Leadership Freak
MAY 7, 2017
Criticism and complaint seldom inspire people to take on new challenges. 4 essential for inspirational leadership: Belief: You must believe in people in order to inspire them.
Nir Eyal
MAY 9, 2017
Nir’s Note: This guest post is excerpted from Nathalie Nahai’s best-selling book, Webs Of Influence: The Psychology of Online Persuasion. A film, a piece of theatre, a piece of music, or a book can make a difference. It can change the world. – Alan Rickman, Actor What Makes Video Special? Compared to other media types on the web, […].
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15Five
MAY 3, 2017
One of the common concerns we hear from leaders is how to create or maintain strong company cultures. This challenge is exacerbated considerably when the business (like ours) is globally distributed. My co-founder, Shane Metcalf, and I thought it would be helpful to share some of our experiences leading a distributed team and solutions for growing camaraderie and cohesion even when employees are located all across the globe.
Tanveer Nasser
MAY 16, 2017
As leaders, how aware are we of the obstacles we create for ourselves that impede our ability to achieve our own form of greatness? That's the question that served as the basis of my conversation with my fellow leadership expert and friend, Lolly Daskal. Lolly is the president and CEO of Lead From Within, a global consultancy that specializes in leadership and entrepreneurial development.
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
Brian Balfour
MAY 24, 2017
Growth is still an emerging discipline, and not everyone has a structured growth team within their org. But, let’s say you get to start from scratch and build the ideal growth team. What people and roles would you start with? Andrew Chen and I recently sat down to look at a few configurations to consider as you're scaling up a team around growth. We've broken up the conversation into three videos, with notes below each video.
Kevin Eikenberry
MAY 1, 2017
As a leader, you need to stay connected to the members of your team – so you know what they are doing, how they are progressing, and have a chance to provide support for them and much more. You can call these meetings lots of things; I’ve heard them called weekly meetings, touch-in meetings, coaching […]. The post Having Great One-on-Ones with Employees appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.
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Nir Eyal
MAY 3, 2017
To understand technology addiction (or any addiction for that matter) you need to understand the Q-tip. Perhaps you’ve never noticed there’s a scary warning on every box of cotton swabs that reads, “CAUTION: Do not enter ear canal…Entering the ear canal could cause injury.” How is it that the one thing most people do with Q-tips is […]. The post Tech Companies are Addicting People!
15Five
MAY 24, 2017
Every company has growing pains , especially as they reach certain size thresholds. When you reach around ten to fifteen employees, in-person status meetings are no longer tenable. I want to share the story of how a successful organization used technology to overcome their growth challenges. Influence & Co. , a con tent marketing agency that creates engaging content to fuel the marketing efforts of their customers and positions their key employees as influencers in their industries, has grow
Eric Jacobsen Blog
MAY 15, 2017
"Pessimists don't change the world. Critics write words but they don't write the future," says author Jon Gordon. "Naysayers talk about problems but they don't solve them. Throughout history we see that it's the optimists, the believers, the dreamers, the doers, and the positive leaders who change the world," he adds. You'll learn how and why positive leaders transform teams and organizations in Gordon's new book, The Power of Positive Leadership.
LSA Global
MAY 21, 2017
While leaders can certainly have an over-weighted impact on behavioral norms, workplace culture rarely works according to the picture above where an individual holds more sway than the group as a whole. Only in extraordinary circumstances and with a very strong, determined leader can a single individual have more influence on changing a corporate culture than the majority of the workers.
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.
Kevin Eikenberry
MAY 8, 2017
If you are reading this you likely have many different experiences with change. Those experiences give you a wide variety of thoughts and feelings about this complex and common process. Like with most things in our lives, our past change experiences help create who we are and how we respond to future change scenarios. Having […]. The post What is Your Change Personality?
Leadership Freak
MAY 12, 2017
The three most neglected leadership qualities are kind candor, courageous transparency, and forward-facing curiosity. You might be good at one, but very few excel at all three.
Harvard Business Review
MAY 22, 2017
At some point in your career, even if you’re not a salesperson, you’re going to have to sell something — whether it’s your idea , your team, or yourself. So how can you improve your sales skills, especially if you don’t pitch people often? What should you focus on first? And what should you do if you lose a sale? What the Experts Say.
15Five
MAY 18, 2017
Culture is a vital and unique part of every organization. It’s what makes people decide to join a team and is the biggest reason employees choose to stay or leave. It’s the key to gaining (and maintaining) a true competitive edge—one that makes work a place people want to be. But company culture can be very difficult to define. Unlike pay, perks, and promotions, culture is a rather elusive quality that stands in a class all its own.
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.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
MAY 19, 2017
If you want to create a heart culture and a people-first culture at your workplace, read the book, Advisory Leadership , by Greg Friedman. Although the book is authored by an award-winning financial advisor and primarily written for professionals in the financial services industry, this book is a must read for any leader who wants to create a nurturing heart culture that hinges on the human-centric values the next generation of employees hold in high regard.
LSA Global
MAY 26, 2017
New manager training programs exist by the hundreds. They teach all kinds of leadership skills necessary for new managers (or experienced managers for that matter) to succeed. The challenges of the transition from individual contributor to leading a team are significant. But still…does it have to be so difficult? At first it can feel as though you are one against many.
Kevin Eikenberry
MAY 15, 2017
As a leader, like it or not, you are in the change business. You are leading people to a new and better future which means that things will change on that journey. If they don’t, you will certainly never reach your desired outcomes. And even if you are trying to preserve the status quo for […]. The post Successfully Leading the Change Personalities on Your Team appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.
Leadership Freak
MAY 3, 2017
New Book Giveaway!! 20 free copies of Culture Works. Leave a comment on this guest post by Kris Boesch to become eligible to win one of TWENTY complimentary copies of Culture Works.
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
Harvard Business Review
MAY 29, 2017
The research is clear: women in competitive, historically male, “up-our-out” organizational cultures make more money and enjoy more rapid promotions when they are mentored by men. Excellent mentors generally provide two clusters of critical mentoring functions. Psychosocial functions include encouragement, friendship, and emotional support.
15Five
MAY 10, 2017
The world is evolving rapidly, and new technologies or seemingly uncontrollable events can quickly render your offering obsolete. That’s why earlier this year we released The High-Growth CEO Handbook , for founders and executives to learn the fundamentals of steady and sustainable business growth. The book was written as a response to these 6 main themes that typically frustrate executives and founders: 1) Effective Talent Acquisition. 2) Maintaining Visibility. 3) Scaling Communication. 4
Eric Jacobsen Blog
MAY 29, 2017
At the end of each year, I select my choice for the best new leadership book for that year, and then highlight that book on my blog. Well, we're only five months into 2017 and there is a new leadership book so good that I can't wait until year-end to share it with you. And, it's likely to be within the select few options for best new leadership book of 2017.
LSA Global
MAY 3, 2017
If you believe, as we do at LSA Global, that corporate culture, along with talent and strategy, is what drives a company to succeed, it is critical to understand what culture is and who owns the responsibility for shaping it…the leadership or the workforce? We define corporate culture as the way work truly gets done on a day-to-day basis…and smart leaders know it exists by either design or default.
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.
Kevin Eikenberry
MAY 16, 2017
Today I’m answering a question from one of our viewers with four questions to ask yourself to know… How do you read company culture to see if you’re fitting in or not? Tweet it out: Fitting into a company culture starts with understanding what the culture really is. – @KevinEikenberry From This Episode: If you’re […].
Leadership Freak
MAY 19, 2017
Leaders work too hard at the skills of leadership and not hard enough at becoming themselves. Genuine leadership: Real leaders change us effortlessly.
Harvard Business Review
MAY 4, 2017
With the rise of the so-called “gig economy” has come debate about how companies treat the people who “work” for them. Much of this criticism asks whether gig workers are underpaid, overworked , or subject to exploitation and even abuse. More fundamentally, others have asked whether gig work, performed even under the best of circumstances, is something to be celebrated.
Leadership Freak
MAY 16, 2017
Everyone has an idea of how to achieve success. Doers think it’s about getting things done. Dreamers think it’s about dreaming big dreams. Both are wrong.
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.
Leadership Freak
MAY 2, 2017
I’m a no nonsense farm boy originally from a dairy farm in Central Maine. We’re not impressed with positivity. I recently reconnected with my friend Jon Gordon (Mr. Positive Leadership).
Leadership Freak
MAY 4, 2017
For many, it’s easier to talk about what sucks than what’s great. There’s a negative voice in our heads. Personally, you can’t speak well of yourself. Why? Humble leaders don’t brag.
Leadership Freak
MAY 11, 2017
Have performance conversations so frequently that they feel natural. Repetition builds confidence and culture. Cheer, clap, and pat: If you wait until something goes wrong to give positive feedback, it’s too late.
Leadership Freak
MAY 15, 2017
Leading is like working on a puzzle without the cover. In turbulent times, throw three puzzles in the same pile. In crisis, hide the edges. Certainty about the future is illusion.
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
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