Harvard Business Review

JUNE 24, 2024

Two studies by the authors demonstrate that the presence of robust shareholder agreements in publicly traded family firms in France adds 18% in market value to shareholders because they protect shareholders against misuse of capital by groups of family members. This article describes the critical provisions in such agreements and presents data showing the impact of these provisions on market value.

Marketing 127

Marketing Government 127

Alison Green

JUNE 24, 2024

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I messed up royally. I’m two years in my first full-time role. My job is like in-house consulting. My team is trying to improve our internal processes. We interview people in the process about what they’re struggling with and look for ways to improve it. I’ve done a lot of these interviews by now, but one of them was like pulling teeth from a lion trying to bite you.

Manager 111

Manager 111

Lolly Daskal

JUNE 24, 2024

Management is as much about what you shouldn’t do as what you should. A Gallup poll revealed that one in two employees had left a job to get away from a manager and improve their overall life at some point in their career. This statistic underscores the critical impact management practices have on employee retention and satisfaction. As an executive leadership coach, I’ve seen firsthand how certain management missteps can significantly undermine team morale and productivity.

Manager 91

Manager Retention Leadership Development 91

Alison Green

JUNE 24, 2024

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. Last week we talked about wild overreactions at work. Here are 10 of my favorite stories you shared. 1. The cups At my company, we used to use paper cups at our cafe (where we get lattes for 50 cents). When we switched to reusable cups, it was OUTRAGE. The announcement post on our internal social media page about the change got 153 comments, about half of which were along the lines of: “But then the mugs will get mixed with wa

Travel 106

Travel Hospitality Manager Workflows 106

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

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 24, 2024

Research shows that 78% of leaders report “collaboration drag” — too many meetings, too much peer feedback, and too much time spent getting buy-in from stakeholders.

Project Management 101

Project Management Organizational Change Organizational Development Manager 101

Alison Green

JUNE 24, 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. Managing an interruptor during an urban foraging class A dear friend of mine teaches classes on urban foraging for edible weeds, such as dandelions, creeping wood sorrel, and stinging nettles. She’s written a book on how to identify, ethically forage, and cook common urban weeds.

Manager 104

Manager Nonprofit Travel Administration 104

Alison Green

JUNE 24, 2024

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. When you go to work, you assume you’re there to earn income — so it can be particularly galling when your workplace pressures you to part with your hard-earned cash. Yet, being expected to open your wallet is surprisingly common in the workplace. From collections taken up for office baby showers to retirements to farewell gifts, workplace charity drives, and beyond, there’s seemingly a never-ending rotation of occasions

Accounts 98

Accounts Manager 98

15Five

JUNE 24, 2024

Short-staffed organizations don’t have enough people to handle all the work that needs to get done. When that goes on for too long, employees start taking notice and employee engagement suffers. Watching important tasks go undone, having to work through lunch to hit deadlines, and feeling like promotion opportunities have gone the way of the dodo all take their toll on your workforce.

Staffing 91

Staffing Employee Engagement Software Human Resources 91

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 24, 2024

The promise of AI is alluring — optimized productivity, lightning-fast data analysis, and freedom from mundane tasks — and both companies and workers alike are fascinated (and more than a little dumbfounded) by how these tools allow them to do more and better work faster than ever before. Yet in fervor to keep pace with competitors and reap the efficiency gains associated with deploying AI, many organizations have lost sight of their most important asset: the humans whose jobs are being fragment

Assets 103

Assets 103

Thought Leaders LLC

JUNE 24, 2024

Dr. Sam Adeyemi offers 7 tried-and-true guidelines to create a more trusting workplace. Today’s guest post is b y Dr. Sam Adeyemi, author of Dear Leader: Your Flagship Guide to Successful Leadership. What if I told you at least 90% of executives think trust affects their bottom line? You probably wouldn’t be surprised. But, what if I also told you that only 21% of U.S.

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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

Vantage Circle

JUNE 24, 2024

Introduction In today's bustling business world, it is crucial for both individuals and organizations to learn and adapt quickly. Traditional methods of corporate learning often need to catch up in engaging employees and providing personalized learning experiences. Learning Experience Platforms (LXPs) are a modern solution designed to revolutionize corporate training and development.

Employee Engagement 64

Employee Engagement Administration Software Implementation 64

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 24, 2024

The challenges of scoring a position that’s scarce—and how to move around them.

Manager 93

Manager 93

LSA Global

JUNE 24, 2024

The Top 7 Steps to Better Manage Stakeholders to Increase Influence If you need to work with others to achieve goals, effective stakeholder management matters. We know from project postmortem data that, done right, effective stakeholder management creates alignment, secures resources, and achieves shared goals across functions. At its core, the ability to better manage stakeholders to increase influence involves deeply understanding stakeholder needs, building relationships, and consistently com

Manager 63

Manager Change Management Metrics Project Management 63

Peter Winick

JUNE 24, 2024

Inspiring Leadership: Moving Beyond Victimhood A conversation with Judy Wilkins Smith about helping others find the biggest version of themselves and aligning your Head, Heart, and Gut for success. In this episode of the Thought Leadership Leverage podcast, host Bill Sherman sits down with Judy Wilkins Smith, an executive coach and trainer specializing in Systemic Constellation Work.

Travel 164

Travel Scaling 164

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