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Steve Curtin | Creating Purpose At Work Through Revelation Conversation

Tanveer Nasser

No matter which industry your organization operates it, there’s a pretty high chance that you’re grappling with how to motivate and engage your employees in the daily work they do. This challenge has manifested itself in various ways – from the Great Resignation to more recently the notion of quiet quitting. Regardless of what we choose to call it, the underlying problem is the same – people don’t feel a strong connection to the work they do, and consequently are not as invested as leaders want

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10 Ways Tech Can Be Used for Good in Human Resources

Zenefits

Technology is constantly evolving, and it’s no surprise that it has made its way into the world of human resources. In fact, the HR technology market expects to pass $10 Billion in 2022 while supporting nearly 80% of all businesses. As human resource professionals add new tools, it is essential to consider how technology is used for good in the field and where businesses can implement strategic tools to improve efficiency.

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New Study: Making Friends Is Hard But Work Can Help

Forbes Leadership

Social isolation and loneliness have become wide-spread and a majority of people say they are actively looking for more friends—and in particular—close friends. Work tends to be a place to develop meaningful friendships.

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Using Technology to Manage and Track your Strategic Plan

Rhythm Systems Growth

This time of year, leaves are turning, kids are in school, and many business leaders are spending a great deal of time, energy, and resources creating a strategic plan for next year. Executives are gathering in meeting spaces or Zoom calls to work through discussions and decisions about the direction of their company and setting specific goals for 2023.

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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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35+ Exclusive Corporate Diwali Wishes For Your Employees

Vantage Circle

Are you sick of the same old holiday greetings and searching for some new and creative corporate Diwali wishes? If so, you've come to the right place! Diwali, one of India's biggest and most auspicious festivals, is extremely important in terms of celebrations at the workplace. Be it the Diwali gifts , bonus, traditional dress-up, lighting up the entire workplace area, Rangoli creation, sweet buffet spread, or super fun activities- everyone has a smile on their face, as this festival b

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are there times when you can’t ethically quit a job?

Alison Green

This post, are there times when you can’t ethically quit a job? , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I’ve read your site for a long time, so I’m pretty sure that your advice here is going to be to do what’s best for me (and if that’s leaving, then leave), but my question is: Are there circumstances under which you really shouldn’t leave a job?

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my ex-boss pretends I still work there, HR said my size is intimidating, and more

Alison Green

This post, my ex-boss pretends I still work there, HR said my size is intimidating, and more , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. Can HR say your size is intimidating other employees? My son, who is mid-20s and 6’5″ and weighs about 250 pounds, recently quit his job where he was disciplined on several occasions, mostly due to harassment.

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The Demands Of Millennials & Gen Z: A Guide To Meeting Their Needs

Forbes Leadership

Whether you’re a teacher, employer or parent, preparing for (or parenting) the next generation can be baffling. But they can’t be defined as a group. They are individuals that want to explore. They want to achieve at their highest capacity and be supported in their fullest humanity.

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Establishing Your Ethical Code

Thought Leaders LLC

Establishing an ethical code helps you behave in a manner that is consistent with the type of leader you want to be. As a leader, it’s important to set guidelines. We’ve all made bad decisions at some point. Wouldn’t it be great to have something that can prevent us from making a bad decision before it actually happens? So a leadership maxim designed to say, “Here are my rules of the road.

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14 Ways To Prepare For The Future Of Video Marketing

Forbes Leadership

From the explosive growth of social media platforms that rely on short, user-generated videos to a boom in AI-assisted scriptwriting, the future looks bright for video.

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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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4 Myths About In-Person Work, Dispelled

Harvard Business Review

When it’s actually beneficial to meet face to face — and when it’s not.

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NIH Announces $285 Million In New High-Risk, High-Reward Research Grants

Forbes Leadership

The National Institutes for Health (NIH) has announced that it is awarding 103 new research grants, totaling about $285 million, over the next five years as part of its High-Risk, High-Reward Research program.

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How to Defeat the Dark Side of Imagination

Leadership Freak

Imagination causes anxiety. I was afraid of the dark when I was a kid. Monsters lurked in the closet. I still imagine monsters where none exist. A headache is a brain tumor.

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What In-Store Experiences Look Like In A Post-Pandemic World

Forbes Leadership

When the pandemic hit, dozens of industries suffered from its effects. Particularly affected was the retail brick-and-mortar industry. As retail sales plummeted, in-store visitations slumped, and browsing all but became a thing of the past.

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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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Supporting Employees After Violence Against Their Community

Harvard Business Review

Research sheds light on what organizations can do when employees feel threatened because of their identity.

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The Role Of Communications In The Customer Experience Process

Forbes Leadership

Here’s why and how sharing insights from your customer success teams and leaders can help you communicate strategically about your commitment to fulfilling your mission.

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New California Law Protects Employee Cannabis Use — Off the Clock

Zenefits

A new law signed by Gavin Newsom will go into effect on January 1, 2024 that protects California workers from discrimination if they use cannabis products off duty and away from the workplace. AB 2188 — the law — applies to most employers, except the building and construction industries, and workers who are subject to federal drug testing requirements.

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Careers And Education Need To Go Hand In Hand —Or We Can Expect A Dropout Crisis For Working Adults

Forbes Leadership

Students who are working and attending college at the same time take breaks for a lot of reasons. But those who leave college altogether—with no intention of coming back—are much more likely to do so because the program they were in wasn’t the right fit for their career goals.

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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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In a Volatile World, Your Strategy Must Be Flexible

Harvard Business Review

Give yourself plenty of opportunities to change course.

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Educating Ownership Opportunities With Social Media And NFTs

Forbes Leadership

Julian Rodriguez is one Millennial using his background in crypto markets that reaches far back to the beginning days of the Ethereum project to propel his new venture of creative ownership, Momento NFT, a direct-to-fan NFT social network that lets fans own the best moments of content creators.

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Do You Need a Performance Coach?

Niagara Institute

When looking into professional coaching , whether for yourself or someone who works for you, you might find yourself with more questions than answers, especially after you begin Googling performance coaches. When you do, you’ll likely wonder what the difference between a performance coach and a life coach is. Or isn’t performance coaching the same as one-to-one coaching ?

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Are You Making The Most Of Your Data To Drive Quality Decision Making?

Forbes Leadership

We're either swimming in data, or starved for it. Translating data into insight, and foresight, is key in today's world of fast-paces, ambiguity-constant decision making. We have to leverage the data we have to make the best decisions possible. Here's how, no matter what size company you lead.

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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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On-the-Job Training: Examples, Benefits, and Best Practices

BetterUp

Jump to section. What do we mean by on-the-job training? Is on-the-job training effective? The benefits of on-the-job training. 5 types of on-the-job training. How to create an OJT training program.

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Everything You Need To Know About Navigating Inflation

Forbes Leadership

Struggling with inflation? Here is what you can do in your job to support yourself as costs rise.

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15 career coaching topics to explore with your coach

BetterUp

If you’re the type of person whose mind goes blank when someone asks you what you did last week, you’re not alone. But to get the most out of your career coaching session, it’s important to have an idea of what you’d like to discuss. In the moment, it can be hard to think of relevant topics that can help you get the most of out of your session. And in reality, many people aren’t sure exactly where to start in their first coaching session.

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Avoiding Conflict Will Only Hurt Your Family Business

Harvard Business Review

Beware the corrosive effects of fake harmony.

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9 Coaching Skills Every Effective Leader Needs

BetterUp

We’re all capable of learning, growing, and bettering ourselves.

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Strategic Alignment Empowers Educational Providers

SME Strategy

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Bad Manager: 6 Signs of a Bad Managemer

Get Lighthouse

In their "The State of the American Manager” study, Gallup found that half (50%) of all Americans have left a job to "get away from their manager at some point in their career.”. We've said it before, but it begs repeating: employees leave managers, not companies. And a bad manager can make employees leave in waves. A good manager can have a huge impact on not only the well-being, but the engagement and productivity of their team, as former Intel CEO Andy Grove pointed out in his classic, High O

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shouldn’t we hire younger candidates, coworker edited my email to make themself look better, and more

Alison Green

This post, shouldn’t we hire younger candidates, coworker edited my email to make themself look better, and more , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. Wouldn’t younger candidates be better at the jobs we’re hiring for? When does experience “age out?” I work at a small nonprofit that is trying to be “cutting edge” in our area, but they keep hiring older employees who don’t really know what they are doing.

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Organizational Ethics and HR: An Actionable Guide to Implement Business Ethics

AIHR

HR professionals have a unique vantage point when it comes to organizational ethics. In the scope of HR’s work, the department is often the first to see and address potential issues, which makes them an essential part of any organization’s ethical culture. People Teams can play a key role in shaping an organization’s ethical culture by implementing processes and protocols that align with the company’s values and mission.

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my employee is obsessed with cleaning

Alison Green

This post, my employee is obsessed with cleaning , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: One of my direct reports, Carol, is obsessed with cleaning, and I can’t get her to stop cleaning constantly. Carol loves cleaning, and she will talk about it non-stop. She just found a great new sponge that we should all start using.