Fri.Jan 20, 2023

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The Most Common Mistakes Leaders Make and How to Avoid Them

Lolly Daskal

All leaders make mistakes. But, when leaders make mistakes it can have a negative impact on their team and the organization. Mistakes can cause confusion, frustration, and resentment among employees, and they can lead to decreased morale, productivity, and success. Listed below are common mistakes, I see my clients make as leaders, if you can avoid them please do: Leaders don’t communicating effectively.

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How to Motivate a Team with Low Morale in 5 Easy Steps

Get Lighthouse

At many companies, low morale is a fact of life. Any number of problems can stifle people, leaving them unmotivated and struggling to do their job. As a manager, you may feel low morale yourself; no one is immune to the harsh realities of the modern workplace. Gallup's engagement stats show us year after year that little is changing. On average, two of every three people are not engaged at work.

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FTC Proposes New Rule Banning Noncompete Agreements

Association Now Workplace

Earlier this month, the FTC proposed a rule to ban noncompete agreements, saying they hurt workers and hinder innovation. However, the proposed rule is already encountering opposition from business groups and appears likely to face legal challenges. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently proposed a new rule that would ban employers from imposing noncompete agreements on their workers.

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Amazon Wants To Help Community Colleges, HBCUs Teach AI

Forbes Leadership

Quality AI education is still out of reach for many students who don’t attend selective research universities including many Black and Latino/a students. Amazon hopes to change that by investing in AI education at community colleges and HBCUs.

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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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How To Ensure Resilience In Challenging Times

Chief Executive

As CEOs, we need to be prepared for unforeseen situations such as disrupted supply chain, pandemics, natural disasters, economic challenges and unfortunately, even wars. These events require decisive internal responses, such as changing suppliers, revisiting processes, restructuring the business, or cutting costs. Moreover, any change induced by an external event must be made with the customers’ best interest in mind.

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Carleton Is Latest Liberal Arts College To Add Tech-Based Apprenticeships

Forbes Leadership

Carleton College, a highly regarded private college in Northfield, Minnesota, is the latest example of a liberal arts college adding technically based apprenticeships to prepare its students for early-career employment in the business sector.

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University Of Virginia Receives Historic $100 Million Gift For New Biotechnology Institute

Forbes Leadership

The University of Virginia (UVA) has announced that it is launching a biotechnology institute, funded in large measure by a $100 million donation from Charlottesville entrepreneur and investor Paul Manning and his wife, Diane. The gift is one of the largest private donations to UVA in its history.

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Why We Need To Lead With Transparency

Chief Executive

I’ll be up-front with you, just like I am with my employees. The consulting firm I lead is entering the new year with lower growth expectations than previous years. We’re being conservative with our revenue projections, mostly because of the state of the economy. I’m hopeful that we’ll do better than planned, but I also want to be realistic. When I met with employees for our most recent monthly update meeting, I noted that we were going to make a plan for 2023 and that I had no concerns, b

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Government Should Help Small Business More, Says Research

Forbes Leadership

Government can help ensure that SMEs remain part of the global economy and contribute to economic growth. And, after all, that is the key to financial stability and prosperity.

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The Results Are In: Business Performance Predictions for 2023

Refresh

After the ups and downs of 2020 and 2021, this past year has had challenges of its own. But with a new year comes new opportunities and expectations. In December, we asked our readers to let us know what their business performance predictions are for 2023. The results may surprise you. With 59%, the top answer to the monthly poll was “We anticipate moderate growth,” followed by “We anticipate our growth will be flat,” with 26%.

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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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Why African-American Women Entrepreneurs Have Found Success Through Buying Existing Companies

Forbes Leadership

Although black women are the largest demographic of women starting businesses, many are bootstrapping and struggling for profit. As a result, many black women entrepreneurs have found greater success through buying and scaling existing companies.

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Trauma in the Workplace: What It Is And 5 Ways Leadership Can Help

BetterUp

Jump to section What is trauma in the workplace?

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Naomi Campbell On What To Expect In Her New MasterClass

Forbes Leadership

Naomi Campbell has graced a multitude of runways and magazine covers throughout her career and it’s safe to say the knowledge she’s picked up along the way is immeasurable. Now she’s imparting that same knowledge to the next generation of game-changers through her first-ever MasterClass.

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Experiential Intelligence: What It Is and How to Grow It

Michael McKinney

W HEN WE THINK of success and influence, there’s more to it than just IQ and EQ. What pulls it all together and contributes to our ability to show up and achieve our goals is the sum total of our experiences and what we take away from them. What we’re talking about is our Experiential Intelligence or our XQ. In Experiential Intelligence , author Soren Kaplan describes XQ as “the combination of mindsets, abilities, and know-how gained from your unique life experience that empowers you to achieve

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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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9 Global Experts Explore The Benefits And Challenges Of A 2023 Longevity Strategy

Forbes Leadership

A new executive role may be just around the corner according to global experts. Read how the integration of longevity strategy across all business functions may be the solution to the attraction, engagement and retention of talent–among other things.

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Research: How Price Changes Influence Consumers’ Buying Decisions

Harvard Business Review

Online shopping platforms allow people to see changes in a product’s price over time — offering opportunities for buyers and sellers alike.

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How To Model Anti-Racist Behaviors And Talk To Children About Race

Forbes Leadership

It is never too early to start raising an anti-racist child. Here are a few critical ways white parents can model anti-racist behaviors for their young children.

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4 Surprises All Leaders Face

Leadership Freak

Success gives the illusion of competence, but you don’t understand what you haven’t done. New leaders don’t understand leading like new parents don’t understand teenagers.

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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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14 Tactful Ways To Decline A Potential Coaching Engagement

Forbes Leadership

While saying “no” to taking on a prospective coaching engagement might be difficult in the moment, it’s often a positive move in the long run for both parties, allowing each to find a better match.

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It’s Time to Cement Telehealth’s Place in U.S. Health Care

Harvard Business Review

Five priorities to ensure federal and state regulators build on the progress achieved during the pandemic.

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Remote Work Training: Unlocking The Potential Of Your Remote Team

Forbes Leadership

Remote work training is essential for companies to fully realize the benefits of remote work and avoid common pitfalls, such as increased productivity, improved employee satisfaction, managing cognitive biases, cost-effectiveness and flexibility.

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weekend open thread – Jan. 21-22, 2023

Alison Green

This post, weekend open thread – Jan. 21-22, 2023 , was written by Alison Green and published 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: Mouth to Mouth , by Antoine Wilson.

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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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5 Tips To Mastering Livestream Shopping Events

Forbes Leadership

A study by Coresight Research estimates that the livestream market will be worth $35 billion in the U.S. by 2024. Let’s look at the key steps to ensure live-streaming events are successful and how brands can get on board.

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What Is a Religious Accommodation Under Title VII?

Zenefits

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 forbids workplace discrimination that is based on a number of legally protected characteristics. One of those characteristics is religion. The federal law requires that employers reasonably accommodate an applicant’s or an employee’s sincerely held religious belief unless the accommodation would pose an undue hardship.

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Hearing Health Startup Orka Wants To Make Hearing Aids As Cool As AirPods With Its Orka One Device

Forbes Leadership

The team is committed to do their part in shepherding the healthcare industry towards a more modern form that embraces cutting-edge tech like that in Orka’s hearing aid.

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Seven Tips For Making Better Presentations

Eric Jacobson

Before making your next presentation, consider these tips from Michelle D. Gladieux , author of the new book, Communicate With Courage : Succinct stories that illicit emotional response are great hooks. Vary your voice to capture attention: modulate volume, rate, pitch, pace, and tone. Comparisons and analogies are powerful. Ask questions, such as, “What does what I’m sharing remind you of?

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Mindset Matters: The Art And Science Of Data In The Disability Economy

Forbes Leadership

This column explores a new frontier of the Disability Economy, the role of data analytics and the need for standardization. However, there is a need for balance between data and culture building to enhance longterm sustainability and growth.

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3 Reasons Skills Tests Are Great Learning and Development Tools

Zenefits

Skills tests can massively help out companies when it comes to the training and development of their employees. They’re tools that HR teams should include when creating their L&D strategies both for new employees and also for current senior employees. But how exactly do skills tests help out in learning and development? This question and many more will be answered in this article.

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Co-Production: How To Move Beyond Token Gestures For Diversity And Inclusion In 2023

Forbes Leadership

Co-production is working well in research, and its principles could be the method by which we operationalise authentic communication in workplace EDIB. Professor Sue Fletcher-Watson, from Edinburgh University explained what this means and how it operates.

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I Experienced Serious Burnout. Here’s How You Can Avoid It

Chief Executive

It’s one thing to read about burnout; it’s another thing to have it come knocking on your door. I’ve experienced the latter. That’s why I’m now such a firm proponent of putting measures in place to prevent burnout for everyone—including executives. A Deloitte survey found that more than three-quarters of workers have felt burnout. That’s a considerable number.

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How The Wave Of Layoffs Shifts Power Dynamics

Forbes Leadership

In a memo to employees on Friday, Alphabet, Google’s parent company, announced its plans to lay off around 12,000 people. The downsizing is the largest in the search engine’s history. After years of catering to its workers, the tech companies are now bowing to their shareholders.

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Change Management Communication: A Complete Guide For 2023

Walk Me

Change management communication is an essential process for cultivating success and agility within an organization. It not only helps stakeholders comprehend what changes are being made, why such modifications need to be done, and how it will influence them; it also provides timely information and materials to meet certain milestones. It’s the responsibility of business leaders to effectively implement change management initiatives across the organization—and effective change management co