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Taking bookings for 2023

Suzi McAlpine

I don’t want to be a Debbie Downer, but burnout doesn’t seem to be going away. In fact, since I published my book Beyond Burnout in 2020, rates of burnout around the world have soared. We can’t go blaming the pandemic for all our burnout woes (it was on the rise prior to covid-19). But… The post Taking bookings for 2023 first appeared on Suzi McAlpine | The Art of Leadership.

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Three Essential Rules for Influencing Your Colleagues

Scott Elbin

One of the big differences between leaders who shape the bigger picture for a company and those that hit a ceiling and stay stuck in their functional roles is that the big picture leaders are way better at influencing their colleagues. I’ve had some amazing big picture leaders and influencers as executive coaching clients over the years and was talking with one of them last week.

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Predictors of Job Performance: What Drives Insurance Sales Agents [Case Study]

AIHR

Understanding predictors of job performance enables organizations to assess candidates for relevant characteristics and, ultimately, hire people who will help the company succeed. Drivers of performance differ per job and organization, and you need to pinpoint them correctly to create impact. Let’s have a look at how an organization assessed predictors of job performance of insurance sales agents.

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I’m biased against people who went to women’s colleges

Alison Green

This post, I’m biased against people who went to women’s colleges , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I have a strong opinion about something that is making me biased as a manager. I am a woman and I dislike the idea of women’s colleges. I feel things people cannot help like age, race, disability, or sexual orientation are not the same as college choice.

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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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Discovering Accessibility In Brands And Beyond With Alexa Heinrich

Forbes Leadership

Alexa Heinrich is an award-winning social media manager in Central Florida and the creator of the websites Accessible Social and Social Media Tea.

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Introvert Leadership: Tips for Managing Introverts (or being an Introverted Leader yourself)

Management30 Leadership

Do you consider yourself an introvert, or do you recognize introverts in your work team? According to research carried out by various academics, introverts represent a large proportion of employees. So whether you are an introverted person or not, the following content should enhance your leadership journey. The post Introvert Leadership: Tips for Managing Introverts (or being an Introverted Leader yourself) appeared first on Management 3.0.

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Ramon Richards Has Spent Two Decades Preparing To Be Fannie Mae’s CIO

Forbes Leadership

Ramon Richards has been with Fannie Mae for 23 years. He had six roles prior to taking on the chief information officer role in 2021. He has gained mightily from learning Fannie Mae's business across that tenure, but the firm has gained mightily from him and his team, as well.

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The Problem with Boxes – Remarkable TV

Kevin Eikenberry

Boxes are useful. They help us to carry and move things. They have sides. They have tops. They’re also static. You can get only so much volume in them. People, however, are not boxes. People can grow and expand and move and strengthen. People are not boxes. So how is it that we actually put […]. The post The Problem with Boxes – Remarkable TV appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Focusing On Unicorns Is The Wrong Approach

Forbes Leadership

The startup world tends to focus heavily on so-called unicorns, but new research suggests that might be the wrong approach for societies to take to boost their economy.

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8 Ways To Beat Back Pressure In Real Time

Chief Executive

Collaboration tends to suffer when it’s most needed: in times of extreme pressure or crisis. Findings from our analyses of the 2008 financial crisis underscore that pressure on individuals and teams can threaten collaboration—which means that those businesses miss out on opportunities for innovation, joint problem solving and other ways to tap into their employees’ collective brain.

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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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Women Over 40 Disappear From Television, According To New Study

Forbes Leadership

According to a new report, at about the age of 40, female characters begin to disappear in substantial numbers from both broadcast and streaming programs. And behind the scenes on these programs, women are still vastly underrepresented, particularly in director roles.

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Startups, Don’t Pin Your Hopes on VC Dry Powder

Harvard Business Review

Even with $290 billion in committed capital, venture capitalists may slow their pace of investing — and focus on the companies they’ve already backed.

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Women Untethered: Why Representation In MacArthur ‘Genius Grants’ Matters

Forbes Leadership

Women dominate the recently announced list of MacArthur Foundation’s “genius grant” winners—for the fourth year of the last five, they constitute the majority of the list, earning 15 of the 25 slots.

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3 Ways to Lead a Know-It-All

Leadership Freak

You don’t wonder what a know-it-all thinks even though a little mystery would be nice. Know-it-alls close their minds and open their mouths. A know-it-all: 3 ways to lead a know-it-all: #1.

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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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Menopause And ADHD: Bouncing Back With Boundaries

Forbes Leadership

Wouldn't it be great if the menopause signalled your time to shine? There's something very liberating about getting to a point in life where you no longer crave other's approval and just want to get on with your own work.

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Delivering Happiness CEO Jenn Lim Shares Insights About Four-Day Workweeks

Eric Jacobson

You’ve likely heard more about the four-day workweek concept lately, and discussions about the pros and cons of a shortened workweek undoubtedly will increase in the coming years. Recently, more than 70 British companies started testing a four-day workweek. Halfway through the six-month trial, most respondents said there has been no loss in productivity – and some actually reported significant improvement.

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Only 4% Of Employees Disclose A Disability, But New HR Tools And Training Could Upend That Trend

Forbes Leadership

Disclosure of a disability at work is, ideally, about asking for the resources or flexibility you need to do your best work, but currently, it’s not safe or low-barrier for employees.

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How to win buy-in from senior stakeholders

Liquid Planner Leadership

Ask any project manager why projects fail, and you’ll get a long list of reasons. One of the things at the top of most lists will be people: specifically, not having buy-in for the project. Without support, even the best ideas fail before they really get going. . It’s a common problem, but it doesn’t have to be your problem. In this article, we’ll share 3 easy ways to get stakeholder buy-in for your projects so you can start strong and finish successfully. .

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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 “Great Breakup” And Why Women Leaders Are Leaving Companies At Higher Rates

Forbes Leadership

We are in the midst of a “Great Breakup," where women leaders are demanding more from work, and are more likely to switch jobs to get their needs met, according to the just-released Women in the Workplace Report 2022 from LeanIn.

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we need to tell our remote employees they can’t take care of young kids while they’re working

Alison Green

This post, we need to tell our remote employees they can’t take care of young kids while they’re working , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: We are in the place many employers are where we are needing to walk back our pandemic-era policy around children being home when people are working. For context, this is a call center job so people are on the phone with customers the majority of the day.

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Move Over, Elon: This Under 30 CEO Just Raised $8 Million To Build A Next-Generation Brain Implant

Forbes Leadership

Paul Le Floch’s company, Axoft, is developing brain implants made from soft, flexible materials that reduce injury and could treat disorders such as cerebral palsy.

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Chewy.com’s Make-or-Break Logistics Dilemma

Harvard Business Review

Should the online pet products retailer take its e-commerce fulfillment in house, despite the risks?

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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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4 Tips To Learn To Normalize Change

Forbes Leadership

Research shows that only 30% of all changes are successful because people grow weary of changing when efforts are unsuccessful or unsustainable over time. These 4 tips can help you learn to normalize change.

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should I put more effort into making friends at work?

Alison Green

This post, should I put more effort into making friends at work? , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I started at my company almost five years ago. I’m married and was pregnant when I started, and though I worked full-time and more than satisfied my boss, I didn’t get along well with many of the other women on my team who were in different life stages and had different work ethics than myself.

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7 Secrets To Improve Your Employee Engagement Survey

Forbes Leadership

Nearly every company conducts an employee engagement survey. But employee survey research from Leadership IQ finds that only 22% of companies are achieving good results from their employee engagement surveys.

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We Need a Global System for Testing and Approving Cancer Treatments

Harvard Business Review

A standardized international process could reduce cancer deaths by 10–20%, saving millions of lives.

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Menopause And Work: Ending the Stigma

Forbes Leadership

Today we mark World Menopause Day – an important occasion for raising awareness of the menopause and the many ways it can impact the lives of people going through it.

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NASA’s Science Head on Leading Space Missions with Risk of Spectacular Failure

Harvard Business Review

A conversation with Thomas Zurbuchen on managing complexity, expert teams, and big budgets.

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Here's How To Hunt For A Job Before (And After) The Recession Hits

Forbes Leadership

With a recession looming, it’s normal to feel anxious about keeping your job or landing a new one. Rather than worry too much, take these concrete steps to put yourself in the best position possible to weather any tough times ahead.

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4 Common Cyber Threats Every Business Owner Needs Protection Against

Zenefits

Not only are more customers shopping online since the pandemic , the majority of purchasing transactions are recorded digitally. Protecting your business and customer data is now a must. It’s time to educate yourself on common cyber threats and what you can do to avoid cyber attacks that can wreak havoc on your business. 1. Phishing. A phishing attack is almost like the cyber version of a con artist’s scheme — a malicious user sends you an email from what appears to be a trusted source (e.g. yo

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Healthtech's Remarkable Success During The Pandemic Is On The Line

Forbes Leadership

During the pandemic, in-person medical services were restricted as governments tried to contain Covid-19 spread, leading many patients to replace them with healthtech solutions. But now that the pandemic’s effects are easing, is healthtech starting to cool off?

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4 Ways to Combat Imposter Syndrome on Your Team

Harvard Business Review

Managers often fail to recognize the problem until it’s too late.

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