Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

I DEAS shared have the power to expand perspectives, change thinking, and move lives. Here are two ideas for the curious mind to engage with: I. Environmental scientist Donella Meadows on nonmaterial needs: “People don’t need enormous cars; they need admiration and respect. They don’t need a constant stream of new clothes; they need to feel that others consider them to be attractive, and they need excitement and variety and beauty.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Episode 281: What if mastering career development conversations could be the key to transforming your team’s performance and keeping your best people engaged—no matter where they work? If you’re a leader, you’ve likely faced the challenge of balancing results with investing in your people. In today’s fast-paced and hybrid work environments, having meaningful career development conversations isn’t just a nice to have.

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Leadership Freak

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Ingratitude reflects the person you don’t aspire to become. You’ll never be great and ungrateful at the same time. Gratitude changes you. Expressing gratitude shifts your thinking from burden to opportunity. Discover more and share your insights on today's post.

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Leading in Context

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

By Linda Fisher Thornton Today I’m exploring two important questions: “What do grateful leaders do that sets them apart from other leaders?” and “How does expressing gratitude benefit them?

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Lead from Within

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Many leaders unknowingly undermine their influence through the words they use. While most leaders focus on strategy, decision-making, and driving results, they often overlook the subtle cues in their communication that reveal their emotional intelligence. There is one common phrase that instantly exposes a leader’s lack of empathy and connection: “That’s just how it is.” In my work as an executive leadership coach, I have guided leaders through understanding how their language

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Skip Prichard

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

When I was growing up, Thanksgiving always carried extra meaning for me. I was born in November, and my family decided to celebrate my birthday on Thanksgiving—maybe because there were so many of us in the house that no one could keep track of the exact day! It became a tradition, and our home was always full of laughter, singing around the piano (at least until the football game started), and people.

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The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Communication is one of the key roles of a manager outlined by Henri Fayol in his classic work on the key functions of management. This is a hard enough task at the best of times, but can be especially difficult when working with remote or hybrid teams in which a lot of the communication is done virtually. It’s well known, for instance, that virtual communication often lacks the nuances of in-person communication, as we can’t effectively communicate using tone of voice and body langu

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Lead from Within

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Many leaders focus on giving answers, yet the most profound leadership moments come from asking the right questions. Leadership transforms when you master the art of inquiry—pushing beyond surface conversations to uncover deeper truths. Though often overlooked, strategic questioning remains one of your most potent leadership tools, revealing insights that drive real change.

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CEO Insider

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

“Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren’t.” – Margaret Thatcher. When talking about a business leader with power, traditionally, the image that pops up in our minds is one of strong males like Jack Welch, the former CEO of GE, or Elon Musk, the CEO […] The post Servant Leadership, Powerful Results: The Invisible Influence appeared first on CEOWORLD magazine.

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Leadership Freak

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Can you be thankful a bird crapped on your keyboard? Sometimes gratitude takes a little creativity.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Just as the arrival of DEI policies took America by storm, the abrupt rollback of these policies is becoming equally widespread. Reports have revealed that Walmart’s DEI policies are being scaled back entirely, as the company is no longer planning to review its five-year commitment to its equity racial center, which was initially set up in 2020. Rampant DEI backlash in corporate America has dissuaded many businesses from maintaining these policies but Walmart’s scaling back of its diversity pol

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Lead from Within

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Many people think great leaders are defined by skills, strategies, or charisma. While these qualities matter, they are not what sets the best leaders apart. The number one sign of a great leader is how your presence makes others feel. Leadership is about more than competence—it’s about the impact you leave in every interaction. When you radiate positivity, encouragement, and confidence, others feel empowered.

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Frank Sonnenberg Online

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

To My Readers: I’m honored to republish, with permission, “ Unleash the Power of Moral Character ” by Skip Prichard, originally featured on the Leadership Insights blog on June 11, 2024. Skip is an accomplished CEO and growth-oriented business leader, best-selling author, and global keynote speaker. His views have been featured in print and broadcast media including the BBC , The New York Times , CNN , NPR , The Daily Beast , Harvard Business Review , Information Today , Forbes , Writer’s Digest

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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Generative Artificial Intelligence has become an essential part of the workforce, many companies are introducing their own generative AI to support employees with their work. In 2025, AI will transform the global workforce, making employers need to create proper rules and regulations for using AI. Recently, ADP revealed key HR trends in 2025 essential for employee support and business growth.

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Lead from Within

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Leaders use adaptive resonance to connect deeply with their teams, adapt their style, and lead with empathy. Many view adaptive resonance mistakenly as a weakness because it involves openness to risk. In reality, this very skill makes great leaders stand out. In my experience as a leadership coach, I have guided leaders in using adaptive resonance to transform entire teams.

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Chartered Management Institute

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Article: Small business growth in the spotlight for Management Publication of the Year 2024 Written by CMI Insights Tuesday 26 November 2024 Share Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to LinkedIn Share via email We look at the submissions – including a book, a report and a podcast – that have made the shortlist in the SME Growth category Management Publication of the Year is a new national prize – a collaboration between CMI, the British Academy of Management and the Chartered Association of

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CEO Insider

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Respectful disagreement seems like a lost art in our increasingly polarised world. Social media is full of people shouting at each other, with rage fuelling the algorithms. This hostility is creeping into workplaces too. But disagreements aren’t inherently bad. They’re crucial for good decision-making and team performance. We need to learn how to disagree respectfully […] The post How to disagree with respect without attacking others appeared first on CEOWORLD magazine.

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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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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

The book, Power To The Middle , shows how managers are the crucial link between a company’s ground floor and top brass. “Too often company leaders view middle managers in a negative light as expendable employees who can slow down productivity and overall strategy,” explain the book’s authors and McKinsey partners Bill Schaninger , Bryan Hancock , and Emily Field.

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Chartered Management Institute

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Article: Corndel, CMI Training Provider of the Year 2024 Written by CMI Insights Share Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to LinkedIn Share via email Corndel collaborates with organisations to provide transformative skills programmes to employees at all levels, and is the UK’s leading provider of professional apprenticeships A strategic partner of CMI and our 2024 Training Provider of the Year, Corndel delivers leadership and management training to more than 150 of the UK’s largest organis

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CEO Insider

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

‘Every generation blames the one before it and all of their frustrations come beating on your door.’ So said Generation-X social commentators of the 1980s, Mike and The Mechanics. Although they also said ‘Take the children and yourself and hide out in the cellar’… so maybe you should take their preachings with a pinch of […] The post How to pull down the barriers between generations at work appeared first on CEOWORLD magazine.

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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Having conducted extensive field research, Ranjay Gulati , author of the book, Deep Purpose , The Heart and Soul of High-Performance Companies , reveals the fatal mistakes leaders unwittingly make when attempting to implement a reason for being. “My interviews with well over 200 executives across 18 firms revealed the secrets of these companies—not the usual facile frameworks, but new ways of thinking about business that allow leaders and companies to operate with heightened passion, urgency, an

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The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

The pace of technological change shows little sign of slowing, so it’s crucial that employees are able to successfully adapt to each new wave and update their skills in order to fully capitalize on the opportunities available. Unfortunately, it’s increasingly unlikely that employees will be engaging in the learning they need. Research from the London School of Economics suggests that the number of workers who have done any work-based training has fallen by about 5%, with things espec

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CEO Insider

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

A recent report by NTT Data reveals that nearly all business leaders surveyed have already invested in generative AI, with 83% establishing specialized teams to focus on the technology. The Global GenAI Report: How Organizations Are Mastering Their Generative AI Destiny in 2025 surveyed over 2,300 IT and business leaders across 34 countries and 12 […] The post 83% of Business Leaders Establish Teams to Focus on AI, Study Finds appeared first on CEOWORLD magazine.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2024

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Brad Jacobs ’ book provides you a treasure trove of leadership lessons from a man with more than four decades of CEO and serial entrepreneur experience. So, even if you don’t envision yourself wanting to earn a billion dollars, don’t pass up reading Jacob’s, How To Make A Few Billion Dollars. In the book, Jacobs defines the mindset that drives his remarkable success in corporate America – and distills a lifetime of business brilliance into a tactical road map.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

“It’s more disheartening than ever before,” said Jon Stross, president and co-founder of Greenhouse. It is a hiring platform that uses technology to help people get jobs for decades. Stross has seen a lot of technology and AI advancements in hiring since the company was established in 2012. Even after so many years in the field of hiring technology, Stross doesn’t believe that today’s tools are that effective in hiring.

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CEO Insider

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

While the existence of a gender pay gap across countries and industries is common knowledge, it is rare to think we are personally affected by it, and even more difficult to find out if we are. I, for example, had never thought about the gender pay gap in my specific work situation, until the day […] The post Paid Half as Much as My Male Colleague: What I Did to Address Workplace Inequality appeared first on CEOWORLD magazine.

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