Peter Winick

MAY 16, 2024

Expanding Vision, Narrowing Focus A conversation with Tony Martignetti about finding his passion and expanding his impact through thought leadership. In this episode of “Leveraging Thought Leadership,” host Peter Winick sits down with Tony Martignetti, Founder and Chief Inspiration Officer at Inspired Purpose Partners, author of Climbing the Right Mountain: Navigating the Journey to An Inspired Life and host of the Virtual Campfire podcast.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2024

Your digital footprint and online activities can have a big effect on how attractive and visible you are to potential employers. How do you notify your network about your job search without sounding too desperate or needy? And if you’re currently employed, how do you walk the tightrope between subtly reaching out to your social media contacts and not setting off alarm bells with your employer?

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2024

Imagine a colleague is faced with a high-stakes decision. They’re likely stressed, conflicted, and overwhelmed. In these situations, many of us default to the role of problem-solver. We try to support our colleague by providing our opinion or offering a solution. But to effectively support decision makers in your organization, you need to step back from your own ego and just listen.

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Alison Green

MAY 13, 2024

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I work in a medium-sized location of a small-in-the-grand-scheme-of-things business as one of the upper managers on site. The site manager recently asked me to keep an idea on the books for sometime later this year: to do a donation drive with manager names on donation boxes.

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Performance Review Manager 109

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!

Benefits

Leadership Freak

MAY 15, 2024

The Goldilocks Paradox says the path rises between too little and too much. This post explains how to challenge enough and how to coach just the right amount. People lean toward extremes. We help too much, or we help too little, for example. 4 questions to dance with extremes.

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Leadership Development 102

Michael McKinney

MAY 16, 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. Nido Qubein on becoming a transformational leader: “People value authenticity ahead of charisma. Charisma gets you in the door, but it takes substance to deliver results. We all must remember it’s not about us.

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Energy 88

Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2024

Approaching a conversation about improving an employee’s performance requires preparation, empathy, and a focus on collaboration. Even though hearing the truth about their current performance will be tough and potentially hurtful, it’s a teaching moment managers must embrace to help them become more resilient and adept at problem-solving and developing professional relationships.

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Manager Performance Management 124

Alison Green

MAY 14, 2024

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: My work is having us read about the “five languages of appreciation in the workplace” in advance of one of our quarterly all-hands meetings, where we will have “discuss and share.” From what I read, it seems like it’s a pretty direct attempt to apply the “five love languages” to the workplace.

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Marketing Inclusion Manager 104

Leadership Freak

MAY 16, 2024

This post confronts common myths about the leader as coach. Coaching provides people centered approaches to development and results. "Coaching is the universal language of change and learning." Included in this post are coaching tips leaders can use today. Learn to bring out the best in people, not the worst.

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Leadership Development 89

Lolly Daskal

MAY 13, 2024

As an executive leadership coach, I am deeply aware of the critical role that leadership plays in shaping the well-being and success of a team. Ensuring that your team not only survives but thrives is a responsibility that leaders must embrace wholeheartedly. To guarantee that your team is not just surviving but flourishing apply these four strategies, so you can create an environment where your team members are motivated, engaged, and thriving: Foster Open and Transparent Communication: Open a

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Employee Engagement Leadership Development Manager 99

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.

Change Management

Peter Winick

MAY 10, 2024

Transcript Hi there! It’s Peter Winick. I’m the founder and CEO at Thought Leadership Leverage, and here’s the idea that I’d like to share with you today, and that’s this: Most thought leaders, experts, advisers, consultants, authors, etc., the business that they’re in when you think about it is really high touch and low scale.

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Scaling 130

Alison Green

MAY 15, 2024

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I work in a clinic setting. Eighteen of us are in and out of a room of cubicles all day as we see patients. Even with the open office, it is easy to have a quiet, even private, conversation. A coworker recently returned after having her first child. She had a challenging fertility journey and we gave a lot of grace trying to be supportive as she widely and loudly shared every intimate detail.

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Manager 89

Thought Leaders LLC

MAY 16, 2024

Our reader poll today asks: Have you ever been involved in a company acquisition (either being bought or buying another company)? Yes, and it went great 12.25% Yes, and it went okay 43.54% Yes, and it went terrible 20.75% Nope, never happened to me 23.46% Mergers can work, but they take work. Read the rest of this post at thoughtLEADERS, LLC: Leadership Training for the Real World.

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Lolly Daskal

MAY 16, 2024

As an executive leadership coach, I’ve worked with countless leaders around the world who often find themselves in a perpetual state of overwhelm. The demands of leadership can leave you feeling stretched thin, with too much to do and not enough time to do it. The good news is that overwhelm is not a permanent state; it’s a challenge that can be conquered.

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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.

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Eric Jacobson

MAY 13, 2024

Today brings a new book I wish was published back when I was early in my career. It’s called, Bosses, Coworkers, and Building Great Work Relationships. It’s one of four books in the new Harvard Business Review ( HBR ) Work Smart Series. The book includes adapted content from 20 articles that previously appeared on HBR.org. “We probably spend more hours with our coworkers than with anyone else.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2024

When we ask for feedback on our work, we often get poor-quality feedback that’s not useful or that makes us feel attacked or defensive. Part of the reason is in how we’re asking for feedback. Most requests are too generic, too open, and too late. The result is that you’re more likely to get a heap of opinion rather than a helping of insight. Instead of saying, “I’d love it if you could provide some feedback,” try setting the other person up to add more value by being more prescriptive about what

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Alison Green

MAY 14, 2024

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I hope to get pregnant in the next two or three years and I have realized that I know absolutely nothing about how maternity leave works in the U.S. Do most companies offer paid leave and, if so, for how long? If it’s not paid, how are people taking months off? When I do get pregnant, at what point am I supposed to tell my employer?

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Benefits Manager 93

Leadership Freak

MAY 14, 2024

Emotional Intelligence enables you to stay calm under pressure, resolve conflict skillfully, and connect with people deeply. Leadership success depends on EQ more than technical talent. I'm delighted to host another wonderful book giveaway. Today it's, "Elevate Your Emotional Intelligence." I look forward to reading your comments. Get in early.

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Leadership Development 90

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.

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AIHR

MAY 13, 2024

More than 80% of companies agree that Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) positively impact their organizations. OKRs set ambitious goals, while Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) provide measurable metrics to track progress, creating a powerful framework for aligning strategy with execution. Achieving synergy between the two drives organizational success.

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Thought Leaders LLC

MAY 13, 2024

Breakthrough leadership is about seizing the WOO – Window of Opportunity. Leaders can only seize the WOO to build their team by being fully present. Today’s guest post is b y Brian Biro, author of Lessons from the Legends: New Applications from the Timeless Wisdom of John Wooden and Pat Summitt. Is it possible that your life, relationships, health, and business can flourish as never before, despite even the most difficult circumstances?

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 14, 2024

Understanding the common mistakes job candidates make on resumes, and how to overcome them, can set you apart from your competitors. The first mistake is including irrelevant work experience. Instead, only add roles that are relevant to the position you’re applying for. The second is customizing your resume. While it’s in your benefit to adjust your resume to better match the job description, over-tuning your resume for every application can be a waste of time — and end up slowing down your sear

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Recruitment Sales Sales Benefits 125

Alison Green

MAY 12, 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. Pregnant employee is lying about doing her work One of my employees is pregnant and has been having a long series of issues at work since the beginning of the year. It shouldn’t matter, but just in case, I am a woman. However, I’ve never been pregnant so this is unfamiliar territory for me.

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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

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Viima

MAY 15, 2024

Colin Nelson continues his discussions with esteemed innovation experts who have profoundly shaped the field through their work and publications. This time, he sat down to talk to none other than Rowan Gibson. Rowan Gibson is widely recognized as one of the world’s foremost thought leaders on business innovation. Rowan is the bestselling author of 3 major books (Rethinking the Future, Innovation to the Core, The Four Lenses of Innovation).

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Manager 78

Lolly Daskal

MAY 10, 2024

As an executive leadership coach, I have seen firsthand the significant impact that leadership can have on employee well-being and organizational success. One pressing issue that often arises in leadership discussions is employee burnout. Burnout, characterized by emotional exhaustion, reduced performance, and cynicism, is an alarming concern for businesses today.

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Employee Engagement Leadership Development Manager 92

Scott Elbin

MAY 15, 2024

Three Common Feedback Challenges There probably aren’t many people in the world who are more involved, more often in giving and receiving feedback than executive coaches. As a two decade plus coach myself, I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve prepared, delivered and supported my clients in receiving colleague feedback. It’s easily over 2,000 times.

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Recruitment Accounts Benefits 73

Harvard Business Review

MAY 13, 2024

Whether initiated by strategic realignment, leadership changes, or market demands, departmental transitions test a leader’s mettle. In this article, the authors offer four strategies to guide your team through a departmental transition while maintaining morale, productivity, and cohesion: 1) Communicate the “why” clearly and authentically. 2) Acknowledge the emotional impact. 3) Cultivate ownership and involvement. 4) Prepare your team for future changes.

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Marketing Organizational Change Manager 125

Alison Green

MAY 14, 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. Sharing a house with the boss on a work trip I work for a small company of four people, including our boss. We are all remote. There is an upcoming conference in my city where the three of them are flying in. We have several similar trips a year, and our boss has always booked individual hotel rooms.

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Government Manager Workflows Travel 84

Viima

MAY 13, 2024

In a world dominated by uncertainty, how can we prepare for the unpredictable and keep innovating in what seems like a highly chaotic environment? We simply need to be faster in adapting to change and navigating uncertainty. Studies show that organizations that move faster achieve significantly better results across various metrics, including profitability, operational resilience, organizational health, and growth.

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Metrics Operations Manager 81

Thought Leaders LLC

MAY 15, 2024

Strong teams often have team members with strong personalities. Learn how to build your team’s conflict resolution skills. More often than not, high-performing teams operate in high-pressure environments. And many times on a high-performing team, you have some strong personalities at play. When you combine pressure and strong personalities there are plenty of opportunities for conflict between the members of your team.

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Operations 71

Chief Outsiders

MAY 16, 2024

Most companies run regular QBRs (Quarterly Business Reviews). Getting into QBR practice its benefits, like getting your broader team buy-in on your sales and marketing team issues, creating a sense of urgency on important cross-team action items, building a learning culture within your team, sharing new product initiatives in advance, collect and measure customer feedback (or NPS) regularly.

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Sales Sales Marketing Benefits 64

Harvard Business Review

MAY 14, 2024

Leaders who are exploring how AI might fit into their business operations must not only navigate a vast and ever-changing landscape of tools, but they must also facilitate a significant cultural shift within their organizations. But research shows that leaders do not fully understand their employees’ use of, and readiness for, AI. In addition, a significant number of Americans do not trust business’ use of AI.

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Alison Green

MAY 13, 2024

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I’ve run my own business for nine years, and I’ve found financial comfort and fulfillment in my work. This did not come easy. I was barely scraping by the first couple of years. Not anymore. I don’t have to hustle. I have built rapport and trust with steady, well-paying clients who respect my expertise.

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Manager 91