Wed.Mar 19, 2025

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Conflict Resilience: Turn Argument to Advantage

Leadership Freak

Dont worry if theres conflict. Worry if there isnt. Disagreements are inevitable. Avoidance is the enemy. Conflict resilience helps you thrive during the inevitable. How can you turn discomfort into discovery? More.

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Stay Interviews: A Game-Changer for Employee Retention

Refresh

Unlike exit interviews, which gather feedback from employees who have already decided to leave, stay interviews proactively seek… The post Stay Interviews: A Game-Changer for Employee Retention first appeared on The Express Blog.

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How to Craft an Opportunity Statement

Leadership Freak

The dream beyond the hill isnt worth pursuit when nightmares feel normal. An unacceptable present energizes dissatisfaction. Dissatisfaction is the first step toward your dream. Begin with a nightmare, see a dream, craft an opportunity statement.

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Strategic Impact Initiatives Can Make Your Business Stronger

Harvard Business Review

What leaders can learn from successful efforts at Flexport and Twilio.

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The Hidden Skills That Separate Good Leaders from Great Ones

Speaker: Chandra McCormack, CPA, MBA, NACD.DC

Technical chops might open doors—but it’s the soft skills that keep them open. In the face of disruption, evolving workplace dynamics, and rising expectations of leadership, soft skills like communication, emotional intelligence, and presence have become core business essentials—not nice-to-haves. Join seasoned executive Chandra McCormack for a breakdown of how to lead with impact, connect with purpose, and cultivate a workplace culture that energizes rather than exhausts.

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Your Ultimate Guide To Continuous Feedback (Plus Tools To Use)

AIHR

A clear framework that includes goal setting, performance reviews, continuous feedback, and rewards motivates employees to perform at their best. In fact, 77% of employees who receive continuous feedback say their companys performance management system motivates them. This article explains how continuous feedback benefits both organizations and their employees, how HR can implement it effectively, and the key elements of a continuous feedback model.

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“The Manager’s Job,” 50 Years Later

Harvard Business Review

McGill University’s Henry Mintzberg revisits his award-winning HBR article.

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Alphabet CEO on AI as a Workplace Collaborator

Harvard Business Review

A conversation with Sundar Pichai about how Google is developing, deploying, and adopting AI.

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swiping on a coworker on a dating app, bosses gave a perk to their spouses instead of to employees, and more

Alison Green

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. Its five answers to five questions. Here we go 1. Is swiping on a coworker on a dating app grounds for an HR meeting? Asking for a friend: They absent-mindedly swiped on a coworker in a dating app (whom they asked out once two years earlier). Said coworker was uncomfortable with that and went to HR, and they all had a sit-down about leaving said coworker alone.

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How to Earn Respect as a First-Time Manager

Harvard Business Review

Learn how to address self-doubt while stepping into authority.

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is it bad for managers to sound frustrated?

Alison Green

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I’m wondering whether a good boss should ever show impatience. One of my employees, Jane, does a good job. I’ve given her a lot of (well-deserved) praise in public and private, and she’s said she’s happy in her work. However, she made a serious error the other day and when I brought it up with her, she shrugged and said it couldn’t be helped.

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Future of HR: Navigating Transformation in the Digital Age

Speaker: Jeremy York

Join us for a thought-provoking exploration of the rapidly evolving HR landscape as we examine how technological innovation, regulatory changes, talent strategies, and evolving diversity approaches are reshaping the profession. This webinar will provide HR professionals with practical insights on leveraging AI and emerging technologies while maintaining compliance in an increasingly complex regulatory environment.

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How to Use Focusing Questions

Thought Leaders LLC

Asking and answering these focusing questions can help you think of better solutions to your problems. As you define your problem, you should ask and answer some focusing questions to help you bound the solution space. You should ask things like, “What’s the real question?” Specify the objectives and timing that that stakeholder has asked of you.

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everyone likes me, so why am I not in the group chat?

Alison Green

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I started a new job about four months ago in a team of six people in a mid-sized company, and my five immediate coworkers have been nothing but nice and helpful. They answer all of my questions, take lots of time to explain stuff, include me in lunch plans, go out of their way to make sure I have the equipment I need, etc.

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How to Measure Company Culture: Key Metrics and Methods for Success

Vantage Circle

If you have landed on this blog, I am going to assume that you have a fair bit of idea about company culture. Maybe you have already started working on building a thriving culture that fuels collaboration, productivity, and retention. Perhaps you haven't quite figured out the part where you measure your company's culture. Well, you have come to the right place.

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