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Quotes And Leadership Lessons From Lightyear

Joseph Lalonde

A Reel Leadership Article. I was excited for the 5th movie in the Toy Story series. While not a Toy Story movie in name, Lightyear tells the origin stories of Buzz Lightyear (Chris Pine) and Zurg (James Brolin). We find out that Buzz Lightyear is based on a movie Andy had seen as a child. This movie had a toy […].

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Lines for Leaders: “I Kept Right On”

RapidStart Leadership

Something General U.S. Grant learned when he was a Colonel can help us all find the strength to lead our teams in challenging times. The post Lines for Leaders: “I Kept Right On” appeared first on RapidStart Leadership.

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Asking for Input – Remarkable TV

Kevin Eikenberry

This is the second in a series of videos about reasons we should ask. In the first first video, we talked about asking for learning. In this video, we’re asking for input. Now they may seem similar, because when we ask to learn, we may get input. But here we’re talking about input for some […]. The post Asking for Input – Remarkable TV appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Executive Hiring for a P.E. Portfolio Company – The Unicorn

N2Growth Blog

Part Three – The Challenge of Finding the Unicorn Executive. The third part of this four-part private equity executive hiring series acknowledges the challenge of finding and identifying a ‘unicorn executive’ to lead your portfolio-invested company. In case you missed it, part one looked at the essential and unique constituents of an ideal candidate’s profile in terms of hard credentials , and soft credentials in part two.

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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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Direction Over Speed

Joseph Lalonde

Speed has been the focus of many leaders. We’ve been pushed to be more efficient, quicker to release, and the first to market. Everything tells us that speed is good. What if I told you this was wrong? What if speed wasn’t as good as we’ve made it out to be? You may think I’m crazy. […].

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How To Build Your Confidence Right Now

Rich Gee Group

Confidence is a critical part of your success. You'll need it selling, networking, connecting, negotiating, presenting, on projects, team-building, in meetings — I can go on forever. It's a major part of your business life. And yet when I present to clients worldwide, confidence is one of the most needed attributes in business. We read books and listen to podcasts — yet, we still have a confidence deficit.

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Seeing The Facets of Facts Part 2

Leading in Context

By Linda Fisher Thornton Building on last week's post about Seeing the Facets of Facts, this week I'm digging into the dangers of "Partialized Facts." When I say "Partialized Facts" I refer to treating one perspective on an issue that is only part of the picture as the whole truth. I have seen it happen so many times. It's time to call it what it is.

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It All Starts With Trust

Joseph Lalonde

Trust. We all want to be trusted. What we often don’t do is trust those we lead. We hire a new employee. We begin to think of ways the employee may cheat the company. Boom. We’ve broken a bond of trust. The employee may not realize it. YET. Slowly but surely, the employee will begin […].

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4 Ways to Stop Saying Things You Regret

Leadership Freak

Saying things you regret usually follows these six words, “Let me be honest with you.” Being honest isn’t saying everything in your head. Some thoughts shouldn’t become words. Things you regret: Unfiltered words.

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Learn It as You Need It

Kevin Eikenberry

As a new or front-line leader, there is much to learn. We have long said the transition to your first leadership job is the toughest transition of your career. There is much to learn, and yet you may not have time for a workshop amid all the work. While a workshop isn’t the only option, […]. The post Learn It as You Need It appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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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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Uncharted Waters: How to Navigate the Future of Leadership and Business

Lead from Within

Business always includes an element of unpredictability, and agility and flexibility are enduring requirements for successful leadership. But more than ever before we are operating in uncharted waters, and building long-term success in business and leadership means not just implementing new methods but creating a whole new mindset. When change comes this hard and fast, those of us who practice leadership need to move beyond working to complete the tasks before us and achieve the goals we’ve set.

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This Is What Great Leaders Provide Their Teams

Joseph Lalonde

Being a leader can be tough, but the main goal of leadership is normally quite a straightforward one: to ensure the team that you are caring for can achieve what it needs to achieve. To help make sure of that, there are a few things that will usually be important to focus on. In particular, […].

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2 Dangers for Arrogant Leaders

Leadership Freak

I grew up in an anti-authoritarian time, the 60’s, and lived in a self-reliant culture of farmers in Central Maine. High self-reliance combined with an anti-authoritarian spirit lends itself to arrogance. #1.

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How to Set up World-Class Custom Trade Show Exhibits on a Budget

Women on Business

Brought to you by Exhibits Northwest: One of the most exciting parts of being a small business owner is getting in front of your customers at trade shows. At a trade show, you can spend time with your existing customers and make new connections. Your exhibit can be influential in determining how many new leads […].

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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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What is a Company Town Hall Meeting? (+ How to Plan and Conduct One)

leaderCommunicator

Think about the last “town hall” meeting you attended at your company. Was it something you and your colleagues looked forward to? Or, did seeing the time block on your calendar fill you with anxiety (over losing time in your day), annoyance (not wanting to sit through an excruciatingly boring meeting) or, worst of all, apathy (having no interest in attending knowing the content wouldn’t be relevant)?

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5 Things That Leaders Should Stop Doing

Joseph Lalonde

If you want to be the best leader you can be, and if you want to reach your full potential in the world of business, thew re a few things you are probably doing now that could be holding you back and making your journey to success a longer, rockier one than it really needs […].

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5 Ways to Find Purpose

Leadership Freak

You’re fortunate if purpose interests you. You have opportunity to consider things beyond food and shelter. The burden of prosperity is figuring out what to do. 5 ways to find purpose: #1.

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Pros and Cons of Running a Business Internationally

Women on Business

Brought to you by Inovio Payments: Advances in technology have meant that business owners are able to expand and grow beyond their immediate areas. Even the smallest of companies can reach customers globally thanks to their utilization of social media and company websites. Going international has plenty of benefits such as increasing your target audience, […].

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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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Icebergs and how metaphors pervert our thinking

Mike Cardus

Recently someone asked if I knew of the iceberg metaphor for organizational behavior. I responded, yes, and they went into a 30-minute lecture on how their perception of a team’s actions is due to their deep subconscious and unconscious feelings of resentment and powerlessness. And how this person will work with them to uncover and reconstruct their fears, knowledge, and memories to reanimate their conscious mindset of autonomy and agency. .

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Easy Ways To Motivate Employees So They Always Bring Their A-Game

Joseph Lalonde

Imagine this. You’ve just started trading and you have a team of employees at your beck and call. They’re making sales, liaising with customers, working on prototypes, and creating new marketing materials. For the first few weeks, everything is going great. But then, after a while, you notice that standards begin to slip. Employees aren’t […].

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5 Counter-Intuitive Responses to Painful Situations

Leadership Freak

Some people anticipate future difficulties and run away. Leaders anticipate painful situations and move forward. The advantage to anticipating painful situations is developing prepared responses.

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How to Set up World-Class Custom Trade Show Exhibits on a Budget

Women on Business

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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 Can You Have A Meaningful Life?

Mills Scofield

Today, I’m honored to host an excerpt from the new book by my friend, Frank Sonneberg, The Path to a Meaningful Life *. Frank’s books are ‘must reads” and “must gives.” You should read his blog and follow him on facebook and instagram. You’ll be glad, and better, because you did! 10 Critical Rules for Living a Happy Life Some people spend their whole life searching for happiness.

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How Leaders Become Strategists

Skip Prichard

Pinpointing the Crux. As someone who loves studying and implementing strategy, I read numerous books on the subject each and every year. Many offer the same tired ideas, but a few stand out and offer ideas you can use immediately. One of those books is Richard Rumelt’s The Crux: How Leaders Become Strategists. As it turns out, what passes for strategy in many businesses, government agencies, and military operations is ultimately just a mix of wishful thinking and a jumble of incoherent pol

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2 Ways to Use Adult Peer Pressure for Advantage

Leadership Freak

When I was a kid mom said, “If all your friends jumped off a bridge, would you?“ Looking back, adults were just as susceptible to peer pressure as we were. Maybe more.

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Pros and Cons of Running a Business Internationally

Women on Business

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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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7 Encouraging ‘Women in the Workplace’ Statistics

HR Digest

Women are making changes like never before. We can prove this with the women in the workplace statistics. Even though most women still struggle with work and aren’t appreciated as they should be, changes are still taking place gradually. We advise that you keep doing what you are doing because you are doing perfectly well. . The bias against women globally is what every woman is fighting against.

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Mexican Migrants In The US Help Both Countries

The Horizons Tracker

A common complaint against migration is that it deprives the sending country of vital talent. Research from Rice University disputes that notion, however, and finds that high-skilled immigration from Mexico to the United States actually benefits both countries. The paper explains that high-skilled migrants are typically a varied bunch and can include students, researchers, CEOs and a plethora of specialists in all manner of fields that play a crucial role in the knowledge economy. “Between

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Get Out Of Your Comfort Zone! 11 Tips To “Shake Things Up”

CEO Insider

I want you to imagine that when you wake up tomorrow, everything you do will be done to the best of your ability. You’ll give 110% effort to each activity you’ve planned for your day, disregarding any fears you may have. No obstacles. No negative thinking. No procrastination. Do you think this attitude will impact […]. The post Get Out Of Your Comfort Zone!

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How to File Chapter 13 Bankruptcy in Georgia

Women on Business

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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.