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How to Make a Personal Plan for 2018

Leadership Freak

A good plan is like new shoes. You’re excited to have them but they’re uncomfortable. Safe plans waste time, energy, and talent. Good plans disrupt. Real plans disturb the status quo.

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Harvard Meets GitHub: Using Evidence To Design The Future Of Performance Reviews

15Five

Most managers dread everything about employee performance review time. Performance reviews are tedious and time consuming, the technology (if any) sucks, and the conversation is always uncomfortable. In some circumstances, it’s even company policy to rank each of your team members. You probably hate narrowing down employee performance to a single number, but that’s just standard procedure.

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The Power of Passion – Remarkable TV

Kevin Eikenberry

Today’s leadership lesson comes from an unlikely place. I wasn’t expecting a lesson here but I found it all the same. I’m talking about passion and how our passion can help us to be better leaders and better human beings. Tweet it out: Remarkable leaders are passionate leaders. @KevinEikenberry From This Episode: Send us your […].

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The Art of Effective Sales Questions in 4 Steps

LSA Global

The Art of Effective Sales Questions. The best sales people typically ask the most effective sales questions. Being able to ask good questions is an art. Asking effective questions is a necessary skill for journalists, a developmental skill for salespeople and a desirable skill for conversationalists. Insightful Sales Questions = Insightful Customer Conversations.

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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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Seven Ways to be Thankful Like a Leader

Leadership Freak

Gratitude dies when you think it but don’t say it. Problems and pressure suck gratitude out of your soul. But the practice of aspirational gratitude elevates you and energizes the people around you.

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How to Start the Week Like a Leader

Leadership Freak

Everything goes dark if you leave organizational culture to chance. You’re responsible for the way it feels to be on your team. Purpose: Purpose expands the world.

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Are You the Captain of the Titanic

Leadership Freak

Disconnected leaders are captains on the Titanic. Comfortable disconnection in the present signals failure in the future. Isolation may feel comfortable – especially in difficult situations – but it sinks leaders and organizations.

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The One Question for 2018

Leadership Freak

Your personal plan for 2018 begins with: Exploring ROE (Return on Energy). What jazzed you up in 2017? Exposing things that didn’t work. What sucked the life out of you in 2017?

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Secret Sauce Sunday: The One Thing

Leadership Freak

The one thing I would say to leaders – if I could say only one thing – is, “Make leadership development your priority.” Obsessively develop your leadership, if you hope to serve effectively.

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A Leadership Shopping List

Kevin Eikenberry

When I look back on the Christmases of my kidhood, I have lots of fond memories. I remember when I got my Hot Wheels track, all shiny and orange (the loop-to-loop was amazing). I remember when I got my rock tumbler that I wanted so badly (but barely used). I remember my electric football game (with […]. The post A Leadership Shopping List appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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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 ReWork Bookshelf: 5 Must-Reads from Workforce Trends Expert Ira Wolfe

Leadership Freak

Editor's Note: What are our writers and experts reading? In this series, ReWork contributors share their“must-read" recommendations for HR professionals and business leaders. The number of books in my library is huge. Unfortunately, the list of ones I've read cover to cover is quite short, and the list of those I've read more than once—most of which are included in this article—is even shorter.

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Preventing Discrimination and Harassment

Kevin Eikenberry

Weinstein. Spacey. Moore. Franken. Rose. Unless you are in denial or hiding under a rock, the recent allegations against these men and others remind us of the ethical, moral and legal problems with sexual harassment and abuse in the workplace. While many organizations have designed internal training to address these issues, we know many others […].

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Great New Managers Are Accountable

LSA Global

Great New Managers Are Accountable. Some new managers are so focused on making sure their team members do everything right, they neglect to take a close look at their own behavior. When things go wrong, they blame the team. But, guess what, new managers? Great new managers are accountable. Management Accountability Matters. Great managers manage themselves before managing others.

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3 Attributes and 5 Excuses About Increasing Employee Engagement Through Recognition

LSA Global

Increasing Employee Engagement Through Recognition. Experts in employee engagement agree, recognizing the accomplishments and extra discretionary effort of employees is a critical key to establishing a high performance culture. Make Sure Employees Are Recognized When They Contribute to the Organization’s Success. Everyone wants to be appreciated for the work they do and to understand the value of their contribution to the overall enterprise.

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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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3 Tips for First Time Managers

LSA Global

Tips for First Time Managers to Start Off on the Right Foot. Does becoming a first time manager make you feel as if you are leaping off a cliff without a safety net? Spend a Moment to Take Stock. If you are being promoted to a management position, you have most likely succeeded as an individual contributor. You are perceived to have the leadership competencies required to manage others.

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