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Leading Thoughts for May 23, 2024

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. Judge Charles W. McCoy on keeping an open mind: “The human mind contains a door, one that either opens to new ideas or closes them out. The door swings on hinges like any other, opening as it searches for understanding and closing as it makes.

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How to Run Strategy Meetings Like a Pro

Leadership Freak

I’ve attended and led many strategy meetings over the years. Some were a colossal waste of time. Here are 7 ways leaders screw up strategy meetings AND 10 ways to run strategy meetings like a pro. Porter said, “The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do.

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3 Alarming Signs You Are Not Ready To Manage

Lead from Within

As an executive leadership coach with years of experience, I’ve had the privilege of working with individuals at various stages of their careers. One common aspiration that many professionals have is to step into a management role. While leadership positions can be fulfilling and rewarding, they also come with unique challenges and responsibilities.

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3 Lessons on Navigating a Fertility Journey as a Female Entrepreneur

Women on Business

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Reduce Bias in Hiring: Structured Interview Questions for Employers

Structured interview questions are a valuable tool for reducing bias in hiring. They help: Ensure all candidates are asked the same questions in the same way Level the playing field so all candidates have a fair chance of being successful Improve credibility, reliability, and validity Download the guide to get the most out of your interview questions!

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Transforming Culture by Identifying and Addressing Energy Issues [Video]

Anese Cavanaugh

At Active Choices, Inc., we’ve identified a common challenge many executives experience, but often don’t realize they are dealing with: the energetic health of their organizational culture. Energy can be a complex issue to assess and address; it's intangible and is frequently perceived as "woo woo," placing it low on the list of priorities for culture and leadership development.

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3 Lessons on Navigating a Fertility Journey as a Female Entrepreneur

Women on Business

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How much stress do you experience related to your personal finances?

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

Our reader poll today asks: How much stress do you experience related to your personal finances? None. I have absolutely no worries 17.73% Some. Occasionally there are financial concerns 55.96% A lot. Financial issues regularly stress me out 16.34% Constantly. It’s an ever-present source of stress 9.97% How financially stressed are your people?

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How AI Changes The Role Of Middle Managers

The Horizons Tracker

Middle managers are a much-maligned presence in the workplace, with few people having much good to say about them. However, research from Wharton reminds us that this image is often unfair and that middle managers can play a crucial role in a functioning workplace. The study suggests that middle managers may have more influence on your organization’s performance than any other group.

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I was bullied relentlessly at work – change needs to lead from the top

CEO Insider

The impact that a manager can have on you is often not considered until it is exceptional at either end of the spectrum. Thankfully there are experiences where a people manager makes a significant positive impact: however, mine was not one of them. As a leader now, I fail to understand why throughout my working […] The post I was bullied relentlessly at work – change needs to lead from the top appeared first on CEOWORLD magazine.

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Research Explores How Financial Incentives Affect CEO Behavior

The Horizons Tracker

Money perks for CEOs are supposed to push them to lead their company to hit important business goals. Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University looked at all the studies on CEO incentives for the first time. They found that CEO bonuses had a small impact, but stock options didn’t affect how well firms did the next year in terms of return on assets. “No systematic review has been done on the effects of financial incentives to CEOs, so firm compensation committees and policymakers ha

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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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Top-Tier Transparency—How to Discuss Promotions at Work

HR Digest

Wondering how to discuss promotions without overpromising while still embracing an optimistic tone? You might want to normalize having regular workplace promotion conversations and establish a step-by-step promotion path so you can be on the same page as your employees. Talking to employees about promotions can be a very awkward ordeal. Sometimes you have to deal with promotion requests by letting them down gently and conveying that the time is not right.

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12 Questions for Building a Great Company with Jim Collins

Roundtable Talk

12 Questions for Building a Great Company with Jim Collins By Glain Roberts-McCabe I had the distinct pleasure of learning from Jim Collins at the 2024 Women Presidents Organization Entrepreneurial Excellence Forum in Colorado Springs. Jim took the audience through the 12 key concepts from his books Good to Great, Built to Last, How […] The post 12 Questions for Building a Great Company with Jim Collins appeared first on The Roundtable.

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Simple Morning Routines to Start Your Day with Purpose

My Own Coach

How often do you groan when the alarm goes off? You hit the snooze button, and repeat until it’s absolutely essential you must get up. Now you’re running late, grab a coffee, stagger out of the door still yawning, skip breakfast and start the day feeling rushed and resentful?

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All Business Strategies Fall into 4 Categories

Harvard Business Review

The problem with strategy frameworks is that although they can help you determine whether an opportunity is attractive or whether a given strategy is likely to work, they generally don’t help you in the task of identifying the opportunity or crafting the strategy in the first place. This article introduces a framework, built on an in-depth analysis of the creativity literature, that aims to fill that gap by providing a systematic approach to identifying potential strategies.

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The HR Leader’s Survival Guide

HR leaders drowning in paperwork struggle to meet C-suite's strategic expectations. Burnout and high turnover plague the field, with 95% feeling overwhelmed. This guide explores how the right tools can free HR from admin tasks and empower them to become the strategic leaders they’re meant to be.

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Scaling a Midsize Startup

Harvard Business Review

The “mighty-middle” segment of startups falls between venture-scale unicorns and small businesses. These startups aim for valuations in the high single-digit to high tens of millions within 5-10 years, targeting midsize niches with significant growth potential. Enabled by internet tools, global advertising, and affordable tech, mighty-middle businesses often bootstrap, use contractors, and require entrepreneurs to acquire diverse skills.

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How Technology Can Help Drive DEI Success - SPONSOR CONTENT WEBINAR FROM WORKDAY

Harvard Business Review

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