Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

People are among the most prized assets of many startup companies, so when employees leave after an acquisition, it can be a substantial loss for the acquiring company. Why do so many startup employees leave, and how do startup acquisitions impact their careers? Using U.S. Census Bureau data from 1990 to 2011 that encompasses 230,000 acquired startup workers, the author researched these questions and discovered significantly higher turnover rates among acquired workers compared to regular hires.

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Andrew Chen

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The “ Dinner Party Jerk ” test is a solution to a common problem: Startups often struggle at pitching their team, even though for the earliest stage companies, it’s incredibly important to do it well to raise capital — as I’ve described it below: Pre-seed- Bet on the team ‍ Seed- Bet on the product Series A- Bet on the traction Series B- Bet on the revenue Series C- Bet on the unit economics To figure out if you are properly pitching yourself in your team, run the thought experiment of de

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

In our digital age, smartphones have become a double-edged sword, offering boundless information at our fingertips while silently ensnaring us in a web of overdependence. Unchecked phone use can erode our mental well-being, dull our professional edge, and disrupt our most cherished relationships. Yet, by recognizing the stealthy creep of phone addiction, we can begin to redraw the boundaries and be more intentional about when we engage.

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Lolly Daskal

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

In today’s hyper-connected world, we’re constantly bombarded with demands and the relentless drive to stay competitive. Yet, it’s crucial to understand that not all urgency holds equal value. Within our organizations, a significant portion of what we perceive as urgency is, in reality, false urgency—a whirlwind of activity that often leads to little progress.

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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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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Public company boards are typically focused on oversight, supporting the management team while keeping a respectful distance from day-to-day operations. In contrast, boards of companies owned by private equity tend to be much more hands-on. Often populated by former CEOs, these boards are more likely to get involved in shaping strategy and culture, providing information to the company, and actively engaging with future CEO candidates further in advance of succession.

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AIHR

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

According to research from LinkedIn’s Future of Recruiting , 87% of talent acquisition (TA) professionals indicate that recruiting is becoming more strategic. This indicates a shift in the role of recruiting leaders towards a focus on driving business change. Knowing the difference between sourcing vs. recruiting is essential in creating a smart and strategic hiring plan for talent acquisition.

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Michael Hyatt

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Most people approach the future like someone armed with a machete in dense undergrowth: they find their way by trying to see past everything competing for their attention, knocking aside obstacles as necessary. The result? Wasted energy and lack of direction. Creating a plan for your life is like building a railroad: it provides a […] The post The 4 Essential Questions for Any Life Plan appeared first on Full Focus.

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BetterUp

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Learn about 15 of the highest-paying tech jobs and transition into a lucrative career. Find out what it takes to hold and excel in these roles.

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Leadership Freak

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Confusion about the path to success obscures the obvious. There are four factors of success. Not three. Not five. Four and only four. The path is the same for everyone.

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Leadership Development 92

SME Strategy

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

India’s first unicorn gallops its way into this episode of Strategy and Leadership Podcast. Today, the Founder and CEO of Mu Sigma , Dhiraj Rajaram, takes us into the journey of Mu Sigma in becoming India’s first unicorn and how he leads the company to its success. He also mentions how data and information shape the decisions of leaders and why that is important.

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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.

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Nir Eyal

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

You could feel the excitement buzzing through the WhatsApp channel. An A-list fitness guru reportedly spending millions of dollars yearly to reverse aging was in town to hold an in-person workout. Without hesitating, I signed up. I was interested in seeing Mr. Guru in action and eager to be inspired by his approach. The post Listening to Fitness Gurus is Making You Fat appeared first on Nir and Far.

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Kellogg Insight

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

You can’t study the behavior of a flock by looking at individual birds. It’s time to bring that holistic approach to the social sciences, too.

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Help Scout Leadership

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Generative AI and machine learning tools are set to change the assumptions customer support teams were built under. Let’s explore how support departments will be shaped and directed by the capabilities, costs, and competition represented by artificial intelligence.

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Peter Winick

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Enlightening Companies on Global Expansion An interview with Larry Harding about the challenges and solutions for global expansion. In this episode, we sit down with Larry Harding, the Founder & CEO of HSP Group, Inc., a renowned provider of solutions for companies venturing into the global expansion market. Larry sheds light on the complexities and surprises that often accompany international expansion efforts.

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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.

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LSA Global

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Assessing Executive Capabilities: A Comprehensive Guide We know from our organizational alignment research that executives play and outsized role in driving organizational success. According to McKinsey, areas under CEO’s control account for about 45% of a company’s total performance. Because of this, properly assessing executive capabilities of the CEO and the entire leadership team is an important, yet underutilized, leverage point to directly improve organizational performance.

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Vantage Circle

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

There's a science to selecting benefits that effectively balance employer budgets and employee priorities. An interactive employee benefits survey is your secret to achieving this elusive synergy. The right questions blueprint your people's benefits outlook, including satisfaction, pain points, and desired additions. This intel will shape offerings to reflect what your workforce wants most for their well-being, finances, and career.

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Michael McKinney

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

R YAN HAWK has interviewed hundreds of leaders on his podcast The Learning Leader Show. He has collected their wisdom in The Pursuit of Excellence: The Uncommon Behaviors of the World’s Most Productive Achievers. It is filled with practical thoughts and behaviors that will make you think and potentially set you on a path to sustained growth. Here are just five ideas he shares from those on his podcast: Success is based on a comparison with others.

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Walk Me

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Employee development is a massive part of your organization’s success, and like any measure of success, you may want to control this as tightly as possible. However, self-paced learning provides an alternative to this approach, where employees often direct their learning experiences with deadlines and goals through an online course. Understanding what self-paced learning is and how to utilize it can help you optimize your funds as you contribute to the USD 101 billion of the US learning and deve

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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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