November, 2015

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4 Reasons Your Feedback is Being Ignored

Let's Grow Leaders

The number one frustration I hear from team leaders is that their feedback falls on deaf ears. The employee seems to get it– for a minute, and then they go right back to their old habits. So they give the same feedback again, this time “louder” either literally, or through progressive discipline, or sadly sometimes threats or biting sarcasm.

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The Frugal Way to Grow

Strategy+Business

Pioneering companies in mature economies are learning from emerging markets how to expand their businesses everywhere, by providing innovative products and services that are more eco-friendly and less costly. But as frugal innovation strategies take hold, many more companies will have to learn how to take advantage of this different way of thinking.

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Travel is terrible for your career

Penelope Trunk

It used to be that if people had no plans for what they were going to do after getting their law degree, they would justify the choice by saying, “Even if I don’t go into law, I can always do something with a law degree.” The law degree of the new millennium is travel. People think they gain valuable experiences from traveling that will be valuable no matter what field they go into.

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My new book: Motivation for Creative People

Lateral Action

After 18 months, four drafts and countless cups of coffee, my new book Motivation for Creative People is finally complete. You can pick up the ebook edition from Amazon, Apple, Kobo, Barnes & Noble, Google Play and Smashwords. There’s also a paperback edition, beautifully designed and illustrated by the wonderful Irene Hoffman. So what’s the […].

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The Ultimate Guide to Marketing Your Training Program

Learning how to promote your training courses online is key to growing your training business. In this Ultimate Guide to Marketing we cover effective and modern marketing strategies that will help you market your training program, and sell more courses. You’ll learn how to: Harness the power of SEO to drive website traffic Convert more website visitors to sales Create smart email marketing campaigns Get the most out of course marketplaces Establish a referral program And more… Get ready to see y

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The Gift of Work

Eat Your Career

This Thanksgiving, I wanted to take just a few minutes to discuss the gift of work. I know it’s easy for many of us (myself included) to forget that work is indeed just that: a precious gift. I’m currently in the process of doing a major home re-organization. In fact, I’m hoping to share some of what I’m doing in a video later this week, so stay tuned.

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5 Reasons Your Team Doesn’t Buy Your Game Plan

Let's Grow Leaders

Trust me, I’ve seen that look. The #areyouinsane ? look. The #whatplanetareyoufrom ? grimace. The #thischickisclearlyfromH R lament. The #anddoesnthaveaclue freak out. A few months later, they were all in. Not because of some clever incentive program. Not because of beautiful spin. Almost entirely because they could taste the win. If you’re struggling to gain traction on a new idea or program, you may be dealing with one of these five sources of resistance. 1.

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3 Ways To Challenge Your Team Toward Higher Performance

Let's Grow Leaders

“But we’re already doing so much better than last year, when is enough, enough?” “Don’t you see how overwhelmed we are already?” “That’s not a stretch goal, that’s a delusion.” If you’re like most managers, at some point you’ve heard this kind of pushback from your team. Challenging your team to do more (often with less) is one of the biggest challenges of a manager.

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Frontline Festival: Leaders Share about the Power of Gratitude

Let's Grow Leaders

Welcome back to the Let’s Grow Leaders Frontline Festival. Our November Festival is all about gratitude. Thanks to Joy and Tom Guthrie of Vizwerx Group for the great pic and to all our contributors! Next month, in celebration of the launch of the new Star Wars: the Force Awakens movie we’re going to give you two options. You’re welcome to submit your “best of” post of 2015.

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Are You a Closeted Servant Leader?

Let's Grow Leaders

Are you afraid to talk about leadership development at work? Would you like to invest more in developing your people, but worry that your boss will pooh pooh the idea? You’re not alone. This week, I had the honor of co-hosting the Online Servant Leadership Summit with Becky Robinson. We had some great guests including Ken Blanchard, author of the new One Minute Manager and Cheryl Bachelder, CEO of Popeyes.

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How to Improve Your Balanced Scorecard: An LGL Video

Let's Grow Leaders

As Builder week continues on Let’s Grow Leaders, I’m mixing it up a bit and sharing some insights on Improving Your Balanced Scorecard. This video is part of my online multi-media series. Click here to learn more and download some free resources as well. Also, I’m going to be mixing in more video from time to time. I’d love for you to subscribe to my YouTube channel.

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Next Level eLearning – The AI-powered Courseware Coach

Introducing Willow from WILL Interactive – a new artificial instructor technology that coaches users through eLearning content to increase training ROI. Using active conversations with a virtual expert not only reinforces key concepts but also helps employees think critically and creatively. Willow can ask questions, analyze responses, and deliver personalized feedback.

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How to Build a High-Performing Team- despite a stack-ranked performance management system

Let's Grow Leaders

Bell curves bring out the worst in your best. Rewarding individual performance drives individual behavior. Yet most performance management systems do just that. Of course unless you’re running HR, you’re can’t change the system, but you can build great teams within it. In this video I share 6 ways to encourage true teamwork and collaboration.

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A Thanksgiving Challenge

Let's Grow Leaders

I cried as I read his note. I’ve been wrestling with how to share this with you ever since. I thought about writing about it generically but that fell flat. I couldn’t write it in a way that kept the impact. So here’s my pre-apology. This is not a “look what I did, follow my lead” post. It’s a “look what HE did, and OMG do we need more of that in this world” post.

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3 Roadblocks You Must Remove For Your Team (before they go insane)

Let's Grow Leaders

Even if it all feels warm and wonderful, your team needs you to remove roadblocks. If they’re frustrated with stupidity in the organization, they’re frustrated with you. Sure, they appreciate the check-ins about their kid’s soccer victories. And they want you to prepare them for the next promotion. But, if you’re not out there with them doing some basic blocking and tackling, I’d venture to guess, they’re frustrated.

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How to Help Your Team Get Results FAST

Let's Grow Leaders

You need to move results– quickly. It’s tempting to try everything you can to make things better. But the all too common “throw everything at the problem and see what helps” approach may make things worse in the long run. Your team will be frantically trying to execute on too many cylinders, and even if results start to improve, you won’t know why.

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Shaping a Better Future by Uniting Corporate and Higher Education Content

With the increased interest in reskilling and upskilling existing workforces, companies are looking for more training and development content and realizing that higher education has a lot to offer. Similarly, companies are finding value in providing training to students and preskilling their future workforce. The challenge is that the technology and platforms used to serve these two audiences have never had to work well together—until now.

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Mike Christian on Mindfulness and Mental Energy

Strategy+Business

When our mental energy is depleted, we are more likely to be disengaged or even act unethically. Mike Christian, an assistant professor of organizational behavior at the University of North Carolina's Kenan-Flagler Business School, talks to s+b about the factors that affect our ability to exhibit self-control.

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The Fortune 500 Teller

Strategy+Business

Geoffrey West broke down disciplinary barriers by applying the logic and rigor of physics to biology. In recent years, the eminent scientist has shifted his focus to detecting the underlying laws that dictate the life, growth, and death of cities -- and companies.

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Uncomfortable Truths Don't Just Go Away

Strategy+Business

Four ways to better speak truth to power, and for the powerful to hear it.

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A Good Barrel for Bad Apples in Business

Strategy+Business

In their new book, Nobel Prize-winning economists George Akerlof and Robert Shiller argue that free markets can allow unethical business practices to thrive.

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Mastering Remote Onboarding: Proven Strategies for Seamless New Hire Integration

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

Join this brand new webinar with Tim Buteyn to learn how you can master the art of remote onboarding! By the end of this session, you'll understand how to: Craft a Tailored Onboarding Checklist 📝 Develop a comprehensive, customized checklist that ensures every new hire has a smooth transition into your company, no matter where they are in the world.

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Role Model Behavior

Strategy+Business

Women executives often get taken to task unfairly for making personal and career choices.

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Why Pictures are Worth a Thousand Words

Strategy+Business

Illustrations aren't just ornaments for smart articles. They convey meaning.

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Why China's Stock Market Crisis Spread

Strategy+Business

Excess liquidity in the global financial markets turned a predictable plummet into a worldwide crash.

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Can Networking at the Office Become Too Much of a Good Thing?

Strategy+Business

It's generally presumed that employees who accrue political power at work are higher performers. But those who schmooze a little less are actually the best at their jobs.

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Your Guide To Transitioning Into Product Management: Essentials For New PMs

Speaker: Leslie Grandy, Product Executive & Drew Weaver, Senior Program Manager

Are you considering a shift to product management or just starting your journey as a Product Manager? Join Leslie Grandy and Drew Weaver for an insightful webinar designed to help you seamlessly transition into this dynamic role. Whether you're looking to pivot your career or enhance your existing skills, this session will equip you with the knowledge and tools to succeed!

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Paychecks with a Purpose

Strategy+Business

A career is fine, but it's not as important as a calling.

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The Search for Hidden Talent Treasures

Strategy+Business

Look for the overlooked skill sets and expertise pools in your organization.

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Why Business Books Still Speak Volumes

Strategy+Business

Why we read business books, and why we write them.

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The Next Generation of Social Media in the Office

Strategy+Business

Email is still the king of office communications, but company-hosted social networking platforms are gaining in popularity, especially among younger workers.

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HIA Technologies Turns a New Chapter in Professional Development and Training

HIA Technologies announces the launch of Qvio™️ - transforming video engagement with two-way interactivity. With Qvio viewers can ask questions and get instant answers from the content owner's Author-Controlled AI™️.

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Finding Your Calling Has Advantages and Disadvantages

Strategy+Business

In a new book, a group of scholars delves into the many ways people find their missions-at work and at home.

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The Margin of Safety

Strategy+Business

In his new book, Wall Street Journal veteran Greg Ip makes the counterintuitive argument that the preventive efforts that makes us safe can encourage dangerous risk taking.

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Navigating Retail's Last Mile

Strategy+Business

Nearly two decades ago, the first home delivery startups focused on speed at the expense of variety -- they could get you a small selection of goods relatively quickly. Today, retailers approach the last mile making more nuanced trade-offs among speed, variety, and convenience. The right combination entails a complex set of compromises that depend on the product type, consumer segment, shopping occasion, and retailer positioning.

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Wanted: Leaders Who Use Their Powers for Good

Strategy+Business

Putting people at the heart of your business strategy is the way to start reshaping a heartless system.

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The Ultimate LMS Buyer’s Guide: Everything You Need to Know When Purchasing an LMS

Whether you’re shopping for your very first learning management system (LMS) or looking to upgrade, the process can be overwhelming. With so many vendor options, each with its own multitude of features and pricing structures, even the most seasoned educators, trainers, and business leaders can feel lost in a sea of choices! Finding the LMS that’s best suited for your organization requires a planned, strategic approach.