Mind Tools Strategy

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

But how afraid should we be that it will run away with us, creating a world where our identities are swallowed up and reshaped for profit and control? But how afraid should we be that it will run away with us, creating a world where our identities are swallowed up and reshaped for profit and control? Her answer?

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Mark Sandborn

MARCH 15, 2023

She also asked for feedback on why they did not buy and how she could improve her offerings. As a result of her persistence and willingness to follow up, Sarah’s business began to take off. Follow up and persistence can be a powerful tool in achieving your business and life goals. Personalize Your Follow-Up.

Sales 91

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OCTOBER 13, 2023

If any of those are true for you, your workplace may have a toxic positivity problem. If toxic positivity has taken hold in your workplace, it's your responsibility to fix it. Today’s article will teach you how. Today’s article will teach you how. Do you ever feel like you can't be honest at work?

Energy 137

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Peter Winick

APRIL 17, 2023

How times are changing for thought leadership and what you can do to keep up. When you’ve spent decades behind the curtain, building brands and platforms for other thought leaders – what does it take to step into the spotlight and create your own? Three Key Takeaways: Strategy is constantly changing.

Marketing 211

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Peter Winick

APRIL 6, 2023

How culture and brand work together. Our guest today is Michael Tuggle, the President of Tuggle Creative Inc, Chief Creative Officer of Something Else Strategies, and co-author of The Voice Of The Underdog: How Challenger Brands Create Distinction By Thinking Culture First. When writing a book don’t edit yourself as you go.

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Zenefits

JANUARY 27, 2023

Businesses have evolved over the past, and it’s no longer viable to run your business like it’s a factory from the 1890s. Even though this isn’t news, many managers and leaders still have questions: How can I transform my company with the least possible risk? “He who has a why can bear almost any how.”

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FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Let’s dive in… Table of contents: Food for Thought on Sugar Water and Purpose News & Reports for Managers on Slack's Workforce Index Winter 2023 Your Chance to Promote Your Offer, Opening, or Product Note: This is a preview of our weekly leadership newsletter, Lighthouse Leadership Weekly (LLW).

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Vantage Circle

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The flexibility that a hybrid work model offers is lucrative to people seeking a healthy work-life balance. With the emerging need and popularity of a hybrid work arrangement, many of you are definitely curious to learn about this drastic shift in work arrangement. Along the lines of curiosity, a sense of confusion has also taken over.

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JANUARY 16, 2024

How do you talk to the AIs you've tried out? Do you treat them like a person you're messaging, like pressing buttons on your microwave, or typing a search query into Google? Well, it turns out HOW you ask makes a big difference in the results you get from AI. Let's take a look at the depth of that question.

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JANUARY 20, 2023

At many companies, low morale is a fact of life. In fact there's a term for when you or your team members lose all hope: learned helplessness. Every situation is unique, so your mileage may vary. There are few bigger elephants in the room for a manager than you and your team members being unhappy and thinking about leaving.

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MAY 3, 2023

How can you tell if a company's culture is on a good track or not? If you care about culture, how do you know if you should join a company, or invest in them? Today we give you 7 key questions to ask a CEO in an interview that tell you a lot about the culture, and if you're an executive leader, how you can improve your culture. "Do

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NOVEMBER 17, 2022

On one end, a manager is being way too rigid in their approach, which causes you to have an non-diverse team that may be afraid to be creative around you if it doesn't fit "your way." Today, we're going to shed some light on how to handle this. Table of Contents: Be Consistent on: You and your company's values.

Manager 133

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Peter Winick

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

If you expect your book publisher to handle your marketing strategy, you are setting yourself up for disappointment. If you expect your book publisher to handle your marketing strategy, you are setting yourself up for disappointment. So what are your other options? An interview with Lee J.

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Peter Winick

AUGUST 11, 2023

How books can change the world with their ideas in ways that articles do not. An interview with Henry Mintzberg about his passion for authorship, the impact a book can have, and following your passions. When publishing about important, but hard topics that many would rather not think about how do you get your message out?

Marketing 130

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Walk Me

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

This article will show how this employee training method fits into organizational learning and development. But by the end of this article, you’ll be able to see how it could work for your business. In the past few decades, software and hardware have increased the range of simulation formats. What is simulation training?

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Walk Me

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

This article will show how this employee training method fits into organizational learning and development. But by the end of this article, you’ll be able to see how it could work for your business. In the past few decades, software and hardware have increased the range of simulation formats. What is simulation training?

Project Management 52

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Mind Tools Team Management

OCTOBER 6, 2022

In quiet quitting, employees are in control: they choose to do the bare minimum of their duties to get by, whereas, in quiet firing, managers are in control. How Can You Spot Quiet Firing in Your Organization? You stop receiving feedback on your work from your manager. Many of your emails go unanswered.

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AUGUST 23, 2022

Are you getting good feedback from your team? If you're like most managers, you probably wish you could get more feedback from your team. Quality feedback can help you all work better together, improve your leadership style, and ensure you catch issues before they become major problems. Do you get enough feedback from your team?

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JANUARY 31, 2024

How are you feeling about some of your recent predictions? REMINDER: This is your *LAST CHANCE* to join us for the Lead from the Heart Lighthouse Lessons course, which starts this Wednesday, January 31st. To get this sent to your inbox every week, along with our latest long form essays on this blog, you can sign up here.

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Vantage Circle

AUGUST 5, 2022

Your culture won't hold up well over the next ten years unless it is flexible and prepared to adapt to any scenario. This blog explores adhocracy and how it might benefit or harm your organization. Employees understand how top management expects them to respond to each scenario. But there's a catch.

Marketing 97

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Chris LoCutro

MAY 30, 2023

How do you take wherever you serve in the organization and leverage your influence for the good of those around you, including the leaders that are above you? A lot of people take it for granted that leadership is “top-down”, and therefore they think they don’t have an influence on the leaders in their lives. Yeah, okay.

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Zenefits

JULY 2, 2022

If you haven’t taken your business online yet, you’re likely missing out on leads. Think outside the box when expanding your business online. First, let’s go over what it means to expand your business online. A website and Google presence to help offline customers find your physical store.

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AIHR

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

If your hiring procedure doesn’t include cultural fit interview questions, it’s time for an overhaul. In business, the term culture fit relates to how compatible employees are with an organization’s culture, goals, and vision. However, your approach must be intentional. Contents What is culture fit?

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Liquid Planner Leadership

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Uncertainty is a fact of life, especially in the workplace. To help plan for uncertain times and minimize workplace uncertainty, you need to understand your employees’ needs and what they value from their jobs. So don’t let this problem get out of control. And that’s just scratching the surface.

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Mind Tools Problem Solving

DECEMBER 29, 2021

So, how are we supposed to reach our dreams, and set achievable goals? Second, write it as if everything in your life (career, health, relationships, finances) has gone the way you hoped it would. Write about all aspects of your life and what specifically you did to have such a fabulous year. And here’s why.

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AUGUST 9, 2022

It's a great look into the mind of a legend; as I read it, I felt like I was sitting on a porch getting advice from him on life and leadership. It's a great look into the mind of a legend; as I read it, I felt like I was sitting on a porch getting advice from him on life and leadership. 1) "You can never make up for a lost day.

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Manager Education Benchmarking Engineering 98

Optimum Associates

OCTOBER 2, 2023

How to Strengthen an Essential Leadership Skill Written by Marty Seldman, Ph.D. He went on to explain how his father leveraged that skill to build a very successful group of car dealerships. He went on to explain how his father leveraged that skill to build a very successful group of car dealerships. My guess is unlikely.

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Liquid Planner Leadership

APRIL 27, 2022

In honor of National Superhero Day on April 28th, this article gives tips on how we can rise to “superhero status” as project managers. At times, it can seem like projects are doomed from the start, and the outcome is completely outside of your control. First, let’s define what project success really means. Execute with speed.

Project Management 85

Project Management Manager Software Assets 85

Optimum Associates

OCTOBER 2, 2023

In the previous article the focus was on how other people treat us. We saw that while we can’t control, we can influence their behavior towards us. Now we are going to revisit the same concepts of Nurturing and Toxic behavior but we are going to examine the consequences of how we treat ourselves. What about an internal pattern?

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Zenefits

JUNE 14, 2022

“You can’t truly be considered successful in your business life if your home life is in shambles,” said motivational speaker Zig Ziglar. When the work-life balance gets too far out of sync, something has to give. When the work-life balance gets too far out of sync, something has to give.

Administration 52

Administration Onboarding Human Resources Retention 52

Alison Green

JUNE 20, 2022

So I have decided to take a course of action. I won’t be asking either of you to share what you discuss and [current employee], I hope you feel comfortable to be candid in your conversation.” Not sure how that conversation went because I haven’t asked about it. (#2 at the link).

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Manager Benefits Insurance Compensation 74

Liquid Planner Leadership

APRIL 5, 2022

Minimal support from your leadership. Using up all of your emotional energy during the workday means that you have no energy left for yourself or your family. Therefore, it’s crucial to create a sustainable work-life balance for long-term job satisfaction and health. Learn how to say no. Estimate your time.

Software 75

Software Project Management Engineering Accounts 75

Walk Me

MARCH 28, 2024

It will: Define “diversity training”; Discuss the best training methods for delivering diversity training; Introduce the specific types of training that can help your business. By the end, you’ll be in a much better position to know the what, how, and why of diversity training. Keep that in mind when you are planning your program.

Diversity 52

Diversity Inclusion Recruitment Implementation 52

Peter Winick

JANUARY 5, 2023

We hope you’ll take a moment to really internalize their great advice! Art shares the keys to building a sustainable audience: showing up consistently, finding ways to connect, and meeting your audience on their turf. If you need a strategy to bring your thought leadership to market, Thought Leadership Leverage can assist you!

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Education KPI Culture Change Marketing 130

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JULY 22, 2022

What you talk about, and the one on one meeting questions you ask, make all the difference in the performance of your team. There are a variety of topics you can cover in your one on one meetings. There are a variety of topics you can cover in your one on one meetings. So then: what should you talk about? Table of Contents.

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DECEMBER 9, 2022

If you’re struggling for gift ideas for a manager in your life, whether they’re a higher-up, coworker, direct report, a friend or a loved one – our list of the best gifts for managers today is here to help. Books are great gifts for a manager in your life that has a growth mindset. Surprise them with a nice journal.

Manager 52

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Mark Sandborn

MAY 10, 2022

Jean-Jacques Rousseau said, “There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things.” How successful are you at leading change? How often have you seen efforts to create change stall?

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