Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2024

The author analyze project teams across 257 firms to identify why only 60% of planned value is typically realized in change initiatives, focusing on four key factors: effective initial communication (“ACE the Memo”), ensuring resource accessibility and autonomy (“Master the Means”), employing mechanisms to align actions with goals (“Amplify with Mechanisms”), and strategic measurement to influence future outcomes (“Measure to Account”).

Accounts 144

Accounts Project Management Organizational Change Change Management 144

Kellogg Insight

MARCH 1, 2024

Online political debate isn’t inherently toxic, a new study of Reddit commenters finds. Instead, it becomes toxic because of the kind of commenters who opt in.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2024

Sadly, purpose statements at all too many organizations are just empty words. The companies that issue them don’t live up to their lofty promises. But research by Bain & Company identified some companies that are the exceptions. They employ four methods to turn their statements into reality.

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Manager 143

Lolly Daskal

MARCH 1, 2024

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become an integral part of our rapidly evolving technological landscape, and leaders in small and midsize businesses are at a crossroads when it comes to embracing this transformative force. The latest research revealed that 33% of these leaders have yet to formally integrate or test AI in their organizations. It’s time for all leaders to recognize the game-changing insights about AI that can shape the future of their businesses.

Operations 108

Operations Manager Employee Engagement Leadership Development 108

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

MARCH 1, 2024

While many executives and investors were thrown by last year’s interest rate increases, the cost of capital needn’t be a threat. Companies that integrate the cost of capital into their strategy and planning reap real benefits. When something is cheap, people waste it. With the cost of capital back to normal levels, it’s simply irresponsible not to make it a management discipline that changes the way you do business.

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Revenue Administration Operations Marketing 133

Leadership Freak

MARCH 1, 2024

You can hate 20% of your job and still love your job. Over the years I asked managers how much of their job they could hate and still love their job. The number hovers around 20%. Unrealistic expectations ruin satisfaction. The formula to love your job is 20-60-20.

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Manager Leadership Development 111

BetterUp

MARCH 1, 2024

With this list of 110 unique interview questions to ask an employer, you can prepare for your interview and stand out as a candidate.

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Michael McKinney

MARCH 1, 2024

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in March 2024 curated just for you. Be sure to check out the other great titles being offered this month. Slow Productivity : The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout by Cal Newport Our current definition of “productivity” is broken. It pushes us to treat busyness as a proxy for useful effort, leading to impossibly lengthy task lists and ceaseless meetings.

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Revenue Metrics Energy Media 78

AIHR

MARCH 1, 2024

Hiring the best candidates and improving employee retention begins during the hiring phase, making candidate experience surveys a critical HR tool. As an HR professional, how can you know whether your organization provides an excellent candidate experience without asking candidates about it? And the candidate’s experience of your hiring process matters a lot.

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Recruitment Scaling Metrics Benchmarking 64

Alison Green

MARCH 1, 2024

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.

Manager 62

Manager 62

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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Association Now Leadership

MARCH 1, 2024

Association leaders have an opportunity to support an essential but often-beleaguered group of employees, both as staffers and potential members. The middle isn’t so middle-of-the-road anymore. Since the pandemic, there’s been a lot of conversation about the changing roles of middle managers—specifically, how put-upon they’ve been. Since the pandemic, they’ve had to referee back-to-office policies, implement new HR initiatives, and, often, be the Bad Cop around decisions from the top.

Manager 57

Manager Recruitment Retention Education 57

Alison Green

MARCH 1, 2024

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. Book recommendation of the week: Swanna in Love , by Jennifer Belle. A teenage girl, dragged with her little brother by their mother to an artist colony where kids aren’t welcome, becomes involved with a much older man.

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Manager 52

Sweet Process

MARCH 1, 2024

Last Updated on March 2, 2024 by Owen McGab Enaohwo Image Credit: yo-kart.com For E-commerce business owners, automation can be a major game-changer. Especially when the aim is to be quick and efficient. When you automate various aspects of your e-commerce store, you can save time, reduce human errors, and scale your online business more […] The post Everything you need to know about eCommerce automation appeared first on SweetProcess.

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eCommerce Scaling 52

BetterUp

MARCH 1, 2024

Learn how to make a to-do list that boosts productivity, keeps you organized, and streamlines tasks. Find out what the best practices for any list are.

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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.

Retention

Sweet Process

MARCH 1, 2024

Last Updated on March 2, 2024 by Owen McGab Enaohwo Image Credit: vantagecircle.com Stuck in a rut of slow decisions and rigid procedures? Once the backbone of efficiency, business processes are now creaking under the weight of a rapidly changing world. Siloed structures stifle collaboration, data gets trapped in spreadsheets, and customer needs drift out […] The post Innovative Management Approaches: Business Processes Redefined appeared first on SweetProcess.

Manager 52

Manager 52

Kellogg Insight

MARCH 1, 2024

You want a good price, but you don’t want lousy workmanship. What’s a buyer to do?

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Sweet Process

MARCH 1, 2024

Last Updated on March 2, 2024 by Owen McGab Enaohwo Image Credit: Linkedin Quality assurance (QA) refers to the process of ensuring your products or services meet predefined industry standards and customer expectations. Why Is Quality Assurance Important? One of the main drivers behind amazing products – physical or digital – is quality assurance. QA […] The post 5 Industries Where Quality Assurance Plays an Important Role appeared first on SweetProcess.

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Sweet Process

MARCH 1, 2024

Last Updated on March 2, 2024 by Owen McGab Enaohwo Image Credit: shareable.com Finding and hiring top talent is tough – especially in today’s competitive job market. In 2023, more than 240,000 jobs in the tech industry have been lost. With this in mind – companies try harder to attract and hire the best candidates. […] The post Streamlining the Hiring Process: Leveraging Technology for Efficiency appeared first on SweetProcess.

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Marketing 52

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

Sweet Process

MARCH 1, 2024

Last Updated on March 2, 2024 by Owen McGab Enaohwo Image Credit: ccsi.com As hybrid work becomes the “new normal,” managing mixed teams isn’t as smooth as we had hoped. With some employees working from home and some in the office, communication and collaboration can become a challenge. It’s getting harder for HR managers to […] The post 7 Best Workforce Management Tools for Hybrid Teams in 2024 appeared first on SweetProcess.

Manager 52

Manager 52

Sweet Process

MARCH 1, 2024

Last Updated on March 2, 2024 by Owen McGab Enaohwo Image Credit: interviewdesk.ai Establishing Core Recruitment Metrics Defining Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) Recruitment metrics are essential in evaluating and improving the hiring process. Some key performance indicators (KPIs) that organizations need to monitor include time to fill, time to hire, quality of hire, source of […] The post Analyzing Recruitment Metrics: What Matters Most for Effective Hiring appeared first on SweetProce

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Metrics Recruitment 52

Sweet Process

MARCH 1, 2024

Last Updated on March 1, 2024 by Owen McGab Enaohwo Image Credit: Image Source: PruVisor Having a customer strategy is essential for start-ups. It helps them understand their target audience, build strong relationships, target marketing efforts, and achieve sustainable growth. Without these bad boys, a start-up business will not properly function. A customer strategy helps […] The post Start-up Businesses: Tips to Create a Great Customer Strategy appeared first on SweetProcess.

Marketing 52

Marketing 52

Sweet Process

MARCH 1, 2024

Last Updated on March 1, 2024 by Owen McGab Enaohwo Image Credit: cloudways.com The decision to upscale your business to multiple locations is one of those watershed moments in your professional life. However, as exciting as the prospect sounds, the time, the motivation, and the circumstances have to be right, if the move is to […] The post Steps for Scaling Your Business with Multiple Offices appeared first on SweetProcess.

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Scaling 52

Speaker: Miriam Connaughton and Donald Knight

As organizations scale, keeping employees connected, engaged, and productive can seem like a monumental task. But what if AI could help you do all of this and more? AI has the power to help, but the key is implementing it in a way that enhances, rather than replaces, human connection. Join us for an exploration into how industry trailblazers are using AI to transform employee experience at scale while addressing both the potential and the pitfalls.

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