July, 2023

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To Help Your Team Grow, Give Them Space to Struggle

Harvard Business Review

When you see an employee struggling with a task you could do easily, it’s only natural to want to step in and help. But from the other side, this can feel more like micromanagement than support. And when leaders over-function by keeping too much work for themselves, they allow those around them to under-function. We all know how important it is to delegate — both to help employees grow and to create a more collaborative, empowered, productive team.

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Go the retro. 5 ways you can build in reflection to improve performance.

Suzi McAlpine

“We do not learn from experience… we learn from reflecting on experience.” That’s what American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer John Dewey said. And I think he was bang on. Although it might seem like there’s less time than ever in your diary for reflection, it’s probably even more important than ever. Now, more than… The post Go the retro. 5 ways you can build in reflection to improve performance. first appeared on Suzi McAlpine | The Art of Leadershi

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Connecting Thought Leadership to Sales and Lead Generation | Dani Buckley

Peter Winick

How thought leadership can elevate sales teams and increase lead gen. An interview with Dani Buckley about creating thought leadership content that salespeople can use. Thought leadership is a great source for lead generation. So how do you create content that a sales team can easily access and assess? And how can you measure the success of it? To discuss these topics I’ve invited Dani Buckley the Vice President and General Manager of LeadG2 to join me.

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12 Questions Leaders Should Never Ask Their Employees

Lolly Daskal

As an executive leadership coach who works with leaders around the world, I often hear leaders asking their employees a wide range of questions on a regular basis. However, some of these questions can be inappropriate or harmful to the work environment. To help leaders create a positive and supportive work environment for their teams, and establish healthy boundaries, I have compiled a list of questions that leaders should never ask of their employees.

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Mastering Remote Onboarding: Proven Strategies for Seamless New Hire Integration

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

Join this brand new webinar with Tim Buteyn to learn how you can master the art of remote onboarding! By the end of this session, you'll understand how to: Craft a Tailored Onboarding Checklist 📝 Develop a comprehensive, customized checklist that ensures every new hire has a smooth transition into your company, no matter where they are in the world.

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6 Benefits of Delegation (+ Why Most Leaders Under-Delegate)

David Grossman

There are endless reasons leaders don’t tend to regularly delegate tasks. “I’m not sure any of my team members are ready or prepared to do this work.” “It will take longer to explain how to do this than to just do it myself.” “I’m not sure anyone on my team can do this work as well as I can.” “I don’t want to overburden my staff.” “When I have more time, I can teach team members how to do this.

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How to Become a Strategic Thinker and Ascend into Leadership

Thought Leaders LLC

A retired president of a Fortune 100 company provides effective advice on how to develop strategic-thinking capability and rapidly advance in an organization. Today’s guest post is by Fred Sievert, author of Fast-Starting a Career of Consequence (CLICK HERE to get your copy). Ask any executive what he or she considers the most important skills for team members who aspire to leadership roles, and you will get answers ranging from clear communication to collaboration to adaptability.

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An open letter to leadership teams

Suzi McAlpine

Dear leadership teams, I want to start this open letter by saying I see the pressure you’re under right now. The imperative to deliver on multiple (and sometimes conflicting) obligations is both real and strident. It probably feels a bit like everything is falling into the ‘urgent and important’ quadrant – burning platforms all over… The post An open letter to leadership teams first appeared on Suzi McAlpine | The Art of Leadership.

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How to Train Generative AI Using Your Company’s Data

Harvard Business Review

Leveraging a company’s proprietary knowledge is critical to its ability to compete and innovate, especially in today’s volatile environment. Organizational innovation is fueled through effective and agile creation, management, application, recombination, and deployment of knowledge assets and know-how. However, knowledge within organizations is typically generated and captured across various sources and forms, including individual minds, processes, policies, reports, operational transactions, di

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Why It’s More Important Than Ever to Be Coachable

Lolly Daskal

As a leader, it is important to continuously learn and grow in order to effectively lead and make informed decisions. While some leaders may believe that they can simply read a book or listen to a lecture and immediately apply the information. The reality is that lasting change and personal growth often require a more structured and personalized approach.

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“It’s My Pleasure”: Chick-fil-A Does It Right, While Marriott Does It Wrong!

Rhythm Systems Growth

Customer success guru John DiJulius says that using the phrase “my pleasure” “elevates the professionalism of your employees’ terminology.” These words may be powerful if you deliver remarkable experiences, but they can also annoy the heck out of your customers if you deliver a terrible experience. I want to share two stories with you: a good one and a bad one.

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Cultivating Engagement: Strategies and Actionable Plans for Success

Speaker: Alberta Johnson

Once upon a time, in the bustling world of corporate landscapes, HR professionals like you were the unsung heroes. Your mission: to unlock the secrets of employee engagement and transform workplaces into thriving communities. 🦸 🏢 Join us in our upcoming webinar to uncover why engagement is the magic ingredient for organizational success.

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7 Money-Saving Tips for Small Businesses When Choosing Payroll Providers

Zenefits

Finding the right payroll provider for your small business can be a daunting task, especially when you’re working within a limited budget. However, with careful consideration and a strategic approach, you can save money while ensuring your payroll needs are met. In this listicle, we present seven effective ways that small businesses can potentially save money when searching for payroll providers.

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Authentic Leadership: What It Is, and How to Achieve It

David Grossman

Authentic leadership is one of the most popular topics in business today, with no shortage of books, podcasts, and articles on the concept. And for good reason. Employees are increasingly seeking authentic leaders committed to transparency, integrity, and genuine relationships with their teams. What Is Authentic Leadership? Authentic leadership means embracing high standards, integrity, and acting in the best interests of the people you lead, which then builds trust and naturally leads to strong

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You’re great at this job, let’s make you a manager! What could possibly go wrong?

Suzi McAlpine

Not everyone wants to be a manager. Some people love doing what they’re good at; they’re functional experts who have worked hard to develop their craft. They’re probably known as one of the best in the organisation at this ‘thing’. They might even have a reputation that stretches beyond your business. They want (and deserve)… The post You’re great at this job, let’s make you a manager!

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Does Your Company Have a Culture of Quiet Retaliation?

Harvard Business Review

Quiet forms of retaliation are incredibly common and can be contagious in the workplace. The organizations that accept this form of retaliation as a standard practice have difficulty hiring and retaining great people. Retaliation — in all its forms — not only harms current team members, but a culture that tolerates retaliation results in harm to the mission and the organization’s ability to deliver to its customers and stakeholders.

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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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3 Simple Habits to Improve Your Critical Thinking

Lolly Daskal

Critical thinking is an essential skill for leaders and decision-makers. It involves analyzing and evaluating information, questioning assumptions, and considering multiple perspectives. This helps to make informed and well-reasoned decisions. While some people may be naturally inclined to think critically, it is a skill that can be developed and improved upon through practice and intentional effort.

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Harnessing Accountability and Efficiency with Rhythm Systems: The Arbill Case Study

Rhythm Systems Growth

Discover the transformative power of Rhythm Systems in our latest case study: Arbill's journey towards greater accountability and efficiency. Learn how strategic alignment and process optimization can drive your business forward.

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Empowering Team Autonomy: Cultivating Self-Organizing Teams

Management30 Agile and Lean Principles

In a world filled with rapid change and uncertainty, traditional approaches to teamwork and leadership often fall short. That is where the power of self-organizing teams comes into play. Imagine a dynamic group of individuals working together, not bound by rigid hierarchies, but driven by autonomy, creativity, and a shared sense of purpose. These teams have the ability to adapt swiftly, innovate fearlessly, and thrive amidst the chaos of our VUCA world.

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Expected Graduation Date on Resume: Should You Add It?

BetterUp

Jump to section Why you should put an expected graduation date on your resume How to include an expected graduation date on your resume 8 tips for adding graduation information to your resume 6 resume examples for expected graduation dates When should you leave your expected graduation date out?

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The Rules Do Apply: Navigating HR Compliance

Speaker: Ann Meyers Piccirillo

HR Compliance is like a giant game of whack-a-mole. Once you think your company is compliant with all policies and procedures documented and in place, there’s a new or amended law, regulation, or final rule that pops up landing you back at ‘start.’ There are shifts, interpretations, and balancing acts to understanding compliance changes. Keeping up is not easy and it’s very time consuming.

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The CEO Mindset: Resolving Sales Performance Challenges | Part 5

Chief Outsiders

Part 5: Moving Your KPI Levers Into Alignment Managing a sales team can be a lonely job these days. Just a few years ago, the energy in a typical sales office was positively electric. The office reverberated with the sound of ringing phones, demonstrations, strategy sessions, pipeline reviews, and the clanging of the sales bell after a deal was closed.

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How to Be a Purpose-Driven Leader Without Burning Out

Harvard Business Review

Servant leadership was a crucial stepping-stone to a more humane world of work, but “noble-purpose leadership” is better suited for today’s chaotic environment.

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8 Tips to Improve Your Leadership Listening Skills

Lolly Daskal

Most people believe they are good listeners, but the reality is that many of us struggle with effective listening. Poor listening skills are one of the main causes of poor communication in leadership, and it can have negative impacts on teamwork, idea generation and trust. Here are 8 tips to improve your leadership listening: Stop the internal chatter.

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Harnessing the Power of Think, Plan, Do® Rhythms for Accelerated Growth

Rhythm Systems Growth

Harnessing the Power of Think, Plan, Do® Rhythms for Accelerated Growth In the dynamic world of business, growth is a double-edged sword. While it brings opportunities and prosperity, it also introduces complexity that can be challenging to manage. As a company expands, it becomes increasingly difficult to maintain alignment, drive execution, and sustain growth.

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From Awareness to Action: An HR Guide to Making Accessibility Accessible

Speaker: Danielle Johnson - Director of HR, Compliance & DEI in AI tech at Impact Observatory

Making accessibility accessible for organizations of all sizes may seem complex, but it doesn’t have to be. Prepare to broaden your understanding of Disability, Cultural Competency, and Inclusion with this insightful webinar. We’ll explore disability as a vibrant culture, understand the nuances of reasonable accommodations under the ADA, and navigate the complexities of undue hardship while challenging the status quo of accessibility practices.

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Establishing Guardrails Around the Use of Generative AI

Association Now Workplace

It’s important to develop smart guidelines around generative AI, especially since there are a lot of unknowns surrounding it. One expert shares how associations can create strong guardrails so that the technology can be used both effectively and ethically. While generative AI and its uses are top of mind for many organizations, concerns over the ethical use and influence of the technology have popped up among association pros, including in recent conversations in ASAE’s Collaborate online commun

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Embracing An Outsider Mindset: Three Strategies For CEO Success

Chief Executive

“Outsiders disrupt industries by asking the right questions that insiders are afraid to ask, and that’s where true innovation begins.” – Simon Sinek Innovation often comes from outsiders willing to challenge the status quo. When I founded Slope, my knowledge of clinical research barely scratched the surface. While I was an industry outsider, my deep background in predictive supply chain modeling helped me see that clinical research “best practices” were, in fact, slowing

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Good Disruption: The Metaverse

UVA Darden

Good Disruption: The Metaverse burtonc Thu, 07/06/2023 - 12:52 5 July 2023 Entrepreneurship & Innovation Business, Ethics & Society Digital Transformation Your browser does not support iframes, but you can visit In 2018, the Steven Spielberg movie Ready Player One was released. Set in the year 2045, the movie depicts a virtual world, Oasis, where players can escape their everyday lives to be whoever they want and do whatever they want through an avatar.

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3 Ways Our Brains Undermine Our Ability to Be a Good Leader

Harvard Business Review

To be successful, researchers at the Neuroleadership Institute have found we must excel across three core domains of great leadership: being future-focused, being good with people, and being able to drive results. And yet, as we develop as leaders, our brains evolve in ways that challenge our ability to excel in these areas. The team analyzed dozens of leadership development programs used by larger organizations and discovered they often fail to equip leaders across all three domains.

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AI & DEI: With Great Opportunities Comes Great HR Responsibility

Speaker: Jen Kirkwood - Partner, Responsible HR & AI at IBM and World Economic Forum Executive Fellow

The promise of AI for today’s organizations is real, yet in a frenzied state of experimentation, many stumble to get to a full-scale enterprise. As companies race to discover what generative AI can do, HR must lead conversations about how to balance cutting-edge innovations with integrity, trust, and diversity. Globally, organizations are at a critical intersection of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and AI acceleration.

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What Makes A Great Leader? 7 Essential Qualities To Emulate

Lolly Daskal

What makes a great leader? It’s a question that has been asked by many, and there are countless definitions and qualities that have been proposed. As an executive leadership coach, I have observed that the most successful leaders possess a combination of key qualities that enable them to effectively guide and motivate their team towards success.

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Mastering OKRs: How Artificial Intelligence Can Help You Set and Achieve Better Objectives and Key Results

Rhythm Systems Growth

Implementing Rhythm Systems Software using artificial intelligence (AI) can be a game-changer for organizations looking to track, rate, and manage their objectives and key results (OKRs).

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We Asked, You Answered: What Are Your Recommended Summer Reads?

Association Now Leadership

From fiction to business topics, association professionals are reading a little bit of everything this summer. Read on for some book recommendations from your colleagues. Looking for something to read on the beach or lake, in the backyard, or even on a plane this summer? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. Whether you like fiction or something more directly related to your work, here are some recommendations from fellow readers.

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In Leading Through Change, Narcissism Can Be An Organization’s Downfall

Chief Executive

Perhaps more than ever, businesses, organizations and corporations of all sizes today are navigating constant change: the seemingly endless capabilities and impact of AI/smart machines, continued layoffs coupled with a shortage of skilled labor and top talent, and of course the challenge of literal workplace structures, and deciding between a remote workforce, some kind of hybrid schedule or a complete return to office.

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DEIB Reimagined: Navigating Change and Shaping the Future

Speaker: Lachandra B. Baker, MBA, CTA, CDP - Founder/Principal Consultant at LBB Edutainment, Keynote Speaker, and Author

Join us for an insightful session where we delve into the evolving landscape of DEIB. Discover the latest trends, challenges, and opportunities that have emerged over the past year and explore what lies ahead. This webinar will equip you with actionable strategies, best practices, and reflection tools to effectively lead and inspire change in your organization.