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Managerial Courage: 7 Practical Ways to be a Bit More Daring

Let's Grow Leaders

Small Acts of Managerial Courage Build Confidence, Trust, and Connection. What if you approached the new year with just a bit more managerial courage? Could you take on a new challenge? Try a new approach? Tell someone the truth? Question that decision that just doesn’t make sense? Raise your hand to try something new? Ask for feedback? When I think of the most courageous leaders I’ve worked with over my career, it’s not the BIG decisions they made or the SINGLE TIME they made

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The Disinformation Machine

Leading in Context

By Linda Fisher Thornton Global unrest is being fueled by widespread misinformation campaigns. Who's fueling these campaigns? The bad actors who are creating misinformation? Or the platforms who intentionally or unintentionally share false information for profit? Or the people who believe the disinformation they read and incite violence? Or the leaders who fail to recognize the clear and present danger of the disinformation machine?

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10 Powerful Leadership Insights From My Favourite Guests – Celebrating 100 Episodes Of Leadership Biz Cafe!

Tanveer Naseer

In some of my leadership keynotes and workshops, I point out how one way to foster a sense of cohesion and community among your employees is to make time to celebrate milestones. What’s important here is not to just have a party where people can feel a sense of completion, Click to continue reading.

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Let People Know They Helped

Joseph Lalonde

Successful businesses, churches, and entrepreneurial efforts are not built on a single person’s back. Instead, success takes the efforts of many people. People that are rarely, if ever, honored. Warren Buffet once said, “Good leaders make people feel that they’re at the very heart of things, not the periphery.” What does this mean?

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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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Does Your Team Ignore Your Feedback?

Let's Grow Leaders

Have you heard this from your managers (or said it yourself)? “My people aren’t coachable. They’re defensive, it’s like they have a wall up. They ignore feedback and just won’t listen.” Sometimes people can’t grow because they’re not in the right position or they are actually incapable. Leaders take responsibility for the legitimate reasons people might ignore feedback.

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Leadership Lessons from The Great Resignation

Kevin Eikenberry

Every challenge, every trend, every new situation presents opportunities to learn, if we look for them. The trend toward people rethinking their work and careers, often called The Great Resignation, is one of these times. As a leader, have you thought about what this situation can teach you? Have you learned any lessons from The […]. The post Leadership Lessons from The Great Resignation appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Quotes And Leadership Lessons From The 355

Joseph Lalonde

A Reel Leadership Article. When you think of great spy movies, we have a great lineup of movies featuring men. From James Bond to Jason Bourne, most spy movies are geared towards men. Every so often, we do get a female-led spy movie such as Charlie’s Angels or Red Sparrow. However, most of these female-led spy movies don’t have […].

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Five Meaningful Ways to Keep Your Team Engaged

Next Level Blog

There are lots of reasons for what’s come to be known as the Great Resignation or, lately, the Great Reassessment. From what I’m seeing and hearing, most of those reasons can be summed up with two questions: Do I matter? Does what I do matter? Both of those questions really turn on whether or not people feel engaged with their work in meaningful ways.

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Multitasking Makes you Stupid: Single-Tasking is Smarter

Leadership Freak

You can’t move forward when you’re running in circles. You can’t efficiently do two complex tasks at the same time. We’re addicted to constant distraction and repeated interruption.

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How to Look at Milestones – Remarkable TV

Kevin Eikenberry

If you’ve ever been driving in the United States on an interstate, every so often, you’ll see a sign that has a number on it, a mile marker. You’re probably familiar with those. They didn’t originate in the U.S. and in modern times, but rather during Roman times. Marking progress on the journey with milestones […]. The post How to Look at Milestones – Remarkable TV appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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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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5 Powerful Team Leadership Lessons From Musicians

Great Results Team Building

When you explore other industries other than your initial focus, you can find new inspiration and in-depth areas behind concepts you otherwise would not have examined. Learning and applying these lessons can provide management insight and superior leadership qualities. Music plays a large part in many people’s lives, as a universal way of bringing people together with shared fondness.

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5 Books Leaders Should Read In February 2022

Joseph Lalonde

It’s time for another book list for leaders. This month will continue to share more books from the cohort that helped me write Reel Leadership. These books were all written by new authors who had something to say. Through the teaching of Professor Eric Koester, many of us were able to complete our manuscripts and publish […].

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Taking Time Off isn’t the Answer

Leadership Freak

Taking time off isn’t the answer when you don’t know how to live. A four-day workweek is pointless for miserable people. Do you live to work or work to live?

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How Your Organization Can Benefit from The Great Resignation

Kevin Eikenberry

It’s been called The Great Resignation, The Great Reshuffle, The Great Realignment, and more. Most of the conversations and press about this trend have focused on two things: how good it is for individuals, and how bad it is for organizations. I believe it doesn’t have to be that way at all. Would you like […]. The post How Your Organization Can Benefit from The Great Resignation appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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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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How Leadership REALLY Works (and why your team isn’t crushing it every day).

Rich Gee Group

You’re a good manager. You listen to your people. You help them with obstacles. You try your best to be a better leader. But for some reason, your department is stagnant. You aren’t getting the ‘hot’ projects. Your team comes to work defeated and war-torn. And worst of all, you see other teams all moving up. What’s going on? Your team isn’t effectively growing and developing to allow all ships to rise.

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Join Me for This Anchorage Society for Human Resource Management Virtual Event

Michael Lee Stallard

At a time when many employers are struggling to retain workers, it is critical to understand the role that emotional compensation plays in an employee’s decision to stay or leave. I am looking forward to sharing insights to help human resource professionals increase employee retention during an upcoming virtual event hosted by the Anchorage Society for Human Resource Management.

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Influence – Sobering Truths and Delightful Opportunities

Leadership Freak

“… financial advisors are 37% more likely to commit misconduct if they encounter a new co-worker with a history of misconduct.

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The Blemishing Effect: Why Selling Perfection Can be Self-Defeating

RapidStart Leadership

To convince others, we may just want to talk about the positives - the reasons why they should. But the "blemishing effect" says we may also want to talk about why they shouldn't. Here's why. The post The Blemishing Effect: Why Selling Perfection Can be Self-Defeating appeared first on RapidStart Leadership.

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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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4 Ways to Ensure Your Messages Get Through to Employees

leaderCommunicator

In today’s digitally connected yet often geographically distributed workplace, it’s especially important that leaders cut through the clutter and ensure their messages are effectively reaching their employees. Even then, the work doesn’t stop with ensuring messages are simply received. Effective communications also means that the messages are understood.

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How Leaders Should Navigate The Tricky Topic Of Privacy

Joseph Lalonde

As a leader, you’ll have a very interesting relationship with privacy. For starters, privacy in your business can relate to a few different things. On the one hand, it might cover things like customer or client privacy, meaning you have to keep their records and information private and secure. This type of privacy isn’t too […].

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How to Not Do Anything Stupid with Your New Team

Leadership Freak

A young manager with a new team is like an ant pushing an elephant. It’s smart to be concerned. My friend Stan Endicott tells managers who ask for advice, “Don’t do anything stupid.

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Reach: Create the Biggest Possible Audience for Your Message, Book, or Cause

Lead Change Blog

Cut through the noise and create the biggest possible audience for your work. This book offers a proven method for expanding your reach online so you can make a meaningful difference for others. Anyone who makes the bold decision to put their ideas out into the world wants to reach as many people as possible. Unfortunately, too many think it’s a question of numbers—the more people you can get in front of, the better.

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

Speaker: Speakers:

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?

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Could a Diverse Team Slow Down Your Consulting Firm?

David A Fields

Many of your consulting firm’s clients are prioritizing diversity in terms of thinking style, work style, age, cultural background and, of course, race and gender. What about you and your consulting firm—should you increase your diversity too? The question is more nuanced than you’d think. Quick note: this article is not about DEI (Diversity, Equity … Continued.

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How Small Business Owners Can Prepare for Retirement

Joseph Lalonde

The average retirement age in the United States is 61 years old for men and 62 years old for women. For many people, these are the golden years of life, where they can enjoy their time with family, hobbies, and vacations. But not everyone has saved enough to retire comfortably. The good news is that […].

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Six Limiting Beliefs That Hold You Back

Leadership Freak

“Shut up Nate. You’re never going to be any good… We’re not good at wrestling and we never will be.

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The World’s Most Influential CEOs And Business Executives Of 2022

CEO Insider

?CEOWORLD magazine has revealed its annual list of the most influential CEOs and Business Executives in the world. The issue features CEOs and top business executives, including Tesla CEO Elon Musk, and Tech honchos like Apple CEO Tim Cook, and NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang. Unsurprisingly, Tim Cook came first in the CEOWORLD magazine’s global ranking […].

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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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Do Workplace Wellness Programs Save Money? We Find Out.

HR Digest

Healthcare costs are a major expenditure for most business owners. Healthcare is an essential and a necessary investment for both employers and employees. A lackadaisical workforce can be detrimental to productivity. So, are wellness programs a sound investment? Do they drive down a company’s health investment costs or not? Let us find out. A study conducted by Harvard in 2015 found for every dollar spent on wellness programs, the employer saves $3 in healthcare costs and another $3 in absentee

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The New Dimensions Of The War For Talent

The Horizons Tracker

With remote and hybrid work becoming so commonplace during the pandemic, the “war for talent” is taking on a very unique look in 2022. That’s the finding of a recent study from Northeastern University, which suggests that executives need to significantly rethink their approach to hiring and retaining employees. The researchers quizzed around 1,000 executives, who revealed that the pandemic has prompted an increase in investment in technologies such as AI.

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Leading Morale Behavior Tip: Address Toxic Behaviors | #LeadMorale #PeopleSkills

Kate Nasser

Leaders & managers, to lead morale well follow this leading morale behavior tip from Kate Nasser, The People Skills Coach™, address the following toxic behaviors and your org. & team performance will soar. Catch more tips in Kate's new book Leading Morale. | Leadership, Employee Engagement | Teamwork. The post Leading Morale Behavior Tip: Address Toxic Behaviors | #LeadMorale #PeopleSkills appeared first on KateNasser.com.

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You Should Be Your Own Muse

The Office Blend Blog

Hai Tran @unsplash. Muse. 1: any of the nine sister goddesses in Greek mythology presiding over song and poetry and the arts and sciences Clio is the Greek Muse of history. 2 : a source of inspiration especially : a guiding genius. My grandmother used to stock a drawer on the end of her bright, pink kitchen with paper. When I visited her as a young child, it was always one of my go-to spots.

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The First 90 Days: Onboarding Checklist

While onboarding, don’t let yourself get caught up in administrative details. Automate paperwork & training so new hires can focus on the business at hand from day one. Get Paycor’s checklist to see where your company can make HR process improvements.