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Aligning Your Organization’s Goals With Your Noble Purpose: The Missing Leadership Link

Tanveer Naseer

Why are some organizations able to thrive during periods of uncertainty while others struggle to find firmer footing? While its easy to assume it has to do with something distinctive about their product or service offering, the truth is that its something far more fundamental. While we all understand that.

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Leader Mindset And The Ethical Use of Power

Leading in Context

By Linda Fisher Thornton Ethical leaders understand that their role revolves around adding value for others, not for themselves. They are careful to avoid taking advantage of situations for personal gain or for the gain of their colleagues or friends. This other-centered focus keeps them thinking about how what they do will impact those they serve and others in the community.

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How Leaders Strangle Engagement

Leadership Freak

Success requires engagement. Disengaged people do as little as possible to get paid. Theyre the walking dead. This post lists six things leader do to strangle engagement. Learn the ABCs of engagement to help your team thrive.

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How to Break Big Problems Into Small Ones

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

When you take big problems and spend the time break them into smaller and smaller ones, those smaller problems are much easier to solve. One of the first steps in any good critical thinking process is taking a very big problem and breaking it down into smaller ones that you can actually solve. The time you invest thinking through what the components of the problem are is going to pay dividends on the backend when you look at the possible solutions because you’ll have a better sense for wha

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Future-Proof Your Talent Pipeline

Get ready for the future of business. As HR navigates an ongoing labor shortage, leaders need stronger, more adaptable recruiting strategies. Do you have the tools you need to build a talent pipeline that drives sustainable business growth?

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The Key to Building Trust with Your Employees

The Center For Leadership Studies

Workplaces of the past operated under the assumption that in order to achieve success, they needed to maintain a clear line of division between workers and leaders. The boss-worker dynamic was purely transactional. The leader assigned the work, and the employee completed the workand that was the extent of their interaction. But in the last few decades, weve seen a notable shift in focus.

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Ernst & Young and Roads Academy

Chartered Management Institute

Case Study Ernst & Young and Roads Academy Charlie Giffin is a Senior Consultant with Ernest & Young (EY), one of the worlds largest professional services networks. The firm was tasked with redesigning National Highways leadership course for the roads sector - Roads Academy which needed to attract more learners while becoming more accessible and inclusive.

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Leadership Spotlight: Carlos Gallardo

CEO Insider

Carlos Gallardo is not your typical Vice President of Human Resources. While many executives spend their days behind desks, Carlos takes a hands-on approachone that brings him directly to the heart of the organization. When not working remotely, he joins front-line leaders for branch visits and ride-alongs, experiencing their daily challenges firsthand.

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Highlights – 26 February

Chartered Management Institute

Article: Highlights 26 February Wednesday 26 February 2025 Share Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to LinkedIn Share via email Chartered Week: equipping managers to thrive in tough times. Plus, Management Publication of the Year winners announced! 26 February View all 2025 CMI Highlights This week is Chartered Week at CMI. With 96% of managers saying that Chartered Manager (CMgr) status is proof of high-quality management and leadership skills, were highlighting the power of those four l

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Unlocking Trapped Value with AI

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Geoffrey A. Moore Anyone who has used Chat GPT or any of its cousins will testify to its astonishing ability to provide valuable responses to virtually any query. This is hardly a threatindeed, it is a boon. So, what are we worrying about?

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Medicaid cuts, the workforce crisis HR leaders can’t ignore

HR Digest

On February 25, 2025, Congress passed a budget resolution by a slim 217-215 vote, which could kick off the stage for major Medicaid cuts. While headlines swirl around the potential $880 billion cuts over the next decade, a quieter but no less important story is unfolding behind the scenes. Its about how Medicaid cuts could ripple through the workforce in the coming decade.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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AI Agents Are Changing How People Shop. Here’s What That Means for Brands.    

Harvard Business Review

What retail companies need to know about AI agent optimization.

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The parent trap HR can solve

HR Digest

Lets be real: the return-to-office push is a lot harder then it seems to be especially for working parents whove been juggling Zoom calls and daycare disasters since 2020. Everyones got an opinion on hybrid work, but Priya Krishnan, Chief Digital and Transformation Officer at Bright Horizons, isnt here to peddle feel-good platitudes. Shes got a sharper take: employer-sponsored childcare isnt just a nice-to-have its the secret sauce to stop your workforce from bolting.

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When Hiring, Emphasize Skills over Degrees

Harvard Business Review

Former IBM CEO Ginni Rometty explains how a skills-first mindset builds resilient teams and organizations.

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Tax Exemption on Overtime Pay, What HR needs to know for 2025

HR Digest

Since yesterday, overtime pay taxes have dominated headlines, driven by a proposal from the current administration to exempt overtime earnings from federal income tax. While the idea awaits Congressional approval and remains speculative as of February 26, 2025, its potential impact merits attention from HR professionals. Beyond the paycheck, this overtime tax policy could reshape workforce planning, employee morale, employee incentives and organizational strategies.

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10 HR Metrics for 2025: HR Data Toolkit

The right HR metrics can illuminate hidden trends, justify decisions to the C-suite, and give you an edge in this unpredictable economy. Download Paycor’s guide and learn how to calculate your: Cost-per-Hire Total Financial Impact of Absences Voluntary Turnover Rate And more!

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To Grow Profitably, Take It Slow

Harvard Business Review

Because rapid growth can be unsustainable.

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Small Firms Often Have To Pay More Due To Low Market Power

The Horizons Tracker

Small companies may offer higher starting wages for entry-level positions than larger firms, potentially attracting better talent, despite large companies having greater influence in the market. New research from Cornell sheds light on this dynamic. “When a firm’s productivity and worker skills complement each other, it makes sense for more productive firms to attract more skilled workers,” explains the study’s author.

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How BMW Started Auditing Emissions Across Its Supply Chain

Harvard Business Review

Lessons from the automaker’s pilot audit of its signature “kidney” grille.

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How AI Can Help Us To Crowdfund Effectively

The Horizons Tracker

Crowdfunding, which started small in the late 1990s, has since exploded into a major source of funding for new ideas. Kickstarter, one of the biggest platforms, saw its total pledges grow from $276 million in 2012 to $7.8 billion in 2024. The stakes are now so high that some people hire experts to help design the perfect campaign. In this competitive landscape, a good pitch is crucial.

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The GTM Intelligence Era: ZoomInfo 2025 Customer Impact Report

ZoomInfo customers aren’t just selling — they’re winning. Revenue teams using our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform grew pipeline by 32%, increased deal sizes by 40%, and booked 55% more meetings. Download this report to see what 11,000+ customers say about our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform and how it impacts their bottom line. The data speaks for itself!

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“It’s time to bring more people aboard”

Chartered Management Institute

Article: Its time to bring more people aboard Written by CMI Insights Share Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to LinkedIn Share via email Professor Elisabeth Kelan, overall winner of the inaugural Management Publication of the Year award kicked off an important discussion about inclusivity. We also celebrated category winners Ian Gray, John Bessant and Sreevas Sahasranamam Men Stepping Forward: Leading your organization on the path to inclusion by Professor Elisabeth Kelan has been named

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Tech Aversion Can Affect How Successful Rollouts Are

The Horizons Tracker

Algorithms are being deployed in a growing number of ways in the workplace, from detecting diseases in healthcare to devising lesson plans in education. With many of these use cases, however, there is a sense that people are using the technologies as much to experiment than because they have clearly defined outcomes that they’re achieving because of them.