Leading in Context

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

By Linda Fisher Thornton Ethical leadership requires growth, a willingness to acknowledge complexity and an understanding of the broader context in which we lead.

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Leadership Freak

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

I received an email about a boss's aspirations. The writer asks, "What are your thoughts on the idea of asking your manager what their ambitions are?" It's a wonderful question with political implications. A direct answer might be difficult. I offered this reader some suggestions. What suggestions to you have?

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Lead from Within

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Leaders constantly face problems that demand their attention and resolution. The ability to solve problems effectively sets successful leaders apart. Whether addressing customer complaints. Resolving team conflicts, or tackling strategic challenges. Leaders who navigate these issues with ease drive their organizations forward. As a leadership executive coach, I have found that leaders who excel at solving problems stand out from the crowd.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Effective eCommerce warehousing is essential for improving productivity, increasing revenues, and reducing costs. One way to achieve this is by implementing the best practices recommended for your industry. Multiple practices can help improve warehouse operations, but not all will have the same dramatic effect as others. The top best practices will likely not be groundbreaking, but when implemented properly, they can be life-changing to your business.

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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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Women on Business

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Shipping costs can be daunting to think about, but it is an essential part of running a business when customers buy products online. These items should be packed and dispatched properly to ensure they arrive in good condition, as the customer expects. However, this is just one aspect of shipping costs that needs to be considered when running a business.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Running a mobile grooming business requires a vehicle that does much more than just get you from place to place. It’s your salon, workspace, and storage all rolled into one. Fortunately, you don’t have to start from scratch. Today, many companies offer fully equipped units designed to save you time and make your job easier. In this article, we’ll explore the six essential features that make a mobile setup truly stand out.

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The Regis Company

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

The Regis Company shines as a leader in experiential learning, earning a top spot on Training Industry's prestigious 2024 list.

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Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

For the past 15 years, I have relied on Debbie Laskey’s Blog for expert leadership guidance and always interesting insights into marketing best practices and recaps of marketing trends. Fortunately, through the years, Debbie has also shared her expertise through a variety of postings on my blog and I’m honored again today to feature Debbie via the following Q&A’s: Question: During 2024, you published two interesting leadership series on your blog: the Spring Leadership Series (March-June 202

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thoughtLEADERS, LLC

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Your negotiation strategy can make or break a deal. Learning negotiation tactics is key to becoming a more strategic negotiator. Over the years, I’ve learned some great negotiating techniques and tactics. I’d like to share them now. The Invisible Man The first is called The Invisible Man. You can use this technique when you’re in the heat of a deal and you don’t want to give an answer right now, or you don’t like the position that the other party is taking.

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Advertiser: ZoomInfo

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

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The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

New research from Loughborough University reveals that adults who indulge in daily video gaming are disproportionately from working-class backgrounds rather than the middle class. While during their teenage years, both middle-class and working-class individuals showed similar rates of daily gaming, by the age of 20, those from middle-class backgrounds tended to allocate more time to their careers, as per the study findings.

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The Practical Leader

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Periodically our three adult kids get together with Heather and I for dinner. This helps us reconnect outside of the joyful energy and jubilant chaos of all fourteen of us at family events. Heather and I feel so fortunate that Chris, Jen, and Vanessa are raising their families (each has two kids ranging from 4 to 9 years old) here in Waterloo Region.

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The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

A new study from North Carolina State University’s Poole College of Management reveals ways to boost helpful coaching and training for new staff. The research shows that experienced auditors are more likely to give useful feedback and coaching to junior staff when they work in the same office or when they expect to work together in the future.

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CEO Insider

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Evan Spiegel, CEO of Snap Inc., is working to boost employee morale after the company’s stock plummeted by 48% this year. In an internal letter, he informed employees that Snap is on track for record-breaking annual revenue and remains committed to advancing its augmented reality initiatives. Spiegel addressed the disparity between the company’s business progress […] The post CEO of Snap, Evan Spiegel, Rallies Team After 48% Stock Decline This Year appeared first on CEOWORLD ma

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HR and payroll impact every aspect of your business. Choosing the right provider is one of the most important decisions you’ll make. Before you decide, hear first-hand customer accounts in Paycor’s webinar to learn: The three most important things to look for when switching. How to begin your search. What are some of the red flags?

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

There are instances when, as a newer professional, you might have more experience in certain areas than your manager. This could be a deeper understanding of the technologies you grew up, some innovations in your field, or even foundational leadership skills that you’d like to share. There are ways to communicate your knowledge with your superiors while maintaining humility and a collaborative mindset.

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CEO Insider

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

The trial of former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn began with him denying all charges related to the “dieselgate” scandal that erupted nine years ago. His lawyer, Felix Doerr, stated that Winterkorn “rejects the accusations leveled against him” during a hearing in Braunschweig, near Volkswagen’s headquarters in Wolfsburg.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

A challenge confronting the Food and Drug Administration — and other regulators around the world — is how to regulate generative AI. The approach it uses for new drugs and devices isn’t appropriate. Instead, the FDA should be conceiving of LLMs as novel forms of intelligence. It should employ similar approaches to those it applies to clinicians.

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HR Digest

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

This Labor Day weekend was anything but restful for holiday-goers and hoteliers alike, considering the large-scale hotel workers’ strike that unfolded over the weekend. Over 10,000 members of hotel staff from dozens of U.S. hotels went on strike to protest against the poor wages and understaffing issues they have borne the brunt of over the last few years.

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Advertiser: ZoomInfo

In times of economic uncertainty, account-based strategies are essential. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue. Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Why do bonuses sometimes backfire? It’s because each incentive design choice both signals information about your own beliefs and intentions as an employer and shapes the signaling value of employee behavior within the organization. If you don’t think through these signals carefully, you may end up approving a bonus scheme with results that are the opposite of what you intend.

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The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

As Americans gear up for the upcoming presidential election, immigration stands out as the paramount concern, ranking as the nation’s top issue according to Gallup polls. Leading the charge in the rhetoric on immigration is former president and presumed GOP nominee, Donald Trump. He has fashioned his political platform around calls to fortify the border and shield America from what he perceives as the perils of immigration, citing concerns about diminishing wages and strained social benefi

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Chobani started with an abandoned yogurt factory in upstate New York and a mission to make quality yogurt accessible to more people.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Sponsor content from AWS.

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HR leaders can use this calendar from Paycor to track important HR and payroll tax dates. The 2025 calendar includes: Tax filing dates Federal reporting deadlines Bank holidays Links to relevant tax forms …and more! Get your 2025 HR calendar today!

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Sponsor content from Forrester.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

If you’re an aspiring entrepreneur or intrapreneur, this episode is for you.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Sponsor content from Unisys.

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