Lolly Daskal
JANUARY 16, 2024
In today’s diverse and rapidly changing business environment, creating a safe space for all employees to speak up is crucial for fostering a healthy work culture. As a leader, it’s your responsibility to ensure that everyone feels comfortable sharing their thoughts and ideas. Here are some effective strategies to create a safe and inclusive environment in your workplace.
Peter Winick
JANUARY 18, 2024
Making visible the invisible forces that drive our habits. An interview with Marcus Collins about merging academia and practitioners in marketing. Why do we do what we do and buy what we buy? What invisible forces drive those actions – and how can they be seen? Today our guest is Marcus Collins an award-winning marketer and culture translator.
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Harvard Business Review
JANUARY 19, 2024
No long-term partnership — personal or professional — is without challenges. Getting key issues on the table in a timely way and having open, direct, and respectful conversations can reduce frustrations and facilitate needed change. In this article, the authors outline seven steps to take if your business partnership has gotten rocky.
Leadership Freak
JANUARY 18, 2024
Stupid questions add stress. Here's how to stop asking "why questions" that create adversarial conversations. It natural to ask why, but it's the wrong question when someone misses the mark. More.
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.
Thought Leaders LLC
JANUARY 17, 2024
By understanding and applying the principles of Polyvagal Theory and Neuroception, leaders can create workplaces that not only drive success but also promote well-being and human connection. Today’s guest post is b y Randy Brazie MD, SEP® and Geoffrey VanderPal DBA, CFP®, PMP, SHRM-SCP, coauthors of The Steadfast Leader: Control Anxiety, Make Confident Decisions, and Focus Your Team Using the New Science of Leadership (CLICK HERE to get your copy).
Peter Winick
JANUARY 17, 2024
Goodpods Top 100 Publishing Podcasts Listen now to Leveraging Thought Leadership podcast Goodpods Top 100 Thought Podcasts Listen now to Leveraging Thought Leadership podcast Source: Goodpods We are #3 in Goodpods Top Thought Podcasts! And Leveraging Thought Leadership has also made the following leaderboards on Goodpods: #12 in the Top 100 Speaking All time chart #14 in the Top 100 Content All time chart #23 in the Top 100 Publishing All time chart #42 in the Top 100 Author All time chart The p
OrgDev Digest brings together the best content for management professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Leadership Freak
JANUARY 19, 2024
You dangle at the end of the rope because of grit gone bad. The people who climb the highest get the most help. Seek help before you need it. Here's how.
Lolly Daskal
JANUARY 18, 2024
As the AI revolution gains momentum, understanding its fundamentals has become essential for staying competitive. Whether you’re a leader or an aspiring professional, here are six easy ways to equip yourself for the AI landscape. Grasp Data Science Basics: Start by learning the essentials of data science, which include statistics and programming languages like Python.
Peter Winick
JANUARY 17, 2024
Check out Thinkers360! Peter Winick is #5 on Thinkers360 annual leaderboard for our top 50 global thought leaders and influencers on Marketing for 2024. The post Top 50 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on Marketing 2024 appeared first on Thought Leadership Leverage.
Harvard Business Review
JANUARY 18, 2024
While recent years have seen back-to-work mandates following the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, they’ve also seen a growing number of workers shift to fully or partially remote. Perhaps you’re considering making this shift, too. Many factors make hybrid work schedules appealing — including caring for young children or aging parents, or the stress of long commutes — but flexible work is new and unfamiliar territory for most employers.
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
Leadership Freak
JANUARY 16, 2024
You don’t think straight when emotions are high. Self-distancing enables a new way of seeing. LeBron James used self-distancing when he left the Cleveland Cavaliers and went to the Lakers. More.
Chief Outsiders
JANUARY 16, 2024
Final in a 3-part series Oh, that resolution to exercise more and eat a healthier diet. It sounds so right—but incredibly daunting. Can I keep it up? When it comes to our own fitness, plenty of folks help us with tools, plans, and the mindset to climb that mountain. But we need to select the right ones, at the right price—or an intended investment in our future could instead be a wasted expense we can’t afford.
Peter Winick
JANUARY 18, 2024
Transcript Hi there, it’s Peter Winick. I’m the founder and CEO at Thought Leadership Leverage, and here’s the idea that I’d like to share with you today, and that’s this: As thought leaders, there are three unique perspectives that one could have, or three sort of places of origin, if you will, that most thought leaders come from.
Harvard Business Review
JANUARY 17, 2024
The Covid-19 pandemic ushered in a boom in business applications in the U.S. after years of sluggishness. But is this startup surge real? It appears to be. While some data sources on entrepreneurship operate on a lag, so far it appears that the entrepreneurship surge is real and likely to lead to greater job creation and productivity in the U.S. over the long run.
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.
Leadership Freak
JANUARY 17, 2024
You can't see yourself when you're full of yourself. You can't see others clearly. You can't see the world as it is. Self-Importance is deadly because it distorts perception. Maybe you know someone who needs this post? More.
AIHR
JANUARY 16, 2024
A culture committee is a dedicated group of employees within a company tasked with cultivating and nurturing its culture. They can help cultivate a thriving work environment where employees feel motivated and engaged to perform their best. According to Quantum Workplace , employees who perceive their company’s culture as positive are 3.8 times more likely to show high levels of engagement.
Lolly Daskal
JANUARY 17, 2024
Effective communication is a cornerstone of successful management. Mastering essential communication skills can dramatically improve your ability to lead, foster collaboration, and drive team performance. As an executive leadership coach working with leaders and managers globally, I’ve discovered that honing these six communication skills is essential for managers to achieve optimal results. 1.
Harvard Business Review
JANUARY 17, 2024
Learning that others’ perception of you or your work doesn’t match up with your own is unsettling, but there are steps you can take to repair it. Learning how you’re perceived can provide an opportunity for self-improvement and professional growth. When you make the effort to reflect, seek additional feedback, acknowledge missteps, learn, and reach out for support, you’ll foster a new perception that you’re committed to — and capable of — growth.
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.
Leadership Freak
JANUARY 15, 2024
Experience isn’t the best teacher. My friend melted his siding by grilling close to his house. He won’t do that again. Only fools melt their siding two times. Here's how to help others learn from experience.
AIHR
JANUARY 19, 2024
With the rise of hybrid and remote work, remote employee engagement has become an increasingly important topic for organizations and HR. And it’s not without some challenges. According to Gallup , employees who work entirely remotely experience an eroding connection to their organization’s mission or purpose. Only 28% of respondents indicated that they feel connected to their company’s mission or purpose.
David Grossman
JANUARY 16, 2024
In a world where business priorities are rapidly shifting, internal communications teams are forced to consider whether their structure still meets today's strategic communication needs. The role of the internal communicator has also changed. Beyond partnering across the business, there's a growing need to collaborate with counterparts across all aspects of corporate affairs and the corporate communications team, including media relations, external communications, employer branding, government r
Harvard Business Review
JANUARY 17, 2024
“Digital academies” are among the most successful approaches to closing the digital skills gap. These initiatives are specific to the company’s culture and narrative, are highly experiential and considerate of organizational team dynamics, and reach across the enterprise. Using DuPont’s digital academy as a model, companies should design their own internal upskilling programs to serve broad employee segments, include experiential elements, encourage continuous engagement, and prioritize flexibil
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.
Thought Leaders LLC
JANUARY 18, 2024
Our reader poll today asks: How many times in your career have you jumped into an entirely different industry or area of expertise? Never 21.11% 1-2 40.69% 3-5 28.51% More than 5 9.69% Learning new things. While 62% of you report only moving to a different industry or area of expertise two or less times, 38% have made multiple jumps over the course of your careers.
Association Now Leadership
JANUARY 14, 2024
One nonprofit struggled to get older and younger leaders to meet eye to eye. Managing conflict means knowing pressure points—and anticipating disagreement. Association leaders who are mindful of diversity on their staff and boards are obligated to think about age and experience as much as any other factor. Different generations have different perspectives, insights, and priorities that are meaningful to an organization’s success.
Kellogg Insight
JANUARY 17, 2024
We need to be proactive to ensure AI supports—rather than supplants—human priorities.
Harvard Business Review
JANUARY 17, 2024
How will AI change health care?
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.
Thought Leaders LLC
JANUARY 16, 2024
Making a small shift in how you communicate with others can yield big results. A simple change from “no” to “yes, and…” will reframe your conversations in a positive light and open up new possibilities. Today’s post is by Chris Dyer, author of The Power of Company Culture ( CLICK HERE to get your copy). Back in 2008-2009, when we were all struggling with the great recession of our age, I was also struggling with my company culture.
Eric Jacobson
JANUARY 14, 2024
In their book, Millennials Who Manage , authors Chip Espinoza and Joel Schwarzbart , quote Donna Hicks's explanation about how dignity is different from respect. Dignity is different from respect in that it is not based on how people perform, what they can do for us, or their likability. Dignity is a feeling of inherent value and worth. Therefore, Espinoza and Schwarzbart recommend that leaders treat those they are leading with dignity and follow Hick's 10 Essential Elements of Dignity : Accepta
Lolly Daskal
JANUARY 15, 2024
Empowering your team to problem-solve independently is essential for success in today’s fast-paced business environment. As a leader teaching them to tackle challenges on their own not only fosters resilience and agility. It also promotes a high-performing organization. So, how can you help your team develop the skills to solve problems without you?
Harvard Business Review
JANUARY 16, 2024
Research has established that burnout is primarily the result of psychologically hazardous factors that occur at your workplace. Not being given the resources or time you need to manage your workload, for example, or working in an environment where you have insufficient control and autonomy, are known burnout triggers. No two experiences of burnout are exactly alike, and recovery requires that you pinpoint the unique workplace conditions that are contributing to your stress.
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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