Harvard Business Review

MARCH 6, 2024

Companies that make the decision to put marketing at the core of their growth strategy outperform the competition, according to McKinsey research. Specifically, both B2C and B2B companies who view branding and advertising as a top two growth strategy are twice as likely to see revenue growth of 5% or more than those that don’t (67% to 33%). Yet their research also showed that few CEOs recognize the potential for marketing as a growth accelerator.

Marketing 139

Marketing B2C B2B Advertising 139

Leadership Freak

MARCH 6, 2024

Positive psychology isn’t happy talk. Positive psychology concerns itself with things that cause people to flourish. I couldn’t list the 5 elements necessary to thrive during a coaching conversation yesterday (PERMA).

Leadership Development 108

Leadership Development 108

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 6, 2024

Professional relationships, like all interpersonal connections, tend to form between individuals who are similar to each other. And having a fixed belief that relationships tend to develop spontaneously can inhibit one from reaching out and building diverse relationships. A study indicates that embracing a growth mindset — believing that relationships can be cultivated through effort — can pave the way for boundary spanning networks.

Diversity 125

Diversity Inclusion Manager 125

Lolly Daskal

MARCH 6, 2024

The success of any organization hinges on its ability to retain its top talent. Your best employees are the driving force behind innovation, productivity, and sustained growth. Losing them can have a profound impact on your company’s performance. So, what can you do to ensure they stay committed and motivated? Here are six significant strategies to retain your best employees: Cultivate a Positive Culture: Creating a positive workplace culture is essential for retaining top talent.

Employee Engagement 99

Employee Engagement Inclusion Retention Leadership Development 99

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

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 6, 2024

Visibility in the workplace isn’t nice to have, it’s a necessity. Being seen and recognized for your work can open doors to new opportunities and propel your career forward. But that doesn’t have to come at the cost of becoming someone you’re not. Even as an introvert, you can find ways to play to your strengths. In this article, the author outlines five strategies to boost your visibility: 1) Speak up early in meetings. 2) Take the pressure off. 3) Ditch self-deprecation. 4) Leverage async meth

Manager 121

Manager 121

BetterUp

MARCH 6, 2024

Jump to section Do you lack optimism? Understanding optimism: beyond mere positivity Why is learning how to be optimistic so challenging? How to be optimistic: habits for cultivating optimism The importance of surrounding yourself with positive people Identifying your optimism style Unshakable pessimism: when to seek therapy services Learn how to be optimistic with coaching sessions It’s not easy to stay positive.

Travel 97

Travel Benefits 97

Alison Green

MARCH 6, 2024

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Should an employee pay for damage to a work vehicle when it was his fault? My husband is the office manager at a small, family-owned lawn service company. They have a lawn care employee, Jake, who my husband describes as a good employee (on time, good attitude, competent at daily tasks), but who has also made several significant mistakes in recent months.

Advertising 89

Advertising Travel Manager Marketing 89

AIHR

MARCH 6, 2024

Over the past few years, the traditional 9-5 workday has seen new work models emerge; one such is the hybrid work model — a blend of in-office and remote work. In fact, 54% of companies have a remote or hybrid work schedule and aren’t planning on returning employees to the office full-time. There are many hybrid work models that organizations can adopt and implement to suit the varying needs of their employees.

Banking 91

Banking Benefits Hospitality Travel 91

Alison Green

MARCH 6, 2024

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I’m a high-performing individual contributor in a small firm that is 100% remote. Our company culture really prioritizes teammate health: we put our therapy appointments on our calendar, take calls from the gym, and offer to pitch in for colleagues when they’re sick or just need bandwidth to deal with personal issues.

KPI 79

KPI Manager Compensation Accounts 79

Thought Leaders LLC

MARCH 6, 2024

Building chemistry between the members of your team is all about personalities, shared beliefs, and trust. It’s great to have a clear vision, a mission, a nice set of prioritized initiatives, and all the right people. But what starts differentiating a team from a high-performing team is chemistry and trust. These intangibles are some of the most critical elements of building a high-performing team, but they’re also some of the most elusive ones to build and capture.

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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

Alison Green

MARCH 6, 2024

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I am a healthcare provider buying a practice that I have worked at for the past three years. This will be an asset purchase, meaning legally all employees will be considered terminated by the previous business and re-hired by me (if I choose). There is one employee who has been there about four months, Sue, who I am concerned about keeping on.

Banking 77

Banking Assets Manager Scaling 77

Tanveer Nasser

MARCH 6, 2024

Over the past several months, there’s been a lot of attention paid to an organization’s workplace culture, particularly in terms of the on-going debate over the future of work. But at a time where it feels we’re going from one crisis to another, it is important for leaders to consider.

Diversity 62

Diversity 62

Alison Green

MARCH 6, 2024

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I’m working a large project with Hank, another manager who is my peer. We have divided our workload, and I am primarily supervising three of our staff, while Hank is supervising the remaining two. I have a friendly relationship with Samantha, one of the staff members who Hank supervises.

Manager 64

Manager 64

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 6, 2024

If you’re trying to build stronger relationships with your employees, this episode is for you.

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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

BetterUp

MARCH 6, 2024

Jump to section Understanding what needs repair in your romantic and platonic relationships How to fix a relationship: Laying the foundation for repair Tools for lasting change across relationships Reaching harmony in your romantic relationships You don't have to learn how to fix a relationship alone

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 6, 2024

Learn how they differed from their peers to drive exceptional value.

Strategic Planning 84

Strategic Planning Operations Manager 84

Help Scout Leadership

MARCH 6, 2024

Elevate your communication with sales email templates and best practices that engage and convert.

Sales 48

Sales Sales 48