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Use Active Listening to Help a Colleague Make a Hard Decision

Harvard Business Review

Imagine a colleague is faced with a high-stakes decision. They’re likely stressed, conflicted, and overwhelmed. In these situations, many of us default to the role of problem-solver. We try to support our colleague by providing our opinion or offering a solution. But to effectively support decision makers in your organization, you need to step back from your own ego and just listen.

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Feedback Fundamentals: Effective Strategies from Experienced Executive Coaches

Scott Elbin

Three Common Feedback Challenges There probably aren’t many people in the world who are more involved, more often in giving and receiving feedback than executive coaches. As a two decade plus coach myself, I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve prepared, delivered and supported my clients in receiving colleague feedback. It’s easily over 2,000 times.

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How to Talk to an Employee Who Isn’t Meeting Expectations

Harvard Business Review

Approaching a conversation about improving an employee’s performance requires preparation, empathy, and a focus on collaboration. Even though hearing the truth about their current performance will be tough and potentially hurtful, it’s a teaching moment managers must embrace to help them become more resilient and adept at problem-solving and developing professional relationships.

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How to Keep Your Employees Happy and Engaged

Lolly Daskal

Ensuring that your employees are happy and engaged is a pivotal responsibility that you, as a leader, must embrace with dedication. Drawing from my experience as an executive leadership coach, I recognize the influential role that your leadership plays in shaping the well-being and success of your workforce. It’s essential for you to be equipped with effective strategies.

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How to Make The Best Benefits Decisions for 2025's Workforce: An HR and Total Rewards Guide

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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What It Takes to Build Influence at Work

Harvard Business Review

Whether you’re managing up to your boss or out to your clients, there are proven techniques to help you better understand them and win their respect.

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Resolving Interpersonal Conflicts

Thought Leaders LLC

Strong teams often have team members with strong personalities. Learn how to build your team’s conflict resolution skills. More often than not, high-performing teams operate in high-pressure environments. And many times on a high-performing team, you have some strong personalities at play. When you combine pressure and strong personalities there are plenty of opportunities for conflict between the members of your team.

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my coworker stabs office furniture with a knife and no one thinks it’s a big deal

Alison Green

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I am dealing with a bizarre situation at work and could use some advice on how to proceed. My coworker, Charlie, has several concerning habits involving the lighter and several utility knives he carries around on a daily basis. When we’re in team meetings or things are slow in the lab, Charlie will do a few things: pull out a piece of leather and hone his knives, loudly and repeatedly flick his lighter o

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The Goldilocks Paradox

Leadership Freak

The Goldilocks Paradox says the path rises between too little and too much. This post explains how to challenge enough and how to coach just the right amount. People lean toward extremes. We help too much, or we help too little, for example. 4 questions to dance with extremes.

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The Four Lenses of Innovation with Rowan Gibson

Viima

Colin Nelson continues his discussions with esteemed innovation experts who have profoundly shaped the field through their work and publications. This time, he sat down to talk to none other than Rowan Gibson. Rowan Gibson is widely recognized as one of the world’s foremost thought leaders on business innovation. Rowan is the bestselling author of 3 major books (Rethinking the Future, Innovation to the Core, The Four Lenses of Innovation).

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my breastfeeding coworker won’t stop talking about her boobs

Alison Green

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I work in a clinic setting. Eighteen of us are in and out of a room of cubicles all day as we see patients. Even with the open office, it is easy to have a quiet, even private, conversation. A coworker recently returned after having her first child. She had a challenging fertility journey and we gave a lot of grace trying to be supportive as she widely and loudly shared every intimate detail.

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The Diversity Reckoning: Can HR Survive Without New Perspectives?

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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Top Six Employee Recognition Trends of 2024

Vantage Circle

According to a Bersin & Associates study , organizations with effective recognition programs promoting employee engagement had 31% reduced voluntary turnover. Getting employee recognition right is tough - there's no two ways about it. As a leader or someone in HR, you know firsthand how hard it is to create a workplace culture where people genuinely feel appreciated.

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Ask These Questions Before Choosing a Manufacturing Location

Harvard Business Review

How to grapple with the complexities of moving operations in a tightly woven global economy.

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Introducing the Berrett-Koehler Community: Help Shape Positive Change Through Books

Brett Koehler

Thank you for being part of Berrett-Koehler’s community. Over the last few months many of you have been reaching out and asking, "How’s Berrett-Koehler doing? Does Berrett-Koehler need help?" Today we are asking for your help, and you can help us by joining our new membership program.

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Top Six Employee Recognition Trends of 2024

Vantage Circle

According to a Bersin & Associates study , organizations with effective recognition programs promoting employee engagement had 31% reduced voluntary turnover. Getting employee recognition right is tough - there's no two ways about it. As a leader or someone in HR, you know firsthand how hard it is to create a workplace culture where people genuinely feel appreciated.

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Recognition Powers High-Performance — If You Do it Right

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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What’s a Leadership Coach Anyway?

Chris LoCutro

Imagine having a personal navigator for the wild ride of your career and personal growth. That’s what a leadership coach is—a kind of secret weapon who helps you steer through the ups and downs of being a boss and beyond. Why You Might Want a Leadership Coach It’s not just about chit-chat over coffee. Your coach has this cool way of creating a space that’s all about you—figuring out your strengths, spotting those sneaky weaknesses, and setting up a game plan that’s as unique as

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How to Get Out of a Rut: 8 Tips For Finding Purpose

BetterUp

Jump to section What does it mean to be stuck in a rut? 6 signs you’re in a rut 5 reasons why you feel stuck in a rut How do you pull yourself out of a rut?

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Loyalty Oaths and Kicks in the Ass

Ed Batista

I don't care what the people outside say. Do you agree with me? Let me ask you this: Are you in it? Let me ask you this again: Are you in it to win it? ~Starbucks CEO Laxman Narasimhan at a company forum [1] Pointed questions like these, when posed by a leader to employees, are a type of loyalty oath. There's only one acceptable answer, and it's not "Let me think about it.

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Chronological Resume: 6 Tips & Examples

BetterUp

Jump to section 4 types of resumes What is a chronological resume?

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Behind The Curtain: How Todays Political Climate is Steering HR and DEI in 2025

Speaker: Hanh Nguyen

In today’s ever-changing world, HR professionals often find themselves juggling conflicting priorities - especially when external factors seem out of their control. As we traverse the unpredictable waters of the current political and economic landscape, we find ourselves at a crossroads. For HR leaders, understanding how these external forces shape our diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts is crucial.

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coworker tells me how to do my job, no one wants to take notes, and more

Alison Green

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. If I send someone home for being too high to work, should I stay late to finish their work? I’m a closing manager at a restaurant. Several Sundays ago, I found myself staying an hour late to finish stocking and cleaning. When my GM asked me why, I told him that we were busy, short-handed, and one person was so high that he kept forgetting what he was doing while he was

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Good Disruption: Digital Fashion

UVA Darden

Good Disruption: Digital Fashion mitchellm Wed, 05/15/2024 - 15:04 15 May 2024 Entrepreneurship & Innovation The Good Disruption Podcast Garments that respond to body movements, intricate laced dresses using plastics and resins, highly sculpted pieces with complex geometric shapes. The use of 3D printing in the fashion industry is allowing designers to think outside the box, in both materials and creativity.

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Good Disruption: Digital Fashion

UVA Darden

Good Disruption: Digital Fashion mitchellm Wed, 05/15/2024 - 15:04 15 May 2024 Entrepreneurship & Innovation The Good Disruption Podcast Garments that respond to body movements, intricate laced dresses using plastics and resins, highly sculpted pieces with complex geometric shapes. The use of 3D printing in the fashion industry is allowing designers to think outside the box, in both materials and creativity.