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New College Ranking Of Technology Transfer Has A Surprise Number Two

Forbes Leadership

A new college ranking based on how well schools transfer research to the private market has the University of Florida in the second spot.

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Four Tips for Remote Strategy Discussions

Association Now Leadership

Association staffers now have plenty of tech options for virtual conferencing. But one association succeeds by making sure connections are simple and equitable. Strategic planning is board work—it’s how volunteer leaders set an association’s direction. But it’s staff work as well. The staff is responsible for assembling the data and crafting an agenda that allows the board to have meaningful strategic discussions.

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Longevity And Aging Should Be Part Of Every Companies’ People Strategy Says Organizational Expert

Forbes Leadership

When Ana João Sepulveda realized in 2007 that no one was looking at the aging market, she began exploring the topic. The next year she launched 40+ Lab, specializing in the economics of longevity and aging.

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Five Ways to Support Transgender Staff Members

Association Now Workplace

We’ve taken societal strides toward transgender awareness and inclusivity, but trans individuals still face many challenges that extend to the workplace. Associations can foster culture and policies that support all staff members. Transgender visibility is on the rise, with 42 percent of Americans saying they personally know someone who is transgender.

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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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Is Micromanagement Keeping You from Leadership Success?

Kevin Eikenberry

I spend most of my time working with leaders. And those leaders all have leaders (after all, even CEO’s have Boards of Directors). Spend any amount of time with groups of leaders and they will talk about how they dislike being micromanaged. No one likes to be micromanaged, yet we have all experienced it. In […]. The post Is Micromanagement Keeping You from Leadership Success?

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What You Can Do To Advance Your Career When Everything Looks Awful

Forbes Leadership

To survive and thrive during this challenging time, you need to build a strategy for success. This includes both tending to your mental health and successfully navigating your career. Here are some tips to help you manage your work-life during these tumultuous times.

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Customer Service The Marriott Way

Forbes Leadership

It was 1927, not quite a century ago, when J. Willard Marriott and his wife, Alice, opened an A&W root beer stand in Washington, D.C. Later that year, the Marriotts added some hot food items to their menu under the name Hot Shoppes.

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6 Essential Steps Every New Manager Needs to Take in Their 1st 90 Days

Zenefits

Going from a team member role into a manager or team leader position is quite a transition. You’re not only getting new tasks and responsibilities, but you’re moving away from a hands-on role as a team member into a more supportive role as a manager. You’re no longer the person executing the strategy, but making sure that your team members are. That’s why new managers need to take the following 6 steps that will help them have a successful 1st 90 days on the job. 6 essential steps for new manage

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A Career Dedicated To Social Equity And Community Empowerment

Forbes Leadership

Virgil Parker graduated from Howard University, a historically Black university in Washington, D.C., in 2021. As a new college graduate, he is dedicating his career to social equity and community empowerment largely because he understands the role that community support can play in one’s future.

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New Law Brings Paid Sick, Family Leave Requirements for Delaware Employers

Zenefits

Delaware lawmakers have approved a paid family leave requirement for employees in the Blue Hen State. The Healthy Delaware Families Act provides 12 weeks of job-protected, paid medical and family leave for eligible workers. Qualified workers can begin taking leave in January 2026. Democratic Gov. John Carney signed the bill on May 10. “This legislation will build on the work we’ve done for state employees and extend paid leave into the private sector,” Carney said in a news statement.

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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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Adrienne Bailon-Houghton Shares Resources For Entrepreneurs And Talks Mental Health And Navigating A Recession

Forbes Leadership

In this interview, Adrienne Bailon-Houghton sat down to discuss a new partnership with Adobe Acrobat and shared how she prioritizes her mental health and wellbeing. She also offered advice to business owners, and particularly entrepreneurs of color, as we brace for a possible global recession.

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Why The Digital Nomad Lifestyle Is On The Rise

Forbes Leadership

More people are embracing a location-independent, technology-enabled lifestyle. They are called digital nomads and the trend is becoming more widespread.

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LGBTQ+ Shelter Mystery: Where’s Ruby Corado? Where’s The Money?

Forbes Leadership

For a decade, Casa Ruby provided transitional housing and other services to more than 6,000 people in Washington, D.C., Now its doors are closed and its founder is missing along with hundreds of thousands of dollars.

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Nearly 70% Of People Work On Vacation: 7 Ways To Detach

Forbes Leadership

It can be tough to take time away, but unplugging will make you better at work, and in your personal relationships. Simple solutions can help.

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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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Making A Difference With Your Career Is A Skill - The CDO Of General Motors Says

Forbes Leadership

More people today want to make a difference with their careers. Here's how Telva McGruder, C-level executive at General Motors said to do it. From an interview on Electric Ladies Podcast.

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The Public School Problem That We’re Not Talking About.

Forbes Leadership

One former principal described the job as having “all the responsibility with none of the power.”.

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College Business Officers Have Good News, But We Don’t Believe It

Forbes Leadership

The general consensus is that a growing segment of the population – albeit still a notable minority – are simply unwilling to believe experts, those who have the best information and the best ability to understand what that information means.

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How To Use AI To Eliminate Bias

Forbes Leadership

AI merely exposes and amplifies implicit biases that already existed, but were overlooked or misunderstood.

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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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How To Re-imagine European Capitalism: The Case Of Michelin

Forbes Leadership

Firms Need Leadership Throughout The Firm.

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The Biden-Harris Inflation Plan Is More Rhetoric Than Real

Forbes Leadership

White House plans tells Americans to wait on inflation relief.

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