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How to Make Every Consulting Project a Multiplier for Your Firm

David A Fields

You’ve won a consulting project. Or a cauldron full of projects. Cool-o-rama. Other than dancing the revenue tango around your office, is there anything you should be doing to make the most of your good fortune? You betcha. The good news about a winning streak in consulting is that you’re busy.

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Project Management: How to Hold the Best Accountability Conversations

Let's Grow Leaders

Project management isn’t for the faint of heart. You’re pressured from above to produce results and from below to cultivate relationships with your project teams. And in between, you’ve got scope creep, stakeholder politics, and vaguely supported contingency plans. You can become […]. The post Project Management: How to Hold the Best Accountability Conversations appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Two Keys for Today’s Leaders

Lead Change Blog

Imagine trying to lead an organization or team without words or conversation. Impossible, right? Everything leaders do is mediated through conversation. So, what are you doing with your conversations? What if you had the keys to ensure your conversations would fuel productivity and engagement? Keys that would inspire creativity, motivate collaborative action, and generate innovative possibilities for resolving complex challenges?

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Strong Leaders Need A Healthy Relationship With Feedback

Tanveer Naseer

The following is a guest piece by Alex Vorobieff. A healthy relationship with feedback exists when you can unemotionally assess the results of your business and then rationally determine what inputs or actions you need to change. Denial is a very frequent manifestation of an unhealthy relationship. It’s important to honestly evaluate and improve your relationship with feedback before you implement them.

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10 HR Metrics for 2025: HR Data Toolkit

The right HR metrics can illuminate hidden trends, justify decisions to the C-suite, and give you an edge in this unpredictable economy. Download Paycor’s guide and learn how to calculate your: Cost-per-Hire Total Financial Impact of Absences Voluntary Turnover Rate And more!

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Choose Your Focus Because Your Eyes Control Your Tongue

Leadership Freak

Teams and organizations move in the direction of the words they use. The most important thing I can say about your tongue is it’s a rudder. 7 powers of words: Words determine direction.

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Collaboration – Can We Really Trust You?

Let's Grow Leaders

It’s easy to talk about collaboration. It’s much harder to do it. After visiting one of our clients in Guatemala City, Karin, Sebastian, and I traveled to Antigua, Guatemala where my daughter owns a clothing design business. She took us to Hobbitengango, […]. The post Collaboration – Can We Really Trust You? appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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April 2018 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

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. David Grossman of The Grossman Group shared Leadership: 6 Clues It’s Time to Adopt a Strategic Messaging Platform.

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Three Types of Complainers – Which One Are You

Leadership Freak

I wonder if you pat yourself on the back because you don’t voice all your complaints. Withholding complaints doesn’t make you a positive leader. Fun: Complaining is fun at least for awhile.

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5 Ways to Drive Results Through Fear and Intimidation

Let's Grow Leaders

You’re on the fast track. You don’t need sustained results, you need quick wins. Results matter. You’ve got a review coming up. With a few simple tactics, you can get your organization performing in no time. You’ll be promoted and someone else […]. The post 5 Ways to Drive Results Through Fear and Intimidation appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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How Outsourcing Helps Entrepreneurs Build Businesses

Women on Business

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5 Ways You Can Win Faster with Gen AI in Sales

Incorporating generative AI (gen AI) into your sales process can speed up your wins through improved efficiency, personalized customer interactions, and better informed decision- making. Gen AI is a game changer for busy salespeople and can reduce time-consuming tasks, such as customer research, note-taking, and writing emails, and provide insightful data analysis and recommendations.

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What is Your Resiliency Quotient?

Lead Change Blog

From the heavy demands of a 24/7 world, the whiplash of political turmoil, to the care of aging parents, boomerang kids, and personal health challenges, there is much to test our resiliency. In fact, resiliency is becoming the theme of corporate meetings and church sermons. Let’s first define resiliency as it relates to human. It is not, contrary to Webster’s dictionary, the ability to bounce back.

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15 Signs You’re a Complainer and Don’t Know It

Leadership Freak

Complaining is about who you are, not the world around you. Ever notice how two people can experience the same thing and have opposite responses? One remains positive, even grateful. The other complains.

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How to Have Tough Conversations at Work: An Interview

Let's Grow Leaders

As we travel the world keynote speaking and working with leaders across a variety of organizations and contexts, we find one of the biggest challenges across cultures is how to have productive, difficult conversations. I was delighted to grab a few minutes for […]. The post How to Have Tough Conversations at Work: An Interview appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Tips for Female Business Owners on Ending Workplace Toxicity

Women on Business

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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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15 Pretty Good Virtual Team Building Ideas

RapidStart Leadership

What kind of virtual team building can I do with my distributed team? We all know that teamwork is critical to getting things done through people. Building cohesive teams is already a challenge when everybody is face to face. But developing trust, communicating well, collaborating readily, and problem-solving effectively become … 15 Pretty Good Virtual Team Building Ideas Read More ».

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Warren Buffet Explains his Greatest Investment

Leadership Freak

He said, “I knew you were going to ask. The answer is, ‘Yes.’” A commitment: He had committed to give one personal face-to-face affirmation everyday for two weeks.

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The Essentials of Theory U

Leading Blog

W E LIVE IN A TIME of massive disruptions. It is a common reaction to this change to organize, reward, and promote, selfishness. Leaders and other change makers feel stuck—unable to redirect the course of events in any significant and constructive way. We are, in Otto Scharmer’s words, “collectively creating results that (almost) nobody wants.” Part of the problem is the way we approach what we “know” and do.

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Leaders Need Vision

Lead Change Blog

What Attracts Top Talent? This question spawned the original research behind the book Talent Magnet. That research gained insight from more than 7,000 people, collected through various methods across the US. We knew, if we could look at the world of work from the perspective of Top Talent, we could attract more of them. Our research revealed three necessary ingredients* to make your organization an employer of choice for Top Talent.

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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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How to be Confident at Work

Career Advancement

“One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation. ~Arthur Ashe~. Grayson asks: I’m naturally a shy person , and I want to learn how to be confident at work. I know that confidence is key to coming across as a leader , and I definitely want to advance. How can I stop blending into the background and start exuding self-assurance?

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You Can’t Inspire Those You Look Down On

Leadership Freak

Feeling superior comes in many forms. All of them are justifications for looking down on others. You can’t inspire those you look down on. Manipulate yes. Inspire no.

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Servant Leadership in Action

Leading Blog

T HROUGH THE PAGES of Servant Leadership in Action , we get a clearer picture of what servant leadership is and isn’t. Editors Ken Blanchard and Renee Broadwell have collected some good essays on the subject. Ken Blanchard begins by telling us that some people think you can’t lead and serve at the same time. But that is because they don’t understand that there are two parts to servant leadership: a visionary/direction, or strategic role—the leadership aspect of servant leadership and an implemen

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Be a role model like Tom Hanks

Persuasive Powerhouse

Photo credit:123RF. Tom Hanks is well respected in the world of acting: he’s played roles as varied as a teenage boy in an adult body (Big); a slow witted but kind man who does fantastic things (Forest Gump); and a commercial American pilot who saves his passengers by landing his plane on a river (Sully). And there are many more, as he’s played a wide variety of characters over his decades-long career.

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HR’s Blueprint for a Successful 2025

The HR industry is changing. Did you know… 1. There will be 4M more jobs than workers by 2033 ( BLS ). 2. For 84% of workers, flexibility is a top priority ( FlexJobs ). 3. 75% of employees have used AI at work ( CFO.com ). It’s time to meet the moment! Use Paycor’s guide to design a blueprint for success.

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How to be Confident at Work

Career Advancement

“One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation. ~Arthur Ashe~. Grayson asks: I’m naturally a shy person , and I want to learn how to be confident at work. I know that confidence is key to coming across as a leader , and I definitely want to advance. How can I stop blending into the background and start exuding self-assurance?

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Whining Wednesday – Share Your Complaints!

Leadership Freak

What are your favorite complaints? Go ahead and let loose. Feel free to type ‘anonymous’ where you put your name when leaving comments. 20 common complaints: Self-centered uncaring bosses. Weather. Politicians. Pay. Customers.

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Tips for Female Executives to Overcome Challenges in the Workplace

Women on Business

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First Look: Leadership Books for April 2018

Leading Blog

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in April 2018. Don't miss out on other great new and future releases this year. The Excellence Dividend : Meeting the Tech Tide with Work That Wows and Jobs That Last by Thomas J. Peters. On Grand Strategy by John Lewis Gaddis. New Power : How Power Works in Our Hyperconnected World--and How to Make It Work for You by Jeremy Heimans.

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10 Ways to Leverage Buyer Signals and Drive Revenue

In today’s ultra-competitive markets, it’s no longer enough to wait for buyers to show obvious signs of interest. Instead, sales teams must be proactive, identifying and acting on nuanced buyer behaviors — often before prospects are fully ready to make a purchase. In this eBook from ZoomInfo & Sell Better, learn 10 actionable ways to use these buyer signals to transform your sales strategy and close deals faster.

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When Employees Quit, Take a Good Look in the Mirror

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post from Jeff Hyman : It’s hard to say goodbye. But understanding why people leave your company is a crucial part of developing a best-in-class workforce. Regardless of whether the individual is an underperformer or a Rockstar, departures frequently point to broader organizational issues that need to be addressed. Managers often react emotionally when an employee gives notice.

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Move in the Right Direction with a Culture Champion

Leadership Freak

Organizational culture spirals inward and downward when left to itself. Decline is the consequence of neglect and folly. It’s never a fluke when people come to work with commitment and energy.

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When Courage Isn’t Sexy

Joseph Lalonde

There is a kind of courage authors use as their clay for the molding of a love story. It’s the same fabric directors use to weave together a cape for their hero. A courage that wins the girl, saves the world, and lives to tell the tale. The “sexy” kind of courage. Image courtesy of Catalyst. Then, there’s the courage that’s not nearly as attractive.

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LeadershipNow 140: March 2018 Compilation

Leading Blog

Here are a selection of tweets from March 2018 that you might have missed: The Reciprocity Ring : When Giving At Work Becomes An Act Not A Check from @JohnBaldoni. VIDEO: Understand blockchain in under 7 minutes : Don Tapscott with Lloyds Bank. Are you a Role Model? by @LeadToday Steve Keating. Career pathing: an obsolete practice? by @Julie_WG. 7 Crucial Things You Must Do Before Graduating College.

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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.