Harvard Business Review

MARCH 20, 2024

Despite the potential career benefits of building high-status networks, research has long shown that women face greater obstacles in establishing these networks compared to men. The authors’ research, published in the Academy of Management Journal, not only underscores what we know about the unique challenges women face in building high-status networks; it also offers a strategic roadmap for overcoming these challenges.

Benefits 142

Benefits Manager 142

Leadership Freak

MARCH 20, 2024

The wisdom of today was discovered centuries ago. These quotes from the Stoics reflect the relevance of ancient wisdom to leaders today. The reason learning is hard. The path to tranquility. The reluctance to confess faults.

Leadership Development 125

Leadership Development 125

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 20, 2024

Online conversations are famously fraught, which creates challenges for people communicating on online platforms, including those used for workplace collaboration. New research suggests that these platforms might want to consider using generative AI to help cool down heated discussions and prepare employees for difficult conversations. The author discusses research that he and his colleagues have conducted on this topic and discusses the ways in which the community platform Nextdoor has started

Manager 143

Manager 143

Alison Green

MARCH 20, 2024

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: My organization receives hundreds of applications from candidates looking to fill our vacant positions. Hiring can be a very time-consuming process. How can I get applicants to stop applying if we have already declined them multiple times? There are various reasons for this.

Manager 113

Manager 113

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 20, 2024

Should your company be betting on AI as a growth strategy now? How do you distinguish genuine opportunities from speculative fads and make an informed decision on whether AI is your next big bet? In this article, the authors cover five steps to help your company answer this question. After thoughtful analysis, your decision ultimately boils down to this: Does the current state of AI align with your business strategy?

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Lolly Daskal

MARCH 20, 2024

Collaborative leadership is emerging as the dominant approach in today’s dynamic and interconnected business landscape. This style of leadership emphasizes teamwork, shared decision-making, and collective problem-solving. It is quickly becoming the preferred way to lead organizations for several compelling reasons. In this blog, we’ll explore four key factors that highlight why collaborative leadership is taking over as the dominant leadership style.

Inclusion 100

Inclusion Employee Engagement Diversity Manager 100

Alison Green

MARCH 20, 2024

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. Last week, I asked about Machiavellian things you’ve seen or done at work. Here’s part two of my favorites. (Part one was Monday.) 1. The voicemail Had a sales guy at my first job in the late 90s who used to take ALL his calls and listen to ALL his voicemail on speaker. LOUDLY. We were a small company with a cube farm.

Government 109

Government Compensation Manager Recruitment 109

AIHR

MARCH 20, 2024

Something as simple as an HR checklist can help keep you on track when it comes to all the moving parts you, the HR professional, need to manage on a day-to-day and annual basis. HR compliance is at the forefront of all HR initiatives and is critical in helping minimize legal risks to an organization. The risk of non-compliance can be detrimental. Since 2000, U.S. corporations have paid out a staggering $3 billion in employment-related and civil-rights lawsuits over allegations that their employ

Compliance 101

Compliance Human Resources Compensation Retention 101

Alison Green

MARCH 20, 2024

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I had a recent situation that left me pretty frustrated, but now I’m wondering if I was just completely unrealistic in my expectations of how salary conversations go. Backstory: I applied for a role, which stated the salary range in the job listing (required by law in my state).

Recruitment 104

Recruitment Manager Benefits 104

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 20, 2024

Focus on preserving three things: strategic business intent, a strong connection to customers, and a stellar employee experience.

Scaling 125

Scaling 125

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

Alison Green

MARCH 20, 2024

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. I went over my (bad) manager’s head and she’s upset I work in a very specialized field of medical research, on a very small team. Shortly after I was hired, upper management filled the vacant role of my team’s manager with someone who has no direct experience in this type of research (though she does have a background in a scientific discipline related to what we do).

Manager 102

Manager Travel 102

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 20, 2024

Organizational behavior expert Alison Wood Brooks takes questions from listeners who are struggling as first-time bosses.

Manager 116

Manager Team Management 116

Viima

MARCH 20, 2024

You can love it or hate it, be passionate about it, or be completely exhausted by it, but the topic of sustainability will not leave the spotlight until we've completely overhauled our work, mindset, and habits. Understanding the need to educate and inspire, we’ve dedicated this episode of the Innovation Room podcast to the topic of sustainability with a focus on the circular approach.

Education 74

Education 74

Tanveer Nasser

MARCH 20, 2024

I’ve spoken with many highly successful people over the course of career and there’s one interesting characteristic I’ve noticed they all share in common. Each of them exudes this quiet confidence about themselves and their abilities. And to repeat, not just confidence, but quiet confidence, meaning they don’t try to be the smartest person in the room or the one who gets all the attention.

Benefits 62

Benefits 62

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

Help Scout Leadership

MARCH 20, 2024

Discover 8 different ways that customer support teams can make use of capacity that may be freed up when AI tools automate some portion of their work. From professional services to internal tooling!

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45

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 20, 2024

Why did the Bud Light boycott affect the beer brand’s sales when many other boycotts have only marginal or short-term impact? An analysis of sales data confirms that Bud Light suffered a sustained downturn in sales, more pronounced in Republican-leaning counties in the U.S. And it explains several factors that determine how vulnerable a brand is to a boycott.

Sales 135

Sales Sales Marketing Manager 135