Lolly Daskal

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Business is hard these days. Markets are volatile, morale is low, and the world faces new challenges daily. In times like this, it’s easy to fall into a slump. But as a leader, you set the tone, and it’s important to create positivity. When you reshape your mindset to positivity, you find opportunity in challenges and benefits in drawbacks. People with positive attitudes remain hopeful and see the best even in difficult situations.

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Tanveer Nasser

OCTOBER 19, 2022

With the arrival of Fall, it’s only natural that leaders are shifting their focus towards what needs to be done to complete those goals they set out for their team at the start of the year. But this time of year also presents an important opportunity for leaders to energize. Click to continue reading. With the arrival of Fall, it’s only natural that leaders are shifting their focus towards what needs to be done to complete those goals they set out for their team at the start of the year.

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AIHR

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Businesses are finding that the traditional emphasis on education alone has not resulted in a pool of applicants who possess the required skills. These skills gaps impact organizations on several levels, including hobbling the ability to innovate and increasing costs associated with workers. This highlights the need for HR to develop effective employee development plans.

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Ed Batista

OCTOBER 27, 2022

One of a leader's most important functions is serving as a shock absorber , soaking up forces generated by one part of the organization (or from outside the organization) and distributing them elsewhere, and doing so in such a way that the entire system operates more effectively. This is a simple metaphor, but it has some implications that are worth making explicit: A shock absorber cushions the blow--it doesn't prevent the flow of force.

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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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Get Lighthouse

OCTOBER 10, 2022

You're not alone. It's not just you. The leading benefit that Millennials (and many others at work) want in a job is the opportunity for career growth and development. Studies by PwC : and Deloitte agree: Career growth and development are some of the top things people look for in jobs. Yet, most aren't growing. Unfortunately, many jobs promising growth are a bait and switch.

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Forbes Leadership

OCTOBER 17, 2022

According to a McKinsey report released in December 2020 (and updated on the one-year anniversary of Floyd’s murder), more than 1,100 organizations committed a total of $200 billion to racial justice initiatives between June 2020 and May 2021.

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Tanveer Nasser

OCTOBER 5, 2022

No matter which industry your organization operates it, there’s a pretty high chance that you’re grappling with how to motivate and engage your employees in the daily work they do. This challenge has manifested itself in various ways – from the Great Resignation to more recently the notion of quiet quitting. Regardless of what we choose to call it, the underlying problem is the same – people don’t feel a strong connection to the work they do, and consequently are not as invested as leaders want

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AIHR

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Understanding predictors of job performance enables organizations to assess candidates for relevant characteristics and, ultimately, hire people who will help the company succeed. Drivers of performance differ per job and organization, and you need to pinpoint them correctly to create impact. Let’s have a look at how an organization assessed predictors of job performance of insurance sales agents.

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Ed Batista

OCTOBER 12, 2022

A theme in my practice is the leader who's struggling to repair a damaged working relationship with an employee. In most cases we start with the assumption that a better relationship is possible and that even a long-running conflict can be resolved. This usually entails the following steps in some form: Having both parties engage in an ongoing dialogue about the relationship.

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David Grossman

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Companies and their leaders are facing increasing pressure today to speak out on political and societal issues. Where once a clear boundary may have existed between our professional and personal lives, as the two blend together and trust in key institutions such as government, media and NGOs continues to erode, business leaders are compelled to demonstrate accountability and take a stance.

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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.

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Get Lighthouse

OCTOBER 21, 2022

".The team appears to be more energized and I'm finding myself more confident in leading each individual. I've also extended the format to include PMs who I work with closely to also touch base and to achieve a similar outcome of trust building and alignment. So far it's been positive.". A Design Director wrote that to me after he started one-on-ones with his team and had an epiphany: the same results he's had with his team could be had with others he works with regularly.

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Lolly Daskal

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Anyone who’s tried to break a bad habit knows how hard it is. And the older we get and the longer our habits persist, the harder it gets. Most of us in leadership have at least one bad professional habit. Maybe you check your messages constantly. Or you might be known for being 10 minutes late to every meeting. Maybe you work through every weekend, hold negative thoughts, or mix too much personal business into the workday.

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Forbes Leadership

OCTOBER 21, 2022

As is often the case, when European-American women experience challenge, Black women face a tsunami, and this laterst report predictably finds what many Black women have known all along—corporate America isn’t designed to champion our success.

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AIHR

OCTOBER 3, 2022

When talent is scarce, conducting a skills audit helps you to gain a thorough understanding of what skills you have in your organization and which you need to develop or hire for. Contents What is a skills audit? What are the types of skills audits? When should you conduct a skills audit? Why do organizations conduct skills audits? 10 tips for a successful skills audit.

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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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Scott Elbin

OCTOBER 18, 2022

One of the big differences between leaders who shape the bigger picture for a company and those that hit a ceiling and stay stuck in their functional roles is that the big picture leaders are way better at influencing their colleagues. I’ve had some amazing big picture leaders and influencers as executive coaching clients over the years and was talking with one of them last week.

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SHRM Organizational Development

OCTOBER 24, 2022

How can leaders become better people managers? To help you adopt the best ways to manage people as a great leader, we asked CHROs and experienced people managers for their best insights. From showing genuine care for your employees as people to inspiring curiosity in your team, there are several things leaders can consciously do to develop themselves and their people management skills to become better managers of their workforce.

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Get Lighthouse

OCTOBER 28, 2022

For the first time in modern U.S. history, leaders like you have to manage an incredible four generations: Baby boomers: 1946-1964, ages 58-76 Generation X: 1965-1983, ages 39-57 Generation Y / Millennials: 1984-1996, ages 26-38 Generation Z / Gen 2020: 1997-mid-2000s, ages mid-teens-25. And, if you include Traditionalists (or The Silent Generation), there aren't four, but five generations currently active in the workplace (though it's rare for many to work in their 70s).

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Data shows that having a best friend at work is strongly linked to business outcomes, profitability, safety, inventory control, and employee retention.

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Retention Employee Engagement Manager 142

Speaker: Miriam Connaughton and Donald Knight

As organizations scale, keeping employees connected, engaged, and productive can seem like a monumental task. But what if AI could help you do all of this and more? AI has the power to help, but the key is implementing it in a way that enhances, rather than replaces, human connection. Join us for an exploration into how industry trailblazers are using AI to transform employee experience at scale while addressing both the potential and the pitfalls.

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Forbes Leadership

OCTOBER 30, 2022

Ten months of Putin’s war in Ukraine have seen a litany of atrocities including summary executions, unlawful confinement, torture, ill-treatment, rape and other sexual violence, forced displacement of people, removal of children, and illegal adoptions, among others.

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AIHR

OCTOBER 12, 2022

HR is often called upon to determine whether the organization has the right amount of skilled employees to deliver on the business OKRs (Objectives and Key Results). Headcount planning and analysis help HR professionals to assess the current and future headcount needs within the budgetary needs of the organization. But it is also an opportunity to align financial planning and talent acquisition efforts to develop a future-focused HR strategy. .

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Scott Elbin

OCTOBER 11, 2022

It’s interesting to me how trends come in waves when I coach executives. Lately, the trend has been leaders asking, “How do I get my team to think like me?” The question has come from members of senior leadership teams, individual senior executives, and mid-level leaders. In other words, it doesn’t really matter what level the leader is operating at, pretty much everyone lately is asking the question.

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Association Now Workplace

OCTOBER 19, 2022

We all know why working in associations is great, but it can often be difficult to explain the work of an association professional to people not familiar with the industry. Here’s a look at how readers explain what they do. Based on the number of responses we received to this question, it’s clear that our readers are eager to explain the work of an association professional.

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Speaker: Brian Richardson

With a staggering 92% of CEOs prioritizing skill development, and 84% struggling with transformation, mastering upskilling is now more critical than ever. Drawing on extensive research and collaboration with hundreds of leading organizations, discover key hurdles and innovative best practices in workforce upskilling. You'll walk away with a deep understanding of how to build a culture of continuous learning, expert insights into assessing the current skills of your employees, and a strategic too

Get Lighthouse

OCTOBER 5, 2022

In their "The State of the American Manager” study, Gallup found that half (50%) of all Americans have left a job to "get away from their manager at some point in their career.”. We've said it before, but it begs repeating: employees leave managers, not companies. And a bad manager can make employees leave in waves. A good manager can have a huge impact on not only the well-being, but the engagement and productivity of their team, as former Intel CEO Andy Grove pointed out in his classic, High O

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Kevin Eikenberry

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Leading is a lonely job. If you have been in any sort of leadership role you know that is true. It’s funny that a role that we perhaps aspired to, and one that may have some cache’ and even leave others a bit envious could be lonely. But it is. Let’s talk about why that […]. The post Leading is a Lonely Job appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Forbes Leadership

OCTOBER 14, 2022

On October 13, Pramila Patten, Indicated that rape is part of Russia,s “military strategy” and a “deliberate tactic to dehumanize the victims.”.

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AIHR

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Employees that are a flight risk in your organization can harm the business more now than ever before. In recent years, organizations increasingly face talent acquisition and employee turnover challenges. According to a recent Mckinsey report , 40% of people surveyed in six countries are unhappy at work and are considering quitting their job in the near future, while over 4 million people in the US quit their jobs in June 2022.

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Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

Join this brand new webinar with Tim Buteyn to learn how you can master the art of remote onboarding! By the end of this session, you'll understand how to: Craft a Tailored Onboarding Checklist 📝 Develop a comprehensive, customized checklist that ensures every new hire has a smooth transition into your company, no matter where they are in the world.

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Alison Green

OCTOBER 18, 2022

This post, I’m biased against people who went to women’s colleges , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I have a strong opinion about something that is making me biased as a manager. I am a woman and I dislike the idea of women’s colleges. I feel things people cannot help like age, race, disability, or sexual orientation are not the same as college choice.

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Chief Outsiders

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Part 1: Avoiding the Dust Bin Requires an Insights-Driven Approach. Have you ever heard of the Apple Pippin or the Twitter Peek? Played a game of TowerFall on the Ouya Console? Taken an important call on your Amazon Fire Phone? If so, you are among the rarest of the rare – the chosen few who took the calculated risk of trying a new product during its brief run on earth.

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Get Lighthouse

OCTOBER 24, 2022

As your team grows, there's increasing pressure to develop good leaders within your team. At some point ( ~10 direct reports ) you can't manage everyone yourself. Then, you have no choice but to get help. The best help is someone already in your company, and ideally on your team. They know and fit in your culture, are familiar with your people and processes, and demonstrate qualities of a good leader.

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Kevin Eikenberry

OCTOBER 31, 2022

No one works on an island. Even if you do literally work on an island, you don’t work alone – you still have colleagues and teammates. The question I am often asked is “Do I have to like my teammates?” Have to? Probably not. But is it in your best interest to build working relationships […]. The post Do I Have to Like My Teammates? appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Speaker: Andrea Wuchiski

In an era where a workforce spans multiple generations, HR managers and Total Rewards leaders face the unique challenge of designing benefits packages that cater to diverse employee needs. This session will delve into how comprehensive fertility benefits can bridge generational gaps, support employees’ health, and enhance workplace satisfaction. Join us for an insightful session that highlights the strategic importance of fertility benefits in today’s competitive job market.

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