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Leading Thoughts for March 13, 2025

Leading Blog

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. Chris Deaver and Ian Clawson on leading together: The dark truth of success is that if we make it all about ourselves, our own egos, our individual performance, it eventually breaks down. It wont have staying power.

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Leading Through Low Morale: How to Stay Strong When Everything Feels Uncertain

Let's Grow Leaders

In Times of Chaos and Low Morale, Lead Yourself First You love your work. Youve dedicated so many years to serving your people, the mission, and making a difference. But now, everythings changed. Day after day, you face a new set of decisions that make little sense. If anything, they seem to oppose the very work youve committed your life to. Your team is suffering.

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Why Every High-Level Leader Needs an Executive Assistant

Rich Gee Group

Listen to the interview. When Bill Gates was propelling Microsoft to global success, he scheduled his calendar in five-minute increments - every second was prime real estate. But behind this frenetic pace stood his Executive Assistant, managing a constant stream of emails, calls, and logistical details that could bury any top executive. Without that support, Gates would have spent a huge slice of his mental energy on daily firefighting instead of transforming the software world.

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Hire, Develop, and Scale Like You Mean It

Sales Wolf Blog

Stop Fooling Yourself If you expect to scale your business model, nothing and I mean NOTHING matters more than having a mission, vision, values (purpose) coupled with the right people doing the right things right. Hope is not a strategy. Your hiring process is broken. You believe you are good at picking talent, but the frank truth is your gut instincts are literally costing you millions.

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10 HR Metrics for 2025: HR Data Toolkit

The right HR metrics can illuminate hidden trends, justify decisions to the C-suite, and give you an edge in this unpredictable economy. Download Paycor’s guide and learn how to calculate your: Cost-per-Hire Total Financial Impact of Absences Voluntary Turnover Rate And more!

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The Missing Domain: Ethical Thinking (Part 2)

Leading in Context

By Linda Fisher Thornton The first post in this series,The Missing Domain: Ethical ThinkingexploredWHYleaders need to fill the gap and help people develop ethical thinking. This post will begin to unravelHOWto do that.

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How to Navigate a BANI World: A Leadership Playbook for Turbulent Times

Next Level Blog

I first heard of the BANI framework a few weeks ago when I ran an updated post on leading in an age of non-stop VUCA and a reader left a comment on LinkedIn that the world isnt so much VUCA now as it is BANI brittle, anxious, nonlinear, and incomprehensible. Yeah, that feels about right. I dont necessarily think that VUCA and BANI are mutually exclusive; rather I think they complement each other and can provide a lot of guidance for executive leaders pondering how to navigate uncharted waters.

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When Being a “Bad Leader” Is Good

Leadership Freak

You could be a bad leader for doing the right thing! Servant leadership doesnt win popularity contests in authoritarian environments. Showing up as a humble leader in a dysfunctional culture makes you the problem. Here are seven ways to be a "bad leader" in a good way.

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Are You Lucky or Are You Good?

Sales Wolf Blog

Luck Is Not a Strategy Success in business is often attributed to a combination of skill, strategy, and timing. However, there is an uncomfortable question that every founder and CEO must ask at some point: Are we successful because we are truly good at what we do, or have we simply been lucky? The answer lies in what you do with luck. Every company encounters moments of fortuneboth good and bad.

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Lead Where You Stand: How to Show Up and Lead from Any Position

Anese Cavanaugh

When you think about leadership, what comes to mind? Do you picture someone leading a cause, marching ahead with a clear vision, tackling challenges with focus and determination? Or perhaps you envision a leader setting the course, bringing people along, taking risks, and empowering others? These images are common representations of leadership but they aren't the whole picture.

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How To Be A More Human Leader

Eric Jacobson

To be most effective in todays environment, leaders must be human leaders. Human leaders must be able to lead not only with their heads but also with their hearts and souls, says veteran executive coach Hortense le Gentil , author of the new book, The Unlocked Leader: Dare to Free Your Own Voice, Lead with Empathy, and Shine Your Light in the World.

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5 Ways You Can Win Faster with Gen AI in Sales

Incorporating generative AI (gen AI) into your sales process can speed up your wins through improved efficiency, personalized customer interactions, and better informed decision- making. Gen AI is a game changer for busy salespeople and can reduce time-consuming tasks, such as customer research, note-taking, and writing emails, and provide insightful data analysis and recommendations.

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This Should Come as No Surprise

Frank Sonnenberg Online

Most people wake up knowing what to expect from their day. Yet, all too often, before you can say why me, a surprise derails your plans. Whether its a sick child, computer issues, or a friend in crisis, your carefully laid plans can quickly go out the window. Sound familiar? If these disruptions were rare, they wouldnt be so bothersome. But when they seem to happen constantly, they can turn your life upside down.

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The Fools Guide to Wisdom

Leadership Freak

The problem with wisdom is the young arent interested and the old think they have it. I know Im not wise because I think I am. I am better off than he is, for he knows nothing, and thinks that he knows; I neither know nor think that I know. Plato 10 wise questions even fools can use.

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Trusting with Head and Heart: 4 Steps to Making Wise Trust Decisions

Leading with Trust

Trust is one of the most valuable currencies in relationshipspersonal and professional. But have you ever stopped to think about how you trust? Do you lead with your head, relying on logic and evidence? Or do you trust with your heart, leaning into intuition and emotional connection? The truth is, we need both. There are two types of trust: cognitive trust (head trust) and affective trust (heart trust).

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NASA layoffs and office closures threaten a legacy of innovation

HR Digest

Were only in March, and 2025 is already shaping up to be the official year of layoffs! Tech giants? Slashing jobs, left, right and center. Media companies? Downsizing layoffs like its a sport. And now, NASA has decided to trim the fat because even rocket scientists arent safe from budget cuts. NASA layoffs have begun in earnest as the agency announced a series of job cuts and office shutdowns on Monday.

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5 Ways to Improve DE&I in the Workplace

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are critical for an organization’s success. And companies that take bold action to help ensure an inclusive workplace will win every time. Discover how your company can create a culture that celebrates DE&I while achieving higher revenue and growth.

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Gapology: The Missing Link for Scaling Companies

Sales Wolf Blog

Scaling a company is not just about increasing revenue, adding employees, or expanding into new markets. It is about eliminating the barriers that slow growth, erode efficiency, and stifle leadership effectiveness. One of the most powerful frameworks to address these challenges is Gapology.

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The Essential Traits Of An Extreme Team

Eric Jacobson

Extreme Teams is a fascinating book by Robert Bruce Shaw , where he takes you inside top companies and examines not just great teams (your more conventional teams), but extreme teams. According to Shaw, extreme teams : View work as a calling even an obsession. Value members cultural fit and ability to collectively produce results. Pursue a limited set of vital priorities less is more.

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7 Ways to Make Plans that Work

Leadership Freak

The thing I hate about planning is the feeling that something is getting done. Planning is talking, not doing. Acollective sigh of relief at the end of planning sessionspredicts disaster. Plans dont work, people do. You plan a disaster if you rely on plans made annually. Short-term plans distill into behaviors. MORE.

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Boards Need To Hold Overconfident CEOs Back For Innovation To Thrive

The Horizons Tracker

Corporate boards often consist of bold personalities who help push new products and initiatives. But when it comes to groundbreaking technological innovation, a recent study from the WHUOtto Beisheim School of Management shows that overconfident CEOs need to be balanced by a strong, knowledgeable board of directors. The researchers focused on U.S. companies in high-tech industries listed in the S&P 1500, as these firms depend heavily on breakthrough innovationsthose that create new markets o

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No Ego: How Leaders Can Cut the Cost of Drama, End Entitlement and Drive Big Results

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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Who gets paid and who doesn’t during a government shutdown?

HR Digest

Congress is once again playing a high-stakes game of Will they, wont they? with the governments funding, and the clock is ticking. If lawmakers dont pull off a last-minute miracle and pass a funding bull before March 14, the government shutdown will come faster than you think. So, what does that mean? Well, if youre wondering, Will I get paid during a government shutdown, or When the government shuts down, do they get back pay?

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Achieve More By Doing Less: A Simple 3-Step Process For Busy Leaders

Tanveer Naseer

Are you caught in the relentless cycle of ‘eat, work, sleep, repeat’? According to my guest for this episode of my Leadership Biz Cafe podcast, the problem we face with this cycle of busyness is not a lack of time management, but a lack of clarity over what our personal.

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Understand the Real Problem You’ve Been Asked to Solve

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

When you get a better understanding of the problem you’ve been asked to solve, you’ll find the solutions you come up with are going to be bigger, better, and more exciting. So many times when we’re asked to look into an issue,we just rush off and start solving itwithout really thinking throughwhat’s causing the person to ask me this questionin the first place.

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Toxic Behaviors that Poison Teams

Leadership Freak

Toxic teams spiral inward and downward. Reaching high requires high-functioning teams. How to lead a toxic team: Assume silence is agreement. Question motives. Avoid tough topics. Tolerate drifters. Interrupt each other. Get lost in the weeds. More.

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Innovation: Five Signs You Might Be Faking It

Every company wants to be a leader in innovation, but how can you tell if your company is really innovating or just going through the motions? See the 5 signs you might be faking innovation and what to do if you are.

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AI Isn’t Human—Leadership Still Requires the Human Touch

Lead from Within

A World Economic Forum report predicts that while AI will automate 85 million jobs by 2025, it will also create 97 million new rolesmany requiring human leadership, strategy, and decision-making. The real threat isnt AI itselfits leaders who lose sight of what makes leadership uniquely human. AI can process information, but it cant replace the human touch that builds trust, inspires action, and fosters real connection.

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SSA tightens recovery rules for Social Security overpayments in 2025

HR Digest

As of March 10, 2025, the Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced a shift in its approach to Social Security overpayments recovery. The SSA is now reversing previous leniency and launching what many are calling a Social Security overpayments crackdown. Starting March 27, 2025, the SSA will begin withholding 100% of monthly benefits in order to recover overpayments.

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Employee Engagement Is Dead: Why Fulfillment Is the New Metric for Workplace Success

CEO Insider

Were past the point of asking whether employees are engaged. As I stated in a recent SHRM webcast, Employee Engagement is Dead. Its an idea that served us in the past but no longer meets the needs of todays workforce or business landscape. The real question is: if employee engagement is dead, whats next? The […] The post Employee Engagement Is Dead: Why Fulfillment Is the New Metric for Workplace Success appeared first on CEOWORLD magazine.

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Occam’s Razor and Leadership Excellence

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

Simplicity can drive outstanding results. Providing your organization simple guidance and a clear desired outcome enables your people to spend more time executing instead of wasting time on unnecessary activities. Todays post is by Gary Morton, author of Commanding Excellence. The principle of Occams Razor has influenced many of humanitys most powerful scientific breakthroughs. “Other things being equal, simpler explanations are generally better than more complex ones” is a powerful

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HR’s Blueprint for a Successful 2025

The HR industry is changing. Did you know… 1. There will be 4M more jobs than workers by 2033 ( BLS ). 2. For 84% of workers, flexibility is a top priority ( FlexJobs ). 3. 75% of employees have used AI at work ( CFO.com ). It’s time to meet the moment! Use Paycor’s guide to design a blueprint for success.

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Beyond Gratitude: Show People They Matter

Leadership Freak

Show people they matter before they close their heart. An open heart strives to grow, enjoys being coached, and welcomes honest feedback. Feeling significant fuels motivation. Genuine interest in team members energizes engagement. But when people feel devalued, they focus on daily minimum requirements. How to use a 6-panel storyboard.

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Highlights – 12 March

Chartered Management Institute

Article: Highlights 12 March Wednesday 12 March 2025 Share Share to LinkedIn Share to Facebook Share via email EDI in the spotlight, plus Ann Francke OBE CMgr CCMIs reaction to the Employment Rights Bill 12 March View all 2025 CMI Highlights Following another celebratory International Womens Day last Saturday, its only right that the issue of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) remains in the spotlight.

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DEI Programs That Transform Work: Boosting Productivity & Morale

HR Digest

The real magic of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives isnt in the buzzwords; its in the transformation they spark. Across the globe, forward-thinking companies are proving that DEI programs arent just feel-good gestures. Take Costco, which offers membership perks to underrepresented employees, or Apple, which champions equitable access to tech.

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Getting Buy-In for Change Now That Innovation is Dead

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Robyn Bolton Innovation is undergoing a metamorphosis, and while it may seem like the current goo-stage is the hard part (its certainly not easy!), our greatest challenge is still ahead.

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10 Ways to Leverage Buyer Signals and Drive Revenue

In today’s ultra-competitive markets, it’s no longer enough to wait for buyers to show obvious signs of interest. Instead, sales teams must be proactive, identifying and acting on nuanced buyer behaviors — often before prospects are fully ready to make a purchase. In this eBook from ZoomInfo & Sell Better, learn 10 actionable ways to use these buyer signals to transform your sales strategy and close deals faster.