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The Simple Shift that Supercharges the Power of Gratitude

Leadership Freak

“The deepest craving of human nature is the need to be appreciated.” William James Criticism cuts. Gratitude heals and empowers. Grateful-for: The simplest form of gratitude is grateful-for.

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6 Ways To Practice Mindful Leadership In The Workplace

Vantage Circle

Being a leader is always a work in progress. A good leader seeks to unlearn and learn the traits required to create a happy and creative work environment. The art of practicing mindful leadership is definitely a quality crucial to your leadership development. In the book Finding The Space To Lead , Jannice Moruno stated that: A leader is a person who has an unusual degree of power to project on other people his or her shadow, or his or her light.

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Reverse-Gossip – Remarkable TV

Kevin Eikenberry

Gossip is definitely not something we love or that we hope to have at any workplace. In fact, if we could REVERSE gossip, that would solve many conflicts and issues at work. But before we get to the idea of reversing gossip, we must first discuss two facts about gossip as a whole: 1. Gossip […]. The post Reverse-Gossip – Remarkable TV appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Effective Large-Scale Learning

Agile42

More and more large corporates want and need to embrace agility. Becoming agile starts with achieving a shared understanding of the values, principles, and key practices. Continue reading Effective Large-Scale Learning at agile42.

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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

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An Actionable Approach to Tough Issues Even Timid Leaders can Employ

Leadership Freak

The worst agonies of leadership are self-inflicted. Poor results and toxic environments are often the result of misplaced tolerance. What happens when you avoid tough issues: #1. Unintentional affirmation of negative behaviors.

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5 Ways HR Automation Can Improve Business Efficiency

Vantage Circle

HR specialists have a lot on their plates, as they have to juggle candidates’ screening, interviews, onboarding, employee lifecycle in the company, and more. We can think of the HR department as being the core of the company - here is where the primary resources (employees) are being selected, processed, and maintained. Now try to imagine what would happen if the company’s core doesn’t perform at optimum parameters.

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Agile Communications Plans

Mike Griffiths

Dolphins are easier to track than submarines. They surface more often and are usually within view of where you last saw them. Subs, on the other hand, can disappear for months or years at a time, and it is difficult to tell where they have gone. What does this have to do with project communications? Has Mike finally gone mad? These are valid questions, so let me explain.

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7 Advantages of Uncertainty That Leaders Maximize Everyday

Leadership Freak

You wouldn’t choose uncertainty, but the Rolling Stones were right. You can’t always get what you want. Successful leaders find advantage in uncertainty. 7 advantages of uncertainty: #1. Develops character.

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A Case for Leadership Gratitude

Kevin Eikenberry

Gratitude is typically seen as a personal endeavor. I am a big believer in both the mindset and practice of gratitude. As leaders, we have a major opportunity and responsibility that goes beyond our personal beliefs and practices. Today, I want to make a case for leadership gratitude. Simply put, you are a more effective, […]. The post A Case for Leadership Gratitude appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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How To Lead During COVID-19

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Today, the following 10 leadership and business book authors answered this question for me: Question: While we surely will find ourselves challenged by COVID-19 in the foreseeable future, what is the most important thing a leader can do as they lead their business/organization? “Leaders have had some great opportunities as a result of COVID-19. Topping the list: hire the best people, not just the best people geographically convenient.

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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.

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Stuff The Internet Says On Scalability For November 6th, 2020

High Scalability

Hey, no power outages this week, so it's finally HighScalability time! Stunning: Tycho Crater Region with Colours by Alain Paillou. Do you like this sort of Stuff? Without your support on Patreon this Stuff won't happen. Know someone who could benefit from becoming one with the cloud? I wrote Explain the Cloud Like I'm 10 just for them. On Amazon it has 189 mostly 5 star reviews.

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How to Express Gratitude When You Feel Ungrateful

Leadership Freak

Ingratitude is breathing through a narrow straw while running a marathon. Definition: Gratitude is noticing and acknowledging benefit or advantage. Feeling grateful isn’t part of my definition of gratitude.

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The Remarkable Gratitude Challenge

Kevin Eikenberry

This year has been challenging, few would disagree. But rather than reflect on or wallow in that fact, what if we could change our results by changing our focus? Actually, you already know you can do that – and the key is gratitude. That’s why we’ve created the Remarkable Gratitude Challenge. Here is what I […]. The post The Remarkable Gratitude Challenge appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Ever Thought Of Engaging Managers?

Vantage Circle

Numerous researches show the relationship between managers and engagement. Engage For Success has defined engaging managers as one of four main engagement enablers. Gallup has dedicated much of its massive engagement efforts to encouraging managers to strengthen their relationship with employees. Again, Custom Insights found that 49 percent of disengaged workers had issues with their managers.

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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.

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The Phoenix Encounter Method For Leaders

Eric Jacobsen Blog

“All businesses sooner or later face the need to reconstruct their future,” explain the authors of the new book, The Phoenix Encounter Method. “They will need to destroy part or all of the incumbent business model in order to build their breakthrough, future-ready organization.” Therefore, this book shares a new method of leadership thinking – the Phoenix Encounter – relevant to all organizations in today’s ever-changing environment.

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Gratitude for Leaders: How to Win the Gratitude Battle

Leadership Freak

“When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around.” Willie Nelson Ungrateful people are: Easily discouraged. Ingratitude creates constant disappointment. “What’s the use.” Resentful of the benefits or advantages others enjoy.

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Customer Centricity at Organizations | Accenture

Accenture: OrgDev

Accenture’s Chris Karney explains why customer centricity is vital for organizations as they re-invent their supply chains post Covid.

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Reverse Mentoring: Definition and how to Implement

Vantage Circle

The present corporate world has seen a balance with both baby boomers and millennials forming up the workforce. However, that balance will soon shift, and the workforce will comprise the millennial generation. And some significant organizational changes will be seen where the baby boomers have to adapt to the necessary changes and developments. Keeping that factor in mind, reverse mentoring comes into place to help the senior executives so that the workforce’s momentum to work remains consistent

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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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Flashback: Best New Leadership Book Of 2014

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Flashback to this post from early 2015 : After reading nearly 40 books about leadership released this year, my pick for the very best leadership book for 2014 is, The Front-Line Leader: Building a High-Performance Organization from the Ground Up , by Chris Van Gorder. This book is my top choice because it : Covers the issues most important to today's workplace leaders Provides "real-world" and practical everyday steps you can take Gives you specific techniques and tactics Tells powerful, life-ex

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Will Remote Work Destroy Your Culture?

LSA Global

Is Your Culture at Risk? Will Remote Work Destroy Your Culture? COVID has monumentally changed the way we operate in our personal and professional lives. For most of us, the virus has dictated that we work from home and avoid exposure to the colleagues we were used to seeing every day. Our opportunities for relationship-building at work have been severely restricted.

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Don’t Get Blindsided by Your Blind Spots

Harvard Business Review

Four strategies for leaders.

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Employee Engagement Trends During The Era Of Covid-19

Vantage Circle

This global pandemic has prompted corporations to make dramatic changes in the workplace, resulting in total disruption to the employee experience or employee engagement. But, despite COVID-19’s negative effects, it is likely that we all agree on one thing – HR managers, or say organizations as a whole have learned a lot! Some are even saying that COVID-19 may be the best thing that ever happened to employee engagement.

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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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How Smart Companies Can Close The Skills Gap

Eric Jacobsen Blog

“In the next ten to fifteen years, rapid change in a post-pandemic world and emerging technology will revolutionize nearly every job, eliminate some, and create new forms of work that we have yet to imagine,” says Deanna Mulligan , author of the new book, Hire Purpose: How Smart Companies Can Close The Skills Gap. In a highly personal and reflective manner, Mulligan, with Greg Shaw , details through stories, examples, insights and frameworks, how business leaders can prepare for and respond to t

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Top 10 Cognitive Biases that Affect Strategic Planning

LSA Global

Are You and Your Leadership Team Aware of the Top Cognitive Biases that Affect Strategic Planning? We are all subject to cognitive bias. The term refers to the way that the framing of information and its context can influence our decision-making and judgment. Certainly, framing and context can help us to make decisions more efficiently, but cognitive bias also can lead us to errors in judgment because we are not being completely rational and objective.

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Stay Cool Under Pressure — Without Appearing Cold

Harvard Business Review

You don’t want your team to think you don’t care.

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Listen To Others, Especially Before You Speak

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Here is a great message from the book, Stronger: Develop the Resilience You Need to Succeed : Listen to Others, Especially Before You Speak When we think of people who possess extraordinary interpersonal skill, we find they are good listeners. In even the briefest of encounters, they can make you feel important. According to author Denise Restauri, charismatic people are good listeners who make the conversation about the other person. they show genuine interest.

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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.

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Seven Ways To Stay Motivated

Eric Jacobsen Blog

To learn how to stay motivated, read High-Profit Prospecting , by Mark Hunter. It's a powerful read that includes counter intuitive advice and cutting-edge best practices for sales prospecting in today's business world. Today, I share one of my favorite sections of the book where Hunter describes his seven things motivated people do to stay motivated : Motivated people ignore voices in their lives.

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How IBM Is Working Toward a Fairer AI

Harvard Business Review

And what other companies can learn from their efforts.

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Anyone Can Learn to Be a Better Leader

Harvard Business Review

You just have to put in the work.

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Yes, Virtual Presenting Is Weird

Harvard Business Review

How to read the Zoom.

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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.