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Elevating Others Thought Leadership | Watchen Nyanue Hampton

Peter Winick

Helping others become seen and heard. An interview Watchen Nyanue Hampton about sharing our power with others to reveal new perspectives. When complex topics come up, thought leaders typically have a list of usual suspects we can turn to for information. However, by continually going to these same sources you might become repetitive and miss out on new and important perspectives.

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Has Business Transformation Become Obsolete?

Harvard Business Review

In today’s world, business transformation has morphed from a one-time special project to a never-ending series of transformations — the majority of which will fail. With a future full of changes, challenges, and surprises, leaders need a new approach. Forward-thinking organizations are focusing on regeneration — developing a long-term vision and a series of unified actions to more harmoniously link business operations and performance and create lasting value.

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Brilliant Leaders Know: You Don’t Have to Have All the Answers

Lolly Daskal

Brilliant leaders recognize that having all the answers isn’t the key to success. Instead, they use inquiry and collaboration to discover insights and create effective solutions. Acknowledging their limitations and seeking others’ input, they nurture an atmosphere of growth, curiosity, and joint problem-solving. How do brilliant leaders maintain their curiosity and drive for success?

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4 Things to Do When You Don’t Promote Someone

Leadership Freak

Rejected internal candidates are nearly twice as likely to leave. Other problems include low morale, strained relationships, job dissatisfaction, and envy. *HBR You can’t promote every qualified employee.

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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 Breakthrough Manifesto | Kim Christfort

Peter Winick

Using immersive experiences to achieve breakthroughs. An interview with Kim Christfort about sparking transformative innovation. Organizations often talk about having a culture of innovation. But what does that look like? To explore innovation and how to achieve transformative breakthroughs I’ve invited Kim Christfort to join me. Kim is the Chief Innovation Leader and National Managing Director of Deloitte Greenhouse Experience, where they work to spark new thinking, accelerate decision-making,

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A Simple Question to Help Your Team Define Success

Harvard Business Review

Despite its critical importance, most executive teams are not in agreement around the foundational question: What does success look like in X years? The challenge lies in developing a clear collective understanding of what winning as a team looks like and then aligning efforts, resources, and strategies toward these common goals. In this article, the authors offer guidance on how to prepare for and lead a success-defining discussion with your team.

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Why the worst users come from referral programs, free trials, coupons, and gamification

Andrew Chen

Above: Many small business figured out the hard way why coupon sites generate worse users Incentive programs often don’t perform The people you attract with referral programs, free trials, coupons, and gamification — folks who are “incentivized” as a broad umbrella category — are usually MUCH WORSE than organic ones. Worse LTVs, worse conversion, less engaged, and so on.

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Do you focus more on content than context?

Peter Winick

Transcript Hi there, it’s Peter Winick. I’m the founder and CEO at Thought Leadership Leverage, and here’s the idea that I’d like to share with you today. That’s this: most thought leaders, not all, are really, really good at the content, at the models, at the methods, at the frameworks. This is what they do. They build, they research, they refine, they deploy these things, and these are the tools of their trade.

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How to Tell If a Prospective Workplace Is Toxic

Harvard Business Review

You may be excited to move forward to your next career opportunity, particularly if you’re trying to leave an unhealthy work environment. But as you interview with prospective employers, don’t ignore the signs of toxicity that may be right in front of you. Identifying toxicity in an organization you don’t currently work for can prove to be tricky. If you’re trying to leave a toxic workplace but don’t do your due diligence on future employers, you could end up back in another miserable environmen

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The Best Time Management Tips for Busy Leaders

Lolly Daskal

In the demanding realm of leadership, effective time management is not just a skill; it’s a strategic advantage. Successful leaders understand that how they allocate their time can significantly impact their productivity, team morale, and overall success. Here are the best time management tips for busy leaders who aim to excel in their roles and maintain a healthy work-life balance.

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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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7 Tips to Succeed with Difficult Conversations

Leadership Freak

It's stressful to host a crucial conversation. Not having it is worse. Every day is dark when you delay difficult conversations, but most of us do. Timely action increases success and lowers stress.

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11 Engaging Onboarding Activities for Your New Hires in 2024

AIHR

Research shows that companies with a strong onboarding activities program can increase their new hire retention by 82% and new employee productivity by over 70%. Onboarding activities are not just about filling out forms and attending training sessions. They can be engaging and fun, providing new hires with a warm welcome and a solid foundation for their journey with the company.

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6 Questions to Ask at the Midpoint of Your Career

Harvard Business Review

It’s common to wrestle with feelings of unmet expectations, missed opportunities, and paths not taken when you reach the midpoint of your career. But experts say that arriving at middle-age is also a profound opportunity for growth and self-reflection. It’s a chance to reevaluate your priorities, draw from your experience, and carve out a path that aligns with your goals for the second half of your professional life.

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7 Leadership Decisions Leaders Must Make to Thrive in Virtual World

Lolly Daskal

In the ever-evolving landscape of leadership, the challenges and opportunities presented by virtual leadership are more prominent more than ever. As leaders navigate this digital realm, they must make crucial decisions that shape their effectiveness and the success of their teams. Here are seven essential decisions leaders must make to ensure their teams not only survive but also thrive in the virtual workspace.

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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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How to Enable People to Step Up

Leadership Freak

One leader said, "I realized my supervisors weren't supervising because I was doing it for them. Don't handicap people. Be the reason people step up.

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Could Remote Work Hurt On-the-Job Learning?

Kellogg Insight

We are more likely to learn from our collaborators when we are in close proximity to them, a new study finds.

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Why Calling Your Workers Heroes Can Backfire

Harvard Business Review

At the height of pandemic-era lockdowns, the term “hero” was used to describe full-time workers including frontline health workers, bus drivers, supermarket cashiers, and other workers who had to appear at work in-person. In 2020, Instacart launched a “Household Heroes” campaign to recruit 300,000 workers to the platform. While moralizing work like this might seem to have benefits for workers and the company, interviews with Instacart workers shed light on the mixed feelings many workers held ab

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Unlocking Your Potential: The Transformative Power of Domain Expertise

Thought Leaders LLC

When you become an expert in your chosen field, you’re not just improving your job performance; you’re setting yourself up for a future filled with opportunities. Today’s guest post is b y Vincent DeFilippo, author of Braking Point: How Escalation of Commitment Is Destroying the World (and How You Can Save Yourself) (CLICK HERE to get your copy).

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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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What Is Compensation Management and What’s HR’s Role in it?

AIHR

Is your compensation management approach helping or hurting your organization in the talent war? In a recent LinkedIn Talent Solutions report , compensation was ranked as the #1 top priority for candidates worldwide. That makes effective compensation management an essential tool in any HR professional’s arsenal when it comes to attracting the best candidates and lowering attrition rates.

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5 Essentials for Healthy Conflict

Leadership Freak

Conflict is inevitable. Healthy conflict is rare. Healthy conflict brings people together. All conflict needs a positive purpose. Ask yourself, “What are we fighting for?

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GenAI Can Help Small Companies Level the Playing Field

Harvard Business Review

Generative AI has the potential to close content, insight, and technology gaps that large corporations typically have over their smaller counterparts. This shift presents a unique opportunity for SMEs, whose inherent agility gives them an edge in adopting and innovating with AI. This article shares some early examples of how new approaches to text and image generation, AI-generated video, customer insights, and more can help boost the competitiveness of SMEs willing to invest in generative AI to

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How To Be An Inclusive Leader

Eric Jacobson

“No matter your title, or how advanced you already consider yourself to be as an inclusive leader, I believe this book will help you evolve and motivate you to take action,” says Jennifer Brown about her book, How To be An Inclusive Leader: Your Role In Creating Cultures Of Belonging Where Everyone Can Thrive. The book is the second edition of the bestselling title from 2021.

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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.

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Are Whistleblowers Seen as Heroes or Snitches? It Depends.

Kellogg Insight

Reporting workplace misconduct often requires choosing between morality and loyalty. New research explores how that trade-off is viewed by others.

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Notice the Things You Notice

Leadership Freak

The things you notice reflect who you are. Competitive people notice rivals. What you see impacts who you become. Attention determines direction. How to get a grip on noticing.

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Critical U.S. Health Systems Are in Jeopardy. Businesses and Governments Need to Help.

Harvard Business Review

Safety-net health systems in the United States are facing enormous financial and operational challenges. These anchor systems are critical to their communities because they care for low-income populations and are key players in the local economy. To enable them to survive for the long term, business leaders, governments, and the health systems must take actions.

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LeadershipNow 140: January 2024 Compilation

Michael McKinney

Here is a selection of Posts from January 2024 that you will want to check out: 10 Ideas That Changed Our Lives by @SahilBloom Make like a chameleon – why situational leadership is key in 2024 by @suzimcalpine Seven Indications Your Team is Dysfunctional by @RonEdmondson Surviving and Thriving In The Age of AI : Useful Ideas for Founders Why America’s National Security Establishment Keeps Falling Short by Derek Leebaert on @jamesstrock's The Next Nationalism Five Actions To Unleash This Great Hi

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Behind The Curtain: How Todays Political Climate is Steering HR and DEI in 2025

Speaker: Hanh Nguyen

In today’s ever-changing world, HR professionals often find themselves juggling conflicting priorities - especially when external factors seem out of their control. As we traverse the unpredictable waters of the current political and economic landscape, we find ourselves at a crossroads. For HR leaders, understanding how these external forces shape our diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts is crucial.

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ESG and HR: What You Need To Know and Where To Start

AIHR

Sustainability has been top of mind for business over the last decade. Many organizations have committed to a net-zero future with promises regarding changing supply chains, eradicating fossil fuels, and adopting environmentally friendly business practices. Beyond oversight and investor responsibility, HR teams can contribute and enable ESG practices in a way that benefits individuals, organizations, and communities.

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Leadership Quotes From The Book, Leading With Grit

Eric Jacobson

In addition to Laurie Sudbrink 's, Leading With GRIT , being a great book for leaders, it's packed with powerful leadership and life quotes. Here are some of my favorites: Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are - Kurt Cobain The respect you show to others (or lack thereof) is an immediate reflection on your self respect - Alex Elle You never really understand a person until you consider things from his/her point of view - H arper Lee People only see what they are prepared to

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A Better Way for Companies to Address Pay Gaps

Harvard Business Review

Income inequality remains a troubling issue, despite years of progressive and proactive approaches and legislation. All too often, workers of one particular group (usually women or people of color) are systematically underpaid across an organization. The remedy for such pay gaps is often to focus on those workers who are most underpaid. This article explains why this approach falls short and how using a structured approach to pay equity analysis will help companies not only address systematic bi

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Want to Connect with Your Audience? Stop Trying to Impress Them

Kellogg Insight

Good ideas and technical expertise alone won’t cut it. An expert offers four tips on giving a great presentation.

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Engage, Empower, Excel: Transforming Performance in the New Era of Work

Speaker: Radhika Samant and Adri Glover

The world of work has fundamentally changed. The series of waves that the pandemic began have rippled through the Great Resignation, quiet quitting, the Great Regret, and other eloquent phrases that boil down to the same thing: people aren’t engaged at work or enabled to perform at their best. The truth is that engagement and enablement is more important than ever, but how we do it is the critical differentiator for many organizations.