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Unlocking Team Potential Through Leadership Alignment | Julie Williamson

Peter Winick

Long-term Strategies for Lasting Organizational Change A conversation with Julie Williamson on helping leaders bring teams into alignment for greater results. In the latest episode of Thought Leadership Leverage, Peter Winick chats with Julie Williamson, CEO of The Karrikins Group. Julie is a trailblazer in connecting communication, design, strategy, sales, marketing, and service to drive sustainable growth.

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Research: How IT Can Solve Common Problems in DEI Initiatives

Harvard Business Review

The authors’ research found that three persistent problems plague DEI initiatives: They do not connect to operational or strategic goals and objectives; they do not include the rank-and-file; and they are often implemented through periodic efforts like annual diversity training that aren’t integrated into day-to-day work processes. Organizations can overcome these problems by using IT in three ways.

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Are your high maintenance clients high value clients?

Peter Winick

Transcript Hi there, it’s Peter Winick. I’m the founder and CEO at Thought Leadership Leverage, and here’s the idea that I’d like to share with you today, and that’s this: We all have clients that are high maintenance, and we have clients that are low maintenance. One of the observations I make in my work—working with authors, thought leaders, academics, consultants, etc.

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3 Common Archetypes of Employees Who Commit Fraud

Harvard Business Review

Fraud is estimated to be a multi-trillion-dollar problem — and this doesn’t even include undetected and unreported fraud. So how can senior leadership teams fortify their organizations against massive fraud schemes? By recognizing three archetypes of employees who commit fraud — intentional perpetrators, accidental perpetrators, and righteous perpetrators — leaders can spot red flags quickly in order to prevent future losses and reputational damage.

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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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Ugly Efficiency: Discover the Secret Power of Beauty

Leadership Freak

The benefit of beauty is joy. Utility—by itself—is ugly. When you add beauty to efficiency, you build human organizations. Ugly organizations are effective, efficient, and joyless. Let yourself be joyful. Here's how.

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employee won’t do part of his job, interviewing when they know they want to hire someone else, 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. Employee won’t do part of his job I work for a small gym franchise as a manager. Our model is 24-hour access for our members. The staff is not there 24 hours. Because of complaints we are receiving, I have asked all personal trainers to return towels to the laundry area if they see them overflowing.

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update: my office argued for 5 months about whether I could have an ergonomic chair

Alison Green

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. Remember the letter-writer whose office argued for five months about whether they could have an ergonomic chair ? They finally received their chair after a five-month ordeal (over a chair ) (first update here ) but … well, here’s the latest. To recap, part of the arrangement I worked out with HR was that for this accommodation to work, I was also given a permanent desk (my employer otherwise hot desks).

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How To Create Boundaries That Are Healthy Between You And Your Boss

Lolly Daskal

Boundaries are the invisible lines we draw around ourselves to protect our time, energy, and well-being. They define what we are and are not willing to accept in our relationships, both personal and professional. In the workplace, boundaries are particularly important for maintaining a healthy relationship with your boss. Without clear boundaries, we risk being taken advantage of, overworked, and undervalued.

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do you still need a mailing address on your resume?

Alison Green

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I teach a course for adult learners on how to prepare for a job search, and I’d like to get your take on including addresses on resumes. Personally, I think it is unnecessary, particularly in our modern world of remote and hybrid jobs, and just introduces a potential safety issue.

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How Businesses Can Help End the Skills Gap

Refresh

The conversation around the skills gap, particularly in Skilled Trades industries like manufacturing, energy, and construction, has been… The post How Businesses Can Help End the Skills Gap first appeared on The Express Blog.

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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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what weird things did you believe about work before you had a job?

Alison Green

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. Inspired by yesterday’s account of the kid who thought her mom’s boss was a dog : What weird things did you believe about work as a kid, or even just before you started working? Personally, I couldn’t understand why work would be tiring if you weren’t doing manual labor and used to be very skeptical of my long-suffering mother when she complained about being tired after work, and I also imagined that I

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How often do you make significant investments in your own professional development?

Thought Leaders LLC

Our reader poll today asks: How often do you make significant investments in your own professional development? At least once a month 29.39% Once per quarter 16.12% A couple of times a year 27.96% Once a year 11.84% Almost never 14.69% Making time for yourself. Read the rest of this post at thoughtLEADERS, LLC: Leadership Training for the Real World.

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Microlearning and Continuous Learning: Empowering Employees in the Digital Age

Sweet Process

Last Updated on August 15, 2024 by Owen McGab Enaohwo Constantly upskilling and reskilling your employees, especially in this rapidly evolving digital age, is important if you want to stay ahead of the curve as a business owner. Unfortunately, many business leaders are still using traditional training methods to train their employees, even though there […] The post Microlearning and Continuous Learning: Empowering Employees in the Digital Age appeared first on SweetProcess.

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Is Your HR Business Partner Model Failing? Here’s Why and How To Fix It

AIHR

The Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) model became popular in the late 90s and has remained a popular concept in the field of Human Resources Management ever since. The model gained prominence because HR wanted to increase its business impact, showcase its value to shareholders, and align its activities better with the needs of the organization.

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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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The Top 3 Ways to Improve Bad Listening at Work

LSA Global

How to Handle Bad Listening at Work Unfortunately, bad listening at work is the norm, not the exception. According to the University of Southern California, the average person retains only about half of what people say to them immediately after a conversation; after 48 hours, the retention drops another 50 percent. With 75% of what we say being forgotten in 48 hours, it is no wonder that we keep hearing leaders say, “But I have told them 100 times!

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When To Implement an HRBP Model: 5 Signs You’re Ready 

AIHR

Generative AI, skills shortages, and new employee demands are impacting HR’s role in organizations. Business leaders expect HR to have a strategic impact, employees want engaging employee experiences, and the board requires HR to protect the business against risk. Since the late 1990s, HR has repositioned as a strategic partner with a new operating model focused on balancing strategic business partnering, centers of excellence, and operational efficiency in HR delivery.