Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

There are five reasons that large projects fail. Wrong projects are ones that defy conventional business rationale, creating outputs that either few people want, that add little to no real value, or that undershoot the desired benefits because they are so difficult to achieve. A second reason is unreasonable constraints — when the effort doesn’t have adequate funding, people, time, or other key inputs.

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Project Management Government Benefits Manager 139

Lolly Daskal

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Leadership is an essential aspect of any organization, as it sets the tone and direction for the team. A good leader not only ensures efficient use of resources, but also inspires, encourages, builds trust, and boosts morale. They act as mentors and empower their employees to reach their full potential. Here are some key times when leaders are especially needed: Creating a purpose : Leaders play a vital role in setting the purpose and goals for their teams.

Employee Engagement 125

Employee Engagement Retention Leadership Development Manager 125

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Building our curiosity muscle is essential because it will aid in the efficiency of leadership, enables continual learning, and because it’s a sought after skill by employers. Like any muscle, to strengthen it, you must activate and exercise it. You can strengthen your curiosity muscle by ditching excuses, finding the right angle, changing up your routine, experimenting, and shifting your focus once you become uninterested.

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Get Lighthouse

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

“What’s up?” You ask, somewhat concerned with what may come next. <Your team member takes a deep breath…> “I’ve accepted an offer at another company. I need to give you my formal notice.” Sooner or later every manager hears something like that. These words will always be painful for you to hear, especially if we are talking about a superb employee you can’t afford to lose.

Manager 119

Manager Compensation Workflows Onboarding 119

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

Benefits

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

With the rise of hybrid and remote work, there’s a real danger — unless companies think deeply about what kind of a culture they’re developing — that workers may come to feel like “just another face on the zoom screen.” Employees need to know that their leaders value them and their unique perspective. If employees feel that their ideas and suggestions don’t matter, it’s very hard for them to feel engaged.

Employee Engagement 139

Employee Engagement Manager 139

Chief Outsiders

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Article 4 of the 7-part series: Accelerating Growth In 2024 with Strategic Business Planning By: Scott Wright and Jack Bowen For modern-day businesses , establishing measures is not just a good idea – it’s a downright necessity. In fact, a poll of executive leaders found a nearly unanimous agreement that key performance indicators (KPIs) are essential to gauge the pulse of broad business goals.

Strategic Planning 110

Strategic Planning KPI 110

Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Bill Berman and George Bradt , authors of the book, Influence and Impact , explain the importance of helping your employees to understand what their jobs entails, and what the culture expects, so they can do the work you need from them the most. More importantly, they say that it is better for you as a leader to coach employees rather than supervise them.

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Deliverables Accounts Manager 104

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Leaders understand that the future will involve humans working with AI and feel immense pressure to “do something” to implement AI solutions. But how do they actually integrate AI with their workforce to achieve good business outcomes? Interviews with company leaders and CEOs shed light on a counterintuitive answer: invest more in two important human skills.

Implementation 123

Implementation Manager 123

Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

In their book, Rapid Realignment , authors George Labovitz and Victor Rosansky , reveal the most common responses from thousands of managers and workers when they were asked to think of the best boss they ever had, and then answer the question: " What did that person do to qualify as your best boss ?" And, those most common responses were : My best boss listened!

Manager 96

Manager 96

Kellogg Insight

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

“There’s definitely more caution now, which might not be a bad thing.

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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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Leadership Freak

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Just months before his death, Albert Einstein gave some life advice to Pat Miller. Here it is.

Leadership Development 113

Leadership Development 113

Michael McKinney

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

I F YOU’VE HAD to be on a plane in the last year or so, especially within the U.S., you’d likely agree with the NBC News proclamation that “the days of fun flying are long gone.” Between surging demand, labor shortages, outdated air traffic management, and travel reservation I.T. systems, air travel feels a bit more like a chore than like a treat. In the U.S., airline companies have pointed fingers at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as the biggest cause of outages, even as the FAA has

Operations 78

Operations Accounts Travel Sales 78

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Sponsor content from Unisys.

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BetterUp

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Jump to section What’s a job versus a career?

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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.

Retention

Niagara Institute

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

If you can get yourself to the point where you’re willing and ready to give someone feedback, whether it be your employee, colleague, or boss, the last thing you want is for it to go bad. That’s because bad feedback confuses, upsets, frustrates, demotivates, and generally annoys people. Not to mention, it reflects poorly on you and can negatively affect your working relationship for a period of time.

Performance Management 52

Performance Management Manager 52

LSA Global

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Chess and The First Steps to Strategic Action Chess is a strategy game with only two opponents but with a variety of pieces that have their own way of moving. To win, you need to checkmate your opponent’s king by threatening an inescapable capture. That’s the goal and it’s always the same. The available moves to make for each player are multiple and varied.

Strategic Planning 36

Strategic Planning Revenue Employee Engagement Accounts 36