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This One Culture Factor Leads to 5.5 Times Higher Growth

The Practical Leader

” “Innovation by All (IA) maximizes a company’s human potential by tapping into the intelligence, skills, and passion of everyone in the organization. IA cultures “generate more high-quality ideas, realize greater speed in implementation, and achieve greater agility– resulting in 5.5 IA organizations rapidly adapt to disruptive change, quickly create new approaches, and generate high-quality ideas.

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Dennis Perkins: Part 1 of an interview by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Dennis Perkins is Chief Executive Officer of The Syncretics Group, a consulting firm devoted to effective leadership in demanding environments—especially those characterized by uncertainty, ambiguity, and rapid change. Perkins has worked for over twenty-five years as an advisor to senior leaders in organizations ranging from Fortune 100 corporations to nonprofit associations. A graduate of the [.].

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August 2021 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Sean Goheen of IA HR contributed Decision, Decisions, Decisions. Janine Comito of IA HR contributed How to Lose a Prospect in 10 Days. Welcome to the August 2021 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.

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Trust Matters: It’s Critical in These Disruptive Times

The Practical Leader

“Innovation by All (IA) maximizes a company’s human potential by tapping into the intelligence, skills, and passion of everyone in the organization.” Is your organization suffering from truth decay? Honesty, integrity, and trust are critical in chaotic times.

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May 2020 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

And More… Mary Faulkner of IA—HR contributed What’s Next: IA’s leadership share thoughts on COVID-19. The IA leadership team shares some thoughts about the way forward.” Welcome to the May 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.

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November 2019 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Mark Stelzner of IA—HR contributed How Does HR Transformation Affect the Employee Experience? IA’s Amie Deak looks at the connection between HR transformation and employee experience.” Welcome to the November Leadership Development Carnival. We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, motivation, productivity, and more. Communication.

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Join Me in Des Moines?

Steve Farber

If you’re in the Midwest of the US–or just have a hankering to travel there–please join me at The Extreme Leadership Intensive in Des Moines, IA on July 18 & 19, 2013. This day-and-a-half program will help you apply the principles of Extreme Leadership directly to your business. You’ll leave with a specific roadmap for weaving Love, Energy, Audacity, and Proof into the very fabric of your team, project, company, or organization.

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June 2021 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Mark Stelzner of IA—HR contributed Growing Pains. Welcome to the June 2021 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. Jennifer V. Miller writes 7 Things Employees Want to Know In a Department Reshuffle. Jennifer summarizes: “ Are you planning a department reorganization or a big change?

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May 2019 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Janine Comito of ia HR provided How to Lose an Employee in 10 Days. Welcome to the May Leadership Development Carnival. We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, team building, and more. Communication. Lisa Kohn of Thoughtful Leaders Blog contributed Silent and listen have a lot in common besides six letters.

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5 Easy Steps To Improve Your Life.

Rich Gee Group

Looking back, it seems 21+18 is a joke equation compared to f(x) is (-ia) n g(a). There are so many books, seminars, and articles about how to motivate (yes I know, this is one too!). But I think they miss something big: To be successful in business and life, you need to build a motivational foundation inside YOU. FOCUS & MEDITATE . Do you spend hours doing nothing? Do you play online games? Too much Youtube/News Sites?

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June 2019 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Mary Faulkner of IA-HR contributed Nobody Likes Performance Management. IA’s Mary Faulkner asks the big questions you should answer before you make any changes. Welcome to the June Leadership Development Carnival. We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, team building, and more. Communication. Chip Bell shared The Secret Sauce of Leadership Communications.

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Top Online Jobs for Freelancers Revealed

Women on Business

User interface / IA jobs were up 23%. A new report from Freelancer.com reveals the top online jobs for freelance workers based on findings from an analysis of over a quarter million jobs completed during the third quarter of 2012 on the site. Key Findings for Top Online Jobs for Freelancers. Android developer jobs saw significant growth at 16%, primarily due to the success of the Samsung Galaxy S III and the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean release.

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Carnival of HR: July Edition!

Surviving Leadership

Over on Voice of HR, Mark Stelzner , Founder and Managing Principal at IA-HR, addresses the challenges our love affair with the cloud has generated in workplaces and the best ways to overcome them. Hello, everyone! This month, I have the great honor of hosting the Carnival of HR – a collection of blog posts from our friends and peers doing awesome and important things out in the world of the internet.

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The Signers of The Declaration of Extreme Leadership

Steve Farber

I had the great honor of hosting The Extreme Leadership Intensive on July 18 and 19 in Des Moines, IA. It was a phenomenal opportunity for an intimate group of Extreme Leaders from several companies and entrepreneurial ventures to focus on the application of LEAP (Love, Energy, Audacity, and Proof) to our lives and businesses. In our closing ceremony, we all had the chance to put a stake in the ground by signing this poster of A Declaration of Extreme Leadership.

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March Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Jason Carroll of IA HR provided How to Avoid ‘Fake News’ in Your Workforce Analytics. Welcome to the March Leadership Development Carnival! The themes for this month are… Let’s get started! Communication. Jason summarizes: “Data is everywhere, and leaders can use it to tell powerful stories about their people. But if you’re not careful, it’s easy to report “fake news” based on real data points.

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May 2018 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Mark Stelzner of IA provided How to Build a Business Case for Your HR Transformation. Welcome to the Leadership Development Carnival. We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, employee performance and engagement, personal and professional development, productivity, team building, and more. Creativity/Inspiration. Art Petty submitted How Integrative Thinking Promotes Creative Problem Solving.

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November 2018 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Christina Felty of IA HR submitted How to Get the Most Out of Hiring an HR Transformation Advisor. Welcome to the November Leadership Development Carnival. We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, customer service, development, engagement, and more. Communication. Dana Theus of InPower Coaching submitted INSIGHT: People Problems – Who’s Fault Is It Anyway? Dana suggests: “ Experiencing people problems at work?

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December 2019 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Kimberly Carroll of IA—HR contributed Why Wait? Welcome to the December Leadership Development Carnival. We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, motivation, productivity, and more. Communication. Jeff McCollum of Designed Learning contributed Ruminations on Influence. Jeff writes: “Relationship building and expertise are both needed to gain influence in leadership roles.

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June 2018 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Kimberly Carroll of IA HR submitted Is Daily Pay the Right Choice for Your Organization? Welcome to the Leadership Development Carnival. We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, employee performance and engagement, personal and professional development, productivity, team building, and more. Communication.

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The Productivity Booster You Have in Your Pocket, But Probably Don’t Use

Harvard Business Review

It’s a piece of software on a device you own: the intelligent assistant (IA). We carry IAs around on our laptops (Microsoft’s Cortana), phones (Google Assistant, Apple’s Siri, Samsung’s Bixby) and smart speakers (Amazon’s Alexa, Baidu’s Little Fish). There are an estimated one billion IA-enabled devices in the world today. IAs are one of their top priorities. We still only spend a few minutes a month engaging with our IAs.

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10 Best Cities For Young Professionals Seeking Work-Life Balance

Chart Your Course

The Midwest takes the top two spots on the list in Des Moines, IA and Madison, WI. College is a time of experimentation for many new students. Exploring new topics, making new friends, and trying new things are just the tip of the iceberg. Experimentation works great until graduation comes and goes and students find full-time jobs.The fun times are seemingly gone and many struggle to maintain a healthy work-life balance.

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From Spark to Flame – How to Find Ideas Worth Pursuing

Strategy Driven

Norm Laviolette is the co-founder and CEO of Improv Asylum, IA Innovation and Asylum Gaming and Esports (AGE). Turning fresh ideas into full-blown, marketable commodities is the mandate of every innovation team. The endeavor is more than serendipity. A great part is honed skill. While originality and innovation spring from deep in the recesses of the mind, it’s our job to develop a creation mindset.

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The Economic Record of the McCain Presidency

Harvard Business Review

Of course, over the past four years Republican economic opinion has shifted rightward, so one might want to consider another alternative world — call it DeMint ia — where all the big banks were allowed to fail, government spending was cut dramatically, and the Federal Open Market Committee was replaced with a simple gold standard. Or then there's Krugman ia, in which the stimulus bill passed in 2009 was much bigger and the Fed more aggressive.

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Preparing Local Economies for the Future - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM DELL AND INTEL®

Harvard Business Review

Des Moines, IA. Sponsor Content from Dell and Intel® What does it mean to be a “future ready” local economy today? For many decades, cities focused their economic development efforts on attracting industry. These companies generated new local jobs – both at the companies and through existing local businesses that supplied the companies’ employees with the products they needed, everything from new homes to groceries and other retail items.

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