Preventing Ransomware Attacks at Scale
Harvard Business Review
APRIL 23, 2024
Designing software that’s resilient against the most common cyberattacks is possible — and significantly more cost effective than dealing with the fallout of a hack.
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10 Practices for the Leader as Coach
Leadership Freak
APRIL 24, 2024
Leaders who love telling people what to do can’t coach. The use of authority creates conformity. The leader as coach ignites vitality. Here are 10 essential qualities of the leader as coach.
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4 expert tips to propel your neurodivergent superstars
Suzi McAlpine
APRIL 22, 2024
Did you know that 15-20% of the population globally are neurodivergent? Chances are, you’ve led, will lead or are currently leading someone neurodivergent. Or maybe it’s you personally that finds it challenging to work in a traditional or neurotypical way? Recently I asked The Leader’s Digest subscribers what leadership topics they wanted me to explore.… The post 4 expert tips to propel your neurodivergent superstars first appeared on Suzi McAlpine | The Art of Leadership.
Lessons from Beyoncé on Navigating Exclusion
Harvard Business Review
APRIL 22, 2024
In 2016, Beyoncé’s performance at the CMA Awards sparked backlash from fans complaining about everything from her attire to her lack of connection to the genre. This year, she released her first country album, which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. Her actions over the past eight years have been a case study in how to navigate workplace exclusion.
SME Relationships: Proven Solutions for Seamless Collaboration and Success
Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions
💢 Do you find yourself stuck in never-ending review cycles? Are you wondering if your Subject Matter Expert actually got that last review request? Are you having trouble trying to decipher impractical or conflicting feedback? 💢 If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, you may benefit from a crash course on managing SME relationships!
the noise complaint, the romantic violin, and other business trips gone awry
Alison Green
APRIL 22, 2024
This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. Last week we talked about business trip mishaps and here are 12 of my favorite stories you shared about business trips that went very badly awry. 1. The stomach bug I got a stomach bug while attending a trade show. Realized I felt bad, so went outside the conference hall to get some fresh air.
5 Things Leaders Say
Leadership Freak
APRIL 22, 2024
The first step to becoming a leader is in the heart. You learn to love people. A person who loves people turns their focus outward. The second step to leadership is practicing things leaders say. Words without heart are meaningless irritants.
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How Associations Can Respond to Today’s Issues
Association Now Leadership
APRIL 19, 2024
A new CEO survey finds a lot of anxiety bubbling under some surface optimism. Associations are well-positioned to assist. Despite an election year on top of economic and global-conflict stresses, leaders today say they’re feeling pretty good about things. According to KPMG’s 2023 CEO Outlook report , released last week, optimism is abundant. A strong majority of global CEOs (73 percent) say they’re “confident about the economy over the next three years.
Should You Quit Your “Meh” Job? Or Is It Salvageable?
Harvard Business Review
APRIL 19, 2024
Bad days at work are inevitable, just as some degree of frustration and ennui is bound to be a part of almost any job. In this article, the author shares advice from two experts on what to do if you’re stuck in the gray area of deciding whether your job is merely mediocre (and could potentially improve) or downright soul-crushing (and might require a change).
I don’t want to participate in my office’s steps challenge, returning to a job I criticized, and more
Alison Green
APRIL 22, 2024
This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. I don’t want to participate in my office’s steps challenge My office is getting ready to start a months-long steps challenge, and there’s a big emphasis on participating because we’ve got a mix of in-person, hybrid, and remote employees and this is supposed to be something to help us all engage.
3 Steps to More Compassionate Self-Leadership
Michael Hyatt
APRIL 22, 2024
“Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the face,” Mike Tyson said. Sometimes, that punch isn’t literal. It’s life dealing you a blow. And it doesn’t even have to be major to knock the air from your lungs—just well-timed. I turned on my phone for the first time since my brother and I […] The post 3 Steps to More Compassionate Self-Leadership appeared first on Full Focus.
Change Management 101: A Practical 3 Part Guide
Implementing new tools or business processes in your organization? Lemon Learning put together a practical 3 part guide to prevent the pitfalls of change management. Drive a successful change management project from diagnosis through to measurement.
10 Trust Breaking Mistakes You Should Never Make in Your Organization
Lolly Daskal
APRIL 23, 2024
Trust is the cornerstone of any successful organization. It’s the invisible glue that holds teams together, fosters collaboration, and drives innovation. However, trust is fragile and can be easily shattered by the actions of leaders and team members. As an executive leadership coach, I’ve seen firsthand the consequences of trust-breaking mistakes in organizations.
an employee showed up for a video training while lounging in bed and smoking
Alison Green
APRIL 22, 2024
This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I work in a low-level supervisory role for a social service agency. Most of our employees work remotely and are issued desktop computers with a monitor and camera. The majority of these remote employees do not need to be on camera to complete daily tasks; however, when meetings or training sessions occur, “cameras on” is expected.
Chew the Gristle: Taking Responsibility Like a Leader
Leadership Freak
APRIL 23, 2024
You lose it when you don’t own it. When you don’t own your marriage, it dies. When you don’t take responsibility for your team, it founders. Taking responsibility is vitality. It’s self-centered to take failure personally. “See how I’m struggling.
Look Again: How To Bring Back the Passion You Once Had
Michael McKinney
APRIL 19, 2024
W E habituate everything. The more often we experience something, the less we respond to it. It’s the way we are built. What was once exciting—a relationship, a job, a song—becomes unremarkable after a time. Where we once saw the need for change, we now shrug off and move on. Our brain stops responding to things that don’t change. In Look Again: The Power of Noticing What Was Always There , Tali Sharot and Cass Sunstein ask what if you could, to some extent, dishabituate ?
Is Training the Right Solution?
Speaker: Tim Buteyn
Let's set the scene: you’ve identified a critical performance gap in your organization and need to close that gap. A colleague suggests training, but you suspect there’s something going on that training can’t address. How can you determine if training is the right solution before you commit your budget and resources to a new training program? In this webinar, you will learn how to determine if training is the right solution using the Behavior Engineering Model.
Education Requirements To Pursue an HR Specialist Career
AIHR
APRIL 24, 2024
If you’re thinking about moving into a human resources specialist role, it’s essential to consider HR specialist education requirements. On average, there are about 78,700 openings for HR specialists each year in the US. Knowing what organizations are looking for and what you need to be successful can help you stand out from the crowd and get the job you want.
How Burnout Became Normal — and How to Push Back Against It
Harvard Business Review
APRIL 23, 2024
Slowly but steadily, while we’ve been preoccupied with trying to meet demands that outstrip our resources, grappling with unfair treatment, or watching our working hours encroach upon our downtime, burnout has become the new baseline in many work environments. From the 40% of Gen Z workers who believe burnout is an inevitable part of success, to executives who believe high-pressure, “trial-by-fire” assignments are a required rite of passage, to toxic hustle culture that pushes busyness as a badg
interviewing with blue or pink hair, building staff damaged my bookcase, and more
Alison Green
APRIL 21, 2024
This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Interviewing with blue or pink hair In the last few years, I have started coloring my hair bright colors (blue, pink, green, etc.). I have always felt self-conscious about my hair, and the colors now make me feel much better about it.
Stop Working For – Give Yourself To
Leadership Freak
APRIL 19, 2024
Thoreau wrote, "The cost of a thing is the amount. of life which is required to be exchanged for it. When you give yourself "for" something you work for gratification. When you give yourself "to" something you lead with purpose. Two things leaders give themselves to.
Revitalizing Dry Content: A Lesson in Engagement
Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions
We’ve all been there. You’ve been given a pile of dry content and asked to create a compelling eLearning course. You’re determined to create something more engaging than the same old course that learners quickly click through, but how do you take this “boring” content and create something relevant and engaging? Many instructional designers will say, “Boring in means boring out.
How to Help Your Employees Thrive in the Age of AI
Lolly Daskal
APRIL 19, 2024
In today’s dynamic workplace, managing employees can be challenging as the capabilities of technology, especially AI, are constantly evolving, making the effects unpredictable. Employees have less time for peer learning, and AI-enabled digital tools continuously adapt on their own. As an executive leadership coach, it’s important to ensure that my clients address these challenges.
Leading Thoughts for April 25, 2024
Michael McKinney
APRIL 25, 2024
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. David Rock on listening for potential in others: “When you listen for potential, you’re assuming that others have the capacity to answer the question for themselves; you then respectfully see how you can best make yourself useful.
Research: More People Use Mental Health Benefits When They Hear That Colleagues Use Them Too
Harvard Business Review
APRIL 22, 2024
Novartis has trained more than 1,000 employees as Mental Health First Aiders to offer peer-to-peer support for their colleagues. While employees were eager for the training, uptake of the program remains low. To understand why, a team of researchers conducted a randomized controlled trial with 2,400 Novartis employees who worked in the UK, Ireland, India, and Malaysia.
have we changed our views about working from home?
Alison Green
APRIL 23, 2024
This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I’d love to have your take and the readers’ take on whether society as a whole has changed its view on working from home. Most of last year, I was job searching, and something an interviewer said once has stuck with me. I was in a second interview for an office job in a non-customer-facing role.
Brain Fog HQ: Memory Enhancement Techniques for Professional Development
Speaker: Chester Santos – Author, International Keynote Speaker, Executive Coach, Corporate Trainer, Memory Expert, U.S. Memory Champion
In October, scientists discovered that 75% of patients who experienced brain fog had a lower quality of life at work than those who did not. At best, brain fog makes you slower and less efficient. At worst, your performance and cognitive functions are impaired, resulting in memory, management, and task completion problems. In this entertaining and interactive presentation, Chester Santos, "The International Man of Memory," will assist you in developing life-changing skills that will greatly enha
How Leaders Can Reduce Employee Burnout Within The Workplace
Eric Jacobson
APRIL 25, 2024
The constant pace of change and a variety of new demands are contributing to widespread burnout among both employees and managers today. According to new research from a Harris Poll survey done on behalf of The Grossman Group , more than 75% of employees and 63% of managers report feeling burned out or ambivalent in their current position. And surprisingly managers are not recognizing just how overwhelmed their employees feel, with 89% saying their employees are thriving compared to the actual t
6 Ways to Transform Your Business with This Game-Changing Strategy
Lolly Daskal
APRIL 24, 2024
In the realm of leadership, there’s a profound responsibility that rests on the shoulders of every leader – the responsibility to drive transformative change within their organizations. This responsibility takes on a new dimension with the emergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI), a catalyst poised to usher in the next wave of transformative technology.
A Colossal Failure to Anticipate
Leadership Freak
APRIL 25, 2024
It's a colossal failure to anticipate when you solve the same problems repeatedly. You maximize the present when you anticipate the future. Failure to anticipate is an ineffective leader's path to glory. Here are 5 ways to develop the skill to anticipate.
Research: Why People Really Buy Upcycled Products
Harvard Business Review
APRIL 24, 2024
Researchers who analyzed consumer feedback from Etsy discovered that what consumers value most about upcycled products is not their sustainability but their creativity. Their findings offer some guidelines for companies who hope to design and successfully market upcycled products: 1) Designers should consider using components from other industries to enhance the appeal of their products and encourage cross-industry collaboration; 2) Product designers and managers should identify new uses for pro
your non-compete agreement is now illegal (or it will be in 4 months)
Alison Green
APRIL 24, 2024
This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. The Federal Trade Commission yesterday banned non-compete agreements for most U.S. workers, saying that they stifle wages. The ruling not only makes non-competes illegal, but it also requires employers to to inform employees with existing non-competes that they are null and void. An exception was carved out for senior executives; the ruling would allow non-competes only for that small group.
Best and Worst Ways Companies Handled Crises in 2023
Thought Leaders LLC
APRIL 22, 2024
Here’s a rundown of the businesses that flourished (and failed) in 2023 and how companies should plan to face crises in 2024. Today’s guest post is b y Thomas Mustac, Publicist — Otter PR The way a company handles a crisis can be a defining moment for the organization, either endearing them to their market or destroying the company altogether.
18 Must-Have Onboarding Documents (+ Free Templates)
AIHR
APRIL 22, 2024
Failing to standardize your onboarding documents hurts new hires and your company. Why? Because undefined or inconsistent onboarding processes can result in a poor employee experience and weaker connections built between your new recruits and your company. This will hinder their performance, engagement, and retention. When it comes to onboarding, first impressions count.
5 Successful Ways Leaders Can Increase Employee Engagement
Lolly Daskal
APRIL 25, 2024
Employee engagement is the heartbeat of any thriving organization. It’s the driving force behind productivity, innovation, and overall success. As an executive leadership coach, I’ve witnessed the transformative power of leaders who prioritize and nurture employee engagement. Here are five effective and thought-provoking strategies that leaders can implement to enhance employee engagement within their teams and organizations.
The 3-Stage Process That Makes Universities Prime Innovators
Harvard Business Review
APRIL 19, 2024
While calls for cross-sector collaborations to tackle complex societal issues abound, in practice, only few succeed. Those that do often have a collaboration intermediary, which can bring together different actors, develop relationships among collaborators, and create an ecosystem to support ideas over time. With their strengths in knowledge creation and their role as community anchors, universities are ideally equipped to create and orchestrate support for the kind of innovation that the sustai
my boss wants us to meet with a spiritualist to fix the negative energy in our building
Alison Green
APRIL 24, 2024
This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I work at a small nonprofit and recently the employee with the longest institutional knowledge just left her position because of the years of abuse, micromanagement, and overwork she endured. Now, the executive director is trying to set up an all-staff meeting with a “spiritualist” so that she can figure out why there has been so much negative energy in the building.
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