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The Truth About Kids and Technology: Jean Twenge (iGen) and Nir Eyal (Hooked) Discuss Tech’s Effect on Children’s Mental Health

Nir Eyal

Recently, I was invited to discuss how technology might impact children’s mental health at the Johnson Depression Center at the University of Colorado. I shared the stage with Dr. Jean Twenge, author of the book iGen and an article in The Atlantic that got a lot of attention titled, “Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?” Dr. Twenge and I […].

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Women's Safety in the Workplace

Vantage Circle

Women’s safety and its issues are discussed and debated all around the globe. Still every year the number of reports on sexual harassment is increasing at an alarming rate. Men and boys, we show our manhood through the way we treat our women. Our colleagues, our wives, our sisters, our mothers. — Archbishop Desmond Tutu. In the past decade, women have progressively earned a higher standard in the workplace.

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Changing organizational culture at Siemens Digital Factory

Agile42

We first worked with Siemens Digital Factory in 2015, helping one of the project teams start using Agile methods. The 50-person team was in charge of developing software automation systems used by manufacturers all around the world. They were well suited to tackle the challenges they were facing, and fully embraced the new incremental approach and the necessary changes in behavior.

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Becoming the Leader You Were Born to Be

Kevin Eikenberry

Chances are you want to be a more effective leader. Chances are you have worked toward that goal in the past. And chances are you aren’t as far along (or gone as quickly) as you had hoped. You care about leadership development – how it will help you and your team. Your desire, interest, and […]. The post Becoming the Leader You Were Born to Be appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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SME Relationships: Proven Solutions for Seamless Collaboration and Success

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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The Truth About Kids and Technology: Jean Twenge (iGen) and Nir Eyal (Hooked) Discuss Tech’s Effect on Children’s Mental Health

Nir Eyal

Recently, I was invited to discuss how technology might impact children’s mental health at the Johnson Depression Center at the University of Colorado. I shared the stage with Dr. Jean Twenge, author of the book iGen and an article in The Atlantic that got a lot of attention titled, “Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?” Dr. Twenge and I […] The post The Truth About Kids and Technology: Jean Twenge (iGen) and Nir Eyal (Hooked) Discuss Tech’s Effect on Children&#

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Women’s safety at Workplace

Vantage Circle

Women’s safety and its issues are discussed and debated all around the globe. Still every year the number of reports on sexual harassment is increasing at an alarming rate. Men and boys, we show our manhood through the way we treat our women. Our colleagues, our wives, our sisters, our mothers. — Archbishop Desmond Tutu. In the past decade, women have progressively earned a higher standard in the workplace.

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3 Things Successful Leaders Do that Average Leaders Don’t Do

Leadership Freak

The things left out are often the things that make the greatest difference. I often ask groups to make a list of things leaders do.

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Are You Prepared for Your Leadership Journey?

Kevin Eikenberry

When I ask a question like this, it presupposes something – that you believe that leadership is a journey. So while I want you to consider whether or not you are ready for your leadership journey, I am starting by suggesting that you must see it as a journey before you can prepare for it. […]. The post Are You Prepared for Your Leadership Journey?

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Presenting at the Regional Scrum Gathering South Africa 2018

Agile42

The South African Agile community meet once again in Durban on November 8-9. agile42 is happy to sponsor and support SUGSA, the Scrum User Group of South Africa that organizes this and other wonderful events. I will present the talk Leading in Complexity together with Don Gray on Thursday 8th and Breaking Bad Scrum with Faye Thompson on Friday 9th.

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Women’s Safety in the Workplace

Vantage Circle

Women’s safety and its issues are discussed and debated all around the globe. Still every year the number of reports on sexual harassment is increasing at an alarming rate. Men and boys, we show our manhood through the way we treat our women. Our colleagues, our wives, our sisters, our mothers. — Archbishop Desmond Tutu. In the past decade, women have progressively earned a higher standard in the workplace.

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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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The Fear of Failure Makes You Small

Leadership Freak

The paralyzing fear of failure makes you small. Fear of failure prevents you from trying new things. If you aren’t certain of success you won’t begin.

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How to Be More Curious – Remarkable TV

Kevin Eikenberry

Today’s episode is the third in my series based on a talk that I gave to a group of sixth, seventh and eighth graders. During the talk, we discussed several of the ideas in the new culture that they are creating at the school. They call it GRIT. And this week, I am focusing on […]. The post How to Be More Curious – Remarkable TV appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Change Behaviors to Change Corporate Culture

LSA Global

To Change Corporate Culture, Change Behaviors. Change behaviors to change corporate culture. Difficult as it may be to change corporate behavior across the workplace, it can be done. Follow a few principles of human psychology, stick with the program and make sure all structures, processes and systems support the cultural changes that you seek. Choose the Behaviors that Strategically Matter.

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How Can Managers Support Mental Health in the Workplace

Vantage Circle

October is over and so is World Mental Health Day. In case you missed it, it’s celebrated around the world on 10th October every year. But don’t worry. It’s mental health and it’s not confined to a single day or a specific month. You can and ought to talk about it always and as much as possible. But what about mental health in the workplace? When you ask someone about their health, isn’t it true that you’re thinking just about their physical health?

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Is Training the Right Solution?

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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You Can’t Win if You Don’t Know How to Play

Leadership Freak

His real name was Harvard. But we called my wife’s grandfather Tampie. Don’t play checkers with Tampie. The outcome was foreordained. He toyed with us whenever he convinced a sacrificial lamb to play.

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Leading and Lagging Indicators: What is the right way to measure performance?

Agile42

“If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it.” - Peter Drucker The reason why we measure our own performance stems from the believe that there is room for improvement. Knowing that you are “doing something” is not enough. Instead, you need to know what you are “doing wrong” and what you are “doing right”. If it’s wrong, stop. If it’s right, continue.

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How to Learn New Skills Faster

LSA Global

Learn New Skills Faster|. Being able to learn new skills faster can help both individuals and organizations to outperform their peers. Whether it is learning new sales skills faster to sell new solutions to executive buyers or learning new management skills to lead a team for the first time, the ability to learn and apply new skills quickly can make or break a strategy.

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How Can Managers Support Mental Health in the Workplace

Vantage Circle

October is over and so is World Mental Health Day. In case you missed it, it’s celebrated around the world on 10th October every year. But don’t worry. It’s mental health and it’s not confined to a single day or a specific month. You can and ought to talk about it always and as much as possible. But what about mental health in the workplace? When you ask someone about their health, isn’t it true that you’re thinking just about their physical health?

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Revitalizing Dry Content: A Lesson in Engagement

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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The Illusions of Fulfillment That Sabotage Leaders

Leadership Freak

The illusion of fulfillment causes leaders to crash and burn. Power and authority: Power and authority feel like fulfillment but the feeling is intoxication.

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5 Ways to Stop Solving the Wrong Problem

Leadership Freak

“There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all.

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3 Essentials of Effective Strategy Execution

LSA Global

Effective Strategy Execution Matters. What good is a new strategic direction without effective strategy execution? The best growth plans, unless implemented, are worth very little. You may have carefully plotted your path to the top; but if you don’t follow through, anchor point-by-anchor point and step-by-step, you’ll never reach your goal. Why Strategies Stall.