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Five Simple Steps for Organizational Success

Organizational Development Solutions

Does your business or organization have a clear organizational goal? Here are five simple steps to take your business to the next level. As CEO, Founder, or HR leader of a rapidly growing or transforming organization, do you wonder how to ensure your organization and team are thriving, meeting, or even exceeding goals? In this four-part series, we will be providing you a simple approach to assess what is working or standing in the way of truly moving the needle on high performance.

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How startups die from their addiction to paid marketing

Andrew Chen

[Originally tweetstormed at @andrewchen , Follow me for more!]. Many of the biggest implosions in recent history – especially ecommerce – have been due to startups getting addicted to paid marketing while fooling themselves on Customer Acqusition Costs. As spend scales, it always gets more expensive and harder to track – never less.

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Why Do Google and Apple Want You to Use Your Phone Less?

Nir Eyal

This week Apple follows Google by announcing features to help people cut back on their tech use. Why would the companies that make your phone want you to use it less? If tech is “hijacking your brain” with their “irresistible” products, as some tech critics claim, why are these companies now acting against their own […]. The post Why Do Google and Apple Want You to Use Your Phone Less?

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How to Respond to an Angry Employee

Leadership Freak

Don’t ad lib when emotion is high. Prepare yourself to respond to an angry employee. Develop a plan. How to respond to an angry employee: #1. Emotion comes first.

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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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How Leaders Can Support Remote Trust Building

Kevin Eikenberry

Trust is a critical factor to the success of teams. The more trust exists, the easier and faster the right work gets done. Building this trust on a remote team can be especially tricky, which is why remote leaders must know how to support remote trust building, with and among their team members. Here are […]. The post How Leaders Can Support Remote Trust Building appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Your Top Tips for Making a Big Decision

Mind Tools Problem Solving

What shall I have for lunch? Tuna or chicken sandwich? Easy. I prefer chicken, so chicken it is. Do I drive to the conference next week, or take the train? I’d have to get up crazy early to catch the train. On the other hand, I could get stuck in traffic if I drive. But the trains are often delayed, and I like driving. Still fairly easy: drive. Should I buy house X or house Y?

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6 Reasons Employees Don’t Talk to Their Managers

Leadership Freak

Employees talk more and managers talk less in successful one-on-ones. 6 reasons employees don’t talk to their managers: Cold professional culture. Caring happens outside work. Talkative managers. Curiosity about people is rare.

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Article in Creditreform Magazine: Agility and organizational transformation

Agile42

Creditreform , the business magazine of the Handelsblatt publishing group, just published an article by Tanja Könemann on agility as a way to meet the demands of customers and the fast-paced modern marketplace. The article includes discussions with business leaders, CEOs, consulting experts, and an interview with Marion Eickmann, who explains how an agile transformation begins and progresses, and the role of leadership in changing organizational culture to achieve greater resilience.

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What I’ve Learned About Leading Remotely – Remarkable TV

Kevin Eikenberry

Today is a special day at The Kevin Eikenberry Group: my newest book, The Long-Distance Leader: Rules for Remarkable Remote Leadership, is being released! And to celebrate this occasion, in today’s video, I am sharing some of my best ideas from the book for leaders (or future leaders) of remote teams. Tweet it out: Effectively […]. The post What I’ve Learned About Leading Remotely – Remarkable TV appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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6 Reasons that Make Corporate Employees the Ideal Target Audience for Brands

Vantage Circle

Defining the ideal Marketing persona for your brand is a job that is easier said than done. Hubspot defines Marketing Persona as fictional, generalized representations of your ideal customers. Personas help in marketing, sales, and relates to your ideal customers as real humans. There is only one winning strategy. It is to carefully define the target market and direct a superior offering to that target market. ~ Philip Kotler.

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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 Unexpected Way to Spot a Confident Leader

Leadership Freak

Humble listening is an aspiration achieved occasionally. But it’s exhausting. The ability to listen requires remarkable confidence. It takes confidence to: Adopt the posture of learner. Turn conversations toward others.

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Agile in Everywhere: Memories of a beginner-level Scrum servant

Agile42

“…but I still haven't found what I'm looking for…” Having worked in NGOs and development agencies for years, in my professional and academic work, I had always searched for a model, or an approach, which would help me organize myself. The classical to do tasks, project schedules and Gantt charts which I used with the belief that “this time it will make me a very organized and a very efficient person”, soon proved to be of limited use.

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What You Need to Know About The Long-Distance Leader Book Launch

Kevin Eikenberry

It is finally here. Tuesday, June 5 is the official publication date of The Long-Distance Leader. After years of working with remote leaders and leading remotely myself, and months of writing, editing, and preparation, The Long-Distance Leader: Rules for Remarkable Remote Leadership will soon be in your hands. But only when you order a copy […].

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6 Reasons that make Corporate Employees the Ideal Target Audience for Brands

Vantage Circle

Defining the ideal Marketing persona for your brand is a job that is easier said than done. Hubspot defines Marketing Persona as fictional, generalized representations of your ideal customers. Personas help in marketing, sales, and relates to your ideal customers as real humans. There is only one winning strategy. It is to carefully define the target market and direct a superior offering to that target market. ~ Philip Kotler.

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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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I Wasn’t Very Proud of My Feelings – Sir Edmund Hillary

Leadership Freak

“It is not the mountains we conquer but ourselves.” Sir Edmund Hillary On May 29, 1953 Sir Edmund Hillary conquered Mount Everest with his Sherpa friend and guide, Tenzin Norgay.

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3 Steps to Close the Strategy Execution Gap

LSA Global

It Is Important to Close the Strategy Execution Gap. To close the strategy execution gap in a meaningful way, leaders must agree upon and commit to a set of specific priorities focused on achieving clear goals. According to a recent survey of almost 600 senior global executives by Economist Intelligence Unit : 88% of executives consider successful strategy execution to be “very important” or “essential”.

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Dear Dan: An Employee Yelled at Me

Leadership Freak

Dear Dan, I read your blog everyday and need some advice! I believe I am leading a narcissist.

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Slapped at the Hotel Front Desk

Leadership Freak

The elusiveness of humility slapped me in the face while I stood at the hotel’s front desk this morning. I left my key in the room.

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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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If Your Face Was on Money

Leadership Freak

Imagine having your face on money while you’re still alive.

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3 Ways to Make the Most of Difficult Feedback

Leadership Freak

New Book giveaway!! 20 complimentary copies available.

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Top Employee Engagement Trends for 2018

LSA Global

Top Employee Engagement Trends for 2018. These Top Employee Engagement Trends for 2018 are based on the employee engagement surveys from nearly 50 Best Places to Work contests, this comprehensive report is the one and only of its kind, examining employee engagement and culture trends at America’s top workplaces. This year’s study aggregates responses from more than 600,000 employees from 8,000+ organizations across America.

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How to Cultivate the Right Work Habits

LSA Global

Cultivate the Right Work Habits|. Organizations that align their talent with their strategy and culture outperform their peers. The ability to cultivate the right work habits, however, is much more complex than simple repetition over a period of time. The ability to cultivate the right work habits involves the desire to change, the opportunity to change, and being held accountable for change.

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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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How to Succeed at Corporate Change

LSA Global

Succeed at Corporate Change. Corporate change is not rocket science. In fact, to succeed at corporate change is mainly based on common sense…being clear about what employees have to gain, specifying the behaviors that will lead them to the desired end state, and providing frequent feedback on progress. But all too many organizations get bogged down by complicating things instead of creating clear and compelling reasons for change, a positive vision of the future, and how to realize it on a day

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The Four Children of Humility

Leadership Freak

Let’s be honest. You don’t need to be humble to earn money, position, power, even admiration. Arrogant leaders “succeed” Think of Donald Trump, Kanye West, and Kim Kardashian. (I Googled “arrogant celebrities.