Leadership Freak

JANUARY 3, 2025

Feed me! Feed me! Feed me! Bad habits scream for attention like hungry babies. When you break a bad habit, you wrestle to quiet self-defeating comforts. Unhealthy practices are bondage-makers. The longer you do them, the easier they become. Bad habits aren't defeated. Here's what to do instead.

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Leadership Development 285

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 3, 2025

When Everyone Leads , by Ed OMalley and Julia Fabris McBride , presents a revolutionary approach to leadership; not based on position or authority, but an activity that anybody can undertake by learning to spot opportunities for improvement and taking the initiative to engage others. It can be unfamiliar and uncomfortable, but in a culture where everyone leads, organizations start to make progress on their most difficult problems, explain the authors.

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Alison Green

JANUARY 3, 2025

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. This comment section is open for any non-work-related discussion youd like to have with other readers, by popular demand. Here are the rules for the weekend posts.

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Manager 107

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2025

Corporate executives often use war metaphors like declaring war on the competition to project strength and confidence in their strategies. Research reveals that these aggressive metaphors may provoke negative reactions from a critical audience: financial analysts. After analyzing nearly 1,000 acquisition announcements, the authors find that war-related language tends to trigger negative reactions from analysts, who see it as a sign of excessive risk.

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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

Refresh

JANUARY 3, 2025

When youre ready to level up your skills, finding or becoming a mentor can be the key to… The post Mentorship Offers a Path to SuccessNational Mentoring Month first appeared on The Express Blog.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2025

A new study suggests that employers overestimate how informed employees feel when they agree to policies, contracts, and even extra tasks at work — which can result in disengagement and turnover.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2025

Don’t get blamed for their unreliability.

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Manager 23

Vantage Circle

JANUARY 3, 2025

Do you ever wonder why some teams absolutely crush it while others barely make it across the finish line? The secret isn't some magic Silicon Valley pixie dust—it's the person sitting right in the middle of the action. And that is none other than your manager. They serve as the vital bridge between a company and its employees. Gallup’s State of the American Manager report highlights compelling links between manager effectiveness and employee engagement , underscoring its

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