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How to Manage Your Stress Without Frustrating Your Team

Let's Grow Leaders

You’re working hard to manage your stress and create a sense of calm for your team. But now your team is looking at you and wondering if you get it. They think, “If she really understood what was happening here, she wouldn’t […]. The post How to Manage Your Stress Without Frustrating Your Team appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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10 Leadership Strategies For Thriving in 2021

Leading in Context

By Linda Fisher Thornton. Here we are at the end of the year already. So much of it has been a blur as we've scrambled to reinvent our work and daily habits to adapt to a persistent global pandemic.

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The Small Voice in the Room

Leading Blog

O NE OF THE MOST challenging leadership problems is to get people to speak up , especially as it concerns realizing the value of the “small voice in the room.”. I had just come off my first CEO assignment with Pretty Good Privacy, Inc. a fairly notorious email encryption company both provoking concerns from the NSA but also putting privacy on the map as “the marketing gorilla of the Internet.

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Succession in the Real World- With John H. Tyson, Chairman of the Board at Tyson Foods

N2Growth Blog

Succession is one of the most popular shows on HBO. It’s sometimes even mentioned in the same breath as The Sopranos, Game of Thrones, and Veep. Succession showcases super-rich, but deeply flawed characters who struggle for power and seem to face an endless maze of existential conflict. Viewers love watching the spoiled family members teeter on a knife’s edge of recognizable and relatable, admittedly more of the former since most of us aren’t billionaires.

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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 Help Your Boss Give You a Better Performance Review

Let's Grow Leaders

If you’re dreading your performance review, we invite you to be the leader you want your boss to be and take a bit of initiative. “But that’s not my job,” you might say. Perhaps – we could debate that all day, but […]. The post How to Help Your Boss Give You a Better Performance Review appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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How Leaders Foster 100% Responsibility

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

Guest post by Dr. John Izzo Almost every leader of a team or organization of any size wants their people to step up to 100% Responsibility – to take full responsibility for their own careers, for their own engagement, for winning every customer, for driving innovation, for keeping costs down, and on the list goes. […]. The post How Leaders Foster 100% Responsibility appeared first on Seapoint Center for Collaborative Leadership.

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3 Leadership Lessons I Personally Learned From Tony Hsieh

Tanveer Naseer

Many of us in the leadership sphere were shocked and saddened to hear the news of Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh’s tragic passing over the weekend. I expect many articles will be written about Tony’s legacy and what timeless leadership lessons he leaves behind that we can all learn from. Likewise, Click to continue reading.

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Take Care of You

Let's Grow Leaders

It’s easy to talk about taking care of yourself so you can lead your team effectively, but it’s something else to actually do it. So, it’s confession time. In this episode, David talks about the challenges of caring for his physical, emotional, […]. The post Take Care of You appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Quotes And Leadership Lessons From Die Hard 2: Die Harder

Joseph Lalonde

A Reel Leadership Christmas Article. I try to watch at least one Christmas movie every year. Most Christmas movies do nothing for me. Except for movies like Die Hard. Last year, I watched the original Die Hard again. It’s always a great Christmas movie. This year, I knew I had to watch a different Christmas movie, or else it would […].

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LeadershipNow 140: November 2020 Compilation

Leading Blog

Here are a selection of tweets from November 2020 that you don't want to miss: The Best Revenge: What to Do When Someone Does Us Wrong by Ken Downer @RapidStartLdr. How to Give Better, Consistent Appreciation by Karin Hurt and David Dye @LetsGrowLeaders. Feeling Squeezed by Stress? Here's How To Feel Grateful Instead by @AlliPolin. How are you going to make it through the 2020 holidays?

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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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How We Can Help as Remote Work Continues

Kevin Eikenberry

Long before we could spell COVID-19, or knew a pandemic would ever affect us, we were helping remote leaders and remote teams succeed through the work of the Remote Leadership Institute. With the upcoming release of our newest book, The Long-Distance Teammate, we have created two new free webinars to share ideas and strategies to help […]. The post How We Can Help as Remote Work Continues appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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December 2020 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Welcome to the December 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: Why to do them and what questions to ask. Bernd shares: “ One-one-one meetings create trust: Why do you need them?

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A Tribute To My Father: Part 2

Joseph Lalonde

Four years ago I wrote about my father in a tribute article. My father was the kind of man I dream of being. If I can be half the man as he was, I would be honored. I haven’t opened up on my blog about what happened just over a month ago. After over a […].

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Leading Thoughts for December 3, 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. Wright Thompson on doing the work: “More and more today, we don’t want to do the work or take the chances required for greatness, and we try to fix all those shortcuts on the back end with marketing and branding—modern, fancy words than mean lie.”.

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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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7 Stages of Self-Righteousness: Symptoms and Treatments

RapidStart Leadership

Like the stages of grief, I think there are stages of self-righteousness, only they don't end with hope; here's what they are and what we can to do about them. The post 7 Stages of Self-Righteousness: Symptoms and Treatments appeared first on RapidStart Leadership.

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A Systems Approach to Leading Through Transfomation

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post from Brendan P. Keegan , CEO, Merchants Fleet One thing all great leaders have in common is that they understand that transformational growth doesn’t happen without a willingness to change. When I joined Merchants Fleet as CEO in 2018, I knew I was joining a team of some of the most experienced professionals in the fleet industry. However, with all of that experience, habits were inevitably inherited along the way.

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Lessons Learned from Twenty Years of Developing Leaders

Next Level Blog

The publication date of this post, December 1, 2020, marks the 20 th anniversary of our leadership development company, The Eblin Group. Over the past two decades, colleagues, friends and clients have often asked my wife, life and business partner Diane and me how we’ve grown the business over two decades and what we’ve learned along the way. There’s a lot to say and share about that for sure – more than one blog post can address.

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Developing Resilience: How To Remain Calm In The Midst Of Workplace Chaos

Lead Change Blog

Most of us have hectic, stressful, high-pressure jobs. How do we keep from letting it get to us or burn us out? Why is it that some people seem to be able to handle challenges with confidence, poise, and grace? The secret is a quality that psychologists call resilience. In brief, it is the ability to overcome obstacles and quickly adapt to change. Psychologists have studied resilient people and discovered that it is learned, not genetic.

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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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Leadership strategies to improve workplace culture

Lead on Purpose

Guest post by Gabe Nelson Great leaders inspire. Great leaders don’t dominate a room, they motivate it.

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Vaccine Primer for SARS-CoV-2 • COVID-19

Tony Mayo

Tony Mayo Executive Coach. ? ? ? mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 are being used worldwide. Soon, you may queue to have one injected into your body. Here’re the basics of how mRNA vaccines will work, from the University of Cambridge: [link] ? ? ? An interesting editorial in the New York Times by a German journalist explores how Germany […].

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Start NOW To Guarantee A New Position For 2021.

Rich Gee Group

“I need to find a job.” ”I need to find a better job.” Is this you? The month of December is a time to slowly power-down and relax. People tell themselves they will begin their brand-new job search on January 1, 2021. What happens? Get on stage with a cast of thousands. You'll be just commencing your search again, with thousands of other aspiring job searchers.

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3 Ways Leaders Earn Trust

Joseph Lalonde

A blog reader recently asked me the question “How do I earn the trust of those I lead?” His question is a good one and that’s why I wanted to use it as the basis for this article. Trust is important to those in a leadership position. If your team doesn’t trust you, you will […].

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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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A Way of Seeing that Expands Leadership

Leadership Freak

Gratitude is a way of seeing, even when life isn’t perfect. The opposite of gratitude: Envy. You can’t enjoy what you have because others have more. Blindness. You close your eyes to goodness.

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What Are You Spreading? – Remarkable TV

Kevin Eikenberry

I grew up on a farm, so we spread a lot of things. But today we are talking about what we are spreading as leaders. Because our words, our attitudes and our energy are all contagious. And it’s important that we’re spreading the right thing. Tweet it out: Your words, attitude and energy are contagious. […]. The post What Are You Spreading?

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Tony Hsieh Completes His Service on Earth

Modern Servant Leader

Tony Hsieh , an outstanding example of servant-leadership , the former CEO of Zappos and founder of LinkExchange, passed away Friday November 27th, 2020. He succumbed to injuries suffered during a house fire on November 18th, while visiting family for Thanksgiving. Tony Hsieh & Servant-Leadership. Hsieh wrote the book Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose , which remains one of the best contemporary cases for servant-leadership in business.

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Your Leadership is Toxic When You Do This

Lead from Within

You’ve probably heard the old adage that people don’t leave bad jobs—they leave bad bosses. Your style of leadership is important to every element of your team’s success. It’s up to you to create a culture of positivity and support, or one of intimidation and mistrust. Toxic leadership happens at every level in every type of organization, leaving employees, teams and organizations demoralized and ineffective.

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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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WHY Creating an impact IS GOOD FOR BUSINESS

Lead Change Blog

“Never has there been a more exciting time for all of us to explore this next great frontier where the boundaries between work and higher purpose are merging into one, where doing good really is good for business.” – Sir Richard Branson. The world faces some of the most challenging conditions ever seen. COVID has impacted everyone’s lives, both economically and emotionally.

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Creating Virtual Presence

Kevin Eikenberry

When remote work first began, you were likely focused on getting your work done and not using the webcam any more than necessary. As weeks became months, and months may lead to a new way of working long-term, we must begin to conscious consider our virtual presence. How are you being seen? And is your […]. The post Creating Virtual Presence appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Leading product strategy and execution

Lead on Purpose

Building software platforms and applications that customers love, and will recommend to their peers, takes extreme focus and hard work.

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Feeling Uncertain – How to Look Forward with Confidence

Leadership Freak

Focusing on an unknowable future creates anxiety in the present. Confidence toward the future is found in making contribution today. Looking forward with confidence: #1. Pursue meaning not happiness.

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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.