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The Best Leadership Books of 2021

Leading Blog

The political environment in the United States as elsewhere is driven by fear-based narratives. And that feeds our approach in society at large. It leads to short-term thinking. That’s not the way to lead. Leadership is about hope. Former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi wrote, “the fundamental role of a leader is to look for ways to shape the decades ahead, not just react to the present, and to help others accept the discomfort of disruptions to the status quo.”.

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Addressing Problems with Your Peers

Let's Grow Leaders

What do you do when you see a problem and you want to bring it to your colleagues’ attention, but you’re worried it might create problems? This topic came in as a question from a member of the Let’s Grow Leaders community and it’s a fantastic opportunity to address some leadership challenges that everyone can empathize with. In this episode, you get three steps to use to address problems with your peers.

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How Leaders Can Achieve Faster, Easier, And Better Results Through Leverage Change

Tanveer Naseer

Over the course of the pandemic, we’ve all had to get used to dealing with significant changes to the way we work and live. But that doesn’t mean we’ve necessarily become more comfortable with change. So is there some way that leaders can promote change which is both impactful and. Click to continue reading.

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Conquer These Leadership Temptations In The New Year

Leading in Context

By Linda Fisher Thornton We’re starting a new year, with fresh possibilities, and it is a good time to think about our leadership values. What do we believe? How do we treat others? What matters to us? Can people determine our values by watching how we treat people?

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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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Leading Thoughts for December 16, 2021

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. Former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi on leadership: “The fundamental role of a leader is to look for ways to shape the decades ahead, not just react to the present, and to help others accept the discomfort of disruptions to the status quo.”.

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How to Empower Your Team During Times of Uncertainty (Video)

Let's Grow Leaders

Start here to empower your team, even when you don’t have all the answers. “Karin, there’s so much uncertainty these days. I feel like I’m caught in a constant wait-and-see sea of indecision. What can I do to empower my team to keep moving?” #AskingForaFriend. Lessons from Gail: Tips to Help Empower Your Team. 1. Create real clarity about what matters most and why.

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How Good Management Skills Help Entrepreneurs Succeed

Tanveer Naseer

The key to success as an entrepreneur is developing good management skills. That’s right, it might seem impossible at first glance, but with a little bit of training and practice, you’ll see that the more time you put into improving your management skills, the better off you will be in. Click to continue reading.

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Lines for Leaders: What do You Think?

RapidStart Leadership

To lead effectively we need to be able to think clearly; here's what one highly accomplished author said about how she learned to think with clarity. The post Lines for Leaders: What do You Think? appeared first on RapidStart Leadership.

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How to Reset Performance Expectations for Better Results

Let's Grow Leaders

The start of the year is the perfect time to reset and refresh performance expectations. Outstanding performance starts with clear performance expectations —a shared understanding of what success looks like. But what do you do when a critical player on your team is doing “okay,” but not great? Or, perhaps you’ve relaxed your performance expectations because of all the stress and strain of this crazy year , but now the lower bar has become the new normal.

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Quotes And Leadership Lessons From Pig

Joseph Lalonde

A Reel Leadership Article. Pig is a Hulu exclusive movie (you can also purchase the Blu-ray on Amazon) starring Nicolas Cage as hermit named Rob. Rob lives in a dilapidated shack. He chose to leave the hustle and bustle of the city after his wife passed away. Rob now makes a living selling truffles to Amir (Alex Wolff). These truffles are […].

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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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Does It Have to Be Perfect or Can It Be Good Enough?

Next Level Blog

This isn’t the first time I’ve written about when things have to be perfect and when “good enough” is good enough. It probably won’t be the last. As happened a couple of weeks ago, just about every time I work with a new cohort of leaders in our Next Level Leadership® group coaching program , someone ends up choosing the 360-degree feedback behavior, “Effectively differentiates between efforts that require perfection and those for which “good enough” is sufficient,” as a focal point for their pe

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What I’ve Learned from My Podcast This Year

Kevin Eikenberry

There are lots of reasons to listen to podcasts. If you choose to listen to one on leadership, chances are one of your goals is learning from podcasts. Each week on The Remarkable Leadership Podcast, I interview a leadership expert or expert leader. My goal is always to create a conversation that is not only […]. The post What I’ve Learned from My Podcast This Year appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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How to Get a Grip on Your Schedule – The Three Big Rock Laws

Leadership Freak

A person who has a grip on their schedule has a grip on their life. Cramming more activities into less time is like walking on marbles.

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Love Your Struggles

Joseph Lalonde

No one likes to go through a struggle. Struggles challenge us. They pull at our inner-most being. Yet, there’s something special about struggles. They shape us into who we are. I recently came across this quote by Arnold Schwarzenegger. Schwarzenegger is quoted as saying: Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and […].

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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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What's your Q-SCORE?

Rich Gee Group

A Q-Score is a measurement. It's the familiarity and appeal of a brand, celebrity, company, or entertainment product (e.g., television show). The higher the Q-Score, the more highly regarded the item or person is, among those who are aware of the subject. Q-Scores and other variants are primarily used by the advertising, marketing, media, and public relations industries.

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The Longest Four-Letter Word – Remarkable TV

Kevin Eikenberry

This is the last and fourth in a series of episodes about four-letter words. But don’t worry – this and all the other episodes carry a G rating. You can watch the other episodes here. As the title of this post says, I am talking about the longest four-letter word. So technically, it’s not a […]. The post The Longest Four-Letter Word – Remarkable TV appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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How to Leverage the Power of Imagination to Develop Leaders

Leadership Freak

Will Durante summarized some of Aristotle’s thoughts when he wrote, “You are what you do repeatedly… ” You are what you repeatedly do AND what you do begins with imagination.

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Easy Ways to Instantly Boost your Leadership Presence

Joseph Lalonde

Leadership presence is really about blending interpersonal skills, with personal skills. It is about sending the right signals, but it is also about communicating verbally as well as making others feel as though they trust you. If you can ensure that you have that leadership quality, then this will give you the boost you need […].

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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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Comment on Signs of a High-Trust Environment by Binod kr singh

QAspire

I am preveliged to get these insightful sketchenotes from close circles. Very true and practical thoughts.

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Leading When the Team is Grieving

Kevin Eikenberry

If you lead for very long, you will find yourself leading when you, members of the team, or the entire team are facing something difficult. Heck, if you are leading now, you’ve had to deal with the pandemic and its fallout. But more specifically, how do you lead when grief is involved? Leading while grieving […]. The post Leading When the Team is Grieving appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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If Words Had Calories – Suggestions for Bloviators

Leadership Freak

Words are like ice cream. A little ice cream tastes good, but a lot of ice cream isn’t better. If words had calories, what size would you be?

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When Should Your Business Hire A Notary?

Joseph Lalonde

Businesses require many different types of people to work: leaders, employees, outsourced workers, to name but a few. However, one type of person that is essential to working businesses (but who isn’t often talked about) is a notary. A notary is a qualified lawyer whose role is multifaceted. Most commonly, notaries are used to witness […].

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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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5 Tips for Leaders to Help Their Teams Adapt to Change

leaderCommunicator

Change is hard for organizations, for employees asked to change, and for leaders responsible for guiding employees through the change. Each person must process their own feelings and work through the stages of change in their own way. However, leaders have an important role in the process. As a leader, you not only must provide guidance and information to employees ; it’s equally important that you listen to people’s concerns, show support, and serve as an anchor for them throughout the process.

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How To Thrive In The New Hybrid Workplace

Tanveer Naseer

“The way we work has fundamentally changed and much like squeezed toothpaste, it’s near impossible to put things back to the way they were before the pandemic.” —Tanveer Naseer We’re working remotely and from all indicators, we’re never going back to the way things were. Some leaders don’t like it. Click to continue reading.

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Four Advantages of Being an Underdog

Leadership Freak

Small improvements are better than giving up, even when the odds are stacked against you. David is literally a little guy in the battle against Goliath.

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How to Bring Your Hybrid Meetings to the Next Level

CEO Insider

The COVID-19 pandemic has forever changed how companies around the globe operate their businesses. As a result, many large and small organizations are working to find a balance somewhere between in-office and at-home models, known as hybrid models. Meetings are a key component of the workday, yet hybrid meetings have not proven to be the […]. The post How to Bring Your Hybrid Meetings to the Next Level appeared first on CEOWORLD magazine.

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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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For Advice To Be Accepted, The Recipient Needs To Request It

The Horizons Tracker

Receiving advice at work is something that we do tend to welcome, but only when we actively seek it out. New research from Cambridge’s Judge Business School finds that no matter how well-intentioned, unsolicited advice does not fall on such receptive ground. The study finds that when we solicit advice, we tend to ascribe personal motives to the people providing it.

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Overcoming The Challenges Of Leading Remote Teams

Tanveer Naseer

Being the boss isn’t the comfortable position it appears to be from the outside. It takes a unique set of skills and years of experience to learn how to lead a team effectively. As a leader, you must constantly work to create an environment where a diverse group of people. Click to continue reading.

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Molson Coors Faced Complexities When Returning to the Office

Leadership Freak

Lyft, Ford, Uber, Alphabet (Google parent company), and Apple delayed plans to bring employees back into the office. Facebook and Wells Fargo currently plan to return in January. Molson Coors Beverage Co.

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Why Wellbeing Matters to Leaders

Skip Prichard

This is guest post by Karen J. Hewitt. Karen has spent the last decade creating leadership movements for health, safety and wellbeing that save lives and boost business performance. Her book People Power: Transform your Business in the Era of Safety and Wellbeing is out now. Leadership Health. Imagine this scenario. You are part of the senior management team of your organization, and it has just been acquired by another.

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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.