Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Five common mistakes to avoid.

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Alison Green

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I started a job eight months ago that I was very excited about. I was looking to get out of a highly stressful position and got this offer (same pay, somewhat worse benefits but growth potential) and what I thought would be a solid work-life balance. The first day, my boss mentioned how we typically end at 4:30.

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AIHR

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Conducting a culture audit can bring significant financial benefits to your organization. Did you know that companies with strong workplace cultures can achieve up to four times higher revenue growth than those with weaker ones? On the flip side, disengaged employees can cost your company around 18% of their annual salary. They contribute less and cost more due to lower productivity, higher absenteeism, and increased turnover.

Retention 52

Retention Implementation Organizational Development Employee Engagement 52

Michael McKinney

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

O UR mindset can either work for us or against us. A mind full of false narrativesfalse beliefswill keep us from growing into our potential. Unchallenged, these negative beliefs will become the soundtrack we live by and keep us from moving in the direction of our best selves and change the outcome of our lives. Josh Axe identifies in Think This, Not That twelve mental barriers that obstruct personal growth and hinder success.

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Benefits 253

Speaker: Anise Wiley-Little

In today’s rapidly shifting workplace landscape, this presentation explores how Human Resources professionals can lead the transformation toward inclusive, equity-centered practices that don’t just align with organizational values but drive innovation, retention, and long-term profitability. Framed through the concept of the economics of belonging, we’ll examine how inclusive design across hiring, development, and leadership pipelines creates measurable value for both for-profit and nonprofit or

Inclusion

Peter Winick

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Gratitude, Empathy, and AI: A New Era of Leadership Rajeev Kapur, shares how saying “yes” to hard challenges propelled his career! He discusses his “GREAT” leadership framework and its relevance in a world shaped by technological disruption and cultural change. Rajeev also dives into the transformative power of AI, offering insights from his book and highlighting the opportunities and risks of this rapidly evolving technology.

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AlignOrg

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Originally published by Marquis Who’s Who , Jan. 28, 2025 Rebecca Ellis, PhD, has been included in Marquis Who’s Who. As in all Marquis Who’s Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.

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Organizational Development Education Human Resources Change Management 59

Alison Green

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. Remember the letter-writer whose mother was pressuring her to babysit their brother in their office after school? Heres the update — and some more advice from me. Thank you for answering my letter! It was too late to reply to the comments after work, but I’ll address some of them here: For those asking if I still live with my mother: I moved out when I was 18 and live in my own apartment with roommates.

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Manager 95

Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

Edward M. Marshall 's book, Transforming The Way We Work -- The Power Of The Collaborative Workplace , remains relevant today, more than a decade after Marshall wrote it. Particularly useful is the book's section that teaches readers how to be a collaborative leader. Marshall says that there are seven different, important roles and responsibilities of collaborative leaders when leading teams , and those leaders should select the appropriate style to meet the team's needs.

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Vantage Circle

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Companies with highly engaged employees achieve 22% greater profitability compared to their competitors. This is a powerful statistic highlighting the impact of employee engagement on business success. But how exactly does this translate into real-world results? To have a fair understanding of it, I will just give a hypothetical example. Now imagine Sarah, a customer service representative at a bustling telecommunications company.

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Peter Winick

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Transcript Hi there, it’s Peter Winick. I’m the founder and CEO at Thought Leadership Leverage, and here’s the idea that I’d like to share with you today, and that’s this: In the world of business, particularly in the world of thought leadership, keynote speakers, experts, advisors, etc., there’s a lot of energy focused on setting goals and achieving goals.

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Energy 100

Speaker: Carolyn Clark and Miriam Connaughton

Forget predictions, let’s focus on priorities for the year and explore how to supercharge your employee experience. Join Miriam Connaughton and Carolyn Clark as they discuss key HR trends for 2025—and how to turn them into actionable strategies for your organization. In this dynamic webinar, our esteemed speakers will share expert insights and practical tips to help your employee experience adapt and thrive.

Diversity

AIHR

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Employee recognition is an inexpensive resource companies can use to increase retention and engagement. For public sector workers, for instance, even simple gestures like a personalized letter of thanks from management can improve subjective wellbeing and workplace engagement. Building a solid employee strategy on effective employee recognition ideas can help your organization minimize turnover and improve job satisfaction.

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Benefits Retention Implementation Compensation 98

Michael McKinney

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

T HINK back to the last difficult conversation you had. What happened? Maybe you lashed out, got defensive, dodged or overexplained; possibly you lied, got passive-aggressive, or completely shut down, unable to talk. Whatever the reaction, I want you to know that its normal. In high-stress interactions, our walls go up, and our armor comes on and were ready to protect ourselves in any way we can.

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Alison Green

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: One of my employees, Pam,” has been having pains that I wont specify for the sake of anonymity. Her condition is degenerative but can be managed quite successfully through physical therapy and occasional steroid injections. I happily made several doctor-recommended accommodations and alterations to Pam’s workspace, at the expense of the company, to make the eight hours a day she spends here more ma

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Insurance Manager 92

Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Why do some teams succeed while others stumble? Because hiring, developing and engaging talent requires careful decisions that are too easy to get wrong without data. In The Science of Dream Teams: How Talent Optimization Can Drive Engagement, Productivity, and Happiness , author Mike Zani introduces the science of talent optimization , a new discipline thats a far more reliable way to manage your employees than your gut instincts.

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Speaker: Kaitlin Ruby Carroll

Retaining top talent in 2025 means rethinking benefits. In a competitive job market, fertility benefits are more than just offerings - they are a commitment to your team’s well-being. Gain critical insights into the latest fertility benefits strategies that can help position your organization as an industry leader. Our expert will explore the unique advantages and challenges of each model, share success stories from top organizations, and offer practical strategies to make benefits decisions tha

Benefits

Vantage Circle

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

What if the biggest factor in your career growth and workplace happiness isn’t your skillset, but the relationships you build at your workplace. I am sure this is going to be surprising and interesting at the same time. Research also suggests that, quality of friendships at work are intertwined with job satisfaction. And I bet many of you’ll agree with this.

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Leadership Freak

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Many leaders weaken decision-making by prioritizing agreement over commitments. Over-concern about agreement sabotages decision-making. In some situations, people dont commit until they agree 100%. When thats true, change your process and expect everyone to commit once decisions are made. Those who aren't committed find fault. Those who are committed find a way.

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Leadership Development 256

AIHR

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Stakeholder analysis a key component of the stakeholder management playbook is a valuable tool for understanding the people behind every project. A projects success depends not just on budgets and timelines but also on how well you know the people involved and how they may influence outcomes. You can tackle change efficiently by mapping out stakeholders, evaluating their influence and interest, and planning tailored engagement.

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Michael McKinney

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

O RGANIZATIONAL teams determine overall performance, shape culture, drive growth, and deliver results or not. Todays teams face a new reality. Never before have they encountered the changes and challenges brought on them by remote, hybrid, and in-person work environments. Add in the emergence of AI and countless other workforce and societal trends, and its apparent that yesterdays approaches no longer apply to todays realities.

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Speaker: Jeremy York

2024 has tested every organization, and 2025 promises no less - the warning signs are everywhere. If you’re relying on superficial approaches to diversity, you might find yourself scrambling to catch up. Thought diversity - the fuel for new ideas, fresh perspectives, and disruptive innovation - is more than a buzzword. It's a survival strategy. And if you’re not building it into your workplace culture right now , you’re heading for trouble.

Diversity

Alison Green

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: In August of 2024, I left behind TV news reporting to become a social media manager for museums in my city. My career in TV news was full of manipulation, toxicity, long hours, and missed holidays. My new job was a standard 9-5, with occasional weekend events for a few hours.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Fear creates the gap between who you are and who you can be. Courage closes it, explains Margie Warrell, PhD , author of the new book, The Courage Gap: 5 Steps To Braver Action. To clarify, closing your courage gap is not about de-risking your life or sheltering from problemsnatural and human created. Rather, it is about bringing the bravest version of yourself to every situation, adds Dr.

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Scaling Manager 78

Vantage Circle

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

A few months ago, I came across a LinkedIn post where a leader shared an exceptional Employee of the Month nomination. It wasn't just a standard template—it was a heartfelt story of impact. The post vividly detailed the Employee's contributions, clarifying why they deserved recognition. But beyond celebrating one individual, it set a gold standard for meaningful recognition in the workplace.

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Workflows Retention Benefits Energy 71

Leadership Freak

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Never make decisions until theres disagreement. A camel is a horse designed by consensus. Consensus distills dynamic options into dull decisions. Complex situations have many solutions. People arent thinking when everyone agrees. Consensus empowers obstructionists. You havent found the best decision when everyone agrees. You found the easiest decision.

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Leadership Development 169

Speaker: Radhika Samant and Todd Wuestenberg

Employee recognition has often been deemed a "feel-good" initiative, tied closely to rewards. While we understand its importance, we tend to associate recognition with intangible outcomes like engagement and sentiment, rather than direct impacts on retention and high performance. In today’s workplace, the true ROI of recognition lies in its ability to regenerate tangible, business-driven results.

Retention

AIHR

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) initiatives have become a primary focus for organizations over the last decade. Today, almost all companies in the S&P 500 (99%) openly report on and share their ESG focus areas and progress, showing how important these factors are for successful organizations. While 79% of business leaders recognize ESG as a critical driver of financial performance, less than half say their organization has an actionable ESG strategy.

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Michael McKinney

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

H OW do successful people think? The key to doing well is thinking well. Its a way of being in the world. Becoming great means making the hard choices necessary to get you there. Performance coach Doug Hirschhorn advances eight principles in 8 Ways to Great that direct the decisions of top performers. Principle #1: Find Your Why? How questions bring up negative thoughts and inadequacies.

Accounts 235

Accounts 235

Alison Green

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I am a manager on a team where there are two managers and five individual contributors: Buffy, Cordelia, Xander, Willow, and Anya. Buffy and Willow are very good friends. They joined the team at around the same time, about two years ago. Cordelia joined the team just under a year ago and quickly got adopted by Buffy and Willow as “one of the gang.” They have similar tastes and are always lending ea

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

What I like most about Miguel Leal s memoir, aside from its overall compelling and inspiring information, are the business and life lessons he shares. Those lessons are found throughout his recently released memoir, The House That Cheese Built. The book is a quintessential American dream story from a Mexican entrepreneur who shares the tale of building a multi-million-dollar business from scratch, complete with both success and failure, and always a vision of hope.

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Real Estate Energy Education Marketing 59

Speaker: Brian Richardson

With a staggering 92% of CEOs prioritizing skill development, and 84% struggling with transformation, mastering upskilling is now more critical than ever. Drawing on extensive research and collaboration with hundreds of leading organizations, discover key hurdles and innovative best practices in workforce upskilling. You'll walk away with a deep understanding of how to build a culture of continuous learning, expert insights into assessing the current skills of your employees, and a strategic too

Vantage Circle

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

I've spent over a decade now in the professional world, and let me tell you—there's nothing quite like the moment when you, or someone on your team, realizes they've reached a meaningful career milestone. According to Deloitte's recent research, organizations with strong milestone recognition programs see 31% lower voluntary turnover and twice the level of employee engagement.

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Retention Employee Engagement Leadership Development Education 59

Scott Elbin

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

When youre a senior executive, your success depends on influencing, aligning, and mobilizing others toward strategic goals. Yet, even at the highest levels, misalignment often arises due to differing motivations. How well do you truly understand the priorities driving your peers, board members, or senior team? And are your assumptions accurate? The best way to understand whats motivating someone is to engage them in a conversation that surfaces their goals, their ambitions, and their fears.

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AIHR

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

HR impact has never been more critical in shaping the future of organizations. A recent study by McKinsey found that 90% of executives believe their HR functions need to reinvent themselves to meet changing business demands. This reinvention goes beyond merely implementing a new strategy and operating model; it requires thoroughly examining HR’s new stakeholder landscape , their expectations of HR, and how to redefine the HR function for maximum impact.

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Human Resources Inclusion Digital Transformation Operations 83

15Five

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

15Five is the strategic performance management platform that drives action and impact. It helps HR teams take strategic action and transforms leaders into changemakers. 15Fives complete, AI-powered platform includes 360 performance reviews, engagement surveys, action planning, goal tracking, manager enablement, and manager-employee feedback tools. We need robust data systems that can process, analyze, and surface insights from millions of employee interactions to deliver these capabilities at sc

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Engineering Workflows Scaling Performance Management 52

Speaker: Liz Charron

From evolving legislation to shifting workforce expectations, background screening is undergoing major transformation, and HR is in the driver’s seat. With new compliance requirements and growing scrutiny, today’s HR leaders must build programs that are not only audit-ready but outcome-driven. HR Management and Employee Relations Expert, Liz Charron, will delve into how HR teams can navigate the latest legal changes, connect screening to workforce ROI, and embed these practices into the very fab

Employee Relations