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Exploring Job Titles: Would A Role By Any Other Name Smell As Sweet?

15Five

What’s in a name? What do the names we take on—whether for our own identification, our job titles, or the description of our roles at work —say about us? Do they accurately reflect what we do and who we are? If not, how do they influence our self-identity and how others see us? In a world gone mad socially and politically , identity plays more of a role now than ever before.

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The Best Predictor of Leadership Strength

Leadership Freak

In his book, Claudio Fernandex-Aaroz* writes, “… the four key leadership assets common to all high-potential executives: Curiosity. Insight. Engagement. Determination.

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How Leaders Can Prepare for Crisis

Kevin Eikenberry

Of all the things that might keep leaders up at night, dealing with a crisis is near the top of the list. Seldom do people feel comfortable with crisis leadership until they have been through at least one crisis successfully. While trial and error can be a fine way to learn many things, crisis leadership […]. The post How Leaders Can Prepare for Crisis appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Long Range Planning

GMC

, Kindergarten. Last week was a long range planning week. As a corporate board, we approved long term financing for an acquisition. We led our hospital client’s philanthropy and master planning to build a new facility by 2030. Another client hired a CEO who hopefully will be in the saddle for a decade or more. Then on the weekend there was a birthday party for a six-year old niece.

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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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Corporate Employee Benefits at ZERO cost

Vantage Circle

Employee Benefits are those benefits that an employee receives by virtue of being a part of an organization. These are benefits or perks which lie outside the monetary compensation of a company and have traditionally been limited to insurance, provident fund, etc. But all these are methods which have been done and dusted with. With the workforce employing a large number of diverse employees today, it has become extremely important that an all-inclusive employee benefits program, catering to the

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Caught with Their Pants Down

Leadership Freak

Some of the world’s great leaders emerge from the world of religion. I’m fascinated by a story that took place in the lakeside community of Capernaum sometime around 30 AD.

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Being a Good New Manager Is Not a Matter of Luck

LSA Global

Being a Good New Manager from the Start. Being a good new manager is not a matter of luck. When new managers falter, it is almost always due to a lack of management preparation and support. And often the blame belongs to the leaders who promoted them into their new role. Leading Is Very Different than Doing. Many employees are promoted to management because of their success delivering results as an individual contributor combined with their technical expertise.

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Meet The Coach: Sunny Dhillon

Agile42

Q: How did you first start your agile path and end up coaching with agile42? In 2000, I began my career as a software developer working in investment banking. I wanted to create software that would make a positive impact on people’s lives. However, my frustration grew as I found myself building features that would either be cancelled or not be used because customers no longer saw the value.

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Are you Brave Enough to Be Dumb

Leadership Freak

The courage to ‘not know’ may be the greatest leadership courage of all.

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You Feel Things Your Team Shouldn’t Know About

Leadership Freak

Anyone with an ounce of responsibility knows “Express Yourself” is poppycock. Leadership requires emotional control.

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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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10 Signs Ego Hinders Your Success

Leadership Freak

A big ego thinks the problem is someone else. Ten signs ego hinders your success Ego: Over-values itself and under-values the team. Feels nagging frustration with others but satisfaction with itself.

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How to Become a Big League Leader

Leadership Freak

Little League Leaders are pretty. Big League Leaders walk with a limp. Little League cp. Big League: Knocked down: You don’t know what you’re made of when you’re a Little League Leader.

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15 Ways to Know Your CEO is Worthy of Being Followed

Leadership Freak

Nothing useful ever happens when a disconnected high-and-mighty leader shows up for a visit.

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Praise, Ability, and Sucking the Life out of People

Leadership Freak

Praise is informed by the maturity and ability of those being praised. Shoe tying: Imagine little Mary successfully tying her shoe for the first time.

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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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The Committee to Eliminate Committees (CTEC)

Leadership Freak

A camel is a horse designed by a committee. Camels are awesome but they’re a poor substitute for horses. A horse designed by a committee solves too many problems.

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Aspirin for Asthma

Leadership Freak

The path to success is paved with systems. The alternative is band-aids and aspirins. Aspirin is great for minor headaches but doesn’t help asthma. In a few people, aspirin makes asthma worse.

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Are You Chasing the Wrong Customers?

LSA Global

The Wrong Customers Waste Time, Money and Energy. New salespeople are so eager to show a robust pipeline and close deals that they often find themselves chasing the wrong customers. They mistakenly make pitches to anyone who will listen. Conversely, high performing sales reps ruthlessly focus on target customers where they know they will win the majority of the time.

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Do Not Underestimate the Importance of Non-Technical Skills

LSA Global

The Importance of Non-Technical Skills. Don’t make the mistake of underestimating the importance of non-technical skills — even in this high-tech world. The lone artisan working at his bench is more and more rare. Businesses these days increasingly achieve their objectives by relying on diverse and dispersed teams of workers. Technical Skills Form the Foundation.

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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.