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12 Toxic Behaviors to Avoid at all Cost

Leadership Freak

You can do many things right, but one destructive behavior pollutes them all. Toxic behaviors poison teams. Eliminating destructive behaviors lifts your potential. Keep the good. Jettison the bad. Here's my list of 12 toxic behaviors you must avoid. Which three are the worst?

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Help Scout Classes: Learning to Educate at Scale

Help Scout Leadership

Learn how Help Scout scaled to meet the educational needs of new, old, and prospective customers alike by turning one on one demo sessions into interactive live classes.

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Delegate Like a Brave CEO

Leadership Freak

It's time for another great book giveaway on Leadership Freak! "No More 24/7" CEOs enable businesses to run efficiently when they arent there. Business owners burn out when they constantly work in the business instead of on it. They end up overwhelmed, stagnant, and unable to grow. Catherine Roe is giving away 20 copies of her book!

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Leveraging AI: Is Your Company Future-Ready? | A Roadmap of Eight Essential AI Steps for Success

Chief Outsiders

A BCGX study reveals just 6% of companies have trained 25%+ of their workforce on Gen AI tools, yet 100% will require upskilling within two years. With Accenture projecting AI will augment 40% of work hours and McKinsey forecasting 70% automation of business activities by 2030, the urgency for strategic AI adoption has never been greater.

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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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Streamline Work with No-Meeting Days

Refresh

Meetings are a necessary part of doing business, but scheduling too many can be unproductive and an inefficient… The post Streamline Work with No-Meeting Days first appeared on The Express Blog.

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Why Use Business Simulations?

LSA Global

Why Use Business Simulations? Unlike traditional corporate training methods that often fall short on learner adoption and impact, business simulations immerse participants in relevant, risk-free learning environments where they can experiment with core leadership skills such as strategic thinking, decision-making, strategy execution, and team collaboration.

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Unlocking Careers Without College | Lawrese Brown

Peter Winick

How Alternative Pathways Lead to Financial Freedom and Fulfillment Today we challenge the traditional “college-or-bust” mindset by exploring viable career paths that don’t require a four-year degree, such as apprenticeships, boot camps, and vocational programs. It emphasizes the importance of empowering students with practical information to align their true interests with sustainable career opportunities, enhancing self-esteem and informed decision-making for future success.

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When You Oversell Your Abilities and It Backfires

Harvard Business Review

The risks of overconfidence—and five ways to rebuild your credibility.

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mentee was fired for using a vulgar term, asking candidates which position in a band they’d choose, and more

Alison Green

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. Its five answers to five questions. Here we go 1. My mentee was fired for using a vulgar term I work in a regulated industry and there are specific education and license requirements to work here. My company has a mentorship program for those who are new to the industry. I am one of those with the highest non-management title at my company, and my manager encouraged me sign up for the program.

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The Essentials: Asking Purposeful Questions

Harvard Business Review

Advice from a conversation expert on showing up with curiosity and confidence.

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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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the pinstripe suits, the fancy espresso machine, and other weird hills coworkers chose to die on

Alison Green

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. Last week we talked about weird hills to die on — people who became so strongly committed to a minor fight that they lost all sight of logic and decorum — and here are 10 of my favorite stories you shared. 1. The newsletter Our Fortune 500 company hosted a weekend company-wide softball tourney, which was won by a team led by a guy known around the office as Hothead.

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How To Create a Leadership Development Strategy (Plus 13 Strategies)

AIHR

An effective leadership development strategy provides a strong foundation for your organizations next generation of leaders and, by extension, the business’s success. Not having one can cause innovation to stagnate and teams to lose their motivation. This article explains what a leadership development strategy is, the 13 different strategy types, and how you can create one to meet your organizations needs.

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my coworker refuses to share her calendar and says she’ll quit if she’s ordered to

Alison Green

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I work at a small creative business with about 25 employees, Our structure is pretty flat, and there is no traditional HR or processes that come with working at larger organizations. There are three main departments. I run one, and my coworker who I am writing about, Maggie, runs one of the others.

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[Download] A Modern Association’s Guide to Digital Transformation

Association Now Workplace

Four Steps to Plan Your Associations Digital Transformation The latest Association Trends Study reports only 22% of organizations have a formal digital transformation plan. However, both a majority of association members and professionals agree that technology is transforming their organization for the better. And 41% of association professionals believe that not keeping up with the pace of technology is holding back their organization.

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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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The Real Culprit Behind Plummeting Children’s Mental Health

Nir Eyal

Kids are suffering. In the United States, 13 percent of three- to 17-year-olds had a mental or behavioral health diagnosis. Parents and teachers often blame social media for rising teen depression rates. But many studies show only a correlation between the two (and a low one at that), not causation. The post The Real Culprit Behind Plummeting Childrens Mental Health appeared first on Nir and Far.

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when an employee doesn’t want to make a formal complaint, can I act anyway?

Alison Green

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: Ive got an employee who had a weird encounter with another employee. It wasnt harassment but its made her feel uncomfortable whenever hes around. She doesnt want to make a complaint though. Is there anything we can do if theres no complaint made? I answer this question and three others over at Inc. today, where Im revisiting letters that have been buried in the archives here from years ago (and sometimes upd

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29 People Who Taught Us Life Lessons In Courage, Integrity And Leadership

Eric Jacobsen Blog

The 29 profiles you will read in Robert L. Dilenschneiders new book, Character , are about people who are exceptional exemplars of character. Theyre inspirational because they used their abilities at their highest levels to work for causes they believed in. Because of character, they influenced the world for good. The dictionary defines character as the mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual, the distinctive nature of something, the quality of being individual in an interesting

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Retain, Engage, Inspire: The Future of Employee Rewards Is Experiential

Vantage Circle

During my stint with a major sports broadcasting giant, I was sent to the first-ever Formula 1 Grand Prix in India as recognition for my performance. That experience—the roar of engines, exclusive paddock access, and conversations with industry leaders—has stayed with me for years. This reward fundamentally changed my relationship with my employer.

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Recognition Powers High-Performance — If You Do it Right

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.

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The Science Behind Employee Happiness And Organizational Performance

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Confusion often abounds as to what workplace wellbeing actually is and what it entails, explain the authors of the new book, Why Workplace Wellbeing Matters: The Science Behind Employee Happiness and Organizational Performance. Workplace wellbeing is how we feel at work and about our work, share Jan-Emmanuel De Neve and George Ward. It has evaluative, affective, and eudaimonic components.

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15 Employee Advocacy Examples To Guide Your Own Program

AIHR

Employee advocacy should be part of your employer branding strategy , as its a great way to boost your employer brand. In fact, 93% of people tend to trust content more if it comes from someone they know. This approach not only extends your organizations reach but also helps employees grow as thought leaders, feel more engaged, and take pride in their work.

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How To Lead Your Boss

Eric Jacobsen Blog

The Courage Solution , a book by Mindy Mackenzie , is all about the simple truth that the only thing you can reliably change or control is yourself. So, that is why Mackenzie wrote her book to teach you how to take actions that ultimately will improve your impact on the job and increase your happiness and fulfillment in your career. Mackenzie's quick-read strategies focus on these four key areas : Part 1: You First offers techniques to take ownership and accountability for creating a career and

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How to Celebrate Small Wins at Work: Simple Strategies for Big Impact

Vantage Circle

The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones. — Confucius We all have our fair share of moments where we chase the big wins, the promotion, the game-changing innovation while brushing aside the smaller victories that got us there. What if those moments deserve more than a passing nod? Have you ever thought of that? Just like the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, the path to success is paved with small wins that deserve recognition.

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Behind The Curtain: How Todays Political Climate is Steering HR and DEI in 2025

Speaker: Hanh Nguyen

In today’s ever-changing world, HR professionals often find themselves juggling conflicting priorities - especially when external factors seem out of their control. As we traverse the unpredictable waters of the current political and economic landscape, we find ourselves at a crossroads. For HR leaders, understanding how these external forces shape our diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts is crucial.