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Could You Be a Lousy Listener Without Knowing

Leadership Freak

“When we are listened to, it creates us, makes us unfold and expand.” Brenda Ueland You might be a lousy listener if. #1. Listening feels easy. #2. Listening is about technique. #3. Solutions are top of mind. More. Click the link to expand your leadership influence.

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Your 101 Guide To Written Warnings (+Free Templates) 

AIHR

To maintain a fair and transparent organizational culture , it’s important to understand when issuing an employee a written warning is appropriate. This is part of a fair employee warning notice process, which is vital to an equitable workplace. As an HR professional, you can develop a detailed written warning process. This should involve guiding management on how to write and when to issue employee warning letters and providing a written warning template managers can follow.

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9 Important Things Leaders Must Do For Their New Hires

Lolly Daskal

As a seasoned executive coach with decades of experience, I’ve played a significant role in refining onboarding processes across diverse sectors. My experience reveals that the longevity and commitment of new employees hinge on their initial experiences. A warm welcome, robust support, and the right tools from the start are crucial. Here are nine key strategies leaders should adopt to ensure their new hires thrive: Create a Comprehensive Onboarding Plan: Develop a structured onboarding pla

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Is Your Team Playing It Too Safe?

Kellogg Insight

Fear of failure can stifle innovation. A new study shows how to incentivize people to tackle those high-risk, high-reward projects.

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The Hidden Skills That Separate Good Leaders from Great Ones

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

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The Top 6 Challenges of Working Remotely and How to Overcome Them

Lolly Daskal

It’s no secret that working away from the office is increasingly more popular. Six out of 10 companies offer their workers the chance to telecommute. 43 percent of all employees work remotely at least some of the time, according to the latest workplace statistics from Gallup. While remote work offers numerous benefits, it also presents unique challenges for individuals working from home.

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my employee is monitoring other people’s work

Alison Green

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: We are a semi-remote team that uses a project management system to keep our workflow organized and distribute assignments. One of my employees, Jane, feels it is necessary to look at everyone’s work on this system and comment on it. She also uses it as a tool to fuel her immense paranoia (“Why is Boss watching my tracker and not Coworker’s)?

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the person who’s supposed to train me belittles me when I have questions

Alison Green

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I’m learning the ropes in a new job, and there are lots of things that are very difficult to figure out by yourself. That’s expected though, and I am supposed to ask Lawrence for help. Lawrence has been with the company for several years now, but we hold the same job title and are on the same hierarchical level.

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Maximizing Insights: How To Analyze Employee Engagement Surveys Effectively

Vantage Circle

Are you curious about what your employees are truly thinking? Employee engagement surveys are the key to uncovering these insights. As companies increasingly recognize the value of an engaged workforce, employee engagement surveys have become an essential tool for gathering insights and driving positive change. However, collecting data is just the beginning—the true value emerges when you delve into the analysis.

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I’m biased toward midwesterners, cleaning up after a reply-all email storm, and more

Alison Green

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. I’m biased toward midwestern candidates At the east coast company I work at, I’m frequently on hiring committees for competitive positions that typically include a wide range of candidates from all over the U.S. I recently noticed a concerning pattern in the candidates that I have advocated for hire.

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Overcoming the Fear of Failure as a Small Business Owner

Chris LoCutro

Let’s dive into something that keeps many of us up at night: the dreaded fear of failure. It’s a beast, right? But what if I told you that this beast could actually be your best ally on the entrepreneurial journey? Stick with me as we decode how to flip the script on failure and use it to fuel your growth. Understanding Fear of Failure The fear of failure is more than just a nagging worry.

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Future of HR: Navigating Transformation in the Digital Age

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.

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Don’t Set Your Goals in Stone — Mold Them Like Clay

Harvard Business Review

A popular analogy compares our goals to rocks in a jar: put the big rocks (your most valued goals) in the jar first, or else the smaller (less important) rocks will take up all the space. But goals aren’t rocks; in fact, they’re more like balls of soft clay that require molding as much as prioritizing. To better mold your goals to your stage in life and what’s important to you, work through a four-step process that breaks your goals into values and definitions of success.

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my boss is upset that I quit without more notice because I’m vital to the business

Alison Green

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I just left my job. I had worked at the same small company for six years. Over the years, I have seen admin staff leave with little notice and staff who gave notice but did not actually work through it. My boss, Amanda, told me that she actually did not want them to work those two weeks, so she gave them the option to leave immediately.

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8 Reasons Why Co-Leaders Fail

Harvard Business Review

When companies appoint two people to share a leadership role, they typically invest time explaining and justifying the dual structure when it’s launched — but they neglect to continue the work of making people understand how the two leaders are working together. To be successful, co-leaders need an ongoing process to keep from settling into separate fiefdoms that destroy value in the business.

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How to Keep Tenured Employees Engaged in the Workplace

15Five

If you think employee engagement is all about getting new hires excited about their work, you’re accidentally ignoring one of the biggest challenges in keeping your workforce as a whole engaged. Tenured employees. As they accumulate experience and expertise, tenured employees become key to some of your most important work. They accumulate a massive amount of institutional knowledge, allowing them to work independently and answer questions for people throughout your org chart.

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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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Research: How Passion Can Backfire at Work

Harvard Business Review

Passion has long been championed as a key to workplace success. However, scientific studies have found mixed results: On the one hand, some studies find evidence that passionate employees tend to perform better, while other research has documented null or even negative effects on performance. What’s the root of these inconsistent findings surrounding passion?

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How to Coach an Employee Who’s Struggling to Perform

Harvard Business Review

Management professor and author Melvin Smith takes questions from listeners who are struggling to coach employees.

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Innovating Around an Existing Core Product or Service

Harvard Business Review

Wharton professor David Robertson discusses a “third way” to innovate besides disruptive and sustaining innovations.

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