Tue.Oct 29, 2024

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Retention Revolution: Keep Your Stars, Lift the Rest, and Cut the Dead Weight

Rich Gee Group

"The best investment you can make is in the people you already have." If you're serious about winning in business, here's the truth: retention is everything. You could hire new talent all day, every day, but the real power lies in cultivating the team you've already got. When you keep your top performers, motivate your average employees, and make hard decisions on those who aren't cutting it, you're not just saving time and money – you're building an unstoppable, resilient culture that thrives o

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Toxic Distraction: Tension On The Team

Leadership Freak

Tension on the team turns small obstacles into toxic distractions. The problems we have with each other destroy us. External challenges invite teams to depend on each other. But we can’t rise when we beat each other down. The people we can't confront run the team. More on Leadership Freak.

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How to Use Social Media Automation Tools to Boost Productivity

Women on Business

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Surprising Leadership Traits That Set Extraordinary Leaders Apart

Lead from Within

The traits that define extraordinary leaders are both surprising and invaluable. Traditional qualities like decisiveness and charisma are no longer the sole markers of exceptional leadership. Instead, it is the subtle, often overlooked traits that truly set remarkable leaders apart. These traits foster environments of innovation, trust, and resilience, paving the way for sustainable success.

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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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Connections Are Everything for Your Consulting Firm. How to Make Connecting Easy.

David A Fields

Connecting with others may be the ultimate superpower. Living a long, happy life, creating personal wealth, and building a rewarding consulting practice are all anchored in your connections with others. Yet, most people’s connection skills are sorely lacking. On par with their ability to perform neurosurgery, speak ancient Akkadian, or distinguish between the Taylor Swift … Continued The post Connections Are Everything for Your Consulting Firm.

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Neurodivergence can be a superpower, if managers create the right conditions

Chartered Management Institute

Article: Neurodivergence can be a superpower, if managers create the right conditions Written by Dave Waller Tuesday 29 October 2024 Share Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to LinkedIn Share via email Instead of being seen as a difficulty to be accommodated, neurodivergence should be harnessed for its many potential benefits – which requires managers to create more balanced, open teams You may have heard people describe their neurodivergence – whether that’s attention-deficit/hyperactivit

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Ten Things Great Leaders Do

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

If our businesses are to be successful, we need to move from an era of command and control to a system of “leadership by consent.” Here are ten things great leaders do to make that shift. Today’s post is by Debra Corey, author of Build it: The Rebel Playbook for World-Class Employee Engagement. The role of leaders is changing. More than ever, our employees are demanding visible, accountable and valuable leadership.

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How Race Affects Adoption Of Telehealth

The Horizons Tracker

When the pandemic made in-person doctor visits risky, both doctors and patients turned to virtual communication. However, a study from Harvard Business School found that responses from healthcare providers can differ based on a patient’s race. Can technology help make patient portals more equitable? The researchers examined over 57,000 message threads between patients and medical teams at Boston Medical Center.

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Seven strategies to sustain ‘championing behaviour’ during organisational change

Chartered Management Institute

Blog: Seven strategies to sustain ‘championing behaviour’ during organisational change Written by Dr Md Asadul Islam Share Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to LinkedIn Share via email Follow these steps to help ensure employees become (and remain) enthusiastic and committed advocates for change New-generation employees tend to show ‘championing behaviour’ at the start of their careers.

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Wise Founder Fined Over $450,000 for Failing to Report Tax Issues to Regulator

CEO Insider

Kristo Käärmann, founder and CEO of the money transfer service Wise, has been fined $453,760 by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for neglecting to inform the regulator about a tax default. The FCA reported on Monday that Käärmann had failed to disclose a previous fine imposed by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), which placed him […] The post Wise Founder Fined Over $450,000 for Failing to Report Tax Issues to Regulator appeared first on CEOWORLD magazine.

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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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Managing resources for sustainable growth in organisations

Chartered Management Institute

Blog: Managing resources for sustainable growth in organisations Written by Dr Shehnaz Tehseen Tuesday 29 October 2024 Share Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to LinkedIn Share via email For managers, optimisation of resources means leveraging tools, techniques and leadership skills to ensure the organisation’s long-term success Effective management of resources has become an essential factor in determining the success and sustainability of organisations.

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Getting Creative with Bringing Generative AI to Employees

HR Digest

Artificial Intelligence is not the enemy. Despite the legitimate fears surrounding its misuse and its looming potential to replace the human workforce, there are many real-world applications of generative AI for employees and employers alike. Creative use of AI in the workplace can help employees get familiar with the technology while inhibiting their apprehension about working with it.

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Are workcations the solution to burnout?

Chartered Management Institute

Article: Are workcations the solution to burnout? Written by Andrea Downey Share Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to LinkedIn Share via email While spending three days relaxing by the pool and two days working from the hotel business centre doesn’t sound so bad, there are practical implications for managers to consider This rise of hybrid working begs the question: how remote is too remote?

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Research: How Regulatory Changes Can Hurt Workers’ Motivation

Harvard Business Review

In our polarized political landscape, employees increasingly find that they hold moral beliefs that conflict with the laws and regulations they are subject to at work. New research suggests that when workers feel this conflict between their moral beliefs and legal regulations, they’re less likely to take problems into their own hands, raise suggestions to improve work procedures, or champion new ideas.

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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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Could a coaching mindset help transform the ‘contract’ with employees?

Chartered Management Institute

Article: Could a coaching mindset help transform the ‘contract’ with employees? Written by Tiffany Gaskell Share Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to LinkedIn Share via email Employees, especially younger ones, increasingly want their work to have value, meaning and purpose – to be part of something bigger Since the Covid-19 pandemic, we have all become familiar with phrases such as ‘ the Great Resignation ’, ‘quiet quitting’ and, more recently, Gen Z’s ‘conscious unbossing’.

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One Company A/B Tested Hybrid Work. Here’s What They Found.

Harvard Business Review

The six-month experiment reversed managers’ opinions on hybrid work — and offers three important lessons.

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Why logic alone doesn’t win arguments

Chartered Management Institute

Advice: Why logic alone doesn’t win arguments Written by Jo Owen CMgr CCMI Share Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to LinkedIn Share via email Having all the right logical arguments ignores the reality of decision-making, which is never purely logical – it is also emotional and political When we started Teach First, we jumped through hoops to build a bullet-proof case.

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Phishing Attacks Are Evolving. Here’s How to Resist Them.

Harvard Business Review

Improvements in technology have made deepfakes — fraudulent audio, video, and images — easier than ever to create. As a result, 2024 has seen a nearly 60% surge in phishing attacks. These attacks hijack our perceptions and our ability to distinguish fiction from reality. They work because they manipulate our brains in ways we’re naturally vulnerable to.

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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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Training Provider of the Year: who made the shortlist?

Chartered Management Institute

Listicle: Training Provider of the Year: who made the shortlist? Written by CMI Insights Tuesday 29 October 2024 Share Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to LinkedIn Share via email CMI’s Training Provider of the Year award celebrates the teams working hard to develop the managers of tomorrow. Here’s who’s in the running for 2024… The modern workplace may be getting more complex, but certain guiding principles remain simple.

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Turn Employee Feedback into Real Results

Harvard Business Review

A conversation with McCombs School professor Ethan Burris on truly listening to workers.

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Plug the Holes Before Filling the Bucket

Frank Sonnenberg Online

It’s ironic how often we overlook the most obvious truths. “Plug the holes before filling the bucket” is a perfect example. It underscores the importance of addressing underlying issues or inefficiencies before striving for improvement. If you ignore this simple lesson, your efforts will fail. And yet, even though this truism is as clear as day, we pretend as if it doesn’t exist.

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Can a Coffee Shop in Utah Help Solve Underemployment for People with Disabilities?

Harvard Business Review

What’s the best way to scale a company with a mission to create jobs for people with disabilities?

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Streamline Your HR Processes with a Free HR Process Checklist Template

A process checklist is a valuable tool for any HR professional to help ensure that all tasks are completed on time and accurately and improve communication and collaboration among team members.

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Volkswagen to Shut Down German Plants, Lay Off Thousands in Strategic Overhaul

HR Digest

Volkswagen is planning closure of at least three of its plants in Germany. It has also planned mass layoffs that could affect tens of thousands of staff and shrink its remaining plants in Europe’s biggest economy. The plant closure and mass layoffs is as it plots a deeper-than-expected overhaul, as per company’s works council head, on Monday.

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Video Quick Take: Atlassian’s Annie Dean on Collaboration Trends, AI, and New Ways of Working - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM ATLASSIAN

Harvard Business Review

Sponsor content from Atlassian.

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The Link Between Land Use And Climate Change

The Horizons Tracker

Climate change is a global challenge often addressed locally. Local governments influence community development through land use controls. Their decisions on housing density, location, and building standards significantly impact climate—buildings contribute nearly 40% of U.S. carbon emissions, and personal vehicles account for 10% of global CO2 emissions.

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