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Use These 5 Topics to Energize One-On-Ones

Leadership Freak

Use the following topics and questions to energize one-on-ones. One-on-ones show people they matter. 5 Topics to Energize One-on-Ones: #1. Safety and Security: Questions: 2. Connection and Belonging: Questions: #3.

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The Journey from Academia to Impact | Neri Karra Sillaman

Peter Winick

What Immigrants Can Teach Us About Business Longevity Today, Neri Karra Sillaman shares how her story of childhood hardship led to a life of academia and entrepreneurship. What happens when your toughest challenges become your biggest opportunities? On this episode of Leveraging Thought Leadership, host Bill Sherman dives deep with Neri Karra Sillaman —an Entrepreneurship Expert, TEDx Speaker, and Professor at ESCP Business School —about how her early life as a refugee set her on a path to becom

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The 7 Traps of Path Dependency

Michael McKinney

T REND HUNTER CEO Jeremy Gutsche says the most important trait we need for our fast-moving future is the ability to change. He wrote Create the Future + The Innovation Handbook: Tactics for Disruptive Thinking (two books in one) to help us. “We are more dependent on our past decisions than we like to admit. Once a path is set, we often walk down it blindly, failing to question why it was put there to begin with and whether a better path might exist.

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How The Best Leaders Use These Strategies To Resolve Conflicts

Lolly Daskal

In today’s highly charged, often-divided workplace, the ability to navigate conflicts constructively has become a critical leadership competency. Rather than viewing discord as something to be avoided at all costs. The most effective leaders understand that skillfully resolving tensions can be a catalyst for deepening trust. This approach also boosts collaboration and drives innovation.

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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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5 Qualities of Highly Effective Leadership Teams

David Grossman

If you’re lucky, you’ve had the experience of being part of a great team at least once or twice in your life and career. The characteristics of great leadership teams in business don’t differ all that much from the descriptors we see so often in sports. Great teams excel at communicating, are selfless, hard-working, strategic, and support each other through adversity.

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the avenging COO, the salary fix, and other stories of wrongs being righted

Alison Green

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. Last week we talked about times you saw someone right someone else’s wrong. Here are 10 of my favorite stories you shared. 1. The COO My first job out of college was working at a large corporation as an executive admin. There were five of us admins who sat in the open space, outside of the executives’ offices.

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group member won’t stop talking, snack bar is in a coworker’s work area, 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. Writing group member won’t stop talking and we can’t get any work done I work at an academic institution, and am a member of a writing group that includes people across different departments. We meet every few weeks to write as a way of carving out time for this work, and to hold each other accountable.

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The Perfect Purpose Statement Is Inspiring … and Credible

Kellogg Insight

In an excerpt from her new book, Lead Bigger, former AT&T Business CEO Anne Chow explains the power of defining your company’s “why.

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our coworker lied about having a sick child and a rich fiance

Alison Green

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. I’m off for a few days (probably back tomorrow), so here’s an older post from the archives. This was originally published in 2017. A reader writes: I’m really curious about what you would have done in this situation. I’ve worked for a company for a little over 10 years and there is a person, who we will call Lysa, who started soon after me.

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This Hidden Enemy is Making Your Job Harder than Necessary

Thought Leaders LLC

We can be victims of our own thoughts holding us back. False equivalencies limit our beliefs and can turn our greatest strengths into barriers and limitations. Today’s post is by Elizabeth B. Crook, author of Live Large: The Achiever’s Guide to What’s Next. As a business leader, you know the challenges of managing cash flow, dealing with personal issues or handling a customer who is dissatisfied – all problems we sign up for as leaders.

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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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employee is sending risqué photos of himself to his coworkers

Alison Green

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: My small company has a very aid-back culture — sometimes too laid-back. A lot of the employees are friends outside of work or follow each other on social media. A team of seven employees sits outside of my office in an open floor plan space. They often talk throughout the day and sometimes I think they forget that I can hear what they are saying.

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28 Backhanded Compliment Examples And How To Respond

BetterUp

Jump to section What is a backhanded compliment?

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Marquis Who’s Who Honors Armin McCrea-Dastur, PhD, for Expertise in Sport and Business Leadership

AlignOrg

Originally published by Marquis Who’s Who , Oct. 4, 2024 Armin McCrea-Dastur, PhD, has been recognized for inclusion in Marquis Who’s Who. As in all Marquis Who’s Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.

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Do Lean Startup Methods Work for Deep Tech?

Harvard Business Review

Deep-tech innovation, which harnesses advanced scientific understanding to create groundbreaking technologies, has seen significant growth — and investment — over the past decade. But investors and leaders who pivot into deep tech also face a steep learning curve, as it presents unique challenges: prolonged R&D periods, high upfront costs, and stringent regulatory landscapes.

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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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Corporate Strategy is a Verb

LSA Global

Why Corporate Strategy is a Verb: Driving Focused Action for Business Success Some leaders mistakenly think of corporate strategy as a grand plan conceived during a strategy retreat that is locked in place. This static perspective, however, limits the potential of what corporate strategy can and should be. The most effective companies view strategy not as a fixed document or a rigid set of guidelines but as a dynamic, evolving process that creates clear direction and high meaning.

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What It Takes to Form a Union — and Where to Begin

Harvard Business Review

A look inside a complex process.

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Good Disruption: Distributed Energy Resources (DERs)

UVA Darden

Good Disruption: Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) fosterl Mon, 10/07/2024 - 12:36 7 October 2024 Entrepreneurship & Innovation Operations & Technology The Good Disruption Podcast Your browser does not support iframes, but you can visit For more than a century, utility-scale power plants have delivered electricity to millions of customers through a vast grid of connected substations, transmission lines, and distribution lines.

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Streamline Strategic M&A Decisions with a Market Intelligence Platform - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM S&P GLOBAL MARKET INTELLIGENCE

Harvard Business Review

Sponsor content from S&P Global Market Intelligence.

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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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How Do I Balance My Career Ambitions as Part of a Dual-Career Couple?

Harvard Business Review

A leader learns how to pursue her professional goals while managing a dual-career household.

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What Companies Can Learn from a Carbon Accounting Pilot in Afghanistan

Harvard Business Review

An E-liability project helped raise climate awareness and showed that small and medium-sized companies can benefit from using this methodology.