Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 31, 2023

Today’s workers feel numbed by a fragmented, unpredictable, and overwhelming collection of collaboration tools — the very things advertised to boost their productivity. They know they’re overloaded and feel exhausted but believe there is little or nothing they can do to slow the onslaught of communication. The authors explored how collaboration technology bloat impacts employees and tried to help people take control over their work.

Advertising 137

Advertising 137

Leadership Freak

AUGUST 31, 2023

My brain never leaps to the best thing that could happen. People usually jump to negative conclusions. Imagined catastrophes make stability unlikely.

Leadership Development 106

Leadership Development 106

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 31, 2023

Given the staggering pace of generative AI development, it’s no wonder that so many executives are tempted by the possibilities of AI, concerned about finding and retaining qualified workers, and humbled by recent market corrections or missed analyst expectations. They envision a future of work without nearly as many people as today. But this is a miscalculation.

Marketing 137

Marketing Strategic Planning 137

Lolly Daskal

AUGUST 31, 2023

As a leader, it’s important to earn the respect of your team. But how can you do that? One way is by using the right words and phrases that inspire respect and confidence in your leadership. Here are 6 magic phrases that leaders can use to inspire leadership respect: “What do you think?” – This phrase shows that you value the opinions and ideas of your team and that you are open to hearing their thoughts.

Leadership Development 98

Leadership Development Manager 98

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!

Benefits

Viima

AUGUST 31, 2023

53% of Fortune 500 companies use Six Sigma and up to 82% of those in the top Fortune 100 embrace the business improvement methodology. Research says that Six Sigma has saved companies over $400 billion. 40 years later the Six Sigma methodology is as popular as ever, with new variants and adaptations, like the Lean Six Sigma, making it more versatile for other industries and types of organizations as well.

Implementation 92

Implementation Manager 92

AIHR

AUGUST 31, 2023

The people analytics market in Japan is anticipated to more than triple to an impressive 9.5 billion by 2025. Similar trends can be observed worldwide, with the global people analytics market projected to reach 7.7 billion US dollars by 2031. Organizations are increasingly investing in building people analytics teams. Insights222 reports that 65% of organizations have grown their people analytics teams in the previous 12 months.

Operations 81

Operations Implementation Government Diversity 81

Michael McKinney

AUGUST 31, 2023

Here are a selection of tweets from August 2023 that you will want to check out: 7 Ways to Welcome Constructive Feedback as a Leader by @RonEdmondson VIDEO: @ArtPetty interviews Bill Schaninger , co-author of Power to the Middle for The Experts channel What have you changed your mind about? (And if you haven’t, it could be time you need to!) by @suzimcalpine Ten Critical Keys For Designing a Creative Culture by @PhilCooke Fifty Something with More Gas Left in the Career Tank But Need a Change?

Operations 72

Operations Manager 72

Kellogg Insight

AUGUST 31, 2023

Many Americans have cryptocurrency in their portfolios and treat it much like any other investment.

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Rhythm Systems Growth

AUGUST 31, 2023

Strategy execution is carrying out a planned strategy, which involves creating and implementing strategic objectives. It is implementing a business strategy set by senior leaders to reach specific organizational goals. To successfully achieve these goals, a company must have an approach to strategy execution that includes performance metrics, informed decisions, and a comprehensive planning process.

Metrics 64

Metrics Implementation 64

Michael McKinney

AUGUST 31, 2023

I DEAS shared have the power to expand perspectives, change thinking, and move lives. Here are two ideas for the curious mind to engage with: I. Associate Professor Tod Bolsinger on leading change: “Groups are hardwired to believe that survival usually means reinforcing the way things have always been. So when an organization feels stress, the default behavior of most organizational leaders is to solve the problems for our organizations rather than change our organizations for meeting the needs

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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.

Change Management

Kellogg Insight

AUGUST 31, 2023

Your level of motivation depends on whether you have a fair shot at getting promoted yourself.

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BetterUp

AUGUST 31, 2023

Jump to section What are employee wellness programs?

Benefits 98

Benefits 98

Niagara Institute

AUGUST 31, 2023

It’s a common problem; team meetings become predictable and stale over time. HBR uncovered that many professionals agree, with 71% of respondents saying the meetings they attend are unproductive.

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Walk Me

AUGUST 31, 2023

How do you acquire the skills your team needs to make your organization succeed? Are you promoting continuous corporate training and learning to promote digital resilience, and are you among the 90% of companies preparing for a significant skills gap in the next two years as part of your digital transformation ? Employee training is at the top of every successful organization’s list of priorities, and they manage and implement this training with their corporate learning management system (LMS).

Software 52

Software Onboarding Manager Diversity 52

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.

Engineering

Niagara Institute

AUGUST 31, 2023

Mistakes , challenges, and problems will always arise at work. However, what sets individuals, teams, departments, and organizations apart is how they overcome these situations. When issues occur, are they brushed off to continue to happen again or again? Or are they evaluated and examined deeply to understand why it happened and how to avoid it in the future?

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15Five

AUGUST 31, 2023

Employee engagement is more than a vague concept. How an employee experiences a company has a tangible and measurable impact on workplace culture, recruitment, and business performance. When an employee is actively engaged with a business—everybody wins. The employee feels motivated and like they belong, and the company increases productivity and profitability.

Employee Engagement 55

Employee Engagement Performance Management Performance Review Recruitment 55

Thought Leaders LLC

AUGUST 31, 2023

Our reader poll today asks: How good are you at fulfilling commitments you set for responding to people’s requests? I’m great: when I tell someone I’ll get back to them by a certain date, I never fail to do so 30.77% I’m good: every once in a while I fail to meet a self-imposed deadline 57.90% I’m okay: I generally meet self-imposed deadlines but miss a bunch of them too 8.51% I’m not good: I often fail to meet response deadlines I set 2.02% I’m bad at i

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Help Scout Leadership

AUGUST 31, 2023

In this article, we'll cover the most current statistics related to ecommerce. From market share and growth projections to consumer behavior, we'll cover a wide range of data you can use to inform your business or marketing strategy.

eCommerce 44

eCommerce Marketing 44

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.

Compliance

BetterUp

AUGUST 31, 2023

Jump to section What’s a reference list? Are reference and background checks the same?

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Help Scout Leadership

AUGUST 31, 2023

Lessons and examples from entrepreneurs who have shared their experiences in building strong teams.

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Peter Winick

AUGUST 31, 2023

The impact a book can have, even after years on the market. An interview with Katie Anderson about publishing a thought leadership book and the effects it has had on her business after three years. Publishers often look at books as seasonal, but an author needs to look at their book as a long term investment. What should you be thinking of a year before publishing, and how can your book help your business – even years after it was released?

Marketing 34

Marketing Hospitality Travel Revenue 34