Mon.Jun 23, 2025

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Rethinking Incentives: What Leaders Miss About Employee Engagement | Stephan Meier

Peter Winick

Why Smart Leaders Are Ditching Bonuses for Better Work Design This episode explores how behavioral economics can help leaders move beyond pay and perks to truly engage employees through autonomy, purpose, and personalized experiences. It’s a practical look at humanizing work to drive better performance. Are your compensation strategies sabotaging employee engagement?

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Talk Builds the Future

Leadership Freak

The future isn’t waiting—it’s under construction now. Words are hammers. Habits are nails. The world you live in today was built—in part—by the way you talked yesterday. If tomorrow feels dark, how will you talk to remodel it?

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Fast-Track Research: Creating Credible Thought Leadership Content Without Breaking the Bank

Chief Outsiders

My previous articles explored how research-based thought leadership transforms prospect relationships and the framework for implementing it in your ABM strategy. As a fractional CMO working with mid-market B2B companies, I frequently hear: " Research sounds great, but we don't have the resources for it.

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my boss made me verify that I’m really exercising

Alison Green

A reader writes: My office has an exercise leave program that allows us to stack our two 15-minute breaks to leave early, arrive late, or use the time midday for exercise. This benefit may be used three times per week, and may be combined with our flexible schedule and lunch break to allow for longer midday exercise periods. We complete an annual form, signed by the employee, our boss, and our one-person HR department.

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Why Equity-Driven Talent Strategies Are The Competitive Advantage You Need

Speaker: Anise Wiley-Little

In today’s rapidly shifting workplace landscape, this presentation explores how Human Resources professionals can lead the transformation toward inclusive, equity-centered practices that don’t just align with organizational values but drive innovation, retention, and long-term profitability. Framed through the concept of the economics of belonging, we’ll examine how inclusive design across hiring, development, and leadership pipelines creates measurable value for both for-profit and nonprofit or

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Don’t Build an Organizational Culture They Like. Build One They Won’t Leave

Michael McKinney

O RDINARY doesn't cut it in organizations. It never did. But today, the market punishes average. Leaders who cling to comfort, who delay bold decisions, who tolerate mediocrity—these leaders don’t manage growth. They direct decline. The top 5% of your people create 95% of your value. These high performers expect more—and deliver more. They don’t wait for permission.

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my boss sent me a bereavement gift, then demanded to know how I felt when I received it

Alison Green

A reader writes: I’ve been at my current workplace a little less than two years – about six months more than our CEO, Ryan. We are a small arts charity in which I have a significant expert-type role, working part-time and freelance. Ryan comes across as an energetic and pleasant person, keen to make a success of the organization. As they settled into their role, our initially frequent contact has tailed off – especially as the work I do involves closer liaison with a middle manager and not much

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angry bosses having tantrums at work

Alison Green

Work is usually a place where people are expected to control their emotions. That doesn’t mean you turn off your feelings, obviously — but professionalism involves maintaining a pretty even outward keel. We’re not supposed to give someone the silent treatment, cry in every meeting, or yell at our colleagues. And yet, for some reason, in some offices, people yell.

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43 Informative Training Needs Assessment Questions To Ask Employees

AIHR

Around 70% of employees say they lack the professional skills they need, signaling the importance of solid training programs. However, to ensure this, you must conduct a training needs assessment and ask the right training needs assessment questions. These questions must focus on the skills and resources employees need to support business goals, boost productivity, and maintain quality.

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Rapid Marketing Performance Improvement

Chief Outsiders

With tariffs, the Middle East and trade tensions increasing the odds of a near-term recession and persistent inflation, it's more important than ever for CEO’s to increase marketing’s overall performance and the ROI of every marketing dollar spent. I created the Marketing Performance Index and Assessment to help CEO’s and their organizations quickly assess relative marketing performance.

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VMS Landscape: Why Companies Use VMS + Misconceptions

Refresh

Why do companies of all sizes embrace a Vendor Management System (VMS) as a workforce strategy? Modern VMS… The post VMS Landscape: Why Companies Use VMS + Misconceptions first appeared on The Express Blog.

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4 HR Priorities for 2025 to Supercharge Your Employee Experience

Speaker: Carolyn Clark and Miriam Connaughton

Forget predictions, let’s focus on priorities for the year and explore how to supercharge your employee experience. Join Miriam Connaughton and Carolyn Clark as they discuss key HR trends for 2025—and how to turn them into actionable strategies for your organization. In this dynamic webinar, our esteemed speakers will share expert insights and practical tips to help your employee experience adapt and thrive.

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From Concept to Execution: A Step-by-Step CEO Playbook for Go-to-Market Success, Part One

Chief Outsiders

Every CEO knows this nightmare scenario: Your team spent months crafting the "perfect" go-to-market strategy, only to watch it crumble during execution. Resources hemorrhage, timelines slip, and while you're still troubleshooting internal alignment issues, competitors are capturing the market opportunity you identified first.

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Research: Products Labeled as Sustainable Sell Better

Harvard Business Review

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should I have called campus police, my coworker is constantly away, and more

Alison Green

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Should I have called campus police? I’ve retired for a while now, but I have a question about the past. I worked in a science laboratory that didn’t interact with the public, in a field that attracts individuals who seek confirmation of their diagnoses and treatments. One day, I was having lunch when a peculiar man entered our lunchroom, looking for our laboratory.

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Leading Through Continuous Change

Harvard Business Review

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Is Your Background Screening Policy Built For 2025? What HR Leaders Need To Know Now

Speaker: Liz Charron

From evolving legislation to shifting workforce expectations, background screening is undergoing major transformation, and HR is in the driver’s seat. With new compliance requirements and growing scrutiny, today’s HR leaders must build programs that are not only audit-ready but outcome-driven. HR Management and Employee Relations Expert, Liz Charron, will delve into how HR teams can navigate the latest legal changes, connect screening to workforce ROI, and embed these practices into the very fab

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The Pain Paradox: How Fear of Pain Creates More Pain

Nir Eyal

In the opening shot of the music video for “Throw Some Ass,” the camera scans a clinical white sign: “Sofi Tukker Center for Asses That Don’t Move Good.” Inside the mock hospital, a heart monitor flatlines—until the beat drops. Suddenly, the music video erupts into a NSFW riot of sensual movement. The post The Pain Paradox: How Fear of Pain Creates More Pain appeared first on Nir and Far.

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Recalculating the Costs and Benefits of Gen AI

Harvard Business Review

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