Fri.Jun 24, 2022

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Innovation Has A Role To Play In Improving Teacher Well-Being

Forbes Leadership

In addition to issues of retention, teacher stress has a direct impact on student achievement and classroom behavior challenges. It’s a crisis that we, as a society, can’t afford to ignore.

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Neurodiversity in the Workplace: Creativity, Innovation, and Inclusion

BetterUp

Jump to section. Is neurodiversity the new normal? Advantages of neurodiversity in the workplace. Accommodations for neurodiverse employees. How do you manage a neurodivergent employee? How to build a neurodiverse workforce.

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The Hammer That Breaks The Church State Wall Has Hit Public Education Once Again. What Parts Of Our School System Will It Bring Down?

Forbes Leadership

The notion that it is discrimination to deny religious schools a share of taxpayer dollars is the hammer that just keeps busting holes in the wall separating church and state.

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Inflation Fallout a Long-Term Concern for 87% of U.S. Companies

Refresh

With rates higher than they have been in decades, 92% of U.S. companies report inflation is affecting their business in some capacity with 87% adding that this hardship will impact their operations for years to come, according to a recent survey from The Harris Poll commissioned by Express Employment Professionals. In response to the high inflation rate, 40% of companies have raised prices, 39% have absorbed some of the additional costs, 27% have adopted new technology to automate processes, 24%

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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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45 Employee Onboarding Survey Questions To Ask Your New Hires

Vantage Circle

If you are an HR manager in charge of employee onboarding , here is a small piece of advice for you. Don't make the mistake of overlooking the importance of onboarding surveys and their consequent onboarding survey questions. Even if HR managers do end up using onboarding surveys, the effectiveness of those surveys depends on the onboarding survey questions.

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The Workplace After Roe: 4 Key Questions & Resources

Chief Executive

The Supreme Court’s landmark decision to overturn Roe v. Wade will have an outsized impact on the health choices and lives of millions of American women and complicate (and likely consume) the country’s already fractious political landscape. It will also raise a host of tricky legal and political issues for CEOs and their companies—especially if they have female employees in the states where outright bans or restrictions on abortion will take effect immediately.

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In Defense Of Millennial Leadership

Chief Executive

Millennials get a bad rep in the business world. We’re lazy. We’re entitled. We’re not loyal to one company, which has earned us the ‘job-hopping generation’ nickname. We’ve been pigeonholed by these characteristics not because they’re true, but because we’re different. We don’t believe in the ‘this is how it’s always been done’ narrative because the impact of traditional entrepreneurship isn’t the same impact we want

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How Overturning Roe V. Wade Affects Taxpayer-Funded Abortions

Forbes Leadership

Experts predict the reversal of Roe v. Wade will lead to all but total bans on abortion in about half of the states. The impact on Medicaid dollars spent on the procedure is likely to be lower.

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5 Counter-Intuitive Responses to Painful Situations

Leadership Freak

Some people anticipate future difficulties and run away. Leaders anticipate painful situations and move forward. The advantage to anticipating painful situations is developing prepared responses.

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Universities Begin Officially Reacting To Supreme Court’s Overturning Of Roe V. Wade

Forbes Leadership

College leaders are officially reacting to Friday's Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturned Roe V. Wade. These institutional statements are revealing much of the same polarization about abortion that's seen in American society as a whole.

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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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Exit Interview: WD-40’s Garry Ridge On Why ‘A High Will of the People’ Is Everything

Chief Executive

After 25 years as CEO of WD-40 Company, Garry Ridge is stepping down in August. But he won’t be retiring. Instead, Ridge, who has become as well known in the CEO community for the culture of loyalty and passion he developed at WD-40 as for the company’s financial performance, will be refocusing on bringing his leadership ideas and techniques to others, a “culture coach,” as he puts it.

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LGBTQ+ Journalists Group Withholds Awards, Keeps Entry Money

Forbes Leadership

"It's like charging someone for slapping them across the face," said Alvin McEwen, one of the LGBTQ+ journalists who paid the entry fee but didn't even get a notification their blog was judged unworthy of an NLGJA award.

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5 Ways to Recognize Employees

BetterUp

Jump to section. What are impactful ways to recognize your colleagues? When can you provide recognition? How do you provide meaningful recognition? How can you make it easier to share recognition?

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This Industry Leader Discusses How To Make Black & Asian Solidarity A Powerful Force

Forbes Leadership

To ensure that the world sees the AAPI community as valuable assets to the culture, Austin Thach, CEO and founder of The Forefront Group, steps in as a community leader to help promote awareness and enhance the security of both Black & brown communities.

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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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weekend open thread – June 25-26, 2022

Alison Green

This post, weekend open thread – June 25-26, 2022 , was originally published by Alison Green 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: The Latecomer , by Jean Hanff Korelitz.

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A Threat To Workplace Equality, The Reversal Of Roe V. Wade Calls Organizations To Action

Forbes Leadership

Generalization after generalization continue to define women’s abilities, duties and aspirations. It is this web of deeply held beliefs that the reversal of Roe v. Wade will buttress, giving bias sharper contours and inequality another “go.”.

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it’s your Friday good news

Alison Green

This post, it’s your Friday good news , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. It’s your Friday good news! 1. “Back in March of 2020 I lost my job due to the pandemic and it was rough. It took me over a year to feel comfortable to even apply for positions because of anxiety and fear that my parents would get sick due to them being in a high risk age group.

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Black Founders Need More Than Mentoring

Forbes Leadership

Numerous incubators, accelerators, and funds were built off of people finally seeing and temporarily understanding Black pain, and yet too few of them actually offered funding and money to Black founders to solve these issues.

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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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Stop Losing Sales to Customer Indecision

Harvard Business Review

A playbook to help sales reps nudge customers off the fence.

Sales 101
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Mindset Matters: Transforming The Philosophy Of The Disability Economy For Present And Future (Part IV)

Forbes Leadership

This is the fourth column in the series focusing on the Disability Economy. This column focuses on the philosophy of change and how businesses should engage this economy from a new vantage point to leverage its current potential in and be ready for future opportunities that will have a wide impact.

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First Time In the Office: Helping Remote Hires Transition To On-site

Zenefits

The coronavirus pandemic upended recruitment and hiring: the entire process was remote for many workers. Interviewed via the airways, hired through email exchanges, and onboarded virtually, a large percentage of new staff hired in the last two years has never stepped foot in an office on company property. As we return to on-site work, leaving the familiar remote workspace may be challenging for many of these newer staff members.

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How The Supreme Court’s Ruling On Dobbs Compares To The Leaked Draft

Forbes Leadership

The Supreme Court has officially voted to overturn Roe, reversing nearly 50 years of legal precedent. Here’s how the text of the final 213-page ruling stacks against the opinion draft leaked in May.

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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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Self-Knowledge Examples That Will Help You Upgrade

BetterUp

Jump to section. What is self-knowledge? Why is self-knowledge important? 14 examples of self-knowledge. 12 tools to know yourself better. Self-knowledge vs. self-awareness. The bottom line.

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How To Ask Your Manager To Support Your Professional Development

Forbes Leadership

Unless it is part of your contract, your company does not owe you financial or time support for your professional development. That said, there is a good chance they want to support you.

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Why Microsoft Measures Employee Thriving, Not Engagement

Harvard Business Review

And what other organizations can learn from their findings.

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Helpful Feedback Or Harmful Critique? 14 Elements Of Constructive Criticism

Forbes Leadership

Sometimes, when professionals hear feedback on their behavior, actions or performance, it can be difficult to gauge the quality of the assessment and decide what to do with it.

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4 Common Reasons Strategies Fail

Harvard Business Review

Stop blaming execution, and start identifying the underlying flaws.

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How Nonprofit Leaders Can Adapt To Changing Work Environments

Forbes Leadership

Not being aware of rapidly changing situations, attitudes and requirements and reacting appropriately could cost you and negatively affect the reputation of your nonprofit.

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Absence Management: Why You Should Be Doing It

Zenefits

Punctuality is a critical soft skill. Regardless of where an employee works or the nature of their job, it’s vital that they show up for work as scheduled. Otherwise, the impact can be severe for the employer. The good news is that you can mitigate this risk via absence management. What is absence management? According to Gartner , “Absence management is an employer’s approach — via policies, procedures or programs — to: Reduce employee absenteeism, Avoid workforce disruption,

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How Jeff Scult And One Golden Thread Are Creating A Regenerative Fashion Brand That Uplifts People And The Planet

Forbes Leadership

I sat down with Jeff Scult, the Founder and Chief Creative Officer to talk about his incredibly inspirational journey that started as a personal quest to create and reimagine world’s most perfect tee back in 2017.

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HR Headaches: What Is Managing Up, and Why Should Employees Learn This Skill?

Zenefits

It’s no surprise to any business that some of the managers they employ may not be up to snuff when it comes to leading their teams. Many individual contributors move into management based on their technical abilities, but may have not had the chance to develop the skills required to inspire, activate, and empower their teams. These skills often consist of: Being a good coach.

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Study Shows 16 Million People Learned To Play Guitar During The First Two Years Of The Pandemic

Forbes Leadership

Over 16 million people learned to play guitar in the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic. Fender launched a new virtual learning platform to help this record wave of new players hone their skills at home.

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