February, 2021

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How to Accidentally Sabotage Team Innovation

Let's Grow Leaders

How to Inspire Better Team Innovation and Problem Solving It’s tragic when your attempt to protect your team members actually sabotages team innovation. If you really want a courageous culture, that means you go first. Your team is watching both what you […]. The post How to Accidentally Sabotage Team Innovation appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know

Leading Blog

R ETHINKING can cause uncertainty. Make us uncomfortable. Feel uneasy. It can threaten our identities. But rethinking can also help us find solutions to old problems, deepen our perspective, release us from inherited dogma and other people’s opinions, and understand how our closely held values relate and are applied to our changing environment. Adam Grant challenges us to Think Again —to question what we think we know.

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Crutch Phrases That Weaken Our Leadership

RapidStart Leadership

The crutch phrases we use often weaken our efforts to lead instead of strengthening them; here are three examples to avoid. The post Crutch Phrases That Weaken Our Leadership appeared first on RapidStart Leadership.

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When a CFO’s “Head In The Cloud” Is a Good Thing

N2Growth Blog

Having a CFO with a “head in the cloud” might be a good thing if we’re talking about cloud computing, cognitive technologies, and AI that has significantly influenced this role. The evolutionary path of the Chief Financial Officer continues with assuming the driving seat in companies’ digital transformation. Still, although they’ve come a long way, these professionals face a relatively steep road ahead.

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The HR Leader’s Workforce Management Guide

In today’s fast-paced business world, effective workforce management (WFM) isn’t just an option—it’s a necessity.

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Ethical Awareness is a Moving Target

Leading in Context

By Linda Fisher Thornton How well is your organization navigating the ethical pitfalls of the working world? If you're finding it to be a major challenge right now, you're not alone. Why is it so hard to navigate ethical minefields now? There is currently a "toxic soup" of factors at play.

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5 Books Leaders Should Read In March 2021

Joseph Lalonde

Every month, I try to bring you 5 great books to read for the following month. The books may be old, semi-recent, or even releasing soon. This month, the books will be mostly brand new books. I’ve had the opportunity to look at quite a few new books this month and they’ve been fantastic. I […].

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First Look: Leadership Books for February 2021

Leading Blog

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in February 2021. Don't miss out on other great new and future releases not listed here. Think Again : The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know by Adam Grant. Intelligence is usually seen as the ability to think and learn, but in a rapidly changing world, there's another set of cognitive skills that might matter more: the ability to rethink and unlearn.

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3 Common Leadership Myths About Burnout – And What To Think Instead

Tanveer Naseer

Although the word ‘burnout’ is a term everyone has heard of, it’s still largely misunderstood. It has become part of our workplace vernacular, although the way we refer to it often adds to the misunderstanding of what it actually is. We often describe everyday stress as burnout when it is. Click to continue reading.

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Antibodies: Individual Stars Can Destroy Culture

N2Growth Blog

Genentech is a global biotechnology company that created an entire drug discovery industry. To realize their ambitious vision, they recruit superstar scientists who study complicated human DNA, decode genetic puzzles, and create antibodies to treat life-threatening diseases like cancer and multiple sclerosis. Genentech has been wildly successful. This success has created a virtuous cycle that allows them to attract gifted researchers and scientists from around the world, who can crack the next b

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How Can You Further Develop Your Talent? 7 Key Steps

Career Advancement

“Before you become a leader, success is all about growing yourself. After you become a leader, success is about growing others.” – Jack Welch. Research has shown that as leaders rise up in the ranks , their proficiency in nurturing talent declines rather than increases. Why? Too often, they’re not promoted based on their managerial ability. They’re promoted because of the skills that allowed them to excel in their previous role—not in the role they’re about to step into.

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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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What Questions Are You Asking?

Joseph Lalonde

Questions can help leaders go farther and do more. Knowing the right questions to ask will get you the answers you need. Yet, there are leaders who are unwilling to ask questions. They think it will show that they don’t know it all or that they need help. Guess what?!? Leaders don’t know it all. […].

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Get Out of the Rut: A Groundhog’s Day Challenge

Let's Grow Leaders

If you’re feeling stuck in a rut, this freaking pandemic might be the perfect time to try something new. You have time to consider what matters most, what lights you up, and how you can add the most value to the world. […]. The post Get Out of the Rut: A Groundhog’s Day Challenge appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Unexpected Leadership Lessons that Mobsters Can Teach Lawful Leaders

Leading Blog

L EADERSHIP is a broad term, and it applies to those who you might not have a positive perception of — including mobsters. We discovered through a rigorous analysis applying 70 years of Nobel-prize winning economics that Mobsters have leadership teams and structures that enable their success despite continuous efforts to disrupt them. Many of these crime syndicates have survived over a hundred years despite enormous law enforcement resources devoted to their daily demise.

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How Leaders Can Promote A Learning Mindset In 3 Simple Steps

Tanveer Naseer

The success in any change initiative is tied to how well employees are able to learn and adapt. But how can leaders encourage a learning mindset out of these pursuits? In this edition of my Leadership Espresso Shot series, I share three simple measures leaders can employ to promote a. Click to continue reading.

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5 Ways to Improve DE&I in the Workplace

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are critical for an organization’s success. And companies that take bold action to help ensure an inclusive workplace will win every time. Discover how your company can create a culture that celebrates DE&I while achieving higher revenue and growth.

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What Will Female C-Suite Leadership Look Like Post COVID?

N2Growth Blog

The composition of C-suite leadership across the spectrum is notably different than it used to be ten or so years ago. Recent stats from Deloitte show that females in the C-suite now account for 28% of the overall composition, a marked uptick from 18.6% a decade ago. But as the world emerges from the COVID-19 crisis, it has become clear that the pandemic’s economic and social tolls have disproportionately affected women.

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February 2021 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Welcome to the February 2021 Leadership Development Carnival! We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. Communication. Marina Jankovic explains The role of coaching in building a culture of trust. Marina shares: “ While trust is the foundation for productive relationships and high-performing teams, it’s not something that can be achieved overnight.

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Leading In A Secular World

Joseph Lalonde

Most of my readers know I come from a strong Christian background. My faith plays a huge role in the way I lead and the way I think about leadership. But what happens when a faith-based or Christian leader gets tossed into a secular world? This may be you have been let go as an […].

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How to Provide More Meaningful Performance Feedback

Let's Grow Leaders

If you knew your manager really cared about you and had your best interest at heart, would you want them to give you meaningful performance feedback? Even if it was hard to hear? Every time we ask these questions in our leadership […]. The post How to Provide More Meaningful Performance Feedback appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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No Ego: How Leaders Can Cut the Cost of Drama, End Entitlement and Drive Big Results

Speaker: Cy Wakeman, M.S., CSP, President, Reality-Based Leadership

Most HR leadership philosophies are grounded in two completely faulty assumptions — “change is hard” and “engagement drives results.” Those beliefs have inspired expensive attempts to keep change from being disruptive to employees. What these engagement programs actually do is create and reinforce feelings of victim-hood and leave employees unprepared to adapt to real changes that are necessary for the health and profitability of their enterprises.

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LeadershipNow 140: February 2021 Compilation

Leading Blog

Here are a selection of tweets from February 2021 that you don't want to miss: Who Are You At Your Best? by @DougSundheim. Key Principles Producing High Personal Growth Results by @dbonleadership. In Lincoln's Shadow by @jamesstrock. 3 Secrets Of A Strong Mind by @LaRaeQuy. Eliminate Bad Leadership: How to Overcome Your Leadership Fears by @davidmdye.

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How Data Analytics Can Make You A Better Leader

Tanveer Naseer

Business leaders who want to make smart, informed decisions will usually turn to data analytics. Using data analytics, they can collect, analyze and understand large data sets to improve customer retention, assess and mitigate risk, improve operational efficiency and so much more. To make the most of the opportunities data. Click to continue reading.

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It’s Time For Ethically Adaptive Leadership

Leading in Context

By Linda Fisher Thornton. Agility and adaptability are mantras for leaders during this time of global unrest and catastrophic change. Each day brings new challenges that consume our time and require us to grow into higher levels of ethical awareness to avoid missteps and miscalculations. As we try to find stable footing in unstable times, ethical agility will be a factor in our success.

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Leadership is a Process!

Lead Change Blog

What do you do at each step in the process? . The diagram below highlights the steps involved in the leadership process. Throughout the process, leaders involve people and build relationships. 1. Diagnose the Situation. What’s going on? Leaders are open, curious, and motivated to get a full understanding of the current situation. Organizations and markets are complex and constantly changing.

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Innovation: Five Signs You Might Be Faking It

Every company wants to be a leader in innovation, but how can you tell if your company is really innovating or just going through the motions? See the 5 signs you might be faking innovation and what to do if you are.

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From Power to Power and Glory to Glory

Joseph Lalonde

One of the most disturbing rhythms in cardiology is called Atrial Fibrillation (AFib), an erratic and irregular heart rhythm that poses multiple problems from fatigue to strokes. Whether it’s by simple medications or invasive means, I will do anything to change my patient’s heart rate to a regular and controlled rhythm. At the end, however, […].

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Eliminate Bad Leadership: How to Overcome Your Leadership Fears

Let's Grow Leaders

Insecurity and fear can drive you to bad leadership practices that ruin relationships and limit results. You can overcome these leadership fears and increase your influence with these five straightforward steps. You’re at your desk, head pounding, anxiety gnawing deep in your […]. The post Eliminate Bad Leadership: How to Overcome Your Leadership Fears appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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How to Become a Hyper-Learner

Leading Blog

S TAYING relevant in this Digital Age requires that we learn, unlearn, and relearn as a way of being. Ed Hess calls it Hyper-Learning. How well we think, learn, and engage in the human tasks of the future depends on how well we manage and optimize what’s going on with our minds, brains, and bodies. Humankind has always faced these challenges but what is different today is the intensity —the timeframe we have available to learn, unlearn, and relearn.

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Why Leaders Need To Embrace A.I. And Its Impact On The Way We Work

Tanveer Naseer

Over the past few years, there’s been a growing discussion around artificial intelligence (A.I.) and the potential risks that come with it. Just reading comments from Stephen Hawking, Elon Musk, and Bill Gates about the potential dangers of AI would certainly seem to be reason to give pause on the. Click to continue reading.

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Tough Comp Conversations: A Guide For Doing Them Right

Speaker: Rusty Lindquist, VP Strategic HR Insights at Bamboo HR

Compensation can be tricky, few things carry as much emotional weight as comp. And with the increased transparency in the market, combined with our collective propensity to rate ourselves against others, the frequency of these very difficult conversations is increasing. In this webinar, we will deconstruct some of the psychology around comp. We’ll take an analytic look at comp’s role in the employee experience, and then we’ll get really tactical with guidance on very specific compensation conver

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218: Overcoming the Challenges Faced By Women Entrepreneurs and Leaders | with Charlene Walters, MBA, PhD

Engaging Leader

Many people say that entrepreneurship is often still a man’s world ? despite the fact that 42 percent of all small business or franchise owners are women, and there are 13 million female-owned businesses contributing to $1.9 trillion in revenue in the US. According to author Charlene Walters, a multitude of research has shown […]. Many people say that entrepreneurship is often still a man’s world ?

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Lessons from Learning a New Hobby

Kevin Eikenberry

As we continue to spend most of our time at home, many have rediscovered a hobby or started a new one. This will likely explain future yard sales consisting entirely of jigsaw puzzles. During the past year, I decided to try something, and it has become my new hobby. I’m going to tell you about […]. The post Lessons from Learning a New Hobby appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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A Great Resource For Your Business Graphic Design Needs

Joseph Lalonde

Business marketing strategies are getting more creative by the day. And this is due to a cut-throat competition that urges marketers to put their thinking hats on when it comes to advertising. But ever since, there is one marketing element that hasn’t changed over the years: Graphic design. And with so many graphic design services, […].

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One Crucial Skill the Best Middle Managers Master

Let's Grow Leaders

Middle managers lead in a precarious situation. They don’t set the strategic priorities, but they’re accountable for getting it done—often without the influence to ensure they have all the resources they need. And, every day, their teams look to them for support, […]. The post One Crucial Skill the Best Middle Managers Master appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Why (and How) to Switch to a New HR & Payroll Platform

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HR and payroll impact every aspect of your business. Choosing the right provider is one of the most important decisions you’ll make. Before you decide, hear first-hand customer accounts in Paycor’s webinar to learn: The three most important things to look for when switching. How to begin your search. What are some of the red flags?