Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2023

To get ahead in the business world, it’s not enough to think stategically. You also have to effectively communicate those ideas. There are several ways to do this, including elevating the conversation to focus on the big picture and broader context, being forward-looking in your comments, anticipating the effects of potential decisions, connecting disparate concepts, simplifying complex issues, using metaphors and analogies, stimultating dialogue with questions, showing you are informed, activel

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Manager 145

Lolly Daskal

OCTOBER 31, 2023

All of us have biases, but as a leader it’s essential that we are aware of the potential biases that can influence our decision-making and actions. Unconscious biases are those that occur without our awareness and can have a significant impact on how we interact with others and how we lead. Here are the top five unconscious biases that leaders should take steps to avoid: Gender Bias: Gender bias refers to the unconscious belief that one gender is superior to the other.

Diversity 117

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Too many statements of corporate values are generic business cliches. Is it any wonder few employees can actually remember them? To fix that, companies should write core values that stand apart, using literary techniques (such as alliteration or rhyme), short and simple phrases, or unusual words that will stick in employees’ memories.

Manager 138

Manager 138

Association Now Leadership

OCTOBER 31, 2023

A newly released McKinley Advisors report identified the five most prominent trends facing executives in the next decade. Association leaders will face challenges in five key areas across the next decade, according to a new survey. Earlier this year, association consultancy McKinley Advisors asked association executives, “What major trends or changes do you expect to occur within the field or industry your association represents over the next five to 10 years?

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Digital Transformation Travel Government Operations 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

Benefits

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2023

A key part of your job as project leader is to keep your team motivated and on track when things start to go sideways. In this article, the author outlines practical strategies to try if you need to boost your team’s morale: 1) Re-establish or re-define the project purpose, goals, and vision. 2) Involve the team in trouble-shooting and defining the path forward. 3) Help remove obstacles. 4) Understand what motivates different team members. 5) Connect regularly as a team. 6) Celebrate small wins

Project Management 141

Project Management Performance Management Manager 141

Michael McKinney

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Here is a selection of Posts from October 2023 that you will want to check out: The One Trait Every Leader Should Eliminate by @LollyDaskal Toward a Better Model for Leader Development by @artpetty How The Right Values Help Increase Your Wellbeing by @LaRaeQuy The Art of Unlearning by @samchand People Skills: Responding to Disrespect With Dignity by @KateNasser Are High Performers More at Risk of Burnout?

Manager 107

Manager 107

Scott Elbin

OCTOBER 31, 2023

How often do you stop what you’re doing to step back, pull up and look at the patterns of what’s going on in your environment, and ask questions like what’s working, what’s not, and what’s next? The most effective senior leaders I work with take the time and make the effort to regularly engage in a practice of pattern recognition and analysis. Doing that puts them ahead of competitors who don’t by identifying new opportunities to leverage and avoiding being blindsided by emerging trends.

Manager 105

Manager 105

Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Why do some young companies become unicorns ( a privately held startup company with a value of over $1 billion) , while others don’t? The book, What a Unicorn Knows , offers a field-tested approach to delivering superior customer value and reaching unicorn status by removing the potential inhibitors to organizational scale and speed. Those inhibitors include these four primary forces: Drag Inertia Friction Waste Drawing on a mastery of lean-based methods for achieving maximum effect with minimum

Scaling 104

Scaling Operations Sales Sales 104

Leadership Freak

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Treat yourself with more respect than a squirrel. Stop chasing the next nut. Choose how you show up. 5 simple rules.

Leadership Development 125

Leadership Development 125

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Governments are coming out with new laws and regulations aimed at containing the risks posed by generative AI. They won’t work because they won’t be able to overcome three obstacles. A better approach is to regulate the development processes used to develop generative AI and to embed laws within software systems.

Government 104

Government Software 104

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.

Diversity

Kellogg Insight

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Prize-linked savings accounts can be more enticing to customers than interest rates—and banks like them, too.

Accounts 118

Accounts Banking 118

Agile42

OCTOBER 31, 2023

As the world becomes more interconnected, people now have job opportunities across the globe. A successful career is no longer about loyalty, climbing the ladder – or even a hefty paycheck and perks. So if money can’t buy you top-tier professionals, how exactly do companies attract and retain top talent? These days, professionals who understand their worth are seeking something more profound; something that money alone can’t buy.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2023

A conversation with HBS professor Raffaella Sadun on shifting the mindset around reskilling.

Change Management 116

Change Management Retention Manager 116

AIHR

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The ability to access skills and talent remains one of the biggest challenges for organizations. Businesses have spent significant time and effort on talent acquisition and driving external employer brand strategies. Even though these strategies are still important, innovative talent management initiatives go beyond acquisition, focus on unlocking internal talent capacity, and create new avenues to access talent.

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Manager Succession Planning Benefits Hospitality 72

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.

Retention

Kellogg Insight

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Tools like ChatGPT can improve efficiency at the individual level—but could lead to large societal problems.

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Chris LoCutro

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Hey there, folks! We’ve got an exciting new episode lined up, and I can already hear some of you saying, “I’m not a daycare manager!” Hang tight because we’re about to dive into why the Chief Behavior Officer role is all the rage and why it matters to businesses like YOURS! In this episode, we’ll chat about the essential personality traits and qualifications that come with it, the journey from being a run-of-the-mill leader to becoming a CBO superstar, and how

Small Business 64

Small Business Accounts Culture Change Benefits 64

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Sponsor content from Paylocity.

Human Resources 119

Human Resources Manager 119

Niagara Institute

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Great teamwork is the hallmark of great results. Just think of what would happen if great teamwork happened across all teams in an entire organization. In the pursuit of obtaining just that, Google set out to understand what factors led to team success so that they could replicate it across all teams at Google.

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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.

Inclusion

Kellogg Insight

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Smaller firms struggle in the face of temperature shocks, while larger ones are less affected—a trend that is driving industry consolidation.

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