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What to Do When Your Team Blames You

Harvard Business Review

When you’re a manager, at some point, regardless of how the circumstances arise, your team will blame you for something that’s making them unhappy, whether you have control over it or not. Being accused by your team of failing them in some way induces a threat state in your brain, impairing your ability to think clearly and triggering a variety of cognitive distortions and defensive behaviors.

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7 Questions to Declutter Your Day

Leadership Freak

The unexamined life collapse into trivialities. Declutter your day before distraction defines you. Every sunrise is your opportunity to declutter and begin again. Choose one or two of the following questions to move you toward greater satisfaction today.

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Research: How to Close the Gender Gap in Startup Financing

Harvard Business Review

A global analysis of previous research over the last three decades shows that women entrepreneurs face a higher rate of business loan denials and increased interest rates in loan decisions made by commercial bankers. Interestingly, the data also reveals that the formal and informal standing of women in a particular society can provide clues to some of the true hurdles to positive change.

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How To Build a Future Others Don’t See

Michael McKinney

I NNOVATION is more about being bold than being disruptive. If you want to push your career and your organization forward, you need to get bold. Using examples of some of the most extraordinary disruptors, Shawn Kanungo offers eight lessons to help you become bolder in The Bold Ones. Bold Ones are those who are brave enough to fundamentally reinvent themselves, challenge norms, and revolutionize their worlds.

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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 Lead in an AI-Driven World Successfully

Lolly Daskal

In our rapidly evolving world, artificial intelligence (AI) has become an integral part of the business landscape. As AI technologies continue to advance, leaders must embrace this transformative wave to stay relevant and succeed in their roles. Leading in an AI-driven world presents both opportunities and challenges. The best know how to navigate this dynamic landscape effectively, drive innovation, and inspire their teams to thrive.

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A Faster Path to Better Boards

Association Now Leadership

Volunteer leaders often start board service poorly oriented on governance. One expert is streamlining the process, highlighting the importance of simply getting along. Becoming a board member is relatively straightforward at most associations. You demonstrate expertise in a profession, volunteer with the association that serves it, then make your way through the association’s particular governance pipeline to get a board seat.

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Reaching Ambitious Carbon Goals with Cost-Efficient Energy Storage - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM REPT Battero

Harvard Business Review

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weekend open thread – April 13-14, 2024

Alison Green

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: The Husbands , by Holly Gramazio. A woman discovers that the ladder to her attic produces a seemingly endless supply of husbands.

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How To Develop An Abundance Mindset And Break Free From Scarcity

BetterUp

Jump to section What is an abundance mindset? Scarcity versus abundance mindset What is the power of an abundant mindset?

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A Working Relationship Curriculum

Ed Batista

Although I typically coach clients one-on-one (rather than in pairs or groups), a common theme in my practice is the difficulty a client is experiencing in a working relationship. Below is a set of articles that I've written over the years that comprise a curriculum organized around the following themes: FOUNDATIONS: A "starter kit" on a set of fundamental topics, from dialogue and coaching tools to empathy and cognitive biases.

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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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How to Grow as a Leader in 7 Actionable Ways

Get Lighthouse

Ever feel stuck in growing as a leader? Seem like you’re in a rut doing the same things every week? As a leader it’s easy to take what was a comfortable groove and find it now feels more like a rut. You may have mastered the basics of management, and your team is mostly okay, but you're longing for something more. That longing is a desire for growth.

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