Lolly Daskal

JANUARY 24, 2024

In the dynamic realm of leadership, the journey to becoming an exemplary CEO is an ongoing process. CEOs are known for their exceptional skills, but there are often overlooked areas that, when honed, can lead to even greater success. Here are ten crucial leadership development areas that CEOs sometimes neglect. Embracing these facets will not only make you a more effective leader but also inspire those around you.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 24, 2024

Why do DEI leaders burn out so quickly? Research finds that this job demands constant emotional labor and surface acting, particularly for professionals of color. As a result, frustration and exhaustion mount. One solution stems from the way DEI programs are designed. The authors found that when programs take what’s known as a discrimination-and-fairness paradigm approach, DEI leaders experience more burnout because the organization’s focus assumes employee differences are sources of problems th

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Manager Human Resources Diversity Inclusion 135

Management30 Agile and Lean Principles

JANUARY 24, 2024

There is no doubt that companies need to consider Business Agility. The significant challenge is understanding how not to waste resources on unsuccessful transformations, which often reduce Agility instead of increasing it. Much focus has been given to adopting squads as a path to organizational Agility, but we know this is not the leading solution.

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Manager 113

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 24, 2024

U.S. employers have struggled to curb soaring health care costs. But there is an approach that could help them: involve workers in the design and implementation of health care benefits. There is a model that proves this approach can work: Taft-Hartley health plans, which arise out of collective bargaining, have succeeded in engaging employees and delivering efficient care.

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Implementation Benefits Human Resources Manager 129

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

Tanveer Nasser

JANUARY 24, 2024

How many of us would be happy knowing the high point of our career was that we were good at just getting through the day? Unfortunately, that’s the reality leaders need to recognize as the focus of today’s leadership becomes less and less about achieving long-term goals and more about.

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Thought Leaders LLC

JANUARY 24, 2024

Assessing your negotiations can help you identify what’s really important to the other party. Throughout a negotiation, you should be assessing what’s happening. Track major negotiating points over time. See what’s a plus or a minus versus the last round of negotiations. If you go back to your initial goals and what the other party’s initial goals were, their must-haves, want-to-haves, nice-to-haves and also evaluate it for your end, you can track over time where are you

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Sales Sales 106

Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 24, 2024

“By focusing in specific ways on five key leadership elements— Purpose, Process, People, Presence, and Peace —you can increase your time, capacity, energy, and ultimately your leadership impact,” explains Amy Jen Su , author of the book, The Leader You Want To Be: Five Essential Principles for Bringing Out Your Best Self—Every Day. Su shares both Western management thinking and Eastern philosophy to provide a holistic yet hands-on approach to becoming a more effective leader with less stress and

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Energy Accounts Manager 101

Leadership Freak

JANUARY 24, 2024

Thoughtless words are muddy roads. You can smooth the way with things you say. Or your words make life hard for others and painful for you.

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Leadership Development 112

BetterUp

JANUARY 24, 2024

Picture your employees satisfied, committed, feeling good and performing better and better every day. It’s possible with the help of digital coaching. "How," you ask? Digital coaching, often referred to as virtual coaching or mobile coaching, can help raise the bar for your organization, your culture, and your employees' performance and satisfaction.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 24, 2024

Step-by-step guidance for implementing a value-based strategy in your organization.

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Implementation Manager 126

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

Help Scout Leadership

JANUARY 24, 2024

Explore the use of AI in ecommerce, understand future trends, and learn how to successfully leverage artificial intelligence to enhance your online business.

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eCommerce Benefits 64

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 24, 2024

Encourage collaboration, risk-taking, and learning from failure.

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Chris LoCutro

JANUARY 24, 2024

Hope your 2024 is off to a fantastic start! I wanted to share the exciting news—Part 2 of our podcast series is now live, and it’s a game-changer. Building on our previous discussions, we’re diving even deeper into the keys to success. In this episode, we’re exploring crucial aspects that can elevate your business game: Smart Decision-Making: Building on the foundation of self-awareness, we dissect strategies for cutting through the noise and making sharper decisions.

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Rhythm Systems Growth

JANUARY 24, 2024

You had a great annual planning session. You worked hard developing your 3-year strategic plan for revenue growth and profit (scaling up) for the growth strategy next 3-5 years. You brainstormed multiple strategies that have the potential to double your business revenue in the next 3-5 years.

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Strategic Planning Revenue Scaling Marketing 52

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

Walk Me

JANUARY 24, 2024

In the world of instructional design, so much has changed in the past two decades. Technological trends have been one of the most visible changes. But at an organizational level, training now has a very close link to core business outcomes. However, you can still use tried-and-tested tools to navigate these new difficulties. The ADDIE model of instructional development is one of those tools.

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Education Implementation Diversity Rollout 52

BetterUp

JANUARY 24, 2024

Jump to section What does “eat the frog” mean? Eat the frog technique: Does it work? Who should use the eat the frog technique?

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Ed Batista

JANUARY 24, 2024

Jan Rutherford and Jim Vaselopulos are coaches who've been co-hosting The Leadership Podcast continuously since 2016, and they recently invited me to join them for Episode 393. We discussed my unexpected move to a sheep and cattle ranch after 30 years in San Francisco; my former work at Stanford, including founding The Art of Self-Coaching and teaching Interpersonal Dynamics, aka "Touchy Feely"; and the leadership challenges I see regularly in my coaching practice.

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AIHR

JANUARY 24, 2024

The pandemic brought greater emphasis to the remote working model. But, in the years that followed, an increasing number of workers wanted and expected flexible work arrangements. While a few companies continue to adopt a fully remote working model, many have favored a hybrid approach that promises the best of both worlds. A study by Gallup found that over half of remote-capable employees expect and prefer hybrid work, and five in 10 are already working hybrid.

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Manager Inclusion Workflows Implementation 110

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.

Inclusion