Fri.Mar 03, 2023

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5 Simple Ways to Show Your Appreciation to Your Employees

Lolly Daskal

Showing appreciation to your employees is important for building a positive work culture and for retaining top talent. Additionally, when employees feel valued and recognized, they are more likely to be engaged, motivated, and productive. Here are five simple ways to show your appreciation to your employees: Offer verbal praise and encouragement: Demonstrate appreciation for your employees by offering verbal praise and encouragement.

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What Is Performance Management? The Complete Guide

AIHR

Effective performance management helps organizations ensure that employees understand their roles, receive constructive feedback, and have the support they need to achieve their goals and business objectives. Let’s look at what performance management is, what the performance management process looks like, and some examples. Contents What is performance management?

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Horse Blinkers For Humans? We Must Have Reached Peak Distraction

Forbes Leadership

People are increasingly desperate for quick and easy fixes to stop their attention lapsing, or being stolen. All this points to one conclusion: that we really have reached peak distraction.

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Stop Using The Wrong Inventory Metrics

Chief Executive

Setting the right inventory makes all the difference between success and failure in today’s uncertain, unstable business environment. Yesterday’s core inventory metrics — inventory turnover (cost of goods ÷ average inventory) and inventory GMROI (gross margin ÷ inventory cost) — fail to provide the essential information that managers need to avoid the twin problems of missing critical potential profits while having to write off large tranches of costly inventory.

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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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Cruise Accessibility Program Manager Michele Lee Talks Autonomous Cars And New Accessibility Council In Interview

Forbes Leadership

The San Francisco-based and General Motors-backed company wrote the Accessibility Council is yet another step forward in its steadfast commitment to making the future of transport “more accessible, equitable, and inclusive” to everyone, regardless of ability level.

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Your Teens Need Positive Connections To Your Family Business

Chief Executive

Very few enterprising families focus on building an owner’s mindset among their family members. Rather, they put their efforts into working and growing their enterprises. But neglecting to both formally and informally develop rising family members to contribute to the enterprise risks much more than the financial losses that could arise — it risks the devastating loss of the family itself and the relationships within it.

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For Students with Disabilities, Discrimination Starts Before They Even Enter School

Kellogg Insight

Public-school principals are less welcoming to prospective families with disabled children—particularly when they’re Black.

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Columbia University, William & Mary Will Use Test-Optional Admissions Indefinitely

Forbes Leadership

Two of the nation’s premier universities - Columbia University and the College of William and Mary - have recently decided to extend their test-optional admissions policies indefinitely. Their announcements add new momentum to the movement away from standardized admissions tests.

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The Shortcut

Michael McKinney

B ECOMING teachable and action-oriented clears the way for success. It also sets the stage for The Shortcut by four-time luge Olympian Ruben Gonzalez. The Shortcut is a business fable full of critical life principles. It is the story of the arrogant and underperforming regional director Johnny Valentine who is on the verge of losing his job. Wanting him to succeed, his boss directs him to the Olympian Café.

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15 Ways To Get Comfortable With Not Always Having The Answer As A Leader

Forbes Leadership

Leaders who are comfortable with uncertainty and are willing to listen to and learn from others are better able to navigate complex challenges and make sound decisions than those who feel it is their duty to identify and understand every unknown.

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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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How to Become More Adaptable in Challenging Situations

Harvard Business Review

We often fall back on old habits when facing tough problems. But that’s when we need new approaches the most.

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The Women Of Roblox Are On A Mission To Make Gaming A Force For Good

Forbes Leadership

Roblox exploded during the pandemic. Three years later, children are still spending a substantial amount of time in front of screens, specifically in gaming environments, a habit that has raised concerns among parents and educators.

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The Power of Values-Based Decisions

Leadership Freak

Life is a series of decisions. Eating broccoli instead of pudding is a decision. So is hitting the snooze button, going to the gym, or stealing office supplies.

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In A Competitive Job Market, Here’s How To Win The Interview

Forbes Leadership

The job market has become tougher and more competitive for white-collar professionals. On a nearly daily basis, companies have announced significant layoffs. Since more people are hunting for jobs, the competition becomes more intense.

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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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Creating Employee Engagement: Concrete Examples in Action

15Five

‘Boost employee engagement’ sounds like a great goal. We know that employees that are engaged at work are more productive, more innovative, and likely to stay with their employer for longer. But what does employee engagement look like in practice? Beyond fun team-building activities, what practical ways can organizations help employees feel motivated, inspired, and connected to their work?

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Forbes Daily: Russia’s Cash Dilemma

Forbes Leadership

A prominent Russian oligarch warned Russia could run out of cash by next year; Meta Networks CEO Mark Zuckerberg agreed to a rare interview; Gwyneth Paltrow’s venture capital firm looks to raise $75 million; and more.

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5 Ways Leaders Can Support Adoptive Parents

Harvard Business Review

How employers do — or don’t — step up can have a major impact on employees and their families.

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For Web3 Collectors, Neal Stephenson’s 1-Of-1 NFT Is The Ultimate Metaverse Artifact With Bespoke Utility

Forbes Leadership

Neal Stephenson's legacy is coming to Web3. In partnership with Sotheby’s and Sir Richard Taylor’s WETA Workshop, the auction house is offering unique items from Neal Stephenson’s Snow Crash archives and lore, comprising physical and digital items connected to the book, including a 1-of-1 NFT.

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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 – March 4-5, 2023

Alison Green

This post, weekend open thread – March 4-5, 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: Happy All the Time , by Laurie Colwin.

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Marketing Is Everywhere: This Startup Wants To Bring Continuity Across Platforms.

Forbes Leadership

Marketing isn’t slowing down. Even in the current economic downturn, the industry continues to grow at a rapid pace as the average company spends about 10% of their overall budget on marketing-related activities. Businesses must navigate how to in a noisy, complex environment.

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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 been reading your blog for the last year solidly and learnt a huge amount. With that in mind, I recently interviewed for an IT support role supporting over 200 users as a team of 2 people. The initial interview went well enough that I was offered the job, and then the 2nd interview with the HR rep began.

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Why Physical Identity And Access Management Are Key To A True Zero-Trust Architecture

Forbes Leadership

Many organizations have implemented zero-trust and GRC (governance, risk management and compliance) frameworks to protect against cyber threats. However, physical security is often overlooked as a crucial component of these frameworks.

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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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An Outcomes-Focused Approach to Mental Health Care

Harvard Business Review

Five considerations for mental-health-care providers, insurers, and employers.

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5 Tips To Recession-Proof Your Career And Bullet-Proof Your Security

Forbes Leadership

The livelihoods and mental health of millions of hard-working people are at risk, as predictions rumble of 1.5 million Americans losing their jobs by the end of 2023. Leaders urge employers to establish a recession plan and employees to recession-proof their careers.

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1:1 Meeting Checklist: What To Do Before, During, and After

Niagara Institute

In a recent study about 1:1 meetings, 250 direct reports were asked to rate their experience. Nearly half rated it as suboptimal. According to researchers, this can happen when the leaders who host this type of meeting see them as a burden, hold them too infrequently, or manage them poorly. When this happens, leaders risk leaving their employees feeling disconnected, both functionally and emotionally.

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15 Ways To Build An Organizational Culture That Promotes True Gender Equality

Forbes Leadership

Ensuring that gender equality is woven into the DNA of their organizational culture is increasingly becoming a priority for many businesses.

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How to Keep SQL Queries Agile

CMCrossroads

When developing software that makes use of a database, you may want to apply Agile principles to help tune your SQL queries. Simplicity, and being able to reduce the time scale of long running queries are the resulting benefits. In this article we discuss how to write more efficient code and reduce the overhead associated with long-running or inefficient queries.

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Free-Thinking Gig Workers May Be Foundational To Inclusive Capitalism

Forbes Leadership

For many gig workers, government initiatives to reclassify them as employees might be more of a hindrance than a help, given the fierce sense of independence identified in a recent study of freelancers.

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Thought Leadership: 6 Ways to Develop and Share Your Unique Voice

BetterUp

Research shows that thought leadership is one of the most valuable tools organizations can use to build credibility. Yet as interest grows, so does the competition to break through the noise.

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Why We Need To Make Every Day An Employee Appreciation Day

Forbes Leadership

In celebration of Employee Appreciation Day, it’s time to turn the recognition of employees from an annual event into a daily routine.

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open thread – March 3-4, 2023

Alison Green

This post, open thread – March 3-4, 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 here,

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5 Ways To Grow Your Personal Brand As A Content Creator

Forbes Leadership

Content creators have a difficult job because they never stop creating content. To get clients, they’ve got to make sure their content is on point. But at the same time, they’ve got to create unique content for their clients.

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