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The Power of Repetition: the Secret of Successful Leaders

Get Lighthouse

"I've already said it, why would I need to repeat it?". It's an innocent sounding thought, but it's a dangerous one for any leader that wants to be truly effective. The power of repetition is every leader's best friend. Repeating yourself may seem annoying to you at first, but it's important to make sure your key messages and actions are given a chance to sink in.

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How Leaders Can Take Feedback in Stride

Association Now Leadership

Anybody in the C-suite knows handling criticism is part of the job. But ensuring that you hear honest opinions requires planning. There are probably people who approach critical feedback at the office with excitement and enthusiasm, but I’ve yet to meet them. More likely, the prospect of receiving feedback involves at least a momentary flash of dread: A sense that a misstep you weren’t aware of will be exposed, a shortcoming will be amplified out of proportion, you’ll stand accused of something

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Shedding Daylight On Control In College Admission

Forbes Leadership

Our collective “falling back” always arrives at a moment in the college admission cycle when students and counselors are hustling to submit early applications. This confluence of rituals is an annual reminder of what we can and cannot control.

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46 Amazing Recipes For Thanksgiving Potluck In Office

Vantage Circle

The first image that comes to mind when we think of Thanksgiving is of a delicious, comforting, and (sometimes) extravagant feast. A full table laden with several courses of delicious delicacies with the turkey at its center. For a holiday centered around food, what better way to celebrate this day than by hosting a Thanksgiving potluck at the workplace?

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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 Determine Your Superpowers And Use Them To Supercharge Your Success

Forbes Leadership

Can you describe what makes you exceptional? Get clear about your superpowers and use them to stand out and achieve your goals.

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boss confided family issues to me, I don’t want my horrible manager at my wedding, and more

Alison Green

This post, boss confided family issues to me, I don’t want my horrible manager at my wedding, and more , was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. Boss confided family issues to me … and my manager is interrogating me about it. I have worked for a small company for just under a decade.

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How (and What) Employee Training Tools Are Helping HR and Business Managers More Effectively Train the Workforce

Zenefits

What kind of workforce development tools do you use to help train your staff? Innovative employee training tools emerge every year, and they’re worth a look. Solutions abound to support training new employees and existing staff with onboarding, learning new skills, and advancing the skills they already possess. These tools can also be used to create a benchmark for tracking and measuring employee productivity and performance.

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UC Berkeley Sees Increase In Humanities Majors. Start Of A Trend Or Just An Exception?

Forbes Leadership

The University of California, Berkeley reports that it’s seeing a recent rebound in students interested in the humanities. That's a welcome development after more than a decade of decline in the number of students declaring a humanities major.

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What’s Your Learning and Development Strategy, and Why Does It Matter?

Zenefits

Ask any successful company, and chances are they’ll confirm: A good learning and development strategy can be a game changer. Essentially, learning and development (L&D) supports organizational growth and development by supporting that of individuals and teams. It helps ensure that employees can tackle changes or challenges in their field, industry, or even within the workplace environment.

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New Data Proves Flexible Work Really Works: 7 Factors For Success

Forbes Leadership

Thinking of when, where and how work happens, the most positive future is a world of both-and, rather than either-or—where people have more choice and control over their schedules and their working approaches. And new data proves positive links between flexibility and all kinds of benefits.

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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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The Best Leadership Book Of 2021

Eric Jacobson

Soon, I will share my pick for the Best Leadership Book of this year (2022). In the meantime, here's a reminder of what I selected as the Best Leadership Book of 2021. Flashback : This time each year, I select my pick for best new leadership book for the year. For 2021, my pick is, Heart First , Lasting Leadership Lessons From A Year That Changed Everything , by David Grossman , published in July 2021.

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3 Ways To Be A Vulnerable Leader And Why It Pays Off In Spades

Forbes Leadership

A leading CEO shares the secret to modern-day leadership. This less common approach of being a "goodwill hunter" is backed by evidenced-based research, and it garners big time rewards for employees and the organization.

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How Do You Know If Your CBD Is Legit?

Forbes Leadership

It's the Wild West in the exploding CBD marketplace, which is expected to reach $47 billion in sales by 2028. That means not all products are legit. Jay Hartenbach, founder and executive chairman of MedTerra, and Daniel Young, founder and CEO of Black Dahlia, offer their CBD advice to consumers.

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Rising Inflation Impacts Annual Divorce Filings

Forbes Leadership

With the highest inflation rates in 40 years, economists are debating whether divorce rates will soon hit historic highs or plunge to new lows.

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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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Five Strategies For Creating A Future-Ready Workforce

Forbes Leadership

According to PWC, demographic trends help determine how scarce or plentiful workers are—and have substantial economic and social implications. Here are five strategies to creating a future-ready workforce.

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XSET’s Erin Ashley Simon Provides Esports Opportunites For The Underserved, Underrepresented Talent

Forbes Leadership

Erin Ashley Simon, multimedia personality and co-owner of XSET, helps shape the organization’s culture and facilitate connections and content in and around music, entertainment and the gaming. She provides more industry-focused opportunities for those from marginalized communities.

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The 2022 Election Is About Power And Parents Are Driving It

Forbes Leadership

In seven of the most interesting states to watch this Tuesday, not only are some candidates making education freedom one of their top three central issues to garner support, but it’s uniquely bi-partisan - as it should be.

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Brink App Aims To Increase Disability Vote Share Ahead Of Midterm Polling Day

Forbes Leadership

Brink, an app designed to enable an easier and more accessible experience at elections for voters with disabilities is poised to help grow the disability vote share during the U.S. midterm elections.

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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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5 Strategies To Prepare For Potential Layoffs

Forbes Leadership

It pays to prepare for economic uncertainty. Here are five ways to prepare for potential layoffs while remaining productive at your current job.

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American Dreamers: How Meta’s New CFO, Susan Li, Embraced Being Different

Forbes Leadership

American Dreamers: How Meta’s New CFO, Susan Li, Embraced Being Different.

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U.S. Immigration Critics Ignore Canada’s Welcome Mat For Immigrants

Forbes Leadership

Canada admits four times as many immigrants as the United States as a percentage of its population.

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How To Prevent The Next Student Loan Crisis

Forbes Leadership

Require colleges to compensate the government when borrowers cannot pay back their loans, and use the revenue to boost financial aid.

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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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Governor Lujan Grisham’s Free College Plan For New Mexico Boosts Enrollment

Forbes Leadership

New Mexico introduced a generous free college plan this year, it appears to be working.

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What I Learned By Launching A New Course On Sales Analytics

Forbes Leadership

My goal is not to turn sales leaders into data scientists, but rather to help them build a high-performing sales organization.

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ICYMI: The Digital Ad News You Haven’t Been Reading (And What You’re Missing As A Result)

Forbes Leadership

Native search is up for grabs as more young people experience the internet through social or entertainment apps—and naturally stay there to do their searches.

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Is ‘Fake News’ Creeping Into Your Belief System?

Forbes Leadership

You may think you're immune from falling for fake news. You're don't.

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Former VP Of Amazon Preaches A Frictionless Experience

Forbes Leadership

If you don’t make it really simple and easy for customers, someone else will.”.

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The Neuroscience Behind Mental Exhaustion—And How To Prevent It

Forbes Leadership

How to prevent and overcome mental exhaustion in a few simple steps.

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