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How to Run a Better Project: A Communication Tool For Project Managers

Let's Grow Leaders

Whether you’re a PMI certified project manager working to spearhead several large-scale projects, or a manager balancing a critical project while still doing your day job, you know the importance of communication. And yet, people typically don’t communicate well. Especially not about […]. The post How to Run a Better Project: A Communication Tool For Project Managers appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Are You Making These Writing Errors? – Infographic

Women on Business

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Leading Organizational Change: It Starts with You

Lead Change Blog

Mark Twain once said, “the only person who likes change is a wet baby.” The same is true of most organizations. It may not be a wet diaper, but change isn’t usually welcome until there’s a crisis or problem at hand. After all, organizations take on the characteristics of the people who serve there. Leading change is challenging for a host of reasons.

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Professional Development Goals for Work

Career Advancement

“Those who improve with age embrace the power of personal growth and personal achievement and begin to replace youth with wisdom, innocence with understanding, and lack of purpose with self-actualization.”. ~Bo Bennett~. Gianna had achieved some big milestones over the past year. Instead of coasting on these successes, she wanted to make a plan for building upon them.

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Reduce Bias in Hiring: Structured Interview Questions for Employers

Structured interview questions are a valuable tool for reducing bias in hiring. They help: Ensure all candidates are asked the same questions in the same way Level the playing field so all candidates have a fair chance of being successful Improve credibility, reliability, and validity Download the guide to get the most out of your interview questions!

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5 Secrets of a Utility Player: How to Hire For Indispensable

Let's Grow Leaders

It’s easy to hire for rock stars—the folks with the exact niche skills you need in the marketplace. But don’t underestimate the value of a true utility player for long-term success. How (and Why) to Find, Hire (and Promote) a Utility Player […]. The post 5 Secrets of a Utility Player: How to Hire For Indispensable appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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450th Post: Leaders, Why You Need Disequilibrium (Part 1)

Leading in Context

By Linda Fisher Thornton Disequilibrium is the sense of imbalance we feel as we deal with increasing complexity and change. This post, the first in a series, starts by exploring why leaders need to embrace it. Avoiding Disequilibrium Is Harmful Disequilibrium is not harmful to our leadership, unless we try to avoid it. That can cause us to retrench when change demands that we adapt.

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Professional Development Goals for Work

Career Advancement

“Those who improve with age embrace the power of personal growth and personal achievement and begin to replace youth with wisdom, innocence with understanding, and lack of purpose with self-actualization.” ~Bo Bennett~. Gianna had achieved some big milestones over the past year. Instead of coasting on these successes, she wanted to make a plan for building upon them.

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9 Secrets to Creating a Successful Future

Leading Blog

I F SOMEONE IS WILLING to share the wisdom of their experience, it’s worth taking the time to absorb their message. By seeking out the experiences of others, we can grow faster with less drama. In The Book of Mistakes , Skip Prichard has created for us an absorbing fable of a young man and a young woman who are both part of a mysterious journey to learn the nine mistakes that tend to trip us up because while they make sense, they are not always intuitive.

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Tips and Tricks for Scaling Up Your Business

Women on Business

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March Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Welcome to the March Leadership Development Carnival! The themes for this month are… Let’s get started! Communication. Jason Carroll of IA HR provided How to Avoid ‘Fake News’ in Your Workforce Analytics. 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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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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Three Ways to Identify Manipulative Listening Tactics

Leadership Freak

Manipulative listening undermines leadership. Three ways to spot manipulative listeners Manipulators listen… #1. To protect status. If they speak, they may reveal ignorance.

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6 Steps to Building a Community

Leading Blog

I N BUSINESS AND IN LIFE, it’s all about relationships. We are designed to connect with others. When we are connected to something larger than ourselves, we find meaning. We make a difference. Organizational health is facilitated by building community within your organization. It’s not easy, and it can’t be forced. Community is a long-term solution to engagement, commitment, and talent retention.

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6 Simple Strategies to Improve Your Team’s Productivity Now

Women on Business

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Don’t Get Seduced Into Skipping Stones

Lead Change Blog

Skipping Stones. I still remember the first time I was introduced to skipping stones. My grandfather led me down the hill to the creek behind our family’s cabin. As we stood on the shoreline at the rushing river’s edge, I watched him root around for a few smooth, flat stones. What I witnessed next amazed me. He threw a rock in a way that it skimmed the surface of the water, skipping several times before sinking to the bottom of the stream.

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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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Quotes And Leadership Lessons From Death Wish

Joseph Lalonde

A Reel Leadership Article I’ve often wondered what I would do if I was ever put into a situation like Bryan Mills from Taken or, now, Dr. Paul Kersey (Bruce Willis) in the new Death Wish movie. Would I want to extract revenge for the pain brought upon me or the deaths I had to witness? As a man, these questions often flood my mind. And I love watching movies explore this thought process.

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How Do You Score on the Business Stress-O-Meter?

Next Level Blog

Earlier this year, I was talking with an executive coaching client about everything that was going on at once in his business life. The short and incomplete list included integrating an acquired company, moving his company’s headquarters to a new location, the annual planning process and addressing some significant new competitive threats. After hearing his list, I said to him that it reminded me of that list of stressful life events where you add up the scores of each event that is going on in

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What You Can Expect from Networking

Women on Business

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Servant Leadership—a Movement Whose Time Has Come

Lead Change Blog

Servant Leadership in Action: How to Achieve Great Relationships and Results , which I coedited with Renee Broadwell, launched this week and is already hitting bestseller lists. The book includes contributions by 44 notable leadership theorists, faith-based leaders, and business authors such as Simon Sinek, Brené Brown, Marshall Goldsmith, Laurie Beth Jones, Dave Ramsey, John Hope Bryant, James Kouzes and Barry Posner, and servant leadership practitioners like Art Barter—CEO of Datron Industries

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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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Servant Leadership: Each of Us Has an Opportunity to Serve

Joseph Lalonde

A Guest Article By Ken Blanchard Sometimes when I’m leading a session for a big group of managers, I’ll ask, “How many of you think of yourself as a leader?” Usually, only about one-third of them raise their hands. Somehow they think the word leader is reserved for high-level positions like president or CEO. But each of us has the ability to influence someone else, whether it be a co-worker, a child at home, a spouse, or a friend.

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7 Responses that Defeat Manipulators

Leadership Freak

Manipulators create and exploit vulnerabilities for personal advantage. One manipulator bragged how she could cut people without them knowing it. 3 marks of manipulators: #1. Want you to feel obliged or inadequate.

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#Podcast Interview With Mark Miller on How to Attract and Retain Top Talent

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

In this podcast, I interview Mark Miller about what’s behind his new book Talent Magnet: How to Attract and Retain Top Talent. We jump right in by exploring what Mark means by “top talent” and why he believes there is a “war for talent.” If all you want from employees are “warm bodies” and don’t […].

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4 Steps to Improve Quality and Safety

Michael Lee Stallard

Many industries must be highly attuned to eliminating mistakes and accidents. In healthcare, construction, aerospace/defense, airlines and automobile manufacturing, mistakes and accidents can be a matter of life and death. Presently, the healthcare industry is experiencing alarming rates of physician burnout, which research has shown contributes to accidents that affect patient outcomes.

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The HR Leader’s Survival Guide

HR leaders drowning in paperwork struggle to meet C-suite's strategic expectations. Burnout and high turnover plague the field, with 95% feeling overwhelmed. This guide explores how the right tools can free HR from admin tasks and empower them to become the strategic leaders they’re meant to be.

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Be realistic about your successes and failures

Persuasive Powerhouse

Take a moment to think back on the leadership successes and failures you have experienced. Ask yourself, “Who is responsible for my successes?” and then, “Who is responsible for my failures?”. Think broadly as you ponder those questions. It’s far too easy to take credit for success and blame others for failure. But if you are honest with yourself you might find that isn’t a realistic way to consider leadership journey.

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Getting And Staying Healthy As A Leader

Joseph Lalonde

Becoming A Healthy Leader With everything on a leader’s plate, staying healthy as a leader sometimes falls by the wayside. Thoughts of “How do I fit exercise into my daily routine” to “I can’t do a lot of exercises because I’m not in shape” fill your mind. You’re lost on where to start and where to go when you’re looking to become healthy.

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Storytelling: Begin With The End in Mind

QAspire

Stories and narratives that touch us emotionally have power to transform us. When hearing a moving speech, story or talk, we feel that it is delivered effortlessly but we know it doesn’t happen on its own. I have learned that: A performance that feels effortless is often the peak point of great preparation behind the scenes. As leaders, our ability to tell stories that resonate at an emotional level with others is at the heart of elevating aspirations and sparking change.

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How motivated leaders leave a legacy

Lead on Purpose

The most successful companies have motivated leaders that inspire motivation at all levels of the organization. They are motivated for a real purpose, not just for money or other short-term rewards.

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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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Leading through the Identity Paradox

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post from Larry Ackerman: Change, and the need to keep pace with it, has been a dominant leadership challenge for at least three decades. Maxims such as change or die and change is the only constant permeate organizations, globally, keeping executives up at night as they consider how best to move forward. There is a counterpoint to these popular sayings, which leaders should also consider: the more things change, the more they stay the same.

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What Does A Healthy Leader Look Like?

Joseph Lalonde

Becoming A Healthy Leader We all know a leader should be healthy. But what does a healthy leader look like? That’s a million dollar question. And a question that deserves an answer. If you ask 10 people what a healthy leader looks like, you’ll probably get 10 answers. My opinion varies from other people I know but I believe it’s a good place to start.

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Problem Solving Steps: 3 Steps to Take Before You Take Any Steps

RapidStart Leadership

Is the first problem solving step really ‘Identify the Problem?’ If you’ve ever watched someone who is tired or emotional struggling to solve a problem, you know that somebody forgot a step in the problem solving process. People can get so wrapped up in the problem of having a problem that they can’t think straight, they get tunnel vision, and […].

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Three Leadership Quotes from the Movie Black Panther

Leadership Freak

We just watched the movie Black Panther. Frankly, I thought it was ho hum. Maybe because I was comparing it to Wonder Woman which rocked.

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The First 90 Days: Onboarding Checklist

While onboarding, don’t let yourself get caught up in administrative details. Automate paperwork & training so new hires can focus on the business at hand from day one. Get Paycor’s checklist to see where your company can make HR process improvements.