December, 2023

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Blending Disciplines to Create Powerful Thought Leadership | Selena Rezvani

Peter Winick

Learning to value yourself and own your authority. An interview with Selena Rezvani about incorporating her knowledge as a social worker to create impactful thought leadership. Thought leaders come from a wide variety of backgrounds and skills. Each unique path leads to inspiration, solutions, and frameworks that can reach niche groups on a personal level.

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How to ask for feedback and increase your self-awareness

Suzi McAlpine

One of the biggest mistakes leaders make is not taking the time, or calling on the courage required, to increase their self-awareness. Increasing our self-awareness not only means getting clearer on things like our values, strengths and ‘how we see the world’, it also means understanding ‘how the world sees us’. To see yourself clearly,… The post How to ask for feedback and increase your self-awareness first appeared on Suzi McAlpine | The Art of Leadership.

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You Need More Than Data to Understand Your Customers

Harvard Business Review

Today we have more data than ever before, yet marketers still struggle to understand their customers. That’s because today’s marketers have mistaken information for intimacy. The author, who ran strategy for Wieden+Kennedy, describes an ethnographic research campaign his team conducted on behalf of McDonald’s. They produced a cultural bible of sorts that chronicled a series of beliefs, artifacts, behavioral rituals, and language that constitute the McDonald’s fandom.

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The Most Important Skills for Building and Leading Effective Teams

Lolly Daskal

Leading teams successfully is important because it enables leaders to achieve the goals and objectives of an organization. When leaders are able to effectively lead their teams, they can foster a positive and productive work environment, and they can maximize the talents and contributions of their employees. But not many leader know how to build effective teams, as a executive leadership coach I coach my clients on the important skills needed to create effective teams, here are my suggestions:

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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

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The Ultimate Guide to Unstoppable Motivation

Nir Eyal

The Pacific Crest Trail is renowned as one of the most arduous—and sometimes dangerous—hiking trails in America. Every summer, thousands of intrepid walkers set off on the trail, beginning in spring and knowing they won’t arrive at the Canadian border until five months later. For most people, this sounds like a hellish feat of endurance. For University of Missouri professor Kennon Sheldon, it sounded like a perfect opportunity for a psychological experiment.

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If Every Day was New Year’s Day

Leadership Freak

A new year is a new start in your mind. January 1st is like every other day on the calendar. Our ability to make the same thing different is astonishing. You start again on New Year’s Day because you think you can. Perception shapes experience. If every day was New Year's Day.

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What Ferrari and Bentley Can Teach You about High Performance Cultures

Thought Leaders LLC

Building a high performance culture requires focus, dedication, and a relentless drive to make the organization function at peak levels. Can you transform your organization into a high performance culture? Today’s post is by Hugh Blane, President of Claris Consulting and author of 7 Principles of Transformational Leadership ( CLICK HERE to get your copy).

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8 Essential Qualities of Successful Leaders

Harvard Business Review

Becoming a great leader is a journey of continuous learning and growth. It’s a process — one that thrives on embracing challenges, seeking feedback, fostering connections, and cultivating understanding. In this article, the author outlines the eight most essential leadership qualities, according to Harvard Business School professor Linda Hill, one of the world’s top experts on leadership.

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Why AI Demands a New Ethical Approach for Leaders

Lolly Daskal

In an increasingly digitized world, artificial intelligence (AI) has become an integral part of business operations, revolutionizing efficiencies and capabilities across industries, However, its incorporation presents an evolving ethical landscape that leaders must navigate diligently. Here’s why AI demands a fresh ethical perspective from today’s leaders: Reassessing accountability: AI algorithms may perform tasks autonomously, but their actions ultimately fall under human governanc

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The 9 Box Grid: A Practitioner’s Guide

AIHR

The 9 box grid is a well-known tool for talent management and succession planning. In this practical guide, we will explain how categorization in the 9 box grid works, the talent management action steps per category, and provide an Excel template for quick reporting. Let’s dive in! Contents What is the 9 box grid? Advantages of the 9 box grid Creating a 9 box grid The 9 box grid explained Applying the 9 box grid in talent management 9 box grid for succession planning 9 box grid Excel template an

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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.

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5 Ways to Love Work

Leadership Freak

How can you love work when tomorrow’s storm giggles behind the door? Challenges are unending. Let's stop pretending that hard work is easy. Here are 5 ways to love work.

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Spotting Ideas with the Potential for Scale | Ward Kampf

Peter Winick

Matching content with context to get the most out of your ideas. An interview with Ward Kampf about vision, strategy, and execution for taking ideas to scale. Can you spot a good idea? And when you do, how do you successfully find its best audience? These are just two questions we examine with today’s guest, Ward Kampf. Ward is the President of Northwood Retail, which leases, manages, and markets a portfolio of over five million square feet of mixed use and community properties.

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How to Figure Out Where You Should Focus

Thought Leaders LLC

True business leaders stay focused. This is crystal clear. But how can you make sure you are focusing on the most promising business opportunities that can lead your company to success? Today’s post is by Sharon Tal, co-author of Where to Play ( CLICK HERE to get your copy). In their best-selling book Creativity Inc., Ed Catmull and Amy Wallace present well known pieces of advice that lead you nowhere.

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How to Get the Honest Input You Need from Your Employees

Harvard Business Review

Leaders often struggle to get complete, unfiltered information from the people around them. This wealth of unspoken information represents a great untapped resource for today’s leaders, and yet most remain at a loss for how to reliably access it. Common tactics for overcoming this problem, such as taking another’s perspective or reading their body language, simply aren’t sufficient.

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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.

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Why Every Top Leader Needs a Succession Plan

Lolly Daskal

Succession planning is crucial for any organization, but it is especially important for top leaders. A well-crafted succession plan can ensure a smooth transition of power, minimize disruptions, and preserve the organization’s legacy. Here are some reasons why every top leader needs a succession plan and what key elements should be included in a successful plan: The Importance of Continuity: The most effective leaders understand that continuity is essential for the long-term success of an

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Preparing for 2024: Is Your Marketing Funnel Integrated with Your Sales Funnel?

Chief Outsiders

Final article of the 7-part series: Accelerating Growth In 2024 with Strategic Business Planning By: Scott Wright and Jack Bowen In the relentless pursuit of growth, businesses often find themselves at a crossroads - a bustling marketing funnel generating a stream of leads, yet somehow, the path to conversion seems elusive. One study found that 71% of potential customers are not contacted, while only 13% of potential customers become opportunities.

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How to Avoid the 3 Biggest Mistakes Leaders Don’t Need to Make

Leadership Freak

Mistakes are inevitable, but some are avoidable. The worst mistake is the one you didn’t need to make. I list 3 big mistakes leaders don't need to make. I wonder what you can add.

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From Who Me? To Yes Me! | Deborah Levine

Peter Winick

Examining the concepts of owned ideas and recruiting help. An interview with Deborah Levine about the various mediums used in her thought leadership. Thought leaders know that a sharp eye is the best tool for keeping a sharp mind. In fact, others see abilities in us long before we see them in ourselves and can support us as we blossom into a new role or skill.

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HR Meets AI: The New Way of Keeping Large Workforces Connected and Engaged

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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A Practical Guide To Leaders Prepare For The Next Global Crisis

Tanveer Nasser

If I were to ask your employees if your organization is ready to navigate the next global crisis, what would they say? As much as we’d like to think we’re prepared for whatever crisis comes our way, the pandemic and subsequent global supply chain crises clearly proved many organizations are.

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Our Favorite Management Tips of 2023

Harvard Business Review

Our Management Tip of the Day newsletter continues to be one of HBR’s most popular newsletters. In this article, we list 10 of our favorites from 2023 — covering topics like how to get your mojo back if you’re feeling disengaged at work, questions to ask your boss in your next check-in, talking to your team about using AI, giving hard feedback, speaking with confidence when you’re put on the spot — and more.

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Leadership Mastery: How to Lead and Succeed in Any Situation

Lolly Daskal

Leadership is a vital skill that can be applied in both personal and professional settings. Whether you hold a formal leadership role or not, you can still practice fundamental leadership skills to improve your effectiveness and maximize your potential. In order to achieve true leadership mastery, here are four key strategies to keep in mind: Act on feedback: No matter what role you have it’s crucial to understand how others perceive you.

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How to Allocate Your Marketing Spend for Maximum Effect

Chief Outsiders

Article 6 of the 7-part series: Accelerating Growth In 2024 with Strategic Business Planning By: Scott Wright and Jack Bowen In a marketplace that's more competitive than ever, optimizing your marketing spend isn't just a best practice—it's a necessity for survival and accelerated growth. With shrinking resources and an ever-more diverse array of marketing platforms upon which to reach the customer, shooting arrows in the dark is no longer a viable marketing strategy.

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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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How to Deal with 12 Types of Kooky People

Leadership Freak

Kooky people are everywhere. Relocating won’t help. You deal with them till you die. Heck, you might be one. Here are some suggestions for dealing with crazies at work. Including 7 powerful question.

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Tips, Tricks, and Advice for Elevating Thought Leadership | Robert Glazer

Peter Winick

Discovering the strategy, tone, and modality for thought leadership. An interview with Robert Glazer about how he develops content, cultivates an audience, and pushes beyond limits! You can find an audience for your thought leadership on almost any social media platform. Time is the ultimate commodity – so, how do you break through the noise to get your audience’s attention?

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What Is Crisis Communication? A Best Practices Guide for Leaders

David Grossman

In today’s dynamic business world, all leaders will inevitably face a crisis – or a series of them – at some point in their tenure. Whether it’s big issues or small disruptions, how leaders respond to the situation makes all the difference in securing the company’s reputation and maintaining the confidence and trust of employees. What Is Crisis Communication?

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3 Traps to Avoid When Executing Your Strategy

Harvard Business Review

When executing strategy, companies typically fall into one or more of three traps: 1) They let too many people weigh in; 2)They plan a lot of activity but do not specify concrete actions; and 3) They tend not to build in accountability into execution. The result is that. lot a good strategies never take off. This article offers pointers on how to avoid the three traps.

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Mastering Remote Onboarding: Proven Strategies for Seamless New Hire Integration

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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How the Best Leaders Know Their Strategies Aren’t Working

Lolly Daskal

Leadership is a complex and dynamic process that requires constant adaptation and evolution. The best leaders understand that their strategies may not always work and are willing to make adjustments to empower and engage their employees. Here’s how the best leaders know when their strategies aren’t working: Being too demanding: One way the best leaders know when their strategies aren’t working is by being too demanding.

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Do you have your team members write self-appraisals and use those as a basis for the review you write?

Thought Leaders LLC

Our reader poll today asks: Do you have your team members write self-appraisals and use those as a basis for the review you write? Yes 73.64% No 15.46% We don’t write performance appraisals 10.90% Write it yourself. If you have the opportunity to write your own self appraisal (and based on the poll results, it looks like most people do), there are a few tips for getting the appraisal you want and deserve.

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Reflect on Regret Before Making Resolutions

Leadership Freak

"No regrets," is self-destructive drivel. Thankfully, Dan Pink has trounced "no regrets" thinking in his book, The Power of Regret. “The pathway to new year’s resolutions is to think about our old years regrets.” Dan Pink 7 simple steps to one realistic resolution. More.

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125 Podcasts from Thinkers360 Thought Leaders You Should Listen To in 2024

Peter Winick

Check out Thinkers360! Our Leveraging Thought Leadership Podcast is among the 125 podcasts from Thinkers360 Thought Leaders you should listen to in 2024! The post 125 Podcasts from Thinkers360 Thought Leaders You Should Listen To in 2024 appeared first on Thought Leadership Leverage.

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How To Empower Your Workforce With Modern Fertility Benefits

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.