Tue.Jul 23, 2024

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7 Most Important Leadership Competencies You Need to Succeed

Lolly Daskal

As an executive leadership coach, I’ve seen firsthand that strong leadership is critical to any organization’s success. Navigating today’s competitive environment and achieving top results requires leaders to be proficient in several key areas. Based on my experience, here are the seven essential leadership skills necessary for success: Emotional Intelligence: Emotional intelligence involves understanding and managing your emotions and influencing others.

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The Truth about Emotion: Stop Solving Problems that Don’t Exist

Leadership Freak

Feelings are based on perceptions. An imagined offense causes real resentment. Emotion produces action. Emotion based on an imagined violation results in destructive action. Stop solving problems that don't exist. Don’t trust your feelings. Do this instead.

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Your Toughest Critic & Biggest Fan (CEO Self-Assessment)

Ed Batista

A theme in my work with CEOs is the necessity of seeing yourself clearly and cultivating the capacity to rigorously assess your weaknesses and your strengths. You have to be both your toughest critic and your biggest fan. This is good advice for executives at any level, but it's particularly important for CEOs because the nature of the role makes it difficult to get candid feedback from people in a position to offer relevant and trustworthy guidance. [1] The people who have your best interests a

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Onboarding Specialist: Job Description, Salary, & How To Become One

AIHR

$43,921 – $63,815 — that’s the average salary range for Onboarding Specialists in the U.S. With over five million new hires joining companies across the country, it’s no surprise that companies need an Onboarding Specialist to help provide a smooth transition. This comprehensive guide covers everything you need to know to become an Onboarding Specialist.

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The Hidden Skills That Separate Good Leaders from Great Ones

Speaker: Chandra McCormack, CPA, MBA, NACD.DC

Technical degrees might open doors—but it’s the soft skills that keep them open. In the face of disruption, evolving workplace dynamics, and rising expectations of leadership, soft skills like communication, emotional intelligence, and presence have become core business essentials—not nice-to-haves. Inspired by stories from her father coupled with her own career journey, seasoned executive Chandra McCormack breaks down how to lead with impact, connect with purpose, and cultivate a workplace cult

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Why Great Customer Service Isn’t Just Important, It's a Necessity

Help Scout Leadership

Learn five compelling reasons great customer service is important and why it’s something your business can’t do without.

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my job wants me to do public speaking … I don’t want to

Alison Green

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: A few years ago, I accepted a job as a director of strategy at a small agency. One of the perks of this job was that I would deal with clients less, because this company had client managers to do that, and wouldn’t have to do things like public speaking. To be clear: This wasn’t a promise, just the way the job was laid out, and I liked it as I have never been a big fan of formal corporate work.

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my interviewers interrupted my timed interview presentation

Alison Green

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I’d be really interested to hear your take on a situation that cropped up for me while I was attending an internal job interview this week. I’d been asked to prepare a presentation of “no longer than” 10 minutes. I practiced plenty in advance and was generally coming in at 8 minutes, 30 seconds, so comfortably within.

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Redefining What It Means to Be Brave

Thought Leaders LLC

The way we traditionally define what it means to be brave can be our greatest obstacle. Simply shifting our focus can be the gateway to powerful results. Today’s post is by Kimberly Davis, author of Brave Leadership. Have you ever wondered why, when you think of needing to be brave – like when you need to have a difficult conversation that you don’t want to have, or give a big presentation, or meet with the C-Suite, or start something new, or put yourself out there in a new way – why just thinki

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can I report my boss for getting me sick?

Alison Green

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I want to go to HR about my boss coming in sick, resulting in me using all my vacation time for an upper respiratory infection, but I’m not sure I should. We work in a cafeteria, so we have an HR but we also serve food. My boss came in Wednesday and Thursday last week with a sore throat, no mask, just Neocitran to handle it.

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Positional Power vs. Personal Power: Use Both for Your Career

BetterUp

So much potential power comes from holding a position of leadership. But when you switch to a new organization — or if you lose the title that gave you this power — you lose all of the positional power that came with your title.

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Future of HR: Navigating Transformation in the Digital Age

Speaker: Jeremy York

Join us for a thought-provoking exploration of the rapidly evolving HR landscape as we examine how technological innovation, regulatory changes, talent strategies, and evolving diversity approaches are reshaping the profession. This webinar will provide HR professionals with practical insights on leveraging AI and emerging technologies while maintaining compliance in an increasingly complex regulatory environment.

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Standing In The Gap Between No Longer And Not Yet

Stephen Warrilow

Standing In The Gap In Conditions Of Imposed Change. This is about imposed change and surviving a dire and desperate situation where you are stuck in a difficult or seemingly impossible set of circumstances and it just goes on and on and there is no end in sight. No-one would chose to live like this but millions of us do and are living in conditions of change that are imposed upon us.

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584 | How to Overcome Self-Sabotage in Your Business Journey

Chris LoCutro

Today, we’re tackling a topic that hits close to home for many of us—self-sabotage. Whether you’re a leader, business owner, or team member, these behaviors can be a major roadblock to your success. Trust me, I’ve been there, and I know how tough it can be to overcome. But with the right strategies and mindset, you can beat it! Key Points from This Episode: Understanding Self-Sabotage We break down what self-sabotage really means and how deep-rooted fears and limiting beliefs from your 

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Drop The Story - Deal With Your Demons and Transform Your Experience

Stephen Warrilow

Are you living your life from the stories you tell yourself? Learning how to drop the story and deal with that voice in your head can be a game changer. When you can do this you will have a powerful tool for breaking free from self-imposed limitations, improving performance in all areas of your life, and increasing your overall well-being. In this article I show you how and why you have these thoughts and to give you the tools to drop the story that is holding you back and making your life a mis

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U.S. Commercial Real Estate Is Headed Toward a Crisis

Harvard Business Review

The risks of U.S. commercial banks being overexposed to commercial real estate (CRE) have intensified as the global pandemic upended long-held economic assumptions of perpetually subdued inflation, low interest rates, and in-office work. An analysis from The Conference Board suggests that in the next two years, more than $1 trillion in CRE loans will come due, and an increasing number of banks, mostly regional and community banks, risk having insufficient capital cushions.

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4 HR Priorities for 2025 to Supercharge Your Employee Experience

Speaker: Carolyn Clark and Miriam Connaughton

Forget predictions, let’s focus on priorities for the year and explore how to supercharge your employee experience. Join Miriam Connaughton and Carolyn Clark as they discuss key HR trends for 2025—and how to turn them into actionable strategies for your organization. In this dynamic webinar, our esteemed speakers will share expert insights and practical tips to help your employee experience adapt and thrive.

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Should Your Company Build an Open or Closed Ecosystem?

Harvard Business Review

Four research-backed principles to help you determine what’s right for your company.

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Avoid These 3 Pitfalls When Giving a Sales Presentation

Harvard Business Review

A study examined the habits of almost 5,000 sales professionals whose livelihoods depend on their ability to build and deliver persuasive presentations. The findings revealed 12 common mistakes that were consistently self-reported among respondents. Here are the top three to avoid when giving a sales presentation: being overly informative vs. persuasive, failing to close, and “winging it.

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Trying to Persuade and Other Big Mistakes Marketers Make

Harvard Business Review

A conversation with ad executive Leslie Zane on branding today.

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Transforming the Workplace for People with Disabilities

Harvard Business Review

How should entrepreneur Nadine Vogel scale her consulting firm to best serve her clients and make work better for people with disabilities?

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Miss One Change, Face Major Risk: The New Compliance Crisis In HR And How To Fix It

Speaker: Ann Meyers Piccirillo

From rapidly changing state-level labor laws and evolving workplace protections to new compliance expectations around pay equity and hybrid policies, HR teams are navigating a constant wave of regulatory updates. It’s not just about reacting anymore; it’s about anticipating risk, aligning stakeholders, and taking a smarter, proactive stance. In this session, we’ll cut through the noise and help you focus on what matters.