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Eight Lessons We Learned in 2021

Agile42

2021 was another unpredictable year. Although we seemed more prepared for remote working and different ways of doing business, there were, as always, some unexpected curve balls. COVID-19 variants, hybrid working arrangements, and cancelled Christmas parties, among many other challenges, made for an interesting year of work. If there is anything we can learn from the past few years, it is to expect the unexpected.

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A Lesson from Atticus Finch – Remarkable TV

Kevin Eikenberry

Atticus Finch, Atticus Finch, you might immediately know who I mean and you might be thinking, I should know that name, shouldn’t I? Well, Atticus Finch is the protagonist in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird. If you haven’t read it, you’ve probably seen the movie. If you haven’t done either, you should go watch […]. The post A Lesson from Atticus Finch – Remarkable TV appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Here’s How to Ensure Your Kids Don’t Spend the Entire Break Staring at Screens

Nir Eyal

It’s that time of year when kids have a long break from school and parents and guardians likely have some time off work. What will we do with all that free time? The post Here’s How to Ensure Your Kids Don’t Spend the Entire Break Staring at Screens appeared first on Nir and Far.

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A Surprising Thing You Can Do for Yourself

Leadership Freak

Self-centered people are anxious and unhappy. Research shows one source of self-centeredness is loneliness. A lonely person turns inward. Feeling isolated motivates people to focus on their own self-interest. What’s worse?

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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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Eight Lessons We Learned in 2021

Agile42

2021 was another unpredictable year. Although we seemed more prepared for remote working and different ways of doing business, there were, as always, some unexpected curve balls. COVID-19 variants, hybrid working arrangements, and cancelled Christmas parties, among many other challenges, made for an interesting year of work. If there is anything we can learn from the past few years, it is to expect the unexpected.

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Managing Up, Down and Across the Organization

Kevin Eikenberry

How do I manage up? How do I manage my peers? I hear these two questions frequently. Fundamentally, people are asking about managing without position. While there is much we can learn about managing those we do lead, often people feel at a loss about influencing when we don’t have positional power. There is plenty […]. The post Managing Up, Down and Across the Organization appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Shaping Influences Make You

Leadership Freak

Everything you will become began with others. Your parents are the first shaping influence in your life. Many others followed.

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Team Building: Bringing A Team Together

Vantage Circle

Getting people together in a room is not the most difficult thing in the world today. But building a team that works in sync, respecting each other's individuality, and helping each other grow certainly is, and it is where the idea of team-building comes from. Team building is about building diverse skills, people, and approaches. It aims to boost workgroup productivity by improving the individuals' interpersonal skills , their capability to solve problems and accomplish tasks, and their ability

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Five Important Books I Read This Year

Kevin Eikenberry

It is said that the best leaders are readers. The research and my personal experience would certainly back that up. Why? Because leading is a complex exercise, and to be good at something complex and keep getting better at it, we must keep learning. While there are many ways to learn, reading is an important […]. The post Five Important Books I Read This Year appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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A Detailed Guide to Creating an Epic Operations Manual

Sweet Process

Featured Bonus Content: Download the FREE FREE Operations Manual Creation Checklist! Click Here To Download It. Companies with small teams might not feel the need to have a written procedure since they have an established way of doing things that everyone knows and follows. But they couldn’t be more wrong. If you plan to succeed, […]. The post A Detailed Guide to Creating an Epic Operations Manual appeared first on SweetProcess.

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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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Four Ways to Succeed with the Stinky Part of Work

Leadership Freak

If you dislike 30% of your job, look for another job. You can dislike 20% of your job and still enjoy work. (Informal surveys of managers.

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How to Collect Ideas From Frontline Employees

Viima

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, for the past two years, frontline employees have made headlines in all media outlets. While often left out of important conversations, their essential role in society, and therefore in organizations, has now been acknowledged and discussed more widely. The value of frontline workers, their input, and ideas are indisputable.

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How to Help Teams Create More Balance at Work

LSA Global

Productivity Team leaders are charged with managing and fully engaging their teams so that they are delivering outcomes that make sense to the business AND to the people. The balance of a team’s productivity and engagement – especially under pressure – is not easy. Are you a boss who demands that your team be “on” all the time or are you a boss who encourages work-life balance?

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How to Defeat a Small Grinchy Heart – Four Things Big Hearted Leaders Learn

Leadership Freak

“And what happened, then? Well, in Whoville they say – that the Grinch’s small heart grew three sizes that day.” Dr. Seuss It wasn’t that the Grinch wanted to experience joy.

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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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Dear Dan: I Feel Burn-Out Because Administration Promotes Unqualified People

Leadership Freak

Dear Dan, First, I really enjoy your leadership tweets. Second, I’m currently at a job, where the administration seems to be promoting ‘yes men’ and not qualified people to supervisors. Not leaders.