kevineikenberry. How Middle Managers Provide Leadership Everyday by @JesseLynStoner. Ten Toxic People You Should Avoid Like The Plague by Dr.

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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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Culture is King

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post By Dr. Linda Sharkey: “Our customers are important to us. Please stay on the line for the next available representative.” The irony of this message sinks in after the first five minutes on hold. During the next five minutes, it becomes clear the values of the organization are aligned around cost savings—with the naive hope you’ll ignore their actions and believe their words.

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Leadership Lessons And Quotes From Power Rangers

Joseph Lalonde

A Reel Leadership Article Whenever I hear Go go Power Rangers I’m instantly transported back to my youth. Those few words remind me of heading home from school and turning on the TV to watch the Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers. I’d sit glued to the TV screen while 5 rangers battled the evil monsters Rita Repulsa would unleash upon the Power Rangers and Angel Grove.

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Choose Content Marketing Methods without Spending a Dime

Women on Business

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The counter-intuitive nature of slowing down to speed up

Persuasive Powerhouse

Productivity- we all know it’s important. It fuels growth and bottom line results. So when you push people to move faster, shorten deadlines, and bring in new, more efficient technology, productivity will increase, right? Perhaps. There are some things that you might have neglected in your quest to be more productive. The biggest one is people and whether they are inspired, motivated and engaged.

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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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They do this. do you?

Jason Womack

There are 12 things that excellent time managers do. Rate yourself, take the #Quiz. When you know what to do, you're that much closer to getting it done. For more than 17 years, I've helped leaders around the world better.

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3 Simple Steps To Increase Your Productivity Immediately

Joseph Lalonde

I am always striving to increase my productivity. My guess is that you are too. I wish this was an easy goal to just check off but I have found that it’s not that easy. Increased productivity doesn’t come by blinking your eyes and clicking your heels. Oh, how I wish it did! However, there are a few steps that you can take to help make the shift in your schedule and energy output in order to push your productivity to the next level.

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How to Network for Business Online

Women on Business

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How to lead with commitment

Lead on Purpose

I recently became aware of a CEO who believes he’s a great leader. He’s smart with a solid educational background, and he has the charisma to do great things.

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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.