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Business impact of a weak or misaligned organizational culture

Torben Rick

The business impact of a weak or misaligned culture has become more pronounced over the last couple of years as company. The costs of a misaligned organizational culture. The post Business impact of a weak or misaligned organizational culture appeared first on Torben Rick.

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Why “Uber for X” startups failed: The supply side is king

Andrew Chen

Remember all the “Uber for x” startups? A few years ago a ton of “Uber for x” startups got funded, but very few of them – maybe none? – worked out. It sounds good but ultimately most failed on the supply side. Let’s explore why. Rideshare has better economics, at the same acquisition cost. Rideshare is special. Acquiring a broad base of labor for driving is expensive, often $300+.

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Progressive Performance Management: Why Your Employee Compensation Strategy Is Holding You Back

15Five

Welcome to Talk Nerdy To Me , 15Five’s academic blog series where we get nerdy, talk to the world’s best thinkers, and break down the latest academic research that you can apply to your workplace. The Annual Performance Review is Dead! Or is it? One of the main issues that HR leaders face when considering a progressive performance management program is how to revamp their employee compensation strategy.

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Five Ways to Improve Your One-on-One Meetings

Kevin Eikenberry

Leaders need to stay connected to and in sync with the members of their teams. Both parties have the need for updates and communication. And in my experience, many leaders and team members don’t believe that connection and communication is as effective as it could be. The solution is the one-on-one meeting. While this may […]. The post Five Ways to Improve Your One-on-One Meetings appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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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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4 Ways to Stand with People When They Screw Up

Leadership Freak

Self-serving leaders throw people under the bus. Skillful leaders know that standing with people when they screw up … Strengthens relationships. Improves morale. Inspires trust. Instills courage. Deepens commitment.

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Creating an Effective Corporate Wellness Program

Vantage Circle

The groundwork of all happiness is health. ~ Leigh Hunt. Employees spend a big part of their waking hours in their workplaces. So, naturally, the work environment has a lot to do with the well being of employees. According to Josh Bersin, managing people in an organization is said to be the number one challenge faced by companies in 2018. Here, managing people refers to everything from attracting talent, recruiting, retaining employees and recognizing them at the workplace.

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The Power of Positive Perspective – Remarkable TV

Kevin Eikenberry

I’ve found that almost all of the successful people that I know, have met or even have read about have at least this one thing in common: They have a positive perspective. And while this can mean that they are sometimes optimists, it isn’t necessarily the same thing. Tweet it out: The most successful people […]. The post The Power of Positive Perspective – Remarkable TV appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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How Leaders Predict the Future

Leadership Freak

The ridiculous notion that you know what’s going to happen tomorrow causes false confidence today. This is verifiable in the buying and selling of stocks, for example.

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5 Decision Making Tips for New Managers

LSA Global

Making the Right Decision. Kids don’t have to worry about decision making tips for new managers. They have it easy. They only need to use “eenie, meenie, miny, mo” to help them choose. But in the business world and especially for new managers who care so much about steering their team in the right direction, decisions are far more difficult to make.

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Calling all Finnish coaches

Agile42

As we mentioned in an earlier blog post , agile42 is looking to expand its team of coaches in most markets where we have a presence. Specifically, our team in Finland is looking for new members that would love to pursue a career as an Agile coach. You can read the full job description (in Finnish) on our site or on LinkedIn. Your job is to support our customers on their way to more agile business through coaching and training.

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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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Get Your Emotions Under Control

Kevin Eikenberry

You may have made this fevered pitch for emotional control to someone (or yourself): “Get your emotions under control!” And yet, while you may have wanted to do it, you might not have known how. Let’s face it, things at work can be frustrating. It could be a Customer yelling at you, a report that […]. The post Get Your Emotions Under Control appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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How to Inspire Others to Fly

Leadership Freak

Organizations that don’t develop leaders – die. One of the great questions of leadership is, “How are you inspiring others to fly?

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The Effect of Stretch Goals on Employee Engagement

LSA Global

The Effect of Stretch Goals on Employee Engagement. Stretch goals are performance goals that can only be achieved by extending oneself to the limit. According to Google, which has become known for its audacious business goal philosophy, “Stretch goals are the building blocks for remarkable achievements in the long term.” But even Google sometimes fails to reach its goals and those disappointing results can have unwanted consequences – killing motivation and damaging performance.

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My first time at the agile42 Innovation Sprint

Agile42

What can I say more than just WOW! What a week! But first, let me tell you how I got to the Innovation Sprint in the first place. My name is Sofia, and I started working for agile42 Finland & Sweden in May 2018. My role in the company is Business Relationship Manager. My days are filled with customer related things, like conversations, finding appointments, offers and training / coaching bookings and of course many e-mails just to mention a few.

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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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Why You Need to Know You Ain’t All That

Leadership Freak

The sooner you realize you’re remarkable at very few things and lousy at many, the better off you and your team will be.

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Newt Gingrich on John McCain

Leadership Freak

John McCain died of brain cancer on August 25, 2018. Newt Gingrich shared a surprising story about McCain.

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Pope Under Fire

Leadership Freak

The sex abuse scandal in the Catholic Church began about fifteen years ago. I live in Pennsylvania where last week a Grand Jury released a 1,356 page scathing report on the tragedy.