Leadership Freak
DECEMBER 13, 2024
Traditional goals are trivial distractions. The more value you bring, the greater you become. Value is the positive impact you have on others. Don't focus on success. Focus on bringing value. The best way to become your best self is to bring value to others. Today's challenge for remarkable leaders.
Michael McKinney
DECEMBER 13, 2024
O NE OF the key questions for executives, business leaders, and entrepreneurs is how to keep raising the bar and ensure a continuous increase in your organizations success year after year. To me, one of the biggest factors is how you specifically engage and develop your best performers the ones who make a real difference. One of my clients, Richard, had a standout employee, Stella: at the top of her game, knowledgeable, driven, and skilled at connecting the dots.
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Mark Sandborn
DECEMBER 13, 2024
For many, the holiday season feels more like a marathon than a celebration. We hustle to check off the never-ending to-do lists, navigate crowded malls or online shopping carts, and attend countless events with the unspoken mantra: “Just get through it.” The finish line? January 2nd, with relief and exhaustion. But what if we approached the holidays not as something to endure, but an experience to savor and enjoy?
Alison Green
DECEMBER 13, 2024
This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. Its where are you now? month at Ask a Manager, and all December Im running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Here are five updates from past letter-writers. 1. My coworker keeps complaining he didnt get promoted but its his own fault I figured I would give an update on my coworker, Roman, who complained about not getting the promotion he thought he deserved.
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
BetterUp
DECEMBER 13, 2024
Learn how leadership coaching can improve your skills so you can lead more effectively and stay ahead in a fast-changing, competitive environment.
Alison Green
DECEMBER 13, 2024
This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. Its the final round of the Worst Boss of 2024 voting. We’ve narrowed the pool from eight nominees to two (see results from the first round and second round ). The two finalists go head-to-head below. A Frightful Face-Off our boss is a jerk about bereavement leave for miscarriages my mother-in-law manages my sister-in-law and covers up her drunk driving You can also use this direct link to the voting.
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Alison Green
DECEMBER 13, 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 youd like to have with other readers, by popular demand. Here are the rules for the weekend posts.
15Five
DECEMBER 13, 2024
Compensation is something you absolutely need to get right. Otherwise, whats the point of putting all those resources into attracting top talent if you struggle to keep them engaged? That makes compensation planningeverything that goes into your strategy for rewarding peoplesuch a high-stakes game. Most organizations know performance should have some influence on compensation, but arent clear on how much or how.
Association Now Leadership
DECEMBER 13, 2024
As one association learned, expanding internationally is less about packaging membership plans than understanding how people want to belong. Too often, association conversations around going global begin around uncertainty. The economic picture is cloudy; the market is untested; it requires investment. But in that regard, going global isnt much different than any other innovation effort you might undertake.
15Five
DECEMBER 13, 2024
When everythings said and done, you hire employees for their skills. While in some industries its normal to train an employee up to a certain level soon after hiring them, most companies expect a certain baseline from day one. But unless you work in a completely static industry, your teams will need to build up existing skills or acquire new ones over time.
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.
Rhythm Systems Growth
DECEMBER 13, 2024
The Simple Way to Start Your Strategic Planning Journey As a business leader, mastering strategic planning will be an invaluable asset to help drive your companys long-term growth and success. At its core, strategic planning helps define the direction of your organization and guides decision-making to ensure youre moving effectively from Point A to Point B.
15Five
DECEMBER 13, 2024
A goal of leadership is to ensure that each employee is actively engaged in the workplace and drives results through productive, effective work. But this isnt always realistic. For many reasons, employees can become actively disengaged and lack the motivation needed to achieve results. When employee disengagement sets in, it can have a detrimental impact on your business and its goals.
AIHR
DECEMBER 13, 2024
HR teams are increasingly under pressure to be more strategic, driving long-term organizational success while addressing workforce needs. Yet, only 64% of HR professionals feel confident in translating strategy and aligning HR priorities, indicating a significant challenge within the field. HR faces barriers that limit its ability to focus on strategic imperativeslean back-office operations, insufficient data, outdated technology, and inefficient processes often steal focus from big-picture goal
Harvard Business Review
DECEMBER 13, 2024
Four strategies to help you break in.
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.
Lolly Daskal
DECEMBER 13, 2024
In today’s workplace, the cost of leadership disconnect is staggering. Studies reveal that 76% of employees feel their leaders hide behind professional barriers, resulting in a $37 billion annual loss in productivity and engagement. When leaders prioritize formality over authenticity, employee engagement plummets by 32%, and more than half of departing employees cite poor leadership communication as their catalyst for leaving.
Harvard Business Review
DECEMBER 13, 2024
While DEI has faced significant backlash in the last year, companies across industries are still looking for ways to build healthy, inclusive workplace cultures where everyone can do their best work. New data at shows that even during this year of backlash, companies continued to make progress on many of their DEI initiatives. There are three ways companies should consider shifting their approach to DEI, both to be responsive to the current moment and to achieve greater impact: resetting the nar
Refresh
DECEMBER 13, 2024
Express Employment Professionals America Employed and Canada Employed series explore the state of employment in North America, including… The post Employers Warn Against Too Much HonestyEmployment Insights from Express first appeared on The Express Blog.
Harvard Business Review
DECEMBER 13, 2024
Organizations that have recently discovered generative AI are at risk of overlooking an older and better-established form of AI, which the authors call analytical AI. This form of AI is by no means obsolete and is still an important resource for the great majority of companies. While a few applications of AI employ both analytical and generative AI, the two AI approaches are largely separate.
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.
Alison Green
DECEMBER 13, 2024
This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. Its 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, pleasedo not repost it here, as it may be in my queue to answer.
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