Peter Winick

MARCH 2, 2023

Building thought leadership for CEOs An interview with Raoul Davis about building a personal brand using thought leadership. It is important for CEOs to have a personal brand that supports the ir organizational brand. That s why smart CEO s build their personal thought leadership early on, and maintain it throughout their careers. Today we are joined by Raoul Davis, the Founder, and CEO of Ascendant Group Branding one of the first and most integrated CEO branding firms.

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Lolly Daskal

MARCH 2, 2023

Emotional intelligence, also known as EQ, is the ability to understand and manage emotions of self and others. It is an important trait for leaders, as it enables them to effectively interact with and manage others. Here are some reasons why emotional intelligence matters in leadership: Emotional intelligence enables leaders to build strong relationships with their team.

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Forbes Leadership

MARCH 2, 2023

In a trend one VC calls “Harvard meets Hollywood,’’ investors and entrepreneurs are embracing the idea that education should be entertaining and delivered in small bites.

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Chief Executive

MARCH 2, 2023

At many companies, leadership development involves identifying top performers and moving them into management positions, with the expectation that leadership skills will naturally develop while they’re in that role. But here’s a tough truth: Not every top performer will make a good manager—and some will never get there. People who master their own fields generally rely on a combination of natural talents, training experiences and acquired skills; successful leadership requires a tota

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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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Forbes Leadership

MARCH 2, 2023

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey has proposed a new program that would make community college free for Massachusetts residents age 25 and older. Healey’s 2024 fiscal year budget, which she filed on Wednesday, includes $20 million in funding for the program.

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Chief Executive

MARCH 2, 2023

On the surface, it seems to make good business sense. When faced with a downturn in the economy, executives may consider scaling back on what could be deemed as non-critical initiatives. And while there are some cost-cutting measures that make sense, reducing diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) efforts could in fact cost companies in the long run.

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Thought Leaders LLC

MARCH 2, 2023

Our reader poll today asks: When you have to deliver a tough message, what best describes your approach? I deliver it directly and without apology or cushioning: 32.15% I strike a balance between tough news and positive news: 62.15% I soft-pedal the message and risk it not being received: 4.28% I avoid delivering the message and hope they’ll figure it out on their own: 1.42% Beware the “But” Sandwich.

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Forbes Leadership

MARCH 2, 2023

You can foster gratitude for yourself, and organizations can cultivate cultures of gratitude—and these will have positive effects for people and their mental health as well as for business.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2023

Companies like Shell and DBS Bank are using it to change how their work gets done.

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Forbes Leadership

MARCH 2, 2023

Letting people go will never be fun or easy. But it can be done humanely, in a way that protects dignity. And protects your business, by minimizing risk to relationships with your former, current, and future employees. Regardless of your role in layoffs, it is worth your effort to make them human.

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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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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2023

A survey of more than 400,000 employees, from physicians and nurses to security and maintenance workers, finds that organizational culture is key.

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Forbes Leadership

MARCH 2, 2023

Brain health is just as important to stay fit on the job as caring for other parts of your body. New research identifies four actions you can take to improve brain fitness to keep work stress from damaging it.

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Leadership Freak

MARCH 2, 2023

You’re a drummer without a band – annoying – until you believe in people. Humanity is essential to… Leaders infuse vitality into stale leadership skills when they believe in people.

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Forbes Leadership

MARCH 2, 2023

We don’t even mind speaking to strangers, but speaking in front of an audience where all eyes are on you is something that most people shy away from According to the National Institute of Mental Health, public speaking is the number one fear for 75% of the American population.

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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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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2023

Visualizing this complex — and increasingly common — executive role.

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Forbes Leadership

MARCH 2, 2023

The key to surviving and thriving in difficult situations is almost all in your mind. You need to cultivate a winning growth mindset. You must make yourself truly believe it's possible to beat the odds by improving and growing, despite obstacles in your path and prior failures.

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Michael McKinney

MARCH 2, 2023

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. Former IBM Chairman and CEO Ginni Rometty on the challenge of changing a culture: “When moments of reinvention arrive, innovating the how can be overlooked in favor of focusing on the what. Indeed, it’s not enough to just tell people to deliver a different outcome.

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Forbes Leadership

MARCH 2, 2023

The scores of low-cost private schools in New York City do what they can to make their programs as accessible as possible to the low-income families that want that choice.

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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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Alison Green

MARCH 2, 2023

This post, update: I supervise a manager who falsified an employee write-up … but I don’t think she should be fired , was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. Remember the letter-writer who supervised a manager who falsified an employee write-up but didn’t think she should be fired? Here’s the update. Thanks for answering my letter.

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Forbes Leadership

MARCH 2, 2023

Global borders are blending – with social media connecting people from all corners of the world, international content becoming more accessible through streaming, and online retail bringing new brands and products to new markets.

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Alison Green

MARCH 2, 2023

This post, my manager and coworker are secretly dating, boss will never give “exceeds expectations” because he has “high standards,” and more , was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. My manager and coworker are divorcing their spouses and secretly dating My coworker, Frank (who is above me in the chain of command, but only occasionally acts as my supervisor), just confided in me that he is dating my manage

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Forbes Leadership

MARCH 2, 2023

Harvard labor economist Claudia Goldin summarises the distance we've travelled over the past hundred years, in a kind of Five Ages of Women. And, yes, we've come a long way, baby!

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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

Education

Eric Jacobson

MARCH 2, 2023

The global pandemic has awakened people of all ages to just how fragile and finite life can be. This reality likely disproportionately impacted midlife individuals. Because, midlife is a pivotal time to assess career goals, relationships, and lifestyles, to challenge ideals set earlier in life. “So many people I’ve talked to have no idea where they are going or want to go once they hit their mid-forties,” shares Michael Clinton , author of the book, ROAR into the Second Half of Your Life - Befor

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Forbes Leadership

MARCH 2, 2023

Supply chain pressures have eased and will continue to do so. This will help companies produce goods and services to meet buyer demand. Inflation numbers will be better as factories are less limited by supply problems.

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Chief Executive

MARCH 2, 2023

Many mid-market manufacturers face a big decision as they attempt to scale up: To make or buy their goods? Michael Tierney spent eight years trying to find a contract manufacturer capable of making his chocolate-stuffed marshmallows before he finally gave up, built his own facility and began manufacturing them on his own. And in the space of just three years, being in control of his own production has been a key to the rapid growth of Stuffed Puffs into a $60-million brand that is sold in Walmar

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Forbes Leadership

MARCH 2, 2023

Unfortunately, sometimes leaders act in ways that set a negative example for their team members. When the rest of the team starts to model that behavior, it can lead to decreased morale, productivity and overall team performance.

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Chief Executive

MARCH 2, 2023

Along with the national economy, GDP growth started to slow in most states in the West and Southwest in late 2022. Nevertheless, the region continues to attract new investments in the tech industry. Semiconductor manufacturing is growing into a hot market, with big projects announced in California, Arizona, Texas and Idaho. (Numbers below refer to the state’s rank in the 2022 Chief Executive Best & Worst States for Business.) #1 TEXAS Semiconductors Shining Bright The Lone Star Stat

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Forbes Leadership

MARCH 2, 2023

After years of hiring at a break-neck pace, U.S. tech companies responded to macroeconomic headwinds by laying off more than 100,000 employees so far this year. Savvy organizations outside the tech sector have realized this is an opportunity to build a deep and transformative tech bench.

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Niagara Institute

MARCH 2, 2023

Many leaders shy away from delivering negative feedback or, when they do, try to soften the blow. It's human nature to do so, as, like anyone, leaders want to be liked. In fact, a Niagara Institute survey recently found that 80.7% of leaders agreed they want to be liked by their employees.

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Forbes Leadership

MARCH 2, 2023

Human rights groups urged the United Nations to take action against the abortion restrictions.

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Alison Green

MARCH 2, 2023

This post, stolen sandwiches, disgusting fridges, dish-washing drama: let’s talk about office kitchen mayhem , was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. For those of you who are back in your office or who never left, let’s talk office kitchen wars: sandwich thefts, moldy food that stays in the fridge for months, drama over dishes in the sink, passive-aggressive notes, the oatmeal that exploded in the microwave three months ago and never got cleaned up… Are you

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Forbes Leadership

MARCH 2, 2023

Not all team-building activities are created equal. To be successful, any team-building exercise must have certain key components in place.

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