Fri.Jun 07, 2024

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Harnessing Scarcity: 7 Lessons from a Dry Well

Leadership Freak

Our well is dry. I'm leaning about harnessing scarcity. Sometimes life sucks. How are you responding to the bucket of problems you face every day. Here are 7 ways to harness scarcity for personal and team advantage.

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Helpful Strategies for Dealing with a Passive Aggressive Coworker

Let's Grow Leaders

Episode 260: In this episode, you’ll discover effective ways to handle a passive aggressive coworker. Dealing with this type of conflict can be incredibly frustrating, but don’t worry—you’ve got some powerful phrases to use. Throughout the podcast, you’ll hear examples of passive aggressive behavior and learn phrases to address it effectively.

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How to Create the Right Mix of Skills on Your Team Successfully

Lead from Within

Building a successful team requires more than just gathering a group of talented individuals—it’s about creating a balanced blend of skills that complement each other and drive your team forward. As an executive leadership coach, my role often involves helping leaders curate teams that embody the right mix of technical expertise, soft skills, and diverse perspectives.

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Missed Call Mania—Understanding Gen Z’s Telephonophobia

HR Digest

The New York Post recently turned the spotlight on Gen Z’s “telephonophobia” and while we’re inclined to agree with the generation’s dislike of phone calls, we still need to explore it further. Gen Z’s fear of talking on the phone is nothing new and carries on the Millennial preference for text messages over calls. There is a general consensus that if it can be said by text or email, then there’s no reason to have a meeting or a phone call.

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The HR Leader’s Workforce Management Guide

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

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ATD 2024 Reflections

The Center For Leadership Studies

Well … Alright … Alright … Etc.! When you are wrong … you are wrong! And for the record, I was so very wrong on Matthew McConaughey! When I saw he was the opening keynote for this year’s conference, I was skeptical. It hit me as an age-old promotional ploy: plug a famous person into a headline slot to boost overall attendance. At a minimum, you have a seasoned entertainer out there “doing his thing” with a high probability of getting the conference kick-started in the right direction.

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Let’s Rethink Summer School—A Program for Motivated Managers

Art Petty

The Summer School for Managers program offers a low-stress opportunity to sharpen your skills, network with some great people, and do it from wherever your travels take you. The post Let’s Rethink Summer School—A Program for Motivated Managers appeared first on Management Excellence by Art Petty.

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Let’s Rethink Summer School—A Program for Motivated Managers

Management Excellence

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How to Make Job Interviews More Accessible

Harvard Business Review

Designing an inclusive interview process for disabled people and people with different learning styles both widens the talent pool and creates a more equitable workplace.

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Seasonal Businesses Can Stay Profitable in the Off-Season. Here’s How.

Harvard Business Review

A seasonal business primarily derives its income during specific peak periods, which can span from weeks to a few months. Industries facing this cyclicality are diverse, from snow removal services and ice cream shops to Halloween stores and Christmas tree farms. Then there are those driven by government or deadline-based needs, such as accounting services during tax season.

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Research: Smaller, More Precise Discounts Could Increase Your Sales

Harvard Business Review

Retailers might think that bigger discounts attract more customers. But new research suggests that’s not always true. Sometimes, a smaller discount that looks more precise — say 6.8% as compared to 7% — can make people think the deal won’t last long, and they’ll buy more. In a series of nine experimental studies involving around 2,000 individuals considering online or retail purchases of a variety of products, the authors found precise discount depths — the difference between the original and sa

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr