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7 Rules for Giving Feedback to the Boss and Surviving to Tell About It

Leadership Freak

Few things in organizational life are more dangerous than speaking truth to power. But isolated leaders become arrogant, indulgent, and authoritarian. Incompetent leaders count on reluctance to maintain their position and power.

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Top 8 HR Analytics Tools

AIHR

This article lists the seven most-used HR analytics tools. Adopting HR analytics is a big step for many people and organizations. Indeed, I often get asked: “What are the best HR analytics tools to use?”. This article will give you the answer to this question. Here’s a list of the seven best HR analytics tools to use. HR Analytics Tools. 1. RStudio.

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Oscar Trimboli | How To Become A Better Listener

Tanveer Nasser

Over the past few years, there's been a greater acceptance that one critical measure to succeeding at leadership is building and nurturing relationships amongst those you lead. Unfortunately, every few months a new study comes out revealing that many organizations continue to lose employees to their competitors because employees don't feel heard and understood.

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Interview with Charlene Li, Part 1: Acts of Courageous Leadership

15Five

In this two-part series, we sit down with Altimeter Group founder and Senior Fellow Charlene Li ahead of the release of her new book, The Disruption Mindset: Why Some Organizations Transform While Others Fail. Recognized as one of the 100 most creative people in business by Fast Company and as a top 50 leadership innovator by Inc. , Charlene is an expert on digital transformation and disruptive growth strategies.

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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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Partly Cloudy or Partly Sunny – How to Energize Others

Leadership Freak

You see yourself as sunny. Others think you’re cloudy. The way you occur to others and the way you perceive yourself are two different things.

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Can your People Analytics do this?

AIHR

Supercharging People Analytics with Graph Technology. In a previous article, I made the case for Graphs in People Analytics. You can read the post here. In this article, I’ll delve a bit more deeply into graph technology and demonstrate how a People Graph can enable three important areas of Human Capital Management: understanding organisational networks, tackling underperformance and developing talent.

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The Art of Giving Recognition at Work

Vantage Circle

Workplaces are going through a dynamic transformation. Adapting itself with the changing norms of work culture is the only way for businesses to survive, sustain and thrive. One such major transformation is seen for most organizations in the employee recognition space. The power of recognition at work cannot be over-emphasized. Employee recognition is a psychologically proven way to spur motivation and development among employees.

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How to Find the Power to Step into Anxiety

Leadership Freak

Confidence isn’t the absence of anxiety. Confidence is the ability to step into anxiety and see what good might result. Where does confidence to face anxiety come from?

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Four Ways to Make Your Meetings Better

Kevin Eikenberry

There are plenty of reasons people dislike meetings. Just ask and you’ll have no trouble getting a long list. But let’s not focus on the negative. Instead of listing the problems with meetings, I’d rather talk about creating better meetings. If you use these four ideas, you will have more effective, more focused, and overall […]. The post Four Ways to Make Your Meetings Better appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Food for your soul: the FOODBOOM story

Agile42

There is a lot of creativity in FOODBOOM’s teams. They want to change the world, so that food becomes more than a necessary response to hunger and turns into a part of building unique moments. Their customers love what they do, so how could it get any better? Here, our challenge begins. When engaged people want to bring all of their great ideas to life, sometimes we end up with exhausted people who fear they are losing quality.

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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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The DO’s and DON’Ts of Kicking Off Strategic Planning Season

GMC

Different Perspectives Strengthen Planning. Illustration from “Talk Matters” by Mary Gelinas (Friesen Press). For senior management of growing businesses, Labor Day marks the end of scheduling around vacations and a transition into strategic planning season. Ideally, strategic plans can be completed and used as input for operating budgets late in the year.

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Surgery Without Anesthesia

Leadership Freak

“My husband says a conversation with Dan is like surgery without anesthesia.” (During a birthday party for a long-time coaching client.) People don’t tell leaders the truth.

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Increase Employee Engagement and Performance – Four Simple Effective Tips for Tearing Down Silos

Merzad

As corporate culture consultants, we see a lot of organizations with talented people who are operating in silos. Many times these silos develop over time for various reasons. It may be territorial actions to protect turf, a result of people being hyper-focused on what they need to accomplish, or a lack of executive focus on creating a big picture that everyone embraces and sees themselves in.

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What I Learned on My Summer Vacation – Remarkable TV

Kevin Eikenberry

As many of us are either wrapping up our summers or have already wrapped it, I thought it would be fun to share a few leadership lessons that I learned from my summer vacation. Tweet it out: Determine what vacation means to you – and create more of them. They will refresh and revive you. […]. The post What I Learned on My Summer Vacation – Remarkable TV appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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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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50 Leadership Quotes To Inspire The Leader Within You

Vantage Circle

Leadership quotes are the footprints and learnings of the great leaders, who have contributed to the world with their innotivative ideas and persistent hardwork. A good leader quotes' to inspire and instill a sense of purpose among people. Every human has an urge to lead, to inspire, to contribute for the greater good. It can be in your daily roles as a homemaker, a student or a manager delegating and managing tasks in an organization.

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How to Judge Others

Leadership Freak

You can’t do difficult things fast. If you want to go fast, do something easy. The need for speed requires repetition, simplicity, and ease.

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Sponsored Post: Educative, PA File Sight, Etleap, PerfOps, InMemory.Net, Triplebyte, Stream, Scalyr

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! Cool Products and Services. Grokking the System Design Interview is a popular course on Educative.io (taken by 20,000+ people) that's widely considered the best System Design interview resource on the Internet.

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Talking About Leadership Fundamentals – Join Me Live

Kevin Eikenberry

The opportunities for learning leadership fundamentals have never been greater. Over the next few weeks, I will be doing a free series on the leadership fundamental of setting expectations and some important related topics. The skill is important, the execution is often flawed, and the learning is free. Will you join me? The longer I […]. The post Talking About Leadership Fundamentals – Join Me Live 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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Don't Take All The Credit

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Insecure managers hog the credit for a job well done. Or, they hide the credit and don't give credit where credit is due. These managers are afraid to let their employees be in the limelight. Secure and successful managers talk up their employees, highlighting the good performance they've done, and are eager to give credit where credit is due. They promote their staff to their supervisor and to others within their organization.

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How to Unlock High Sales Growth for Your Company

LSA Global

Why Do Some Companies Grow Profitably While Others Stall? All companies seek to experience high sales growth. Even the most successful companies face slow growth at some point in their journey and are forced to reinvent themselves – think Levi Strauss & Company in the year 2000 after a 35% decline or Toys “R” Us today. Other companies like Cable TV providers struggle to grow as fast as industry leaders like Netflix.

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To Prevent Burnout, Hire Better Bosses

Harvard Business Review

Solid, boring managers are often better than erratic “superstars.

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10 Eye-opening Employee Retention Statistics You Should Take Note Of

Vantage Circle

New companies and new opportunities are coming up every day. With so much to choose from, employees don’t think twice before switching their job if their current one doesn’t suit them. To keep up with the changing times and changing needs, employers need to be mindful of how they manage their company culture. 1) 69% of employees who undergo effective onboarding are more likely to stay with an employer for at least 3 years, and 58% are more likely to stay on for more than 3 years.

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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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Don't Hire Someone Just Like You

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Despite the temptation to hire someone like yourself, hire someone to complement your skills --not to duplicate your skills. Managers often find it easier, more comfortable, or less threatening to hire someone with similar skills and work habits. But, to build a well-balanced team and to achieve maximum success, you need to have employees who can fill in your weaker areas.

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4 Steps to Handle Disengaged Employees

LSA Global

You Can Handle Disengaged Employees. Does it seem as though some of your employees have simply checked out? For whatever reason (and there are many), disengaged employees have not bought into the company direction, fight the desired workplace culture , lack motivation, appear frustrated or, worse, bad-talk the team or company. Studies show that as many as two-thirds of America’s workforce are at least barely or moderately disengaged.

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Did Austerity in the UK Lead to the Brexit Crisis?

Harvard Business Review

Cuts to public spending hit struggling regional economies hard.

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Announcing the Employee Experience Index: Why Moving Beyond Engagement is Essential

BetterUp

Employee engagement has often been viewed as the proxy for employee well-being. The line of thinking is that if engagement is good, that means employees are good, resulting in better business outcomes for employers. But, is employee engagement the best construct that employers should use to positively impact productivity and performance? In reality, people today want to work for a company that enables them to bring their full selves to the job.

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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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How Not To Run A Meeting

Eric Jacobsen Blog

At the next meeting you lead, don't: Hold it if the meeting will seem unnecessary to your participants. Allow attendees to use their smartphones for personal reasons. Let participants interrupt each other. Go beyond your scheduled time. Those don'ts are the biggest meeting pet peeves according to an Accountemps survey of 1,000 senior managers, reported in USA Today awhile back.

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4 Steps to Handle Disengaged Employees

LSA Global

You Can Handle Disengaged Employees. Does it seem as though some of your employees have simply checked out? For whatever reason (and there are many), disengaged employees have not bought into the company direction, fight the desired workplace culture , lack motivation, appear frustrated or, worse, bad-talk the team or company. Studies show that as many as two-thirds of America’s workforce are at least barely or moderately disengaged.

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A Short Guide to Pricing Your Services as a Consultant or Coach

Harvard Business Review

Here are five options.

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Two Lessons From Good To Great

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Here are two of my favorite quotes from the hugely popular leadership book, Good To Great : "The good-to-great companies did not say, 'Okay, folks, let's get passionate about what we do.' Sensibly, they went the other way entirely; We should only do those things that we can get passionate about." "To go from good to great requires transcending the curse of competence.

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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.