Leading Blog

JANUARY 2, 2025

I DEAS shared have the power to expand perspectives, change thinking, and move lives. Here are two ideas for the curious mind to engage with: I. Brian Tracy on zero-based thinking: To simplify your life, zero-based thinking is one of the most powerful strategies you can learn and apply on a regular basis. Heres how it works. Ask yourself, Is there anything I am doing right now that, knowing what I now know, I wouldnt get into again if I were starting over today?

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Leading in Context

JANUARY 1, 2025

By Linda Fisher Thornton Of the 52 weekly posts published on the Leading in Context Blog in 2024, these 10 were the most popular.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Here is a selection of Posts from December 2024 that you will want to check out: I Have A Few Questions by @morganhousel Theyre relevant to everyone, and apply to lots of things Mitch McConnell & the Postwar World Order Are Sunsetting by @jamesstrock Entering its ninth decade, the postwar world order is decomposing before our eyes. A to Z on Why Your Strategy or Change Initiative Will Fail by @artpetty 2 Things To Write Before You Write Your Book by @WallyBock Great Advice How Trauma Really

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Celebrating Your Reader’s Choice Content of 2024 As is our tradition, we share your reader’s choice content of the year from our Let’s Grow Leaders blog, Leadership Without Losing Your Soul Podcast, and Asking for a Friend Video series. Top 5 Reader’s Choice Articles of 2024 Your top picks focused on mastering clear communication, navigating emotional conversations, challenging unproductive mindsets, and fostering trust in the face of workplace challenges.

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Sales and marketing leaders have reached a tipping point when it comes to using intent data — and they’re not looking back. More than half of all B2B marketers are already using intent data to increase sales, and Gartner predicts this figure will grow to 70 percent. The reason is clear: intent can provide you with massive amounts of data that reveal sales opportunities earlier than ever before.

Leadership Freak

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Encouragement matters because discouragement is real. Dark feelings give power to joy. Climb out of discouragement by encouraging yourself. When you seek support, you are owning your encouragement. Here's a practical list of 10 ways to climb out of discouragement.

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Great Results Team Building

JANUARY 4, 2025

Every leader has blind spots… But ignoring them could cost you your teams trust, engagement, and performance. Blind spots are dangerous because they are more difficult to see the more successful you are. And they are often invisible to the very people who have them. As a leader, what you think is true about your teams experience might be far from their reality.

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Next Level Blog

JANUARY 1, 2025

Here we are again the start of another year. What do you want from 2025? How are you going to make it happen? Let me suggest that your outcomes are going to depend on the factors you can control and that, when you get real about it, the only factor you really control is how you show up throughout each day of the year. While Ive yet to hit perfection (and who among us has?

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Leadership Freak

JANUARY 3, 2025

Feed me! Feed me! Feed me! Bad habits scream for attention like hungry babies. When you break a bad habit, you wrestle to quiet self-defeating comforts. Unhealthy practices are bondage-makers. The longer you do them, the easier they become. Bad habits aren't defeated. Here's what to do instead.

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Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 1, 2025

Its the start of a new year, which I think is the perfect time to look back on the 2024 episodes of my Leadership Biz Cafe podcast to share moments that can have a real impact on leaders going into the new year. Now when you get the opportunity to.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 1, 2025

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in January 2025 curated just for you. Be sure to check out the other great titles being offered this month. Mindmasters : The Data-Driven Science of Predicting and Changing Human Behavior by Sandra Matz There are more pieces of digital data than there are stars in the universe. This data helps us monitor our planet, decipher our genetic code, and take a deep dive into our psychology.

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Lead from Within

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Great leaders understand that feedback is more than a routine obligationit’s a strategic tool that can transform organizational performance. Yet many executives struggle to deliver input that truly moves the needle. The reality is sobering: ineffective feedback costs organizations an estimated $1.2 million annually for every 100 employees in lost productivity and declining performance.

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Skip Prichard

DECEMBER 30, 2024

every new beginning comes from another’s end The Roman philosopher Seneca gave us many gifts through his writings. His words, Every new beginning comes from another beginning’s end, resonate across centuries. They capture something fundamental about life and leadership: progress requires letting go. Every new beginning comes from another beginning’s end.

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Leadership Freak

JANUARY 2, 2025

Habits shape your future. You care about habits because you care for yourself. Life disintegrates without routines. Devise morning rituals that enable you to flourish. You cant prevent black-hole-thinking; you can redirect your thoughts. You do good for yourself when develop routines that serve your future self.

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HR Digest

DECEMBER 31, 2024

According to a 2023 survey by Talent Board, 58% of candidates who had a negative experience during recruitment would decline a job offer, even if it was their dream role. Conversely, 77% of candidates who had a positive experience would not only accept the offer but also recommend the company to others. In a world where word-of-mouth and online reviews carry immense weight, the candidate experience has become a strategic differentiator.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 6, 2025

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Lead from Within

JANUARY 1, 2025

Most new leaders will fail. It’s not a possibilityit’s a certainty backed by decades of data. Furthermore, when organizations promote star performers into people management, they create a perfect storm where technical expertise collides with human complexity. Consequently, current Gallup data shows that 82% of companies select the wrong person for management positions, while McKinsey reports that poor leadership costs organizations $15,000 per employee annually in lost productivity.

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QAspire

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Did you know? 2025 is a square year (45 x 45) – the only square year most of us will see in our lifetimes. The last was 1936 (44 x 44), the next is 2116 (46 x 46) Go with the flow has been my mantra ever since I moved out of corporate corridors in 2021 to be on my own. I wanted to express myself fully through all my skills (and combinations of skills) rather than being confined by a box of responsibilities.

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Leadership Freak

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Fools obscure the obvious. The path to achievement is simple. Your definition of success is irrelevant; the steps are the same for everyone. There are three factors of success within your control. You cant control the fourth.

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Speaker: Cy Wakeman, M.S., CSP, President, Reality-Based Leadership

Most HR leadership philosophies are grounded in two completely faulty assumptions — “change is hard” and “engagement drives results.” Those beliefs have inspired expensive attempts to keep change from being disruptive to employees. What these engagement programs actually do is create and reinforce feelings of victim-hood and leave employees unprepared to adapt to real changes that are necessary for the health and profitability of their enterprises.

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JANUARY 4, 2025

In leadership, the questions we ask often define the outcomes we achieve. After three years of studying how leaders use questions to guide their teams and organizations, a pivotal insight emergednot from deliberate contemplation but from a serendipitous realization. Leaders naturally gravitate toward specific styles of questioning, influenced by their goals and context.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 30, 2024

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Lead from Within

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Leaders facing constant pressure to maintain universal approval are experiencing unprecedented levels of performance decline and compromised organizational health. Recent studies reveal an alarming doubling of people-pleasing behaviors among senior leaders, fundamentally compromising their ability to drive strategic outcomes. The business implications are stark: people-pleasing executives cost organizations an estimated $150 million annually in lost productivity and increased healthcare costs.

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Kate Nasser

JANUARY 1, 2025

Find the magic of transcendent collaboration with others by moving beyond these obstacles and the obvious. Insight fr Kate Nasser, The People Skills Coach. The post Discover Transcendent Collaboration Beyond the Obvious | #PeopleSkills appeared first on KateNasser.com.

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Leadership Freak

JANUARY 6, 2025

The easiest life imaginable is working at what comes naturally. You enrich life when you follow inclinations you were born with. But be warned, some innate inclinations harm us. Leadership is encouraging people to do things that come naturally.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 2, 2025

Shanna A. Hocking s book, One Bold Move A Day , is all about meaningful actions women can take to fulfill their leadership and career potential. Specially, Hocking reveals the transformative mindsets needed to make one Bold Move a day. Those are: Gratitude Mindset And Mindset Happiness Mindset Progress Mindset Each of these four mindsets individually plays a special role in the process of continuously showing up for yourself and others, explains Hocking.

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leaderCommunicator

JANUARY 6, 2025

In the fast-paced world of work we all live in now, one of the most understandable and common mistakes all employees make is simply not asking the right kinds of questions.

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The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 30, 2024

The WorkInHealth Foundation, established by EIT Health, and the European Investment Fund (EIF) have released a new report on the skills gap in the European health sector. The report explores the current skills shortages in the health sector and investor perspectives, providing practical strategies to develop a skilled and adaptable workforce. Talent Shortage in Healthcare The healthcare sector faces a significant talent shortage, particularly in emerging roles that require specialized skills in

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In this exploration, we're diving into predictions about the future of sales. We're talking about a complete shake-up powered by automation and artificial intelligence (AI). These aren't just fancy tools — they're real game-changers. Automation and AI are here to redefine every interaction, making them smarter, faster, and more meaningful. From personalized customer journeys to streamlined sales processes, the goal is to make every moment count, enhancing both efficiency and connection.

Frank Sonnenberg Online

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Does it feel like youre drowning under an ever-growing, never-ending to-do list? No matter how fast you check things off, more tasks pile up. If youre like most people, its a relentless cycle of frustration and stress with no finish line in sight. The weight of these demands leaves you exhausted and takes a toll on your peace of mind. (Ugh.) The solution might be obvious, but its not always applied.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 4, 2025

Layoffs and downsizing are among the most challenging tasks an HR professional can face. Beyond the emotional toll they take on employees and managers alike, these decisions are fraught with legal complexities that, if mishandled, can lead to costly lawsuits and reputational damage. Ensuring compliance with the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act and other legal frameworks is essential for mitigating risks and maintaining fairness.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 1, 2025

Ive spent the last 18 years researching why we are so bad at learning and what we can do about it, states Bradley R. Staats. And thats primarily what prompted him to write his book, Never Stop Learning: Stay Relevant, Reinvent Yourself, and Thrive. Further explaining, Staats says that when it comes to learning, we are our own worst enemy and we often work against ourselves: Instead of doing the things that will help us learn, we often do just the opposite.

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thoughtLEADERS, LLC

JANUARY 2, 2025

Our reader poll today asks: Which of the following is the biggest mistake you see new leaders make? They become too assertive too quickly without pausing to learn first 45.07% They take an authoritarian approach to decision-making 8.89% They act like everything must be done how they would do it 10.85% They micromanage instead of setting direction and getting out of the way 27.96% They act too passively and don’t inspire their teams 7.23% Be quiet and step back.

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In today’s fast-paced business world, effective workforce management (WFM) isn’t just an option—it’s a necessity.

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