Chief Outsiders
OCTOBER 17, 2024
In today's digital-driven business landscape, CEOs can no longer afford to take a hands-off approach to their company's marketing efforts. With over 80% of the modern buyer's journey happening online, a solid digital marketing strategy has become critical for driving growth and staying competitive.
Leadership Freak
OCTOBER 14, 2024
You didn't wake up thinking, "I want other people to run my life." Healthy people want power to make decisions. Normal people want a voice. Dominance perverts a healthy urge for power. Servant leaders lift themselves and others. Your superpower is servant-power. Here's how.
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David Grossman
OCTOBER 17, 2024
No matter the industry, losing great talent is one of the toughest challenges for leaders and employees. Not only is there the question of trying to fill that person’s role, but the associated work of training and onboarding a new team member, plus the potential for disruption to the business and added work for those who remain. In some organizations, when departures are widespread, the challenges are naturally greater – and even harder to overcome.
Lolly Daskal
OCTOBER 17, 2024
Feedback is a crucial aspect of personal and professional growth. It helps individuals identify their strengths and areas for improvement. As an executive leadership coach, I have helped leaders develop the skills necessary to provide effective feedback. However, even well-intentioned feedback can backfire if not delivered properly. Here are 7 common feedback mistakes to avoid: Inserting your own bias: Be aware of your personal biases and how they may influence your feedback.
Speaker: Chandra McCormack, CPA, MBA, NACD.DC
Technical chops might open doors—but it’s the soft skills that keep them open. In the face of disruption, evolving workplace dynamics, and rising expectations of leadership, soft skills like communication, emotional intelligence, and presence have become core business essentials—not nice-to-haves. Join seasoned executive Chandra McCormack for a breakdown of how to lead with impact, connect with purpose, and cultivate a workplace culture that energizes rather than exhausts.
Peter Winick
OCTOBER 17, 2024
How Thought Leaders Turn Books into Revenue Powerhouses with Speaking and Consulting Peter Winick and Bill Sherman sit down to discuss some of the intriguing findings from the Book ROI study they’ve been involved in for the last several months. What’s the ROI of a business book? Peter Winick and Bill Sherman dive into this game-changing question in the latest episode of Leveraging Thought Leadership.
Leadership Freak
OCTOBER 17, 2024
Say what people need to hear before you say what you need to say. Answer emotion before dealing with issues. You can’t strengthen relationships, for example, while people are red in the face.
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Lolly Daskal
OCTOBER 15, 2024
As we navigate an increasingly complex and rapidly evolving business dynamics. The skills and traits required for effective leadership are also changing. The future demands leaders who can adapt, innovate, and inspire their teams to thrive in the face of unprecedented challenges. As an executive leadership coach, I have helped leaders develop and hone the essential skills needed to succeed in the future.
Chief Outsiders
OCTOBER 14, 2024
In the first two blogs of this three-part series, we introduced the concept of AI-enabled selling, the need for an integrated strategy, and a framework for mapping the myriad technologies available to the needs of the sales organization. We learned that the adoption of AI-enabled selling—the sophisticated merger of AI technologies with traditional sales processes—has become instrumental in transforming organizational sales approaches.
Leadership Freak
OCTOBER 15, 2024
Understanding people is the #1 leadership imperative. There are four ways to understand people. Use the lens of aspirations, motivations, potential, and shortcomings. (AMPS) Learning to understand people transforms your leadership. Understanding a person AMPS their enthusiasm. Here's how.
Michael McKinney
OCTOBER 18, 2024
C ULTURE has the power to inspire and unite an entire workforce in the service of common goals. It can create meaning and purpose and a positive day-to-day experience while ensuring that the company is well positioned to meet its business objectives. But when an organization’s culture is negative and dysfunctional, it has the opposite effect. A study from MIT/Sloan found that a toxic culture is by far the strongest predictor of employee attrition.
Speaker: Jeremy York
Join us for a thought-provoking exploration of the rapidly evolving HR landscape as we examine how technological innovation, regulatory changes, talent strategies, and evolving diversity approaches are reshaping the profession. This webinar will provide HR professionals with practical insights on leveraging AI and emerging technologies while maintaining compliance in an increasingly complex regulatory environment.
Lolly Daskal
OCTOBER 16, 2024
Trust is a critical component in any successful relationship. This holds true for the relationship between humans and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the workplace. As AI becomes increasingly integrated into our work processes, building trust in these systems is essential. Effective implementation and adoption of AI systems depend on building trust.
Help Scout Leadership
OCTOBER 14, 2024
We're in the midst of the race to fill a market gap created by generative AI.
Leadership Freak
OCTOBER 16, 2024
I sent a note to several leaders, “People are often nervous when the boss shows up. How do you put people at ease?” The desire to please the boss causes anxiety. People may pretend they aren’t nervous. But authority makes people scamper on the inside, even when working side-by-side.
Michael McKinney
OCTOBER 18, 2024
C ULTURE has the power to inspire and unite an entire workforce in the service of common goals. It can create meaning and purpose and a positive day-to-day experience while ensuring that the company is well positioned to meet its business objectives. But when an organization’s culture is negative and dysfunctional, it has the opposite effect. A study from MIT/Sloan found that a toxic culture is by far the strongest predictor of employee attrition.
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.
Lolly Daskal
OCTOBER 18, 2024
A toxic culture can silently permeate an organization, eroding productivity, creativity, and morale. A report by SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management) indicated that nearly one in five Americans has left a job in the past five years due to bad company culture. The estimated cost of this turnover is $223 billion. As an executive leadership coach, I have helped leaders understand that a toxic culture is one of the most significant threats to their organization’s success.
Alison Green
OCTOBER 16, 2024
This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I have a tricky situation involving prior sexual harassment/creepy behavior by a potential future coworker at a job I’m applying for. A year ago, I matched with a man on a dating app who works in my (very small) field. The conversation was pleasant but we never met up and eventually lost touch.
Kellogg Insight
OCTOBER 16, 2024
And why that’s a good thing for most buyers and sellers.
Peter Winick
OCTOBER 18, 2024
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: make it easy for clients and prospects to self-select—easy for them and easy for you. What do I mean by this? If you find, often in conversations with folks reaching out to you to learn more about you, particularly to potentially engage you, hire you, etc., and you spend a lot of time having to co
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
Lolly Daskal
OCTOBER 14, 2024
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the way we approach problems and make decisions. This innovative technology processes vast amounts of data at speeds incomprehensible to the human brain, providing insights that were once unattainable. As an executive leadership coach, I have had the privilege of guiding many leaders through the nuances of integrating AI into their strategic thinking.
Alison Green
OCTOBER 14, 2024
This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My coworker does extreme sports whenever she’s out sick I have a coworker, “Pattie,” who has a remote work accommodation due to a mental health diagnosis. For the past year, she has been chronically late to meetings, missed deadlines, and been difficult to reach.
Get Lighthouse
OCTOBER 18, 2024
What's true for trees is also true for starting one on ones. If you aren't having one on ones with your team, you're missing out on an incredible motivating, problem solving, pressure relieving opportunity to help and grow your team. But even if you're totally bought into starting them, it can be intimidating to actually get started. Like the first time for many things, when you start one on ones, it's easy to feel unsure what to do.
Agile42
OCTOBER 17, 2024
What level of participation does the Product Owner (PO) have in the Sprint Retrospective? This one is easy! The Product Owner is a member of the Scrum Team, hence they are a full participant in the Sprint Retrospective. The Sprint Retrospective is about reflection and improvement and because Scrum is rooted in the Toyota Production System (TPS), continuous improvement is an important value.
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.
UVA Darden
OCTOBER 14, 2024
AI is Boosting Productivity. Why That Matters for Your Portfolio. fosterl Mon, 10/14/2024 - 09:59 Image 14 October 2024 Global Economies & Markets Data & Analytics Artificial Intelligence Investing Insights Companies' heavy investment in artificial intelligence (AI) is driving up overall tech spending, potentially igniting a boom in worker productivity as firms harness AI's potential.
Alison Green
OCTOBER 15, 2024
This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: Weird thing just came up at my work that I’d be curious to hear you weigh in on. I work at a university that is 100% in-person, on-the-ground. My colleague Fergus has an office in an obscure little corner of the building. We rarely see him come in and out, and he tends to be around for odd hours.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
OCTOBER 14, 2024
Eleven years ago, I featured on my blog Brian Solis’ book What's The Future (WTF) Of Business: Changing The Way Businesses Create Experiences. I wrote about that book, “You can likely already imagine that I consider this a must-read book for any business owner and any leader – even leaders who manage businesses that don't directly connect with consumers.
LSA Global
OCTOBER 17, 2024
How to Create Successful Change Partnerships at Work Organizational change must go through your culture and your people to be successfully implemented. The ability to create change partnerships at work is a critical yet often overlooked aspect of successful change. Change management consulting experts know that organizational change — whether that means restructuring , implementing new processes , or shifting company culture — success often depends not on the scale of the change, but on the par
Speaker: Ann Meyers Piccirillo
From rapidly changing state-level labor laws and evolving workplace protections to new compliance expectations around pay equity and hybrid policies, HR teams are navigating a constant wave of regulatory updates. It’s not just about reacting anymore; it’s about anticipating risk, aligning stakeholders, and taking a smarter, proactive stance. In this session, we’ll cut through the noise and help you focus on what matters.
Thought Leaders LLC
OCTOBER 16, 2024
When you’re dealing with stalling behavior, using a sensitivity analysis or putting the burden of proof on the other person can help you break out of that stall and move your ideas forward. Every organization suffers from some level of political intrigue. Whether it’s hoarding of resources, manipulative tactics, or passive aggressive behavior office politics distract your organization from getting things done.
Alison Green
OCTOBER 13, 2024
This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. We’re supposed to say grace at the start of team meals I work in government. Fairly new to job, first time in government. Been in private sector and higher education before this. Every time my department has a group meal, they say grace.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
OCTOBER 12, 2024
Having a mentor is one of the best things you can do to advance your career as a leader. So, decide soon to secure a mentor who will work with you during 2025. Make that one of your New Year’s resolutions. A mentor can benefit leaders new to their leadership role and they can benefit experienced and seasoned leaders, as well. A strong mentoring relationship allows the mentor and the mentee to develop new skills and talents, to build confidence, and to build self-awareness.
LSA Global
OCTOBER 14, 2024
The Importance of Learning Aptitude and Learning Orientation: What Type of Learner Does Corporate Training Help the Most? Every company should invest its limited resources where it expects to have the greatest return. One of the biggest training strategy mistakes a corporate training function can make is investing in trying to develop the wrong people.
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.
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