Nir Eyal
AUGUST 8, 2021
You have time for everything, even if it doesn’t feel that way. People are always saying “there aren’t enough hours in the day” to get stuff done. And yet research suggests that the average working American has four hours of leisure per day. If we have so many hours to play with every day, why […] The post How to Escape the Vicious Cycle of Distraction appeared first on Nir and Far.
Kevin Eikenberry
AUGUST 8, 2021
Put yourself in a time machine and dial it back two years. As you looked at the future for your industry, your organization, your work, and your workplace, you saw lots of changes and uncertainty ahead. Plenty was being written and spoken about how fast change was happening and how to cope with it. Now […]. The post The Future of Work Newsletter appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.
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Leadership Freak
AUGUST 12, 2021
Successful leaders challenge people. Jerk-holes are just pushy. But the opposite of pushy – being a push-over – isn’t an option for leaders. 7 fundamentals of assertive challenge: Rushing to challenge is pushy.
Tanveer Nasser
AUGUST 11, 2021
One of the interesting, but not surprising findings to come out of this current global pandemic is how much people have appreciated being able to have breaks in their work day to just take a break, unwind, and maybe spend some time with their family. In fact, a big reason why we’re seeing an unrelenting demand from employees everywhere to have a hybrid work environment is because we’ve all seen how creating flexibility in the way we work benefits us - both professionally and personally.
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!
15Five
AUGUST 11, 2021
Are you still spending hours on manual data entry for your employees? There’s a better way with the 15Five and BambooHR integration. When you implement this integration, your HR team and business leaders can: Seamlessly track applicants and employee onboarding Easily manage quarterly OKR tracking Encourage and monitor employee feedback Conduct performance reviews Keep track of weekly one-on-one meetings.
Kevin Eikenberry
AUGUST 9, 2021
How we see our world and our future is impacted greatly by what we have already experienced. Until March of 2020, even if you had worked remotely some (or a lot), you lived in a world that was place-centric and not work-centric. Now that we all have a new set of experiences, its time to […]. The post Redesigning Work for a Hybrid World appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.
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Walk Me
AUGUST 9, 2021
What is servant leadership and how does it compare to other leadership styles? In this post, we’ll define servant leadership and look at other leadership styles such as: Empathetic leadership Ethical leadership Transformational leadership Traditional leadership. Once we have those definitions in hand, we can explore the benefits and drawbacks of each.
Stephen Warrilow
AUGUST 9, 2021
Here are five of some of the major themes that recur throughout the "Meditations" of Marcus Aurelius: [1] Accept and live in accordance with the inter-connectedness of all things.
Kevin Eikenberry
AUGUST 10, 2021
Recently I talked about work life balance being personal. If you didn’t see that episode, you can catch up here. Today I’m going a little further and talking about how work life balance is ever-changing. Tweet it out: Work life balance isn’t a destination, it is an ongoing journey. When you realize it will always […]. The post Work Life Balance is Ever Changing – Remarkable TV appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.
Leadership Freak
AUGUST 13, 2021
Turbulence opens the mind of the wise and congeals the brain of the convinced. A closed mind gets stupid as time passes.
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.
AIHR
AUGUST 11, 2021
Diversity and inclusion certifications are a popular way of getting qualified and credentialed in D&I for HR professionals. Not only that, it is also highly beneficial if you want to advance your career in D&I. To help you choose the right certification program for you, we’ll take a look at seven popular Diversity and Inclusion certifications in this article — including who they are for and how much they cost.
Stephen Warrilow
AUGUST 13, 2021
Cognitive distortions are irrational thought patterns that cause you to to perceive reality inaccurately. Our focus in this article is the area of decision making in life in everyday situations and also in a work and a business context, its about identifying and avoiding cognitive distortions and biases to cut through complexity and make good judgement calls and good decisions.
Kevin Eikenberry
AUGUST 11, 2021
Let me start with the obvious: 2020 and 2021 (so far) have been hard on your organization and also for you as a leader and likely a long-distance teammate. Now for the equally true but less obvious: The future, starting now and for awhile, isn’t going to be easier – in fact, it might be […]. The post The Future of Work: Challenge or Opportunity?
Leadership Freak
AUGUST 10, 2021
You were born exasperated and impatient. Patience emerges after we learn that we aren’t the center of the universe.
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.
Vantage Circle
AUGUST 13, 2021
Employers are increasingly focusing on their employees' happiness because research suggests that companies with happier employees are more successful on average than those with unhappy employees. Happy employees are often healthier, more productive, and seem to have better workplace relationships. So, who do you think is responsible for employees' happiness at work?
Stephen Warrilow
AUGUST 13, 2021
"It is remarkable how much long term advantage people like us have gotten by trying to be consistently not stupid, instead of trying to be very intelligent." [Charlie Munger]. By simply thinking about what you want to avoid or the opposite of what you want to achieve, you can plan effectively to prevent failure.
Know Your Team
AUGUST 12, 2021
If you’ve always wanted to deepen your leadership skills, apply to the Fall 2021 cohort of our Global Manager Learning Path. “I’ve never participated in any sort of leadership training program… How am I supposed to lead well?”. If you’ve found yourself asking this, you’re not alone. Most of us, as leaders, are promoted into our roles without any kind of leadership training program.
Leadership Freak
AUGUST 11, 2021
Optimism is a surprising disappointment when you imagine a hungry lion wants to play. Skillful leaders anticipate trouble. Short-sighted leaders press forward and suffer.
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.
Sweet Process
AUGUST 12, 2021
Featured Bonus Content: Download the FREE Guide to Creating a Continuous Improvement Culture: One Step at a Time! Click Here To Download It. The British cycling team was the worst cycling team in history. There was nothing “great” about this team. They were so bad that they hadn’t come within two inches of winning a […]. The post What Continuous Improvement Is and How to Use It to Optimize Your Processes appeared first on SweetProcess.
Stephen Warrilow
AUGUST 12, 2021
A small well-focused action can produce a significant and long-lasting improvement - when applied in the right place. High leverage activities are those where you can achieve a large increase in output for a relatively small amount of additional input. When applied in the right place, a small well-focused action can produce a significant and long-lasting improvement.
Walk Me
AUGUST 12, 2021
Remote work policies set out the rules and guidelines that must be followed spite telecommuters. While many organizations had remote working policies before 2020, the advent of COVID-19 compelled many companies to expand their policy’s scope. An effective policy is important to ensure that employees stay compliant and productive, no matter where they are working from.
Leadership Freak
AUGUST 9, 2021
A professional environment is a pig sty that slows development, blocks innovation, and belittles authenticity. If professionalism is about competence, count me in. But there’s a difference between being professional and professional environments.
Speaker: Chester Santos – Author, International Keynote Speaker, Executive Coach, Corporate Trainer, Memory Expert, U.S. Memory Champion
In October, scientists discovered that 75% of patients who experienced brain fog had a lower quality of life at work than those who did not. At best, brain fog makes you slower and less efficient. At worst, your performance and cognitive functions are impaired, resulting in memory, management, and task completion problems. In this entertaining and interactive presentation, Chester Santos, "The International Man of Memory," will assist you in developing life-changing skills that will greatly enha
Wendy Hirsch
AUGUST 12, 2021
SUMMARY Choosing the right strategies to help your organization navigate change requires you to first recognize the kind of change journey you are on. Some organizational changes are like hiking through a dense forest. You need a compass in situations where you can't see 10 feet ahead. Others require you to move swiftly on a more defined path; a journey for which a map is most appropriate.
Stephen Warrilow
AUGUST 12, 2021
The message of The Red Queen Effect is you can’t be complacent or you'll fall behind. To survive you have to run very fast and hard, and you need to co-evolve with the people and the systems you interact with. The challenge is to find ways of doing things that enable you to run smarter rather than faster AND to develop the capabilities that will enable you to keep doing that.
Walk Me
AUGUST 11, 2021
What can remote working statistics tell us about the state of the remote workplace? Do employees like remote work? Would they prefer to return to the office? In this post, will find out the answers to these questions, which can help you decide how to better manage your remote workforce. Remote Working Statistics [Updated August 2021]. First, let’s look at some recent remote work statistics, then we’ll see what that data means for today’s hybrid workforce. 38% of workers work from a bed reg
Vantage Circle
AUGUST 11, 2021
You’ve probably heard about employee incentive programs and may already have a basic understanding of what they entail. However, there’s much more to these programs than offering a simple bonus. It is now widely understood that traditional reward programs are no longer sufficient for today’s workforce, especially for Millennials and Gen Z. Having grown up in the age of social media and side gigs, they are constantly on the lookout for greener pastures.
Sweet Process
AUGUST 9, 2021
Featured Bonus Content: Download the FREE Assorted List of Knowledge Base Software! Click Here To Download It. Are you here looking for answers to questions like “what is a knowledge base” or “how to create a knowledge base”? Maybe you already know the answer to the first one, in which case you’re here to figure […]. The post Knowledge Base: The Single Solution to Customer Acquisition & Enhanced Productivity appeared first on SweetProcess.
Stephen Warrilow
AUGUST 13, 2021
Incentives are what drive human behavior. Understanding this is the key to understanding people. Conversely, failing to recognize their importance often leads us to make major errors. In seeking to understand what drives the other person, ask yourself, if I was in his/her shoes, what would I want?
Walk Me
AUGUST 10, 2021
WFH can increase burnout in the workforce, decrease morale, and lower productivity, so rethinking employee engagement should be a top priority for managers and leaders. Although remote work generally increases performance and most employees prefer it, WFH can have negative effects on the workforce. How Has WFH Affected Remote Employees? According to the WHO , burnout is a “syndrome conceptualized as resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed.”.
Vantage Circle
AUGUST 10, 2021
Retirement is a major milestone in an employee's life. It marks the end of a lifetime of service which ought to be celebrated. Ideally, people close this chapter of life with a fun party with their friends, family, and peers. While such a celebration might not be possible these days, you can ensure that they receive the perfect retirement gift! If you're looking for a unique gift idea for an employee, boss, or co-worker, then you've come to the right place.
Sweet Process
AUGUST 7, 2021
Featured Bonus Content: Download the FREE List of 8 Must-Have Tools for Smoothly Managing a Remote Team! Click Here To Download It. Managing a remote team is moderately different from managing an on-site or a co-located team. You still need core managerial skills like emotional intelligence, time management, conflict resolution, and critical thinking.
Stephen Warrilow
AUGUST 11, 2021
A mental model is a high level representation, or overview, of how something works. “.developing the habit of mastering the multiple models which underlie reality is the best thing you can do.”. Our world is multi-dimensional and our problems are complex. Most problems cannot be solved using one model alone.But if you don’t have a range of models, you become the proverbial man with a hammer to whom every problem looks like a nail.
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