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5 Tips For Leading Through Trials

Joseph Lalonde

If you work in the professional world, you will face trials during your working life. If you’re fortunate, those trials will be short-lived, and you won’t have to deal with them more than once. If you’re unlucky, you’ll face one trial after another, and you will need to learn how to lead through those trials […].

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The Leader’s Role in Conflict – Remarkable TV

Kevin Eikenberry

Today we’re talking about the leaders role in conflict. In last week’s episode, we talked about conflict and when it’s bad and when it’s good. Yep, that’s right. Not all conflict is bad. You can watch the full episode here. In this episode, we are talking about the leader’s role in conflict – the kind […].

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How Leaders Can Inspire Creativity In Their Team: Tips And Techniques

Joseph Lalonde

Creativity is a valuable asset in any business. When teams are creative, they come up with new ideas and solutions to problems that can help the company grow and succeed. However, creativity is not always easy to come by. Leaders need to be able to inspire their team members to be creative and think outside […].

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5 Steps to Solve People Problems

Leadership Freak

People problems don’t go away on their own. Contamination spreads. 5 steps to solve people problems: #1. Solve the right problem. The things that frustrate you are usually symptoms, not real issues.

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Recruit and Retain New Blue-Collar Talent

Blue-collar jobs have a branding problem. One company, GEON, partnered with Paycor to find the solution. Learn how to attract, engage, and retain blue-collar employees, helping them build meaningful careers – and support your company’s goals.

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The Self-Defeating Habits That Are Holding Back Even Great Leaders

Lead from Within

We’re all subject to moments of self-defeating behavior. Generally they’re coping tools, triggered by uncertainty and the need to feel that we’re in control during challenging times. An occasional episode is nothing to worry about. But when self-defeating behavior becomes a habit, it becomes a problem. Part of my job as an executive leadership coach is to help leaders identify and overcome the habits that are holding them back.

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3 Alternative Investments To Diversify Your Portfolio

Joseph Lalonde

Risk is an inherent part of investing, although there are ways to minimize it. Diversifying your portfolio is one of the more notable; by having your investments spread across several areas, you’re protected if one sours. You’ll have fewer eggs in one basket, so you’re risking less with each particular investment. That doesn’t mean diversifying […].

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Your Consulting Firm Can Easily Reel In Larger Projects. Here’s How

David A Fields

Your consulting firm could be working on larger, juicier, more profitable projects. We’ve often seen firms double or triple their average project size. Achieving that goal may not be as distant or difficult as you’d think. Author’s note: The following article was originally published in 2015. Occasionally I update old articles; however, this one seemed … Continued.

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We Should Be Wary Of Using Labels In Social Movements

The Horizons Tracker

A general heuristic is that social movements benefit from an easy-to-remember and catchy label to operate under. Think of environmentalists and feminists, for instance. In our social media age, if such labels can fit into a hashtag, even better. Research from the Kellogg School explores whether such labels help causes to recruit new supporters or actively put people off.

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10 Reasons Why Change Fails

Mark Sanborn

Jean-Jacques Rousseau said, “There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things.” . Events, circumstances and forces beyond our control can impose change (and we’ve experienced a great deal of that these past few years), but what about the change programs you initiate?

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Modern Entrepreneurship Is As Much About Economic Survival As Changing The World

The Horizons Tracker

Each year the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor provides a look into the health of entrepreneurship around the world. In the 23rd edition, which was published recently , they aim to fully examine the extent to which the Covid pandemic has affected entrepreneurship. The report is the culmination of interviews with around 150,000 individuals from 50 countries and allows GEM to look at both the rates of entrepreneurship in each country as well as things like the motivation and attitude of entreprene

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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RELP – Episode 47 – One Clue You’re Leading a Healthy Team

Ron Edmondson

In this episode of The Ron Edmondson Leadership Podcast Ron and Chandler Vannoy share one clue you’re leading a healthy team. Over the years, I have learned there is one solid clue that you’re leading a healthy team. In this episode, one clue you’re leading a healthy team: We continually hear from many leaders who enjoy these podcasts.

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Why It’s Important To Look At The Camera During Zoom Meetings

The Horizons Tracker

As Zoom, and similar platforms, have become the de facto means of communication during the Covid pandemic, there have been a growing number of studies looking into the consequences of such a medium for our ability to communicate effectively. The latest such study comes from the University of Gothenburg, which explores how our gaze affects how others think of us during a video meeting.

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Workplace Flexibility: Are Employers Flexible Enough to Accommodate Change?

HR Digest

If anything, the pandemic clarified one thing – it is possible to be highly productive even if one chooses to work remotely. This year, companies have started opening up their workspaces and revamping their policies to accommodate the changing work culture. Time and again, employees have mentioned that flexibility and autonomy are the two major factors they will consider while taking up employment.

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How Leaders Can Choreograph Creativity

The Horizons Tracker

Despite the stereotype that creativity is the preserve of the lone genius, it is increasingly a collaborative affair. This fundamental truth sits behind the recent rise in support for collaboration in the workplace. Despite the emphasis on collaboration, creating the right environment for it to thrive can be challenging. Recent research from INSEAD explores how leaders can do a better job by challenging the notion that creativity is driven from below and instead arguing that the best results te

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10 HR Metrics to Track in 2024

Discover the power of HR metrics. Master recruiting, control skyrocketing labor costs, and reduce turnover rates. Get insights into key metrics like Time-to-Fill, Cost-per-Hire, and Turnover Rate. Equip your business for success in 2024.

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How We’re Making an Impact (and How You Can Help!)

Roundtable Talk

For the past 15 years of building The Roundtable, I have always had a bigger vision to make a deeper impact in our broader community. Over the years we’ve given both direct donations and gifts-in-kind to a wealth of deserving charities, but my personal goal was always to find a group that we could really … How We’re Making an Impact (and How You Can Help!

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What Stops Employees from Applying for Internal Roles

Harvard Business Review

Research has identified three main barriers: awareness, access, and support.

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What Works Better — Obedience or Commitment?

Frank Sonnenberg Online

It’s an age-old question: How do you motivate people to do what’s right? For instance, you want your employees to be industrious and effective contributors to your business and your kids to be thoughtful and productive members of society. But what’s the best way to achieve that goal — control or empowerment? In other words, what works better, obedience or commitment?

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Recognizing and Responding to Microaggressions at Work

Harvard Business Review

What to do when you notice a colleague — or yourself — saying something harmful.

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ABM Evolution: How Top Marketers Are Using Account-Based Strategies

In times of economic uncertainty, account-based strategies are essential. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue. Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs.

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Does The “Sex” Of A Robot Influence Who We Want To Engage With?

The Horizons Tracker

It might be tempting to assume that robots are largely inanimate objects with little in the way of personality for us to latch onto. As such, assigning a gender to a robot probably seems like a pointless endeavor. Research from Washington State University suggests otherwise, however. The study argues that people may actually be happier conversing with a robot in hospitality settings if the robot appears to be female rather than male.

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3 Questions Investors Ask Themselves When Evaluating a CEO

Harvard Business Review

1. Are they confident — or overconfident?

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Comedian Sarah Cooper On Bringing Humor to Any Career

Harvard Business Review

A conversation with Trump-era social media star Sarah Cooper about sudden fame and managing her career.

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