Harvard Business Review

APRIL 15, 2024

High stakes, strong wills, and increasing uncertainty can make decisions at the top of your organization fraught. The backing of a board can mobilize an organization, but a significant divergence of vision and values may lead the board to stall progress on an organization’s highest priorities — and even unseat a CEO. Executives must proactively and productively make covert disagreements overt and foster a healthy dialog with board members.

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Manager 136

Leadership Freak

APRIL 15, 2024

Taking perspective is more important than giving perspective when leading. But many leaders run around spouting their perspective without learning how others see the world. Perspective taking increases influence, energizes others, and builds trust. Here are three actionable approaches to the art of perspective taking.

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Leadership Development 124

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 15, 2024

In order to successfully navigate the uncertainty that characterizes today’s fast-paced and unpredictable world, leaders need to proactively prepare their teams for unexpected and time-sensitive emergencies. Space exploration and health care have cornered the market in this level of preparation. From the takeoff and landing of a space shuttle to managing uncontrollable bleeding in the operating room, there are vital lessons to be learned from these industries and adapted into others.

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Alison Green

APRIL 15, 2024

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I am a long-time manager, but promotions are a rarity on my team. When an unexpected opportunity for a promotion arose earlier this year, there were two obvious candidates: Annie and Beth. Annie was more of a star individual contributor than Beth, and also had more experience covering the open position.

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Energy Manager 109

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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Michael McKinney

APRIL 15, 2024

B RAD JACOBS, CEO and serial entrepreneur—United Rentals and XPO Logistics—has made and kept a few billion dollars and aims to show us how to do the same in How to Make a Few Billion Dollars. The most valuable part of the book for me was the first chapter on transforming how you use your mind. Here are ten ideas for rearranging your brain to achieve “big goals in turbulent environments where conventional thinking often fails.

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Risk Management Assets Energy Manager 110

AIHR

APRIL 15, 2024

Effective Human Resource Management (HRM) is essential for businesses of all sizes and starts with knowing the basics. In this article, we dive into the seven Human Resource Management basics you must know to understand the varied roles of HR within an organization. We also look at the history of HRM and share some of the most sought-after skills for effective Human Resource Management.

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Human Resources Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS) Manager Performance Management 105

Eric Jacobson

APRIL 15, 2024

“The fact is that most companies are structured to maximize efficiency and minimize risk, resulting in an environment that ultimately prevents meaningful innovations,” explains Elliott Parker , author of the new book, The Illusion of Innovation. Adopting inefficiency, experimentation, and messiness as a strategy sounds counterintuitive, but Parker – backed by 25 years’ experience working with Fortune 50 companies – proves it’s necessary for progress.

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Scaling Manager 98

Thought Leaders LLC

APRIL 15, 2024

Learn how to start a digital activism campaign by following these 12 steps. Today’s guest post is b y Afolasade Samabeyi, Nigerian Talk Show Host of “Exclusives with Afolasade.” A digital activism campaign consists of strong knowledge of the topic that you want to support. It can be extremely rewarding and impactful to advocate for social or political change.

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Media 96

Alison Green

APRIL 15, 2024

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. I work in a sleep clinic and some patients want to sleep naked I recently changed careers and now work as a sleep technician for a well-known medical facility. I’m still a student so I only work part-time until I graduate from my program.

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Hospitality Travel Nonprofit Manager 99

Lolly Daskal

APRIL 15, 2024

Leadership is a vital aspect of any organization, and leaders play a crucial role in shaping the direction and success of their teams. However, leadership is not a one-time task, but rather a continuous journey of learning, growth, and development. Here are some leadership behaviors that leaders should never stop doing: Being accountable: Leaders must hold themselves accountable for their actions and the success of their team.

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Accounts Employee Engagement Manager Leadership Development 83

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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Alison Green

APRIL 15, 2024

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. There are a lot of perks to being the boss: You can (often) set your own hours, delegate work you don’t enjoy, get a nicer office, and dine out on the company dime. But in some workplaces, being the boss also means being able to hire your adult children — often to the detriment of the rest of your team.

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Manager 91

Help Scout Leadership

APRIL 15, 2024

As we venture into this next season of support, where AI will make our landscape more competitive and providing human support will become more demanding, what kinds of skills should we be developing?

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BetterUp

APRIL 15, 2024

Jump to section What’s the fear of public speaking? 7 physical symptoms of the fear of public speaking Why do people fear public speaking?

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Brett Koehler

APRIL 15, 2024

Many (nonfiction) authors have incredible promotional and marketing plans as part of their book proposal, so why are publishers not always that impressed by them? It goes back to that highly illogical, yet indisputable, fact of the nonfiction publishing world: Books do not build movements, movements build books.

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Marketing 59

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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Kellogg Insight

APRIL 15, 2024

An expert offers 6 tips for becoming board-ready.

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Rhythm Systems Growth

APRIL 15, 2024

I have facilitated countless two-day planning sessions for my clients. People ask me: “Patrick, do we really need to spend that much time planning every quarter? Is there that much to talk about?

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Kellogg Insight

APRIL 15, 2024

It’s not like applying for a job. On this episode of The Insightful Leader, an expert demystifies the process.

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LSA Global

APRIL 15, 2024

Crafting an Effective Sales Strategy: A Blueprint for Success B2B sales success, especially at the executive level, isn’t just about making catchy pitches; sustainable sales success is about formulating a comprehensive and effective sales strategy that resonates with your ideal target clients, is implementable by your sales force, and aligns with your organization’s strategic priorities.

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Speaker: Hanh Nguyen

In today’s ever-changing world, HR professionals often find themselves juggling conflicting priorities - especially when external factors seem out of their control. As we traverse the unpredictable waters of the current political and economic landscape, we find ourselves at a crossroads. For HR leaders, understanding how these external forces shape our diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts is crucial.

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LSA Global

APRIL 15, 2024

Crafting an Effective Sales Strategy: A Blueprint for Success B2B sales success, especially at the executive level, isn’t just about making catchy pitches; sustainable sales success is about formulating a comprehensive and effective sales strategy that resonates with your ideal target clients, is implementable by your sales force, and aligns with your organization’s strategic priorities.

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Sales Sales B2B Marketing 36

LSA Global

APRIL 15, 2024

Redwood Shores, CA – LSA Global, the leading business consulting, coaching, and training firm that helps fast growth life science, technology, and service companies by powerfully aligning their culture and talent with strategy, today announced results for a customized Leading Sales Teams Training for LATAM Sales Leaders for a technology company focused on scaling their business.

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