Wed.Oct 23, 2024

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Talking About Ethics (Part 1)

Leading in Context

By Linda Fisher Thornton Workplace issues are complex and opinions vary about the right thing to do in challenging situations. This complexity and uncertainty combine to create a “murky uncertainty” that may keep people from giving us their best, most ethical performance.

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Knowing How Your People Think Is a Superpower

Sales Wolf Blog

Think you know your people? Think again. Talent misalignment is costing you millions—maybe more. Let’s get straight to the point: if you are leading a team without understanding how your people think, you are setting yourself up for failure. Ray Dalio built Bridgewater into one of the largest hedge funds in the world by mastering this skill, and it is time you did too.

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Performance Goals are Useful, but Learning Goals Transform

Leadership Freak

Performance goals are useful, but learning goals transform. Learning goals emphasize development. Performance goals target achievement. A leader told me he was learning a lot. I asked, “What are you learning?” He couldn’t name anything. You aren't learning if you don't know what you're learning. How to set learning goals.

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What the Best Team Building Activities Should Really Accomplish – 17 Valuable Outcomes to Expect

Great Results Team Building

While a few hours of laughter and small talk may be a welcome break from daily routines, the best team-building activities go far beyond fun. As a team leader or business owner, you don’t just want to entertain your team—you want to create a lasting impact. Truly meaningful experiences influence your team’s attitudes and actions, build deeper trust, and improve how well they collaborate long after the event is over.

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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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8 Powerful Strategies That Will Help Women Emerge As Leaders At Work

Tanveer Naseer

A troublesome and persistent issue facing organizations today is their inability to develop and promote women – and especially women from visible minority groups – to leadership positions where they can play a key role in the decision-making process. After all, we have years of research and application examples of.

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How to Hire The Best Job Candidate Just by Asking These 6 Simple Questions

Lead from Within

Hiring the right person for the job is one of the most critical decisions a leader can make. It can mean the difference between a high-performing team and a struggling one. As an executive leadership coach, I have helped leaders figure out how to hire the best candidate. By simply asking 6 great questions. The goal is to weed out the best candidate for the job: If you could have any superpower, what would it be and how would you use it in this role?

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Moving Up—CHRO Among the Fastest-Growing C-Suite Roles

HR Digest

HR leaders face many challenges in their journey to the top but despite the roadblocks, the CHRO C-suite role is growing in importance at a very steady pace. According to a recent report by LinkedIn , the Chief Data Officer (CDO), Chief Legal Officer (CLO), and Chief Human Resource Officer (CHRO) roles have been the top three fastest-growing CXO roles between 2022-23.

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Paper Explores Whether Wage Insurance Buffers Impact Of Disruption

The Horizons Tracker

Every year, millions of workers lose their jobs due to technological advancements, international competition, offshoring, and regulatory changes. These shifts can be devastating, especially for those with specialized skills and long tenures. An innovative social policy—wage insurance—shows great promise in alleviating the harmful effects of job loss, in ways that traditional unemployment insurance cannot, according to a new working paper from UC Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy,

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A Strategic Approach for Meeting Customer Demand as Quickly as Possible

Harvard Business Review

The core premise of the strategic concept of “proximity” is that, thanks to digital technologies, value is being created closer and closer to the moment of demand — not just in time but also physically closer. This means companies can, in effect, procrastinate and wait until customer demand is present before producing an actual product or service. This trend, which is made possible by technologies ranging from AI to 3D printing to IoT, can help leaders make smart strategic decisions, especially

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How Personal Crises Affect Voter Turnout

The Horizons Tracker

Facing multiple disruptions like losing a job, being evicted, or losing health insurance makes people less likely to vote. But these hardships may push them to engage in other political activities, says a new study from Cornell. By analyzing large surveys of verified American voters before and during the pandemic, the researchers found that people with unstable lives are less likely to vote, except during highly politicized crises like COVID-19, which can increase turnout.

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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 Ways to Manage Moments of Work-Induced Anxiety

Harvard Business Review

How to calm your nervous system on the spot.

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How a Coal Polluter’s New Strategy for Sustainability Transformed Its Business

Harvard Business Review

If your team is navigating big changes, this episode is for you.

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Are Your Best Employees Eyeing the Door?

Harvard Business Review

Two managers share lessons they’ve learned about employee retention.