Harvard Business Review
AUGUST 14, 2024
Eleven out of 12 top-down target transformations fail to achieve their goals, with only a fraction of theoretically “executed” or “realized” improvements translating to the corporate ledger. In this article, Bain & Co partner Michael Mankins summarizes Bain research findings that show what actions make the difference between success and failure in setting and achieving transformation targets.
Leadership Freak
AUGUST 14, 2024
You're trapped if you can't say no. Someone else runs your life when you're a people pleaser. Saying yes creates obligations. Say no to find freedom to do what matters. But remember a "don't-want" life is running with sand in your shorts. Discover strategies to say no.
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Thought Leaders LLC
AUGUST 12, 2024
Differentiating your business and making it stand out isn’t about cosmetic external attributes. It’s about sharing the internal elements that make your business different. Today’s post is from Winnie Brignac Hart, co-author of Stand Out. Today, we’re bombarded with marketing messages from every side – the New York Times estimates over 5,000 messages every day.
Peter Winick
AUGUST 15, 2024
Long-term Strategies for Lasting Organizational Change A conversation with Julie Williamson on helping leaders bring teams into alignment for greater results. In the latest episode of Thought Leadership Leverage, Peter Winick chats with Julie Williamson, CEO of The Karrikins Group. Julie is a trailblazer in connecting communication, design, strategy, sales, marketing, and service to drive sustainable growth.
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
Harvard Business Review
AUGUST 15, 2024
The authors’ research found that three persistent problems plague DEI initiatives: They do not connect to operational or strategic goals and objectives; they do not include the rank-and-file; and they are often implemented through periodic efforts like annual diversity training that aren’t integrated into day-to-day work processes. Organizations can overcome these problems by using IT in three ways.
AIHR
AUGUST 12, 2024
Learning from various employee engagement examples and implementing some of the ideas can help you improve your organization’s relationship with its employees. Plus, engaged employees are more productive employees. In fact, a Harvard Business Review study (sponsored by Quantum Workplace) revealed that 81% of business leaders strongly agree that highly engaged employees performed better and were more productive.
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Alison Green
AUGUST 14, 2024
This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. Last week we talked about animals at work and here are 10 of my favorite stories you shared. 1. The unauthorized dog I’ve worked my entire career at tech start-ups, which are invariably filled with multiple office dogs. Beyond stories of those dogs peeing under desks, pooping in conference rooms, and even one lone kitten who crawled through a hole into the wall and had to be lured out with some turkey, the wildest story was th
Harvard Business Review
AUGUST 16, 2024
The discipline of archery, with training that emphasizes purposeful practice, mindful focus, mental toughness, and adaptability, offers useful lessons for business leaders. Just as archers break the skill of using a bow and arrow to hit a target from distance into component parts, such as stance or aim, executives can break the task of “becoming a better leader” into specific, actionable, and manageable steps.
AIHR
AUGUST 16, 2024
The full cycle recruiting approach can benefit the candidate, recruiter, and organization. With so many moving parts and processes involved in full cycle recruiting, how can HR professionals make sure they consistently hire the most qualified people for the right positions and make those employees want to stay? In this article, we’ll explore what the full cycle recruiting process looks like, its pros and cons, and how to get started with full cycle recruiting in your organization today.
Lolly Daskal
AUGUST 16, 2024
People-pleasing behaviors significantly impact individuals in leadership roles. A study from the University of Zurich links people-pleasing tendencies to increased stress levels and decreased well-being. As an executive leadership coach, I’ve witnessed people-pleasing tendencies holding leaders back from reaching their full potential. The desire for others to like and accept them leads to problematic behaviors, such as avoiding conflict, compromising values, and taking on excessive work.
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.
Alison Green
AUGUST 13, 2024
This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I work for an organization that prides itself on being generous and flexible to parents. I fully support that, despite the usual gripes among the childless employees you might imagine (e.g., we are asked to work more weekends and nights). A colleague of mine, a parent, is leaving the org and invited me to coffee.
Harvard Business Review
AUGUST 16, 2024
Not everyone can be the first choice for a job. But recent research has found that when a new employee finds out or perceives they were not the top pick, it can have cascading negative impacts on their feelings of acceptance and belonging, as well as their willingness to seek important feedback from their team. In this article, the researchers share their findings and offer tips for managers and leaders looking to support alternate choice hires and help them to thrive.
Leadership Freak
AUGUST 13, 2024
Gratitude energizes. Unspoken appreciation drains vitality. Would positive energy improve your life? Your team? Think of gratitude as pouring energy into others. Discover five simple strategies to bring vitality to your team and yourself.
Lolly Daskal
AUGUST 13, 2024
The quality and speed of leadership decision-making is a key concern, with research indicating that many leaders struggle to make high-quality decisions quickly. As an executive leadership coach, I’ve seen firsthand how indecisiveness can hinder progress and success. Here are seven proven strategies to sharpen your decision-making skills and become a more effective leader.
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.
SME Strategy
AUGUST 14, 2024
Transitioning into the role of a CEO is one of the most significant leaps in any executive’s career. It’s a step filled with new responsibilities, challenges, and opportunities that require a different set of skills and mindset compared to other leadership positions. This transition isn't just about leading an organization; it's about evolving into a leader who can guide a company through its most critical phases of growth, change, or crisis.
Harvard Business Review
AUGUST 12, 2024
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Alison Green
AUGUST 15, 2024
This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I teach a course for adult learners on how to prepare for a job search, and I’d like to get your take on including addresses on resumes. Personally, I think it is unnecessary, particularly in our modern world of remote and hybrid jobs, and just introduces a potential safety issue.
Leadership Freak
AUGUST 15, 2024
The benefit of beauty is joy. Utility—by itself—is ugly. When you add beauty to efficiency, you build human organizations. Ugly organizations are effective, efficient, and joyless. Let yourself be joyful. Here's how.
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.
AIHR
AUGUST 13, 2024
At its heart, HR is about looking after employees by guiding them through every step of the employee journey through the core HR processes. It ensures the organization retains top talent so it can meet its short—and long-term goals. So, what core HR processes should you focus on in your organization, and how can you maximize their efficiency? Contents What are HR processes?
Harvard Business Review
AUGUST 15, 2024
Fraud is estimated to be a multi-trillion-dollar problem — and this doesn’t even include undetected and unreported fraud. So how can senior leadership teams fortify their organizations against massive fraud schemes? By recognizing three archetypes of employees who commit fraud — intentional perpetrators, accidental perpetrators, and righteous perpetrators — leaders can spot red flags quickly in order to prevent future losses and reputational damage.
Alison Green
AUGUST 12, 2024
This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I’m a manager with several supervisors under me. A supervisor was “teased” by one team member for being overweight and by a different one for being “old.” Prior to these comments, the supervisor had told me that she’s watching what she eats and is trying to lose weight.
AlignOrg
AUGUST 14, 2024
Journey management plays a crucial role in organizational transformations. Last month, my colleague Adam Derk shared how journey management combines the practices of change management, project management and organization design to help you successfully navigate a large-scale transformation. Today, we’re sharing ways journey management can assist in managing the human aspect of change.
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.
Michael McKinney
AUGUST 15, 2024
I DEAS shared have the power to expand perspectives, change thinking, and move lives. Here are two ideas for the curious mind to engage with: I. Brad Stulberg on the inescapability trigger: “A person can tell themselves that what they are doing is not good for them and that they need to stop, but until they mean it in every bone of their body, their mental and emotional energy goes toward finding a solution in the current state instead of imagining a new state altogether.
Harvard Business Review
AUGUST 13, 2024
Six strategies to separate critiques aimed to tear you down from guidance meant to build you up.
Alison Green
AUGUST 15, 2024
This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. Employee won’t do part of his job I work for a small gym franchise as a manager. Our model is 24-hour access for our members. The staff is not there 24 hours. Because of complaints we are receiving, I have asked all personal trainers to return towels to the laundry area if they see them overflowing.
Peter Winick
AUGUST 15, 2024
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, and that’s this: We all have clients that are high maintenance, and we have clients that are low maintenance. One of the observations I make in my work—working with authors, thought leaders, academics, consultants, etc.
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.
Nir Eyal
AUGUST 12, 2024
We all dwell on unresolved personal conflicts from time to time. Who hasn’t ruminated on a hurtful comment or unintentional harm we might have caused someone? Feeling bad about something you did, or something done to you, is human. But while it’s expected that the arguments we’ve had, the negative events we’ve experienced, and the major decisions we face haunt us, rumination can also pile on new problems.
Harvard Business Review
AUGUST 14, 2024
A system for allowing patients and employers in the United States to compare health services on the basis of price would be inadequate. To make such a tool worthwhile, quality comparisons are also essential. This article offers three steps that would put the country on a path to create such a system: 1) incentivizing the adoption of patient-centered quality measures at the condition level, 2) identifying clinicians, such as surgeons, who meet a minimum volume threshold for common procedures, and
Alison Green
AUGUST 15, 2024
This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. Remember the letter-writer whose office argued for five months about whether they could have an ergonomic chair ? They finally received their chair after a five-month ordeal (over a chair ) (first update here ) but … well, here’s the latest. To recap, part of the arrangement I worked out with HR was that for this accommodation to work, I was also given a permanent desk (my employer otherwise hot desks).
Lolly Daskal
AUGUST 15, 2024
Boundaries are the invisible lines we draw around ourselves to protect our time, energy, and well-being. They define what we are and are not willing to accept in our relationships, both personal and professional. In the workplace, boundaries are particularly important for maintaining a healthy relationship with your boss. Without clear boundaries, we risk being taken advantage of, overworked, and undervalued.
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.
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