Suzi McAlpine

JUNE 29, 2022

Coaching is a leadership superpower. Coaching saves you time. It helps you delegate. It improves performance, builds capability and helps tap into everyone’s creative process. It’s also pretty good for organisational performance. A comprehensive study on the effects of an organisation adopting a ‘coaching culture’ showed some startling results. Coaching led to: A 10 to 20%… The post 3 common myths of coaching (and what’s true instead) first appeared on Suzi McAlpine | The Art of Leadership

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Tanveer Nasser

JUNE 29, 2022

Over the past several months, I’ve given a number of keynotes focusing on how leaders can drive employee performance. Given the current talent shortage impacting every industry, it’s not surprising that organizations want to learn how to best empower their employees, both from a retention perspective, but also no doubt in hopes it might also help attract the employees they need to keep things going.

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SHRM Organizational Development

JUNE 29, 2022

The SHRM22 conference ended with a grand gala last week; after nearly three years, seeing people live, touch and hug friends was heartening. Fifteen thousand five hundred people attended the hybrid conference with in-person attendance of 78% and virtual attendance of 22%. Conferences are the best opportunity to learn, unlearn, re-connect with old and make new connections.

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Viima

JUNE 29, 2022

Leaders are bombarded from all directions with advice on how to behave as leaders. It seems like we all know what it takes to lead innovation, at least in theory, yet the attention is mostly focused on famous innovators who oftentimes are the exceptions, rather than the rule. What’s more, we tend to forget that the greatest, most famous innovators, with all their qualities and contributions to the world, are not necessarily the best of leaders.

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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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SHRM Organizational Development

JUNE 29, 2022

It's no secret that recruiting challenges continue to be one of HR's top priorities. From the stories our colleagues share with us about crazy competition, poaching employees from other companies, and salary offers out of the range of their budgets, it reminds me of the current real estate market! Candidates are "selling" their talent just like people are selling their homes.

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Forbes Leadership

JUNE 29, 2022

While not widely known, the autism community is an untapped resource of diverse talent. The real challenge is connecting the many skilled individuals with the proper role.

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Diversity 119

Association Now Leadership

JUNE 29, 2022

The mission-driven entrepreneur uses incremental goals, and plenty of time, to affect powerful change. Angela Nagy, CEO, Greenstep. When I was 18, I lucked into a contract position as the grants coordinator for the Mission Creek Greenway Project, an initiative to protect an important watershed in my community. In this role, I had the opportunity to research how human developments and businesses affected the local ecosystems, and how these behaviors and activities were having a negative impact on

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Alison Green

JUNE 29, 2022

This post, my remote boss wants to know every time I go to the bathroom , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I recently started working under a different manager at the same job. He works remotely, so we communicate over texting/messaging for the most part. A couple weeks ago, we had a catch-up on the phone and he asked if messaging is the best system for me, since he noticed I didn’t respond right away a handful of times.

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Refresh

JUNE 29, 2022

That’s a wrap for On the Job season six! We hope you enjoyed the amazing stories from our podcast guests. During this season, we focused on how people and businesses are getting back to work. Let’s call it “The Great Transformation.” Employers need people to work more than ever, and we’ll be hearing from people navigating this new normal for themselves as they find their life’s work.

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Forbes Leadership

JUNE 29, 2022

Known as the musical illustrator beyond the B-Hen Block Party, Brian Henry is Hollywood’s most sought-after disc jockey who has curated one of the most inclusive parties in the country.

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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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Rhythm Systems Growth

JUNE 29, 2022

Using OKRs, or Objectives and Key Results has become more and more popular as a goal-setting framework. And, it's no surprise! It's an effective system used by many highly successful organizations to set and achieve goals. We've worked with many clients to implement Rhythm, and some of them have come to us because they've struggled to implement OKRs or EOS or other business goal frameworks successfully.

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SHRM Organizational Development

JUNE 29, 2022

Two years ago last week, my company entered “crisis mode” in response to the rapid spread of COVID-19. We had no idea at the time that we would still be dealing with this pandemic 2 years later, let alone that we would face social unrest, economic upheaval, security threats, and the personal and collective anxiety that we still feel today.

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Vantage Circle

JUNE 29, 2022

Working remotely can be a great way to have a more flexible lifestyle and spend less time commuting. However, there are some potential downsides to working remotely. For instance, employees might feel isolated from colleagues or feel like they're not contributing as much to the company. The best way to deal with this is to prevent it. Start thinking about including workers into the team on time and making them feel welcome and appreciated.

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Zenefits

JUNE 29, 2022

Anyone who has been in the workforce for a significant amount of time knows that not all jobs are created equal. Every job has a unique set of pros and cons. For example, while your high school job at the ice cream shop didn’t pay well, it was low stress and came with free banana splits. Your office job is stressful, but it pays for your mortgage and your kid’s soccer tournaments.

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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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Forbes Leadership

JUNE 29, 2022

This article features an interview with business and trademark attorney Ticora Davis, about what business owners can do to protect and secure their intellectual property.

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Thought Leaders LLC

JUNE 29, 2022

Define your mission, vision, guiding principles, and goals to set the direction of your organization. When you set direction for your organization as part of the strategic planning process, there are four elements to doing so: Articulating your mission, your vision, your guiding principles, and your goals. A mission is: Why does your organization exist?

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Forbes Leadership

JUNE 29, 2022

Utilizing animation and visual art to incentivize readers to engage with the copy is always something that will make your campaigns perform exceptionally well as it drives and captures the interest of the audience in a better way than average messaging.

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SHRM Organizational Development

JUNE 29, 2022

SHRM22! Here’s twenty-two quick takeaways from this year’s SHRM Conference in New Orleans. This was the best SHRM Conference I’ve been to in 15 years. The quality and quantity of companies exhibiting was tremendous, and the amount of attendees left most exhibitors happy. .

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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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Forbes Leadership

JUNE 29, 2022

Ingrained deep into the bedrock of modern business, customer experience - or CX - has come a long way since it was first studied back in the 1960s. From theorists to early marketing aficionados, the growth of CX is the result of no one person, but the collective.

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Alison Green

JUNE 29, 2022

This post, working from home with a 4-year-old, my husband was bullied by the office jerk, and more , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. Working from home with a four-year-old. My partner and his four-year-old daughter just moved into my place and, while I already struggled with working from home, it has become increasingly difficult almost on the brink of impossibility.

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Forbes Leadership

JUNE 29, 2022

While the CEOs publicly say that they want to spend more time with family, hit the beach and take care of their mental health and emotional well-being, many of the backstories show that their companies are contending with tough challenges and declining stock prices.

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David Grossman

JUNE 29, 2022

I am incredibly honored that my latest book, Heart First: Lasting Leader Lessons from a Year that Changed Everything , has been recognized by the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) for worldwide Excellence in Communications in the publications category. This prestigious award is the fifth honor the book has received since its publication in August 2021 and serves as a testament to the power, relevance and timeliness of the principles of Heart First Leadership.

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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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Forbes Leadership

JUNE 29, 2022

Under Roe v. Wade, Millennials have lived their entire lives with the legal right to abortion in the United States. Now, as the largest population group in the country, Millennials must organize and activate to secure that right once again.

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Eric Jacobson

JUNE 29, 2022

Those who lead with heart consistently have discussions with their teams about their unexpressed needs, fears, desires, gifts, and sense of purpose , explain the authors of the timely and compelling new book, Leading With Heart. CEO coaches and authors John Baird and Edward Sullivan share that anyone can learn how to make an authentic connection with their teams in order to drive better outcomes.

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Forbes Leadership

JUNE 29, 2022

Marketing leaders have not only had to reevaluate traditional playbooks but also how they resource their marketing strategy.

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Association Now Workplace

JUNE 29, 2022

Restructure your workday to maximize your productivity both in the office and at home. This is Day 4 of our five-day hybrid workplace toolkit series. Day 1 was about building a travel kit; Day 2 was about reviewing the timing for your commute; Day 3 covered keeping your focus no matter where you work. Stay tuned for one additional exercise. Depending on your hybrid work situation, you may not have a ton of say over when you’ll work in the office and when you’ll be remote.

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Forbes Leadership

JUNE 29, 2022

Project kickoff meetings can be a powerful tool when executed well, but that doesn't happen by osmosis. Be sure you're asking the right questions that help surface important issues to clarify early on.

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Viima

JUNE 29, 2022

Our industry of innovation management software is quite an interesting one. It’s been around for a while, but it’s still not a mainstay that every organization would use, at least not in the same way as CRM and team communication software are. Hence, there’s quite little independent research available out there to prove its efficacy, or even for determining which parts of it are the most valuable.

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Forbes Leadership

JUNE 29, 2022

A newly released ranking compares prices and housing costs in more than 200 cities to help employers design compensation for expats. But in a world reshaped by the pandemic, where many companies now let employees work from anywhere, the ranking also suggests where your dollar may go furthest.

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Liquid Planner Productivity

JUNE 29, 2022

It’s ingrained in many of us to strive for optimal productivity. Are you in the habit of negative self-talk when you don’t accomplish as much as you had planned? You are not alone. Many of us may not have a healthy relationship with time management. Have you ever thought to yourself: I never have enough time in a day. I don’t manage my time well enough.

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Forbes Leadership

JUNE 29, 2022

This is a confusing moment to be looking for a new job or considering a career shift. For months, we’ve been reading about the abundance of opportunities for employees and the new negotiating power they have. While much of that is still true, the environment is clearly starting to shift.

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Alison Green

JUNE 29, 2022

This post, some Ask a Manager books , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. You need an Ask a Manager book! Here’s what’s available: Ask a Manager: How to Navigate Clueless Colleagues, Lunch-Stealing Bosses, and the Rest of Your Life at Work. In this book, published by Ballantine/Random House, I tackle more than 200 of the tough conversations you might need to have during your career and give you the exact wording to do it — whether it’s what to say w

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