Peter Winick

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Why Simplicity and Storytelling Matter More Than Ever Joanne Tombrakos shares how pitching is more about persuasion than selling, emphasizing the importance of grabbing attention quickly and building trust through storytelling. She explains why simplifying your message and delivering value fast are key to winning your audience. What does it take to grab your audience’s attention in the first few seconds?

Sales 130

Sales Sales Marketing Advertising 130

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Learning to navigate conflicts is not really a choice in today’s organizations. It’s an imperative. In this article, the author explains what conflict resolution is, why it’s an essential skill, and how to approach the conflict-resolution process. She offers four steps: 1) Try to see the situation from the other person’s point of view; 2) Pinpoint what the conflict is really about; 3) Think about your primary goal; and 4) Decide how to proceed.

Manager 99

Manager 99

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2024

In our busy lives, it’s hard to find enough time to pause and reflect. But if we never make the time, we may just end up running fast in the wrong direction — and this is especially true when it comes to our careers. That’s why, once a quarter, it’s useful to run through this three-step exercise, or do a “career detox.” The first step involves turning inward and asking yourself a series of reflective questions focused on whether you’re still happy with your current path.

Manager 120

Manager 120

Alison Green

OCTOBER 20, 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. Church member at my job wants help raising money for a bad idea I work for a small church, of which I am also a member. Laurel has been a member for many years and works as a freelance bookkeeper. For many years, the church supported her ministry (for the sake of anonymity, let’s say it’s tree planting trips to Chile) through an ongoing support group and individual donations.

Compensation 92

Compensation Travel Administration Manager 92

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

Leadership Freak

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Fatigue isn’t overwork; it’s failure to refuel. You go dry when you pour out more than you pour in. You can’t flourish on empty. Life management is energy management. Depletion is inevitable apart from intervention. Energy flows out naturally; it’s restored intentionally. Create a refueling schedule. Learn more.

Energy 104

Energy Manager Leadership Development 104

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.

Manager 98

Manager ROI Workflows Accounts 98

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 16, 2024

When done right, AI can not only improve short-term productivity of organizations but can also increase their long-term performance by expanding the space of opportunities the organization considers by supporting learning, increasing intellectual diversity, and enhancing organizational culture. That is, it can increase the organization’s collective intelligence.

Diversity 122

Diversity Manager 122

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.

Marketing 103

Marketing 103

Brett Koehler

OCTOBER 21, 2024

In today’s fast-paced and ever-evolving work environment, the concept of agency—one's ability to make choices and act independently—has never been more crucial. We've all faced days when it feels like our work is dictating our lives rather than the other way around. This is where the idea of agency steps in, offering a refreshing approach to reclaiming our professional lives.

85

85

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.

Leadership Development 93

Leadership Development 93

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

Alison Green

OCTOBER 16, 2024

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: Several times recently, we’ve had new graduates accept a job at our company, then quit after their first week with no notice. Should I say something about how unprofessional this is, or let them learn the hard lesson on their own? Or can we do something during the hiring profess to make it clear this isn’t acceptable?

Staffing 97

Staffing Insurance Benefits Manager 97

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.

Culture Change 85

Culture Change Recruitment Retention Software 85

Vantage Circle

OCTOBER 16, 2024

If you are a manager, you are well aware of the difficulties of becoming a good manager. To ensure everything runs smoothly, you must shoulder numerous tasks and overcome numerous problems. However, no one becomes a great manager overnight. It takes years of practice and skill development. Furthermore, one must comprehend the qualities of a good manager.

Manager 84

Manager Benefits Accounts Strategic Planning 84

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.

Leadership Development 92

Leadership Development 92

Speaker: Miriam Connaughton and Donald Knight

As organizations scale, keeping employees connected, engaged, and productive can seem like a monumental task. But what if AI could help you do all of this and more? AI has the power to help, but the key is implementing it in a way that enhances, rather than replaces, human connection. Join us for an exploration into how industry trailblazers are using AI to transform employee experience at scale while addressing both the potential and the pitfalls.

Scaling

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.

Recruitment 94

Recruitment Media Accounts Manager 94

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2024

By 2026, global corporate spending on wellness programs is set to top $94.6 billion, yet anticipated improvements in well-being are not being realized, and, in fact, mental health needs are continuing to rise around the world. Drawing on a large body of recent research, the authors argue that well-being programs are failing, in part, because they focus on individual solutions rather than the broader systems that affect workers.

Manager 111

Manager 111

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.

Culture Change 80

Culture Change Recruitment Retention Software 80

Vantage Circle

OCTOBER 16, 2024

It is no secret that employees are an organization's assets that fuel its smooth functioning. To keep them motivated and glued to the organization's interests, you need to take initiatives that boost their engagement levels. There are several benefits of employee engagement that will dawn upon your organization as a blessing and help you meet your organizational goals and success.

Employee Engagement 72

Employee Engagement Benefits Inclusion Retention 72

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

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.

Leadership Development 88

Leadership Development 88

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.

Manager 95

Manager 95

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Pay-for-performance (PFP) is considered one of the strongest tools to motivate employees, yet despite its popularity, it can sometimes create stress for workers that results in decreased performance, creativity, and engagement. New research suggests that how employees view their supervisor has a role in determining whether workers view PFP as a motivating challenge, leading them to achieve new heights, or a stressful threat that impacts their work.

Benefits 102

Benefits Manager Employee Engagement Performance Management 102

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.

Human Resources 66

Human Resources Inclusion Manager Employee Engagement 66

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

Join this brand new webinar with Tim Buteyn to learn how you can master the art of remote onboarding! By the end of this session, you'll understand how to: Craft a Tailored Onboarding Checklist 📝 Develop a comprehensive, customized checklist that ensures every new hire has a smooth transition into your company, no matter where they are in the world.

Onboarding

Refresh

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Employee productivity, which is fundamental to impacting the business’ bottom line and meeting output quotas, is high, according… The post Impressive Productivity—or Is It Fauxductivity? first appeared on The Express Blog.

Manager 52

Manager 52

Leadership Freak

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Measure the impact of your leadership by the energy you ignite in others. Skillful leaders multiply energy. Incompetent leaders exhaust people. How is people's energy after spending time with you?

Energy 66

Energy Leadership Development 66

Alison Green

OCTOBER 17, 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. My coworker won’t answer my boss’s questions I work for a very small department within a bigger group. I have one coworker (Jane) and a boss (Amanda), and the boss also manages about eight others who are in a bigger department.

Manager 84

Manager Operations 84

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Comparing data from 50 founder CEOs and 58 non-founder CEOs reveals the real differences between “founder mode” and “manager mode.

Manager 89

Manager Organizational Development 89

Speaker: Hanh Nguyen

In today’s ever-changing world, HR professionals often find themselves juggling conflicting priorities - especially when external factors seem out of their control. As we traverse the unpredictable waters of the current political and economic landscape, we find ourselves at a crossroads. For HR leaders, understanding how these external forces shape our diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts is crucial.

Inclusion

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.

Inclusion 72

Inclusion Diversity Leadership Development Manager 72

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.

Project Management 62

Project Management Manager 62

Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 20, 2024

When you read the book, Right Kind of Wrong: The Science Of Failing Well , you’ll gain a greater appreciation for the benefits that comes from failure, and how to embrace failure as part of your journey to achieving greater success. Author Amy Edmondson ’s book and revolutionary guide will undoubtedly transform your relationship with failure. She defines failure as an outcome that deviates from desired results.

Engineering 52

Engineering Benefits Manager 52

Alison Green

OCTOBER 17, 2024

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. I once worked for an organization where, years before, an IT person had created a database in an obscure coding language. He was long gone and no one knew how to make changes to it but the CEO loved it so we weren’t allowed to replace it, despite it being central to our work.

Software 86

Software Manager 86

Speaker: Radhika Samant and Adri Glover

The world of work has fundamentally changed. The series of waves that the pandemic began have rippled through the Great Resignation, quiet quitting, the Great Regret, and other eloquent phrases that boil down to the same thing: people aren’t engaged at work or enabled to perform at their best. The truth is that engagement and enablement is more important than ever, but how we do it is the critical differentiator for many organizations.

Performance Management