Wed.Sep 27, 2023

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What Makes an Inclusive Leader?

Harvard Business Review

Leaders play a critical role in fostering inclusivity within their organizations. They account for a difference of up to 70 percentage points in employees’ experience of belongingness and psychological safety, and inclusive leaders see a 17% increase in team performance, a 20% increase in decision-making quality, and a 29% increase in team collaboration.

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The Key to Unlocking Your Leadership Potential

Lolly Daskal

As a leadership coach, one of the most common questions I hear from my clients is “How can I unlock my full leadership potential?” Unlocking your leadership potential is not an overnight process and it requires a combination of self-awareness, skill-building, and consistent effort. Here are some ways that I have coached my clients in finding ways to unlock their leadership potential: Get to know yourself: The first step in unlocking your leadership potential is to get to know yoursel

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3 Ways to Live Out Your Values at Work

Harvard Business Review

The landscape of work is changing, yet people’s aspiration to build careers with moral value — that is, work that aligns with shared understandings of what’s right and good — remains constant. While doing so is difficult, it’s also worthwhile: Our careers take up an enormous amount of our time and energy, and it’s essential to feel that we’re creating careers aligned with our moral values.

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We Asked, You Answered: New Skills for Today’s Leaders

Association Now Leadership

To be more effective, association leaders constantly need to evolve and develop new skills—whether that’s getting comfortable with technology or improving their soft skills. Here’s a look at what your colleagues want to get better at. Knowing that association pros are always looking at how they can become better leaders and professionals, we asked our readers what new skill they’re looking currently to acquire or improve.

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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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Research: How Some Companies Avoid Accusations of Greenwashing

Harvard Business Review

Recent research reveals a troubling trend: apex firms in Business Groups often promote sustainability without substantial action. Analyzing data from 515 companies in 35 countries, the authors found that apex firms, especially those sharing a brand with affiliates, engaged less in sustainability initiatives than their lower-tier counterparts. This potential “greenwashing” might be tolerated due to the unique BG structure, where apex firms play communicators and affiliates act as implementers.

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3 Rules for Being Yourself at Work

Leadership Freak

You stumble into success when you practice being yourself. It happened to me when I stopped trying to impress people.

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What To Include When Creating Your 2024 PTO Policy (Plus Examples)

AIHR

Navigating the world of PTO policy? You’re not alone. Beyond offering employees a much-needed break, paid leave is closely associated with heightened productivity, morale, greater job satisfaction, and reduced turnover, all contributing to a healthier financial outlook for businesses, according to NCBI research. But with the different types of PTO, from traditional vacation and sick days to specialized leaves like floating holidays, how can HR professionals craft an effective PTO policy?

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Providing Feedback to Your Team Members

Thought Leaders LLC

By following this feedback model, you can remove emotions from your feedback conversations and help your people focus on improving their performance instead of getting defensive. If we want people to improve, we have to give them feedback. Now, feedback can be really difficult because we feel like, “Maybe I might hurt their feelings, or I have to share an uncomfortable conversation, or I’m telling somebody who I really like and respect that they’re falling short in some regard.

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How To Be A More Human Leader

Eric Jacobson

“To be most effective in today’s environment, leaders must be human leaders. Human leaders must be able to lead not only with their heads but also with their hearts and souls,” says veteran executive coach Hortense le Gentil , author of the new book, The Unlocked Leader: Dare to Free Your Own Voice, Lead with Empathy, and Shine Your Light in the World.

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How to Delegate

Harvard Business Review

Strategies for handing off work — and why it’s harder than it may seem.

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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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Berrett-Koehler Bestseller List (through June 2023)

Brett Koehler

Over the last 30+ years, Berrett-Koehler Publishers has had the honor of publishing hundreds of amazing books written by brilliant thought-leaders who trusted us with their vision. Below you'll find our top 10 bestsellers in each BK category—Currents, Life, and Business. But first, a message from our founder: Berrett-Koehler Publishers has an impressive track record of sales of our publications.

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Customer Story: GrabCad

Help Scout Leadership

See how GrabCad uses Help Scout to create a memorable customer experience and build long-term relationships with nearly 4 million designers, engineers, and manufacturers.

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2022 Bestseller List

Brett Koehler

Over the last 30+ years, Berrett-Koehler Publishers has had the honor of publishing hundreds of amazing books written by brilliant thought-leaders who trusted us with their vision. Below you'll find our top 10 bestsellers in each BK category—Currents, Life, and Business. But first, a message from our founder: Berrett-Koehler Publishers has an impressive track record of sales of our publications.

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Personalize Your IT Service Delivery With Persona Mapping - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM UNISYS

Harvard Business Review

Sponsor content from Unisys.

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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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13 Big Changes Caused by Digital Communication

Mark Sandborn

Digital communication has transformed the way we convey messages using the spoken or written word. These changes may or may not be for the better, depending on your perspective. Knowing what they are, however, and understanding the changes can make you a better communicator. So what is different today? 1. Social media has given people a platform to share their thoughts and opinions on a global scale, leading to more public and open conversations. 2.

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How Do I Recover from a Big Mistake at Work?

Harvard Business Review

Own it, rebuild trust, and move on.

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