Tue.Aug 09, 2022

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Are you operating in your sweet spot?

Suzi McAlpine

We feel more positive about our work when we can use our strengths to do it. When we work from our strengths, we feel energised, it increases our emotional fulfilment, and in essence, we feel strong. Strengths are where what we enjoy doing and what we’re good at meet. I’m sometimes surprised at how… The post Are you operating in your sweet spot?

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What The Best Leaders Are Doing About Change Exhaustion

Lolly Daskal

For organizations to be successful they must always be evolving. Even in the best of times, the shifts and changes of that evolution often take a toll on people. The best leaders understand the nature of change exhaustion and act to reduce it, especially in times of great change and stress. Of course any new processes and structures come with their own set of problems.

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Employee Turnover Data Analysis: 8 Tips for Success

AIHR

A team consisting of talented, engaged employees helps a company gain a competitive advantage. Therefore, HR leaders are very concerned with keeping employee turnover low. That’s why employee turnover data analysis is a valuable tool in your HR arsenal. Understanding employee turnover helps you prevent employees from leaving and retain top talent.

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How To Get The Most Value Out Of Your Mentoring Programs

Forbes Leadership

Mentoring programs can be valuable but often fall short because of practical limitations. LegacyShift is a new platform that facilitates scaling of mentoring programs, unlocking significant value for mentees, for mentors and for companies, and yielding outsized benefits for underrepresented groups.

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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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Leading When Things are Difficult – Remarkable TV

Kevin Eikenberry

Leadership is always hard. Always has been. But it’s certainly easier when things are going well, right? But when times are tough, when there are challenges that you’re facing, when you look forward and see a difficult situation, it’s harder to lead. Chances are you’re here because the title of this video intrigued you and […].

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Critical Thinking Tools: The Problem Statement

Thought Leaders LLC

Writing a problem statement helps you define your goals, boundaries, constraints, and assumptions when faced with a challenging project. . One of my favorite critical thinking and problem solving tools is a good problem statement. You should never just take a problem and rush off in a general direction, thinking you’re going to come up with a solution that will satisfy the needs of your requester.

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8 John Wooden Quotes on Leadership to Make You a Better Manager

Get Lighthouse

John Wooden is one of the greatest coaches of all time. He led his UCLA men's basketball team to a stunning 10 NCAA Championships in 12 years. Over the years, he's shared his leadership lessons in a variety of books, including one I recently read: Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court. It's a great look into the mind of a legend; as I read it, I felt like I was sitting on a porch getting advice from him on life and leadership.

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Building Supply Chains For Persistent New Realities

Chief Executive

As China staged what amounted to a naval blockade of Taiwan and its world-leading traffic in microchips, it became clear to global manufacturing CEOs that supply-chain issues have the potential to dominate the next few years just as they have disrupted the last few years. The latest geopolitical events have given factory chiefs yet another nudge in the direction of reconstructing their end-to-end logistics schemes around resilience and control above other previously paramount considerations such

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Over Half A Million Jobs Were Created Last Month. Here’s The Catch

Forbes Leadership

It looks like the U.S. is heading into a different type of job market. More Americans are working part-time jobs, participating in the gig economy and needing to hold two or more roles to keep up with inflation.

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how do I ask the CEO if I can “borrow” his assistant for my projects?

Alison Green

This post, how do I ask the CEO if I can “borrow” his assistant for my projects? , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. I’m off today. This was originally published in 2012. A reader writes: I am eight days into a new job. It is a rather large corporation. When I was hired, I inquired about an assistant to answer my calls, emails, etc., because I had one at my previous job.

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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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“I Feel Supported By Management” - United Flight Attendants Rate Their Bosses Via NPS

Forbes Leadership

For many companies, NPS is the Holy Grail of CX metrics: the ultimate number that determines whether or not they are succeeding. Now, United flight attendants are turning that metric back on the company as a way to give brutal real-time feedback and remind management that they are customers too.

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Four Ways To Save Your Sanity (And Build Skills) Post Pandemic

Chief Executive

“Covid-19 will reshape our world. We don’t know when the crisis will end. But we can be sure by the time it does, our world will look very different.” . These are the words of Josep Borrell Fontelles , High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy in May 2020. . Since he uttered this prophetic statement, companies have closed, economies have shut down and industries have shuttered.

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How Pinar Toprak Became The First Female Composer To Score A Billion-Dollar Film

Forbes Leadership

As the composer of the score for Marveal Studio's 'Captain Marvel' and Amazon Prime's 'Thursday Night Football,' Pinar Toprak is shattering the glass ceiling for female composers. She had to overcome naysayers to win the first contract awarded a woman for scoring a billion-dollar blockbuster film.

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CEO Daily Routines: Successful CEOs Daily Schedule (Infographic)

Rhythm Systems Growth

At Rhythm Systems, our CEO, Patrick Thean, is fond of the saying, "The fish rots from the head down." When you are thinking about your team's productivity and employee engagement , realize that you lead by example. Gallup has found that employees working for engaged leadership are almost 60% more likely to be engaged than those who don't. As a CEO, you have a lot of demands on your time, but managing your day effectively so that you are productive and engaged has a huge ripple effect on your emp

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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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How This Founder Developed A Device To Tackle Surface Germs Amid Ongoing Covid

Forbes Leadership

After a friend's untimely death, Debra Vanderhoff began exploring ways to tackle germs that exist on commonly-used touchpoints, such as door handles. She developed the GermPass, a decontamination chamber that uses UVC light, which is known to inactivate a type of coronavirus, to help kill germs.

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5 Steps to Build a Financial Foundation For the Future

BetterUp

Want to live a life that feels satisfying and lets you be your best self? While it might come as a surprise, a sound financial foundation is an important part of the journey.

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There Is No Teacher Shortage (So Why Is Everyone Talking About It).

Forbes Leadership

If I can’t buy a Porsche for $1.98, that doesn’t mean there’s an automobile shortage.

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A Lesson from Google: Can AI Bias be Monitored Internally?

Harvard Business Review

A star AI researcher was forced out of Google when she raised concerns about bias in the company’s large language models. Now tech companies must rethink their AI ethics.

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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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How To Lead A Successful Hybrid Meeting

Forbes Leadership

The meeting room has always been one of the most powerful places to build your personal brand. Hybrid meetings present a new challenge. and an opportunity to truly stand out.

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employee walks off the job to cry every day, getting more info before an interview, and more

Alison Green

This post, employee walks off the job to cry every day, getting more info before an interview, and more , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. My employee walks off the job to cry … every day. I manage a very busy retail pharmacy. I have a young employee who does well at her job but has trouble controlling her emotions.

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Rethinking Humans As A Resource; Ready Or Not, Here Come The Delivery Bots.

Forbes Leadership

Starship technologies is currently one of a very few handful of companies actually using autonomous vehicles to work in Milton Keynes in the UK, Finland and thirty select US academic campuses to pioneer this last yard/meter delivery model.

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4 Questions to Focus your Brain Before it Derails Your Leadership

Leadership Freak

Focus on something bigger than the wind. Everyone deals with challenges but leaders aren’t derailed by them. Give your brain something to think about beyond pressing issues, urgent deadlines, and nagging problems.

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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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Immigrant Ben Liu And TrialSpark Revolutionizing Clinical Trials

Forbes Leadership

Ben Liu immigrated to America as a child from Taiwan and founded a billion-dollar company changing how drugs are brought to market.

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6 Types of Adaptability Skills That Can Improve Your Life

BetterUp

Jump to section. What are adaptability skills? 6 types of adaptability skills. How to know if you’re an adaptable worker. How to apply adaptability for goal attainment. How to teach adaptability. The importance of adaptability for mental health. Patience and adaptability will get you closer to your goals.

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Female Whistleblowers Face More Retaliation – Here’s How To Avoid It, According To A New Study

Forbes Leadership

Employees who witness unethical behavior at work are reluctant to speak up because they fear retaliation. New research suggests that when it comes to blowing the whistle, women may face more retaliation. However, a reframing of the message can reduce the chances of retaliation for everyone.

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What Are Your Decision-Making Strengths and Blind Spots?

Harvard Business Review

Understanding your style will help you identify which biases that may get in your way.

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Congress Just Passed Landmark Science Legislation. Now Comes The Hard Part

Forbes Leadership

With the legislation now the law of the land, it’s crucial that lawmakers match their targeted – or authorized – investment in federal research and development with real dollars that fund scientists who are working to achieve breakthroughs right here in the United States.

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What Is the Purpose of Career Counseling and Is It for You?

BetterUp

Jump to section. What is career counseling? 9 benefits of career counseling. How can career counseling help you to develop your career? When should you hire a career counselor? What are the duties of a career counselor? How to choose the right counselor for you. Your next move.

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15 Potential Game Changers For Underperforming Campaigns

Forbes Leadership

When a campaign sputters and fails to achieve traction with target audiences, it’s time to take a hard look at tactics and outcomes to figure out what went wrong and what can be changed to turn things around.

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Identifying and Filling Knowledge and Training Gaps

Zenefits

If your company is like hundreds of thousands across the country and the globe, you’re feeling the weight of skills and talent gaps. Unemployment levels are at near-record lows: with 100 million Americans part of today’s ‘inactive labor force.’. For business, this means difficulty finding applicants: even more difficulty finding qualified applicants.

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Is Thought Leadership Dead?

Forbes Leadership

Yes and no. Thought leadership as we once knew it is certainly six feet under. However, if you embrace the new paradigm of thought leadership, it’s still very much alive (and worth the effort).

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How to Tell If You’re a Micromanaging Manager

Zenefits

Bosses have a distinct style of managing their employees. Anyone who’s had a fair number of bosses probably knows the micromanagers: the ones who keep such a tight rein on workers that they’re tagged in studies as the most toxic among all management styles. A 2018 Comparably study of 2,248 respondents found that the worst kind of boss was a micromanager (39%), followed by a boss who’s overly critical (22%), disorganized (16%), a “know it all” (14%), and impatient (9%).

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