Sat.Sep 07, 2019 - Fri.Sep 13, 2019

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6 Steps to Effective Communication in the Manufacturing Industry

David Grossman

In manufacturing companies, plant employees are the heart of the company. They are on the front lines with the power to turn strategy into results. At the end of the day, it’s the plant employees that ensure operations run smoothly, quality products are made to exact specifications, and products reach customers in time.

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The Top Ten Toxic Behaviors of Lousy Leaders

Leadership Freak

“Most leaders don’t need to learn what to do. They need to learn what to stop.” Peter Drucker Top Ten toxic Behaviors of Lousy Leaders: #1. Neglecting relationships.

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26 Simple Yet Awesome Welcome Messages for New Employees

Vantage Circle

Crafting welcome messages for new employees is a tedious task. They say, “You never get a second chance to make a first impression”. The quote holds true when we are talking about onboarding new employees to the company. Making every employee feel comfortable and familiar with their new working environment is the best way to start a healthy work relationship.

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How to Ensure the Validity of People Analytics Efforts?

AIHR

If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things. – Rene Descartes. Conducting research to demonstrate the effectiveness of HR practices is important and valuable. Traditionally, researchers generated such evidence by collecting data using surveys, interviews, or observations.

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The Hidden Skills That Separate Good Leaders from Great Ones

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

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Podcast Season 2: A Deeper Dive Into Best-Self Management

15Five

In season one of the Best-Self Management Podcast , we covered quite a lot in the realm of leadership development. Let’s recap: we discussed our experience creating a healthy leadership team , planning life-changing company retreats , and how to access the intelligence of our hearts, guts, and brains. We also talked about how to be present and lead with intentionality using the IEP method , and creating innovative workplace experiences via design thinking.

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Ten Ways to Screw Up Your Next Meeting

Leadership Freak

When meetings go off the rails, the person at the head of the table is incompetent. Ten ways to screw up your next meeting: #1. Don’t state the purpose of the meeting. #2.

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What is needed from HR technology to facilitate the Workforce of One?

AIHR

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Resisting Micromanagement

Kevin Eikenberry

Ask any group about the skills of the best managers and leaders, and they will never include micromanagement on the list. I know, because I’ve asked hundreds of people that question. And yet, everyone knows what micromanagement is and has experienced it and its negative consequences. Given that, if we want to be a more […]. The post Resisting Micromanagement appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Results-Only Leaders Have Empty-Tank Teams

Leadership Freak

Managing energy is more important than managing time. It doesn’t matter how much time you have if your energy-tank is empty. Results-only leaders have empty-tank teams. 4 unbreakable rules of energy: #1.

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PMI Organizational Agility Presentation

Mike Griffiths

Please join me on Thursday, September 12 th for the PMI Organizational Agility Conference. This free, online event for PMI members awards viewers PDUs. I will be presenting on the topic of becoming a Change Resilient Professional.   As rates of change increase, building strategies and skills for adapting to change are becoming more important than ever.

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Future of HR: Navigating Transformation in the Digital Age

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.

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Solving Workplace Conflict in 8 Steps

Vanessa Van Edwards

Even the greatest teams can be prone to workplace conflict from time to time. Conflict is a common side effect during difficult times. Many kinds of work stress can cause tensions to rise, like: Meeting deadlines Managing big decisions Mergers Acquisitions Loss of a team member Hiring a new team member Learning the psychology behind Continue reading "Solving Workplace Conflict in 8 Steps".

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The Power of Expectations – What New (and All) Leaders Must Know and Do

Kevin Eikenberry

Expectations are the forgotten fundamental of leadership. Everyone will nod and agree that expectations are important, but I see far too often where they are assumed, misunderstood, or missing. Talking and thinking about setting clear expectations might not be sexy, but the power of expectations can’t be denied. Let me ask you this… Do you […].

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How to Rise Above Problem-Based Thinking

Leadership Freak

Good days turn bad quickly. Eight hours of good performance are ruined by five minutes of tension with a colleague.

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The 9 Best Employee Morale Boosters That Really Work

Vantage Circle

Everybody has got their good and bad days- including your employees. Chances are, they just need a bit of motivation and a nudge to reorient themselves. That’s precisely where morale boosters come into place. For your employees to do their job well, it’s important to keep them happy and engaged. Gallup found in a survey that low morale costs companies almost between $483 – $605 billion each year in lost productivity.

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4 HR Priorities for 2025 to Supercharge Your Employee Experience

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.

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A Recruiter Answers His 3 Biggest Talent Acquisition Questions with Analytics

AIHR

I shared in a recent post the convergence of Data Analytics and Recruiting based on my experience using the Visier platform. I had the opportunity to participate in a demo of Visier’s Talent add-on so I thought I would share my review of the ultimate recruiting metrics dashboard. One of the first things that appealed to me was the simplicity of the dashboard.

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How Leadership and Napkins Are Related – Remarkable TV

Kevin Eikenberry

In this episode, I am taking on the challenge brought to me by a viewer answering the question: How are leaders like napkins? Seem impossible? Think again! ?? Tweet it out: Hey leader – how can you protect your team from harm and stress today? @KevinEikenberry From This Episode: Listen and subscribe to The Remarkable […]. The post How Leadership and Napkins Are Related – Remarkable TV appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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What Lies Behind Points to What Lies Ahead

Leadership Freak

The road ahead looked narrow, but when I looked back I saw the future. Kierkegaard wrote in his journal, “Philosophy is perfectly right in saying that life must be understood backwards.

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Time Management Quotes For Daily Motivation

Vantage Circle

We have 365 days in the year, but how well we have utilized those 365 days and those 24-hours of time per day depends on us. The plans and schedule that you are going to set will be a thread that will guide you towards better time management. Statistics have revealed that an average employee spends 2 hours per day recovering from distractions. ( Atlassian ).

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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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The 5 Steps of Analytics-Driven Workforce Planning

AIHR

Businesses need to make sure they have the right people in the right jobs at the right time. This means HR leaders are required to: Hire people who align with the company’s culture (the right people). Utilize each employee’s individual skill sets to their highest potential (the right job). Maintain a sufficient level of staffing in order to deliver on their business model (the right time).

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Scrumtisch September 2019

Agile42

Dear friends, here's the schedule for the next Scrumtisch in Berlin: Date: 30th of September, 2019 Time: 18:30 Place: agile42, Gruenberger Str. 54, 10245 Berlin If you would like to attend, please send a message to scrumtisch@agile42.com, or register at the Scrum User Group on Xing. We are looking forward to meeting you and seeing you again!

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10 More Ways To Be A Better Leader

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Here are 10 behaviors, techniques and tips you can use to be an effective leader: Respond to questions quickly and fully. Take an interest in your employees and their personal milestone events. Give feedback in a timely manner and make it individualized and specific. Be willing to change your decisions. End every meeting with a follow-up To Do list.

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Go Fast to Create Better Organizational Change

LSA Global

The Fable Today. Aesop advocated that the slow and steady tortoise wins the race. While that may be true in some instances, we believe that Aesop missed something from a change management consulting perspective. It helps to know how to go fast to create better organizational change. When you really want to cross the finish line of effective organizational change, pay close attention to the hare’s behavior.

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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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Managing an Employee Who Wants to Impress You All the Time

Harvard Business Review

Turn their focus away from you — and back on their work.

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10 Essential Elements Of Dignity

Eric Jacobsen Blog

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

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When Upset, Do This Before You Send Your Response

Eric Jacobsen Blog

As a leader a time will come when you have to write an email, memo or letter to address an issue of great importance or concern to you. Or, perhaps in response to something that displeased you, disappointed you, frustrated you, or upset you. Write that document. Then, let it sit. Preferably, let it sit for 24 hours. Then, re-read it. It's almost guaranteed you'll end up tweaking the document.

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Three Ways To Be An Effective Leader

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Be decisive A manager who can't make a decision or who can't make a timely decision will frustrate his/her employees. Equally bad, a lack of decision will impede the progress of the manager's team. Some managers make endless requests for data as a way to postpone their having to make a decision. Employees end up spinning in circles, slicing and dicing the information far beyond what is truly needed for the manager to make a decision.

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Miss One Change, Face Major Risk: The New Compliance Crisis In HR And How To Fix It

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.

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How You Can Reach Your Goals

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Social psychologist, Heidi Grant Halvorson , wrote Succeed to help you understand how goals work, what tends to go wrong, and what you can do to reach your goals or to help others reach theirs. Because many of us struggle each year to fulfill our New Year's Resolutions (goals), Halvorson's book, packed with the findings from her own research, along with the most useful tips from academic journals and handbooks, is a worthwhile read.

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Faster Organizational Learning – A New Way to Compete

LSA Global

Faster Organizational Learning – Your Competitive Edge. Many of today’s leaders understand that their people are their distinct competitive advantage. They rely on their people to succeed and they recognize that their business results depend on large part on faster organizational learning based upon the right talent management strategy. It’s a matter of getting the right people with the right capabilities in the right positions to consistently learn, perform, and adjust – faster than the

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A Study of 597 Logos Shows Which Kind Is Most Effective

Harvard Business Review

Is your logo too simple for its own good?

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Research: When Women Are on Boards, Male CEOs Are Less Overconfident

Harvard Business Review

A diversity of perspectives in the boardroom leads to better decisions.

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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.