Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 1, 2023

How Do I Communicate an Unpopular Return to Office Decision #AskingForaFriend? “Hi Karin, we’ve just received word that after much debate and deliberation, there is a company-wide mandate that EVERYONE must return to office at the beginning of the year. I know my team is not a fan (and quite frankly, neither am I). I get the rationale, AND it’s going to make all of our lives a bit harder.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2023

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in December 2023 curated just for you. Be sure to check out the other great titles being offered this month. Brave Together : Lead by Design, Spark Creativity, and Shape the Future with the Power of Co-Creation by Chris Deaver and Ian Clawson How did Apple overcome a culture of secrecy?

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Leadership Freak

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Mistakes are inevitable, but some are avoidable. The worst mistake is the one you didn’t need to make. I list 3 big mistakes leaders don't need to make. I wonder what you can add.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Episode 239: Antonella Pisani, the CEO and founder of Eyeful Media , a digital marketing and consulting firm, joins host David Dye, and discusses the importance of culture, values, and remote culture in leadership. She emphasizes hiring experienced talent and creating an intellectually stimulating environment. Pisani also highlights the significance of transparency, humility, and social responsibility in building a strong company culture.

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Lead from Within

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Having a leadership style is important because it defines how a leader approaches their role and interacts with others. To develop your leadership style, it’s important to unleash the inner leader within. This will allow you, as a leader, to become more effective and impactful not only with yourself, but also with others. Here are some tips and techniques for developing your leadership style: Identify your strengths and weaknesses.

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HR Digest

DECEMBER 1, 2023

McKinsey reports that 90 percent of Fortune 500 companies have employee resource groups and most DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) strategies will tell you should be prioritizing them too. But what are employee resource groups? What do employee resource groups do? ERGs refer to internal communities within an organization where employees are able to connect with like-minded individuals and build a support network at work.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The risk with generative AI is not that leaders fail to try it, but that trying is as far as they get. Despite the progress made by vendors, using AI-enhanced productivity tools alone will not give you a competitive edge — just as provisioning smartphones, email, or web access to your team is nothing more strategic than providing electricity or running water.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 1, 2023

While many leaders strive to energize and motivate their teams to do work that matters, the unfortunate reality is that employees often feel disconnected to their company’s core purpose. Purpose statements, if they exist at all, tend to be too vague or too lofty, or both. To use purpose to drive business, leaders need to balance idealism and pragmatism.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Starting in the 1980s, a generation of larger-than-life CEOs became full-blown celebrity, but over time, research suggested that charismatic CEOs tended to have drawbacks at leaders. However, charisma can be especially useful in two business concepts with big unknowns: entrepreneurial startups and corporate turnarounds. In these settings, when everyone — investors, employees, customers, suppliers — is dealing with enormous uncertainties, a leader’s charisma can give people the faith necessary to

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