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Recruiting Strategies for a Tight Talent Market

Harvard Business

If any story demonstrates how far employers will go in today’s fierce war for talent, the tale of Snapchat’s geofilter recruiting campaign is it. These days, I advise Fortune 500 executives to treat talent as they would customers: Understand their behavior, and design recruiting strategies that meet them where they are.

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People Favor Naturals Over Strivers — Even Though They Say Otherwise

Harvard Business

One musician was described as having inborn ability (the “natural”), whereas the other musician was described as having worked hard to develop her ability (the “striver”). Although people stated that training was more important than talent, their ratings showed that they preferred the natural over the striver.

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Want To Be On The Leading Edge? Forget About It.

Markovitz Consulting

In my consulting work, I’ve seen business unit managers unable to achieve the market share goals mandated by the CEO because they couldn’t get the IT support for new product development software; Finance and HR support to hire the necessary material scientists; and Operations support to rapidly qualify new suppliers.

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Motivating Your Most Creative Employees

Harvard Business

Whether in sports, music, or regular office jobs, creatives will thrive if they are part of a team that is able to turn their ideas into actual products and services, freeing them up from implementation. The ability to successfully manage and retain creative talent is therefore critical.

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How to Get Excited About Topics That Bore You

Harvard Business

In today’s fast-changing business environment, the ability to develop new passions is particularly important. One of the best ways to overcome procrastination is the Pomodoro technique , a diabolically clever approach developed by Francesco Cirillo. Here’s how to do it. Find a seed of motivation. Set a timer for 25 minutes.

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25 Team Leadership Quotes that Inspire Greatness

Rick Conlow

The ratio of We’s to I’s is the best indicator of the development of a team.” Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.” “Talent is extremely important. “Leadership is much more an art, a belief, a condition of the heart, than a set of things to do.” Max De Pree. Lewis B Ergen. Michael Jordan.

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The Greatest Leadership Myth Ever-Busted!

Rick Conlow

Free people up to use and develop their talents to the fullest. Most importantly, he pulled his racially divided nation together through the power of sport. In addition, go here for our RealTime Learning & Training leadership and personal development website. This is achieved through trust, openness, and ownership.