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4 Reasons Why Talent Development Is So Important To Your Business

Lolly Daskal

An important part of my work as an executive leadership coach involves coaching my clients in the areas where they need to be focusing their attention. One important area that many leaders overlook is talent development: finding ways to keep your employees engaged, learning, and growing in directions that benefit both their personal goals and the organization.

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How to be a Smart (not a Sore) Loser

Mark Sandborn

Nobody likes to lose. When someone loses and reacts badly, we call them a sore loser. Yet others use loss to fuel future victory. How do they do that and become smart losers? To be a loser requires that someone else was a loser. When you are that loser, here are some ideas to make you a smart loser: 1. Don’t get mad at the winner. I used to react that way and it never helped.

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Bridging the Gap between Subject Matter Expert and Non-Technical Audience | Amelia Ross

Peter Winick

Creating highly technical content that your audience can understand. An interview with Amelia Ross about creating content for various education levels in a timely manner. Your org’s thought leadership illuminates a highly technical field. So how do you make it accessible to a broad audience? In technical fields like A.I., it can be hard to clearly communicate your organizational insights in a manner that your audience can grasp.

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4 Ways to Activate Your Strengths Today

Leadership Freak

Anything that points you inward and leaves you there offends your strengths. Strengths based leadership goes astray when it makes success all about you. The world doesn’t revolve around you.

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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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6 Steps for Effectively Connecting with Your Audience

David Grossman

You’ve probably heard the philosophical question, “If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?” That same concept applies to communication. If you share a message with an audience and it doesn’t make sense to them or they aren’t able to connect with it, did they really hear what you had to say? Where Effective Communication Begins.

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Psychographics: How To Use Brain-Level Insights to Improve Marketing

Chief Outsiders

As a marketer in the digital age, I am fortunate to have many tools at my disposal that make my job easier. Unfortunately, however, I still have no way to read minds (and that would be quite creepy, anyway) – but one could see how individual “brain-level” insights could have a stunningly positive impact on campaigns, revenues, and overall success. That’s because the Holy Grail for marketers is to understand not just the “who” is likely to buy, but the “why” behind the purchase.

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5 Unexpected Questions that can Change Your Life

Leadership Freak

Questions hold the potential for change but thought without action is defeat.

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5 Keys to Taking a Vacation You Don’t Regret Later

Michael Hyatt

While weak leaders blame their followers for a lack of alignment, strong leaders know that it is their responsibility to create it. Alignment doesn’t just happen. It is created. Here are three ways to make it happen with your team. The post 5 Keys to Taking a Vacation You Don’t Regret Later appeared first on Full Focus.

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How Financial Services Companies Can Navigate the Expected Economic Downturn

Chief Outsiders

Fears of a recession are widespread as we enter the second half of 2022. Even the whispers of economic depression have started their ascent into the mainstream. This month, J.P. Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon told reporters that he still believes a storm of uncertain magnitude is coming for the economy. The risks, he said, "are nearer than they were before.

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The Innovator’s Journey to Thought Leadership | Karen Hold

Peter Winick

Getting your audience’s attention, and investing them in your thought leadership. An interview with Karen Hold about her experience going from a consumer goods company to being a thought leader and author. What does it take to become a game-changer in your industry? We are constantly bombarded with products and brands seeking our attention and money.

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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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4 Simple Ways to Quiet a Need to Be Liked

Leadership Freak

Enjoy it, but don’t need to be liked. You live life at the whim of others when you need to be liked.

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Leading with Heart: Five Conversations that Unlock Creativity, Purpose, and Results

Michael McKinney

T HERE ARE FIVE core characteristics that help leaders connect at an authentic human level with their people: they are aware of other people’s needs, they confront their people’s fears, they understand their own desires and what drives their people, they leverage their gifts, and they connect with purpose. These leaders lead with heart. They are “simply the most relentlessly curious, caring, and insightful about themselves and their people.

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New College Ranking Of Technology Transfer Has A Surprise Number Two

Forbes Leadership

A new college ranking based on how well schools transfer research to the private market has the University of Florida in the second spot.

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7 HR Business Partner Metrics Examples

AIHR

Organizations with efficient HR business partners have enhanced employee performance, revenue, and profits by 22%, 7%, and 9%, respectively. HRBPs can greatly impact organizational performance and achieving overall business objectives. Thus, it is essential to track HR business partner metrics to ensure that your company’s HRBPs are effective.

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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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Community Village: 7 Ways Village Builders Win

Leadership Freak

You live an impoverished life apart from a village. Life on your own is empty. The richest possible life turns toward community. You need a community to flourish.

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One on One Meeting Questions Great Managers Ask Their Teams

Get Lighthouse

One on one meetings are a cornerstone to an effective manager <-> team member relationship, from small startups to giant companies. What you talk about, and the one on one meeting questions you ask, make all the difference in the performance of your team. It's why Andy Grove , the legendary founder of Intel and author of High Output Management , said this about one on ones: Over the past several years, I've spoken to thousands of managers.

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Muslims Have Become A Persecuted Minority In India, Experts Warn

Forbes Leadership

End of June 2022, a Panel of Independent International Experts (the Panel), consisting of three renowned international law experts, including Sonja Biserko, Marzuki Darusman and Stephen Rapp, launched their report on serious human rights violations against Muslims in India since 2019.

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Intersectionality in the Workplace: What HR Needs to Know

AIHR

Companies that are serious about diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging are the ones that have happy and productive employees. And if your organization wants to be truly inclusive, you need to understand what intersectionality in the workplace means and how you can embrace it. Let’s dive in. Contents What is intersectionality in the workplace?

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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 Ways to Protect Yourself from Stress

Leadership Freak

Chronic stress corrodes your brain. Stress in large doses makes you stupid. Some parts of your brain shrink under the influence of prolonged stress.* Chronic stress lowers brain power and emotional responsiveness.

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The 11 Best Books for New Managers on Leadership and Self-Improvement

Get Lighthouse

"What do I do now? Where do I even begin???". If your company has a group of new managers , then it's very likely many of them are thinking the above. Whether you were left to flounder when you started out as a manager or you had some great help, there's a lot you can do to help them succeed as a senior leader. One of the best ways is to gift them a great book (or a few).

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Elementary Classrooms Are Too Noisy For Kids To Learn

Forbes Leadership

It’s hard to concentrate when there’s lots of talking in the background. That’s a problem for adults in open-plan offices, but it’s an even worse one for kids in the typical elementary school classroom.

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How SaaS Companies Can Survive Economic Winter

Chief Outsiders

Even as macroeconomic headwinds begin to buffet the worldwide economy, there’s no better time than now to be a SaaS marketer. But there is a better way to be one. A SaaS marketer must be part marketer, product manager, and engineer and understand their markets 100%. And CEOs need to be able to discern someone who is capable of that position.

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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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4 Ways to Challenge People with Power and Grace

Leadership Freak

You can’t drift to high performance. Skillful leaders challenge people. Successful challenge unleashes human potential. Rising to meet a challenge: Develops self-confidence. Enhances self-respect. Elevates fulfillment. Improves performance. Earns respect from others.

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Be Your Cash Flow Story’s Hero With These Business Decisions

Growth Institute

The secret to navigating your business through today’s volatile political and economic climate is playing a game. Your management team has a critical role in protecting the financial survival of your company. If you’re an entrepreneur, CEO, or another business executive, you can help them rise to the challenge by teaching them to play a decision-making game I call “Improvement.”.

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5 C’s of Servant Leadership

Thought Leaders LLC

Servant leaders put others ahead of themselves and are prepared to sacrifice for the greater good. Five characteristics stand out for servant leaders. Which of them do you possess? Today’s post is by Vijay Eswaran, author of Two Minutes from the Abyss (CLICK HERE to get your copy). Leadership is not about telling people what to do. A true leader is one who knows how to serve.

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Why Manufacturers Need Socrates for Growth in H2 2022

Chief Outsiders

The last two years have been unprecedented turmoil for society and the U.S. economy. Supply chain issues, labor shortages, and changes in customer behavior plagued the manufacturing sector. Moreover, most CEOs ask themselves what changes they need to make with interest rate increases and potential economic “whiplash” events that could create significant ripples in the broader economy.

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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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Four Tips for Remote Strategy Discussions

Association Now Leadership

Association staffers now have plenty of tech options for virtual conferencing. But one association succeeds by making sure connections are simple and equitable. Strategic planning is board work—it’s how volunteer leaders set an association’s direction. But it’s staff work as well. The staff is responsible for assembling the data and crafting an agenda that allows the board to have meaningful strategic discussions.

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Why People See Problems Where There Are None

Nir Eyal

Our baseline dissatisfaction is what motivates us, but we must harness it correctly. Do you often experience a strange malaise, that feeling of blah-ness you can’t quite explain? The good news is you’re not alone. You may be surprised to learn that, although people don’t often admit it, everyone’s default state is dissatisfaction; it’s how we evolved.

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Five Ways to Support Transgender Staff Members

Association Now Workplace

We’ve taken societal strides toward transgender awareness and inclusivity, but trans individuals still face many challenges that extend to the workplace. Associations can foster culture and policies that support all staff members. Transgender visibility is on the rise, with 42 percent of Americans saying they personally know someone who is transgender.

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Leading Thoughts for July 21, 2022

Michael McKinney

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. Jack Zenger , Joe Folkman , and Scott Edinger on how clarity tells people what not to do: “Clarity of vision helps all members of the group to be vigilant about not attempting to serve everyone who wants to be a customer, or to embark on any project about which someone becomes enthused, or to create a new product because one prospect or client expresses

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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.