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How to Give Guidance Without Giving Answers

Leadership Freak

The great temptation of leadership is giving answers instead of guidance. Experience makes answer-giving easy. But there’s an ego factor as well. It feels great to KNOW when others don’t.

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10 Trends in Workforce Analytics

AIHR

Workforce analytics is developing and maturing. These are the 10 major trends for the near future. 1. From one time to real-time. Many workforce analytics efforts start as a consultancy project. A question is formulated (“How do our employees experience their journey?”), many people are interviewed, data is gathered, and with the help of the external consultants a nice report is written and many follow up projects to redesign the employee journey are defined.

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Webinar Recap: Cultivate A Healthy Company By Focusing On Employee Growth And Development

15Five

Whether you’re a farmer, have a fruit tree or two, or simply enjoy fresh produce, you likely know that cultivating crops requires more than just sticking seeds in the dirt. (Yes, this is going to be a metaphor about employee growth and development.). First, you have to prepare the ground and make sure it’s a fertile environment. Loosen the soil so that the seeds have room to sprout.

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Leading Change Intelligently with Barbara Trautlein

Kevin Eikenberry

Research has shown that the same receptors fire in our brain when people are introduced to changes in social systems (like organizational change) as when we are in pain. It’s no wonder that 65% of business fail at organizational change. Barbara Trautlein, Ph.D. joins Kevin to discuss change intelligence. She recognized we have tools to […]. The post Leading Change Intelligently with Barbara Trautlein appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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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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You Never Bring out Someone’s Best by Making Them Feel Inadequate

Leadership Freak

You never bring out someone’s best by making them feel inadequate. You may not mean to intimidate others but you probably do. Intimidated people: Comply, but don’t bring their best.

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Data-Driven HR: How Big Data And Analytics Are Transforming Recruitment

AIHR

Recruitment is undergoing a lot of change thanks to data and analytics technologies. Automation is becoming a bigger factor in intelligent recruitment. New tools are emerging to help HR teams identify and assess the best candidates. And platforms like LinkedIn and Glassdoor give every employer, no matter how big or small, access to valuable big data.

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Answering Some Common Questions About 360 Assessments

Kevin Eikenberry

360 Assessments can be one of the most powerful tools for an individual leader’s development. Yet for a variety of reasons, these assessments are often maligned and misunderstood. As the developer of a 360 Assessment and as someone who has coached leaders on the results from several different tools, people often ask me about these […]. The post Answering Some Common Questions About 360 Assessments appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Delegation is the Decision to Replace Yourself

Leadership Freak

You’d delegate if you had the time, but it’s easier to do it yourself. Even though your brain says the previous sentence is self-limiting and ridiculous, managers still say it.

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Data analytics is about culture, not technology

AIHR

Even as data analytics emerges from the back room and becomes as ubiquitous as the camera in a smartphone, the vital ingredient for analytics success is not technology, but having a data-driven culture. 7 examples of big data going above and beyond expectations. Despite Gartner placing it in its famous “plateau of productivity”, big data has, and still is, delivering beyond the hype.

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The Importance Of Goals In Decision Making

Eric Jacobsen Blog

The book, The Decision Makeoever , by Mike Whitaker presents a fascinating look at decision making and the importance of decision size and timing. As you read the book, you'll gain a better understanding of: The power of decisions Why we make bad decisions How to deal with bad decisions How to deal with regret How to take control of decision making How goals and decisions can help each other Perhaps the most significant part of the book is the author's perspective on goals. " Knowing your goals

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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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Be More Intentional – Remarkable TV

Kevin Eikenberry

When we do something with intention, it’s something that is on purpose, planned and conscious. And intentional leaders are simply better leaders. So today, I’m giving you four things that you can do right away to be more intentional starting today. Tweet it out: The best leaders are intentional leaders. @KevinEikenberry From The Episode: Read […].

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7 Ways to Rise Above Feelings of Intimidation

Leadership Freak

Intimidation is different from being afraid of heights. It’s about the self. Intimidation is an evaluation of the self in comparison to others.

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Using Microsoft R Server and Other Microsoft Technologies to Embed HR Analytics Into HR Practices

AIHR

HR Analytics is still in its infancy in most organizations. One way to gauge that is to ask about and investigate the degree to which activity in this area is evident in HR practices in organizations. If you have either read some of my previous articles: [link]. or read the book I published: [link]. [link]. you may remember that there are at least 3 broad categories that have the capacity generate HR-related information/data that can benefit from the use of HR Analytics: Traditional HR Metrics –

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This Is A Manager With Class

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AMACOM's (of the American Management Association) sixth edition of the best-selling book, The First-Time Manager -- originally published in 1981 is a must-read for new managers and leaders in business. One of my favorite sections of the book is the one about class in a manager : Class is treating people with dignity. Class does not have to be the center of attention.

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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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The Right and Wrong Stuff: How Brilliant Careers are Made and Unmade

Kevin Eikenberry

by Carter Cast Everyone reading this could benefit from this book. I know that is a bold statement, but you have a career. Whether you are just getting started, are mid-career, or are later in your professional life, could you be more effective and successful? This book will help you see, as the title suggests, […]. The post The Right and Wrong Stuff: How Brilliant Careers are Made and Unmade appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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How Experts Become Idiots and Leaders Become Blockheads

Leadership Freak

The trouble with ignorance is it’s easy to spot in others. I can predict your future with one question, “What are you learning?

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Unclear Business Strategies Are Too Difficult to Execute

LSA Global

Unclear Business Strategies Are Too Difficult to Execute. While it seems like common sense that unclear business strategies are too difficult to execute, leadership team after leadership team continues to think that twenty clear strategic initiatives equate to strategic clarity. When you ask employees, that perception could not be further from the truth.

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How To Identify A Leader During An Interview

Eric Jacobsen Blog

The next time you are interviewing a candidate and you want to access their leadership skills, consider asking the candidate these questions: What personal qualities define you as a leader? Describe a situation when these qualities helped you lead others. Give an example of when you demonstrated good leadership. What is the toughest group from which you've had to get cooperation?

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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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Answering Some Common Questions About 360 Assessments

Kevin Eikenberry

360 Assessments can be one of the most powerful tools for an individual leader’s development. Yet for a variety of reasons, these assessments are often maligned and misunderstood. As the developer of a 360 Assessment and as someone who has coached leaders on the results from several different tools, people often ask me about these […]. The post Answering Some Common Questions About 360 Assessments appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Stop Hating the People You Serve

Leadership Freak

Leaders get frustrated with the people they serve. You hear them grumble, “What’s wrong with people?” It happens in the business world, education, church world, and governments as well.

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Assigning Employee Engagement Accountability

LSA Global

Who Is Responsible for Employee Engagement Accountability? When employee engagement is on the rise, who takes credit? And when engagement is on the decline, who takes the blame? Is the finger pointing at you? Whether you are the organization’s CEO, the head of HR, a manager, or an employee, we believe you are responsible for employee engagement accountability.

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Stop Selling And Start Leading

Eric Jacobsen Blog

“Today’s savvy buyers are impatient with old-school selling tactics and stereotypical sales behaviors,” explain the authors of the new book, Stop Selling And Start Leading: How to Make Extraordinary Sales Happen. “Today’s buyers have enormous power and information and more choices than ever before,” add the authors, James Kouzes , Barry Posner and Deb Calvert.

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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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The Explainer: How to Negotiate Nicely Without Being a Pushover

Harvard Business Review

Don’t avoid confrontation.

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The 10 Vulnerabilities of Discouragement

Leadership Freak

Turning an ember into a flame takes skills. But any fool can throw water on enthusiasm. Show up to fuel energy and build morale. Everyone gets discouraged.

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How to Give Effective Feedback as a New Manager

LSA Global

How to Give Effective Feedback as a New Manager. Giving effective feedback is a manager’s most useful tool in shaping performance and developing the team. But don’t use the graphic above as an example. The illustration, rather than showing how to give effective feedback as a new manager, is more an example of what NOT to do. Five Components of Effective Feedback.

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Step Up Book Co-Authors Answer Questions About Leadership

Eric Jacobsen Blog

The book, Step Up , shows readers how to step up to the plate during six critical leadership moments. Readers learn how to: Use anger intelligently in the workplace. Recognize and deal with terminal politeness. Make decisions when no one else is making them. Take ownership when others are externalizing a problem. Identify and leverage pessimism. Inspire others to take action.

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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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Tips for Reading the Room Before a Meeting or Presentation

Harvard Business Review

beastfromeast/Getty Images. In every conversation at work, there’s the explicit discussion happening — the words being spoken out loud — and the tacit one. To be successful in most organizations, it’s important to understand the underlying conversations and reactions that people in the room are having. But if you aren’t picking up on those subtle cues, how can you learn to do so?

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Dear Dan: I Manage a Large Facility that’s very Negative

Leadership Freak

Dear Dan, What’s some advice to give a manager who leads a large facility that’s been very negative for many years? There are many complaints and no teamwork.

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Focus on your Target Audience and Help your Brand Grow

Vantage Circle

Many a small thing has been made large by the right kind of advertising. -Mark Twain. You put your heart and soul into building a product or a service, once it is built it is only natural for you to want to show it to the world. But think it through, do you really want to just show it or do you want to grab the attention of your potential consumers?

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The Entrepreneur's Guide To Hiring

Eric Jacobsen Blog

New or seasoned entrepreneur. Small or large business. Ample or limited budget. There is a new book just for you that teaches you how to strategically recruit people with the values and goals that will drive your venture forward. Authored by Dave Carvajal , experienced entrepreneur and recruiter, the book is, Hire Smart From the Start: The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Finding, Catching, and Keeping the Best Talent for Your Company.

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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.