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Assumption Busters: 7 Questions to Propel Your Team’s Strategic Thinking

Let's Grow Leaders

How to help your team challenge assumptions for better creativity and problem-solving In our Courageous Cultures research, 67% said their manager operates around the notion of “this is the way we’ve always done it.” That’s not just a lack of imagination. It’s hard to solve a problem differently when you’re holding on to outdated assumptions.

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First Look: Leadership Books for January 2024

Leading Blog

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in January 2024 curated just for you. Be sure to check out the other great titles being offered this month. All In : How Great Leaders Build Unstoppable Teams by Mike Michalowicz It’s never been harder building successful teams. With challenges of work-from-anywhere, flex-schedule and generational divides, business leaders bend over backwards searching for solutions that work.

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Build Self-Discipline and Overcome Procrastination.

Rich Gee Group

"Procrastination is like a credit card: it's a lot of fun until you get the bill." - Christopher Parker Are you tired of feeling like your goals constantly slip through your fingers? Do you find yourself putting off important tasks until the last minute, only to regret it later? It's time to take control of your life and unleash your true potential.

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Smart Leaders Love Correction – The Rest Suffer

Leadership Freak

“Why will no man confess his faults? Because he is still in their grasp.” Seneca Smart leaders love correction. When you hate correction, you love grappling with the same faults over and over and over.

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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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Navigating Workplace Conflict: A Deep Dive with Ralph Kilmann

Let's Grow Leaders

When Navigating Workplace Conflict, Start with the System “At least 80% of the behavior in organizations is driven by the systems, not personal preferences. So if you eventually switch out the people and bring in new people into the same situations, within 3 months they’re having the same conflicts and the same conversations.” – Ralph Kilmann We’re kicking off the new year with a very special series on navigating workplace conflict and collaboration with the world-r

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LeadershipNow 140: December 2023 Compilation

Leading Blog

Here is a selection of Posts from December 2023 that you will want to check out: Leadership Development is Indeed Failing Us—Time for a New Approach by @artpetty Be Treated Respectfully: How to Set Limits w/ Pushy People by @KateNasser Paradoxes of Life by @SahilBloom All Together Now by @morganhousel When you realize how susceptible you are to others’ emotions, you become more thoughtful about who you surround yourself with 5 Reasons New Year's Resolutions Fail via @Maxwell_Leaders VIDEO: Commu

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The Simple Path to Your Best Self

Leadership Freak

The path to your best self requires self-awareness. Self-awareness hinges on self-reflection. Self-reflection enables self-discovery. Here's how.

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Top 10 Posts of 2023: Leading in Context Blog

Leading in Context

By Linda Fisher Thornton Of the 52 weekly posts published on the Leading in Context Blog in 2023, these 10 were the most popular.

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Leading Thoughts for January 4, 2024

Leading Blog

I DEAS shared have the power to expand perspectives, change thinking, and move lives. Use these ideas to spark your own leadership development. Here are two ideas for the curious mind to engage with: I. Lance Secretan on projecting: “When we project, we attribute certain personal traits or feelings to someone else to protect our own ego from accepting the reality that we own the very same traits or feelings—that they reside and flourish in our own shadow.

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How Great Leaders Use Emotional Intelligence to Connect with Employees

Lead from Within

In the fast-paced world of leadership, great leaders manage more than just projects and deadlines. Above all, they manage people, and managing people demands a fine blend of knowledge, wisdom, and something more abstract but equally crucial – Emotional Intelligence (EQ). Emotionally intelligent leaders build robust connections with their employees, fostering a sense of unity and motivation within the team.

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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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10 Reasons to Begin Journaling Today

Leadership Freak

Maybe you hate writing, or you don’t have time. But journaling is centering in a world gone mad. Record your thoughts to understand yourself.

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From Yearly Goals to a Decade of Purposeful Growth

Next Level Blog

As the new year begins, most of us have goals or resolutions for 2024, but how many of us are working on a 10-year plan? For my first post of 2024, I want to share with you how I intend to transform my annual Life GPS® planning tool into a decade spanning life roadmap. My hope is that you’ll be inspired to join me on this journey towards living a long and purposeful life.

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Are You New to the IEP Method®?

Anese Cavanaugh

If you're new to learning about the IEP Method, here are some resources to help get you acquainted with the premise of the framework. What is the IEP Method? The IEP Method (Intentional Energetic Presence®) is ACI’s proprietary methodology and impact model at the heart of our leadership and training programs. Your IEP is the energy you bring to the room and how people experience you each and every moment.

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10 Ways to Get Your Boss to Trust You Completely

Lead from Within

Building trust with your boss is essential for career growth and success. When your boss trusts you, it can lead to increased responsibilities, opportunities for advancement, and a more fulfilling work environment. Here are ten strategies to gain your boss’s trust and become an indispensable team member. 1. Deliver Consistent Results: To gain your boss’s trust, consistently deliver high-quality work.

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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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Sentence Starters for Your Journaling Journey

Leadership Freak

Journaling reminds you to participate in life. Enhance your journaling journey with simple sentence starters. Two or three sentences is a beginning.

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Score More in 2024: 24 Innovative Leadership Goals for the New Year

Modern Servant Leader

It’s the new year and you need new goals. Here are 24 innovative leadership goals for the new year – including metrics to measure your progress…. Enhance Feedback Systems: Create a more robust feedback system for stakeholders to let you and peers know what’s working and what needs improvement. Measurement : Percentage of stakeholders providing feedback.

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The Swedish Strike against Tesla Persists with No Clear End in Sight

HR Digest

Promoting collective action is the hallmark of a labor union and the current Swedish strike that Tesla is facing is an obvious testament to that fact. The strike against Tesla began on 27 October when a company subsidiary refused to sign a collective agreement with IF Metall—a labor union that represents the Tesla mechanics in the region. Elon Musk, co-founder and CEO of Tesla, has long stood firmly opposed to labor unions, stating that they created negativity within a company, despite unions be

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How Artificial Intelligence Will Reshape the Future of Leadership

Lead from Within

As the world of work evolves, artificial intelligence (AI) is quickly becoming a key component in modern business. AI holds the potential to revolutionize our work, transforming leadership roles and responsibilities. This is how AI will reshape the future of work and alter leadership dynamics forever: The Intersection of AI and Leadership Strategies: Leaders must think long-term, integrating AI into their strategic plans for market forecasting and supply chain optimization.

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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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Brevity: How to Live Well in a New Year

Leadership Freak

A big goal makes me feel powerful when it's 364 days away. A goal for today slaps me to attention. A year-long goal is a compass. Awareness of brevity sets the rudder.

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How To Be A Superboss

Eric Jacobson

Here are ten questions (or bundles of questions) you should ask yourself to ensure you are thinking and acting like a superboss. These are from Sydney Finkelstein 's well-worth-reading book, Superbosses. Do you have a specific vision for your work that energizes you, and that you use to energize and inspire your team? How often do people leave your team to accept a bigger offer elsewhere?

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Strategies for Success: How Women Navigate Leadership Roles in Game Development Businesses

Women on Business

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21 Leadership Habits to Cultivate This Year

Lead from Within

Be a visionary: The most effective leaders have a clear vision of what they want to achieve and are able to inspire others to work towards that vision. Be a strategic thinker: Business needs good strategic thinkers and the most effective leaders are able to think strategically and plan for the long-term. Be a good planner: The best leaders are able to plan effectively, and set clear and achievable goals.

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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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Activism Helps Young People Become Critical Thinkers

The Horizons Tracker

A recent study conducted by the University of Michigan sheds light on the positive impact of community-based activism on the intellectual and political development of youth. The research reveals that young individuals engaged in such activities demonstrate enhanced critical thinking skills and a heightened level of political involvement over time. The study underscores the significance of community engagement as a catalyst for fostering critical consciousness and encouraging social action among

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How To Provide Superb Customer Service

Eric Jacobson

If you want to delight your customers, then the book by Steve Curtin , Delight Your Customers -- 7 Simple Ways to Raise Your Customer Service from Ordinary to Extraordinary , is a must-read for you and your employees. The book explains the seven ways for you and your employees to demonstrate exceptional customer service : Express genuine interest Offer sincere and specific compliments Share unique knowledge Convey authentic enthusiasm Use appropriate humor Provide pleasant surprises Deliver serv

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6 Obstacles to Financial Security in Your Retirement Years and How to Overcome Them

Women on Business

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Upskilling: 3 Key Tips for Serious Executives

Strategy Driven

Yes, even executives could use some upskilling, and for good reason. See, when you’re an executive, staying on the cutting edge isn’t just a luxury; it’s a strategic necessity so much so that upskilling – actively honing specific, relevant skills to stay ahead – is very wise. Here are 3 tips for you. Strategic Skill Acquisition You want to keep up and keeping up these days means getting smart about skill-building.

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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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How Second-Tier Cities Can Close The Innovation Gap

The Horizons Tracker

Innovation tends to follow the agglomeration effect, whereby scale plays a crucial role in how innovative an area is. This is due to the greater availability of minds, money, and local consumers and it has led to cities like London and New York hoovering up a greater share of their national economies, to the detriment of second-tier cities. A recent book from Trinity Business School’s Dr.

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Seven Steps For Creating A People-First Culture For Your Company

Eric Jacobson

If you want to create a heart culture and a people-first culture at your workplace, read the book, Advisory Leadership , by Greg Friedman. Although the book is authored by an award-winning financial advisor and primarily written for professionals in the financial services industry, this book is a must read for any leader who wants to create a nurturing heart culture that hinges on the human-centric values the next generation of employees hold in high regard.

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Negotiating Salaries: A Guide for Women

Women on Business

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Success vs. Genius: How CEOs Can Sustain Genius in the World of AI

CEO Insider

In the 160,000 years that Homo sapiens have existed, our species has seen the rise and demise of genius millions of times over. And yet, despite those centuries of experience, the exact formula for genius remains an enigma to this day. The uncertainty and mystification that surround this concept lead C-suite executives to ask time […] The post Success vs.

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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.