Lolly Daskal
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
Good communication is a core principle of leadership. In my work as an executive coach, I stress communication to my clients every day. Two problems in particular seem to have the worst consequences when it comes to communication: Mistake No.1: Secrecy. Leadership requires transparency. That’s part of the reason that leaders who pride themselves on their authority often find themselves in trouble.
AIHR
MARCH 3, 2023
Effective performance management helps organizations ensure that employees understand their roles, receive constructive feedback, and have the support they need to achieve their goals and business objectives. Let’s look at what performance management is, what the performance management process looks like, and some examples. Contents What is performance management?
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Scott Elbin
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
In more than 20 years of executive coaching, I long ago lost count of the number of conversations I’ve been in about the challenges of personal time management. A quick count today of 15 years of my blog posts suggests that I’ve written on the topic at least a couple of dozen times. So, in the interest of helping you manage your time more effectively and saving you time while you do it, here’s my ultimate (for now) guide to personal time management tactics and strategies.
Forbes Leadership
FEBRUARY 26, 2023
When racist situations occur in schools, Black students, their parents and family members, and Black educators often deem educational leaders’ responses inadequate.
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
Lolly Daskal
MARCH 1, 2023
Recognizing employees for their hard work and contributions to the company is important for several reason, and recognizing employee for their specific contributions to the company is even more important. Saying “good job” doesn’t cover the details of which people put in effort and perseverance, so it’s important to go beyond that when giving recognition.
Thought Leaders LLC
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
Jay Jung explains how small businesses can prepare for a recession by investing in finance and creating a restructuring plan. Today’s guest post is by Jay Jung, Founder and Managing Partner at Embarc Advisors. While Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has recently dismissed fears of a recession, other economists disagree. Whether or not the US is on the verge of a recession today, wise business leaders are always prepared for one.
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Forbes Leadership
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
We're still early in the “hype cycle” of inflated expectations and fears, but in a world increasingly driven by artificial intelligence, we’ll need humans at the wheel more than ever.
Lolly Daskal
MARCH 3, 2023
Showing appreciation to your employees is important for building a positive work culture and for retaining top talent. Additionally, when employees feel valued and recognized, they are more likely to be engaged, motivated, and productive. Here are five simple ways to show your appreciation to your employees: Offer verbal praise and encouragement: Demonstrate appreciation for your employees by offering verbal praise and encouragement.
Kellogg Insight
MARCH 1, 2023
We prefer to work for people who can make themselves vulnerable, a new study finds. But there are limits.
Thought Leaders LLC
MARCH 2, 2023
Our reader poll today asks: When you have to deliver a tough message, what best describes your approach? I deliver it directly and without apology or cushioning: 32.15% I strike a balance between tough news and positive news: 62.15% I soft-pedal the message and risk it not being received: 4.28% I avoid delivering the message and hope they’ll figure it out on their own: 1.42% Beware the “But” Sandwich.
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.
Forbes Leadership
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
The home health crisis impacts not only a vulnerable workforce, but the patients and families who find themselves navigating complicated logistical and emotionally fraught issues as they attempt to find long-term care for their loved ones.
Lolly Daskal
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
As a CEO, success isn’t just about achieving your own personal goals. It’s also about driving the success of your organization and its employees. Here are the top ten habits of successful CEOs that get results: Prioritizing time: Successful CEOs focus on the most important tasks and responsibilities. They use their time and resources efficiently.
Association Now Leadership
MARCH 1, 2023
While you may think spring training is only relevant for professional baseball players, it’s a good training tool for boards too. One leadership and communication expert shares how spring training, or consistent training, makes for more effective boards and stronger associations. It’s officially spring training season for Major League Baseball. But this type of training isn’t just for professional athletes.
Thought Leaders LLC
MARCH 1, 2023
Setting goals for supporting functions helps link people’s roles and the work they do every day to your department’s larger goals. It’s easy to focus on big departmental goals, but not everyone on the team can directly affect those numbers. Setting goals for supporting functions helps link people’s roles and the work they do every day to that broader departmental goal.
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.
Forbes Leadership
MARCH 1, 2023
We all experience issues in the workplace that make us miserable. Getting laid off, losing out on a promotion and raise or being ordered to return to the office mentally and emotionally beats you down. Many mundane annoyances build up over time, making you feel disengaged from your job and company.
Lolly Daskal
MARCH 2, 2023
Emotional intelligence, also known as EQ, is the ability to understand and manage emotions of self and others. It is an important trait for leaders, as it enables them to effectively interact with and manage others. Here are some reasons why emotional intelligence matters in leadership: Emotional intelligence enables leaders to build strong relationships with their team.
Association Now Workplace
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
Hiring employees isn’t everything when it comes to DEI efforts, but it can be an important step when hitting your broader goals. Here are some strategies to keep in mind as you consider inclusion through the lens of recruiting. Is your association encouraging a broad range of employees to join the organization—or is it trying to, and finding that the recruiting process is leaving people out?
Vantage Circle
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
National Good Samaritan Day is celebrated on March 13 of every year. It is a day to recognize and celebrate the selfless good deeds of Good Samaritans. Be it helping an elderly cross a road or rescuing someone selflessly, all acts of kindness that do not seek rewards fall under being a good Samaritan. What is Good Samaritan Day? This day is celebrated in honor of Catherine "Kitty" Genovese.
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.
Forbes Leadership
MARCH 1, 2023
It can be challenging for leaders to help team members better understand and appreciate the distinct perspectives and experiences that their teammates from different backgrounds bring to the table.
Chief Executive
MARCH 2, 2023
At many companies, leadership development involves identifying top performers and moving them into management positions, with the expectation that leadership skills will naturally develop while they’re in that role. But here’s a tough truth: Not every top performer will make a good manager—and some will never get there. People who master their own fields generally rely on a combination of natural talents, training experiences and acquired skills; successful leadership requires a tota
Michael McKinney
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
P ROBLEMS come our way. They always do. And too little of the associated stress is not good. We become disengaged, demotivated, and unfulfilled. But with too much stress we become overloaded, and we just feel like shutting down. But in between is the Challenge Zone. International crisis management specialist Ben Ramalingam writes in Upshift: Turning Pressure into Performance and Crisis into Creativity , that between the two extremes is the “sweet spot” where we experience a healthy level of stre
Chief Outsiders
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
By: Carol Eversen and Jeff Loeb Part 4 - Getting Started with ABM In part 3 of our four-part ABM blog series , we explored the technologies available to support ABM and articulated how different tech stack elements can be leveraged to support your ABM program. We also provided thoughts about the essential elements of reporting for an ABM initiative.
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.
Forbes Leadership
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
Great strides are being made to encourage diverse perspectives in the workplace, yet we’re still not giving women opportunities to truly lead within the sector.
Chief Executive
MARCH 3, 2023
Setting the right inventory makes all the difference between success and failure in today’s uncertain, unstable business environment. Yesterday’s core inventory metrics — inventory turnover (cost of goods ÷ average inventory) and inventory GMROI (gross margin ÷ inventory cost) — fail to provide the essential information that managers need to avoid the twin problems of missing critical potential profits while having to write off large tranches of costly inventory.
SME Strategy
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
SME Strategy is a strategy consulting firm that specializes in helping organizations align their teams and operations around a shared vision, mission, values, goals, and action plans. Our strategicplanning services offer guidance on how a strategic planning facilitator can provide support in constructing an effective strategicplan that ensures your strategy is communicated and implemented across your entire organization.
Alison Green
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
This post, I resent our new hires for setting better work-life boundaries than our company normally has , was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I am part of a team in a high-pressure industry at a company known for demanding a lot but paying very well in exchange for availability, etc. We purport to provide near-constant availability to our clients, but it’s unclear whether this near-constant availability expectation extends to individual employees fo
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.
Forbes Leadership
MARCH 2, 2023
In a trend one VC calls “Harvard meets Hollywood,’’ investors and entrepreneurs are embracing the idea that education should be entertaining and delivered in small bites.
Chief Executive
MARCH 2, 2023
On the surface, it seems to make good business sense. When faced with a downturn in the economy, executives may consider scaling back on what could be deemed as non-critical initiatives. And while there are some cost-cutting measures that make sense, reducing diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) efforts could in fact cost companies in the long run.
Refresh
MARCH 3, 2023
Over the past few years, the workforce as changed drastically. While some embraced remote work and flexible hours, others have considered other options to remain competitive during a tight labor market. In this month’s question, we’d like to know if you or your company would support a 4-day workweek. Let us know by voting in our poll! View Survey The post Question of the Month: Would You Support a 4-Day Workweek?
Rhythm Systems Growth
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
Business is moving faster than ever before, and these days your business needs to be as nimble possible to respond to the rapidly changing business landscape. In today’s nonstop global economy, there is always somebody, somewhere trying to capture part of your market and your customers. This has only increase with the global coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, you need to be able to pivot faster than ever with your strategic growth planning.
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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