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How to Spot and Avoid Chronic Dissatisfaction

Leadership Freak

Dissatisfaction in reasonable doses motivates improvement. Chronic dissatisfaction contaminates environments and teams. The chronically dissatisfied shrink the future with complaint and criticism. Chronically dissatisfied people: #1. Need you to make them happy.

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Reducing Absenteeism in a Mid-Sized Organization: A Case Study

AIHR

Absenteeism is a frequently mentioned theme when it comes to people analytics cases. In this article, I will take you through an in-depth absenteeism case we worked on. What makes this case unique is that also mid-sized, low-profit organizations can benefit from the business impact of people analytics. The organization we worked with was a 1500 FTE healthcare organization.

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The Nature Of 1-on-1s Are Changing For The Better

15Five

Although the pandemic has triggered massive shifts in our day-to-day lives and even our long-term view, it isn’t without silver linings. At a high level, organizations are embracing flexibility like never before; employees are trading long commutes for higher levels of productivity; but more specifically, managers and employees are revamping their weekly 1-on-1s.

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7 Noteworthy Tips to Improve Teamwork In The Workplace

Vantage Circle

The progress of mankind has always depended on extending mutual support to each other and working together as a team. This has led us to achieve many great feats from time to time and the same continues even today. The rapid globalization of businesses has now increased the demand for a high-performance workforce to stay on the competitive edge. As a result of this teamwork has now become one of the most followed organizational cultures.

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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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An Experiment to Test the Power of Your Influence

Leadership Freak

Incompetent leaders focus exclusively on results. Successful leaders notice their impact on people because leadership is about human beings, not simply producing a product.

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Dr. Timothy Clark | How Psychological Safety Fuels Growth & Innovation

Tanveer Nasser

Psychological safety in today's workplaces has been garnering a lot of attention as leaders and organizations look for ways to boost productivity and retention in their workplace. But is our understanding of this concept too narrow? Are we missing out on real opportunities to not just fuel engagement and collaboration, but innovation and untapped growth opportunities?

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Employee Attitude: A Threat to Organizations

Vantage Circle

An attitude is a psychological state of mind. Depending on the situation & time, the attitude of a person gets changed. It can be easily identified in one’s behavior: the way they talk, behave and respond. In most organizations, employee attitude can reflect his or her feelings of loyalty towards the organization. In the corporate world, sometimes it is very difficult to handle the attitude of employees in the correct way.

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Hinges of Destiny: Decision-Making for Leaders

Leadership Freak

“Choices are the hinges of destiny.” Poet, Edwin Markham 4 advantages of being decisive: #1. Speed. Decisive leaders choose and move. They waste less time exploring options.

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Can We Still be Agile?

Mike Griffiths

How does work from home impact our use of agile approaches? If co-location is no longer possible, can we still be agile? Yes, of course we can, and in many ways, now we need to be more agile than ever as we try new approaches, learn and adapt how we work. However, let's address the co-location question and look at agile practices in remote work situations.

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Managing Project Delays in the COVID-19 Age

Liquid Planner Collaboration

Projects can get delayed for many reasons from third party suppliers failing to deliver on time, to poor communication between project stakeholders sometimes the deliverables are simply not realistic within the project constraints. Then there are the unpredictable and devastating external factors like COVID-19 that disrupt on an unprecedented scale.

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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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The Best Six Open-Ended Questions To Ask Your Direct Reports

Eric Jacobsen Blog

To help you bring out the best in your team, you need to get close and understand their skills, abilities, and motivations. So, the authors of the book, Your First Leadership Job , recommend you hold getting-to-know-you conversations with each of your direct reports. Ask these open-ended questions. Let each team member know the purpose of the meeting in advance.

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Three Enablers of Success

Leadership Freak

Failure is easier than success, at least in the beginning. Miserable leaders posture when describing disappointment, frailty, or pain. 3 enablers of success: #1. Honesty enables acknowledgement. Don’t lie to yourself.

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7 Great Tips For Creating Team Building Activities

Vantage Circle

Organizations around the world are constantly innovating to meet the evolving performance standards. They invest tons of money on acquiring resources and recruiting the best talents, but they often miss out on one key point. That pivotal point is the aspect of teamwork and taking measures to improve it by creating team building activities. In today’s globalized world, working as a team is the only way to attain success amidst the crowd.

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Making Midyear Check-ins More Meaningful

Kevin Eikenberry

If you are coaching others in the workplace, you probably have some sort of performance management process. While these typically culminate in the annual meeting, many suggest or require at least a midyear check-in too. Even if your process doesn’t suggest that, I believe you benefit everyone by having midyear check-ins. The question is, how […].

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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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Meet Richard Sheridan and Andrea Tomasini

Agile42

By Sofia Svanbäck. We are pleased to announce that the webinar that took place on July 2nd, held by agile42's own Andrea Tomasini and his friend and colleague in leadership, Richard Sheridan from Menlo Innovations, was a great success. We had people joining the session from all over the world, asking these two thought leaders great questions, and interacting with us in the chat.

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How to Turn From Destructive to Constructive Dissatisfaction

Leadership Freak

You won’t make a difference if you’re easily satisfied. Yesterday I wrote, “Chronic dissatisfaction contaminates environments and teams.” Pete asks, “… what if I am the one who is chronically dissatisfied?

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Tips to Enhance your Virtual Recruiting Process

Vantage Circle

One of the most crucial aspects of any organization is hiring the right fit. If your recruitment approaches are not in the right direction, it is inevitable to see disappointing results. Work trends keep changing every year. The work evolution during the last decade has been significant. With technology taking the central stage, the way an organization functions and adapts has always been critical.

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Creating New Work Routines – Remarkable TV

Kevin Eikenberry

Last week, I talked about the power that routines can have in our lives. If you missed that, you can watch it here. In this video, I am talking about The thing about routines is that when they change, we are often left feeling a little lost, confused or even discombobulated. And if you’re like […]. The post Creating New Work Routines – Remarkable TV appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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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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The 8 Laws of Power: How to Get Power Using Science

Vanessa Van Edwards

Want to know how to get power in your personal and professional life? Here are my top 8 strategies to launch your power out of this world! The post The 8 Laws of Power: How to Get Power Using Science appeared first on Science of People.

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How To Overcome Organizational Drag Within Your Company

Eric Jacobsen Blog

The average company loses more than 25 percent of its productive power to organization drag , reports the authors of the book, Time, Talent, Energy: Overcome Organizational Drag and Unleash Your Team's Productive Power. Organizational drag is all the practices, procedures, and structures that waste time and limit output. Michael Mankins Authors Michael Mankins and Eric Garton demonstrate in the book through in-depth examples how the best companies manage their people's time, talent, and energy w

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Everything you need to know about 'Employer Branding' with Devan Bhalla

Vantage Circle

Employer branding is the mechanism whereby work seekers, employees and key stakeholders handle and influence your image as an employer. This includes everything you do to put your company as a desired employer. In this podcast episode, Devan Bhalla speaks on everything we need to know about 'Employer Branding.’. Devan Bhalla is the Deputy General Manager- Brand and Growth at Amar Ujala.

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How to Grow a Small Business

Sweet Process

Looking for actionable steps on how to grow a small business? In this episode of the Process Breakdown Podcast Michael E. Gerber, a business thought-leader and best selling author reveals the steps to take to grow your small business so that it lasts longer, is successful, and easy to replicate. He gives the example of […]. The post How to Grow a Small Business appeared first on SweetProcess.

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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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Procurement Analytics for Actionable Insights | Accenture

Accenture: OrgDev

Procurement is rich with data that leading organizations are just beginning to use to improve business performance. Read more about this blog from Accenture.

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How To Create A High-Performance Culture

Eric Jacobsen Blog

In his book, The Responsible Leader , Tim Richardson explains that to create a high-performance culture , you need to plan and prepare for the following moments to ensure the conversations surrounding them are both meaningful and intentional: recruitment and induction of new team members performance management discussions promotion interviews and talent management discussions coaching discussions customer sales presentations handling customer complaints and problems briefings to the press, analy

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Steps To Take After Getting A Poor Employee Survey Result

Vantage Circle

In a feedback-driven company culture , an employee survey is integral in driving organizational changes. That’s because it helps you point out the organizational flaws and work accordingly to find the necessary solutions. Thus, increasing employee engagement and satisfaction , which in turn reduces turnover rates. However, some surveys turn out to bear poor results, which can negatively impact your company.

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How to be a Great Manager

Sweet Process

Looking for tips on how to be a great manager? In this episode of the Process Breakdown Podcast Mamie Kanfer Stewart, an executive coach and entrepreneur shared tips on how to be a great manager, effective delegation, and how to build a team. She talks about how she began down the road of entrepreneurship at […]. The post How to be a Great Manager appeared first on SweetProcess.

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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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A Way to Improve Team Communication – Even When Working Remotely

Kevin Eikenberry

As I talk to leaders and team members who are working remotely, I hear their challenges, struggles, and concerns. One of the biggest challenges I hear is about remote team communication. People are figuring out the technology and making that work. But Zoom, Slack, and Microsoft Teams (and all the tools like them) don’t perfect […]. The post A Way to Improve Team Communication – Even When Working Remotely appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Your New Leader 100-Day Action Plan

Eric Jacobsen Blog

There are seven major onboarding land mines that you are likely to come across as a new leader and there are specific points in the first 100 days where you are most likely to encounter them, explain authors: George Brant Jayme A. Check Jorge Pedraza.in their third edition of, The New Leader's 100-Day Action Plan. Ill-prepared, without a plan, and lacking proper onboarding, the land mines will get you.

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Understanding The 4 Communication Styles In The Workplace

Vantage Circle

Styles of communication are the various broad ways people prefer to communicate with others. It is just like the different personal styles that reflect in our outward appearance. This is not only limited to verbal communication but non-verbal communication as well. Recognizing different forms of communication will dramatically enhance the quality of your relationships.

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How to Work Less and Earn More

Sweet Process

In this episode of the Process Breakdown Podcast, Josh Fonger, a consultant, coach, author, and CEO of consulting firm Work the System Enterprises discusses how to use his “Work the System” methodology to improve businesses and increase productivity. He achieves this by using fun and easy working procedures to guide the operations of businesses by […].

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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.