Fri.Feb 17, 2023

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The Shadow Side of Employee Engagement

Rhythm Systems Growth

Most companies these days are actively striving to engage more employees… and most think of engagement as a willingness to go above and beyond what’s expected of them and perform at higher levels of productivity. This sounds great, until you look around and realize that your employees aren’t engaged - they’re burnt out. All those late nights and crucial projects eventually lead to making mistakes, missing work, losing enjoyment for the job and life in general, physical issues like heart palpitat

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Making the Most of Your Skills as a Leader: Communication

Refresh

Every leader has specific traits and characteristics that help build a cohesive set of skills needed to successfully manage a team. And while no two leaders are alike, they do possess similar qualities that, when utilized effectively, help their employees flourish in their roles. From strong communication to empowering others to effective conflict management, each leader’s skillset can make the difference between a high performing, motivated team to a disgruntled, actively disengaged group of em

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Invitation: Strategy & Leadership Diagnostics Sessions in Victoria, BC

SME Strategy

On Thursday, March 9th, 2023 between 9:30am-3:30pm Pacific , SME Strategy and our Chief Client Officer & Senior Facilitator, Jenna Sedmak, are offering Complimentary In-Person Virtual "Strategy & Leadership Diagnostics" consultations at our KWENCH office site in Victoria, BC. During the 30-minute consultations, we will discuss and analyze up to three strategic questions or concerns for your organization to help get to the bottom of and address core issues that may be preventing your orga

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Rage Applying: Everything You Need to Know About It

Vantage Circle

The corporate sector has encountered many burning trends in the past two to three years, like hybrid work culture , quiet quitting , and great resignation. These trends have altered the working dynamics of organizations and forced businesses to adapt to newer developments. Another trend that has joined the corporate bandwagon is rage applying. And what are the reasons that have been influencing this trend?

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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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Meta Ranks Thousands Of Workers As Subpar, Setting The Stage For Potentially More Layoffs

Forbes Leadership

About 10% of employees were ranked as underperforming by Meta managers. The low-performance ranking is considered within the tech community as a foreshadowing of upcoming layoffs. Bonuses may be cut, and CEO Mark Zuckerberg plans to slow down hiring engineers by “at least 30%” in 2023.

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Succession Planning: Essential Guide for HR

AIHR

Succession planning is essential to ensure critical roles in a company are not left vacant for extended periods or filled by people who don’t have the skills or knowledge to perform in the role. Knowing who is next in line to fill senior positions and being able to mentor these people to become your company’s next generation of successful leaders is crucial to maintain a competitive edge and team morale.

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Don’t Panic! Tools for Dialing Down Workplace Stress

Kellogg Insight

Beyond taking a personal toll, stress can reduce productivity. Here’s what managers can do.

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5 Above And Beyond Ideas For Celebrating Black History Month In 2023!

Forbes Leadership

Daily, we have access to windows that expand our knowledge of our history. This article explores 5 meaningful ideas inclusive leaders can embrace to celebrate Black History Month in February and beyond.

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it’s your Friday good news

Alison Green

This post, it’s your Friday good news , was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. It’s your Friday good news! 1. “I’ve worked in higher education for more than a decade. Although I personally had wonderful support as a person and professional during Covid from my immediate team and leadership (love those STEM Ph.Ds!), higher ed as a whole has been pretty resistant to adapting, and I seriously considered leaving the field for more money.

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15 Tips To Help New Business Owners Worry Less About Money

Forbes Leadership

Even when they're taking all the right steps, it’s not uncommon for a new business owner to worry about having enough money to keep their business going.

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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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A Strong Online Community Starts by Supporting Community Managers

Association Now Leadership

Associations recognize the value of building online member communities. However, cultivating these spaces requires respect for both members and staff managing the platform. One community manager shares her recommendations for how associations can offer support. Keeping an eye on conversations and content in online communities is not for the faint of heart.

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Prior Ageism Allegations At Google, Facebook And IBM Raise Concerns About Older Workers Being Targeted For Termination

Forbes Leadership

Amid a white-collar recession with thousands of tech, Wall Street, media, real estate and other sectors shedding jobs at an alarming rate, there are concerns that older workers will be targeted.

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Why Firms Are Struggling with the U.S. Economy’s Soft Landing

Harvard Business Review

Waning pricing power, a tight labor market, and expensive capital all present challenges for business.

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5 Key Focus Areas For CMOs To Retain Top Talent

Forbes Leadership

Keeping and motivating your top talent as budgets continue to be stretched should be one of the key focus areas for every CMO.

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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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open thread – February 17-18, 2023

Alison Green

This post, open thread – February 17-18, 2023 , was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. It’s the Friday open thread! The comment section on this post is open for discussion with other readers on any work-related questions that you want to talk about (that includes school). If you want an answer from me, emailing me is still your best bet*, but this is a chance to take your questions to other readers. * If you submitted a question to me recently, please do not repost it

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New Wonderverse Pushing Boundaries Of Reality

Forbes Leadership

“If you want to predict the future, build it.” This could be a quote from a science fiction film, but they are, in fact, the words of boundary-pushing technology entrepreneur Michael Lin. The Wonders.ai venture aims to integrate anime into the mainstream through education and healthcare.

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Microsoft, Google, and a New Era of Antitrust

Harvard Business Review

How businesses can navigate the increasing uncertainty around where and how antitrust law is enforced.

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Keeping The Global Food Supply Moving: A CFO’s Perspective

Forbes Leadership

Agricultural supply chain issues aren't just a matter of getting consumer goods to customers. They're about keeping people fed. Scoular CFO Andrew Kenny knows the importance of his work.

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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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weekend open thread – February 18-19, 2023

Alison Green

This post, weekend open thread – February 18-19, 2023 , was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. This comment section is open for any non-work-related discussion you’d like to have with other readers, by popular demand. Here are the rules for the weekend posts. Book recommendation of the week: A Quiet Life , by Ethan Joella.

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Mindset Matters: Thinking Through Culture As A Path To Building A Disability-Confident Organization (Part Three)

Forbes Leadership

In this third column in the series the focus is on the meaning and value of Disability Culture from a business perspective. This new language offer leadership a new approach to meet the challenges and tensions for a new world of work.

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The Road to Magnificent Living

Leadership Freak

Imagined life persecutes current life when big dreams devalue small practices. Dream it – achieve it, is a malicious lie until you act.

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Connecticut’s Funding What Works In Education Recovery. They Can Prove It

Forbes Leadership

Connecticut's Education Research Collaboration is providing high-quality analysis of K-12 recovery programs - including a notably successful home visit initiative helping chronically absent students reengage with school systems.

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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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Me vs. We: 3 Strategies for Negotiating in Relationships

Michael McKinney

N EGOTIATIONS can take on a life of their own. That’s because you plan how you’ll negotiate in isolation, yet you negotiate within a relationship—whether that relationship is professional or personal. Consciously deciding how you’ll approach the negotiation is a crucial part of your preparation. This might sound silly or unnecessary, but clearly stating your intentions to yourself will influence how successful the negotiation will be.

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Internal Mobility: The Missing Piece Of 2023 Business Strategy

Forbes Leadership

As businesses go into 2023, internal mobility should be at the forefront of leaders' minds for its benefits in employee engagement and retention, its ability to lower budgets and its contributions to workplace culture.

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7 Pipefy Alternatives to Empower Your Business & Process Management

Sweet Process

Start your free 14-day trial of SweetProcess No credit card needed. Cancel anytime. Click Here To Try it for Free. If Pipefy alternatives are what you’re looking for, then you’ve probably tried Pipefy already, and want something that does not have its many issues. Incidentally, SweetProcess happens to excel at all or most of those […] The post 7 Pipefy Alternatives to Empower Your Business & Process Management appeared first on SweetProcess.

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How To Shine Like Stars In The Night Like Pop-Up Astra Lumina

Forbes Leadership

Astra Lumina has had astronomical success since it’s inception and much of which is due to their unique branding strategy.

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SweetProcess Reviews: What Users Say About Our Platform

Sweet Process

Start your free 14-day trial of SweetProcess No credit card needed. Cancel anytime. Click Here To Try it for Free. If new employees in your company struggle to hit the ground running despite spending time and resources to train them, then they’re most likely finding it difficult to find the information they need. To overcome […] The post SweetProcess Reviews: What Users Say About Our Platform appeared first on SweetProcess.

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The Human Side Of College Admission

Forbes Leadership

College admission must be kept in perspective, and the impermanence of life is a stark reminder of this.

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Strategic Thinking: The Ultimate Self-Care for Overwhelmed Entrepreneurs

Jackie Nagel

When entrepreneurs think of “self-care,” we often think of indulging in a long walk, a vigorous run along some trails, a massage, an afternoon nap, a fictional read, or a long weekend. We would not add “carving out time for strategic thinking” to that list. Strategic thinking, a cognitive process of clarifying your business objectives, goals, and plans, is often viewed as a task worthy of our undivided, focused attention.

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CMOs: Best Practice For Targeting GenZ

Forbes Leadership

It can be seen that most marketers’ perception of GenZ consumers is often a little confused. This is not surprising when you consider they are a generation that greatly differs from any before.

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Stop Managing, Start Coaching: 5 Transformational Shifts To Boost Employee Effectiveness

Growth Institute

In recent years companies have learned that coaching their employees instead of managing them is a powerful tool to boost team performance and employee effectiveness.

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Tennessee Effort To Get More, More Diverse Teachers Should Be A National Model

Forbes Leadership

A new partnership between Tennessee and Study.com to provide free test-prep resources for future teachers, should be replicated.