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The 7 Traps of Path Dependency

Leading Blog

T REND HUNTER CEO Jeremy Gutsche says the most important trait we need for our fast-moving future is the ability to change. He wrote Create the Future + The Innovation Handbook: Tactics for Disruptive Thinking (two books in one) to help us. “We are more dependent on our past decisions than we like to admit. Once a path is set, we often walk down it blindly, failing to question why it was put there to begin with and whether a better path might exist.

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Use These 5 Topics to Energize One-On-Ones

Leadership Freak

Use the following topics and questions to energize one-on-ones. One-on-ones show people they matter. 5 Topics to Energize One-on-Ones: #1. Safety and Security: Questions: 2. Connection and Belonging: Questions: #3.

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How Coaching Helps Leadership Development and Creates a Better Workplace Culture

Great Results Team Building

The best leaders and managers understand that investing in a leadership coach is essential for achieving clarity and improved performance. As a manager or leader, your ultimate goal is to drive your team towards success. But the path to excellence is often blocked by challenges that can be difficult to navigate alone. Just as elite athletes rely on quality coaches to refine their skills, maximize their potential, and achieve peak performance, leaders can benefit immensely from a skilled mentor.

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How The Best Leaders Use These Strategies To Resolve Conflicts

Lead from Within

In today’s highly charged, often-divided workplace, the ability to navigate conflicts constructively has become a critical leadership competency. Rather than viewing discord as something to be avoided at all costs. The most effective leaders understand that skillfully resolving tensions can be a catalyst for deepening trust. This approach also boosts collaboration and drives innovation.

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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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How Leaders Can Give Themselves Grace Through the Practice of “Humane Leadership”

CEO Insider

In the past four years, we have experienced many changes in how people work—a global pandemic, the great resignation, quiet quitting, political unrest, and so on. Many people are proving they can work from anywhere and be productive. This is great news for most, but the roller coaster of 2020 and beyond comes with a […] The post How Leaders Can Give Themselves Grace Through the Practice of “Humane Leadership” appeared first on CEOWORLD magazine.

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5 Business Ideas That Cater to Gen Z Consumers

Strategy Driven

Known for being a generation of digital natives who champion inclusivity and social change, the members of Gen Z compose a sizable chunk of today’s consumer market. With their evolving tastes and their penchant for abandoning new things as they could adopt them, these kids are making it difficult for brands to keep up. To thrive in a market informed by Gen Z choices and trends, you will need a business idea that captures their needs, behaviors, and aspirations.

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5 Qualities of Highly Effective Leadership Teams

leaderCommunicator

If you’re lucky, you’ve had the experience of being part of a great team at least once or twice in your life and career. The characteristics of great leadership teams in business don’t differ all that much from the descriptors we see so often in sports. Great teams excel at communicating, are selfless, hard-working, strategic, and support each other through adversity.

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Successful Rebranding Campaigns: 7 Lessons to Be Learned

Strategy Driven

Any good business owner knows that change will be necessary at some point in time. While consistency is important, sometimes stagnancy is what ultimately kills a business. Often, it’s a simple rebrand that can make all the difference in a business’s success or continued success. With the following examples, it’s apparent that rebranding campaigns can be the best thing one can do for a company when implemented correctly. 1.

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Study Shows A Mismatch Between What Interests Us And Vacancies

The Horizons Tracker

A study from Michigan State University discovered significant disparities between people’s career interests and the demands of the U.S. job market. This misalignment reveals that many individuals have unmet interests in their work, highlighting a disconnect between what people want to do and the available job opportunities. Unlike previous studies that focused on skills or knowledge, this research is the first to examine labor gaps through the lens of career interests.

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This Hidden Enemy is Making Your Job Harder than Necessary

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

We can be victims of our own thoughts holding us back. False equivalencies limit our beliefs and can turn our greatest strengths into barriers and limitations. Today’s post is by Elizabeth B. Crook, author of Live Large: The Achiever’s Guide to What’s Next. As a business leader, you know the challenges of managing cash flow, dealing with personal issues or handling a customer who is dissatisfied – all problems we sign up for as leaders.

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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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Chatbots Can Help To Calm Intergroup Conflicts

The Horizons Tracker

Prejudice and fear have long fueled intergroup conflicts. While interaction among different groups is essential for fostering peace and stability amid conflicting interests, values, and cultures, there’s also a risk of escalation from direct interactions. Specifically, a lack of neutral mediators to oversee online interactions could lead to destabilization.

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The Port Strike Reaches a Settlement but Negotiations Haven’t Ended

HR Digest

Many had feared that the workers’ port strike in the U.S. would take many harrowing weeks to reach a settlement , but workers have now negotiated a deal. The dockworkers’ strike has been suspended after the union agreed to put an end to the three-day stoppage and go back to work for now. The International Longshoremen’s Association, the union that has negotiated a tentative deal for its members, was able to secure an immediate wage raise for the workers, and the dockworkers also agreed to a con

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Research Reveals The Career Boost When We Have AI Skills

The Horizons Tracker

New research from Anglia Ruskin University shows that U.K. employers prefer graduates with artificial intelligence (AI) experience. Researchers sent out CVs from 21-year-old British applicants with a 2:1 degree, some of whom had taken an “AI in business” course. The results were clear: male applicants with AI experience got interview invites 54% of the time, compared to 28% for those without.

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Amazon Holiday Hiring Plans to Create 250,000 Seasonal Jobs

HR Digest

The festive season is a joyous time for many and while gifts are great, the security of employment feels even better. Amazon’s holiday hiring plans will open up 250,000 full-time, part-time, and seasonal positions in the U.S. to help the company keep up with the holiday rush of orders. The scale of hiring appears to be the same as it was last year, despite some estimates that there could be an increase in demand and sale volume this year.

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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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Do Lean Startup Methods Work for Deep Tech?

Harvard Business Review

Deep-tech innovation, which harnesses advanced scientific understanding to create groundbreaking technologies, has seen significant growth — and investment — over the past decade. But investors and leaders who pivot into deep tech also face a steep learning curve, as it presents unique challenges: prolonged R&D periods, high upfront costs, and stringent regulatory landscapes.

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What Companies Can Learn from a Carbon Accounting Pilot in Afghanistan

Harvard Business Review

An E-liability project helped raise climate awareness and showed that small and medium-sized companies can benefit from using this methodology.

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How Do I Balance My Career Ambitions as Part of a Dual-Career Couple?

Harvard Business Review

A leader learns how to pursue her professional goals while managing a dual-career household.

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Streamline Strategic M&A Decisions with a Market Intelligence Platform - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM S&P GLOBAL MARKET INTELLIGENCE

Harvard Business Review

Sponsor content from S&P Global Market Intelligence.

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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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What It Takes to Form a Union — and Where to Begin

Harvard Business Review

A look inside a complex process.

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