Lolly Daskal

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

It’s inevitable that every leader will encounter difficult conversations that will test their leadership. However, it’s important to remain calm in these situations in order to think clearly and respond responsibly. Here are ten ways to stay calm in difficult leadership conversations, so that you can handle any difficult situation with poise and professionalism: Take a deep breath: The power of deep breathing can’t be understated.

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Suzi McAlpine

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

I had a cool boss early on in my career called Carol. Carol was the ‘Queen of Wise One Liners’. She delivered these with penetrating wit, a minimum of sugar coating, at pace – and usually in between bites of an apple, which seemed to be her main sustenance during work hours. There were many… The post Feel Like Running Away? Then Do The Opposite. first appeared on Suzi McAlpine | The Art of Leadership.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Behavior change is hard, but it’s a skill leaders who want to succeed amid near-constant organizational change need to develop. By increasing their self-awareness, committing to change, overcoming limiting thoughts, and deliberately practicing new behaviors, leaders raise the likelihood that the change initiatives they’re tasked to lead will be successful.

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Peter Winick

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The benefits of starting thought leadership ASAP. An interview with Vaishali Dialani about her thought leadership journey and how starting earlier in her career has paid off. An investment in thought leadership – for yourself or your org – compounds over time. Starting earlier in your career will have a greater impact. So what’s stopping you from getting started?

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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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Get Lighthouse

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

You have the chance to ask Bill Gates, the billionaire founder of Microsoft, one question. What would you ask? If you're a young man in Australia, you ask a deeply personal question: "How have you managed to succeed in a predominantly extroverted world and how can the education system, with its increasingly extroverted ideals, harness the positive features of the introverted personality?

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UVA Darden

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

3 Anti-Racism Tools All Employees Can Learn From Black Police Officers burtonc Thu, 09/14/2023 - 17:57 14 September 2023 Business, Ethics & Society Leadership & Management Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Social Impact Molly Mitchell “I made the decision to become a police officer because I was a victim of police brutality when I was 14. [I thought], ‘I’m going to try and stop those kinds of things from happening to anyone, regardless of who they were….

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Suzi McAlpine

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Leadership is full of half-truths and well-worn assumptions. This week, I explore five of the recurring myths about leadership I come across – and provide tips around what we, as leaders, can be doing (and thinking) instead. So, what are these common 5 myths? 1. I’m really approachable, so my team tell me the truth.… The post 5 leadership myths – and what you should believe instead. first appeared on Suzi McAlpine | The Art of Leadership.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The oldest and still the most powerful tactic for fostering critical thinking is the Socratic method, developed over 2,400 years ago by Socrates, one of the founders of Western philosophy. The Socratic method uses thought-provoking question-and-answer probing to promote learning. It focuses on generating more questions than answers, where the answers are not a stopping point but the beginning of further analysis.

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Peter Winick

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Getting a conference audience to stand up and pay attention. An interview with Kraig Kleeman about crafting custom live performances for events and connecting with C-Suite executives. All right thought leaders – be honest. Have you ever nodded off a little during a presentation? Now imagine a conference filled with rock and roll, choreographed numbers, and comedy.

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Association Now Leadership

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Like every younger generation, this one is testing tradition. But listening can spark new ideas for a healthier workplace. Recent research shows that Generation Z is starting to show some sway in how workplaces operate. The insurance group Zurich found that by 2025, Gen Z (those born roughly between the mid-90s and early 2010s) will account for 27 percent of the global workforce , and Edelman found that 93 percent of employees are influenced by their coworkers in their 20s.

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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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UVA Darden

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Don’t Fly by the Seat of Your Pants: The Good Way to Deliver Bad News burtonc Wed, 09/06/2023 - 16:20 6 September 2023 Communication Leadership & Management Modern Global Leadership United Airlines had failed, and everyone knew it. The only question was how the firm would address the issue and whether the executives and managers could soften the blow.

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Leadership Freak

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Average leaders get things done. Exceptional leaders build environments where others get things done. Average leaders fix. Exceptional leaders build. B.U.I.L.D.

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Lolly Daskal

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

It’s natural for a leader to want to see results from their team. After all, the success of any organization depends on achieving results. But while results are certainly important, great leaders know that it’s also crucial to reward effort and not just results. Here are a few reasons why: Encouraging effort can lead to better results: By rewarding effort, you encourage your team to put in their best effort, which can ultimately lead to better results.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

As reliance on data and analytics continues to expand across industries from agriculture to manufacturing, health care to financial services, it stands to reason that the next generation of data leaders will have far-reaching roles that impact strategy, decision-making, operations, and countless other functions.

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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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Peter Winick

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Taking a niche product offering to market using thought leadership. An interview with Martha Orellana about expanding your audience and turning a product offering into a luxury experience. How do you get attention for a product that could be used by millions, but few are aware of without having a massive marketing budget? Thought leadership! Our guest today is Martha Orellana the Vice President of Marketing for MrSteam, a company that converts regular showers into steam showers in personal resid

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Association Now Leadership

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

One association CEO shares how his organization has created opportunities for board members to better understand member needs. Doing so has helped promote transparency and allowed the broader community to be heard. Every board wants to feel like they understand the association’s members and their needs. But that’s not always easy, especially since every organization is composed of members with different viewpoints and backgrounds.

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AIHR

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

In a world with new cost pressures, hybrid work models, and ever-evolving employee expectations, HR transformation is more urgent now than ever. In response to the demand for HR to play a more strategic role, transformation can elevate HR from an administrative and task-oriented function to a strategic business partner that aligns talent management and workforce development with the company’s goals.

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Leadership Freak

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

There’s a name for people who are too stupid to know they are stupid. The Dunning–Kruger effect. You haven't learned anything unless you're a fool. Wisdom is always learning.

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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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Lolly Daskal

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

When it comes to leadership, the terms manager and leader are often used interchangeably, but they are not the same thing. A manager is responsible for maintaining the status quo and ensuring that tasks are completed on time and within budget. A leader, on the other hand, is focused on creating a vision and inspiring others to work towards a common goal.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Storytelling is an important leadership skill, and executives who want to succeed should master five types of narrative: Vision stories, which inspire a shared one; values stories that model the way; action stories that spark progress and change; teaching stories that transmit knowledge and skills to others; and trust stories that help people understand, connect with, and believe in you.

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Peter Winick

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Transcript Hi there, it’s Peter Winick. I’m the founder and CEO at Thought Leadership Leverage, and here’s the idea I’d like to share with you today, and that’s this: In my work with lots of authors, speakers, thought leaders, and academics, one of the things I’ve come to learn is this. They are typically really, really good at creating new content, at working on new ideas, at putting new thought leadership out there, right?

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UVA Darden

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Will You Shape (or Be Shaped By) the Future of AI, Blockchain and the Metaverse? burtonc Thu, 09/14/2023 - 09:17 13 September 2023 Operations & Technology Strategy Digital Transformation Modern Global Leadership John Borgquist What place do AI, blockchain and the metaverse hold in the future of business? And where does one even start to answer such a massive, open question?

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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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AIHR

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Embarking on a career in human resources opens opportunities for you to support employee growth and drive organizational success. And not only that. The demand for HR services and software continues to grow. By 2030, the market will grow at an impressive rate of 12.7% yearly. Whether you’re a student interested in HR or a professional looking to transition, this article will guide you with the information needed to be a successful human resource professional.

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Leadership Freak

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Time and personal energy are the most important things you manage. Technically you can't manage time: you can only manage the way you use it. Personal energy is the most important thing you manage.

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Lolly Daskal

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Great leaders are essential for the success of any organization. They provide direction, set the tone, and inspire others to achieve their best. But how do the best organizations develop great leaders? Through the following strategies: Identifying and promoting potential leaders: The best organizations have a system in place for identifying and promoting potential leaders.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Having a well-crafted purpose statement really matters. Not only does it represent the organization’s aspirations, it also sends signals to employees about what the company stands for. It is the vital first step on the road to actually embedding and activating an authentic purpose. Yet leaders often struggle to articulate an appropriate and inspiring purpose statement due to a lack of guidance concerning the focus, scope, and form of expression they should aim for.

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David Grossman

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Mergers and acquisitions, or M&A as the process is more commonly known in the business world, reached an all-time high in 2021 as companies struggled to find their footing following shutdowns and a “new normal” brought about by the pandemic. While M&As made headlines at that time with mega-deals in the $20- to $30-billion range, in 2023, M&A is taking a new form – but no less impactful for companies and their employees.

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Chief Outsiders

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Today, we’re going to whip up a secret sauce. Now, I can’t promise that this tasty combination will result in your anointment as a Kitchen Hero or the envy of Gordon Ramsay. But when basted upon your business, your clandestine condiment could unlock the kind of business success that will have your competitors salivating and your customers asking for seconds.

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BetterUp

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Jump to section The definition of hard skills 5 valuable types of hard skills Best hard skills to put on a resume for in-demand jobs Hard skills are an easy sell

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Leadership Freak

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Raise the average of your friends and you raise the average of your life. Jim Rohn said, “You’re the average of the five people you spend the most time with.” Change your friends change your life.

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Lolly Daskal

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Empathy is a crucial trait for any leader, especially those who want to succeed. Leaders who understand the perspectives and emotions of others and make decisions accordingly are more effective. They foster a positive and inclusive culture, build strong relationships with their team members, and are more likely to make better decisions. But there are certain things that empathetic leaders never do.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

It’s human nature to procrastinate — but it can be devastating for your future goals if you continually procrastinate on projects that are important but not urgent. In this article, the author offers five strategies to overcome procrastination on ambiguous but essential tasks: 1) Get clear on the vision. 2) Identify concrete steps. 3) Take (small) action. 4) Create forcing functions. 5) Limit competing distractions.

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