Fri.Jan 26, 2024

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7 Marks of Mentors Who Change Lives

Leadership Freak

The mentors who changed my life chose me. I didn’t choose them. Eventually you learn the first principle for gaining wisdom. You don’t have it. Here are 7 marks of great mentors. Seek one. Be one. When wisdom knocks, open the door.

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How To Find a Great Company Culture in Your Job Search

Let's Grow Leaders

Take initiative to find a great company culture that’s the right fit for you. You’re looking for a job, perhaps even your first “real” job out of school. Awesome. Let’s talk about how to find a great company culture that’s the right fit for you. Here’s the lowdown on finding a great company culture, straight from Carnegie Mellon University. 5 Steps to Finding a Great Company Culture in Your Job Search Hi Karin, I’m about to graduate from college a

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13 Energizing Verbs To Use More Often As A Leader

Eric Jacobson

Here is some great advice from the book, Anticipate, the Art of Leading by Looking Ahead , by Rob-Jan De Jong.

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Authenticity of Leadership: Navigating Our True Selves

CO2

Disguising the Real: The Inner Masquerade We’ve all been there, haven’t we? Hiding behind a smile that doesn’t quite reach our eyes, projecting an image that’s more armor than truth. It’s like wearing a disguise, a knee-jerk reaction to shield our vulnerabilities from the world’s gaze. That mask? It’s a defense mechanism, a dance we do around the edges of our genuine self.

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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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Why Leaders Need To Develop Their Middle Managers

Eric Jacobson

The book, Power To The Middle , shows how managers are the crucial link between a company’s ground floor and top brass. “Too often company leaders view middle managers in a negative light as expendable employees who can slow down productivity and overall strategy,” explain the book’s authors and McKinsey partners Bill Schaninger , Bryan Hancock , and Emily Field.

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Stay Interviews Discussion Guide

The Center For Leadership Studies

The post Stay Interviews Discussion Guide appeared first on Situational Leadership® Management and Leadership Training.

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The Center for Leadership Studies Releases Stay Interviews

The Center For Leadership Studies

Cary, NC – January 30, 2024 – The Center for Leadership Studies (CLS), the global home of the Situational Leadership ® Model, announced the release of Stay Interviews , a course that enables leaders to build trust and create a safe environment where employees are successful, engaged and want to stay. Employee retention is a top concern for most organizations as research reveals that 40% of employees are considering quitting their current job in the next three to six months 1.

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Using Prompt Engineering to Better Communicate with People

Harvard Business Review

We should choose our words as wisely with people as we do with generative AI. In this article, the author offers six guidelines to consider when initiating discussions with stakeholders, whether they’re customers, partners, or employees: 1) Structure your prompts the right way. 2) Utilize reflective and thoughtful probing. 3) Convey empathetic language and humility. 4) Harness humor, playfulness, and emotions. 5) Acknowledge key challenges. 6) Be a good (and patient) listener.

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Executive Search Strategy: Attracting Top Leaders in 2024

N2Growth Blog

The Strategy: Understanding the Dynamics of the 2024 Talent Landscape The future of executive recruitment is rapidly evolving, shaped by multiple strategic drivers, including digital transformation and significant societal shifts. The 2024 talent landscape is predicted to feature a more established remote and hybrid working culture, increasing technology integration, and an expanded emphasis on employee well-being.

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How Data Collaboration Platforms Can Help Companies Build Better AI

Harvard Business Review

There are three immediate challenges for companies that want to train fine-tuned AI models: 1) they require extensive, high-quality data — a scarce resource for many enterprises, 2) third-party AI models can include problematic biases, and 3) training fine-tuned models with users’ personal data may result in privacy violations. However, data collaboration platforms can help address these challenges.

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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

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3 Reasons Why Every Department Needs Its Own Strategy

Harvard Business Review

Many leaders would argue that there should be only one strategy for a company, and that strategy provides all the guidance and direction necessary for departments to create implementation plans. However, most high-level strategies have hundreds of ways they can be translated into action. In this article, the author outlines three reasons why individual departments should create supporting strategies to develop their own vision for success.