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The Breakthrough Manifesto | Kim Christfort

Peter Winick

Using immersive experiences to achieve breakthroughs. An interview with Kim Christfort about sparking transformative innovation. Organizations often talk about having a culture of innovation. But what does that look like? To explore innovation and how to achieve transformative breakthroughs I’ve invited Kim Christfort to join me. Kim is the Chief Innovation Leader and National Managing Director of Deloitte Greenhouse Experience, where they work to spark new thinking, accelerate decision-making,

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Brilliant Leaders Know: You Don’t Have to Have All the Answers

Lolly Daskal

Brilliant leaders recognize that having all the answers isn’t the key to success. Instead, they use inquiry and collaboration to discover insights and create effective solutions. Acknowledging their limitations and seeking others’ input, they nurture an atmosphere of growth, curiosity, and joint problem-solving. How do brilliant leaders maintain their curiosity and drive for success?

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Why Calling Your Workers Heroes Can Backfire

Harvard Business Review

At the height of pandemic-era lockdowns, the term “hero” was used to describe full-time workers including frontline health workers, bus drivers, supermarket cashiers, and other workers who had to appear at work in-person. In 2020, Instacart launched a “Household Heroes” campaign to recruit 300,000 workers to the platform. While moralizing work like this might seem to have benefits for workers and the company, interviews with Instacart workers shed light on the mixed feelings many workers held ab

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7 Tips to Succeed with Difficult Conversations

Leadership Freak

It's stressful to host a crucial conversation. Not having it is worse. Every day is dark when you delay difficult conversations, but most of us do. Timely action increases success and lowers stress.

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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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GenAI Can Help Small Companies Level the Playing Field

Harvard Business Review

Generative AI has the potential to close content, insight, and technology gaps that large corporations typically have over their smaller counterparts. This shift presents a unique opportunity for SMEs, whose inherent agility gives them an edge in adopting and innovating with AI. This article shares some early examples of how new approaches to text and image generation, AI-generated video, customer insights, and more can help boost the competitiveness of SMEs willing to invest in generative AI to

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What Is Compensation Management and What’s HR’s Role in it?

AIHR

Is your compensation management approach helping or hurting your organization in the talent war? In a recent LinkedIn Talent Solutions report , compensation was ranked as the #1 top priority for candidates worldwide. That makes effective compensation management an essential tool in any HR professional’s arsenal when it comes to attracting the best candidates and lowering attrition rates.

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First Look: Leadership Books for February 2024

Michael McKinney

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in February 2024 curated just for you. Be sure to check out the other great titles being offered this month. Learned Excellence : Mental Disciplines for Leading and Winning from the World's Top Performers by Eric Potterat and Alan Eagle Learn how to perform at your very best, from the psychologist who has advised elite military operators, Olympic medalists, big wave surfers, neurosurgeons, cliff divers, first responders, Cirque d

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Navigating Growth: The Role of Fractional Sales Leaders in Transformative Strategies

Chief Outsiders

Today’s trend of hiring fractional executives is gaining momentum among growth-oriented businesses aiming to enhance their management expertise and bandwidth cost-effectively. In this article, I will delve into the dynamic world of fractional sales leaders, exploring their pivotal role in driving revenue growth, providing specialized expertise, and offering flexibility to scale sales leadership based on organizational needs.

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Leading Thoughts for February 1, 2024

Michael McKinney

I DEAS shared have the power to expand perspectives, change thinking, and move lives. Here are two ideas for the curious mind to engage with: I. Matthew Syed on giving failure a makeover: “Self-justification is insidious. Lying to oneself destroys the very possibility of learning. When a plane has crashed, it’s difficult to pretend the system worked just fine.

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The Questions Acquired Employees Want Answered

Eric Jacobson

“People get nervous when their employer changes because they don’t know what to expect from the company they’ve suddenly joined,” explains Brad Jacobs , author of the book, How To Make A Few Billion Dollars. Therefore, continues Jacobs, “It’s essential that you don’t say or do anything that prevents you from building strong relationships, because the integration can’t succeed without trust.

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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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Nadler-Tushman Congruence Model: A complete guide

Walk Me

The first essential step in designing and executing an organization’s successful change strategy is understanding its structure and functioning better. Leaders need a detailed plan to pinpoint and tackle performance challenges within a multifaceted organization. The Nadler-Tushman Congruence Model is an effective diagnostic tool for organizations to identify and rectify discrepancies among four critical aspects: work, people, structure, and culture.

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Defining Team Roles and Responsibilities (+Template)

Niagara Institute

Would your team members say, “I know what is expected of me at work”? Gallup has spent the last thirty years researching this topic by evaluating employee surveys and tracking their results. They found that employees who could answer, “I know what is expected of me at work,” correlated with productivity increases of 5-10%, thousands more happy customers, and 10-20% fewer accidents on the job.

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18 Jobs For Extroverts: Let Your People Person Flag Fly

BetterUp

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The Name of the Rose

Help Scout Leadership

It feels so unfair to cop the blame for something entirely outside your control, particularly if your job performance is measured using those same customer service satisfaction ratings. Mat discusses small injustices, and how to cope with them.

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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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What Is Brain Fog? Find Your Way Back to Mental Clarity

BetterUp

What is brain fog? Understanding how it works can help you overcome cognitive haziness. Let’s rediscover your mental clarity.

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