Mon.Feb 05, 2024

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Confidential Information – What to Say When You Can’t Say Anything

Let's Grow Leaders

Handle confidential information with candor and care to build trust It can feel like a trap. Someone asks you a direct question about confidential information. Maybe it’s a personnel matter. A sensitive business negotiation or a product launch. In all these scenarios, there are sound ethical reasons for the information to remain secure. If you tell the person what you know, you violate confidentiality.

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Mind Shift: It Doesn’t Take a Genius to Think Like One

Leading Blog

T HE REASON for writing Mind Shift is to destroy our internal limitations. Erwin Raphael McManus begins by reflecting on a statement he once heard, “Some people are simply structured for failure.” Based on our thoughts, we are structured or wired to behave within certain frequencies. If we think in toxic ways, we will get toxic outcomes. It takes a mind shift to move from where we are to where we want to be.

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5 Simple Ways to Change Your Life

Leadership Freak

Change is hard because we make it hard. Change your life by rejecting things that make change hard. Impatience makes change frustrating. Change your words. Change your life. Change a routine. Change your life. Change your friends. Change your life.

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Don’t Ignore These 6 Signs Your Corporate Culture Might Need a Reset

Lead from Within

In the dynamic realm of leadership, the significance of corporate culture cannot be emphasized enough. A thriving corporate culture is the bedrock of an organization’s success, influencing everything from employee engagement to business outcomes. However, even the most robust cultures can benefit from a periodic reset. Lets explore six unmistakable signs that indicate your corporate culture might be in need of a revitalizing reset.

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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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The POINT Feedback Model – When You POINT at Problems, You Have More Effective Conversations

Great Results Team Building

One of the most difficult parts of any team leader’s job is to have positive and effective feedback conversations. If you want to improve your retention or results as a leader, you understand that part of your job is to address behaviors that affect your team performance… “ THE SUREST WAY TO LOSE GREAT EMPLOYEES IS TO CONSISTENTLY TOLERATE BAD ONES” And those important conversation are far more effective when you have a 5-part feedback model to use as a structure for your comments… Whether you

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Put On Your Big-Boy Pants: Navigating Your Career with Grit and Grace.

Rich Gee Group

In the journey of your career, the phrase "Put on your big-boy pants" (or big-girl pants) is more than just a call to maturity; it's an invitation to step into the realm of personal growth and professional excellence. This rallying cry I use with my clients challenges you to push yourself beyond comfort, face adversity head-on, navigate obstacles with resilience, and seize opportunities with both hands.

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Using AI To Help Computers Work Smarter

The Horizons Tracker

In the fast-changing world of business and technology, making computers work more efficiently is crucial for making new discoveries. A recent study from Carnegie Mellon University looked into whether a computer program called the Ford-Fulkerson algorithm, which helps solve network problems, can be made even faster using machine learning. When dealing with complex software, it often takes a lot of computers and many hours of work to solve industry problems.

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Only Time + Empathy = Loyalty

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

Dr. Sam Adeyemi describes how empathetic executives and C-suite leaders retain top talent and generate loyalty among employees. Today’s guest post is b y Dr. Sam Adeyemi, author of Dear Leader: Your Flagship Guide to Successful Leadership. (CLICK HERE t o get your copy). Over 97% of employers think social skills can significantly impact an individual’s job performance.

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Discrimination Grows For Leadership Roles

The Horizons Tracker

It may seem tempting to assume that the levels of discrimination people face are broadly similar regardless of the seniority of the role they’re applying for. Research from Monash University suggests that is far from the case, however, with ethnic minorities suffering more when applying for leadership roles than they do for non-leadership roles.

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5 Skills for Success in Real Estate

Women on Business

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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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How Proximity To Coal Influences Our Views On Climate Change

The Horizons Tracker

Getting rid of coal power and switching to cleaner sources like wind and solar energy is a big way for governments all around the world to fight climate change and protect the environment. These clean energy technologies have become big enough to replace a lot of the energy we get from coal power plants. Plus, scientists are working hard to figure out how to store energy from these sources when we need it, even if the wind isn’t blowing or the sun isn’t shining.

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My Father’s Wisdom

Mark Sanborn

My father spoke much good advice to me, but he demonstrated even more. What impacted me most happened one holiday season when I was a boy. My father, who worked as a loan supervisor for a federal agency, always emphasized the importance of integrity and following the rules. It was against the regulations for him to accept gifts of any kind, even if they were given in sincere appreciation.

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A Big Communication Obstacle on Every Team

Ron Edmondson

There has been a big communication barrier on every team I have led. Yet, it is often overlooked. Most effective teams at some point will do a personality assessment of team members. I work a lot with Myers Briggs, but there are certainly other great ones. At one time have probably taken most of them, All of them can be helpful at some level. But this major communication barrier, while it can be picked up some by a personality assessment, is still often overlooked (or misunderstood) on most team

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Influence Yourself

The Office Blend Blog

With the advent of social media came a new communication reckoning. A more fluid path to share ideas, opinions, experiences & observations. We wrote, we read, we liked, we shared, we commented. We opened ourselves to being influenced in way we had never imagined. Yet, one area still seems largely impervious to change; remaining petrified and impervious.

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Why (and How) to Switch to a New HR & Payroll Platform

Speaker: Speakers:

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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The Race to Gain Title of World’s Richest Individual Has a Long Way to Go with Jeff Bezos Planning to Sell 50 Million of Amazon’s Shares

CEO Insider

Amidst the ongoing surge in Amazon’s shares, which have already witnessed a remarkable 15% increase this year, the founder of the e-commerce giant, Jeff Bezos, is poised to capitalize on the flourishing trend. In a significant move, Amazon has disclosed that Bezos is contemplating the sale of up to 50 million shares of the company […] The post The Race to Gain Title of World’s Richest Individual Has a Long Way to Go with Jeff Bezos Planning to Sell 50 Million of Amazon’s

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Time to Dust off the Suits: Understand the Rise of Return to Office Policies

HR Digest

As prophesied in the months that just passed, return-to-office policies are claiming more companies slowly and it seems employees are just as reluctant to return as predictions said they would be. Back in September, Resume Builder had estimated that around 90 percent of companies would be back in the office by the end of 2024, and 30 percent of these companies had reportedly taken a firm stance on these RTO policies, willing to fire employees who did not concede defeat.

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My Father’s Wisdom

Mark Sanborn

My father spoke much good advice to me, but he demonstrated even more. What impacted me most happened one holiday season when I was a boy. My father, who worked as a loan supervisor for a federal agency, always emphasized the importance of integrity and following the rules. It was against the regulations for him to accept gifts of any kind, even if they were given in sincere appreciation.

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How to Talk to Your Team About a Decision You Disagree With

Harvard Business Review

When you’re part of a company’s management structure, there will be moments when you’ll have to represent a decision your bosses made that you don’t agree with to your team. Carrying the proverbial flag on behalf of the powers-that-be won’t feel good, but that’s part of the job. Barring a decision or action that is immoral, illegal, or unethical, standing behind decisions that don’t go your way is one of the most challenging things you’ll have to do as a leader.

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ABM Evolution: How Top Marketers Are Using Account-Based Strategies

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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Why Are Companies Sitting on Cash Right Now?

Harvard Business Review

Many companies sit on piles of cash, even when rates of return suggest they shouldn’t. Why? Researchers have pointed to multiple reasons, including flexibility for M&A and tax advantages. But new research suggests it’s also a form of insurance, especially for smaller firms. Their likelihood of experiencing an adverse event (measured by the chance of being delisted) is significantly higher when they hold less cash.

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The New Reality of Digital Nomads

Harvard Business Review

Digital nomadism has been on the rise, but the implications of this trend go far beyond post-pandemic location flexibility and remote work. A cultural shift is taking place in developed countries that sees swaths of people becoming disillusioned with the lure of the “good life” available to prior generations. Digital nomadism offers an alternative path away from expensive, long-term mortgages and a raft of possessions and instead opens the door for people to maximize their income by living in co

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Your FP&A Team Needs an Intelligent, AI-Powered Planning Platform - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM WORKDAY

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