Fri.Sep 02, 2022

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How The Military Junta Diminished The Right To A Fair Trial And The Rule Of Law In Myanmar

Forbes Leadership

On September 2, 2022, the United Kingdom's former ambassador to Myanmar Vicky Bowman, and her husband Htein Lin, prominent artist and former political prisoner, have each been sentenced to one year in prison. Both were charged with breaching immigration laws.

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Future-Proof Your Strategy: Capabilities Analysis

UVA Darden

Future-Proof Your Strategy: Capabilities Analysis. burtonc. Thu, 09/01/2022 - 20:56. 31 August 2022. Strategy. Leadership & Management. Aine Doris. Robust strategic analysis is just the first step toward executing an effective and sustainable business strategy. Successful leaders and organizations are those who know how to formulate and then implement a strategic plan to full effect.

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11 Ways Companies Can Address Workforce Shortages

SHRM Organizational Development

With immigration to the U.S. being at its lowest levels in decades, what is one thing companies can do to fill critical or high-skilled job openings? To help you best recruit skilled talents to mitigate the growing workforce shortage, we asked business leaders and HR managers this question for their best insights. From searching specialized social networks to shifting attention to a pipeline-driven approach, there are several directions companies may take to.

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Women STEM Faculty Are Paid Less For Their Research Productivity Than Men

Forbes Leadership

A new study of more than 3,000 university faculty has found that tenure-track women working in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) fields receive smaller salary advantages tied to their research productivity than do men.

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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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it’s your Friday good news

Alison Green

This post, it’s your Friday good news , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. It’s your Friday good news! 1. “I have worked in the same role for 3 years, on a two-person team: just me and my supervisor. Our working relationship was decent at first, but during the summer of 2020 my boss started treating me terribly, likely due to the stress we were all under working in an essential service.

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Reinventing The Art Of The Handshake Deal

Forbes Leadership

Both Martin Hess of the American Club Association and Jason Miller of Strategic Advisor Board are masters at building relationships before business. They have formed a historic partnership to help business owners do the same.

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Feeling The Job Search Blues? Here’s What To Do

Forbes Leadership

Higher-level job seekers like executives and directors often feel the "job search blues" harder than anyone else due to the pressure they face and the attachment they have to their careers.

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new receptionist’s shopping habit, resigning while covering for my boss, and more

Alison Green

This post, new receptionist’s shopping habit, resigning while covering for my boss, and more , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go…. 1. New receptionist has a shopping habit. Two months ago I hired a new receptionist, one of my few direct reports. She is young and this is her first office job.

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In Dialogue: Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio On Racing The Tour De France Femmes Avec Zwift And Women’s Professional Cycling, Part 2

Forbes Leadership

I recently had the pleasure of speaking with South African professional cyclist Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio, who competed in the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift—the first women’s Tour De France in over 30 years—and was also the first UCI Esports World Champion.

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4 Surprising Times to Express Gratitude

Leadership Freak

You’ll never be great and ungrateful at the same time. Gratefulness sees advantage where ungratefulness sees obstacle. Unexpressed gratitude is ungratefulness. 4 surprising times to express gratitude #1.

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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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‘Presentism’ May Be Stoking Doubts About Schools’ Ability To Teach History

Forbes Leadership

Americans are losing faith in the ability of public schools to teach controversial issues. One factor could be the way colleges train prospective teachers to approach history.

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open thread – September 2-3, 2022

Alison Green

This post, open thread – September 2-3, 2022 , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. It’s the Friday open thread! The comment section on this post is open for discussion with other readers on any work-related questions that you want to talk about (that includes school). If you want an answer from me, emailing me is still your best bet*, but this is a chance to take your questions to other readers. * If you submitted a question to me recently, please do not repost it he

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12 Lessons Today’s Leaders Can Learn From Infamous CEOs

Forbes Leadership

Many infamous CEOs found success in spite of bad behavior or major faux pas, and stories of their missteps and poor decision making that land in the press give up-and-coming leaders valuable opportunities to learn from their mistakes.

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employer invited me to interview but then canceled within 24 hours

Alison Green

This post, employer invited me to interview but then canceled within 24 hours , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I’m in the middle of a job search, fresh out of college (I used your advice to write my first-ever cover letter, so thanks!) and I just had a strange experience. Last week, I applied to a receptionist role at a niche school in my neighborhood.

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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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Why Do Struggling Firms Sacrifice Board Diversity?

Forbes Leadership

In the last decade, diversity has become the buzzword for large corporations, especially when it comes to forming a board of directors. Regulators and private investors are joining the rally, with shareholders pressuring firms to appoint female and racial minorities in their most senior positions.

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When faced with a risky decision, what do you do?

Thought Leaders LLC

Our reader poll today asks: When faced with a risky decision, what do you do? I make the decision quickly, accept the risk, and am willing to adjust just as quickly 18.09%. I pause, gather more information, build a risk mitigation plan, then decide 64.19%. I delay the decision, gather a lot of information, and decide later 14.89%. I stall, get caught in analysis paralysis, and never make a decision 2.83%.

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Five Commitments Leaders Can Make In Difficult Times

Forbes Leadership

During changes and shifts in the market, it is helpful for leaders to make commitments that will push them and their team to find new ideas to succeed even in difficult times.

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The Partnership for Central America: Encouraging Economic Development

UVA Darden

The Partnership for Central America: Encouraging Economic Development. burtonc. Thu, 09/01/2022 - 21:08. 2 September 2022. Global Economies & Markets. Business, Ethics & Society. Public-Private Partnerships. Maggie Morse. The Social Challenge. Economic Development and the Root Causes of Migration. Irregular migration from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador to the United States is deeply rooted in a lack of economic opportunity, high levels of violence and citizen insecurity, an increase in clim

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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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The Goldilocks Jobs Report: Here’s Why It’s Important To Your Career

Forbes Leadership

The United States added 315,000 jobs last month, according to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics. Friday’s jobs report is a Goldilocks scenario for Federal Reserve Bank chair Jerome Powell.

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Setting Goals: Assuring Employees They Can Achieve and Celebrate

Zenefits

Setting goals gives employees ownership of their success and the success of the company. We want staff members to grow and develop on the job, increasing their worth to the organization and themselves. With specific goals, they can achieve that growth, build on it, and become even more valuable members of the team. When goals are vague they’re unattainable.

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For Companies, Diversity, Equity And Inclusion Often Means Gender Diversity

Forbes Leadership

When companies focus on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), they often report on gender diversity - though most only have a narrow definition of gender diversity, as a new report reveals.

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Can Zombie Firms Survive Rising Interest Rates?

Harvard Business Review

They feast on cheap credit, which is drying up.

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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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14 Tips To Ensure A Productive Off-Site Leadership Strategy Retreat

Forbes Leadership

Leadership strategy retreats are meant to provide a way for leaders throughout an organization to come together outside of the workplace, communicate and learn more about one another, the company and how to reach shared goals, but these sessions aren't always as productive they could be.

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Raise Your Game With the Benefits of Eustress

BetterUp

Jump to section. How eustress works. 10 benefits of eustress. How to know you’re experiencing eustress. When is stress unhealthy? Examples of eustress in everyday life. How to add eustress to your life. The bottom line.

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What DEI Training Can Learn From Cultural Competency In Medical Education

Forbes Leadership

For DEI programs to be successful, trainings must look to develop all components of interpersonal and organizational decision making. This means it has to be skills-oriented as much as it is knowledge-based.

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“Why Are You Interested in This Position?”: How to Answer

BetterUp

Jump to section. What is the purpose of the question "Why are you interested in this position"? 5 steps to build a strong answer to "Why are you interested in this position?". Common mistakes to avoid. Sample answers to "Why are you interested in this position?". For the future.

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The Critical Project Management Step That Too Many Organizations Skip

Forbes Leadership

Most people mistakenly believe that the first step of project management is planning, but it's not. Skipping the initiating phase is a recipe for wasting valuable time and resources on horrible ideas that should never have been greenlit in the first place.

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Why Are You Leaving Your Current Job? Here Are the 6 Best Answers

BetterUp

Jump to section. Why do interviewers want to know? 6 best responses to “Why did you leave your last job?”. Watch out for these landmines. The hallmarks of a perfect response. Sample answers. Be prepared to keep it simple.

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How To Keep ‘Virtual’ A Go-To Destination For Business Events

Forbes Leadership

For users ranging from convention center marketing teams to those responsible for engaging a global workforce, hybrid and virtual events can keep a brand top of mind for stakeholders who may still be homebound.

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7 Hiring Strategies for Small Businesses that Don’t Suck

Zenefits

Small business owners face unique challenges. With so many tasks to complete, it can be difficult to carve out time for hiring and recruitment. However, without a steady and capable team working behind them, small businesses struggle to compete. That’s why small businesses must get creative with their hiring strategies. Simply hanging that “now hiring” sign in the window won’t cut it anymore.

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Travel Insurance Brands Aren't What They Used To Be: Here's How To Compete

Forbes Leadership

Consider borrowing strategies from the new travel insurance startups that have hit the scene rather than returning to the legacy approaches you've utilized in the past.

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How Companies Can Be Proactive — Not Reactive — on Social Issues

Harvard Business Review

Four steps to operationalize your values.