Mon.Jan 06, 2025

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Asking Better Open-Ended Questions: A Leader's Guide

David Grossman

In the fast-paced world of work we all live in now, one of the most understandable and common mistakes all employees make is simply not asking the right kinds of questions.

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The Easiest Life Imaginable

Leadership Freak

The easiest life imaginable is working at what comes naturally. You enrich life when you follow inclinations you were born with. But be warned, some innate inclinations harm us. Leadership is encouraging people to do things that come naturally.

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Strategic Believability: A Research-Backed Guide

LSA Global

The Importance of Strategic Believability: Is Your Strategy Believable Enough? An effective business strategy should help to create a competitive advantage. We know from organizational alignment research that strategy accounts for 31% of the difference between high and low performing organizations. However, crafting a corporate strategy is only half the battle; ensuring it resonates as believable and achievable to your key stakeholders is where many organizations falter.

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Tech Stacks: Transforming Your Business in the Digital Age

Chief Outsiders

In today's hyper-connected business world, technology isn't just a toolit's the difference between thriving and merely surviving. The digital landscape has transformed how companies approach sales and marketing, making a strategic technology stack more critical than ever.

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The Hidden Skills That Separate Good Leaders from Great Ones

Speaker: Chandra McCormack, CPA, MBA, NACD.DC

Technical degrees might open doors—but it’s the soft skills that keep them open. In the face of disruption, evolving workplace dynamics, and rising expectations of leadership, soft skills like communication, emotional intelligence, and presence have become core business essentials—not nice-to-haves. Inspired by stories from her father coupled with her own career journey, seasoned executive Chandra McCormack breaks down how to lead with impact, connect with purpose, and cultivate a workplace cult

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100 Best Leadership Blogs – FeedSpot

Peter Winick

Check it out! We are listed in the best 100 leadership blogs on FeedSpot. The post 100 Best Leadership Blogs – FeedSpot appeared first on Thought Leadership Leverage.

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The Future of Workplace Learning: Adaptive Strategies for Navigating Change

Kotter Inc.

The ability to test and learn, pivot quickly, and embrace change is an increasingly foundational skill that all employees, no matter their level of experie.

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How to Make Everyone Great at Data

Harvard Business Review

Steps managers can take to make sure everyone sees data as a crucial part of their job.

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Drive Business Success with These Culture Characteristics

Refresh

Retaining employees is near the top of the docket for 2025 for businesses. As we enter a new… The post Drive Business Success with These Culture Characteristics first appeared on The Express Blog.

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Why You’re Chronically Overcommitted

Harvard Business Review

And how to break the cycle.

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Mastering Innovation and Clarity: Best Practices from 2024’s Thought Leaders | Best of 2024 with Bill Sherman

Peter Winick

Stories of Vision, Discipline, and Engagement from 2024s Most Impactful Minds What drives success in thought leadership? In this year-end episode, Bill Sherman revisits 2024’s standout guests, uncovering how their resilience, focus, and groundbreaking ideas shaped their impact in entrepreneurship, innovation, and audience engagement. In this year-end highlight episode of Leveraging Thought Leadership with Bill Sherman, we revisit the journeys of six incredible thought leaders from diverse

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Future of HR: Navigating Transformation in the Digital Age

Speaker: Jeremy York

Join us for a thought-provoking exploration of the rapidly evolving HR landscape as we examine how technological innovation, regulatory changes, talent strategies, and evolving diversity approaches are reshaping the profession. This webinar will provide HR professionals with practical insights on leveraging AI and emerging technologies while maintaining compliance in an increasingly complex regulatory environment.

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Fail! Fail a Lot! It’s Good for You

Nir Eyal

Failure is baked into the human experience. So why are we so terrible at dealing with it? Fear of judgment and the stigma that our failures reflect poorly on us discourage us from trying new things. Negative self-talk and rumination convince us that our failures mean were incapable and undeserving. But failure is typical in all professions. The post Fail!

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my boss’s wife cheated on him in front of me, and now he’s icing me out at work

Alison Green

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I work for an office of 20/30somethings with a strong drinking culture — our events inevitably end up in pubs late into the night and include all partners, funders, etc. This is not abnormal in my industry. The other night, we were all out late after a successful event and the boss invited everyone to his house for an afterparty.

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Compensation Review: Your 11-Step Guide to a Fair and Effective Evaluation

AIHR

A compensation review process is necessary to assess how fair and competitive your compensation and benefits offerings are and to ensure you attract and retain top talent. For instance, the factors that most influence pay decisions U.K.-based companies make are inflation rates (62%), followed by market rate changes (57%) and employee performance (53%).

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coworkers are angry that we got rid of their smelly, fly-ridden compost bucket

Alison Green

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: We have about 25 employees, and prior to Covid, we had a somewhat-contentious compost bucket under the sink in our staff kitchen. It was always gross, full of flies and rotting food, and rarely emptied by the people who used it. Recently, a colleague decided to reinstate the compost bucket and messaged the group chat to inform everyone that they would be emptying it at least twice a week.

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4 HR Priorities for 2025 to Supercharge Your Employee Experience

Speaker: Carolyn Clark and Miriam Connaughton

Forget predictions, let’s focus on priorities for the year and explore how to supercharge your employee experience. Join Miriam Connaughton and Carolyn Clark as they discuss key HR trends for 2025—and how to turn them into actionable strategies for your organization. In this dynamic webinar, our esteemed speakers will share expert insights and practical tips to help your employee experience adapt and thrive.

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AI In Employee Engagement: Transforming Workplace Dynamics

Vantage Circle

94% of business leaders agree that AI is crucial for success. A whopping number of leaders having such faith in Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no joke. What’s equally reassuring is that 74% of business leaders consider HR a key player in driving business outcomes. Now, if AI is key to success and HR drives business outcomes, what happens when they come together?

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my employee is too accommodating

Alison Green

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I am having a very backwards problem with one of my employees, Jill, being too accommodating and self-sacrificing. We have regular hours that we work, but it’s not uncommon for hours to need to change when something comes up. Everyone is aware of this when they come onboard, and we do our best to rotate who has to stay late.

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How To Not Say Um And To Communicate Effectively

Eric Jacobsen Blog

How you say something matters more than what you say, explains Michael Chad Hoeppner , author of the new book, Dont Say Um: How To Communicate Effectively To Live A Better Life. This book will help you with all your daily interactions. It will help you by focusing on perfecting your delivery, one of the two primary buckets of all spoken communication.

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The Flexible Presenter: Preparing For The Inevitable Time Squeeze

Thought Leaders LLC

Being a flexible and dynamic presenter is a skill that not many people have. If youre able to master it, youll be noticed and appreciated, which will enhance your reputation and career. Todays post is by Mike Schiller, author of High Impact At Low Decibels: How Anxiety-Filled Introverts (And Others) Can Thrive In The Workplace. What do you mean I only have 10 minutes to give my presentation?

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Miss One Change, Face Major Risk: The New Compliance Crisis In HR And How To Fix It

Speaker: Ann Meyers Piccirillo

From rapidly changing state-level labor laws and evolving workplace protections to new compliance expectations around pay equity and hybrid policies, HR teams are navigating a constant wave of regulatory updates. It’s not just about reacting anymore; it’s about anticipating risk, aligning stakeholders, and taking a smarter, proactive stance. In this session, we’ll cut through the noise and help you focus on what matters.

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LSA Global Delivers SaaS Sales Training for Security Software Company

LSA Global

Redwood Shores, CA LSA Global, the leading business consulting, coaching, and training firm that helps fast growth life science, technology, and service companies by powerfully aligning their culture and talent with strategy, today announced results for a customized SaaS Sales Training for Security Software professionals focused on improving solution selling capabilities to meet aggressive growth targets in the face of increased competition. 97.8% Job Relevance 100% Satisfaction 123% Knowledge

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Why “Living Intelligence” Is the Next Big Thing

Harvard Business Review

AI is merely one facet of a sweeping technological change underway, and companies that fail to recognize the importance of other converging technologies risk being left behind. Two other technologies advanced sensors and biotechnology are less visible, though no less important, and have been quietly advancing. Soon, the convergence of these three technologies is going to underpin a new reality that will shape the future decisions of every leader across industries.

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asking my wife not to attend a work dinner, coworker’s fidget rings are distracting me, and more

Alison Green

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. Its five answers to five questions. Here we go 1. Asking my wife not to attend a work dinner Am I wrong for not wanting my wife to attend an after hours dinner where Im excluded? Probably, yes. Its very, very normal to have work dinners where spouses and partners arent invited. These are business events, and it would be incredibly odd for someone to decline to attend because their spouse wasnt included.