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Why A Holistic Performance Management System Beats Using Just One Tool. Every Time.

15Five

Stone buildings without mortar won’t stand long. A great exercise program is hamstrung without the right diet. Golfers who don’t practice their short game will never bring down their handicap. Cutting corners in its various forms may get some things done faster, easier, or less expensively, but will more than likely end up costing you in those ways in the long run.

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Why Resilience is a Top Skill Needed in Today’s Workplace

BetterUp

In my work as a researcher at BetterUp Labs , I have an opportunity to speak with business leaders across multiple industries about their biggest challenges. One theme continues to emerge—change at breakneck speed has become the norm in business today and it’s overwhelming our workforces. Workplace environments are reaching a breaking point. Employees are under enormous pressure to continuously adapt to new technologies, shifting priorities, and ways of working—and they aren’t equipped to keep u

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Managing The Crisis: A Brief Guide On Crisis Management

Vantage Circle

There are countless stories in the corporate world on how companies are crumbling due to mismanagement. You can put the blame on crisis management or rather the lack of it. “Losing your head in a crisis is a good way to become the crisis”. -C.J. Redwine. You must be thinking that C.J. Redwine probably restated the obvious. The reason people restate the same principle is that because of its obvious misinterpretation or rather lack of interpretation.

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Empiricism and Psychology: The harmony of being at odds

Agile42

During my last few engagements and following recent trends, I have been observing two worlds in which I co-exist at odds. The world of empiricism and hard sciences and the world of human sciences or psychology. The so-called ‘tree hugger’ (as it is sometimes dismissively called) and the unwavering pragmatist. As someone who has a strong background in both of these, this is not only an extrinsic observation but also an intrinsic one.

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4 HR Predictions for 2025: Supercharge Your Employee Experience with Internal Communications

Speaker: Carolyn Clark and Miriam Connaughton

The future of HR is here, and it's all about collaboration, innovation, and impact. Join us for a forward-thinking session where seasoned experts Miriam and Carolyn will share insights and practical strategies to help you stay ahead of evolving HR trends. Discover how to build strong partnerships with internal teams to craft a transparent, authentic, and connected workforce experience.

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Hey Leader, Do You Feel Like an Imposter?

Kevin Eikenberry

As a leader, by most any standard, you have achieved a level of success. After all, not everyone gets promoted, or perhaps even multiple times, and now has the responsibilities and opportunities that come with leading others. While that may be the logical and even obvious truth, many leaders feel they have arrived not because […]. The post Hey Leader, Do You Feel Like an Imposter?

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The Subtleties of Obstruction

Leadership Freak

You don’t intend to sabotage your team, but good intentions aren’t the only factor in successful leadership. It’s self-defeating to punch yourself in the face and expect high-performance at the same time.

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Recording of webinar on ORGANIC agility

Agile42

On April 8, Agile Gothenburg hosted me for a webinar titled Beyond the Mass Production of Agile at Scale! The talk highlighted the problems/limitations in the approaches to scaling Agile in organizations that react to increasing complexity by mass manufacturing or mass engineering an organization’s design through cascading layers of processes and frameworks.

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How Do You Receive a Compliment? – Remarkable TV

Kevin Eikenberry

“Ohh… it really wasn’t a big deal… ” Have you ever downplayed a compliment? Tried to pass it off or re-direct the conversation when you’ve been given one? Today I am pointing out some very valuable leadership lessons from a compliment (and the response to this compliment) that I recently overheard. I’ll also give you a very […].

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Stephen Hawking on Happiness and Expectation

Leadership Freak

Disappointment, failure, and tragedy feel like tiresome in-laws. But it’s better to invite them in for coffee than to kick them out. A life of ease makes you weak. But don’t pursue difficulty.

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SAP Ariba Live 2019 | Procurement Transformation | Accenture

Accenture

SAP Ariba Live 2019: “Keeping it weird” in Austin

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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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5 Tips To Improve Performance Appraisal Process

Vantage Circle

Many managers see the performance appraisal process as nothing more than an unnecessary corporate exercise forced upon them by human resource. The performance appraisal process seeks to evaluate the performance of employees in relation to the projects that they have contributed and setting future performance expectations. However, lately, the performance appraisal has been getting a lot of bad publicity.

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How Will You Develop Your Leaders?

Kevin Eikenberry

It is a good question, and one that drives the leadership development conversations in organizations around the world. Organizations that understand the value of growing leaders for both today and the future have the best chance for success. All strategy, culture, growth, and more comes from leaders. Consequently, developing them is paramount for organizational health […].

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Women in Business Choose How You Show-Up

Leadership Freak

Choose how you show up, before you show-up, or you’ll end up pushed around by strong people and stressful situations.

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Why Resilience is a Top Skill Needed in Today’s Workplace

BetterUp

In my work as a researcher at BetterUp Labs , I have an opportunity to speak with business leaders across multiple industries about their biggest challenges. One theme continues to emerge—change at breakneck speed has become the norm in business today and it’s overwhelming our workforces. Workplace environments are reaching a breaking point. Employees are under enormous pressure to continuously adapt to new technologies, shifting priorities, and ways of working—and they aren’t equipped to keep u

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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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A Meaningful Company Mission Matters

LSA Global

Strategies and People Need Meaning. A meaningful company mission, your fundamental purpose, helps to create broad organizational commitment and drive peak performance. Corporate strategies without a meaningful purpose to pursue can lead to goals that are temporary and unfulfilling. If you and your teams do not understand the greater reason why , you are missing a critical ingredient of a high performance culture.

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What It Takes To Succeed At Leadership | Leadership Espresso Shot 2

Tanveer Nasser

If you're a regular reader of my leadership blog, one thing you'll probably notice is how I love to draw inspiration and insight into how we can improve the way we lead from the most unexpected places. And I can't think of a more unexpected place to find an example that can illustrate a valuable lesson on leadership than sharing the story about one comedian's big break and the powerful lesson it reveals about it takes to succeed at leadership.

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My Favorite Word of Advice – v2.1

Leadership Freak

“Practice operating from the place that you are the cause in the matter of everything in your life. Then go ask your team; ‘What’s it like being on the other side of me?

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Why you should look out for the ORGANIC agility Conference?

Agile42

Powered by agile42 and Cognitive Edge , the ORGANIC agility Conference will be taking place in Vancouver on May 6th. This will be the very first conference featuring a keynote on ORGANIC agility® , which is an evolutionary approach to creating organizational resilience - the capability to innovate and quickly adapt to changing market conditions. Why attend the ORGANIC agility conference?

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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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Bill Campbell Teaches Google Execs How to Run Meetings

Leadership Freak

“You’re like a dictator dolling out tasks.” (Bill Campbell to Jonathan Rosenberg.) I was surprised when Jonathan Rosenberg said his coach, Bill Campbell, wasn’t focused on efficiency. He focused on relationship and community.