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10 Powerful Things Great Leaders Should Say Every Day

Lolly Daskal

Great leaders understand the power of words. They use their words to inspire, motivate, and guide their team. They also know that the words they choose can have a significant impact on their team’s performance and morale. Here are 10 powerful things that great leaders should say every day: “Thank you.” Recognition and appreciation are crucial for building strong teams.

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Gym Shoes In The Oval Office Is A Sartorial Wake-Up Call For Leaders

Forbes Leadership

The uproar over Congressional leaders wearing sneaker shoes in a White House meeting prompts a broader lament over a loss of grace and decorum in leadership style.

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12 Tips to Achieve and Maintain a Good Work-Life Balance

BetterUp

Feeling like all you do is work? You’re not alone. Several statistics show that more than 60 percent of U.S. employees feel like their work-life balance is out of whack. But how do you balance your work-life with so much work happening at home? And how do you balance your workload to be more efficient? Is it more than just hitting a weekly yoga class ?

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Are you Ready for the Next Senior Living Crisis | Part 3

Chief Outsiders

Make Local Digital Marketing Your Secret Advantage By: Beth VanStory and Jennifer Apy If you’ve been with us throughout this blog series , by now you have a greater understanding of the broader market forces that challenge your senior living business and some of the measures you can take to be one step ahead of the competition.

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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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7 Common Leadership Mistakes That Derail Your Team’s Success

Lolly Daskal

As a leader, it’s important to recognize that your actions and decisions have a ripple effect on your team. If you’re making mistakes, it’s likely that your team will struggle as well. There are common leadership mistakes that can derail your team’s success. By understanding the mistakes and learning from them, you can set your team up for success.

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How To Craft A LinkedIn Profile That Recruiters Love, According To 100 Hiring Professionals

Forbes Leadership

Tips for optimizing each section of your LinkedIn Profile to attract recruiters and stand out as a candidate, according to 100 hiring experts.

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What People Want Out of Leaders Now

Association Now Leadership

New research suggests that employees want leaders to get back to matters of trust and stability. But don’t buy the idea that empathy is “out.” Despite some relatively optimistic data points in the past year or so—low unemployment, declining Covid numbers—executives are fielding a lot of stress in their workplace lately. Inflation and supply-chain issues aren’t entirely resolved; recession concerns still loom; hosts of industries are concerned that AI will termite into their business model, if it

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How The Best Leaders Handle Team Conflict Successfully

Lolly Daskal

Conflict is inevitable in any team. It’s how leaders handle it that can make the difference between a successful resolution or a damaging escalation. The best leaders know how to navigate team conflict successfully and emerge stronger as a result. Here are seven key strategies they use to handle conflict: Staying neutral: As a leader, it’s important to maintain objectivity and not take sides in a conflict.

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AT&T’s Dream In Black Program Empowers HBCU Athletes Off The Court

Forbes Leadership

Select HBCU students had the opportunity to meet with industry leaders during the NCAA Men's Final Four and HBCU All-Star Game Weekend in Houston thanks to AT&T.

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Work Less and Relate More 

Thought Leaders LLC

If each of us took 10 percent of the time we devote to work and shifted it to relationship building, we’d reap impressive financial and emotional rewards. Today’s guest post is by Larry Thornton, author of Why Not Win? A Reflection on a 50-year Journey from the Segregated South to America’s Boardrooms — And What it Teaches Us All (CLICK HERE to get your copy).

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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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Report: Organizational DEI Efforts Flagging Worldwide

Association Now Workplace

Fewer organizations are pursuing DEI efforts since 2020, a recent DDI report found, but many have learned to ask more of their initiatives. Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices flagged between 2020 and 2022, according to a new report, raising questions about companies’ commitment to workplace equity. The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Report 2023 , released last month by DDI, a leadership consulting firm, found that the number of global companies without a DEI program increased 33

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8 Must-Have Leadership Traits For Current And Future Leaders

Lolly Daskal

As an executive leadership coach, my clients often ask me what skills are necessary for effective leadership today and in the future. In my experience, there are several core competencies. These traits are crucial for current and future leaders to possess. By developing these skills, leaders can build the confidence and assertiveness. They will be needed to thrive in a constantly changing organizational environment.

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Obsessed With Going To An Elite College? Read “The Golden Ticket” First

Forbes Leadership

Irena Smith's memoir, "The Golden Ticket" is a smart, personal, bracingly honest account of the college admissions process and the larger struggle for successful lives.

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Organizational Analysis 101: Your Comprehensive Guide for 2023

AIHR

Businesses looking for a competitive edge should consider what an organizational analysis has to offer. The awareness gained from taking an in-depth look into the organization can disclose what needs to be done to provide a competitive advantage through effective use of resources and management of costs. This article explores what organizational analysis is all about.

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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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6 Best Practices for Modern Employee Performance Management 

15Five

Is your performance management program actually moving the needle on employee performance? Research shows that many organizations (more than half by some estimates) are falling short. In a McKinsey & Company survey, 54% of respondents said performance management at their organization had not had a positive effect on performance. (If not to improve employee performance, what exactly is the point of “managing” it?

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5 Communication Strategies That Will Transform Your Leadership

Lolly Daskal

As a leader, your communication skills can make or break the success of your team and organization. Great leaders know that effective communication is key to building trust, aligning efforts towards common goals, and inspiring positive change. On the other hand, poor communication can lead to misunderstandings, damaged relationships, and barriers to progress.

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University Of Kentucky Receives Record $100 Million Gift

Forbes Leadership

The University of Kentucky has received the largest gift in its history - $100 million from the late Bill Gatton, for its College of Agriculture, Food and Environment.

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Why Do You Want to Be a Supervisor: How to Answer and More

BetterUp

Jump to section Why recruiters and hiring managers ask this question 5 tips for a supervisor position interview Benefits of being a supervisor “Why do you want to be a supervisor?

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HR Meets AI: The New Way of Keeping Large Workforces Connected and Engaged

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.

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Leading Thoughts for May 25, 2023

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. Schoolteacher Alice Moore Hubbard , on how to teach: “Teaching is successful only as it causes people to think for themselves. What the teacher thinks matters little; what he makes the child think matters much.

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Lessons From SVB

Chief Executive

The banking crisis kicked off by the demise of Silicon Valley Bank opened other crevices, ranging from the creakiness of the global financial system to the riskiness of the Fed’s approach to inflation-fighting to the infirmity of the engine of innovation that has been driven by America’s digital-tech giants for a quarter-century. That means it’s time for CEOs to see beyond the immediate wreckage and imminent new dangers and exercise some of the main muscles of their job: strategic vision, tactic

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Does Raising The Minimum Wage Result In Job Losses In Small Firms?

Forbes Leadership

In the business world, there is often an assumption that increasing the minimum wage will result in job losses. New research questions whether this heuristic is actually true.

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On the Job Podcast S7:E4: If You Build A Pizza Oven, They Will Come

Refresh

The latest episode of the On the Job podcast is now available! The On the Job podcast series shares inspiring stories about the pursuit of work. Jobs give us a connection to our communities and the ability to provide for ourselves and our families—On the Job presents interesting stories about the way people work and what it means to be employed. Season 7, Episode 4: If You Build A Pizza Oven, They Will Come Jake Wright is a self-described food carnie; a rambling pizza rover.

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How To Empower Your Workforce With Modern Fertility Benefits

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.

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Working In Silos? 7 Ways to Break a Silo Mentality

Niagara Institute

With 39% of employees surveyed saying there is a lack of cross-functional collaboration within their organization, chances are, you’re currently working in silos or have experienced this in your career.

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It’s Time To Move Beyond Generational Generalizations

Chief Executive

I joined Facebook in 2009. I couldn’t resist reconnecting with people from my childhood, grammar and high school, and previous jobs who had become distant memories. Trends emerged immediately. People were shockingly comfortable in this online environment weighing in with their opinions on current events and political issues. You see, I grew up at a time when politics, religion, and money were off-limits.

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Celebrating A Milestone For Homeschooling Freedoms

Forbes Leadership

The Michigan court rulings on this day, 30 years ago, were among the pivotal legal decisions throughout the U.S. guaranteeing homeschooling rights for all Americans.

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Mental Health Awareness at Work

Refresh

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and despite a hot jobs market, mass layoffs in certain industries, resignations, burnout, and inflation are causing employees to examine their personal mental health. The way we think can determine the way we function. Advocating for your mental health and wellness at work is important. When you’re stressed at work, it can be hard to concentrate on the task at hand.

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Behind The Curtain: How Todays Political Climate is Steering HR and DEI in 2025

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.

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We Asked, You Answered: Creativity Boosts

Association Now Workplace

National Creativity Day is May 30. In honor of that, we asked readers to share tactics or methods they find most effective in boosting their team’s creativity and collaboration. Staff can get stuck in a rut or feel like they have no time to be creative because there’s work that just needs to get done. To overcome that, associations should encourage their teams to make time for brainstorming, creativity, and idea sharing.

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The 4-Day Workweek: How To Do More With Less

Nir Eyal

What would it look like if the world moved toward a four-day workweek? Time magazine says 2023 could be the year of the four-day workweek. But if the world is going to attempt this paradigm shift, we have to do our best to eliminate the obstacles. Companies and employees can use the methodology described in my book, Indistractable, to navigate this sea change.

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Boost Your Self-Confidence With These 6 Expert Tips

Forbes Leadership

Self-confidence is the key to success, it’s essential to make you more resilient and confident in dealing with life’s challenges. However, many people struggle with it.

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The Ultimate Guide to Garden Leave (Plus When To Use It) 

AIHR

Garden leave is gaining traction in the United States. Employers are increasingly concerned about protecting their confidential information, trade secrets, and customer relationships from departing employees. Technological advances make it easier for people to take valuable information with them when they leave a job, which could damage their former employer’s business.

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Engage, Empower, Excel: Transforming Performance in the New Era of Work

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.