Fri.Aug 19, 2022

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HBCUs Lead Nation In Black Baccalaureates Who Later Earn Doctoral Degrees

Forbes Leadership

America’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are the leading baccalaureate institutions for Black students who later earn a research doctorate (Ph.D.).

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66 Skip Level Meeting Questions to Improve Your Managers and Engage Your Employees

Get Lighthouse

"The difference between mere management and leadership is communication." - Winston Churchill. As Winston Churchill captures so well, good communication is central to your success as a leader. When your organization grows to have layers between you and other team members, the skip level meeting becomes one of your best tools for effective communication.

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How Staffing Services Can Help You Reach Your Second Half Goals

Refresh

For many industries, the second half of the year marks a time in which companies experience the highest amount of sales growth. From seasonal upswings to fourth quarter production demands to employee holiday vacation schedules, business leaders must navigate numerous issues to ensure their organizations make the most of the opportunities that lie ahead.

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Are You a Manager or a Leader? Making Sense of It with Henry Mintzberg’s Help

Jim Taggart

One of the brighter lights in the management/leadership literature is Henry Mintzberg, Cleghorn professor of Management Studies at McGill University in Montreal since 1968. Mintzberg, age 82, is one of my top favourite thinkers and writers in this field. His grounded approach to the practice of management, based on four decades of empirical research, combined with his teaching and the authoring of 15 books, make him one of the world’s leading authorities.

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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!

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Minding My Own Black Business (Month)

Forbes Leadership

Black-owned businesses can be powerful vehicles for advancing economic empowerment. And, as recent Forbes stories illustrate, they can also be vessels of culture and diversity.

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What is a Managed IT Provider and How Can It Help HR Leaders?

Zenefits

HR teams face competing demands on their time every day. Employee engagement and development may be a top priority, but excessive admin and manual tasks tend to get in the way of more meaningful work. Technology promises to alleviate some of this workload, but without effective management, your tech stack can quickly become a burden rather than an asset.

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it’s your Friday good news

Alison Green

This post, it’s your Friday good news , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. It’s your Friday good news! 1. “I’ve read your site for a few years now, and found it when I started searching up whether weird stuff my boss did in my student job was normal. Obviously it wasn’t, and from being paid below the legal minimum, to weird sexist stuff, it hasn’t been the best.

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Family Behind Hit YouTube Children's Series ‘Gracie’s Corner’ Says Longer Form Videos Are ‘In The Works’

Forbes Leadership

The Hollingsworth family sat down with For(bes) The Culture's #CultureTalks to discuss their mission to bring education, diversity and fun to YouTube viewers through their hit series "Gracie's Corner.".

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How To Achieve Success Through The Power Of One More

Eric Jacobson

“You are one more intentional thought and action away from discovering your best life,” explains author of the new book, The Power Of One More , by Ed Mylett – released earlier this summer. “You can find your best life by doing ‘one more’ than the world expects from you,” he adds. In his book, he further explains that your individual thoughts and actions you take don’t need to be profound.

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This Therapist Shares How The Mother-Daughter Dynamics Can Affect Leadership

Forbes Leadership

Candyce “Ce” Anderson, a licensed professional counselor and founder of Revita Therapy & Wellness, is paving the way for Black therapists in the south. One area of focus is on the dynamics of the mother-daughter relationship and how that affects women as leaders.

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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.

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weekend open thread – August 20-21, 2022

Alison Green

This post, weekend open thread – August 20-21, 2022 , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. This comment section is open for any non-work-related discussion you’d like to have with other readers, by popular demand. Here are the rules for the weekend posts. Book recommendation of the week: The Startup Wife , by Tahmima Anam.

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You Won’t Believe The Real Reasons Why Companies Are Laying Off Workers

Forbes Leadership

Under the guise of the corporate layoffs trend, some organizations are downsizing poor performers, malcontents, time-wasters, toxic rumormongers and troublemakers, vanity hires, highly paid professionals and those fighting against returning to the office.

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1 Simple Strategy to A Design Smart Questions

Leadership Freak

Leaders look through three lenses when they ask smart questions. One lens turns to the past and one focuses on the present. The third lens focuses on the future.

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Leadership Lessons From Building A Successful Brick-And-Mortar Store In The Midst Of A Pandemic

Forbes Leadership

Rogers has found a healthy middle between comic book stores, that sell limited merchandise and mostly focus on the printed trades, and the big-box stores that don’t have the knowledge of how to market to the true fans.

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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.

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For Better Negotiations, Cut “But” from Your Vocabulary

Harvard Business Review

This one little word can dramatically shift the tone of a conversation.

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6 Signs That A ‘Quiet Quitter’ Is Among Your Employees And What To Do About It

Forbes Leadership

"Quiet quitting" has become a problem among the American workforce but not for the reasons you might think. Here are the signs of "silent quitting," motives behind why employees are checking out and what employers can do about it.

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open thread – August 19-20, 2022

Alison Green

This post, open thread – August 19-20, 2022 , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. It’s the Friday open thread! The comment section on this post is open for discussion with other readers on any work-related questions that you want to talk about (that includes school). If you want an answer from me, emailing me is still your best bet*, but this is a chance to take your questions to other readers. * If you submitted a question to me recently, please do not repost it her

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Mindset Matters: “Nothing Without Us” Supporting A New Framework For Disability, Business, And Management Tactics

Forbes Leadership

This column continues to explore the maxim "Nothing Without Us" as a central tenant for society, business, and culture.

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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.

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Distress vs Eustress: Learn All About the Different Types of Stress

BetterUp

Jump to section. What is eustress? What is distress? 6 differences between eustress and distress. 6 similarities between eustress and distress. 8 examples of distress and eustress. What are the signs of eustress and distress? How to prevent distress and promote eustress. When to seek help for distress.

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How To Improve Employee Retention, Motivation And Wellness

Forbes Leadership

If businesses believe their most important assets are their employees, supporting employees' mental health and well-being is critical.

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Mindfulness vs Meditation: How Both Can Benefit You

BetterUp

Jump to section. What is meditation? What is mindfulness? 4 key differences between mindfulness and meditation. 5 key similarities between mindfulness and meditation. 11 examples of mindfulness and meditation. 5 health benefits of practicing both. Your next move: How to merge the two practices.

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14 Tactics Executives Can Use When On A Budget For A Marketing Campaign

Forbes Leadership

This may include everything from keeping the message short and sweet to using original content to appeal to the company's customer base.

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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

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How to Build Real Relationships at Work

Harvard Business Review

What to actually say to spark conversation.

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16 Tactics To Retain Customers While Using A Self-Service Option

Forbes Leadership

Many businesses are using self-serve customer service options that make their customers more happy and feel empowered enough to keep returning to those businesses.

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Why Does Your “New” Strategy Look Just Like Your Old One?

Harvard Business Review

Three steps to move past business as usual.

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Why Fortune Favors The Bold

Forbes Leadership

Being bold during great times is often the cost of doing business, but it’s also the path to building momentum.

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Podcast Episode #003: Chris Westfall – How to Make Life Easier

Michael McKinney

C HRIS WESTFALL has helped launch over five dozen businesses, helping to raise over $100 Million in investment capital. His clients have appeared on Shark Tank , Dragons’ Den in Canada, and Shark Tank Australia. Chris is the Champion of the US National Elevator Pitch, a competition challenging students to make a convincing and engaging “Elevator Pitch” to an Angel Investor.

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14 Ways Leaders Can Communicate Shifting Priorities Without Losing Trust

Forbes Leadership

Part of being a good leader is recognizing and accepting that a course correction is in order when your vision is not coming together properly.

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Why connection is crucial for employees of color

BetterUp

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Non-Traditional Education Drives Entrepreneur To Unexpected Heights

Forbes Leadership

JeVon McCormick, noted author and entrepreneur, leveraged non-traditional education inside and outside of the classroom, to benefit his sense of self, his businesses and others along his path.

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Refine Your Approach With These 7 Leadership Theories

BetterUp

What does leadership look like in practice?

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How To Make Your Habits Work For—Not Against—You

Forbes Leadership

Regardless of where you land on the habit scale, this research-based approach to managing your behaviors is worth a close look.

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