Fri.Oct 13, 2023

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Ideas and Thought Leadership Tell Me More

Peter Winick

Good thought leadership quickly provokes your audience — to think! Can you make that happen in less than 60-90 seconds? People aren’t waiting for you to unpack your idea. You need to quickly earn that right — and you do that by provoking thought. Can you provoke thought for your idea in 60 seconds or less? Transcript: Hi, Bill Sherman from Thought Leadership Leverage, and today, I want to ask a simple question.

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When Confidence Helps Project Managers — and When It Gets Them into Trouble

Harvard Business Review

There’s a popular fallacy that encourages big-project managers to forge ahead as quickly as they can, on the basis that the payoffs will likely be bigger than they imagine. A careful empirical analysis of more than 2,000 big-project outcomes by the authors of this article, experts in project management and behavioral science, suggests that this is not the case — a Just-Do-It strategy ends badly 80% of the time.

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The Complete Guide to Dealing with Toxic Positivity in the Workplace

Get Lighthouse

Do you ever feel like you can't be honest at work? Like you have to put on a smile and pretend everything is fine, even when it's not? Or, do you find only positive comments are welcome, even at the expense of important news and issues? If any of those are true for you, your workplace may have a toxic positivity problem. Toxic positivity is when being upbeat is valued above all else.

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Is Your Team Overworking But Underperforming?

Harvard Business Review

Hard work comes in two equally important forms: effort to perform and effort to improve. But too often, we only focus on the first part and become trapped in lengthy to-do lists. The author calls this the “performance zone.” When we switch our lens to include efforts to improve, entering what he calls the “learning zone,” we can get things done in ways that make us more effective.

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How to Make The Best Benefits Decisions for 2025's Workforce: An HR and Total Rewards Guide

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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How To Be A Leader When It Doesn’t Come Naturally

Lolly Daskal

Leadership is a trait that many people strive to possess, but it doesn’t come naturally to everyone. Some people are naturally charismatic and confident, while others may struggle to assert themselves in a leadership role. But being a leader doesn’t always come down to natural talents, it is something that can be developed and nurtured. Here are some ways to be a leader when it doesn’t come naturally: Core Values Will Define You: The most important aspect of leadership is havin

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Navigating Generative AI as an Older Worker

Harvard Business Review

Generative AI has revolutionized the professional landscape. McKinsey’s recent findings suggest that by 2030, 30% of tasks across the U.S. economy might be automated, up from 21% before generative AI. But what does this mean for those senior professionals who have dedicated decades to developing skills in a specific field? A study from the impact of AI on the future of workforces in the European Union and U.S. explains that older workers are most exposed to AI, because AI performs tasks that bel

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Making Your Products Accessible to Underserved Markets

Harvard Business Review

When a certain problem gets overt focus, others tend to get overlooked. Case-in-point: the Bottom of the Pyramid theory, created by Indian-American researcher and author CK Prahalad. Prahalad argued that the world’s poorest people constituted the “bottom of the pyramid” (BoP) and presented a massive opportunity for the world’s wealthiest companies. He posited that this segment was an untapped market opportunity and that companies, by developing products and services accessible to them, could cre

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How To Develop a Generative AI (ChatGPT) Policy + Free Template

AIHR

Given the rapid and often ad hoc adoption of ChatGPT and other generative AI platforms, it’s time for organizations to establish a generative AI policy. While OpenAI’s ChatGPT and similar large language models are quickly finding their way into enterprise workflows, organizations have concerns about generative AI presenting incorrect conclusions, as well as data privacy and security.

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How To Change Careers: 12 Steps for Switching Careers

BetterUp

Are you planning a job switch? Learn how to change careers and navigate the sometimes challenging transition between your old role and your new one.

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The Unlocked Leader

Michael McKinney

T OO MANY LEADERS have not made the journey from their head to their heart. It is not uncommon to assume that to be effective, leaders must be superhero leaders. That is, they must be infallible, unflappable, and fearless. Hortense Le Gentil writes to dispel that notion in The Unlocked Leader and become what she terms human leaders. Hiding behind their superhero leader façade, they’re not sure how they can connect differently with people at work.

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The Diversity Reckoning: Can HR Survive Without New Perspectives?

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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Drink and Forget

Leadership Freak

A stream gurgles alongside the road to success. When thirsty travelers drink, they transform into barbarians. More.

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How to Stay Positive in Life and Work: 15 Tips & Techniques

BetterUp

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