Sat.Jun 16, 2018 - Fri.Jun 22, 2018

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How to Make Meaningful Change

Leadership Freak

It takes no courage to stand aloof and complain. Do you wish to lead? Change something. #1. Accept the messy. Acceptance isn’t approval. “The first step toward change is awareness.

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The Startup Brand Fallacy: Why brand marketing is mostly useless for consumer startups

Andrew Chen

Brand marketing is mostly useless for consumer startups. Startups build a great brand by being successful, finding product market fit and scaling traction, etc. But it’s not a real lever. Let’s not mix up correlation with causation! If this seems contrarian to you, it’s because there’s a vast ecosystem of consultants, agencies, and other middlemen who are highly incentivized to have you spend $ and effort on non-ROI/non-performant activities.

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Not Your Grandma?s Mid-Year Performance Review (No Offense Grandma)

15Five

“Summertime and the living is easy.” A nice sentiment for Ella Fitzgerald , but for most of us that probably hasn’t been true since grade school. Expectations for productivity are as high as any other time of year, and for some organizations the mid-year performance review is just around the corner. Maybe right now you’re doing performance reviews only once a year.

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Workforce Analytics Move Beyond HR

AIHR

Workforce analytics have traditionally focused on HR’s use of them when their value can actually have significant overall business impacts. Realizing this, more business leaders are demanding insights into workforce dynamics to unearth insights that weren’t apparent before. Businesses often claim that talent is their greatest asset, but they’re not always able to track what’s working, what isn’t and why.

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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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How to Navigate Ambiguity and Uncertainty

Leadership Freak

Uncertainty finds comfort in nostalgia. Those who run from ambiguity and uncertainty are bound to repeat the past.

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The Scooter Platform Play: Why scooter startups are important and strategic to the future of transportation

Andrew Chen

( lime). The scooter startups are way more important than you think, or in emoji-speak: + =. Let me explain. Right now, scooters are a lot of things – fun, cute, adventurous – but here’s a couple words I rarely hear about them: Strategic. Important. Platform play. And yet they are. Chris Dixon has written that the next big thing will start out by looking like a toy.

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If Your Company Isn?t Good at Analytics, It?s Not Ready for AI

AIHR

Management teams often assume they can leapfrog best practices for basic data analytics by going directly to adopting artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies. But companies that rush into sophisticated artificial intelligence before reaching a critical mass of automated processes and structured analytics can end up paralyzed. They can become saddled with expensive start-up partnerships, impenetrable black-box systems, cumbersome cloud computational clusters, and open-source toolk

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The Truth about Finding Purpose

Leadership Freak

Think of someone who found purpose. Were they self-centered or other-centered? Get out of yourself if you want to find purpose. The most surprising truth about finding purpose is it’s about others.

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How Does Culture Affect the Workplace?

LSA Global

How Does Culture Affect the Workplace? As clear and compelling as your strategy may be, it must go through your culture to be successfully implemented. Because your workplace culture must be aligned with your strategy, smart leaders ask “How does culture affect the workplace?”. The relationship between culture and strategy was recently highlighted in a study of 1,200 senior executives by Bain where 91% agreed that “culture is as important as strategy for business success.”.

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Sponsored Post: Datadog, InMemory.Net, Triplebyte, Etleap, Scalyr, MemSQL

High Scalability

Who's Hiring? Triplebyte lets exceptional software engineers skip screening steps at hundreds of top tech companies like Apple, Dropbox, Mixpanel, and Instacart. Make your job search O (1), not O ( n ). Apply here. Need excellent people? Advertise your job here! Fun and Informative Events. Advertise your event here! Cool Products and Services. Datadog is a cloud-scale monitoring platform that combines infrastructure metrics, distributed traces, and logs all in one place.

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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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Ethics and Workforce Data: Is Legislation Enough?

AIHR

The information explosion and the quantum growth in computing capability has provided organizations with unprecedented levels of workforce data. While the opportunity to collect, integrate, and analyze employee data in greater volumes can be enticing, it simultaneously raises several important questions. What level of employee monitoring is appropriate?

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The True Power of Purpose

Leadership Freak

Purpose makes you work when others rest and keep trying when success only glimmers in the distance. A leader with purpose can’t be stopped.

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Join us at Agile2018: Explore and expand your agile toolbox

Agile42

Bringing together an international community of enthusiastic Agilists, Agile2018 is the world’s largest agile software conference - organized by Agile Alliance in North America. agile42 will be heading to sunny San Diego, California to join over 2000 attendees from 40+ countries at Agile2018. Together, we will continue to explore and add to the ever-growing toolbox that makes Agile successful.

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Stuff The Internet Says On Scalability For June 22nd, 2018

High Scalability

Hey, it's HighScalability time: 4 th of July may never be the same. China creates stunning non- polluting drone swarm firework displays. Each drone is rated with a game mechanic and gets special privileges based on performance (just kidding). ( TicToc ). Do you like this sort of Stuff? Please lend me your support on Patreon. It would mean a great deal to me.

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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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Plan Strategic Changes Carefully

LSA Global

Plan Strategic Changes with Great Care. There are good reasons to plan strategic changes carefully. Sometimes you need to adjust your strategy due to shifts in the marketplace. Sometimes new and unanticipated regulations necessitate a change. And sometimes a change in leadership requires a fresh look at the company’s direction. But, whatever the reason, take care as you make these strategic changes.

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When to Give a Second Chance and When to Draw the Line

Leadership Freak

I give second chances reluctantly. I don’t want you on my team if you don’t work hard and bring your best. Drifters, excuse-makers, and blamers freak me out. They don’t deserve second chances.

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How To Be A Trusted Executive

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Perhaps now more than ever it's time for the book by John Blakey called, The Trusted Executive: Nine Leadership Habits That Inspire Results, Relationships, and Reputation. The book is divided into three parts: Part One : Blakey explores how trust in executive leadership has been lost so that we can understand the scale and depth of the problem. Part Two : Here, Blakey shifts from exploring the theory of trustworthiness to studying its practice.

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How Do We Combat Ageism? By Valuing Wisdom as Much as Youth.

Harvard Business Review

Andrew Chislett/EyeEm/Getty Images. In a San Francisco federal court, the Communication Workers of America union recently expanded the scope of the class action suit they filed last December against some of the country’s largest employers — a diverse list of companies that included Amazon, T-Mobile, Capital One, and Enterprise Rent-a-Car — accused of deliberately targeting their Facebook ads to exclude older workers.

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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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Workplace Politics Creates Employee Disengagement

LSA Global

Workplace Politics and the Dangers of Infighting. One of the ways to quickly disengage workers is to allow infighting to become a real issue of “us vs. them.” We know from our annual engagement research that workplace politics creates employee disengagement regardless of industry, geography, tenure or title. Engaged workforces have smoothly running teams where disagreements can be handled constructively.

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The Complete List for Getting Buy-In From Senior Leadership

Leadership Freak

Senior leaders have authority to authorize action and provide resources. You’ll go further with buy-in from higher-ups. The complete list for getting buy-in from senior leadership: #1. Rash requests don’t impress.

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How To Convey Emotion When You Speak

Eric Jacobsen Blog

"When you convey your vision, you must show your passion for it and commitment to it," explains Bart Egnal in his book, Leading Through Language. And, use words that show how you and your listeners should feel about what you are saying whether that be about your vision or the vision of your organization. For example, here are two examples from Egnal that demonstrate how to take a generic vision and then deliver it with language that shows the speaker's emotions : Emotionless : "To become Florida

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What’s Holding Women in Medicine Back from Leadership

Harvard Business Review

Reza Estakhrian/Getty Images. For over 25 years, women have made up at least 40% of U.S. medical students. This past year, more women than men were enrolled in U.S. medical schools. Yet overall women make up only 34% of physicians in the U.S., and gender parity is still not reflected in medical leadership. Women account for only 18% of hospital CEOs and 16% of all deans and department chairs in the U.S.—positions that typically direct the mission and control the resources at medical center

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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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4 Field-Tested Places to Focus as a New Manager

LSA Global

Your Team Is Watching. With one stroke of the pen, the promotion became real. You were suddenly thrust into the position of leader. Unfortunately the abilities and attributes that earned you the more exalted position are not the same abilities and attributes you will need to succeed as a leader. To succeed, you need to learn to focus as a new manager to be a good manager.

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How to Bridge the Gap Between Intention and Perception

Leadership Freak

Leaders fail because they don’t see themselves as others see them. Disconnection between internal intention and external perception limits leaders. Misalignment: You make space for others to thrive. Others see you as passive.

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How To Say I'm Sorry

Eric Jacobsen Blog

One of the most difficult words for anyone, leaders included, to say is, " sorry." Yet, the time will likely come when that's the word you need to say. Research shows that apologizing in a heartfelt way can help you reduce stress and alleviate guilt. In the position of needing to apologize? Do this: Apologize immediately. Say you are sorry. Take responsibility for the situation.

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Is This the Hospital That Will Finally Push the Expensive U.S. Health Care System to Innovate?

Harvard Business Review

Tim Robberts/Getty Images. There was a time when the American steel industry seemed invincible. The American automotive industry looked rock-solid. American consumer electronics industry seemed untouchable. In every one of these cases, global competition changed the game forever. Will the same happen to health care in the United States? By almost any measure, American health care costs are out of control but the system refuses to change.

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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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The First Enemy of Purpose

Leadership Freak

Meaningful purpose energizes the purposeless status quo into resistance and opposition. It might be passive resistance. It might be active opposition. But the goals are the same.

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The Principle of the Skunk: Where Change Really Begins

Leadership Freak

Dissatisfaction, not dreams, is the first step toward change. Success that’s waiting over the mountain isn’t worth the climb when the valley feels fine. But, don’t beat people with the stick of dissatisfaction.

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How Are You Protecting Your High Performers from Burnout?

Harvard Business Review

Phil Ashley/Getty Images. A little over a year ago, a high-performing specialist at one of the largest technologies companies — we’ll call him Santiago — was given an opportunity no high performer could turn down: an opportunity to play a manager role on a project he really cared about. The director told him, “You care about this; you lead it.” So he did, and all seemed to be going well — even though he was planning a significant company-wide event at the same

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How to Identify and Tell Your Most Powerful Stories

Harvard Business Review

Jeong Woo Kim/EyeEm/Getty Images. When I ask executives what their favorite speech is, Steve Jobs’s Stanford commencement address is always at the top of the list. Many think of Jobs’s talk as their favorite because it is incredibly moving — thanks to the stories it contains. Execs love to hear talks like this, but few are comfortable delivering them.

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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.