Lolly Daskal
JUNE 26, 2024
In the realm of effective leadership, people management skills are paramount, especially when it comes to identifying and rectifying a toxic work environment. A revealing study by the Workplace Bullying Institute indicates that 61% of U.S. employees are aware of abusive conduct in the workplace. Such toxicity not only hampers productivity but also significantly impacts employee well-being.
Leadership Freak
JUNE 25, 2024
I learned a powerful model I'm sharing today. Learn to notice the trajectory of conversations. More important, learn to open a door toward the intentional future. Words are rudders. Skillful leaders understand the trajectory of conversations.
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Michael McKinney
JUNE 27, 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. Professor L.A. Paul on how to think about important life choices: “As we live our lives, we find ourselves confronted with a brute fact about how little we can know about our futures—just when it is most important to us that we do know.
Help Scout Leadership
JUNE 27, 2024
When writing CSS, the most common formats we use for expressing a color are either a hex code or an RGB value. But are they the best way? Learn to see color as an artist with HSL.
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
Lolly Daskal
JUNE 28, 2024
Transforming weekly team meetings from mundane check-ins to dynamic, productive sessions can significantly impact team efficiency and morale. A recent Harvard Business Review study found that 71% of senior managers view meetings as unproductive and inefficient. To counter this trend, it’s essential to revitalize these gatherings with strategies that engage and invigorate team members.
Leadership Freak
JUNE 26, 2024
Failure is often the result of something undone. Goal setting is imagination. Follow through is reality. This post provides solutions for 4 common reasons goal setting conversations fail. Are you having the same conversations over and over?
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Peter Winick
JUNE 24, 2024
Inspiring Leadership: Moving Beyond Victimhood A conversation with Judy Wilkins Smith about helping others find the biggest version of themselves and aligning your Head, Heart, and Gut for success. In this episode of the Thought Leadership Leverage podcast, host Bill Sherman sits down with Judy Wilkins Smith, an executive coach and trainer specializing in Systemic Constellation Work.
Lolly Daskal
JUNE 25, 2024
People management skills are essential for any leader who aims to bring out the best in their team. A LinkedIn survey revealed that 92% of hiring professionals believe soft skills, including people management, are equally or more important than technical skills. This finding highlights the critical role these skills play in leadership success. As an executive leadership coach, I’ve seen the transformative impact of effective people management on team dynamics and productivity.
Leadership Freak
JUNE 27, 2024
The expression "holding people accountable" smells like roadkill in July. Some leaders think holding people accountable is getting them to do things they don't want to do. But what can you do when people don't follow through? 5 ways to get beyond holding people accountable.
Help Scout Leadership
JUNE 25, 2024
Discover how you can integrate generative AI into your customer support strategy for improved operational efficiency and an elevated customer and agent experience.
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.
BetterUp
JUNE 22, 2024
Goal-setting quotes that will motivate you across all areas of life - relationship, finance, career, and more. Find the perfect words to fuel your success.
Lolly Daskal
JUNE 24, 2024
Management is as much about what you shouldn’t do as what you should. A Gallup poll revealed that one in two employees had left a job to get away from a manager and improve their overall life at some point in their career. This statistic underscores the critical impact management practices have on employee retention and satisfaction. As an executive leadership coach, I’ve seen firsthand how certain management missteps can significantly undermine team morale and productivity.
Alison Green
JUNE 27, 2024
This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. Over the years, we’ve heard about an an intern who gave another intern a tattoo in the office conference room; an intern who set up a cot for himself in a large open work space, complete with pillow shams; an intern who was blown away by an electric stapler ; an intern who desperately wanted to work from a patio , and many more.
AIHR
JUNE 27, 2024
Interview notes are essential to the recruitment process — they help recruiters and hiring managers accurately recall details of candidate interviews. Recording interview notes can also help mitigate biases and support fair decision-making during the hiring process. As an HR professional, you can also use interview notes to benchmark best practices based on successful hires.
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.
Thought Leaders LLC
JUNE 27, 2024
Treating your people like individuals makes them feel seen and improves their performance. Learn how to develop a maxim for treating your team members as individuals. No one wants to be treated like a faceless cog in the machine. We all want to be known as individuals. We want to feel like our wants and needs are important, especially to our leaders.
Lolly Daskal
JUNE 27, 2024
Identifying leadership potential within your team is a crucial aspect of effective management and succession planning. According to a study by the Corporate Executive Board, organizations with strong leadership development practices outperform their competitors by up to 13 times in financial performance. Recognizing future leaders early allows for targeted development, ensuring a robust pipeline for your organization’s leadership succession.
Alison Green
JUNE 27, 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. I don’t see the point of taking PTO I work a customer-service-heavy role, and my manager has been wonderful about encouraging us to take PTO if we’re feeling burnt out. Except … I don’t see the point. Yes, I’m burnt out from work, but taking time off work doesn’t magically make all my issues go away: I still have to cope with a special needs dog, I can’t “do anything” because
AIHR
JUNE 25, 2024
Employee onboarding can make or break an employee’s experience at an organization. Recent statistics show its profound impact on satisfaction, performance, and willingness to stay. This article will look at various employee onboarding statistics, uncovering trends, challenges, and opportunities in onboarding. Contents The current state of employee onboarding Preboarding statistics Employee onboarding duration and timeline The costs of employee onboarding Employee onboarding impact on talent rete
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
Kellogg Insight
JUNE 24, 2024
In episode 1 of our 5-episode series, “Insight Unpacked: American Healthcare and Its Web of Misaligned Incentives,” we investigate how hospital systems got so big—and what that means for our health and our pocketbooks.
15Five
JUNE 24, 2024
Short-staffed organizations don’t have enough people to handle all the work that needs to get done. When that goes on for too long, employees start taking notice and employee engagement suffers. Watching important tasks go undone, having to work through lunch to hit deadlines, and feeling like promotion opportunities have gone the way of the dodo all take their toll on your workforce.
Alison Green
JUNE 24, 2024
This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I messed up royally. I’m two years in my first full-time role. My job is like in-house consulting. My team is trying to improve our internal processes. We interview people in the process about what they’re struggling with and look for ways to improve it. I’ve done a lot of these interviews by now, but one of them was like pulling teeth from a lion trying to bite you.
AIHR
JUNE 28, 2024
The visibility and importance of HR at the board level have been steadily increasing due to enhanced governance oversight and the growing recognition of HR as a strategic contributor to future-proofing businesses in terms of talent and culture. For many CHROs , managing the HR-board relationships is a relatively new experience, and many report feeling unprepared to meet the expectations set by the board and other executive team members.
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.
Peter Winick
JUNE 27, 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 wanted to share with you today, and that’s this: far too many authors, thought leaders, keynote speakers, etc., get stuck in these long-term sales cycles or what, at first blush, might appear to be sales cycles.
15Five
JUNE 28, 2024
Diversity is strength. Period. The numbers show that diverse teams perform better than their more homogeneous counterparts. But just like any other objective, there are right and wrong ways to build a workplace culture that promotes diversity. I’m Andrew Adeniyi , CEO of AAA Solutions and author of The Circle of Leadership: A Framework for Creating & Leveraging Culture.
Alison Green
JUNE 27, 2024
This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. Remember the letter-writer who encountered an utterly bananas HR process for accommodations after requesting one WFH day a week? Here’s the update. As a recap: my firm rolled out an update to our hybrid work policy that allowed for up to two WFH days per week, but the requirement to work three days in office had to be met first, and could not be prorated for shorter weeks.
Nir Eyal
JUNE 28, 2024
Discover 9 actionable tips to enhance productivity at work and achieve more in less time. Elevate your performance today!
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.
Peter Winick
JUNE 26, 2024
Source: Peter Winick of Thought Leadership Leverage: 5 Things You Should do to Become a Thought Leader in Your Industry Read Peter Winick’s latest blog post on Authority Magazine with interviewer Dina Aletras Summary: Peter Winick, the founder and CEO of Thought Leadership Leverage, has spent over two decades in the thought leadership space. His consulting firm collaborates with authors, speakers, academics, and executives to enhance their impact and income.
15Five
JUNE 26, 2024
The AI furor might be long past, but the tools are here to stay. Tons of tools HR teams are already using have AI features built right in, so you might be using them without realizing it. But whether your team hasn’t implemented AI in their workflows yet or you want to get more out of what you’re already doing, here are a few things to consider. For one, there are four main types of artificial intelligence HR teams can work with: Generative AI tools use massive banks of data to create human-equi
Alison Green
JUNE 24, 2024
This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. Last week we talked about wild overreactions at work. Here are 10 of my favorite stories you shared. 1. The cups At my company, we used to use paper cups at our cafe (where we get lattes for 50 cents). When we switched to reusable cups, it was OUTRAGE. The announcement post on our internal social media page about the change got 153 comments, about half of which were along the lines of: “But then the mugs will get mixed with wa
BetterUp
JUNE 25, 2024
Stress is a part of our everyday lives, but not all stress is bad. While many people believe stress is always negative, the fact is, we need stress in our lives. We usually don’t brag about being stressed. In fact, many of us dream of living lives that are as “stress-free” as possible. But is that really a good 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.
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