Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Companies are increasingly emphasizing a corporate purpose beyond mere profitability. The success of this integration largely hinges on organizational culture. Leaders, spanning all tiers, need to genuinely exemplify and articulate the company’s values, as demonstrated by companies like Netflix and LUSH. It’s vital for employees to perceive their daily roles as contributing to this larger purpose, with firms like Atlassian and Cisco offering noteworthy models.

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Lolly Daskal

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Leadership is a skill that can be learned and developed, even for those who may consider themselves “born leaders.” In order to attain long-term success in leadership, it is important to train yourself to become a great leader and you can do it in the following ways: Building trust: Building trust is crucial in leadership. One of the most important ways to do this is by consistently keeping your word.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Generative AI can be a boon for knowledge work, but only if you use it in the right way. New generative AI-enabled tools are rapidly emerging to assist and transform knowledge work in industries ranging from education and finance to law and medicine. Companies are starting to introduce generative AI-powered innovations into their processes, and to promulgate policies on how to use the tools safely.

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Leadership Freak

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

I'm delighted to host another important book giveaway. Do you know the three kinds of innovation and three factors for leadership success in each?

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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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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

According to Gartner, 80% of project management tasks will be run by AI by 2030. Indeed, AI is transforming every aspect of work, including our management of people and projects. However, to realize AI’s transformational potential for project management, four critical pieces must come together: 1) organizations will need high-quality data; 2) human employees will need to think of AI as a copilot; 3) humans will need reskilling; and 4) organizations will need to prioritize the human experience.

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BetterUp

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Jump to section Why are hobbies important? Hobbies versus interests How to find a hobby as an adult How do I find a hobby when nothing interests me?

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15Five

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The performance management landscape is ripe for transformation — and industry experts agree. As Kathi Enderes, Senior Vice President of Research and Global Industry Analyst at The Josh Bersin Company , says, “Performance management – done right – has the potential to deliver great value to the business, to employees, and to HR, but most companies struggle to get it right.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

What comprises an organizational culture that makes Black employees feel welcomed and valued? According to research and in-depth interviews, two qualities stand out, particularly among Black workers in market-focused sectors: the ability to collaborate and the space to be open about race at work. Both are areas where organizations are slowly moving the needle, and they should continue to do so in order to make organizations more racially inclusive.

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Michael McKinney

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

C HARACTER is often confused with personality, but they’re not the same. Personality is your predisposition—your basic instincts for how to think, feel, and act. Character is your capacity to prioritize your values over your instincts. Knowing your principles doesn’t necessarily mean you know how practice them, particularly under stress or pressure.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The Oversight Board is an outside entity that governs Meta’s social and political power. Is it a good alternative to government regulation?

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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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Niagara Institute

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Giving and receiving feedback at work is the norm in many organizations, as was recently revealed in a study by Leapsome. They uncovered that 97% of HR leaders and 85% of employees agreed they have a good feedback culture at work. However, despite this, nearly 3 out of 4 (73%) employees want more constructive feedback and praise from their direct leader.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

A conversation with Michael Gervais about how to overcome the fear of other people’s opinions to perform at your best.

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Niagara Institute

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

How am I doing at work? Where can I improve? Employees desperately want to know where they stand with their direct supervisor, but unfortunately for the majority, they’re not getting the feedback they want (or need!). In a 2023 study by Leapsome , they uncovered that 73% of employees want more feedback, and 79% of employees agreed that constructive feedback helps them be more productive.

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Vanessa Van Edwards

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Over 40% of Americans 1 [link] have been fired from a job, and firing an employee can cost a company up to 200% 2 [link] of their pay! Letting go of staff is never easy, but doing so kindly can save a lot of headaches and money. While this can be a difficult and uncomfortable experience, the good news is that it doesn’t have to be damaging for either party involved.

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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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Rhythm Systems Growth

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Hostopia’s Challenges When I met Colin Campbell, he was the CEO of Hostopia. Hostopia was listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, and from the outside looking in, business was great! But on the inside, Colin and his team were running from crisis to crisis, missing deadlines and disappointing customers. The board was frustrated.

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Niagara Institute

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

In today’s world, investing in your company’s culture doesn’t just have the potential to result in better financial results , lower turnover, and a stronger employee experience. For a select few, it goes so far as to earn them public kudos and awards from recognizable brands like Great Place to Work, Glassdoor, Comparably, or Canada’s Most Admired. From those companies that are awarded, there is a lot the rest of us can learn from their approach to culture in the workplace.

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Stephen Warrilow

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

To Understand The Truth We Have To See The Whole Picture. One of the best ways to make better decisions is to have a deeper understanding of the many things that might stop that happening. To understand the truth we have to look at all the known facts, and see the whole picture which is often not as binary as presented. In this article we are going to focus on another often overlooked factor, and that is the stories that we tell ourselves, the narratives that we weave, and to look closely at how

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LSA Global

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The Ability to Align Strategy and People Sets Leaders Apart Organizational strategies must go through your people and your culture to be successfully implemented. The better you and your people are aligned and working in synchrony, the more likely you will succeed. Our organizational alignment research found that the ability to align strategy and people creates 58% more revenue growth, 72% greater profitability, and 17 times higher employee engagement.

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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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Chris LoCutro

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Greetings Folks! We’re back with another insightful episode of our Personality Styles series. Today, we’re delving into the dynamic ‘High I’ Personality Style. These people are the life of the party, known for their outgoing, social, adaptable, and enthusiastic nature. But as with any personality, there’s more to the story.

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AIHR

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

As HR leaders look to the next year and beyond, it’s important to have an eye toward the future when planning successful strategies. While business trends will continue to evolve over time, cultivating a framework based on solid HR practices can help create environments that bring out the best in employees while also positioning your organization for success.

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Ed Batista

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

A theme in my practice in recent years is the leader who's aware that a number of their employees have strong feelings about a divisive topic, often a pressing social or political issue. The leader may or may not share these feelings, and the issues may or may not directly affect the business, but there's an evident gap between what people are feeling and what's being openly discussed.

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Vanessa Van Edwards

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Good leaders are rare. Gallup Poll researchers 1 [link] found that only about 10% of people possess the qualities and traits necessary to be a good manager. One of the best ways to lead is to lead by example. In this post, we’ll go over what leading by example means and 11 actionable tips on how to do so. What Does it Mean to Lead by Example? To lead by example is to inspire your team towards engaged and practical work based on how you act, not on what you preach.

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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

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Vanessa Van Edwards

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Did you know there are different styles of leadership? One core leadership style you should know is transactional leadership. In this post, we’ll go over what precisely transactional leadership is, its benefits, and where it falls short so you can see how you relate to this leadership model. What Is Transactional Leadership? Transactional leadership is a style of leadership rooted in the principle of exchange.

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