Leading Blog
JANUARY 22, 2025
T HE challenges organizations face today are becoming increasingly complex, interconnected, and unpredictable. Yet, as we examine these challenges more closely, a striking realization emerges: most are rooted in connection issues. Network science heralded as the science of the 21st century, provides a groundbreaking framework for understanding connections.
Let's Grow Leaders
JANUARY 24, 2025
How to Stay Curious Without Getting Completely Sidetracked The rabbit holeoh, its so easy to fall in. One minute, youre casually researching a small question, and the next, youre 27 tabs deep into a full-blown investigation, possibly involving conspiracy theories, historical deep dives, and at least one Wikipedia page about something completely unrelated.
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Rich Gee Group
JANUARY 20, 2025
How to Recognize Youre Doing Better Than You Think Have you ever felt stuck or convinced youre falling short of your goals? If so, youre not alone. Many driven individuals find themselves hovering in a space of subtle dissatisfaction, uncertain if theyre really making progress. Ironically, that restless feeling can be a helpful catalyst, spurring you to move forward.
Leadership Freak
JANUARY 20, 2025
Improvement always begins with feedback. People never improve until they know how theyre doing. Self-defeating behaviors persist in low-feedback environments. The feedback sandwich is filled with baloney. A spoonful of sugar before corrective conversations dilutes compliments. Marus Buckingham said, People dont want feedback, they want attention.
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Leading Blog
JANUARY 24, 2025
O RGANIZATIONS are better managed than ever before. They have been optimized for safety, security, stability, and control. But what we need going forward is dynamic and, yes, inefficient. What is needed now is some deliberate chaos. In The Illusion of Innovation , author Elliott Parker believes that the focus on capital efficiency makes companies less capable of making big innovation bets that progress society because those bets have an uncertain payoff.
Let's Grow Leaders
JANUARY 24, 2025
Episode 287: Do you know how to use active listening to turn workplace conflicts into meaningful connections? Weve all been in tense conversations where emotions run high, and communication breaks down. This episode teaches you a simple strategy for using listening skills to transform conflict into connection and collaboration, improving your relationships at work and beyond.
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Next Level Blog
JANUARY 21, 2025
Have you ever found yourself frozen by too many choices? When they all seem to have their merits, its easy to become bogged down and even paralyzed with indecision. So, how do you keep from getting stuck in analysis paralysis when you have to make a big decision that turns on choosing one option out of many? I suggest a five-step process: Step One: Make a list of the criteria that are most important in making a decision.
Leadership Freak
JANUARY 22, 2025
John Maxwell said, Everything rises and falls on leadership. When I toldJohn that I felt the weight of his statement, He replied optimistically that it also represents opportunity. If everything rises or falls on leadership, practice self-leadership first. This post has 3 practical ways to practice self-leadership. What can you add?
HR Digest
JANUARY 19, 2025
Employee engagement in the U.S. fell to an all-time low in 2024, marking the lowest numbers that have been observed in a decade. According to Gallups workplace satisfaction report , the engagement numbers showed that only 31% of employees were engaged in 2024, with 17% of employees being actively disengaged. Such stats were last seen all the way back in 2014, and the downward trajectory suggests that we may be working backward.
Tanveer Naseer
JANUARY 22, 2025
In my workshops on empathy and leadership, I start with an exercise where I ask attendees to reflect on a past leader who inspired them. I ask these leaders What do you remember more the specific metrics and KPIs this leader achieved? Or how they made you feel about.
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Leading in Context
JANUARY 22, 2025
By Linda Fisher Thornton Part 1 of this series included the first 5 Quotes to Inspire Leaders in 2025.
Leadership Freak
JANUARY 21, 2025
Conflict is part of life; some are unnecessary. 7 reasons for unnecessary conflict: #1. A need to be right means we cant admit were wrong. So, there’s conflict. Admit when you’re wrong. #2.
Frank Sonnenberg Online
JANUARY 21, 2025
John Wooden, Bill Parcells, and Vince Lombardi are all legendary coaches who shared a common belief: If you master the basics, theres no need to worry about the score. This philosophy extends beyond sports to other areas of life, proving that focusing on fundamentals is a winning strategy. Do you focus on the process or the goal? Mastering the fundamentals means achieving a high level of proficiency in the essential skills and knowledge necessary for a particular field or activity.
Eric Jacobson
JANUARY 21, 2025
The authors of the new book, ESSENTIAL , explain that the American workplace is in crisis. Questions of where, how, and why we work loom large, and trust in traditional leadership models has plummeted. Simultaneously, leaders find themselves more lost than everoverwhelmed and burning out as they struggle to navigate this rapidly changing landscape, they add.
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Chartered Management Institute
JANUARY 21, 2025
Blog: They dont just want a degree, they want to make a difference Written by Dave Waller Share Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to LinkedIn Share via email The University of Exeters Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship programme attracts professionals from across the world. Here, programme director Nirosha Holton explains why they come and why shes such a fervent believer in degree apprenticeships The Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship (CMDA) programme at the University of Exet
Leadership Freak
JANUARY 23, 2025
The pursuit of excellence insults those who likethings as they are. Short-term thinkers reject the pursuit of excellence. Stagnant organizations die because the pursuit of excellence hurts at first. Hierarchy dislikes the pursuit of excellence because it offends snobbery. Here are 4 alerts for leaders dedicated to the pursuit of excellence.
The Horizons Tracker
JANUARY 22, 2025
New research from Binghamton University, State University of New York, reveals that companies perform better when they hire board directors with international professional experienceprovided that the existing board members work well together as a team. The studys insights could guide multinational firms in ensuring that the international experience of their directors translates into improved financial performance.
Eric Jacobson
JANUARY 20, 2025
If youre a leader, you dont need me to tell you that this new era of work has been challenging. I believe that right now is the most complex and confusing time to be a leader in modern history, says Jennifer Moss , author of the new book, Why We Are Here?: Creating A Work Culture Everyone Wants. In her book, Moss outlines eight areas rooted in social and behavioral psychology research that will transform a workforce weighed down with ennui into a healthy and high-performing one.
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.
HR Digest
JANUARY 24, 2025
A Costco shareholders vote on the matter of DEI has taken a surprising turn, contrary to the general anti-DEI shift weve seen among businesses over the last few months. Costco was presented with an anti-DEI proposal from the think tank the National Center for Public Policy Research. The organization had formulated a proposal to dissuade the investment in DEI principles and initiatives currently maintained by the organization.
Leadership Freak
JANUARY 24, 2025
Tenacity is the reason problems persist. Endurance is great until it doesnt work. Nagging frustration over the same problem means youre repeatedly doing things thatdont work. Sometimes wisdom adapts by trying something that feels wrong. Keep reading for 5 ways wisdom adapts.
The Horizons Tracker
JANUARY 22, 2025
Do ambitious people make good leaders? While ambition often drives individuals to pursue leadership roles, there may be a disconnect between the traits that push people toward leadership and those that actually make someone an effective leader. A study from Stanford examined this question by analyzing 472 executives enrolled in a leadership development program at a West Coast business school in the United States.
Eric Jacobson
JANUARY 19, 2025
In Paul Falcone s book, 75 Ways For Managers To Hire, Develop And Keep Great Employees , he recommends asking new employees the following questions 30, 60 and 90 days after they were hired: 30-Day One-on-One Follow-Up Questions Why do you think we selected you as an employee? What do you like about the job and the organization so far? Whats been going well?
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HR Digest
JANUARY 22, 2025
As we head into 2025, it’s important to keep an eye on the most in-demand skills employers are looking for in future employees. The key skills that employers want havent changed drastically over the years, but the order of priority does tend to shift every once in a while. The emphasis on hard skills or technical skills is almost automatic as they represent the base level of what employees will be capable of on the job, however, soft skills continue to remain a priority in 2025.
Innovation Excellence
JANUARY 23, 2025
From the Super Bowl to Rock Concerts GUEST POST from Shep Hyken Fans who attend major sporting events and concerts may have memories to last a lifetime. The owners of the sports teams and producers of major music events may smile as they look at a sold-out crowd.
The Horizons Tracker
JANUARY 19, 2025
Employees who feel trapped in jobs they want to leave arent helped by organizational support if they believe their employer has broken their trust, according to new research from Pennsylvania State University. These “stuck” employees are people who want to quit but stay because they lack other job options, have family obligations, or face other barriers.
Eric Jacobson
JANUARY 18, 2025
Mastering AI by Jeremy Kahn is absolutely a must-read for every business leader who wants to better understand the history and evolution of AI (Artificial Intelligence), and more important, the promise and perils of AI for businesses and society. Even if you think you have a basic understanding of AI, this book is an essential resource for you. That is because Kahn delivers not only a timely, thorough and thought-provoking examination of AIs benefits to humanity as well as its potentially chilli
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HR Digest
JANUARY 18, 2025
Despite global pay transparency trends suggesting that it is an increasingly important consideration for candidates who are seeking a job, only 19% of U.S. companies surveyed by Mercer have a pay transparency strategy in place. Regulations around pay transparency have been slow to come but the open sharing of information on wages and salaries has slowly grown to become a central topic of discussion when it comes to hiring.
Innovation Excellence
JANUARY 21, 2025
How One Company Became the Theranos of Marshmallows GUEST POST from Robyn Bolton Heres a head-scratcher when it comes to scaling innovation: What happens when your innovative product is a hit with customers, but you still fail spectacularly?
thoughtLEADERS, LLC
JANUARY 20, 2025
Today’s post is by Greg S. Reid, author of Think and Grow Rich: Stickability Who wants to follow a captain who would panic at the first sight of crisis or even worse – bail on their ship? Seems no matter who it is that inspires us most; the common trait they all possess is whats referred to as relaxed intensity. This is a person who is calm through a storm, and can maintain their composure through most challenging times.
Chartered Management Institute
JANUARY 24, 2025
Case Study University of Strathclyde The University of Strathclyde has worked with CMI to enhance their course and deliver added value to learners. This collaboration has driven notable improvements in both student recruitment and satisfaction, contributing to the programmes appeal and success. The award-winning Strathclyde Business School was one of the first universities to run a one-year full time MBA programme and also partners with international centres to offer a part-time Executive MBA co
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