7 Things You Learn When You Step in Crap
Leadership Freak
APRIL 23, 2021
Cows, unlike people, aren’t shy about doing their ‘business’ in broad daylight. I saw a lot of cow manure when I was growing up. I shoveled a lot too.
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Don’t Fall for This Excuse Trap: Why “That Won’t Work for Me” is Self-Sabotaging
Nir Eyal
APRIL 18, 2021
The post Don’t Fall for This Excuse Trap: Why “That Won’t Work for Me” is Self-Sabotaging appeared first on Nir and Far.
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Work: A Deep History, From the Stone Age to the Age of Robots
Kevin Eikenberry
APRIL 18, 2021
If you are reading these words, you have experience with, thoughts about, and a wide variety of feelings about work. For many of you, your experiences, thoughts, and feelings have changed over the last year. While our personal experiences are valid, maybe it is time develop a better understanding of work in a broader context. […]. The post Work: A Deep History, From the Stone Age to the Age of Robots appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.
10 HR Tech Trends Driving Workplaces Forward in 2021
Vantage Circle
APRIL 22, 2021
Since early last year, many companies have found HR technology to be crucial for running effective businesses when staff are in remote locations. This technology has also been essential for helping teams to provide virtual benefits. Sharing information with remote employees is easier with the proper tools and resources. That’s why more businesses are focusing on implementing different technologies that can help them stay compliant, monitor time efficiently, manage payrolls, and drive engagement.
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
7 Universal Principles that Explain the Persistent Problems of Leadership
Leadership Freak
APRIL 21, 2021
7 universal principles: #1. If you’re persistently exhausted, you’re doing too many things. Reflections for exhausted leaders: What needs to be true for you to rest? What time will you stop working today?
Tom Peters On Leadership, Empathy, And Making A Difference
Tanveer Nasser
APRIL 21, 2021
When I started my leadership podcast almost 10 years ago, I had a very simple goal - I wanted to create a platform where I could get the chance to talk with some very smart and really cool people. That’s why the first guest I had on the “Leadership Biz Cafe” podcast was Guy Kawasaki. But I have to admit all these years later, I never thought that the journey I started with this podcast would open the door for me to have a one-on-one conversation with Tom Peters.
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How to Conduct an Effective Cultural Fit Assessment
AIHR
APRIL 20, 2021
Over 80% of recruiters believe that culture has become a prominent factor in the selection process. Yet, many organizations still struggle with conducting an effective cultural fit assessment. How can you make sure that your cultural fit assessment adequately evaluates your candidates’ culture fit? Contents What is a cultural fit assessment? Why use a cultural fit assessment?
The Advice Leaders Need But Often Reject
Leadership Freak
APRIL 22, 2021
The things you know affirm what you’ve done. But advice that seems wrong has the power to change your leadership. Advice disrupts. Advice-seeking: The richest possible life includes advice-seeking.
Leading Remotely: Part 2
Agile42
APRIL 20, 2021
In Part 2 of our "Leading Remotely" theme, ORGANIC agility® leadership coach Andrea Tomasini, shares his insights of the effect the COVID-19 pandemic has had on organisations, addressing why some companies have fared better. He also gives tips on how leaders can increase effectiveness when working remotely whilst finding ways to reduce stress levels amongst employees.
What Do You Wear to Work? – Remarkable TV
Kevin Eikenberry
APRIL 20, 2021
As long as I’ve been in the workplace, there’s always been a conversation about the dress code. In fact, when I first started working for Chevron, I was handed a copy of “Dress for Success” as part of the onboarding process. Since then, the conversation has moved from “Casual Friday”…to casual every day…to the day […].
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.
How Resolute Legal Successfully Scaled up by Creating a Structure for Its Business Operations
Sweet Process
APRIL 22, 2021
Founder and managing lawyer at Resolute Legal David Brannen was inspired to establish his business due to an unpleasant experience he and his family had with the law when he was a child. His fisherman grandfather and other members of his family were out fishing when they sighted a boat coming in their direction. When […]. The post How Resolute Legal Successfully Scaled up by Creating a Structure for Its Business Operations appeared first on SweetProcess.
Reject this Myth about Management Before it’s too Late
Leadership Freak
APRIL 20, 2021
The danger of a myth is it works until it destroys you. A path based on a lie always leads to oblivion. The myth to reject: always-on is the path to success.
How To Reach Your Goals
Eric Jacobsen Blog
APRIL 22, 2021
Social psychologist, Heidi Grant Halvorson , wrote Succeed to help you understand how goals work, what tends to go wrong, and what you can do to reach your goals or to help others reach theirs. Because many of us struggle each year to fulfill our New Year's Resolutions (goals), Halvorson's book, packed with the findings from her own research, along with the most useful tips from academic journals and handbooks, is a worthwhile read.
Is It Time For Smarter Performance Appraisals?
Vantage Circle
APRIL 19, 2021
Performance appraisal was a familiar practice in which employees and managers sat down for an annual assessment. If the workers were fortunate, they walked away with raises. Nobody really liked it, but in the old corporate model of command and control, this seemed like a great thing. Today, with the widespread focus on collaboration, joint leadership, and an ongoing fight to find and retain professional workers, it's a model that is gradually falling out of favor.
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.
Workflow Management Software: What It Is and Why You Need It
Sweet Process
APRIL 21, 2021
Featured Bonus Content: Download the FREE Onboarding Worflow Management Software Checklist! Click Here To Download It. One “little” human error led to the loss of 30 human lives and $720 billion, and that error caused an environmental hazard that the world may never recover from. A staff member acted on his intuition and turned off […]. The post Workflow Management Software: What It Is and Why You Need It appeared first on SweetProcess.
When People Lie About You and Other Wrongs Leaders Experience
Leadership Freak
APRIL 19, 2021
Feeling wronged begins when you’re in diapers. Remember that look of betrayal your son or daughter gave you when they got their first shot in the doctor’s office. Things go downhill from there.
How To Think Outside The Box
Eric Jacobsen Blog
APRIL 21, 2021
Here is a tip for how to think outside the box. Thanks to Michael Kallet , author of, Think Smarter: Critical Thinking to Improve Problem-Solving and Decision-Making Skills. To think outside the box, you have to acknowledge that the box is bound by your premise. You therefore have to push the box's sides and premise components to think outside of that.
Coaching For Managers: 5 Skills You Need to Promote
Vantage Circle
APRIL 17, 2021
With the changing dynamics of the corporate world, it’s not only employees that need to develop. They need to adapt and upskill to improve their overall performance. It is what your managers need too. Thus, coaching for managers is something that every company needs to seriously consider. The ever-growing corporate market demands managers to become experts in their field of work.
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
5 Steps to Accelerate Business Achievement
Sweet Process
APRIL 20, 2021
In these modern times, industries and individuals are dumping old things in all aspects of life. Even little things like concert or event tickets are being modernized using wearable technology like smartwatches as digital ticket passes. François-Pierre Moffet, COO at Connect&GO, the world leader in Smart Wearable Solutions, talks about business modernization on this episode […].
Taking Employee Engagement Actions
LSA Global
APRIL 19, 2021
The Purpose of Employee Engagement Surveys is Taking Employee Engagement Actions Unfortunately, 80% of employees believe that engagement surveys do not drive meaningful outcomes. Of what use are employee engagement surveys if nothing changes as a result? Not much. Employee expectations are raised thinking there might be some improvement and then dashed as time goes on and the status quo reigns in force.
High Performing Teams Do These 10 Things
Eric Jacobsen Blog
APRIL 18, 2021
According to Ron Ricci and Carl Wiese , authors of the book, The Collaboration Imperative , high-performing teams have the following characteristics: People have solid and deep trust in each other and in the team's purpose--they feel free to express feelings and ideas. Everybody is working toward the same goals. Team members are clear on how to work together and how to accomplish tasks.
To Make Lean Startups Work, You Need a Balanced Team
Harvard Business Review
APRIL 23, 2021
Researchers found educationally diverse teams perform better, but adding MBAs to the mix has both negative and positive effects.
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.
Your Front-Line Team Members Are A Goldmine Of Information
Eric Jacobsen Blog
APRIL 23, 2021
“What you hear depends on whom you listen to. Leaders who are strapped to their desks and surrounded by staff people who echo their ideas can easily fall into this trap of not listening to a wide enough universe of ideas,” explains Chris Zook and James Allen , authors of the book, The Founder’s Mentality. Instead, the authors recommend that the best practice for leaders is to make sure you have access to voices from your front line.
How To Become A Stronger Career Mentor
Eric Jacobsen Blog
APRIL 20, 2021
Author Paul Falcone offers the following great advice for how to become a stronger career mentor and coach by helping your subordinates grow and develop in their own careers. Encourage others to engage in random acts of kindness. Find creative ways of surprising your customers. Focus on making bad relationships good and good relationships better. Look for new ways of reinventing the workflow in light of your company's changing needs.
How To Demonstrate Your Leadership Credibility
Eric Jacobsen Blog
APRIL 19, 2021
Demonstrate your leadership credibility by: Practicing what you preach. Walking the talk. Ensuring your actions are consistent with your words. Putting money where your mouth is. Following through on your promises. Doing what you say you will do. Good, quick tips from the book. The Leadership Challenge.
How To Be An Effective Storyteller
Eric Jacobsen Blog
APRIL 17, 2021
According to Kristi Hedges , author of the book, The Power of Presence , a good story includes these seven elements : Has a clear moral or purpose. Has a personal connection to the storyteller and/or the audience. Includes common reference points the audience can understand. Involves detailed characters and imagery. Reveals conflict, vulnerability, or achievement others can relate to.
Miss One Change, Face Major Risk: The New Compliance Crisis In HR And How To Fix It
Speaker: Ann Meyers Piccirillo
From rapidly changing state-level labor laws and evolving workplace protections to new compliance expectations around pay equity and hybrid policies, HR teams are navigating a constant wave of regulatory updates. It’s not just about reacting anymore; it’s about anticipating risk, aligning stakeholders, and taking a smarter, proactive stance. In this session, we’ll cut through the noise and help you focus on what matters.
6 Leadership Paradoxes for the Post-Pandemic Era
Harvard Business Review
APRIL 23, 2021
To thrive in an increasingly complex world, leaders will need to develop seemingly contradictory skill sets.
A Fair Way to Lead a Team of Contractors and Full-Time Employees
Harvard Business Review
APRIL 22, 2021
Managing everyone in the same way can magnify differences and fuel resentment.
How One Company Worked to Root Out Bias from Performance Reviews
Harvard Business Review
APRIL 21, 2021
Researchers worked with a law firm to make two simple changes to their process. A year later, they saw dramatic improvements.
Reshaping Your Career in the Wake of the Pandemic
Harvard Business Review
APRIL 21, 2021
The past year has given us a chance to think about what we need to thrive in our jobs — and what we want to change as we move forward.
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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