Brian Balfour

JANUARY 11, 2018

We’ve all heard the rallying cry of the “One Metric That Matters”. Choose your north star and focus. Grow 7% week over week. If you grow daily active users (DAUs), the rest will follow. But blindly buying into the concept of the one metric that matters (OMTM) is a fatal oversimplification. In a recent essay , Casey Winters, formerly Growth at Pinterest, says: “The search for one key metric for a complex ecosystem like Pinterest over-simplifies how the ecosystem works and prevents anyone from foc

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Leadership Freak

JANUARY 8, 2018

Engage in behaviors that have high return on energy, ROE. Stinky things you tolerate – but should confront – suck the life out of you. Law of the skunk: deal with stink.

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15Five

JANUARY 11, 2018

Have you just completed the latest round of annual performance evaluations? Or are you gearing up for the next time you have to be reviewed/review others? Word on the street is that employee performance reviews are a thing of the past. But they’re not really dead for most organizations, because reviews are not devoid of all merit. Progressive companies are fitting reviews into continuous performance management philosophies that includes regular communication, employee feedback, and a process to

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Kevin Eikenberry

JANUARY 8, 2018

Have you ever responded in a conversation and wish you had said something different, differently or wished you had said nothing at all? Unless you are completely lacking in self-awareness, your answer to that question is assuredly yes, and probably true most everyday of your life. The reason for our regret is sometimes about the […]. The post Think Before You Respond appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Speaker: Kaitlin Ruby Carroll

Retaining top talent in 2025 means rethinking benefits. In a competitive job market, fertility benefits are more than just offerings - they are a commitment to your team’s well-being. Gain critical insights into the latest fertility benefits strategies that can help position your organization as an industry leader. Our expert will explore the unique advantages and challenges of each model, share success stories from top organizations, and offer practical strategies to make benefits decisions tha

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Management30 Agile and Lean Principles

JANUARY 7, 2018

by Marjan Venema The longest journeys start with a single step. You get to where you want to go by continuing to put one foot in front of the other. My energy to keep taking those steps comes from a big vision. Over the past few years though, I’ve learned that big visions can also. The post Baby Steps: Breaking down vision and aspirations into digestible steps appeared first on Management 3.0.

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Leadership Freak

JANUARY 9, 2018

The greatest crisis in organizational life is an energy crisis within. How to spot a bloodsucking leech: #1. Leeches always need more. The people you give the most, need the most.

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Kevin Eikenberry

JANUARY 9, 2018

There is no question about the value that technology has brought to our lives – both personally and professionally. It allows us to do infinitely more than we have ever been able to before. AND…there are times when we need to step away and have personal, live, real communication. Check out today’s episode for easy […]. The post Step Away From Your Computer – Remarkable TV appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Leadership Freak

JANUARY 12, 2018

Reject the thought that you’re self-aware. Odds are you don’t see yourself and you don’t see yourself as others see you either.

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Leadership Freak

JANUARY 10, 2018

Peter Drucker believed the five most important questions you will ever ask about your organization are: What is our Mission? Who is our Customer? What does the Customer Value? What are our Results?

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Leadership Freak

JANUARY 9, 2018

Leechology should be a course in business school. If you’ve been around leadership very long, you know what it’s like to have someone sucking the life out of you and your team.

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Speaker: Jeremy York

2024 has tested every organization, and 2025 promises no less - the warning signs are everywhere. If you’re relying on superficial approaches to diversity, you might find yourself scrambling to catch up. Thought diversity - the fuel for new ideas, fresh perspectives, and disruptive innovation - is more than a buzzword. It's a survival strategy. And if you’re not building it into your workplace culture right now , you’re heading for trouble.

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Leadership Freak

JANUARY 11, 2018

Energy vampires* cheer when: Urgencies distract from priorities. Meetings suck the life out of people. Tough conversations get rescheduled or avoided. Elephants – taboo topics – crowd conference rooms.

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Leadership Freak

JANUARY 6, 2018

Dear Dan, I am trying to deal with individuals who continually say I don’t get paid to do that. In addition to that, they are never satisfied with bonuses received.

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Kevin Eikenberry

JANUARY 7, 2018

If you lead a team that is remote part or all the time, whether they are across town or around the world, you are a Long-Distance Leader. And if that isn’t you today, odds are high that it may be sooner than later. The trend towards people not being “at work” is growing and evolving; […]. The post What Long-Distance Leaders Need to Know Today appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Kevin Eikenberry

JANUARY 12, 2018

Patty McCord challenges the notion of “best practices” and believes they make teams complacent and can turn a workplace toxic. In this episode of The Remarkable Leadership Podcast, Patty shares with Kevin that these were her frustrations, which led to the book, Powerful: Building a Culture of Freedom and Responsibility. Patty discusses what she learned […].

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Speaker: Radhika Samant and Todd Wuestenberg

Employee recognition has often been deemed a "feel-good" initiative, tied closely to rewards. While we understand its importance, we tend to associate recognition with intangible outcomes like engagement and sentiment, rather than direct impacts on retention and high performance. In today’s workplace, the true ROI of recognition lies in its ability to regenerate tangible, business-driven results.

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LSA Global

JANUARY 12, 2018

How To Be a Good New Manager. Being a good new manager does not depend upon magic. While it is true that the knowledge, skills and abilities to manage others is not intuitive, those leadership attributes can be learned. The right management training can take an individual contributor who was responsible principally for their own productivity to a leader who knows how to manage the productivity of others.

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LSA Global

JANUARY 10, 2018

Do You Know What Stops Sales Managers from Coaching? If you are responsible for the performance of your sales team, you must first identify what stops sales managers from coaching so you can systematically remove the big obstacles to their acting as effective coaches. Why Sales Coaching Matters. You gotta’ love the picture…a graphic of the ideal sales coaching situation.

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LSA Global

JANUARY 8, 2018

A Culture of Change Can Support Short- and Long-term Success. There should be no question… businesses that want to succeed need to create a culture of change to support their long-term strategies. Because strategy must go through culture to get executed, strategies without an aligned culture will only carry the business so far. Plan for the Future.

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LSA Global

JANUARY 6, 2018

One-on-One Employee Meetings Can Increase Employee Engagement. One-on-one employee meetings with direct reports can be a powerful tool to increase employee engagement and productivity. What is Wrong with One-on-One Employee Meetings. Unfortunately, most employees and managers feel one-on-one employee meetings are often: Disorganized – too many one-on-one employee meetings have unclear goals, agendas and next steps.

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Speaker: Miriam Connaughton and Donald Knight

As organizations scale, keeping employees connected, engaged, and productive can seem like a monumental task. But what if AI could help you do all of this and more? AI has the power to help, but the key is implementing it in a way that enhances, rather than replaces, human connection. Join us for an exploration into how industry trailblazers are using AI to transform employee experience at scale while addressing both the potential and the pitfalls.

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