Fri.Apr 21, 2023

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What Leaders Need To Know About The Alex Saab Case And International Diplomatic Law

Forbes Leadership

Here is what leaders need to know about Alex Saab, a Latin American business leader at the center of an international controversy

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How to Lead Effectively Across Different Generations

Lolly Daskal

Leading effectively across different generations can be a challenge, as each generation brings its own unique set of values, experiences, and expectations to the workplace. However, by understanding the key characteristics of each generation and adapting your leadership style accordingly, you can create a harmonious and productive team. Before you begin to lead, it’s important to understand the different generations currently present in the workplace: The Veterans (also called the Traditio

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3 Inclusive Marketing Lessons From Bud Light’s Fumbled Dylan Mulvaney Controversy

Forbes Leadership

It requires brands to not only have their house in order from an internal standpoint, but also to not cause harm to the people and communities they’ve chosen to serve.

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Lessons For Intrapreneurship From Within AB InBev

Chief Executive

As manufacturers continue to innovate, they can tap the outside world, or they can encourage intrapreneurship. Greg Belt has been helping the world’s largest beer maker, AB InBev, do the latter by spearheading an inside venture that led his company to invest in a $100-million factory renovation and pivot to a promising new B2B business after centuries of focusing on consumer products.

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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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How Can Leaders Unlock The Creativity Of Their Teams?

Forbes Leadership

From creating a psychologically safe learning culture to giving your people time to daydream, there are many ways to unleash the full innovation potential of your organization.

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Why Leaders Must Model Empathy In Challenging Times

Chief Executive

I’m sure many of us have seen the video of MillerKnoll CEO Andi Owen telling her company’s employees to “leave Pity City” and focus on meeting their revenue goal. The clip, which has been shared far and wide on the Internet, shows Owen responding to questions about employee bonuses with a rant that is callous and tone-deaf. And while many commenters, news outlets, and blogs are more than happy to pile on and reprimand Owen for what she said during the meeting, I’d like to give her the bene

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Lowering Veterans’ Barrier To Entry Is A Win-Win For Your Company

Chief Executive

Veterans arguably held the country’s most important and dangerous jobs to ensure our nation’s freedom and security. However, when they return home and re-enter the civilian workforce, they face multiple challenges and stigmas that often leave them underemployed or unemployed, especially if they are injured. Today’s challenging economic climate amplifies these challenges.

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What The Biden-Harris Administration’s New Executive Actions Mean For Maternal Mental Health

Forbes Leadership

There are over 53 million unpaid caregivers in the United States. Almost three-quarters of workers are providing care to a child, parent, friend, adult child with a disability, or neighbor.

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Communication Takeaways from the 2023 Page Spring Seminar, Influence at Work

David Grossman

Last week, our team attended the Spring Seminar hosted by the Arthur W. Page Society – whose mission is to strengthen the enterprise leadership role of the chief communications officer by embracing the highest professional standards, advancing the way communications is understood, practiced and taught, and providing a collegial and dynamic learning environment.

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University Of California, Morehouse Join Other Top Schools In National Effort To Close College Opportunity Gap

Forbes Leadership

The National Education Equity Lab, an education justice nonprofit, has enlisted more prestigious universities to offer college courses to students in some of the nation’s poorest high schools. The new partners include Morehouse College and all the campuses in the University of California System.

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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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Ask a Recruiter: Skilled Trades

Refresh

The need for skilled trades workers remains high across all industries and recruiting for in-demand roles like welders, machinists, equipment operators, and more, is a priority for many businesses. We sat down with a seasoned professional recruiter who specializes in skilled trades positions to learn more about this important segment. Rosa Zermeno of Express Employment Professionals in Yuba City, CA, has been in the industry for years and knows what to look for and how to find top talent.

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17 Ways Leaders Inadvertently Fail To Project Confidence With Their Teams

Forbes Leadership

When team members start to perceive a lack of confidence in their leader, it can have a significant impact on both a leader’s effectiveness and the organization's overall performance.

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38 Exit Interview Questions to Ask Employees [Free Download]

AIHR

As employees transition out of their roles, organizations have a unique opportunity to learn from the experiences and perceptions they’ve formed within the company. This is where exit interviews come into play, providing a platform for departing employees to voice their opinions and experiences. With carefully crafted exit interview questions, employers can gain valuable insights into workplace culture and ways that operations could be improved for future employees.

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How CFOs Drive Transformative Value – For Their Organizations And Outside Them

Forbes Leadership

CFOs today are responsible within their organizations for such areas as digital transformation and cybersecurity. And their responsibilities aren't just confined to their companies.

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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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When Scenario Planning Fails

Harvard Business Review

Leaders of companies with operations in Russia share how they’ve navigated new and unexpected challenges during the war in Ukraine.

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From Sports Journalism To PR: The Rise Of Didier Morais And Vital Versatility

Forbes Leadership

Since the inception of Vital Versatility, Didier Morais has used the tools of storytelling and creativity to spearhead colossal press opportunities for his clients.

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Winning the Relay Race of Family Wealth Transfer

Michael McKinney

T OO MANY grantors feel that just preparing the documents for the passing on of the wealth — such as setting up a trust — is the end of the process. But it’s really just the beginning because their inheritors need to be prepared to deal with the wealth. Grantors need to share what they’ve learned about managing wealth. If they don’t, it’s like putting someone into a relay race with no coaching or training.

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16 Proven Ways To Boost Customer Engagement And Convert Traffic Into Sales

Forbes Leadership

Whether you’re running an online store or a brick-and-mortar business, finding ways to connect with customers and encouraging them to buy is key to boosting your revenue.

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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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When Development Works and When to Let them Go

Leadership Freak

Sincere leaders stress over developing people. But people are responsible for their own development. You provide development opportunities and encouragement. Level of experience and competence determines your level of involvement.

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Want To Be A Better Leader? Ask Better Questions

Forbes Leadership

The ability to ask smart questions is every bit as important as the ability to provide smart answers. Here's some smart question-asking advice.

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How Unnecessary Paper Packaging Creates the Illusion of Sustainability

Harvard Business Review

New research finds that despite being demonstrably worse for the environment, overpackaging increases consumers’ perceptions of environmental friendliness.

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Three-Year Bachelor's Degrees Could Save Families Thousands Of Dollars—But Are Students Prepared?

Forbes Leadership

Amidst the backdrop of economic uncertainty and the ballooning cost of higher education, advocates of three-year bachelor’s degrees have pushed the truncated degree path as a means of alleviating financial strain on both students and families.

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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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The New Risks ChatGPT Poses to Cybersecurity

Harvard Business Review

Now is the time for private- and public-sector leaders to step up.

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Everyone Is Verified. Now What?

Forbes Leadership

Whereas that sweet blue checkmark used to mean that you were really somebody, today, it is presumably being sullied in the gutter through its rushed monetization.

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Imposter Syndrome Books: Overcoming Self-Doubt

BetterUp

Jump to section Are you suffering from imposter syndrome?

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Sheridan O’Donnell’s “Little Brother” Debuts With Academy Award Winner J.K. Simmons At Atlanta Film Fest

Forbes Leadership

Sheridan O'Donnell is a Filmmaker with a powerful message to share through his debut feature film, "Little Brother". The movie is inspired by personal experiences and tackles important themes such as mental health, suicide, empathy and vulnerability.

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What To Know As You Consider Outsourcing Manufacturing

Chief Executive

Through good times and bad, international trade continues to grow because it is good business. Manufacturing outsourcing raises profit margins, improves inventory management and gets new products to market faster. It also improves product quality and customer service levels. Manufacturing outsourcing allows you to utilize assets that others already have in place, without having to make a heavy investment developing your own capabilities.

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How Will Public Service Worker Strike Affect Canada’s Economy?

Forbes Leadership

Over 155,000 federal workers in Canada are on strike, a group that accounts for nearly a third of all of the country’s public servants. The protest is the biggest strike in Canada in over 30 years. Union members are organizing picket lines in over 250 locations across the country.

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Inside Too Good To Go’s Mission To Make Unused Food Accessible To All

Forbes Leadership

The app, available on iOS and Android, features a number of partner businesses—bakeries, supermarkets, and restaurants—nearest a user’s location that are giving away so-called “Surprise Bags” of unsold food.

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The Role Of Catalytic Capital In Filling The Gaps To Unlock Deep Impact

Forbes Leadership

Pioneers in catalytic capital investing explore the essential role of catalytic capital for the integrity and success of impact investing, share examples of their work, and offer ideas on how to increase catalytic capital participation.

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How Top Leaders Learn From History To Outsmart Recessions

Forbes Leadership

Have you heard the phrase that ​“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it”? So many leaders just react instinctively to the uncertain economic situation they’re facing, without taking the time to learn from history.

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Why Magazine Ads Still Belong In Your Media Plan

Forbes Leadership

Even though digital marketing opportunities abound, there is still a place for print (and magazines in particular) in your overall media plan. Here’s why.

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