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How to Talk With a Passive-Aggressive Coworker (And Not Play Their Game)

Let's Grow Leaders

What to Say When a Passive-Aggressive Coworker Tries to Ruin Your Day Passive-aggressive behavior is contagious. It’s easy to let yourself react with frustration or even get passive-aggressive (or maybe aggressive-aggressive) yourself. Now you look like the jerk—not good. The best way to deal with a passive-aggressive coworker is not to get caught in their game.

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10 Things Humility Does That Pride Does Not

Leading Blog

H UMILITY is the basis of servant leadership. Dale Burke explains what humility looks like and what it does in contrast to pride in How to Lead and Still Have a Life: The 8 Principles of Less is More Leadership. 1. Humility accepts responsibility. Pride blames others. 2. Humility promotes objectivity. Pride lives in denial and ignores the truth. 3. Humility increases teachability.

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How You Handle Success Says A Lot About You

Tanveer Naseer

Some folks achieve success…and then change overnight. It’s as though one moment you know the person, and the next moment they’re unrecognizable. Even though they look the same, the way they act, treat people, and view the world is completely different. It’s as if their ego seizes control of their.

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Responding (Ethically) To An Overwhelmed Employee

Leading in Context

By Linda Fisher Thornton "The issue of the overwhelmed employee looms large" according to Josh Bersin, Bersin by Deloitte. (Are You an Overwhelmed Employee? New Research Says Yes, LinkedIn). Employees are having a hard time managing an overload of information and tasks, and the problem is not getting any better.

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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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How to Cultivate Compassionate Accountability: A Path to Human-Centered Leadership

Let's Grow Leaders

Compassionate Accountability: A Key Ingredient of Human-Centered Leadership Today on #AskingforaFriend I talk with Nate Regier, Ph.D. about an issue I hear so many people struggle with right now. How do we provide compassionate accountability? Nate shares some of his practical leadership advice from his new book Compassionate Accountability. Watch the video to learn how to step up your human-centered leadership game and hold your team accountable with compassion.

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Beyond Disruption: Innovation Doesn’t Have to Be Disruptive

Leading Blog

D ISRUPTION has become synonymous with innovation. It is the dominant view of how growth is created. But disruptive doesn’t have to be destructive. With disruptive creation, “the new comes at the expense of the old and its associated companies and jobs, creating a win-lose or winner-takes-most economic outcome. In contrast, nondisruptive innovation is “achieved without disrupting a preexisting market and its associated companies and jobs.

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Are You Feeling Stuck At Work?

Rich Gee Group

Stop Living In Your Comfort Zone Why Coaches Always Talk About Comfort Zones (and How to get out of Them) In the beloved cinematic classic 'The Shawshank Redemption' (a masterpiece admired by many), Andy Dufresne, a wrongfully convicted banker, introduces a compelling strategy — the idea of "institutionalization", where inmates get so used to incarceration that they find it difficult to survive in the outside world.

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How Leaders Listen with Oscar Trimboli

Let's Grow Leaders

If you want to be heard, you need to know how to listen.​ Communication isn’t all about what you say. It’s about what you hear, what you notice, and how you respond. In short: it’s about how you listen. And despite leaders spending eighty-three percent of their day listening, only two percent of them have ever been trained in how to listen effectively.

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Leading Thoughts for June 22, 2023

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. Scott Barry Kaufman and Carolyn Gregoire on mindful daydreaming: “It may be wise to question whether we should always be living in the moment and whether this is the best way to foster creative thinking. Finding this ‘middle way’ between mindfulness and mind wandering can help us enjoy the optimal benefits of both ways of thinking.

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When You Feel Overwhelmed Do Less Better

Leadership Freak

I woke up today at 2:00 a.m. thinking about being overwhelmed. I remembered Marcus Aurelius, the great Stoic philosopher said, "If you feel overwhelmed, do less.

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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 Body Language Habits That Sabotage Your Leadership Success

Lead from Within

When it comes to leadership your words are important. Your nonverbal communication can be just as influential. In fact, research has shown that nonverbal cues make up a significant portion of how we communicate and can even convey more information than the words we speak. This means that your body language can have a powerful impact on your leadership effectiveness and the success of your team.

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Understanding Insurance Requirements For Service-Based Businesses 

Tanveer Naseer

In most situations, insurance is optional. You don’t legally need to have insurance in many cases to open or operate your business. The larger your company gets, however, the more it stands to lose. So while you won’t have the law breathing down your neck, you may just put yourself.

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Leadership Strength: 6 Reasons Leaders Are Harsh vs. Strong #LeadMorale

Kate Nasser

Leaders, How well do you show leadership strength w/o being harsh? Don't get stuck in the myths of toughness. Insights fr The People Skills Coach™, Author, Leading Morale. The post Leadership Strength: 6 Reasons Leaders Are Harsh vs. Strong #LeadMorale appeared first on KateNasser.com.

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Set Relationship Goals When Employee Retention Matters

Leadership Freak

I had a conversation with a high performing leader who is great at setting goals for results. But it's time to set goals for relationships. How can you make it delightful to work with you, even in high stress environments?

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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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Why Do Successful Leaders Still Feel Like Imposters?

Lead from Within

Many high-achieving business professionals feel anxious and uncertain about their abilities, even though they have worked hard and have achieved success in their careers. They may feel like imposters, as if they don’t truly deserve their accomplishments and are just lucky to be where they are. This phenomenon is known as imposter syndrome. “Imposter syndrome is a psychological pattern in which an individual doubts their accomplishments and has a persistent internalized fear of being

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The Role of Fitness in a Woman’s Health

Women on Business

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Can We Judge Trustworthiness From Faces?

The Horizons Tracker

Neville Chamberlain famously remarked after meeting with Adolf Hitler that he was a man of his word. 60 or so years later, George W. Bush made similar remarks after meeting with Vladimir Putin. Both demonstrate our willingness to ascribe trustworthiness to those we meet based on largely cosmetic, gut feelings. Such apparent ability has obvious merit in a negotiation setting, but research from Rice University suggests that it may not have a great deal of merit behind it.

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Tap the Power of Short Series

Leadership Freak

A series takes you somewhere. A small sequence of compromises makes the next compromise easier. A small chain of tough decisions makes tough decisions easier. Here's how to tap the power of a short series to achieve your aspirations.

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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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How the Best Leaders Involve Every Member of their Team Successfully

Lead from Within

Have you ever attended a team meeting and felt like you weren’t included or valued as a member of the team? This is a common experience for many people, and it can be demoralizing and demotivating. Lack of inclusion during team meetings is often due to cliques, not being part of the leader’s inner circle, or the leader being focused on him or herself.

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How Women Can Achieve Professional Success in 2023

Women on Business

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Fire up your team spirit with these 4th of July office party ideas!

HR Digest

You don’t need to gather in yards or on rooftops to celebrate the Fourth of July this year. Our list of 15 “Best 4 th of July Office Party Ideas” will make you forget you’re missing those grills full of meat and coolers full of beer in your neighbor’s backyard. With so many of you working remotely it may feel as though there’s no much to celebrate. It’s totally understandable that you might want to celebrate July 4 th at work by NOT celebrating at all.

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My Problem: A Bag of Left-Footed Socks

Leadership Freak

What to do when you buy a bag of left-footed ASICS running socks? My problem made me think of a great experience with YASSO. Do you really have a problem?

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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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How The Best Leaders Seek and Maximize Advice Wisely

Lead from Within

Many leaders love to give advice, whether it is solicited or unsolicited. However, many leaders don’t enjoy receiving advice, and even when the advice is valid. They fail to use it to improve their issues, situations, or relationships. There are several problems that can arise when it comes to giving and receiving advice. We may be overconfident about our perspectives, fail to define the true problem, fear hearing what we don’t want to hear, or learn that we are not committed to doin

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Business Needs and Pay

Women on Business

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Top 5 Benefits of Using Color-Changing Mugs in Your Office

Strategy Driven

Mugs come in a variety of shapes, sizes, and materials. Whether you’re looking for a glass, ceramic or plastic composite, there’s sure to be one that suits your needs. Designing color-changing mugs is different from designing other products. It is essential to keep in mind that drop shadows/glows and low-opacity elements do not print well on mugs.

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Virtual Reality Could Help With Caring For Disabled People

The Horizons Tracker

A study by La Trobe University found that immersing disability support workers in virtual reality experiences of their clients’ daily lives improves empathy. The study used a custom program called IMercyVE, which gave the workers a first-person perspective of intellectual disability. The study revealed that IMercyVE can serve as a flexible and remote training tool for building empathy among staff, particularly for those working in rural areas or during pandemics.

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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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The Experience Mindset: A Wall Street Journal Bestseller

QAspire

“Customer Focus” is the most common corporate value that companies adopt. This often leads to a myopic focus on customer experience at the cost of other things that contribute to a superior customer experience. Ultimately, people serve people. Organizations that adopt such lofty values often fail to deliver a superior customer experience because they fail at delivering a great employee experience.

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The Future of Contact Center Services in the Philippines: Embracing the Digital Frontier

Women on Business

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How to Account For VAT in the Netherlands?

Strategy Driven

Expanding your own business involves looking for new markets. In order to obtain a satisfactory level of income, it is advisable to sell goods and services within the various countries of the European Union. One popular country is the Netherlands, which is preferred by many people for doing business and is even described as a tax haven. Regardless of colloquial opinions, it is worth finding out what the tax system in the Netherlands is really like.

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Those With Strongest Opinions On Science Often Have Inflated Confidence In Their Knowledge

The Horizons Tracker

Why do people have varying attitudes towards science despite evidence? Researchers have traditionally focused on understanding what people know about science, assuming that knowledge leads to acceptance. However, it is not clear if individuals who claim to know science truly understand it. Research from the University of Bath suggests that people with stronger attitudes tend to have more confidence in their understanding of science, with those people with more neutral stances less confident.

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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.