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Dan Schawbel | How Leaders Create Connections In Our Digitally Isolating World

Tanveer Nasser

Thanks to today's digital technology, we have so many different platforms and communication channels that make it easier to collaborate and connect with people outside of our office walls. But is that same technology making our workplaces feel less human? That's the question I examine in this episode of Leadership Biz Cafe with my guest, Dan Schawbel.

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Busy is a Four-Letter Word

Kevin Eikenberry

Yep, busy is clearly a word of comprised of four letters. And I believe it is a word that we should banish from our vocabulary – just like many other four-letter words our moms wanted us to suppress. Mom told us not to use those four-letter cuss or swear words because they weren’t helpful or […]. The post Busy is a Four-Letter Word appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Why People Value Culture More Than Compensation Now

15Five

Culture is a marathon, not a sprint. But in recent years, a trend has developed around treating culture as a commodity — one that can be purchased and distributed. Like a well-stocked mini kitchen and weekly happy hours. In many ways, it makes sense to the C-Suite. Competition for top talent has become increasingly fierce, and cool perks and rewards , high salaries, and unlimited PTO seem a simple way to win people over.

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How to Defeat Self-Doubt like a Leader

Leadership Freak

Self-doubt laughs when you squander your talent. Shelves filled with books on self-confidence speak to a universal truth. We seek what we lack. Self-doubt: Amplifies the volume of your inner critic.

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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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Remote Workers could be your biggest asset. Know How

Vantage Circle

It is my belief that working to develop a great remote working culture is an investment that will pay dividends for decades to come. Joel Gascoigne, CEO, Buffer. The corporate culture has evolved dramatically during the past decade. And we have seen major changes happening over this course of time. Employees are now moving from the traditional style of working to this new concept of remote working.

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Trust in Two Words – Remarkable TV

Kevin Eikenberry

Today’s episode is the fourth in my series based on a talk that I gave to a group of sixth, seventh and eighth graders. During the talk, we discussed several of the ideas in the new culture that they are creating at the school. They call it GRIT. And this week, I am focusing on […]. The post Trust in Two Words – Remarkable TV appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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How to Manage the Bottom 15%

Leadership Freak

At WD-40 about 60% believe they can achieve their career goals without leaving the company. The strategy is simple, but not necessarily easy.

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Remote Workers Could Be Your Biggest Asset. Here's How!

Vantage Circle

The future of work is just around the corner and it’s only a matter of time when remote workers will take the centre stage. Every organization now is trying to maximize their productivity in their quest to success. But there’s a much bigger and broader perspective to remote working. There are also a lot of questions. Why Remote Work is trending? How well does it sync with today’s businesses?

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Three Things Your Remote Leaders Need to Plan for Next Year

Kevin Eikenberry

Ready or not, here comes 2019. If there is a time of year that leaders have the most to do, this might be it. Perhaps this is even more true for remote leaders, trying to coordinate year-end tasks and calendars with those they don’t see in the office. If we want to be more effective […]. The post Three Things Your Remote Leaders Need to Plan for Next Year appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Should You Use OKRs To Determine Compensation?

15Five

You’ve likely already heard that OKRs should not be tightly coupled with employee evaluation and compensation. The biggest reason for this is that your team will stop “shooting for the moon.” But more accurately, coupling the OKR and performance review can lead to overstated accomplishments, stunted innovation, and sand-bagging of goals. OKR goals work best when they stretch and push your people to become ambitious and self-driven.

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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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Office Politics and Survivor on T.V.

Leadership Freak

No one survives and thrives on their own. Think of office politics as alliance-building. But avoid unethical office politics. Rob Jolles explains that it’s one thing to get a job.

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Remote Workers Could Be Your Biggest Asset Know How

Vantage Circle

The future of work is just around the corner and it’s only a matter of time when Remote Workers will take the centre stage. Every organisation now is trying to maximize their productivity in their quest to success. But there’s a much bigger and broader perspective to Remote Working. There are also a lot of questions. Why Remote Work is trending?

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5 Steps to Close the Gap between Strategy Design and Implementation

LSA Global

Strategy Design is Only the Beginning. Designing a clear and compelling company strategy is only the first step. To truly meet strategic targets, your plans must be understood, committed to and implemented by your employees. Unfortunately, there is a measurable gap between strategy design and implementation in too many organizations. 90% of top executives surveyed by the Economist Intelligence Unit from 500 multi-national companies with yearly revenues of at least $1 Billion cited poor strateg

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How to build a growth team – lessons from Uber, Hubspot, and others (50 slides)

Andrew Chen

Dear readers, Building a new growth team is hard. You have to figure out the macro organizational issues – how it fits in with marketing, product, and other functions – as well as the micro, like how to measure the success of these teams. It’s a tricky topic and something that a lot of teams are thinking about right now. A few months ago, I spoke on lessons learned from various organizational structures for the growth teams at Uber, organized as 5 broad topics: Why create a gro

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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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Status Matters – 3 Ways to Gain It

Leadership Freak

If you had the choice, would you choose high or low status? Status elevates your opportunity to make a difference. 3 ways to elevate your status: #1. Don’t obsess about gaining status.

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The Amtrak Fiasco

Leadership Freak

Emotion is a fickle mistress. I’m writing this from a hotel where I hadn’t planned to stay. At first, I was angry at Amtrak for canceling the train.

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Solution Saturday: They’re Paying Him Under the Table

Leadership Freak

Dear Dan, I have been with a company for over 18 years. I was the “Jack of all trades” for a very long time. I did everything from managing to marketing.

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How to Grow Existing Accounts Faster

LSA Global

Grow Existing Accounts Faster. If you want to increase revenue, go first to your existing customers. According to research by Bain & Company, retaining current customers is almost 7 times less costly than acquiring new ones and repeat customers spend 67% more on average than new customers. Do you have a strategy to grow existing accounts faster?

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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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How Managers Can Make Better Decisions

LSA Global

Managers Can Make Better Decisions. One of the most important, and yet one of the most challenging skills for new managers , is the ability to make effective decisions. New managers, especially, often struggle with making decisions because their decisions now affect other people, are more visible and are often more complex. The good news is that managers can make better decisions.

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5 Essentials to Prepare for Organizational Change

LSA Global

Prepare for Organizational Change. While most leaders understand that organizational change can be complicated, few seem to invest the time required to change due to shifts in strategies, markets, cultures, leaders, solutions, systems, people or organizational structures. Especially in the context of a large company, change can evoke emotions that range from delight to outright fear.