Suzi McAlpine

APRIL 1, 2024

Some things are great on their own, but smoosh them together and it turns into a grim combination. For instance, take the robust flavours of a spicy beef chili and the delicate sweetness of vanilla ice cream. Both are great as separate dishes. But combining them into one might result in a clash of tastes… The post Meeting smoosh: what it is, why it’s bad and how to avoid it. first appeared on Suzi McAlpine | The Art of Leadership.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 1, 2024

Worldwide, the past few years have been marked by multiple, intersecting crises — and things aren’t likely to get less complicated anytime soon. The authors met with a group of CEOs to discuss how they lead amid this ongoing chaos. To thrive in this chaotic new world, organizations need leaders with inner strength, character, and a moral compass. By continually adapting and learning, they’ll enable their organizations to navigate these ever-turbulent waters.

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Lolly Daskal

APRIL 1, 2024

In the ever-evolving realm of leadership, the Age of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has ushered in a new era of challenges and opportunities. To navigate this transformative landscape successfully, leaders must hone a set of critical skills. These five skills aren’t just beneficial; they’re essential for thriving in the AI-powered future. Adaptability and Agility: In the Age of AI, change is the only constant.

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Employee Engagement Leadership Development Manager 112

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 1, 2024

For organizations to truly innovate and grow, leaders in every role and at every organizational level must be attuned to how they are creating new value while simultaneously protecting existing value. Just as a soccer coach must simultaneously pursue both scoring and defending, leaders must constantly focus their attention on opportunities to create value — through innovation, risk-taking, and experimentation — and to protect value — by preserving and defending key aspects of their responsibilit

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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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AIHR

APRIL 1, 2024

Job evaluation is a complex but critical process in achieving pay equity. By comparing the responsibilities of each role within your organization, you will learn how to allocate wages fairly to remedy pay discrepancies. Not only do employees appreciate this, but it’s also good for business. Research has shown that companies that achieve pay equity are more likely to attract the right talent, meet financial goals, and effectively practice innovation.

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Job Analysis Compensation Scaling Marketing 105

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 1, 2024

AI-powered feedback is popping up in Zoom, Teams, and other common tools. Relying on it can be convenient — but there are some serious drawbacks.

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Manager 138

Alison Green

APRIL 1, 2024

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I work at an up-and-coming, techy, mid-range e-comm company that’s always felt very inclusive, fun, and positive. Most employees are male and between the ages of 25-35, and are prone to ribbing and bets — “grow out your mullet for a year for $1,500,” that type of thing.

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Inclusion Manager 100

Ascend

APRIL 1, 2024

If upgrading your sales and marketing system is a top priority, consider these 4 foundational questions before you make the final call.

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Sales Sales Marketing 98

Alison Green

APRIL 1, 2024

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I have been experiencing secondary infertility for the last year and nine months. I have gone through two rounds of IVF since last October, which has meant a lot more time away from work than usual for monitoring appointments, surgical recovery, etc. I supervise a small team of people at work, and last October (during the first egg retrieval), I decided to tell a couple of people on the team who were most impa

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Manager 96

Leadership Freak

APRIL 1, 2024

Gratitude from your future self provides clarity to your present self. The pressures of today narrow your perspective. A letter from your future self makes life bigger. And there's some research to support it. What will your future self be glad you did today?

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Leadership Development 84

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 1, 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. My company plans to lay off my employee who’s having chemo I have recently learned my company will be doing layoffs, and one of my direct reports is on the list. This dedicated employee, beloved by our team, has been undergoing chemotherapy for many months and losing his job will of course result in losing his health insurance.

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Hospitality Manager Insurance Workflows 94

Michael McKinney

APRIL 1, 2024

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in April 2024 curated just for you. Be sure to check out the other great titles being offered this month. Uptime : A Practical Guide to Personal Productivity and Wellbeing by Laura Mae Martin Google’s Executive Productivity Advisor offers insights on how to make the “new way of work” work for you, providing actionable steps to optimize your productivity, accomplish more, prevent burnout, and cultivate a harmonious work-life balan

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Education Benefits Manager 80

Rhythm Systems Growth

APRIL 1, 2024

Uncover the full potential of your executive team and elevate your organization with DiSC assessments, a potent tool for understanding personalities, fostering communication, trust, and productivity. Transform your team dynamics today!

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BetterUp

APRIL 1, 2024

Jump to section 9 signs that you’re not getting enough sleep What’s it like to fall asleep normally?

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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.

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Help Scout Leadership

APRIL 1, 2024

Your guide to the customer success manager role with insights into responsibilities, career trajectories, and salary expectations.

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Manager 49

BetterUp

APRIL 1, 2024

Jump to section Understanding and dealing with regret Overcoming regret vs.

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LSA Global

APRIL 1, 2024

A Blueprint for Strategic Success We know from organizational alignment research that a strong strategic direction matters – to your people AND your business. In fact, strategic clarity accounts for 31% of the difference between high and low levels of revenue growth, profitability, customer loyalty, leadership effectiveness , and employee engagement.

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