Mon.Sep 23, 2024

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The Paradox of Power – Weakness Isn’t Virtue

Leadership Freak

Power corrupts, so does lack of power. Weakness isn't virture. The paradox of power is it grows when it’s shared and shrinks when it’s hoarded. Discomfort with power is contentment with weakness. Power is the ability to get something done. Embrace power responsibly. Expand power ethically. Here's how.

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How To Introduce Your Employees To Artificial Intelligence Effectively

Lolly Daskal

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping industries, enhancing how businesses operate and compete. Introducing AI into your workplace not only drives efficiency and innovation but also equips your team with future-ready skills. However, successfully integrating AI into daily operations can be challenging, especially for employees unfamiliar with the technology.

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Improving CX by Overcoming the Challenges of AI Support

Help Scout Leadership

Implementing AI Support is challenging. Here are the main issues your support team will need to overcome and why the ROI is worth the effort.

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Profitability in a High-Tax Industry: The Success Story of Randall Eickhoff

Growth Institute

In an ever-changing, high-tax industry where uncertainty is the norm, Acena Consulting, a tax and accounting services firm, has managed to not only survive but thrive. Randall Eickhoff, president and founder of Acena Consulting, specializes in helping businesses reduce their federal and state income taxes through research and development (R&D) tax credits and other specialty deductions.

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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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this one weird trick cured my burn-out

Alison Green

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. In last week’s question about burning out doing work that you love , I wrote this: I used to think the cure for burn-out was lots of downtime and relaxation — and sometimes it is — but what’s worked better for me personally is regularly using my brain for something completely different.

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HR Process Improvement: 9 Tips To Optimize Human Resource Processes (Plus 5 Real-Life Examples)

AIHR

HR process improvement is a necessary part of a company’s long-term HR management strategy. Establishing processes to ensure accurate, timely, and efficient task completion improves the overall work experience and gives HR more time to focus on strategic initiatives. Using generative AI (GenAI) as an example of an HR process improvement tool, Boston Consulting Group projected that GenAI deployments could free up 25% to 30% of an HRBP’s (HR Business Partner) time.

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Navigating leadership transitions: Empowering leaders for success

Kotter Inc.

As Starbucks and Chipotle navigate CEO transitions, Nick Petschek of Kotter shares how organisations can empower their leaders during leadership changes.

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my coworker was penalized for things I never said, junior employee keeps interrupting me, and more

Alison Green

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My coworker was penalized for feedback from me, but I never said those things Recently, during my coworker Wendy’s performance review with her management team, she was denied a raise and demoted on paperwork to someone “still developing” instead of being listed as “meets/exceeds expectations.

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Leverage Online Tools When Weighing a Job Offer

Refresh

Making informed career decisions is easier than ever with the help of online tools. Here are five effective… The post Leverage Online Tools When Weighing a Job Offer first appeared on The Express Blog.

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Top 6 Ways Leadership Fairness Improves Employee Engagement

LSA Global

The Importance of Leadership Fairness: A Cornerstone for Employee Engagement We know from leadership simulation assessment data that leaders are often judged by their ability to lead, manage, and coach others to perform at their peak — especially through times of organizational change. We also know from organizational culture assessment data that one crucial attribute often distinguishes great leaders from the rest of the pack — fairness.

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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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Understanding Complex Systems Thinking - It's Not Complicated

Stephen Warrilow

Understanding, and being able to work with, complexity is an important thinking skill. We are all working with complex systems, and we do so every day. The biggest one is life itself. We automatically lean towards a fairly mechanistic view of life that sees life as a complicated system, and this in turns leads us to having expectations based on our perception of how things will work out.

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America Needs Political Age Limits

Kellogg Insight

If there is a mandatory retirement age for the top officers in the U.S. military, why isn’t there one for the commander in chief?

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Digital Twins Can Help You Make Better Strategic Decisions

Harvard Business Review

Two case studies show how they can improve outcomes.

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Reclaiming Your Rights: How Authors Can Take Control in a Shifting Publishing Landscape | Michael Jenet

Peter Winick

What Every Author Needs to Know About Protecting Their Rights and Marketing Their Book In this episode, Michael Jenet shares his journey from author, on the brink of losing the rights to their own book, to publisher ensuring what happened to him, never happens to another author. What happens when your publisher holds your book hostage? Today on Leveraging Thought Leadership, Bill Sherman speaks with Michael Jenet, author of “Ask: The Questions to Empower Your Life” and founder of Jou

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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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How Foreign Investment Is Boosting U.S. Manufacturing

Harvard Business Review

New research shows how foreign-owned factories tend to be more productive, higher paying, and more technologically advanced. Here’s how U.S. companies benefit.

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is it OK to have sex while working from home?

Alison Green

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I am a stay-at-home mom of very young children. My husband works from home one day per week, occasionally two. When he works from home, he watches our baby while I take the older ones to and from school/preschool. Other than that, he works in our home office and I rarely see him for more than a few minutes at a time.

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