Let's Grow Leaders
SEPTEMBER 4, 2013
'Many readers write to me and disclose, “I hate my job.” You’ve gone from skipping to work, to dragging your butt. Little annoyances mushroom in the dung of frustration. Reasons vary: a witchy boss, unrealistic expectations, downsizing pressures, stagnating gifts, unrecognized contributions. You’ve considered quitting, but that’s a bold move and another post.
Penelope Trunk
SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
'It used to be that internships were just for college kids. But today, the internship is for anyone who wants to do work they have no track record for doing. The internship is learning ground and proving ground for any age. It’s true that kids in college absolutely must get work experience in order to be employable after college , and an internship is a good way to do that, at any age.
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Eat Your Career
SEPTEMBER 11, 2013
'What you don’t know could hurt you! Perfect example: Many job seekers have no idea that resumes submitted online are typically filtered through a software system before a human being ever sees them. That means if your resume isn’t formatted correctly, it could be kicked out before any real person has a chance to review it. According to Forbes, as much as 75% of qualified applicants are getting lost in these systems!
Strategy+Business
SEPTEMBER 15, 2013
'Planning and performance management systems can be designed to reinforce your most distinctive capabilities--not undermine them.
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Let's Grow Leaders
SEPTEMBER 20, 2013
'I’m delighted to present the September edition of the Frontline Festival. This month’s focus: Leadership Development. I encourage you to read the insights and share your perspectives. Namaste. Leadership Development Jon Mertz of Thin Difference offers, You Are Born to Be Brave: How Do You Sustain It? “To be an effective leader, we need to understand where our [.
Let's Grow Leaders
SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
'The secret to moving and shaking is stirring. Anyone in power can shake and intimidate. Real leaders stir hearts and minds toward powerful possibility. Growing leaders long to be stirred, not shaken. Shaken Not Stirred Joe was visibly shaken as he left the readout with the senior eam. His results were solid, and he was [.] The post Shaken Not Stirred appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
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Let's Grow Leaders
SEPTEMBER 13, 2013
'What do you appreciate most about each member of your team. Have you told them? The other night I heard a fantastic leadership best practice. Every time the leader has someone new join his team, he takes the time to write down “why I hired you,” frames it, and gives it to the new team [.] The post What I Appreciate Most About Your Leadership appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
Let's Grow Leaders
SEPTEMBER 18, 2013
'You work hard to select the right candidate. Missing the mark is emotionally and financially expensive. Take a deeper look at your processes. The techniques you use to find Ms. Right, may be leaving you with Mr. Just Okay. Don’t settle for good, attract great. 4 Surprising Reasons You’re Hiring the Wrong Candidate 1. It’s [.] The post 4 Surprising Reasons You’re Hiring the Wrong Candidate appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
Let's Grow Leaders
SEPTEMBER 9, 2013
'He was sitting in for his boss at the executive’s staff meeting. He followed her leadership blog so he had a sense of what’s in her head. She had just written about how to make the most of a temporary seat at the table. He followed her formula. Good start. There was one vital topic her [.] The post How to Impress an Executive appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
Let's Grow Leaders
SEPTEMBER 27, 2013
'I aggravate the teams I lead and the leaders I follow. You do too, even when you’re trying to help. Most aggravating leadership starts with good intentions. 9 Good Intentions that Aggravate Your Team Beware of these easy traps.* 1. Just trying to help Before you know it, your well-intentioned advice is over-bearing. Hanging around [.] The post 9 Good Intentions that Aggravate Your Team appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
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Let's Grow Leaders
SEPTEMBER 25, 2013
'Don’t shackle your truth. When you leave words unsaid… your team loses, your world stays unchanged, and you know it could be better. I worked this week with a mix of fantastic leaders across a spectrum of leadership roles and industries in a keynote I gave at the International Customer Service Association. Early in the game, [.] The post Shackled Truth: Words Left Unsaid appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
Let's Grow Leaders
SEPTEMBER 30, 2013
'Transparency builds trust. TMI overwhelms. Can leaders share too much? I received this note from a Let’s Grow Leaders subscriber: “The organization I work for prides itself on transparency – I too believe this is very important – however, there are some times when we try to be transparent when the information actually discourages the […] The post TMI: Leaders Who Share Too Much appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
Let's Grow Leaders
SEPTEMBER 11, 2013
'You love an open door. So do I. You want to be all things to all people– all of the time. But, that’s impossible. We open our office doors as a symbolic gesture saying, “I’m always here for you.” Good in theory. But, if Sam knocks in the middle of your meeting with Sally, someone [.] The post 5 Reasons to Close Your Open Door appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
Let's Grow Leaders
SEPTEMBER 2, 2013
'Each family arrived with their burdens and joy. The room filled with cancer, divorce, under-employment, stagnated careers, struggling children, successes, start-ups, deepening relationships, home improvements, recovering health, big accomplishments, and new beginnings. We spoke of none of that. Technically it was a rehearsal dinner, we were eating pizza and rehearsing… although covertly, while the next [.
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Let's Grow Leaders
SEPTEMBER 16, 2013
'Two of our most popular conversations on LGL involve the concept of confident humility: Humility Matters: 9 Ways Confident Leaders Remain Humble and Can We Teach Humility? The active dialogue from your inspired comments attracted interest from the extended community. I had the opportunity to extrapolate the converation in an interview with Jesse Lahey on [.
Penelope Trunk
SEPTEMBER 30, 2013
'I’ve been a huge fan of Huma Abedin ever since she married Anthony Weiner , the smart, liberal politician who made C-SPAN an entertainment channel. Huma’s first job was as Hilary Clinton’s assistant when she was First Lady. Huma has been with Hilary ever since, and she has risen to the top of Hilary’s circle. You seldom see a photo of Hilary in a room where Huma is not close by.
Penelope Trunk
SEPTEMBER 6, 2013
'When we’re in a terrible job we think we’re the only person who is in a terrible job, and everyone else loves their job, and everyone’s life is great, and our life is terrible. But, in fact, every single person, no matter where they are in their life now, has had a job that they hated. The only people who don’t have jobs they hate are people who don’t take any risks and end up having terrible careers , because part of a good career path is having moved through a
Penelope Trunk
SEPTEMBER 11, 2013
'People are still finding debris from the World Trade Center attacks. Tucked into crevices, between building where you don’t expect it. This is what I feel like is happening in my body as well when someone brings up a topic that makes me think of my day at the World Trade Center all over again. Recently, it was the discussion of how it’s a messed up life to work on your phone all day.
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Penelope Trunk
SEPTEMBER 13, 2013
'I’ve been an amazingly consistent blogger lately. My secret is that I’ve been calling Carmen a lot and dictating my posts to her. In the middle of my blogging flurry, I read this book to my son, Flat Broke by Gary Paulsen. Its about this kid who can see businesses everywhere in all kinds of talents that other people have, and he ends up making money from all his friends.
Penelope Trunk
SEPTEMBER 16, 2013
'I must be a cog in the wheel, because I asked Melissa to get me some links to read that answer the question, “What information is important?” and she came back to me with, “I think that’s a bad question, but here are five links.” Which made me decide to write this test is to find out how good an Information-Age worker you are. 1.
Penelope Trunk
SEPTEMBER 13, 2013
'I’ve been an amazingly consistent blogger lately. My secret is that I’ve been calling Carmen a lot and dictating my posts to her. In the middle of my blogging flurry, I read this book to my son, Flat Broke by Gary Paulsen. Its about this kid who can see businesses everywhere in all kinds of talents that other people have, and he ends up making money from all his friends.
Strategy+Business
SEPTEMBER 12, 2013
'Fights in the boardroom between shareholders and management highlight one important question--who gets to call the shots?
Speaker: Leslie Grandy, Product Executive & Drew Weaver, Senior Program Manager
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Strategy+Business
SEPTEMBER 2, 2013
'Inspired by Warren Buffett, a former Lehman analyst figures out that plain-speaking companies have higher performance.
Strategy+Business
SEPTEMBER 4, 2013
'Executives, officials, and managers should have to earn the title of "leader," not just expect to receive it.
Strategy+Business
SEPTEMBER 29, 2013
'In his new book, Contagious: Why Things Catch On , Wharton professor Jonah Berger warns that many companies expect too much from their mere presence on platforms like Facebook and Twitter. What really matters is word of mouth--the willingness of people to spread your message. Understanding the science behind this social transmission should be a critical part of corporate marketing strategy.
Strategy+Business
SEPTEMBER 22, 2013
'Chinese brands don''t need David Brooks'' "romantic advantage," just the right capabilities.
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Strategy+Business
SEPTEMBER 19, 2013
'Even large organizations can innovate with trimmed budgets. But what''s needed to make the scaled-down innovation strategy work is a supportive corporate culture, strong team integration, and a complete commitment to the low-cost strategy.
Strategy+Business
SEPTEMBER 15, 2013
'Google executives Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen examine the political ramifications of digital ubiquity in The New Digital Age: Reshaping the Future of People, Nations, and Business.
Strategy+Business
SEPTEMBER 12, 2013
'In the United States, a company''s location can make a big impact on its R&D initiatives and innovation. Certain regions of the country, due to certain socioeconomic factors, are more "innovation prone" than others.
Strategy+Business
SEPTEMBER 30, 2013
'When business leaders talk about organizational change, they''re really pursuing an ideal.
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