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The Myths and Realities of Being a Product Manager

Harvard Business Review

Product management has become an aspirational career. A group of popular social media influencers regularly offers advice on what it takes to attain a job and succeed in this field. But their content tends to glamorize the profession, gloss over the day-to-day-realities, and dispense wisdom that isn’t always on point.

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5 Successful Ways Leaders Can Increase Employee Engagement

Lolly Daskal

Employee engagement is the heartbeat of any thriving organization. It’s the driving force behind productivity, innovation, and overall success. As an executive leadership coach, I’ve witnessed the transformative power of leaders who prioritize and nurture employee engagement. Here are five effective and thought-provoking strategies that leaders can implement to enhance employee engagement within their teams and organizations.

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How to Set a Stretch Goal

Thought Leaders LLC

Once you’ve established your commit goals, you should also set stretch goals. Learn how to use the one-third, two-third method to set a stretch goal. In addition to setting a commit goal, you should also set a stretch. A stretch goal is what’s going to push people to achieve more. It still needs to be achievable when you go back and look at SMART goals, but it won’t have a guarantee of success.

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I help mentor college students … and the current crop is really immature

Alison Green

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. It’s the Thursday “ask the readers” question. A reader writes: Outside of my regular job I hold a volunteer board position for the local chapter of a national philanthropic organization. A large part of our mission is to provide leadership opportunities and mentoring for college-aged women to help prepare them for life after graduation.

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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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Leading Thoughts for April 25, 2024

Michael McKinney

I DEAS shared have the power to expand perspectives, change thinking, and move lives. Here are two ideas for the curious mind to engage with: I. David Rock on listening for potential in others: “When you listen for potential, you’re assuming that others have the capacity to answer the question for themselves; you then respectfully see how you can best make yourself useful.

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I’m flooded by job candidates calling for more info

Alison Green

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: My company has a very small number of permanent employees but we employ a large number of entry-level seasonal workers at a couple of points in the year. We don’t have landlines, only company cell phones. The phone number on our website, brochures, etc. is my number and job applicants often call my number, asking for more details about compensation, qualifications, job duties, etc. before they have been

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friend drama may collide with job hunt

Alison Green

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I have a friend, Jane, who I used to be close to, but in the past few years she’s been very hot and cold, going through periods of being almost clingy and then turning on a dime to become unresponsive or even kind of annoyed that I’m talking to her. This has been emotionally difficult and I’ve decided I need to dial back the friendship.

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A Colossal Failure to Anticipate

Leadership Freak

It's a colossal failure to anticipate when you solve the same problems repeatedly. You maximize the present when you anticipate the future. Failure to anticipate is an ineffective leader's path to glory. Here are 5 ways to develop the skill to anticipate.

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Creating Content at Scale: Fast & Cheap or Invest in Quality?

Ascend

Here are two approaches to creating quality content at scale that attracts and engages your target buyer now and for many years to come.

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Special Series: Tech at Work

Harvard Business Review

If you’re managing technology for your team or organization, this special series is for you.

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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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Earn the Right to be Heard as a Brand

Chief Outsiders

How to Build Trust With Your Sales & Marketing Today’s business’ decision makers are savvy. They can sniff out inauthenticity a mile away. This means marketers have to put in the work to build rapport with a prospect and earn the right to be heard. So many brands jump into conversations and ask for something immediately. While you might get lucky now and then, more times than not, you will actually have to build trust and provide value before a true connection is even a consideration.

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15 Best Collaboration Tools for Remote Teams in 2024: Features, Design, Pricing, Insights, and more.

Vantage Circle

Introduction In the ever-evolving landscape of remote work, the need for effective collaboration tools has become paramount. As more and more individuals find themselves working from home or in distributed teams, the demand for platforms that facilitate seamless communication, project management, and teamwork, has surged. In this blog, we delve into the realm of collaboration tools tailored for remote workers, exploring a myriad of options designed to bridge the gap between distance and producti

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How Observational Learning Affects Growth and Development

BetterUp

Jump to section What is observational learning? Why is observational learning advantageous?

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15 Best Collaboration Tools for Remote Teams in 2024: Features, Design, Pricing, Insights, and More

Vantage Circle

Introduction In the ever-evolving landscape of remote work, the need for effective collaboration tools has become paramount. As more and more individuals find themselves working from home or in distributed teams, the demand for platforms that facilitate seamless communication, project management, and teamwork, has surged. In this blog, we delve into the realm of collaboration tools tailored for remote workers, exploring a myriad of options designed to bridge the gap between distance and producti

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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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How Async Coaching Can Benefit You

BetterUp

Jump to section What is async coaching? How does async coaching actually work?

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How Leaders Can Reduce Employee Burnout Within The Workplace

Eric Jacobson

The constant pace of change and a variety of new demands are contributing to widespread burnout among both employees and managers today. According to new research from a Harris Poll survey done on behalf of The Grossman Group , more than 75% of employees and 63% of managers report feeling burned out or ambivalent in their current position. And surprisingly managers are not recognizing just how overwhelmed their employees feel, with 89% saying their employees are thriving compared to the actual t

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my boss is resentful when I do well, contacting the company that fired my husband, and more

Alison Green

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. The better I do, the more resentful my boss gets I’m a manager in a technical field and my boss used to be a huge micromanager. He is one of those senior leaders who is good at delegating tasks, but not at delegating decisions or leadership responsibilities, so he wants every decision, big and small, to go through him.