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How Leaders Can Find the Fun During the Slog

Let's Grow Leaders

Find the fun with authenticity, surprise, and variety Robert unmuted his microphone, leaned into the camera, and asked in a near-whisper: “How can we find the fun again?” We were facilitating at the Inc 5000 Vision Conference, helping leaders navigate the challenges […]. The post How Leaders Can Find the Fun During the Slog appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Think For Yourself

Leading Blog

A GREAT IRONY of our time is that even as we are more informed, we are thinking less. We outsource our thinking. We rely on others to think for us. And we do almost unconsciously, by default, without thinking. As the change around us adds complexity and an overwhelming number of choices, we naturally defer to experts to focus our attention on what matters.

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How are you going to make it through the 2020 holidays?

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

It’s an understatement to say that 2020 has been a stressful year, and it’s likely the holidays will follow suit. Many have been isolated from friends and loved ones for over eight months with no clarity on when the pandemic will end. The economy might be booming according to Wall Street, but most people experience […]. The post How are you going to make it through the 2020 holidays?

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If Life Is Kicking You In The Ass, Time To Kick Back.

Rich Gee Group

“Don’t be afraid to break some rules.” - Arnold Schwarzenegger To win, you must exploit the system. I get it - you’re worried about what the outside world will think of you — that possibly bending some rules in your favor is “beneath you”. Listen: The most successful people on this planet do not care about how they achieve it. They DON’T CARE ABOUT THE RULES.

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The HR Leader’s Workforce Management Guide

In today’s fast-paced business world, effective workforce management (WFM) isn’t just an option—it’s a necessity.

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On Being Grateful: An Asking For a Friend Interview with Dan Rockwell

Let's Grow Leaders

We’re excited to share this special Thanksgiving edition of Asking For a Friend. Karin interviews Dan Rockwell, Leadership Freak, about how to be grateful– even during difficult times. In this episode, we unpack some of Dan’s recent and inspirational writing on gratitude, […]. The post On Being Grateful: An Asking For a Friend Interview with Dan Rockwell appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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The Hidden Habits of Genius

Leading Blog

W HO and what is a genius? The label gets thrown around a lot. Are you a genius? Probably not. But then, most of us are not. However, you can learn to think like one. Craig Wright teaches a class at Yale on the nature of genius. He distills all of that work into his book with a hopeful title, The Hidden Habits of Genius: Beyond Talent, IQ, and Grit—Unlocking the Secrets of Greatness.

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Creating and Leading High Performing Teams

Lead Change Blog

A team is a small number of people who are committed to working together to achieve the desired goal. Working together includes talking, sharing ideas, debating issues, collaborating, making decisions, establishing goals, providing feedback, and celebrating success. Teams, like personal relationships, go through stages. Teams don’t become great performers overnight.

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Quotes And Leadership Lessons From Real Steel

Joseph Lalonde

A Reel Leadership Article. There’s something about feel-good movies that make you want to watch them again and again. Real Steel is one of those feel-good movies. I’d watched Real Steel when the movie released in 2011. I remember loving the movie. Then I never watched it again until this weekend. Man, I was missing out on such a […].

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How You Become Optimistic

Leading Blog

M ICHAEL J. FOX has lived with Parkinson’s disease since 1991. He says he has developed a sort of détente with the disease that requires adaptability and resilience—and a lot of his characteristic optimism. But recently, on top of that, he had to have a spinal cord injury that required months of rehabilitation, going from wheelchair to walker to cane to finally walking.

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Leadership Tantrums – 15 Reasons to Keep Your Cool

RapidStart Leadership

Leadership tantrums seem to be all too common, but throwing a fit just makes things worse. Here's a short story and 15 quotes about anger to help you keep your cool. The post Leadership Tantrums – 15 Reasons to Keep Your Cool appeared first on RapidStart Leadership.

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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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Strategic Leadership 2021: Lessons from Strategy Class

Lead Change Blog

Strategic leadership means leading for today, tomorrow, and beyond. It manifests through helping shape a continually evolving organizational paradigm while operating effectively in the current environment. Leading the long view takes place by engaging team members in creating co-ownership of the future-state vision and strategy that brings the vision to life.

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5 Books Leaders Should Read In December 2020

Joseph Lalonde

Reading is a great way to discover new thoughts, challenge old thoughts, and become wiser. There’s no shortage of books out there and that’s a GOOD thing. The knowledge of ages is stored within these tomes. They contain the blood, sweat, and tears of those who have led before us. Their knowledge is waiting for you to […].

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Leading Thoughts for November 26, 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. Dietrich Bonhoeffer writing to his parents from prison on gratefulness: “In ordinary life we hardly realize that we receive a great deal more than we give, and that it is only with gratitude that life becomes rich.

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What’s Your Pandemic Perspective Shift?

Next Level Blog

As many of us approach family Thanksgiving gatherings via Zoom, I’ve been thinking about all the perspective shifts I’ve had during this year of the pandemic. I started using the phrase, “pandemic perspective shift”, a couple of months ago when I began telling friends, colleagues and clients about my upcoming move from Los Angeles to North Carolina.

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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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You Have to See This – An Experiment in Gratitude

Leadership Freak

Gratefulness turns unhappiness on its head. People run toward gratefulness and away from ingratitude. Thankfulness feels like love.Ungratefulness feels like hate. Gratitude invites.Ingratitude repels. Gratitude transforms.

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What to Do When Someone Takes Credit for Your Work

Career Advancement

“A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit.” – Arnold H. Glasow. Have you ever worked tirelessly to produce a report or a presentation, only to have a collaborator claim the limelight? You’re not alone. Nothing is more demotivating than having someone take credit for your work. We all know that being recognized for our contributions is crucial to career advancement, bringing benefits like the following: Establishing your worth and v

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Grateful For You

Leading in Context

By Linda Fisher Thornton During COVID-19, I have had to make sacrifices, but I have also had much to be grateful for.

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7 Signs Your Remote Team Needs Additional Training

Kevin Eikenberry

You and your team have been working remotely for months now – with no specific end in sight. And during this time, people have likely been working harder than ever and in new ways. Have you spent any time training for remote work? If you haven’t, how would you know when and if new skills […]. The post 7 Signs Your Remote Team Needs Additional Training appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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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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7 Ways to Rise Above Grumpy Leadership

Leadership Freak

A leader who never laughs has an unhappy team. Happy people go further than grumps. And they enjoy the journey. Order of operation: Happy people are more successful than grumps.

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How to Make Your Employees Feel They Belong

Lead from Within

A basic need of people everywhere is to feel they belong. A sense of belonging is essential to emotional well-being, and it’s also an intrinsic motivator, activating people to become more involved and inspired. In short, it’s an essential component of any successful team and organization. In today’s climate, where people are dispersed geographically and often divided over political and cultural issues, it’s harder than ever to create that sense of belonging.

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Leadership Lessons From Thanksgiving

Joseph Lalonde

When you think of Thanksgiving, you probably think of family gatherings, great food, turkey, and a brief reprieve from work. You may not think of leadership. Today, I want to challenge you to think about the leadership lessons Thanksgiving can teach us. It’s not that far of a stretch. It’s just something we don’t think […].

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Quiet Is The New Superpower: Voices From The Introvert Revolution

Lead Change Blog

Half of the population identifies themselves as introverts, however many workplaces are stuck in traditional, extrovert-centric cultures that reward people for speaking up publicly, expect them to log face time, and employ hiring and promotion practices rooted in the past. As we move forward in this evolving climate of inclusion, we’re beginning to see an increased understanding of how individual attributes contribute to an organization’s success.

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Why (and How) to Switch to a New HR & Payroll Platform

Speaker: Speakers:

HR and payroll impact every aspect of your business. Choosing the right provider is one of the most important decisions you’ll make. Before you decide, hear first-hand customer accounts in Paycor’s webinar to learn: The three most important things to look for when switching. How to begin your search. What are some of the red flags?

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4 Years Ago Today: How Any Leader Can Kickstart and Land A Powerful Conversation

Leadership Freak

Goose landing. The way you land a conversation solidifies its value.

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Learn Something Today – Remarkable TV

Kevin Eikenberry

We all want to be life-long or continual learners, but just saying that isn’t enough. The only sustainable way to accomplish this is to be learning every day. In the video below, I’m sharing three simple ways to help incorporate more learning in your life. Tweet it out: Being a life-long learner means learning something […]. The post Learn Something Today – Remarkable TV appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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To Win You Must Exploit The System.

Rich Gee Group

“Don’t be afraid to break some rules.” - Arnold Schwarzenegger I get it - you’re worried about what the outside world will think of you — that possibly bending some rules in your favor is “beneath you”. Listen: The most successful people on this planet do not care about how they achieve it. They DON’T CARE ABOUT THE RULES. The entire world is simply many clearly-defined systems and rules that all work together to limit you from going anywhere.

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Resistance to Change is Cooperation for Improvement

Mike Cardus

While working, you perceive change on a continuum from cooperation and learning — to resistance and a pain in the ass. . Change happens, and the cooperation/resistance is what you learn from and look for to co-construct what makes change work to improve the organization’s and your viability in the market. . How do I work with resistance to 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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What if Your Future is Mapped by Your Words

Leadership Freak

The words that come out of your mouth explain 4 things. Who you believe you are. Who you believe others are. What matters. Where you are going.

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Protect Your Budget Today

Kevin Eikenberry

In marketing and advertising circles, it is well known that everyone likes a sale. Sales move people to purchase, sometimes even to buy things they don’t need (or didn’t think they did until they saw the sale). We do not often do sales. But in this year of exceptions, we got a little more flexible […]. The post Protect Your Budget Today appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Aim Higher: Why gratitude is so important for leaders

Skip Prichard

Leadership Gratitude. We are starved–as friends, spouses, children, citizens, and workers–for gratitude. I think it’s safe to say that we live in a gratitude desert. Maybe, in America at least, that’s because we’ve bought into a myth of self-reliance—a kind of stoic independence where we go to work, get stuff done and don’t need a kind word or anyone else’s approval.

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The Wellbeing Of Remote Workers During COVID

The Horizons Tracker

The wellbeing of people during the COVID-19 pandemic has been a hot topic, not least among managers who are concerned about the ability of employees to cope with the extreme disruption and uncertainty caused by the virus. New research from the University of Exeter Business School highlights how big a problem this is. “Our research is important in that it adds to the story of COVID but it also enables us to assess the role of location and whether the COVID-19 pandemic factors over and abov

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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.