Leadership Freak

JUNE 4, 2024

Coaching is leading powerful conversations that enable others to flourish. Skilled leaders use coaching skills to bring potential into reality.

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Leadership Development 345

Lolly Daskal

JUNE 4, 2024

In today’s fast-paced world, effective time management is the key to success for both professionals and leaders alike. Time is a finite resource, and how we manage it can greatly impact our productivity and overall well-being. To help you regain control of your time and achieve more in your personal and professional life, we’ll explore five powerful time management tools in this blog post.

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Alison Green

JUNE 4, 2024

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. It’s a special “where are you now?” season at Ask a Manager and I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Here are four updates from past letter-writers. 1. Our boss is being a jerk about bereavement leave for miscarriages We had our directors’ meeting and it actually went way better than I thought!

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Manager 105

AlignOrg

JUNE 4, 2024

In the symphony of steering a company’s success, culture is no mere background score — it is the very architecture that can make or break the business’s crescendo. It’s not enough to hope for a vibrant, innovative, and efficient culture. Business leaders must strategically engineer it if they want their enterprise to sing with uniqueness and power.

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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

Alison Green

JUNE 4, 2024

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Did my boss reject me just so she could hire a friend? Late last year, my manager “Sarah” was promoted to my grand-manager. Since her role was now available, my same-job colleague “Jake” and I had a frank conversation where we confirmed we were both going for the position and assured each other that we’d be good sports and happy for the other if one of us was promoted over th

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15Five

JUNE 4, 2024

Our newest enhancements include executive insights, strategic action planning, and AI-guided manager support, unlocking the power of existing people data to drive higher performance, engagement and retention. Only 2% of CHROs think conventional performance management practices are actually working. Ouch. The conventional approach has been stagnant for decades, but the last thing HR teams need right now are more needless tactics added to their already overburdened plates.

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Chris LoCutro

JUNE 4, 2024

Hey there, small business leaders! Ready to transform your leadership approach from reactive firefighting to proactive success? Join us for an insightful episode of the Chris LoCurto Show where we dive deep into the importance of being proactive as a leader. Sneak Peeks: The Cost of Reactivity Discover why constantly putting out fires leads to stress, inefficiency, and missed opportunities.

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Rhythm Systems Growth

JUNE 4, 2024

Strategic plans often turn into dust-collecting documents. To bridge the gap between planning and execution, leaders need to understand their team's natural communication styles and working preferences. A strong strategy is just the beginning; leveraging DiSC assessments can help you wield the knowledge of your high-performing team makeup to unlock a smoother, more effective strategy execution process.

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Chris LoCutro

JUNE 4, 2024

Hey there, small business leaders! Ready to transform your leadership approach from reactive firefighting to proactive success? Join us for an insightful episode of the Chris LoCurto Show where we dive deep into the importance of being proactive as a leader. Sneak Peeks: The Cost of Reactivity Discover why constantly putting out fires leads to stress, inefficiency, and missed opportunities.

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Administration Small Business Revenue Sales 52

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 4, 2024

Your boss points out what’s going wrong more often than what’s going right. They nitpick your work, highlighting every possibility for improvement. Meetings sometimes feel like inquisitions. While a generally difficult boss might be challenging due to their mood swings, lack of clarity, or unpredictability, a highly critical boss consistently focuses on “the gap,” not the gain.

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Manager 28

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.

Diversity

Alison Green

JUNE 4, 2024

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. Have you ever heard of a Death Doula? I hadn’t, so when I had the opportunity to ask Death Doula Sharon Crowell about her work, I took it! Here’s our conversation. What does a Death Doula do? A Death Doula provides support to a dying person and his or her family/caregiver.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 4, 2024

A critical but often overlooked part of the recruiting and hiring process happens before the job description is posted — or even created. Hiring managers should conduct a thorough assessment of their team’s current skills, aspirations, and culture to make sure they’re courting candidates with the skill sets and capabilities will truly add value to the team and organization — both now and in the future.

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Association Now Workplace

JUNE 4, 2024

The report from Cvent finds that team leaders are committed to hybrid workforces, but looking at ways to increase engagement. A new report finds that organization leaders see increasing value in in-person staff meetings, even with a more distributed workforce. The 2024 U.S. Internal Meetings Impact Report , released last week , is based on a survey of business leaders conducted by the events technology firm Cvent in collaboration with the Harris Poll.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 4, 2024

Traditionally, transformation efforts are organized as programs with a defined beginning and end. Rooted in a change model popularized by German American psychologist Kurt Lewin in the 1950s, this approach involves three stages: “unfreeze, change, and refreeze.” Although it is effective for discrete projects like implementing a new payroll system, this model falls short in today’s dynamic business environment.

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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.

Diversity

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 4, 2024

Hippo is poised to disrupt the insurance industry, but can it weather the effects of climate change?

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 4, 2024

A conversation with consultant Arjan Singh on designing corporate war games.

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Strategic Planning 24