David Grossman
FEBRUARY 17, 2020
Organizations going through change naturally focus on the project being implemented – what has to be done by when to complete the action plan. They often don’t give as much thought to what people need to do differently to achieve the desired results. Yet most organizational change won’t succeed without employees somehow adopting new ways of working.
Leadership Freak
FEBRUARY 18, 2020
A win-lose interaction ignites competition. Inevitability: Reject the drama of “I can’t believe this is happening.” Conflict and offense are inevitable where people work together. Accept it. Anticipate it.
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Vantage Circle
FEBRUARY 20, 2020
Our ability to reach unity in diversity will be the beauty and the test of our civilization. ~ Mahatma Gandhi. Diversity is about all of us, and about us having to figure out how to walk through this world together. ~ Jacqueline Woodson. Diversity and inclusion, which are the real grounds for creativity, must remain at the center of what we do. ~ Marco Bizzarri.
15Five
FEBRUARY 19, 2020
Slack, email, this blog… the myriad ways of communicating have no end. But what is the point of all this communication software if we fail at effectively conveying our message, building authentic relationships, or winning at work. Has our technology surpassed our humanity in this realm? Not if we learn how to cultivate relational mastery. In previous episodes of the Best-Self Management podcast we went into how leaders can Create a Powerful Shared Context with the vision, mission, values,
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
Kevin Eikenberry
FEBRUARY 17, 2020
As a leader, you are pulled in many directions. Priorities change in a heartbeat. And you never know what question or challenge one of your team members will bring to you at any moment. Nearly every leader I know wants to and needs to be more productive. As important as developing leadership productivity is for […]. The post Why a Leader’s Productivity is Doubly Important appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.
Leadership Freak
FEBRUARY 17, 2020
Leaders tell me, “I can’t find good people.” What if the talent war is the wrong war? Maybe you’re looking in the wrong place and asking the wrong questions.
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Agile42
FEBRUARY 17, 2020
In this session, we will be exploring the misunderstandings and usages of Scrum roles using examples of what we have seen in organizations. We observe these dysfunctions not only in companies who are new to these roles but we see these anti-patterns also in organizations that are already applying Scrum for a while. Join us for a 45-minute webinar on Feb. 18, 2020, at 1 pm CET. ( check your local time ) We not only want to share our observations and suggestions.
High Scalability
FEBRUARY 17, 2020
In a MySQL master-slave high availability (HA) setup, it is important to continuously monitor the health of the master and slave servers so you can detect potential issues and take corrective actions. In this blog post, we explain some basic health checks you can do on your MySQL master and slave nodes to ensure your setup is healthy. The monitoring program or script must alert the high availability framework in case any of the health checks fails, enabling the high availability framework to tak
Leadership Freak
FEBRUARY 20, 2020
Work would be awesome if we could just be rid of those irritating people. Workload is the number one cause of stress at work. People issues are number two.
AIHR
FEBRUARY 17, 2020
Dutch Railways (NS) has about 1,000 managers. What makes these managers effective? To answer that question Hanneke Beelen (Leadership) and Jean-Paul Lucassen (People Analytics) of NS worked together with the University of Amsterdam to study the effectivity of leaders in operations. Read on to learn about their findings. The impact of good leadership.
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.
Kevin Eikenberry
FEBRUARY 16, 2020
A quick search on Amazon.com on the word “productivity” yields over 70,000 results. When you search for “leadership productivity,” the total drops to 5,000. And upon further review, you find that many of those results are related to very specific pieces of the leader’s work (like meetings) or are really about leadership in general, but […]. The post Getting More of the Right Things Done appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.
Agile42
FEBRUARY 20, 2020
Agile Leadership is necessary for any organization that wants to learn and grow. ORGANIC agility® provides a new leadership approach , models for cultural change, insight into complexity thinking and addresses topics that are important to every leader in any organization. The ORGANIC Leadership Foundations Class is intended for: executives, middle management, and other leaders with organizational influence leaders or consultants who support, lead or interact with Agile initiatives any leader sp
Leadership Freak
FEBRUARY 19, 2020
It’s not good to knock-out yourself. Self-defeat is inevitable until you acknowledge you’re punching yourself in the face. 13 Self-Defeating Behaviors: #1.
Vantage Circle
FEBRUARY 16, 2020
With the changing dynamics of the corporate world, today’s teams need to be fast-paced, adaptive and innovative. They need to be their own leaders at times and guide the organization forward. The teams need to be effective and productive to support the fundamentals of an organization. However, developing a team that is capable is a hard task to achieve.
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.
Kevin Eikenberry
FEBRUARY 18, 2020
I want you to be a little reflective today while you’re watching the video and think about a time when you were at your most confident. We can learn a lot by reflecting on a particularly successfully time or moment in our lives – we can learn a lot by what we did as well […]. The post When Were You Most Confident? – Remarkable TV appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.
Agile42
FEBRUARY 21, 2020
I am happy to be a speaker at Women in Tech Africa will be taking place on 18-19 March 2020. The two-day exhibition and conference is hosted at the Century City Conference Centre (CCCC) in Cape Town, South Africa. I will talk about Agile and agility, for me, is the ability of the organization to react to change with speed and ease. In ten years of working with organizations, I have come to learn that agile development teams are not enough and that we need to take a more strategic view of agilit
Leadership Freak
FEBRUARY 21, 2020
Rural drivers are dangerous. We own both sides of the road. Chances of meeting a driver coming the other direction are low.
Vantage Circle
FEBRUARY 15, 2020
The cost of Employee Turnover goes farther than it appears. Apart from the cost of finding a replacement, hiring, and training, there are hidden costs involved such as the impact on productivity and team morale. Employee retention, therefore, is the top priority of HR managers everywhere. Although the problem might seem too big and challenging at first, it still is solvable.
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
Eric Jacobsen Blog
FEBRUARY 21, 2020
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.
Agile42
FEBRUARY 18, 2020
There’s a lot of talk about coaching nowadays. Having a coaching approach as a leader is repeated over and over again as a highly valuable competence to have in today's work environment. But what is Coaching and what is it not? Is it always a suitable approach or are there situations where we shouldn’t use it? How does Coaching relate to Agile Coaching?
Know Your Team
FEBRUARY 19, 2020
Micromanage less and coach employees more by asking these key 1-on-1 meeting questions. The key to coaching employees lies in a single, straightforward choice: The 1-on-1 meeting questions you choose to ask. You may be raising an eyebrow at this. Surely, you’ve heard enough hype about how “you need to be holding one-on-ones as a leader.” But the role that one on one meetings play in coaching employees is egregiously overlooked.
https://www.organizationaldevelopmentsolutions.com
FEBRUARY 17, 2020
Telecommuting.sounds like something from the future. However, it is one of the most challenging issues for businesses today. Employees want flexible work schedules and work hours. And many companies are trying to make it a priority and allow employees to work remotely. Some have even gone as far as hiring full remote teams that work in different states across the country.
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.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
FEBRUARY 19, 2020
Every leader experiences periods of ups and downs. Hopefully, more up periods. If you struggle with too many down periods, it might be because you have perfectionist tendencies. Transform yourself into an optimist by: Viewing failure as an opportunity to learn and understand that failure is part of a fulfilling life. Making room for pain. Don't deny yourself permission to feel painful emotions.
Vantage Circle
FEBRUARY 17, 2020
Breakfast is arguably the most important meal of the day. After an overnight fast, it provides our bodies with required fuel for energy to last throughout the day, hence its name. Starting a day without having breakfast is like starting a car without any petrol - it will eventually stop running. But let’s face it, most of us with corporate jobs do not get the time to prepare and eat our breakfasts in the morning.
Accenture: OrgDev
FEBRUARY 16, 2020
Everest Group has named Accenture the Overall Leader — in both Market Impact and Vision & Capability — in its F&A DCP Solutions PEAK Matrix Assessment for 2020.
High Scalability
FEBRUARY 18, 2020
Who's Hiring? Are you looking to improve how you hire technical talent ? Essilen Research 's free video series can help. Fix common issues in screening, interviewing, closing and on-boarding. Learn how world-class tech companies crush the hiring game! Sisu Data is looking for machine learning engineers who are eager to deliver their features end-to-end, from Jupyter notebook to production, and provide actionable insights to businesses based on their first-party, streaming, and structured relatio
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.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
FEBRUARY 17, 2020
"The challenge for the organizational architect is to systematically create the blueprint for an organization that consciously connects everything to purpose ," explains author Clive Wilson , in his book, Designing the Purposeful Organization. "The product of doing this are measurable results and, importantly, a felt sense of success. Wilson's book is packed with case studies and activities that help you put to practice in your organization the learnings from the book.
Vantage Circle
FEBRUARY 16, 2020
Workplaces that do not mold themselves according to employee needs are coming to an end. With rapid transitions, we are entering the era of ‘Smart Office.’. When we talk about a modern office, we generally think of things like open spaces, greenery, natural lighting, or up to date furniture. It’s true, but the physical work environment isn’t enough for a modern office to be called smart.
LSA Global
FEBRUARY 15, 2020
There Always Seems to Be at Least One Rebellious Employee. A manager or team leader’s nightmare is often dominated by that one fractious employee who never quite fits in. Rebellious employees tend to disrupt performance and create disengagement by exuding negativity, debating every issue, ignoring cultural norms, and creating dissension. New manager training participants report struggling with how to handle rebellious employees.
Accenture: OrgDev
FEBRUARY 16, 2020
Everest Group has named Accenture the Overall Leader — in both Market Impact and Vision & Capability — in its F&A DCP Solutions PEAK Matrix Assessment for 2020.
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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