Leadership Freak

APRIL 5, 2019

Unfairness abounds in organizational life. Your company merged with a competitor and your position was eliminated. You didn’t get the promotion. It’s not fair.

Leadership Development 190

Leadership Development 190

Liquid Planner Productivity

APRIL 4, 2019

Has this ever happened to you? You’re having a perfectly good morning. A warm cup of coffee is in your hand, and you think you’ve got your workload under control when suddenly it hits you—. You actually have a small avalanche of prioritized work to get through within the next two weeks, and it doesn’t help that your to-do list is lengthening by the minute.

Project Management 119

Project Management Manager Benefits 119

Vantage Circle

APRIL 4, 2019

Many a time, you must have thought of appreciating your employees or co-workers for their excellent work. However, you decided to step back at the last minute because you didn’t know what to say or how to convey it. And also, finding the proper words of appreciation for employees isn’t a child's play, mainly because it's related to their emotions or the extra efforts which they put in their work every day.

Benchmarking 89

Benchmarking Scaling Implementation Manager 89

AIHR

APRIL 1, 2019

It may not feel like it, but people analytics has been in a lovely honeymoon period. Over a number of years, vendors and the press convinced everyone from the CHRO to the Board that it made sense to invest in analytics. As a result, people were hired to do analytics and investments were made in technologies that were bought, in part, based on how good the analytics would be once they were in place.

Benefits 71

Benefits Manager 71

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

Leadership Freak

APRIL 2, 2019

Pushovers prolong helplessness, failure, and mediocrity. But compassionate-accountability fuels boldness, growth, and productivity. You demonstrate respect for people when you hold them accountable. Accountability says behaviors matter.

Accounts 190

Accounts Leadership Development 190

High Scalability

APRIL 3, 2019

PostgreSQL is an open source object-relational database system that has soared in popularity over the past 30 years from its active, loyal, and growing community. For the 2nd year in a row, PostgreSQL has kept the title of #1 fastest growing database in the world according to the DBMS of the Year report by the experts at DB-Engines. So what makes PostgreSQL so special, and how is it being used today?

Administration 71

Administration Engineering Benchmarking Manager 71

Vantage Circle

MARCH 31, 2019

Measurement is the first step that leads to control and eventually to improvement. If you can’t measure something, you can’t understand it. If you can’t understand it, you can’t control it. If you can’t control it, you can’t improve it. ? H. James Harrington. No matter what you do or how far you’ve come, there is always room for improvement. It’s 2019 and unless you’re living under a rock you understand that employee engagement is imperative for the growth of any business.

Benchmarking 67

Benchmarking Employee Engagement Scaling Organizational Change 67

Leadership Freak

APRIL 1, 2019

A leader explained, “One reason I’ve been successful this year is I’ve been wrong a lot.” One of the best ways to expand your leadership is by be wrong publicly.

Leadership Development 189

Leadership Development 189

Agile42

APRIL 1, 2019

Since the business of agile42 is growing, and the Swedish market is growing fast, we are now looking for a new coach that would be working together with our great team in Stockholm, Sweden! What we expect from you Your primary focus would be to help, support and coach our local customers in their unique journey of working agile. You will get the chance to co-coach and co-train our customers (also worldwide) together with your local and international colleagues.

Onboarding 63

Onboarding Travel Benefits Marketing 63

Kevin Eikenberry

APRIL 2, 2019

Every day, more leaders are becoming remote leaders – whether it was intentional and planned or simply a fact of circumstance where they started working one day a work from home which lead to another which lead to another… The question isn’t whether this is happening or not, it’s what are we doing to prepare […]. The post Preparing Remote Leaders for Success appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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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.

Diversity

Vantage Circle

MARCH 31, 2019

What is Internal Communication? Internal communication is the process of exchanging information among the people of different level or internal members within the same organization. Today organizations pay a hefty amount on public relations and marketing to improve its external communication but fail to improve its internal communication. Like a human being , a company has to have an internal communication mechanism, a "nervous system", to coordinate its actions. - Bill Gates.

Employee Engagement 63

Employee Engagement Human Resources Diversity Marketing 63

Leadership Freak

APRIL 3, 2019

Ego sees others but not itself. Egoless is a silly myth. Ego serves leaders well when self-interest drives service. But ego has a dark side.

Leadership Development 187

Leadership Development 187

Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 5, 2019

From the book, Light A Fire Under Your Business : A clear and concise mission statement defines, in the simplest terms, your organization's core reason for being, and it had better not be all about money. Money is definitely important to most of society, and it is a motivator. But many people aspire to be part of something more meaningful than just a paycheck.

Manager 40

Manager 40

Kevin Eikenberry

MARCH 31, 2019

Leadership is complex enough without adding team members you rarely see. Whether we like it or not, remote teams and remote leadership is here to stay. The fact is fine, the real challenge is how do we do it well? That is the question Wayne Turmel, my co-author of The Long-Distance Leader: Rules for Remarkable […]. The post Demystifying Remote Leadership appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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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.

Diversity

Vantage Circle

MARCH 30, 2019

It is always overwhelming to move to a new place and adjust to an unfamiliar environment. You have to adjust and adapt to your new surroundings and new people around you. You have to get accustomed to a new culture and make yourself familiar with the system. This often becomes time-consuming and very hard without any proper guide. So, what if a new employee is facing the same situation in an organization?

Onboarding 58

Onboarding Recruitment Benefits Insurance 58

Leadership Freak

APRIL 4, 2019

The gap between your aspirational-self and your actual-self means pretending is part of the journey. But pretending in the wrong way damages your future. Beneficial pretending begins with your values.

Leadership Development 143

Leadership Development 143

Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 3, 2019

In Brian Tracy 's book, Find Your Balance Point , he shares this helpful list of the seven indicators of the right work for you and the career where you will feel fully engaged and where you will be the happiest in serving other people: The right work for you is something that you really enjoy doing; something that you love to do. The right work for you is easy for you to learn and easy to do.

Energy 40

Energy Manager 40

LSA Global

APRIL 4, 2019

Externally Focused Culture vs. Internally Focused. An important cultural dimension for many companies to define is the balance between having an internally or externally focused culture. We define workplace culture as how and why things truly get done in an organization. Depending upon your corporate strategy, sometimes it makes more sense to primarily focus on internal systems and processes (e.g.

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Revenue Marketing Scaling Sales 28

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

Benefits

Vantage Circle

APRIL 3, 2019

You are probably here to gain insights into the objectives of performance management. Then you might be aware of what performance management actually means. To the uninitiated, performance management is simply described as: “An ongoing process that seeks to continuously identify , measure and develop the performance of the workforce." Chances are that your organizational performance is not as good as it should have been.

Performance Management 53

Performance Management Manager Performance Review Succession Planning 53

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2019

Women are less likely to ask than men.

Manager 15

Manager 15

Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 2, 2019

Knowing why an employee leaves your company can help you to reduce your employee turnover rate. That's because you can use the reasons a departing employee provides to gather information about processes, people and departments that might need some redirection to correct situations that may have contributed to the employee's reasons for leaving. So, do an exit interview whenever possible with each departing employee.

Human Resources 40

Human Resources Manager 40

LSA Global

APRIL 2, 2019

Decrease Organizational Complexity. Overly complex processes, procedures, and systems hamper organizational effectiveness and decrease employee engagement. To improve business performance and retain top talent, it is critical to make it easier to get the right work done in the right way. Unfortunately, a large number of companies waste time on simplifying complexities that are not the real culprits of making it difficult to get work dome in a way that makes sense.

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Strategic Planning Employee Engagement Operations Accounts 28

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.

Diversity

Vantage Circle

APRIL 5, 2019

What really does a company need to thrive amd become succesful? The answer is quite simple, great employees with caliber and potential. But it often becomes difficult for the HR managers to recruit top talents. There has been a significant rise of millennials joining the workforce. And there is a vast pool of candidates that possess exceptional skills and experience.

Recruitment 40

Recruitment Advertising Manager Media 40

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 5, 2019

Managers and direct reports should be able to talk honestly about career goals.

Manager 15

Manager Retention 15

Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 1, 2019

I'm a big fan of Marcus Buckingham 's work, teachings and books, so I was eager to read his latest book, co-authored by Ashley Goodall , and released today. Titled, Nine Lies About Work: A Freethinking Leader's Guide to the Real World , the book debunks what we've come to believe as basic truths in the workplace. What at first may seem provocative and counter-intuitive, you'll learn why the nine lies "cause dysfunction and frustration, ultimately resulting in workplaces that are a pale shadow of

Performance Management 40

Performance Management Manager 40

High Scalability

APRIL 5, 2019

Wake up! It's HighScalability time: SHUTDOWN ABORT the last Oracle database running Amazon Fulfillment! pic.twitter.com/DorqTua2Lt. — John Darrow (@jdarrow) March 29, 2019. How unhappy do you have to be as a customer to take so much joy in end-of-lifing a product? Do you like this sort of Stuff? I'd greatly appreciate your support on Patreon. I wrote Explain the Cloud Like I'm 10 for people who need to understand the cloud.

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Accounts 10

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.

Compliance

Vantage Circle

APRIL 3, 2019

A work environment free from injuries and accidents attracts employees. Employees are more satisfied and productive in such an environment. A safe work environment is important for both employees and employers alike. It is the right of all employees to have safety in the workplace. Workplace safety is important regardless of the size of a company. All companies, big or small, need to incorporate safety in their workplaces.

Benefits 70

Benefits Operations Implementation Assets 70

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 5, 2019

Too often, leadership training is about ideas and not follow through.

Manager 15

Manager 15

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 30, 2019

A great idea from the book, The Little Book of Leadership Development , is to ask each team member to lead a meeting to gain experience leading your team. Authors Scott J. Allen and Mitchell Kusy suggest that you allow the team member to be responsible for: Developing the agenda Leading the meeting Disseminating the meeting minutes After a full rotation of your staff, your team will better understand how difficult it is to set an agenda and guide a group of people with many opinions and competin

Leadership Development 40

Leadership Development Manager 40

BetterUp

APRIL 3, 2019

As employee burnout continues to rise in the workplace, many HR leaders are asking themselves: how do we stop it? According to a recent Gallup study , two-thirds of full-time workers are experiencing burnout on the job. The impact is considerable and costly, for both employees and businesses. . Employee burnout is hurting companies, from high turnover and absenteeism to a loss in productivity and quality of work.

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Accounts Manager Energy Scaling 46

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.

Retention