Do you have the Global Mindset Necessary to Lead your Team?
Leadership Freak
DECEMBER 14, 2017
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10 years of professional blogging – what I’ve learned
Andrew Chen
DECEMBER 18, 2017
1/ After 10+ years of publishing professional writing at [link] , I have a couple opinions on how to get your stuff read. — Andrew Chen (@andrewchen) July 26, 2017. Building your personal bat signal. I want to cross-pollinate a tweetstorm on lessons I’ve learned from a decade of professional writing. In a way, it’s a followup to some more general life lessons from 10 years of living in the Bay Area.
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Naphtali Hoff | How Organizations Can Help New Leaders To Succeed
Tanveer Nasser
DECEMBER 12, 2017
Without question, one of the common tasks organizations everywhere have to deal with is leadership development. Whether it's due to an aging workforce or the growing numbers of Millennials now moving their way through the workplace, there's no question that developing the next group of leaders will play a key role in an organization's growth and success in the coming years.
Webinar Recap: How To Renew Your Core Values To Keep In Pace With Business Growth
15Five
DECEMBER 20, 2017
Creating core values is an exceptionally powerful exercise that allows companies to codify their company culture by purposefully distinguishing the elements that are unique, strong and positive. Core values act as touchstones to be used in the ongoing conversations designed to continuously reinforce that culture. But as your company grows and evolves, it may sometimes outgrow the core values that were at its foundation.
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
Eight Ways to Be a Better Leader in 2018
Kevin Eikenberry
DECEMBER 18, 2017
Last week, I released my list of skills that employees need to focus on and improve on to make the biggest impact in 2018. Today, I release a similar list for leaders. Actually, leaders would be best served to improve on all skills on both lists – or at least consider all in their professional […]. The post Eight Ways to Be a Better Leader in 2018 appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.
How to Deal With a Big Decision When the Boss Is Away
Mind Tools Problem Solving
DECEMBER 14, 2017
A big problem has somehow landed in your lap. Everyone’s looking to you to make the final decision , the ripples of which will extend far beyond your little team. But the boss went on holiday with a clear “do not disturb” notice. What do you do? How Urgent Is the Decision? Is the boss’s unavailability really a problem? Or are you worrying about nothing?
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Try the community-driven approach for lasting change management
Management30 Change Management
DECEMBER 4, 2017
by Shahin Sheidaei Change is only constant in the world we live in, and you are a part of it! In fact, you are in the business of Change. You may be influencing the change of people’s behavior and/or their processes. You might be directing a change, focusing on the process versus people aspect of. The post Try the community-driven approach for lasting change management appeared first on Management 3.0.
Six Questions To Ask Your Direct Reports
Eric Jacobsen Blog
DECEMBER 15, 2017
To help you bring out the best in your team, you need to get close and understand their skills, abilities, and motivations. So, the authors of the book, Your First Leadership Job , recommend you hold getting-to-know-you conversations with each of your direct reports. Ask these open-ended questions. Let each team member know the purpose of the meeting in advance.
The Untapped Resource Startups Can Leverage To Design The World’s Best Workplaces
15Five
DECEMBER 12, 2017
Companies both big and small want to steer management decisions away from dangerous half-truths and recycled best practices. Stanford professors, Jeffrey Pfeffer and Bob Sutton brought data-based decision making to the world of business through evidence-based management to help these companies make better people decisions. Here’s how you can do the same… What’s Evidence-Based Management?
Eight Ways to Be a Better Employee in 2018
Kevin Eikenberry
DECEMBER 11, 2017
If you work, you are an employee. Much of what I write about here is about leadership and how to be more effective in helping others choose to follow us in the pursuit of desirable outcomes. But every leader is a member of the team too. Even the CEO, even the owner. For the next […]. The post Eight Ways to Be a Better Employee in 2018 appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.
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.
Ensure Your People Strategy Supports High Growth
LSA Global
DECEMBER 15, 2017
Does Your People Strategy Support High Growth? If you are one of the lucky businesses set up for high growth in the coming months or a business that aspires to grow rapidly, be sure your people strategy will support your high growth plans. Our organizational alignment research found talent accounts for 29% of the difference between high and low performing companies.
The Gifts of Leadership: How to Give Advice That People Respect
Leadership Freak
DECEMBER 19, 2017
People don’t want advice. They want the pain to go away. They want to keep doing the same thing but get different results.
Vantage Circle Wins Two Awards For HR Software Solutions
Vantage Circle
DECEMBER 8, 2017
FinancesOnline, a leading B2B software review website that has examined countless applications, has recognized Vantage Circle as a great HR system. Aside from landing a spot in their top 15 popular HR management software solutions, we received two prestigious awards. The Great User Experience award for HR software solutions is ascribed only to efficient and well-designed solutions.
10 Ways To Improve Your Connection Skills
Eric Jacobsen Blog
DECEMBER 14, 2017
"Connection is what transforms a dog-eat-dog environment into a sled-dog team that pulls together," says Michael Lee Stallard , author of the book, Connection Culture. "Connection builds an emotional bond that promotes trust, cooperation, and esprit de corps among people in the workplace." Based on shared identity, empathy, and understanding , connection moves primarily self-centered individuals toward group-centered membership.
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.
New Feature Update: The Best-Self Review
15Five
DECEMBER 5, 2017
This month, we’re excited to announce the latest addition to 15Five, the Best-Self Review. Best-Self Reviews are 15Five’s answer to the traditional annual performance review, which is often biased and counterproductive. Traditional performance reviews were created during the Industrial Revolution, a time when producing efficient and repeatable outcomes were valued most.
Compliance or Commitment, Which Do You Want?
Kevin Eikenberry
DECEMBER 4, 2017
Most of the talk about leadership style is futile without first understanding the answer to this question. Most leadership development is hollow until those learning are clear on their answer to this question. And while the answer to this question may seem easy or obvious, the results in the world around us prove that we […]. The post Compliance or Commitment, Which Do You Want?
4 Simple and Straightforward Employee Goal Setting Tips
LSA Global
DECEMBER 29, 2017
Employee Goal Setting Done Right. You can make the process of employee goal setting fairly simple or incredibly complex. But in the end, what matters is whether or not you have succeeded in reaching the team objectives in a way that makes sense. Effective Employee Goal Setting Creates Understanding and Commitment. We believe that the process of employee goal setting should be rather simple and straightforward…no need to follow elaborate formulas.
How to Reinvent the Future and Stop Reliving the Past
Leadership Freak
DECEMBER 29, 2017
Conversations that begin, “I remember when,” are about recreating the past. But you can’t create the future while longing for the good ole days.
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
Vantage Circle Wins Two Awards For HR Software Solutions
Vantage Circle
DECEMBER 8, 2017
FinancesOnline, a leading B2B software review website that has examined countless applications, has recognized Vantage Circle as a great HR system. Aside from landing a spot in their top 15 popular HR management software solutions, we received two prestigious awards. The Great User Experience award for HR software solutions is ascribed only to efficient and well-designed solutions.
New Year's Resolutions For Leaders
Eric Jacobsen Blog
DECEMBER 31, 2017
With only one one day left of 2017, it's time to identify your New Year's Resolutions for 2018. To get you started, how about selecting one or more of these 70 New Year's resolutions for leaders? Perhaps write down five to ten and then between now and tomorrow, think about which couple you want to work on during 2018. Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all
A Working Father’s Formula For Keeping New Year’s Resolutions
15Five
DECEMBER 28, 2017
Life as I once knew it is now over. Oh it’s not as terrible as it sounds. Veteran parents will scare the newly initiated with horror stories of dirty diapers and sleepless nights (all of which are true). But those challenges are coupled with a renewed sense of purpose and a whole lot of love and cuteness. Despite the new constraints on my time, I am still far more productive than I have ever been.
Embrace Mistakes – Remarkable TV
Kevin Eikenberry
DECEMBER 26, 2017
If you’ve been to this blog before or read anything I’ve written really, you’ve no doubt heard me talking about the most unlikely places that leaders can learn from and today’s episode is no different. Truth is that mistakes are a highly valuable learning opportunity and today I’ll explain how exactly how we can best […].
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.
4 Elements to Ensure Strategy Aligns Behavior
LSA Global
DECEMBER 7, 2017
When Strategy Aligns Behavior. A clear, well understood strategy aligns employee behavior within the priorities of the business. Just as a coxswain guides his crew to pull together in the same direction in a coordinated way, a great strategy guides everyone in the organization to make the right strategic choices and behave in a way that makes sense.
Secret Sauce Sunday: One Secret From Five World Class Leaders
Leadership Freak
DECEMBER 3, 2017
Most words that enter your ears have little impact on your life. But I’m still inspired by words I heard six years ago. It was 2011. Five leaders: Jay Elliot, former Sr. V.P.
How to Be More Productive Without Burning Out
Harvard Business Review
DECEMBER 11, 2017
Moment/Getty Images. Like many of my classmates, shortly after college, I joined the ranks of a top strategy and management consulting firm. I knew I was signing up for long hours, but the reality of that didn’t really sink until a few months in, when I asked for a vacation day to go to a friend’s wedding. My request was granted, sort of.
Creating A High-Performance Culture
Eric Jacobsen Blog
DECEMBER 30, 2017
In his book, The Responsible Leader , Tim Richardson explains that to create a high-performance culture , you need to plan and prepare for the following moments to ensure the conversations surrounding them are both meaningful and intentional: recruitment and induction of new team members performance management discussions promotion interviews and talent management discussions coaching discussions customer sales presentations handling customer complaints and problems briefings to the press, analy
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.
Are You the Captain of the Titanic
Leadership Freak
DECEMBER 1, 2017
Disconnected leaders are captains on the Titanic. Comfortable disconnection in the present signals failure in the future. Isolation may feel comfortable – especially in difficult situations – but it sinks leaders and organizations.
Solution Saturday: Hired to Get Them In Shape
Leadership Freak
DECEMBER 16, 2017
Dear Dan, I’ve followed your blog for along time and have used many of your thought-provoking ideas. But I have run into something I’ve never come across before and would appreciate your thoughts.
Stop Domesticating Remarkable People
Leadership Freak
DECEMBER 5, 2017
People in the middle are forgettable. Obsessed people are remarkable. Danger: Average leaders want everyone else to be average. Leaders face the danger of domesticating remarkable people.
How to Have a “New” Year in 2018
Leadership Freak
DECEMBER 30, 2017
New Years Day arrives and leaves like every other day. It’s different for one reason. We make it different. New Years is different because you do different things.
The Upskilling Advantage: Transforming Your Workforce For Future Growth
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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