Thu.Jun 01, 2023

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Is VeeCon The Next SXSW? How Gary Vaynerchuk Is Expanding His Brand

Forbes Leadership

I interviewed Vaynerchuk about his biggest takeaways from VeeCon, how he plans to grow it alongside VeeFriends, and the legacy he hopes to leave as he expands his brand.

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When Blind Hiring Advances DEI — and When It Doesn’t

Harvard Business Review

As a decision-making strategy, “blind hiring” involves blocking evaluators from receiving potentially biasing information about a job candidate until after an evaluation of their application materials are complete. Most famously, the tactic was used to boost the hiring of women in orchestras by having people audition from behind a screen that concealed their gender.

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Healthier Habits: Quick Tips to Get Your Body Moving in the Office

Refresh

It’s not uncommon to fall into unhealthy patterns when your job involves sitting at a desk with minimal activity requirements for eight or more hours a day. Add to that the seemingly endless temptation of donuts and other sweet treats supplied by the kindness of coworkers, and you’re bound to see an impact on your overall health. Aristotle said, “We are what we repeatedly do.

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Four Ways Senior Leaders Can Curb Office Politics

Chief Executive

Since the emergence of modern office life, office politics have played a role in workplace dynamics. When power is gained through performance and perception, it is almost natural for humans to create a hierarchical atmosphere and, from there, a toxic environment is likely to emerge. Recently, Pepperdine Graziadio Business School set out to learn how managers and workers view office politics including toxic behaviors, discriminatory practices, and interpersonal difficulties.

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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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Billionaire Jim Simons Makes Second-Largest Donation To Public College Ever

Forbes Leadership

Simons gave $500 million to Stony Brook, the Long Island school he worked at as a math professor prior to making billions on Wall Street.

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A Founder’s Guide To Funding

Chief Executive

According to a recent report by CB Insights , the global venture ecosystem slowed down in Q2 2022; funding decreased by 23%, marking the second-largest quarterly drop in funding in a decade. Securing capital is always a challenge and in an economic slowdown, it can be even more challenging. Compounding this problem, most founders focus on surviving from one round of high-volume funding to the next instead of growing the business for the long term.

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China’s Youth Unemployment Problem

Kellogg Insight

New record-breaking figures for joblessness among workers aged 16 to 24 weaken the Chinese economy's near- and long-term prospects. If the trend persists, as seems likely, China will have an even harder time supporting its rapidly aging population.

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Collaboration As Antidote To Loneliness: 4 Steps For Building Exceptional Teams

Forbes Leadership

Executive coach, Sven Gade, shares his secret sauce for turning dysfunctional teams to excellent ones and discusses why collaboration is a great antidote for loneliness.

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CEOs Are Predicting a Mild Recession in the U.S.

Harvard Business Review

A recent survey of CEOs suggests that most expect a recession in the U.S. but that it will be “short and shallow.” For that reason, many aren’t anticipating layoffs and some are even still hiring. It points toward a continuation of the current tight labor market, even as the economy cools in response to the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes and the ongoing banking turmoil.

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Six Institutions Invited To Join Association Of American Universities

Forbes Leadership

Six universities have been invited to join the prestigious Association of American Universities, brining its total membership to 71 institutions.

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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 Keep Cyberattacks from Tanking Your Balance Sheet

Harvard Business Review

The threat of cyberattacks — and potential impact on corporate balance sheets — is only expected to grow. Technological advances in areas such as generative AI and automation have strengthened threat actors, leading to new and evolving threats. Against this backdrop, it becomes increasingly crucial for corporate boards to align their organizations’ cyber-risk management with their business needs.

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How The Enabling Leader Empowers Their Team

Forbes Leadership

A more fluid, adaptable work structure can help you realise the potential of your team, but the leader must understand the subtle skills of empowerment to make it work.

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Mentorship Programs in the Workplace: Your 2023 Ultimate Guide

AIHR

Research by the Association of Talent Development found that organizations with mentoring programs in the workplace saw 57% higher employee engagement and retention. This illustrates how impactful mentorship programs can be, not only for the company but for the employee too, in driving the employee’s motivation and attracting and retaining candidates in the business.

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A Reality Check On Inclusive Marketing: Time For [R]Evolution

Forbes Leadership

It's time for a shift from Inclusive Marketing to CQ Marketing with authentic connections, biosocial identities, and social well-being for brand growth and social impact.

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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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First Look: Leadership Books for June 2023

Michael McKinney

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in June 2023 curated just for you. Be sure to check out the other great titles being offered this month. Leading with Significance : How to Create a Magnetic, People-First Culture by Joey Havens Can a magnetic culture elevate you to unparalleled performance? Absolutely! And your journey to a magnetic culture starts by recognizing that good culture simply isn't enough to drive top performance.

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Celebrating Pride: Make It Age-Friendly

Forbes Leadership

As we enter June, a month over-flowing with vibrant Pride celebrations, SAGE is asking the community to recognize, respect and honor the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transg.

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Need Budget Approval for Your HR Initiative? These CFOs Have Tips for Getting the Green Light 

15Five

You see a need or problem in the business and have a great plan for solving it. Your initiative requires some extra investment (e.g., you need to add headcount, buy a new software tool, etc.). You present your brilliant initiative to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to get their monetary blessing… It’s a no. Your CFO doesn’t give budgetary approval, and your idea is dead in the water.

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Using Innovation To Expand Microsoft’s Markets

Forbes Leadership

Learn how Chris Capossela, Microsoft’s Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer is helping the company realize the full market potential the shift to cloud infrastructure, the future of work, a revolution in advanced analytics and AI, cybersecurity, and no-code low-code development affords the business.

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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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My Subscriber List is Broken

Leadership Freak

The last Leadership Freak post that went to the subscriber list was published on May 23 (At least that’s the best I can tell). I apologize for this inconvenience.

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Authentic Leadership: 5 Ways You Can Be The Super-Hero Everyone Needs

Forbes Leadership

You can become an authentic leader and inspire others to become their authentic self. Gemma Mayman of Pfizer provides 5 ways to become the best leader you can be.

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Leading Thoughts for June 1, 2023

Michael McKinney

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. T.D. Jakes on disruptive thinking: “Every period of chaos brings with it a gift—an opportunity to disrupt the chaos by providing a solution rather than joining the debate. Disruptive thinking isn’t about picking a side in the argument; it’s about stepping past the argument toward a solution.

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5 Trust-Based Web Design Choices To Increase Your Conversion Rate

Forbes Leadership

Your website’s design is the foundation of its success, so integrating trust-based design principles is key to furthering your company’s growth.

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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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Boost Your Energy to Achieve Your Goals

Michael Hyatt

Ralph Waldo Emerson once proclaimed: “The world belongs to the energetic.” Well, Mr. Emerson didn’t have to navigate the many complexities of 21st-century life, but his statement still holds true. How many of us feel that mid-afternoon slump? Or flop into bed exhausted but unable to fall asleep until midnight? Juggling our seemingly endless personal […] The post Boost Your Energy to Achieve Your Goals appeared first on Full Focus.

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Non-Profit Helpline Fires Staff, Shifts To Chatbot Solution

Forbes Leadership

The largest eating disorder non-profit in the country is replacing staff and volunteers with an AI-based online solution. Then it went rogue.

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The Only Gap Analysis Template You’ll Ever Need (+Instructions)

Niagara Institute

In today’s workplace, staying static is not an option. If you fail to continuously improve everything from your performance to your team’s culture , you run the risk of falling behind, sometimes irreversibly so. For this reason, it is essential to have a gap analysis in your toolkit. A gap analysis is an invaluable tool that prompts you to assess, identify, and address the discrepancy between the current state of either yourself, your team, or your organization, and the state which you desire to

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How We Need To Redefine 'Higher Education'—And Help Everyone Access It

Forbes Leadership

Many young people aren’t aware of federal aid programs that can help subsidize a variety of skills and career training that employers need.

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Decked Finds Growing Space In Truck Beds Of America

Chief Executive

Few Americans are as picky about how they use their space as pickup-truck owners who scheme relentlessly about the best ways to take up the roughly 90 to 120 cubic feet of air provided by the bed of their vehicle. If they’re in the trades, or have a hobby that demands a lot of equipment, sensible subdivision of that space is a top priority. Thus the birth and growth of the multi-billion-dollar aftermarket truck-accessories industry, which just keeps burgeoning as more Americans buy and hold on t

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Great Tech Alone Doesn’t Make A Business: Delivering Service Quality

Forbes Leadership

The rapid popularization of climate tech has underscored just how important it is for companies to align their service quality with that of their core product offerings.

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How To Prepare For a 1 on 1 Meeting (+Agenda Template)

Niagara Institute

No one should go into a 1 on 1 meeting unprepared. If you do, it can send a message to the person you’re meeting with that you don’t fully respect the time they took out of their calendar to meet with you. So, whether you’re the leader who hosts the meeting or the employee attending it, you both need to do the work beforehand to prepare for your 1 on 1 meeting.

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The Death Knell For Full-Time In-Office Work

Forbes Leadership

Hybrid work offers flexibility, productivity gains, and work-life balance advantages but addressing communication, culture, and employee well-being is crucial for success

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Why Every Modern Enterprise Organization Needs Insight-Driven Marketing - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM MELTWATER

Harvard Business Review

Sponsor content from MELTWATER.

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What AI Can’t Do And What Great Leaders Will Do

Forbes Leadership

As AI masters language, it will more easily fool us; reconnecting with the bodily resonance of language helps leaders put AI in service of life.

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