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The Shadow Side of Leadership

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

When it comes to learning to be a leader, there’s a real learning curve. It takes time to weather the insecurities of being a new manager, learn from your mistakes, and get to the point where you feel competent and comfortable in the role of leader. By this time you have probably developed a “leadership style” that fits for you, […]. The post The Shadow Side of Leadership appeared first on Seapoint Center for Collaborative Leadership.

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Communication – Easy to break – Tough to fix

General Leadership

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. “If a leader can’t get a message across clearly and motivate others to act on it, then having a message doesn’t even matter.” Gilbert Amelio. I am always on alert for positive and effective communication practices at work.

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The Power of Community: Introducing the International Winning Well Leadership Symposium

Let's Grow Leaders

Southeast Asia is one of the world’s fastest growing regions, yet nearly two-thirds of its executives say their organizations can’t develop leaders fast enough to capitalize on growth. To help bridge the gap, David Dye and I are taking our Winning Well message on tour to Malaysia, Singapore, Cambodia, and Thailand from late April through late May (more details here).

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What We Value

Lead Change Blog

Who you are as a person is more important than what you do. Have your values ever been challenged? Do you know what your values are? When asked what our values are, we easily articulate what we believe our values to be. We want to live with integrity, be discerning, treat others the way we want to be treated, be authentic, work hard, always be learning, speak truth.

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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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5 Powerful Ways to Answer Self-Doubt and Step into Your Greatness

Leadership Freak

The Little Engine kept saying, “I think I can,” until he climbed the steep hill. But the story is wrong. Thinking you can is helpful, but never enough to step into your greatness.

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5 New Business Ideas for Women and How to Arrange for Funds

Women on Business

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The Characteristics of A True Leader

Lead Change Blog

What makes a great leader? When we look at people the whole world admires like Steve Jobs or Richard Branson or even throughout history like Winston Churchill or Henry Ford we can see that they are very different people with different personalities; however, they do share some significant qualities that define them as game changers in their respective fields.

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Six Team-Building Phrases Used by Great Leaders

Career Advancement

“Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.” ~Andrew Carnegie~. Client Gina Asks: As a leader, I want to have a stronger impact on team morale. Some leaders seem to always have the right words to make people feel supported and energized.

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3 Common Reasons Why Your Content Marketing Isn’t Working (And How to Fix It)

Women on Business

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22 Leadership Lessons And Quotes From The Fate Of The Furious

Joseph Lalonde

A Reel Leadership Article My mind is still trying to comprehend how there are now 8 Fast and the Furious movies. It seems like yesterday I was leaving the Cinema Carousel after watching the first The Fast And The Furious movie in 2001. I was driving my 5-speed manual 1994 GMC Sonoma. Revving the engine and trying to feel like I was one of the characters from The Fast And The Furious.

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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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Work Like a Consultant

Lead Change Blog

With over 35 years under my belt as an independent consultant, I’ve learned much about how to make life work and make work come alive. It has been a fun ride with lots of amazing growth and heartwarming contribution—and, I am far from done! In that sense, I wish everyone could be a consultant. Thank goodness, all are not! But, I have noticed that employees who assume the style and manner of a successful independent consultant are the ones that get ahead and seem to have a great time doing it!

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Digitalizing Your Business Means Re-Imagining How It Operates

N2Growth Blog

Today’s digital capabilities offer great promise for businesses big and small. But, in order to realize that promise, business leaders must be willing to drastically re-think their company’s business processes. In fact, all processes must be broadened to include all related responsibilities and tasks, independent of organization design or “chain of command” and they must be redesigned independently of current work locations and physical plant.

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5 Easy Ways To Guarantee Emarketing Success

Women on Business

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Improvisational Leadership: Use Improv to Avoid Leadership Pitfalls

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post from Bob Kulhan : Most of us aspire to be great leaders—passionate, inspiring, thoughtful and productive. But we all know people in the business world who do a terrible job in leadership positions: awful bosses, disengaged department heads, ineffective team managers, and otherwise bad bigwigs in nice offices who make the work environment an unpleasant one.

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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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Stop Striving For Perfection Or How I Overcame My Fear Of Writing

Joseph Lalonde

I remember when I first heard about blogging. The thought of typing out my leadership insights and ideas thrilled me. Then those same thoughts terrified me. Soon, they turned from excitement to dread. Why? Because I was caught up with the idea my work needed to be perfect. I had to strive for perfection. I Was Foolish. But I was also normal. Everyone who has the desire to create art wants to do so with perfection.

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Ego Free Leadership

Leading Blog

E GO IS A CONSTANT preoccupation with our self-worth. Each of us has beliefs and fears about our value, and they cause defensive and/or self-promotional behaviors when under stress. Whether in a meeting, a presentation, or a relationship, part of our attention—sometimes all of it—is preoccupied by our view of our self. Are we competent? Respected? Intelligent?

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5 Tips For Writing Perfect Emails

Women on Business

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Why Enterprise Resource Planning Systems Work

Lead Change Blog

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) is a billion dollar business for good reason. This business process management software makes it easier to manage a complex business because integrated applications help automate a number of back office functions and coordinate all operations. An ERP management information system integrates areas such as planning, purchasing, inventory, sales, marketing, finance and human resource.

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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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Change your habitual behavior to become a better leader

Persuasive Powerhouse

We all have behavioral blind spots, and uncovering those can help you to see what others see, when they see it, and whether they’re helpful or not in certain circumstances in leading people. Many of the behaviors you exhibit are habits – things you say and do that have been shaped through years in your subconscious. The ideal situation is that you are awake and aware of your behaviors and the external forces that trigger them.

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What To Do When Life Hits You Square In The Face.

Rich Gee Group

Ever have a REALLY bad day? One that really SUCKS? Did you lose your biggest client in an instant? Or did you get dressed down by your boss for doing something stupid (and you thought it was brilliant)? We all have those days. As Rocky Balboa said, “But it ain’t about how hard you get hit. It’s about how hard you can get it and keep moving forward.

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Hiring a Team – Employee or Independent Contractor?

Women on Business

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Practical Tips for Winning with the 7 most Provocative Challenges of Leadership

Leadership Freak

The saddest state of leadership is thinking you’ve mastered something you haven’t. 7 Provocative Challenges: #1. Courageously leading into the future while diligently managing the present. Over-led organizations become unstable.

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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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Book Notes: It Worked for Me

RapidStart Leadership

I hope you have problems. That’s a good thing, really. A book I read recently cast a whole new light on what it means to have problems as a leader, and what you should do about them. Today we’ll talk about why having problems can be good, and how you can handle them in a way that will significantly strengthen your ability to influence and lead others.

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Leading Like Christ In The Workplace With Charlotte Gambill

Joseph Lalonde

Answers From Leadership Podcast Episode 36 Leading in the world can seem to be a complicated matter. You don’t know how to speak up or share your faith. Or maybe you think you can’t. But you can. And that’s why I’m excited to have Charlotte Gambill on the Answers From Leadership podcast today. She’s going to share some things you can do to lead like Jesus in the workplace.

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Is Your Business as Efficient as It Could Be?

Women on Business

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Why Every Leader Should Have A Little Rebel Inside

Lead from Within

To achieve something significant in the world, to have a meaningful influence, you need to be a rebel. A rebel knows how to challenge the status quo and make an impact. It’s the executive assistant who, frustrated by her nonresponsive boss, coordinates a meeting with the company’s vice presidents to help her develop a strategy for bringing about change.

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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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How to Maximize the Most Misunderstood and Underutilized Members of Your Team

Leadership Freak

Feelers are like Rodney Dangerfield. They get no respect. Every team has Doers, Feelers, and Dreamers on it. Doers are driven to finish things. Dreamers are driven to start things.

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The Procrastination Addiction

Kevin Eikenberry

It is said we are all addicted to something; and while some addictions may be more harmful to ourselves and others, few are more prevalent than our addiction to procrastination. I’ll go first: Hi, I’m Kevin and I’m addicted to procrastination. While I am confident that there are people who procrastinate more frequently and with […]. The post The Procrastination Addiction appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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The simple 42 steps to making a sale

CEO Blog

Many companies know who their target customers are. In many cases their targets are limited. For example - at Danby Appliance , we might target appliance stores. There are only so many of them. So the key is persistence. One suggested process: 1 - call them and introduce yourself, get an email address. 2 - follow up with snail mail with a hand written note. 3 - stop in for tea. 4 - Connect with your main contact on Linkedin (I love Linkedin). 5 - Send Daily or every other day Linkedin updates.

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How leaders navigate change

Lead on Purpose

We live in a fast-paced world. Things are changing around us at such a fast a rate it’s difficult to keep up. There are so many factors that come into play in the ever-changing world.

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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.