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Zelensky Offers CEOs Sobering Overview Of War’s Impacts

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The country had already seen large-scale damage from as far back as 2014, when he said Russians flooded coal mines in occupied territory, poisoning aquifers in the region. Many of the elderly in those areas can no longer get access to their bank accounts and pensions. These people do not have potable water now,” he said.

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The 9 Best Front Alternatives for Customer Support Teams

Help Scout Leadership

Though they’ve been around since 2014, they’ve seen significant growth over the last few years. You can’t use it to provide chat support or to create a knowledge base unless you pay for add-ons, which can make scaling your support more difficult. Price : Free, though it does require a Google Business account.

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Intersectionality in the Workplace: What HR Needs to Know

AIHR

between 1985 and 2014. Intersectionality helps you shape your company initiatives to account for the varying experiences of your employees. When people know they may have to explain their decision-making process, this social accountability means they are less likely to make biased decisions. Diversity managers.

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Hard Problems in Soft Cultures

Ed Batista

In 2019 I highlighted the problems of both "hard Theory X" and "soft Theory X" by contrasting their respective emphasis on accountability and empathy: In a high-accountability, low-empathy culture there's a strong emphasis on production and minimal regard for people's needs. How do you build a high-accountability, high-empathy culture?

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Change Initiation: A fresh look at the Middle Manager role

Wendy Hirsch

functional) goals, and take external and internal forces driving change into account. Identify lower-stakes, small-scale changes to enable middle managers and executives to try out working together in uncommon ways to achieve shared goals. What’s the difference between change initiation and change execution? Van Rensburg, M.

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How to Become a Manager: A Guide for Aspiring Leaders

Get Lighthouse

Focusing on yourself is productivity, while the other is productivity on steroids as Camille Fournier , author of The Manager's Path , and former CTO of Rent the Runway explained in her Velocity NY 2014 keynote: Think of creative ways to make your team better. Instead, they're thoughtful, aware, and think at scale.

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Why Employers Should Lead the Way in Women’s Rights

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On a broad scale, women are promoted into managerial positions much less than men. No account yet? Employers will do well to pay attention to these jumped hurdles and uplift women in their businesses. High-performance evaluations. These are more women-driven companies that accomplished 42% more sales and 66% more invested capital.