Association Now Leadership

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

With September being Self-Improvement Month, it’s the perfect time for association pros to reprioritize themselves and their goals as they head into the last few months of 2022. We asked readers to share their plans for bettering themselves both professionally and personally. Since September is Self-Improvement Month, we figured now was the perfect time to check in with our readers and see what short- and long-term goals they are looking to accomplish.

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Government Sales Sales Manager 138

Forbes Leadership

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Resilience in leaders - and teams - is a critical trait for leading through change. Business model transformation and innovation doesn't just happen; it is envisioned and unlocked by resilient leaders in these organizations who thrive in the face of challenges posed by adversity. So get it right!

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Chief Outsiders

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

For more than 100 years, scientists and philo so phers have been asserting that if a tree falls in a forest, and no one is there to hear it, th e n it does not make a sound. The lesson for marketers is resounding: If your brand is not resonating in its preferred landscape, it is likely that your most desired buyers will never be there to hear what you have to say.

B2B 96

B2B Marketing Manager 96

Forbes Leadership

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Sustainability is good for business. It lowers operating costs and attracts and retains customers. It builds a positive reputation and establishes firms as thought leaders in their industry. However, there is still much work to be done. That’s why businesses must promote green living.

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Operations 98

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

Chief Executive

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Over the course of the pandemic, much of our work shifted from physical spaces to video meeting software. While work-from-home policies alleviated the dangers of Covid transmission (for some), what many managers didn’t foresee was that productivity improved for 77% of employees, with staffers adding an equivalent of one extra day’s work to each week.

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Real Estate Software Engineering Advertising 96

Forbes Leadership

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Take a lesson from Cyril Junior Dim, a 24-year-old Zimbabwean software engineer living in Wroclaw, Poland, who won the Toastmasters World Championship of Public Speaking on Saturday, August 20. Cyril shares four tips that can help you become a better speaker on the stage, on Zoom and on podcasts.

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Engineering Software 98

Refresh

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Hiring efforts continue to climb as 90% of U.S. hiring decision-makers say their company plans to hire employees in key departments through the end of the year and are looking to bring full-time, mid- or entry-level workers on board. IT/technology support (29%), customer service (26%), general labor (25%) and sales (25%) are among the top positions companies plan to hire for in 2022.

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Staffing Government Marketing Manager 92

Alison Green

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

This post, I can’t escape Halloween Town , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I live in a small city which doesn’t have many employment opportunities. The city has a high unemployment rate, and it’s rare to find work that isn’t in shops, farming, etc. Six years ago, the city council launched a project to fund start-up business ideas for marginalized individuals, including those with disabilities.

Hospitality 97

Hospitality Administration Marketing Manager 97

Forbes Leadership

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Most people enjoying their meal at one of Chick-fil-A’s 2,600 locations don’t know this, but the restaurant chain’s chairman Dan Cathy was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame because of his athletic success in high school and college.

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Alison Green

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

This post, employee stole a coworker’s food delivery, drinking non-alcoholic beer at work, and more , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. Can I teach my employee critical thinking? One of my direct reports, “Phoebe,” who is just out of school, has a great attitude about the work we do.

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Manager Accounts Energy 89

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

Leadership Freak

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Successful leaders develop leaders. High performing team members crave development. But your hair’s on fire. What if you don’t have time to plan leadership development? Leadership development in team meetings: #1.

Leadership Development 87

Leadership Development 87

Forbes Leadership

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

A new survey finds a flood of employers are planning or considering posting salary ranges in upcoming job ads, following a series of state and local laws that now mandate the disclosures. Many say they're thinking about taking a national approach, rather than simply following local requirements.

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Chief Executive

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Even if you’re a raving Chick-fil-A fan, you probably don’t know that the chairman of one of America’s largest and most successful restaurant businesses, Dan Cathy, loves to play the trumpet and will use any excuse to take his out and play a tune for you – or with you if, like Wynton Marsalis, you know how to play a tune or two. But music is more than a hobby for Cathy.

Hospitality 87

Hospitality Benchmarking Operations Retention 87

Forbes Leadership

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Nobody in their right mind would claim to know what having cancer is like if they’ve never experienced it, but the effects the condition has on other people are very real indeed.

Diversity 85

Diversity Inclusion 85

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.

Engineering

Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

The newest book from New York Times bestselling author Patrick Lencioni is, The 6 Types of Working Genius : A Better Way To Understand Your Gifts, Your Frustrations, And Your Team. The book provides a fast way to help people identify the type of work that brings them joy and energy and avoid work that leads to frustration and burnout. “ People who utilize their natural God-given talents are much more fulfilled and successful than those who don’t,” shares Lencioni. “ Teams and organizations that

Nonprofit 85

Nonprofit Energy Manager 85

Forbes Leadership

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Setting up a marketing funnel is not a one-and-done process; as customer needs change, so too must the storyline and calls to action a brand weaves around its offerings.

Marketing 87

Marketing 87

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

American PCPs are more burned out than ever. It’s up to health systems to address the underlying issues and help doctors build more balanced careers.

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Forbes Leadership

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Even if you weren’t born with money and connections, you can still achieve your entrepreneurial dream. Kathryn Finney’s book, Build the Damn Thing, tells you how to go for the brass ring.

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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.

Compliance

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Smaller, privately held firms should conduct a detailed valuation at least once a year. Here’s how.

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Forbes Leadership

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

The success of Formula E racing hinges on high- performance teams - and lessons from high-performing teams in many sports, where the results are immediate, are relevant and critical, and add value to groups in all situations.

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Liquid Planner Productivity

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

There are peaks and troughs in every workload, but when you’re struggling to keep all the balls in the air, how do you manage competing priorities? There is some truth in the saying that when everything seems important, nothing truly is. . I’ve had many times in my career where each of my project sponsors believes their work is the priority. Often I’ve ended up having a day where I’ve worked for the person who made the most noise about deadlines instead of on something strategic.

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Manager Project Management Software Team Management 68

Forbes Leadership

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

The best leaders understand that the key to successful teams isn't bringing together a group of all-stars and asking them to accomplish a goal. Success is bringing together a group of capable individuals who have shared motivation to do their best work and value each other's contributions.

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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

Education

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

How managers can create the conditions for work friendships to flourish.

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Manager Employee Engagement Onboarding Inclusion 102

Forbes Leadership

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

After technology arrives in the classroom, there’s a tendency to reflect on the substance of past learning methods steeped in a tactile world. Swiss toymaker QUBS has emerged on the STEAM scene bringing a new angle to traditional learning methods.

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Education 76

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

The right approach can help you spot where resources are being wasted — and how the system can be improved.

Account Management 83

Account Management Performance Management Accounts Manager 83

Forbes Leadership

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Headquartered in Boston, airSlate is a global SaaS technology company that provides no-code business process automation and document management solutions to companies of all sizes. It offers PDF editing, e-signature workflow, and business process automation solutions.

Workflows 76

Workflows SaaS Manager 76

Zenefits

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

In today’s tight labor market, you must offer competitive wages and benefits. Whether you are recruiting new employees or focusing on employee retention , a solid compensation plan is key to finding and keeping top-quality employees. When you get the mix right, you can: Attract and hire top performers. Increase motivation and productivity. Improve employee loyalty.

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Compensation Benchmarking Benefits Insurance 59

Forbes Leadership

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Given what we think we know, would it surprise you to learn that retail sales in 2021 were actually up more than 10% over the previous year, topping $4.44 trillion?

Sales 78

Sales Sales 78

BetterUp

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Manager 141

Manager 141

Forbes Leadership

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Starting a business is no easy task. There are so many things to think about, from the initial planning stages to the day-to-day tasks of running the business.

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Alison Green

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

This post, update: my coworker refuses to wear a mask , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. Remember the letter-writer whose coworker refused to wear a mask , despite the company mask policy? The first update was here , and here’s the latest. I wrote to you last year about a non-masking coworker, and wanted to provide a second happy update, if I may.

Manager 61

Manager 61

Forbes Leadership

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Money and happiness are inextricably related, though the relationship is complex. If you want to “buy” happiness with money, earn it the right way, and be generous with it. Science says that these two behaviors will make you happier.

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Small Business Manager 74