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Personal Courage: How to Focus on What You Want (Not What You Fear)

Let's Grow Leaders

Practical Ways to Summon a Bit More Personal Courage You want more personal courage. You want to take that bold step, make the big decision, or speak up when it matters. But then fear creeps in. What if it goes wrong? What if you fail? What if people judge you? If that sounds familiar, youre in good company Fear is natural. Its wired into your brain to keep you safe.

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Red Flags at Work: Recognizing Problems and Delivering the Bad News

Leading Blog

I N MY early managerial days, I would often ask my bosses and peers how they learned the skill of delivering bad news. Almost always, their answer was: You will learn it over time, There is no compression algorithm for experience, or some variation of needing to put in the time. Granted, experience is one of the best teachers, but I have discovered there are tactics that can be learned so you dont have to navigate without help.

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The 'YES' Leader: Igniting Fearlessness and Creativity.

Rich Gee Group

Listen to the interview. Today, I'm fired up to talk about leadership - specifically, the insane power of saying "YES" way more than you say "NO." But before we dive into that, let's rewind to a movie that nails this vibe: Yes Man with Jim Carrey. In Yes Man , Jim Carrey plays Carl, a dude who's basically allergic to life. He's saying "no" to everything - opportunities, fun, you name it.

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Amazon to target managers in 2025’s bold layoffs purge

HR Digest

Amazon layoffs have been simmering since last quarter, but 2025 might crank the heat to a boil. If whispers from late 2024 hold true, were staring down the barrel of a massive managerial purge, up to 14,000 job cuts by the end of March 2025. Welcome to the latest chapter of tech layoffs in 2025 , where even the biggest players arent immune. Amazon is no stranger to job cuts in recent years.

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Future-Proof Your Talent Pipeline

Get ready for the future of business. As HR navigates an ongoing labor shortage, leaders need stronger, more adaptable recruiting strategies. Do you have the tools you need to build a talent pipeline that drives sustainable business growth?

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How to Build a Team Agreement and Get Your Team on Track

Let's Grow Leaders

The Key to Alignment: Build a Team Agreement (AKA “Couth Code”) If your teams expectations arent clear, or people arent meeting them consistently, you dont just have a frustration problemyou have a clarity problem. One of the best ways to fix this is by creating a Team Agreementor, as we like to light-heartedly call it, a Couth Code. We started calling it a Couth Code after countless executives asked us the same exasperated question: How do we teach couth?

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Leading Thoughts for March 20, 2025

Leading Blog

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. Writer and theologian C.S. Lewis on what why small choices matter: Good and evil both increase at compound interest. That is why the little decisions you and I make every day are of such infinite importance.

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What’s the Lesson?

Frank Sonnenberg Online

If you seek a prosperous life, learning is paramount. Yet, we frequently disregard opportunities available to us. The reality is that you have numerous chances to learn, including formal classroom settings, books and podcasts, on-the-job training, and valuable insights shared by family, friends, and colleagues. However, there are many other occasions when a lesson could take place, but we tend to overlook them.

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3 Key Leadership Communication Skills to Build a High Trust Culture

Let's Grow Leaders

Episode 295: How can you build a high trust culture that empowers your team to solve problems faster, innovate more, and reduce stress? In this episode, we explore the power of a high trust culture and how it can completely transform your teams ability to collaborate and solve problems effectively. If youve been facing challenges with getting your team to share ideas, open up, or work together seamlessly, this episode will give you proven strategies to overcome those hurdles and build the trust

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Top 10 Irish Innovations

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Art Inteligencia As we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, it’s the perfect occasion to shine a spotlight on the influential contributions Ireland has made to the world of innovation. From literary advances to technological marvels, Ireland’s creative spirit is visible across various domains.

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Instant Coaching: Three Questions That Ignite Action

Leadership Freak

If your day is packed, maximize brief encounters. Turn short interactions into dynamic coaching moments. Use three questions to ignite action. Ask about the present. Ask about the future. Ask about action.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

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How The Power Of AI Can Transform The Way You Lead

Eric Jacobson

The authors of the new book, More Human , state there are three primary ways that AI (Artificial Intelligence) can transform how we think about leadership: It can save us time so we can focus on creating more-human experiences for employees. It can enable us to create ultra-personalized leadership. It can help us elevate our humanness toward becoming better leaders.

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Leadership Caffeine — 60-second leadership tips: frame your day for success

Art Petty

Who doesn't like starting and ending their day with that feeling that you accomplished something positive?In one minute, learn a powerful, practical approach to framing your day for success! The post Leadership Caffeine 60-second leadership tips: frame your day for success appeared first on Management Excellence by Art Petty.

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The Spy Who Flushed It, A Timeline of Rippling-Deel Lawsuit

HR Digest

Who wants to fight with better code, slicker pitches and sharper elbows when you can sculpt a feud thatll go down in history? The HR tech sector may have birthed a long-running rivalry now mired in accusation and intrigue. Its more or less a full-on legal battle that has been brewing since at least early 2024. You may have seen the headlines Rippling sues Deel , Rippling vs Deel lawsuit , A Dogs Slack Channel, and Deel eating Ripplings lunch.

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Conflict Resilience: Turn Argument to Advantage

Leadership Freak

Dont worry if theres conflict. Worry if there isnt. Disagreements are inevitable. Avoidance is the enemy. Conflict resilience helps you thrive during the inevitable. How can you turn discomfort into discovery? More.

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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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Researchers Find Top 10 Jobs for Introverts in 2025

Women on Business

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Thriving in the Age of AI: Head, Hands, and Heart

QAspire

Last week, I had the opportunity to speak with a group of bright engineering students at Nirma University about the evolving world of work. While technical expertise remains essential, the accelerating pace of AI and automation in nearly every field means that adaptability, creativity, and collaboration will be even more critical by the time they graduate.

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How to Lead Disruptively

Mark Sanborn

Disruption, by its nature, is at best uncomfortable and at worst devastating. It interferes with routines, challenges assumptions, and almost always requires extra effort. However, when it comes to leadership, disruption can be not only good but essential for success. Disruptive leaders challenge the status quo, foster growth, and drive innovation within their teams and organizations.

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Self-Trust: Reconsidering Self-Confidence

Leadership Freak

No one will trust you until you trust yourself. Self-trust is better than self-confidence. Ungrounded self-confidence is baseless arrogance. Self-trust is based on self-knowledge. You need to know seven things about yourself to trust yourself. People trust you when you trust yourself. More.

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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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Automation Success More About Trust Than Technology

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Robyn Bolton Weve all seen the apocalyptic headlines about robots coming for our jobs. The AI revolution has companies throwing money at shiny new tech while workers polish their rsums, bracing for the inevitable pink slip. But what if we have it completely, totally, and utterly backward?

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Gapology: The Missing Link for Scaling Companies

Sales Wolf Blog

Scaling a company is not just about increasing revenue, adding employees, or expanding into new markets. It is about eliminating the barriers that slow growth, erode efficiency, and stifle leadership effectiveness. One of the most powerful frameworks to address these challenges is Gapology.

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Parallel Intelligence: The Leadership Skill No One’s Talking About (Yet)

Lead from Within

Imagine making decisions with the speed of AI and the wisdom of human experienceat the same time. Thats parallel intelligence. Its the ability to think on multiple levels at once, balancing logic with intuition, data with human insight, and short-term moves with long-term vision. In an AI-driven world, this skill isnt optionalits a leadership necessity.

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Honor Heart or Settle for Mediocrity

Leadership Freak

Gratitude demotivates when done poorly. Disingenuous appreciation insults performance. Thanks for minimal effort honors mediocrity. Gratitude that honors heart cant go wrong. Affirm results and honor heart. Notice the person, not just results.

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10 HR Metrics for 2025: HR Data Toolkit

The right HR metrics can illuminate hidden trends, justify decisions to the C-suite, and give you an edge in this unpredictable economy. Download Paycor’s guide and learn how to calculate your: Cost-per-Hire Total Financial Impact of Absences Voluntary Turnover Rate And more!

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Empathy in Leadership Communication: Building Strong Relationships

The Center For Leadership Studies

Empathy in Leadership Communication: Building Strong Relationships Empathetic leaders have the superpower of profound human understanding. They can guide their teams and organizations to success by learning what their employees need to work efficiently, productively and happily. Empathetic leaders boost team morale and motivation, creating a group of individuals all working toward the company vision while feeling appreciated and accepted.

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How Writing a Book Builds Your Credibility as a Thought Leader

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

Writing a book is the best thing a thought leader can do to raise their authority in their field. Here is a step-by-step guide to making your book a reality. Todays post is by Zach Obront, co-founder of Scribe Media. Melissa Gonzalez was frustrated. As an expert in the field of pop-up retail, she worked with companies like Marc Jacobs, Chanel, and Google to create incredible short-term retail experiences.

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Work Ethic: What it means and why it matters

HR Digest

Who doesnt want to live in a world where no one cares? A world where deadlines shift, promises dissolve and efforts can be optional. Now snap back to reality. Thats not how we will thrive in the post-Pandemic world where layoffs is a daily occurence. At the heart of every achievement, from startups to skyscrapers, lies a commitment to work. But what is work ethic?

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Conflict Resilience: Turn Argument to Advantage

Leadership Freak

Dont worry if theres conflict. Worry if there isnt. Disagreements are inevitable. Avoidance is the enemy. Conflict resilience helps you thrive during the inevitable. How can you turn discomfort into discovery? More.

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The GTM Intelligence Era: ZoomInfo 2025 Customer Impact Report

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Building Trust: How to Cultivate a Culture of Credibility

The Center For Leadership Studies

Building Trust: How to Cultivate a Culture of Credibility When it comes to your employees, what do you value most? Sure, they have to be hardworking and dedicated, and industry expertise or attention to detail certainly doesn’t hurt. Above all, though, you must be able to trust the people you work with just like they have to be able to trust you to guide, support and train them to be the best staff they can be.

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How is your organization handling remote work these days?

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

Our reader poll today asks: How is your organization handling remote work these days? Everyone is free to work fully remote as they desire 10.77% People are free to work remotely with explicit permission 19.24% Only select people can work remotely because of their job responsibilities 24.61% Everyone is encouraged to work from the office 22.05% Everyone is required to work from the office 23.33% Back to the Office.

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Can HR Make the Social Security Fairness Act Benefits a Retirement Win?

HR Digest

As of March 20, the Social Security Fairness Act has reached a pivotal milestone. The Social Security Administration has confirmed that over 3 million Americans will see their Social Security benefits increase starting with their April checks. This reflects a major shift in how retirement income is calculated for those once penalized by arcane laws.

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How to Craft an Opportunity Statement

Leadership Freak

The dream beyond the hill isnt worth pursuit when nightmares feel normal. An unacceptable present energizes dissatisfaction. Dissatisfaction is the first step toward your dream. Begin with a nightmare, see a dream, craft an opportunity statement.

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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.