Linkage

DECEMBER 19, 2014

There are no “magic bullets” or “secret formulas” to successful, results-oriented leadership. However, we’ve identified 5 core disciplines that all successful leaders share. And each of the following disciplines can be learned and improved upon. It simply takes commitment and practice. 1. Have a clear picture. This may sound obvious but it’s just too important to gloss over.

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Linkage

DECEMBER 10, 2014

I was reminded of the importance of taking the time to “be still” recently when teaching a class on emotional intelligence and after reading an excerpt of Pico Iyer’s new book, The Art of Stillness: Adventures in Going Nowhere. In the class we discussed the concept of practicing mindfulness (quieting the mind of all its chatter) as a way to learn how to effectively manage our emotions. Oh my!

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Linkage

NOVEMBER 25, 2014

I’ve identified 11 essential elements that every executive coach must have to be  great (not just good). They’re built on a foundational belief that every coach (every employee and employer, really) has the responsibility to give every assignment that they take on their best effort because consistent best effort leads to great performance. And great performance leads to superior results. It is not the coach’s responsibility to pull your best effort out of you, necessarily. It is the coach’s responsibility to give his or her best effort. And it’s your responsibility to give your best effort….with

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Linkage

DECEMBER 9, 2014

Do you ever hear a voice in your head that whispers “He’s an idiot?”. What about “I’m an idiot?”. Let’s face it, we’ve all had these thoughts at one time or another and they can be extremely detrimental to career development (not to mention quality of life) if we’re not careful. Advance copies are available now. Click here to find out more. LinkedIn Facebook Twitter email.

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Training and learning organizations today play an active role in contributing to the bottom line of any organization by aligning their objectives to the immediate business objectives. This provides a solid ground for cost justification and encourages businesses to place training groups right where they should be, at the heart of a growing, thriving, learning culture.

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Linkage

DECEMBER 17, 2014

Some employees barely make it to work on time, mindlessly drift from task to task, do only what is required and show little enthusiasm for their work. Meanwhile, others are excited about coming to work and exude energy no matter the task. They go above and beyond minimum expectations and are always looking for ways to get the job done and satisfy customers. Experts use the term “employee engagement” to describe the continuum between these two types of employees, from disengaged to highly engaged. Engaged employees are committed to their organization and its bottom line. Know Your Employees.

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Linkage

DECEMBER 12, 2014

Inclusion means different things to different people, but for me inclusive leadership always boils down to mission and performance. Inclusion by definition means “involve as a factor” and “being part of the whole.” Inclusive leaders recognize that diverse input is critical to meeting mission objectives; when inclusive practices are combined with a focus on diversity—that is, including more underrepresented people—organizations increase the likelihood of significant performance gains because they now include insights from a multiplicity of perspectives, achieving a “whole” solution.

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Linkage

DECEMBER 30, 2014

It’s so easy to get and stay connected today. It’s too easy, in fact. What’s become difficult is disentangling ourselves from the onslaught of emails, social media, apps, contacts, etc. that bombard us constantly through our laptops, smartphones, tablets. And who knows which other devices are planning to “communicate” with us in the near future. We’re pushing our multitasking abilities to the limit. This year, make a resolution to: Quit the multitasking. Here’s the thing–it turns out that we’re really bad at it. According to the research, that voice is lying to you. Take lunch.

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Linkage

DECEMBER 23, 2014

The Christmas-inspired tips recently published on www.trendhunter.com including preaching selflessness, invoking reciprocity, inspiring colleagues, getting everyone on the same page, leading with the why, challenging everyone, focusing on outcomes, and informing and educating are actually pretty good. Of course good leadership practices are important year round. Here’s the whole story.

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Linkage

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Liz Wiseman’s recent blog post about hiring rookies, Why Your Team Needs Rookies hits pretty close to home. Hiring managers often view newcomers to their organizations as not only long-term assets but also short-term burdens: people who need to be inducted, trained, and given lighter loads as they get up to speed, inevitably slowing everyone else down,” she writes. Are they resilient? Eager?

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Linkage

DECEMBER 26, 2014

The Linkage Blog is just one way to stay up-to-date on the latest developments in leadership. In fact, we post a ton of useful info on our various social media channels every day as well. Check us out on: Talk to us on Twitter. Follow us on Facebook. Link up with us on LinkedIn. Watch our latest YouTube videos. LinkedIn Facebook Twitter email.

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Linkage

DECEMBER 31, 2014

Tracking the most popular posts of the year helps us continue to improve—and sparks some friendly competition between our bloggers too! Linkage Executive Vice President Susan Brady’s posts on Coaching your Inner Critic (and publishing a book on the subject too!) made big news on the blog in 2014. But all of the following posts made an impact. Take a minute to peruse our most popular posts below and tell us what you want to learn more about in 2015 in the comments box. 1. Coaching your Inner Critic. Leadership lessons from Star Trek. How to give feedback like a Zen Master.

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Linkage

DECEMBER 22, 2014

Wednesday, January 28th at 1:00 PM EST. In order to stay ahead of the competition, individuals and teams must be creative and innovative. The key to success is engaging in ways of thinking that inspire breakthroughs. Science and technology rely on skills and talent to create possibilities, and through science we have discovered proven tools that inspire teams and individuals to develop innovative behaviors. This session will explore ways to uncover hidden talents on your team leading to developing an innovation mindset. In this session, learn: 1.  Leadership skills that encourage innovation. 2.

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Employees at the front lines often have better ideas for innovation than others within the business, but when they walk out the door, they take those ideas with them. Want to innovate better and faster than the competition? You need to hold onto your best employees and the ideas they have. In this session we will explore how various pieces of the talent life cycle are related to retention and examine more than 20 strategies and ideas for improving retention outcomes for your business.

Linkage

DECEMBER 16, 2014

As a young conductor Roger Nierenberg was always amazed to witness how a great maestro could so quickly have such a transforming effect on an orchestra. Within minutes the music would come to life with a new vibrancy and spirit. It was like magic. He He could find no other explanation than the conductor’s charismatic personality and inexplicable mastery. He But it’s necessary. An

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Linkage

DECEMBER 1, 2014

The traditional approaches to innovation don’t have a lasting effect. They create a lot of wasted energy and yield a low return on investment. What if there were a way to improve your innovation ROI tenfold so that you could out-innovate the competition? There is. The answer is challenge-centered innovation. Instead of focusing on ideas, opinions, or suggestions, you focus on finding solutions to important business challenges. Learn how to: Reframe challenges in a way that leads to better solutions. Find previously undiscovered solutions to your most pressing challenges.

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Linkage

DECEMBER 11, 2014

Over the last 12 months, I’ve spoken in front of thousands of people at dozens of companies about coaching the Inner Critic. Many of these gatherings have been hosted by corporate affiliate groups designed to bring together women managers and leaders. In fact, I believe being able to coach ourselves just might be the secret ingredient to the recipe for developing women leaders. The conclusion?

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Linkage

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Let’s play word association. When When I say the word “failure,” what words come to mind? Are Are any of them positive? Doubtful. Yet “failure,” or better yet, the ability to learn from “failure” is a huge factor in an organization’s ability to innovate. And Astro Teller is sharing a story about something bad. Or maybe it’s something good. At Google X , it’s sometimes hard to know the difference.

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Can you hear the collective groan when you launch that new compliance course? Do you get complaints both public and private from trainees about the uselessness of the training courses you've launched? Is there anything that can be done about it?

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Linkage

DECEMBER 8, 2014

Tuesday, December 16th at 1:00 PM EST. Recruiters and hiring managers around the United States are wondering how the new Section 503 Regulations of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) will affect their talent search and current processes. Join us on Tuesday, December 16th, at 1:00 PM EST to learn key issues, opportunities, and best practices for recruiting and hiring individuals with disabilities following the introduction of this legislation. During this one-hour session, you will gain an understanding of: These new regulations. LinkedIn Facebook Twitter email.

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Linkage

DECEMBER 18, 2014

In my last post , I shared that if we women don’t stop the madness of feeling like we are not good enough, or believing that those around us at work and at home aren’t doing it right (leaving us with no choice but to step in to control it all, step back and critique, or BOTH) then we will see little progress in our efforts to advance both professionally and personally. The result?

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Linkage

DECEMBER 4, 2014

When it comes to building and running a business, the only real constant is change, and the speed of change is only increasing. But as Linkage’s resident change expert Mitchell Nash explains in this short video, learning how to manage the practical elements of change is only part of the solution. Push play to learn more. How are you and your organization coping with constant change?

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Linkage

DECEMBER 15, 2014

Tuesday, December 16th at 1:00 PM EST. Recruiters and hiring managers around the United States are wondering how the new Section 503 Regulations of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) will affect their talent search and current processes. Join us on Tuesday, December 16th, at 1:00 PM EST to learn key issues, opportunities, and best practices for recruiting and hiring individuals with disabilities following the introduction of this legislation. During this one-hour session, you will gain an understanding of: These new regulations. LinkedIn Facebook Twitter email.

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Is your organization thinking about moving towards a performance development culture? What are the elements to succeeding and keeping managers and employees engaged? Download “A Road Map for Change” to find out and gain insight into making the transition as smooth as possible on your journey into this brave new world.

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Linkage

DECEMBER 5, 2014

[This is part 1 of a 4-part series on developing and improving your inclusive leadership skills.—Ed.]. By Charley Morrow. The NFL has been in the news for all the wrong reasons lately. But, after a conversation I had with a colleague recently, I’ve also come to realize that a successful football team is a perfect illustration of the positive impact a diverse workforce and an inclusive leader can have on an organization. Let me explain: First of all, it’s important to remember that diversity and inclusion are usually mentioned together, but they are in fact very different things. Everything.

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ej4 HR

AUGUST 19, 2014

What is pre-crastination? As defined by the Penn State University researchers in their study (which you’ll see below): “We define pre-crastination as the tendency to complete, or at least begin, tasks as soon as possible, even at the expense of extra physical effort” Now to the actual study. The catch? The heaviest buckets were closest to the start line. Thanks, Bob.

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Visier

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Succession planning is about managing the risk associated with any type of critical skills gap. Consider the role of a senior nuclear engineer: This is not a job you can fill easily by posting on LinkedIn. Imagine the problems it would cause for a nuclear plant’s operations if not enough nuclear engineers were developed in time to fill the gaps created by retiring baby boomers.

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ClearCompany HRM

DECEMBER 9, 2014

There are many different types of turnover; some are welcome, and some aren’t. When a consistently poor performer with a bad attitude is replaced with an employee who excels, that’s the kind of turnover you want to see. However, that’s not always what happens. Very often, turnover can have some seriously negative effects on the organization. For a manager making $40K, that’s $20-$30,000.

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Today’s workplace is characterized by chaotic forces—low employee engagement and productivity levels, and declining employee well being. HR Leaders have a critical role in defining the vision and strategy to transform and create a more productive and happy workplace.

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JULY 22, 2014

Kanjoya analyzes mobile market emotional response to Apple’s iPhone display announcement. Apple is finally stepping into larger displays, and it’s likely we’ll see long lines again at Apple stores this fall. The WSJ reports that Apple has asked suppliers to manufacture between 70-80 million units combined of iPhones with 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch displays by Dec. 30th, 2014. Apple’s move to 4.7 and 5.5-inch displays impacts telephony providers, manufactures, suppliers and of course mobile users across the globe. To get an early indicator on market reaction to Apple’s 4.7

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The People Equation

DECEMBER 29, 2014

Are you working this week? If you have an office job, most likely it’s going to be fairly quiet in the office because many of your colleagues are on vacation. That makes it a perfect time to finish those things you never seem to get around to doing—like filing your expense reports or cleaning off your desktop. They had some great ideas and agreed to share them with you. The “Not to Do” List.

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ClearCompany HRM

DECEMBER 16, 2014

In our work with many client companies, we have found that onboarding is often put on the back burner. Too many leaders believe onboarding is such a low impact function that it gets neglected. No one is really in charge of the process and employers have no clue how harmful this can be to their employer brand. Onboarding New Hire Paperless Onboarding Employee Onboarding

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ClearCompany HRM

DECEMBER 31, 2014

Bad bosses take the blame for a lot of what goes wrong in the workplace. Low engagement rates, high turnover, employee dissatisfaction and even poor employer branding will often get placed squarely on the shoulders of supervisors. constant passing of the buck, and probably some not so fair statistics have lead to the idea that a bad boss epidemic is at the core of business issues.

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Training and development professionals often bemoan the lack of apparent initiative in their trainees. Learning professionals spend huge sums of money creating or acquiring skill aligned libraries of learning content, only to watch almost helplessly as learners refuse to engage with any training available that isn’t mandatory.

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ej4 HR

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

Have you ever obsessed over an email you were writing? You meticulously selected each word to ensure you wouldn’t alienate or offend anyone. After it’s perfectly perfect, you hit send and what happens? Despite your best efforts the message in your email is misunderstood, misconstrued and misinterpreted! Check it out now! Make your consistent message now with a free trial of Thinkzoom.

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ClearCompany HRM

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

You might not be surprised to learn lack of communication contributes to about 80% of workplace issues. While giving and receiving feedback can at times be uncomfortable, when embraced and structured, feedback becomes one of the strongest processes in driving success, productivity and collaboration. Here are the 5 essential components of effective feedback at work.

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The People Equation

DECEMBER 22, 2014

Nobody likes to be told what to do, but give them a positive example, and you might be surprised at the results. Consider this social experiment conducted by author Daniel Pink for his TV show Crowd Control  , as reported on the blog Barking Up the Wrong Tree . Pink and his team painted two lanes on a sidewalk, one for people talking on their cell phones, the other for non-cell-phone users.

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Globoforce

OCTOBER 6, 2014

“No news is good news” is a common, fingers-crossed sentiment in many HR departments. It isn’t that we aren’t open to hearing from employees. But often we spend so much time running around putting out fires that a little bit of silence can be truly golden. It means things are finally running smoothly. Or does it? Silence, says author Elizabeth W. Employees perceive a lack of control.

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Needed: A shift from traditional performance management systems (organized as an annual review process) to newer performance development systems (organized around real-time dynamics). Download part one in a series to gain insight into why this shift must happen and why it needs to happening now

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