March, 2023

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Survey: 1 In 8 Florida Incoming Freshmen Plan To Flee DeSantis’s Education Policies

Forbes Leadership

Among Florida’s incoming college freshmen, dissatisfaction with Governor Ron DeSantis’s education policies runs deep—in some cases, deep enough to make them look for college opportunities in another state.

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The Duality of Leadership: Illuminating the Way While Casting Shadow

Lolly Daskal

Leadership is a complex and multifaceted concept that involves both illuminating the way, while casting shadow along the way. On the one hand, leaders are responsible for guiding others towards success. They inspire and motivate others to achieve great things, and they provide the light that illuminates the path forward. However, leadership also involves casting shadows.

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What Is Performance Management? The Complete Guide

AIHR

Effective performance management helps organizations ensure that employees understand their roles, receive constructive feedback, and have the support they need to achieve their goals and business objectives. Let’s look at what performance management is, what the performance management process looks like, and some examples. Contents What is performance management?

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Executives Need to Invest in Understanding the Customer Experience

Harvard Business Review

Only half of chief executives are confident they are able to provide high-quality digital experiences to customers, according to a new survey.

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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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What if the future of our businesses depends upon our ability to be un-business-like?

Thought Leaders LLC

Why are memorial services celebrating the life of a loved one who has passed always convened around candlelight, music, and poetry and not around bright lights, PowerPoint presentations and spreadsheets? Today’s guest post is by Dr. Robert H. Lengel, author of A Place For T: Giving Voice To The Tortoise In Our Hare-Brained World (CLICK HERE to get your copy).

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6 Proven Ways to Smile More

David Grossman

A client recently realized that she wants to smile more. Having seen herself on a number of corporate videos and in virtual meetings , she’s made a note that when she smiles in her delivery, she conveys her excitement more naturally, is more motivating, and overall, comes off as more like herself. Smiling naturally is a powerful way to connect with others and can positively impact how we feel as well.

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4 Ways to Motivate Your Team Without Stressing Them Out

Lolly Daskal

Motivating your team can be a difficult task, especially if you don’t want to add any extra stress to their already busy schedules. However, there are several ways you can motivate your team without stressing them out. Here are five effective strategies: Allow team members to be in the driver seat: One of the biggest motivators for employees is the ability to have control over their work.

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Employee Net Promoter Score: The Ultimate Guide For HR 

AIHR

Employee Net Promoter Score (eNPS) is a powerful tool that helps companies measure and improve employee satisfaction and engagement. It is a simple yet effective metric that allows companies to assess how likely their employees are to recommend their organization as a great place to work. This article will unpack how to calculate eNPS, analyze the data and strategies to help improve your company’s eNPS.

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How to Help Superstar Employees Fulfill Their Potential

Harvard Business Review

An analysis of 3,000 applications to Harvard Business School’s High Potentials Leadership Program reveals common challenges and opportunities.

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Leaders Love Puzzles (for Better and for Worse)

Ed Batista

An observation drawn from my practice is that leaders love puzzles. So do many people, of course, but typically as an absorbing hobby. In my experience a disproportionate number of leaders exhibit an almost obsessive need to tackle and solve complex problems, and this trait is one of the factors that drove them to seek out (or create) a leadership role, which reliably presents them with any number of "puzzles" to solve on a daily basis.

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Learn How to Start Journaling. It’s a Ritual Worth the Time

BetterUp

Did you know one of the most powerful self-improvement activities is right at your fingertips? No, it’s not working out or having good sleep hygiene (although these are great habits). It’s something even simpler — learning how to start journaling.

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Silicon Valley Bank’s Meltdown Could Fuel Widespread Job Losses

Forbes Leadership

Fallout from the troubled Silicon Valley Bank could adversely impact the job market, particularly in the venture capital, startup and cryptocurrency sectors where SVB was a prominent lender and banker.

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The Power of Delegation: How to Lead and Empower Your Team

Lolly Daskal

As an executive leadership coach, I often see leaders struggle with how to effectively delegate tasks and projects to their team in a way that empowers and motivates them. Many leaders worry that if they don’t do a job themselves, it won’t be done right. But there are ways to ensure that tasks and projects are completed successfully while also empowering and motivating your team.

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HR’s Complete Guide to the Employee Handbook 

AIHR

An employee handbook should be the backbone of any organization to provide guidance and clarity on all HR-related items. Every HR team spends significant time and energy answering employee HR-related questions. With a well-crafted manual in place, not only do you have a reference point for employees to turn to when they have questions or concerns, but it also helps create a more streamlined, efficient HR process.

Benefits 118
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Sales Teams Need to Stop Focusing on the Customer Funnel

Harvard Business Review

Instead, build an “experience chain” that aligns the customer journey across physical and digital channels.

Sales 136
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Podcast: Workers Are Stressed Out. Here’s How Leaders Can Help.

Kellogg Insight

On this episode of The Insightful Leader: You can’t always control what happens at work. But reframing setbacks, and instituting some serious calendar discipline, can go a long way toward reducing stress.

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Good Power: Changing a Life. Changing Work. Changing the World.

Michael McKinney

T HE TIME TO THINK about power is before you get it. Power is part of leadership, and it can be used in the service of others or for personal gain. In Good Power: Leading Positive Change in Our Lives, Work, and World , former Chairman and CEO of IBM Ginni Rometty redefines power as a way to “drive meaningful change in positive ways for ourselves, our organizations, and for the many, not just the few.

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Full-Time Remote Work Is Falling—But Still Five Times Pre-Pandemic Levels, Survey Finds

Forbes Leadership

Don’t say RIP to the work-from-home era quite yet. A new Pew Research Center analysis, released with a broader report on worker satisfaction, finds that hybrid work schedules are rising, but roughly a third of workers whose jobs can be done remotely say they still work from home full-time.

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6 Ways to Encourage Your Employees to Reach Their Full Potential

Lolly Daskal

You know you found the right leader for your career when they are eager to take an active interest in your growth and success. The best leaders know how to get the most out of people. Here are six ways the most effective leaders encourage their employees to reach their full potential: Promote individually: When promoting individually, this means giving specific goals and objectives to work towards.

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360 Degree Feedback: A Comprehensive Guide

AIHR

With 360-degree feedback, employees get valuable input from multiple directions about what they’re like to work with. Instead of being limited to the perception or bias of a direct supervisor, they receive a broader and more balanced viewpoint. Realizing that others may not view them how they want to be seen can inspire employees to devote more effort to their development.

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Robots Are Changing the Face of Customer Service

Harvard Business Review

The potential benefits are clear — but to realize them, service robots must be designed and implemented the right way.

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Leaders, Don’t Be Afraid to Admit Your Flaws

Kellogg Insight

We prefer to work for people who can make themselves vulnerable, a new study finds. But there are limits.

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We Need More Useful Intelligence, Not Just Artificial Intelligence

Chief Executive

Artificial or not, what’s most important is that intelligence be useful. Which is why there’s a better name for what businesses need right now: Useful Intelligence or what I call UI, or a tool that filters out bad or even dangerous information and delivers fact-based, well-researched data genuinely useful to humankind, and in turn companies across the world.

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Women Making History In Climate Change – ‘We Can't Wait For Anybody To Give Us Permission’

Forbes Leadership

Quietly, under the radar, one decision at a time, women across the globe are tackling climate change in their local communities & improving their lives and economies. For Women’s History Month 2023, here are five to celebrate and thank.

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10 Reasons to Give Employees Recognition (Other Than to Say Good Job)

Lolly Daskal

Recognizing employees for their hard work and contributions to the company is important for several reason, and recognizing employee for their specific contributions to the company is even more important. Saying “good job” doesn’t cover the details of which people put in effort and perseverance, so it’s important to go beyond that when giving recognition.

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11 Company Employee Value Proposition Examples For HR

AIHR

Referring to other company’s employee value proposition examples can be a great source of inspiration for HR professionals who want to create, update, or modernize the EVP of their organization. This article will give you an overview of what an employee value proposition (EVP) is and examples of what they can look like and what they include. Contents What is an employee value proposition (EVP)?

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Companies Are Failing Trans Employees

Harvard Business Review

A survey of more than 2,000 transgender and gender nonconforming employees in eight countries offers insight into how employers can build more inclusive cultures.

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Implicit Bias: What it is and Ways to Reduce it

BetterUp

Jump to section What is implicit bias? Implicit vs explicit bias How does the Implicit Association Test (IAT) work? What are the implications of implicit bias? What can be done about it? Why does it matter?

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Make Your Return From Paternal Leave Work for You

Zenefits

Paternity leave has long been considered a way for new fathers to bond with their newborns and support their families during a crucial time. Yet for many, their return from paternal leave back to the job can be a difficult and stressful experience. A variety of factors can influence the success of a new father’s return to work. These include the degree of support of their employer, the workplace culture, and their ability to balance work and family responsibilities.

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How ChatGPT Is Fast Becoming The Teacher’s Pet

Forbes Leadership

Despite worries that the artificial intelligence program could make cheating easier, half of K-12 teachers report using it. Edtech companies are scrambling to release their own tools.

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5 Obstacles that can Prevent Your Leadership from Reaching Success

Lolly Daskal

Leadership is a critical factor in achieving success. Effective leaders are able to inspire and guide others towards a shared goal. Their ability to do this can greatly impact the success of the organization. Successful leaders are able to balance the many facets of leadership. As a result, they can drive the organization forward towards its goals. However, there are several obstacles that can prevent leadership from reaching success.

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How HR Can Create a Comprehensive Talent Strategy

AIHR

Talent strategy (often referred to as talent management strategy or talent acquisition strategy) is essential if organizations want to ensure they have the right talent in the right place to meet their long-term financial, marketing and operational goals and objectives. Therefore, being able to recruit, develop, engage and retain the right people at scale should be a top priority.

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Removing Demographic Data Can Make AI Discrimination Worse

Harvard Business Review

A new study shows that including information about age, gender, and race can produce fairer outcomes.

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Leadership Pro Tip: Embrace a Curious Mindset

Association Now Leadership

A sense of curiosity can help uncover new ideas and get your brain tuned in to other kinds of thinking. Curiosity may have killed the cat, but it built the leader. Leadership in many ways is built around making important decisions, and if you’re making the same types of decisions over and over, your leadership style might struggle as a result. But one way to fix that?

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What the Southwest meltdown says about the need for HR-driven digital transformation

Kotter Inc.

The post What the Southwest meltdown says about the need for HR-driven digital transformation appeared first on Kotter International Inc.

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Covid Generation Is ‘Less Smart’ As Result Of Pandemic Lockdowns, Study Finds

Forbes Leadership

Students whose education was disrupted by Covid lockdowns have not only lost out on their learning, but are also less intelligent than previous generations, new research has found.

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