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How to Work for a Boss Who Always Changes Their Mind

Harvard Business Review

Working for a leader who always changes their mind is a maddening yet common experience. When the strategy is perpetually changing, it’s challenging to be enthusiastic about the strategy du jour. When rework is viewed as inevitable, high effort is difficult to justify. A leader who constantly changes their mind will often leave behind an emotional wake of resentment.

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The 5 Habits of Highly Effective Servant Leaders

Leadership Freak

I Know some remarkable servant leaders. This post represents their passion. Average leaders deliver results. Servant leaders develop people who deliver results. People don’t rise to low standards. Stretch goals that are always reached are too low. Confront helplessness. Promote responsibility. Consider "The 5 Habits of Highly Effective Servant Leaders.

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Data Collectives Are the Next Frontier of Labor Relations

Harvard Business Review

The AI boom — and the growth of gen AI in particular — has introduced new points of conflict between employees and companies. Some of these have already started to play out, such as in the Writers Guild of America strike over how AI can and can’t be used in the entertainment industry. But others are still on the horizon. As AI becomes more integrated into business, high quality data for training AI becomes more valuable and a more important part of employees’ contribution.

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weekend open thread – September 28-29, 2024

Alison Green

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

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Recognition Powers High-Performance — If You Do it Right

Speaker: Debra Squyres

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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5 Essential Steps to Take When Transitioning to a Leadership Role

Lolly Daskal

Stepping into a leadership position can be an exhilarating yet daunting experience. The transition from individual contributor to organizational leader requires a fundamental shift in mindset, skillset, and approach. However, far too many new managers get so caught up in the day-to-day demands of their role that they fail to lay the necessary groundwork for long-term success.

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open thread – September 27, 2024

Alison Green

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. It’s the Friday open thread! The comment section on this post is open for discussion with other readers on any work-related questions that you want to talk about (that includes school). If you want an answer from me, emailing me is still your best bet*, but this is a chance to take your questions to other readers. * If you submitted a question to me recently, please do not repost it here, as it may be in my queue to answer.

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LSA Global Delivers Executive Team Alignment Session for a Services Firm

LSA Global

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 highly customized executive team alignment session for a services firm to improve strategic clarity , leadership decision making , and collaboration. 98% satisfaction 128% knowledge gain This client believed that everything that they did was

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11 Love Bombing Signs And How To Distinguish Healthy Love

BetterUp

Jump to section What is love bombing? 11 signs of love bombing Stages of the love bombing cycle (and examples) Love bombing vs.

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