HR Digest

AUGUST 2, 2020

We bring you a list of books that women entrepreneurs must read to find the right balance between leadership and ownership of self. The books draw on self experiences, tackle stereotypes, fly in the face of patriarchy, give sensitive and empathetic advice, and an ability to see the lighter side of their struggles. by Ryan Holiday.

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Books Entrepreneur Leadership Advice 105

Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Today’s business leaders are faced with many challenges: intense competition, increased regulation, and the need for constant innovation. Fortunately, the book provides you with the blueprint for navigating those hurdles while being able to take a truly strategic approach to all facets of your business. Horwath : Killing meetings.

How To 113

How To Strategic Planning Strategic Fit Competitive Advantage 113

Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 23, 2014

Tom Peters and Robert Waterman called it “management by wandering around” or “MBWA” in their classic book In Search of Excellence. They don’t recognize employee engagement and alignment problems until they feel the pain from underperformance or face reality in the form of poor results from an employee engagement survey.

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Survey Leadership Waterman Mentor 359

Great Results Team Building

OCTOBER 12, 2023

In that follow-up zoom call, I try to be as helpful as possible in sharing any data I’ve collected from pre-event surveys or attendee interviews I use to prepare for their event. What issues are YOU dealing with that would disappear if you could build a work culture that inspired connection, accountability, and a team-first attitude?

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Conference Audience Diversity Ryan 229

Kevin Eikenberry

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Acting Up Brings Everyone Down: The Impacts of Childish Behavior in the Workplace by Nick McCormick I hesitate to call this book cute, even though it is, because calling it that would mask its value. The whole book can be read in a very short time (only about 90 easy reading pages), but the lessons will last far longer.

Books 185

Books Open-book Workshop Learning-by-Doing 185

Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 10, 2023

Most Read Let’s Grow Leaders Leadership Articles of 2023 (First Half) If you’re a regular reader, you know we’ve been doing significant research, writing a new book, and developing and testing new techniques and tools to help you navigate challenging workplace conflicts. Got Workplace Gossip?

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Article Tactics Leadership Video 234

Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2018

In survey after survey, year after year, employees express their dissatisfaction with how they are being supported in their careers. That’s why we’ve written this book. In the seven years since we wrote the first edition of this book, career development has only become more important. You know it’s good. And it can be.

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Customer Loyalty Human Capital Career Webinar 241

Lead Change Blog

MARCH 29, 2019

Lead Change recently spoke with the authors, Bill Adams and Bob Anderson, to dig deeper into their latest book. million 360 rater surveys in our global database. What makes the time right for this book? This book provides a powerful, proven framework that any leader can immediately put to work in his or her organization.

Leadership 279

Leadership Agility Servant Leader Creativity 279

The Practical Leader

MAY 8, 2024

Culture and feedback surveys gathered input before and during these follow-up workshops. The company clearly had problems with low engagement, faltering customer service, rising costs from inefficient processes and quality problems, and low innovation. We recommended a comprehensive culture change process.

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Learning-by-Doing Workshop Survey Rogers 52

Great Results Team Building

APRIL 10, 2024

Utilize management interviews, employee surveys, and even customer feedback , but don’t stop there. Implement pulse surveys and regular feedback loops to gauge employee sentiment and track progress. Together, you can build a culture that fuels success, drives innovation, and propels your organization to new heights.

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Team Workshop Team Building Mission Statement 162

LDRLB

AUGUST 4, 2011

As such, this video (and book) caught my idea. Clayton Christensen is the genius behind “disruptive innovation&# and The Innovator’s Dilemma. His new book, The Innovative University , applies those ideas to the dramatic shift in university education current underway. After all my syllabi are written.).

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Innovation Christensen Disruptive Innovation Ethics 84

Lead Change Blog

MARCH 4, 2014

In preparation for an upcoming executive education session, I conducted a quick pulse survey earlier this month. She consults with organizations to develop and deploy innovative instructional designs and training worldwide. Her book, Help Them Grow or Watch Them Go (co-authored with Beverly Kaye), is an Amazon bestseller.

Career 290

Career Consultative Survey Education 290

Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Today’s business leaders are faced with many challenges: intense competition, increased regulation, and the need for constant innovation. Fortunately, the book provides you with the blueprint for navigating those hurdles while being able to take a truly strategic approach to all facets of your business. Horwath : Killing meetings.

Tactics 73

Tactics Strategic Planning Strategic Fit How To 73

Michael Lee Stallard

JULY 12, 2021

A recent survey found more than 40 percent of people are considering leaving their current job this year. Costco is just one example of leaders and organizations that are boosting emotional compensation through cultivating cultures of connection, as I’ve documented in my book “ Connection Culture.”

Competitive Advantage 370

Competitive Advantage Learning-by-Doing Video Insurance 370

Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 19, 2020

The key is to stop trying to lead millennials by using generic leadership approaches, and start looking for innovative ideas that speak to this specific target group, or better yet, just start by listening. I went straight to the source and conducted an extensive survey of over 700 millennials from around the globe.

Leadership 267

Leadership Human Resources Bottom-up Survey 267

The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 28, 2021

It’s noticeable that a survey from Dell last year found that despite the significant investment in digital technologies across the economy, relatively little was invested in groundbreaking technologies such as AI and robotics. Limited transformation. By far the most common answer was time.

Health Care 136

Health Care Stress Consultative Innovation 136

Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 10, 2020

Guest post by Martha Alderson: Leaders often rely on surveys, empirical data, conscious reasoning, concrete evidence, facts, logic, and scientific research before making decisions or changing the current course of action. We’re asked to innovate and create new solutions instantaneously. However, life today moves at warp speed.

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Leadership eBook Creativity Proposal 258

Leading Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2020

It surveyed top professionals from more than 120 countries about the skills needed for effective leadership in the decade ahead. They feel motivated to work with others, to innovate, and to strive for extraordinary results. For my new book, The Expanding Circle , I interviewed three dozen genuine leaders across industries.

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Quality Decentralization Storytelling Micromanagement 343

Kevin Eikenberry

DECEMBER 27, 2010

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe Six of My Favorite Books of the Year by Kevin Eikenberry on December 27, 2010 in Leadership , Learning , Reading As long time newsletter readers know I read a lot. Of all the books I read this year, these six stand out.

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Books Workshop Newsletter Blog 177

Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 16, 2020

If they don’t create a work culture that supports efficiency, innovation, high performance, and employee engagement, they won’t satisfy that triumvirate. ASDA, a UK grocery chain, was selected as the top employer of choice by a Sunday Times survey. How do you know the Positive Impact was due to culture change?

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Blanchard ROI Consultative Retail 234

Coaching Tip

DECEMBER 4, 2018

After surveying more than one million leaders worldwide, co-authors Robert J. Adams have drawn on their research to define leadership that works, in their upcoming book SCALING LEADERSHIP. Anderson and William A. Scaling Leadership: Building Organizational Capability and Capacity to Create Outcomes that Matter Most . Anderson.

Leadership 113

Leadership Survey Efficiency Skills 113

The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

As Greg Berman and Aubrey Fox remind us in their recent book Gradual , however, change seldom happens rapidly and almost never happens in such a linear fashion. The survey revealed that companies that took a more measured and realistic approach to technology adoption tended to be more successful.

Technology 124

Technology Survey Fashion Information Technology 124

The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

For instance, a survey last year from Cambridge Judge Business found that the number of meetings grew by 7.4% For instance, participants could be multitasking throughout it, or they could double-book them with other meetings or tasks. between June 2020 and December 2021. Such meetings are defined in a number of ways.

Participative 119

Participative Cooper Video Survey 119

Eric Jacobson

MARCH 12, 2024

Rather than seeing it as an obstacle to overcome, integrate it into your strategic approach to invigorate your high-growth potential and outperform competition under any market condition,” explains Rebecca Homkes , author of the new book, Survive, Reset, Thrive. Most books aren’t honest enough about how hard it is to reset ,” adds Homkes.

Agility 114

Agility How To Uncertainty Competitive Advantage 114

Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 8, 2022

How can I manage the core business while innovating for the future? then the new book, Both/And Thinking , by authors Wendy Smith and Marianne Lewis , is for you. As the book explains, that better way is both/and thinking versus traditional either/or thinking. How do I balance work and life? But there is a better way.”

Creativity 102

Creativity How To Open-book Diversity 102

Leading with Trust

JANUARY 17, 2024

According to a recent survey , 33 percent of managers lead with fear. Ken Blanchard and I address this topic in our book, Simple Truths of Leadership: 52 Ways to Be a Servant Leader and Build Trust. Unfortunately, it’s usually the latter. What’s driving leaders to create this culture of fear? Well, it’s fear.

Strategy 82

Strategy Servant Leader Blanchard Leadership 82

Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

A positive climate at work will “broaden and build” your organization because it makes people more creative, resilient, and innovative. This happens because conflict goes up, and morale, trust, and innovation go down. You and your team would engage (more), innovate, contribute, and give it your best!

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Positioning Development Goleman Short-term 211

Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2018

A recent Nielsen Global Survey of Corporate Social Responsibility provided confirmation that the tribe of cultural creatives is continuing to grow. This worldwide survey of 30,000 consumers in 60 countries was conducted to better understand the impact of the values of corporate responsibility on the attitudes and actions of people.

Brand 225

Brand Commitment Globalization Survey 225

Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 28, 2022

How can I manage the core business while innovating for the future? then the new book, Both/And Thinking , by authors Wendy Smith and Marianne Lewis , is for you. As the book explains, that better way is both/and thinking versus traditional either/or thinking. How do I balance work and life? But there is a better way.”

Strategy 86

Strategy Leadership Open-book Diversity 86

Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 9, 2019

Guest post from James Hlavacek: To improve innovation and growth, knowledge workers must be led, not managed. He has written five books including his latest Fat Cats Don’t Hunt. Walk around your plant and ask employees what things are causing bottlenecks, frustrations and disconnects. James Hlavacek, Ph.D.,

Management 225

Management Bureaucracy Creativity Engineering 225

Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 9, 2023

A few additional key takeaways from the book include these from King: It’s no longer about having power over others but rather power with others, which is about working with others to achieve results. King Today, King shares these additional insights with us: Question: Why did you decide to write your book? Michelle P. Michelle P.

Real Estate 91

Real Estate Self-aware Open-book Learning-by-Doing 91

Eric Jacobson

MARCH 19, 2014

" Frustration in the workplace is a silent killer," claim authors Mark Royal and Tom Agnew in their book, The Enemy of Engagement. Nearly 45 percent of employees report that their organizations are insufficiently innovative in using new technologies or creative approaches to improve internal effectiveness.

Books 69

Books Constraint Learning-by-Doing Report 69

The Practical Leader

JUNE 2, 2020

We often read new books, look for new movies or shows to watch, seek out new experiences, and explore new places. He writes, “It measures the extent to which all employees participate in activities related to innovation, experience leadership behaviors that foster experimentation, and feel inspired to move the organization forward.

Resistance 90

Resistance Bottom-up Open-book Innovation 90

The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The results emerged from four studies that combined surveys and experiments to try and capture the beliefs of a diverse group of children from 1st grade through to 12th grade. They hypothesized that the characters in children’s books can influence how young people think about what men and women can and cannot do.

Engineering 125

Engineering Construction Class Diversity 125

N2Growth Blog

APRIL 14, 2010

I was casually reading the results of a survey on the topic of hiring methodologies last weekend when one particular survey question really caught my attention: “When considering a new hire, what is the one characteristic or attribute of the candidate that would most influence your hiring decision?

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Blog Survey Talent Management Brand 326

Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

A number of recent surveys from McKinsey research have identified three traits that are becoming leadership imperatives to respond to this growing demand for social accountability. Millennials and Gen Z want to know that the businesses they engage with have a social purpose and are behaving in a responsible manner. Transparency.

Emotional Intelligence 209

Emotional Intelligence Supply Chain Short-term Leadership 209

The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 2, 2022

A recent survey from Cambridge Judge Business and School and the Vitality Research Institute found that online meetings really haven’t been all that effective. For instance, participants could be multitasking throughout it, or they could double-book them with other meetings or tasks. between June 2020 and December 2021.

Quality 132

Quality Participative Stress Survey 132