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your non-compete agreement is now illegal (or it will be in 4 months)

Alison Green

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. The Federal Trade Commission yesterday banned non-compete agreements for most U.S. workers, saying that they stifle wages. The ruling not only makes non-competes illegal, but it also requires employers to to inform employees with existing non-competes that they are null and void. An exception was carved out for senior executives; the ruling would allow non-competes only for that small group.

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10 Practices for the Leader as Coach

Leadership Freak

Leaders who love telling people what to do can’t coach. The use of authority creates conformity. The leader as coach ignites vitality. Here are 10 essential qualities of the leader as coach.

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my boss wants us to meet with a spiritualist to fix the negative energy in our building

Alison Green

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I work at a small nonprofit and recently the employee with the longest institutional knowledge just left her position because of the years of abuse, micromanagement, and overwork she endured. Now, the executive director is trying to set up an all-staff meeting with a “spiritualist” so that she can figure out why there has been so much negative energy in the building.

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Research: Why People Really Buy Upcycled Products

Harvard Business Review

Researchers who analyzed consumer feedback from Etsy discovered that what consumers value most about upcycled products is not their sustainability but their creativity. Their findings offer some guidelines for companies who hope to design and successfully market upcycled products: 1) Designers should consider using components from other industries to enhance the appeal of their products and encourage cross-industry collaboration; 2) Product designers and managers should identify new uses for pro

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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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Education Requirements To Pursue an HR Specialist Career

AIHR

If you’re thinking about moving into a human resources specialist role, it’s essential to consider HR specialist education requirements. On average, there are about 78,700 openings for HR specialists each year in the US. Knowing what organizations are looking for and what you need to be successful can help you stand out from the crowd and get the job you want.

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6 Ways to Transform Your Business with This Game-Changing Strategy

Lolly Daskal

In the realm of leadership, there’s a profound responsibility that rests on the shoulders of every leader – the responsibility to drive transformative change within their organizations. This responsibility takes on a new dimension with the emergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI), a catalyst poised to usher in the next wave of transformative technology.

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3 Steps Every Leader Can Take To Create A Vision That Inspires Purpose And Success

Tanveer Nasser

One of the common themes around leadership that I’m asked to speak on for a keynote or a corporate training workshop around is how can leaders create conditions that inspire employees to show up and deliver their best. As a point out in these talks, a key ingredient to making.

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should I correct a service person’s grammar, flower arranging as staff appreciation, and more

Alison Green

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Should I correct a service person’s grammar? Our family held a special event, and the staff at the venue were excellent, all very helpful and competent, they know their jobs well and I have nothing but good to say about the event.

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8 Characteristics of a Top-Notch Business Blog

Ascend

The most successful company blogs share the following eight characteristics. How does your blog strategy stack up?

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Managing Your Emotions During an Argument at Work

Harvard Business Review

How to interrupt your flight-or-flight response so you can take the heat down in real time.

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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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4 Attachment Styles And How They Influence Relationships

BetterUp

Jump to section What are attachment styles & attachment style theory?

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Lessons from Amazon’s Early Growth Strategy

Harvard Business Review

If you’re interested in strategies for scaling start-ups, this episode is for you.

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22 Impactful Customer Service Survey Questions to Ask in 2024

Help Scout Leadership

Discover key customer service survey questions to enhance your business and drive customer satisfaction.

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5 Things To Remember To Create a Culture of Belonging

15Five

There are endless challenges in making people feel like they belong. Organizational changes that rock the boat for the most vulnerable employees, broader market conditions that lead to tough decisions, and even just the introduction of a hybrid work policy can shake things up enough for some folks to feel like they’re being left behind. It might not be as simple as telling people they should bring their whole selves to work, but with some insight and a bit of elbow grease, you can create a cultu

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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.