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An Ordinary Man: Gerald R. Ford

Leading Blog

G ERALD FORD was an inner-directed leader that gave him quiet strength. He didn’t indulge his ego. A leader with the courage to do what needed to be done despite the consequences. Richard Norton Smith’s extraordinary biography of Gerald Ford, An Ordinary Man , pulls together multiple perspectives to give essential insights into Ford’s thinking and leadership.

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Checking Your Work: 7 Simple Questions Smart Leaders Ask

RapidStart Leadership

The secret to making good decisions and leading effectively lies in the ability to ask simple questions. here are seven to get you started. The post Checking Your Work: 7 Simple Questions Smart Leaders Ask appeared first on RapidStart Leadership.

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4 Simple Questions to Clarify Complex Challenges

Leadership Freak

When facing complex challenges reflect on urgency, necessity, and perfectionism. Here’s how. #1. How important is finding a solution now? Make progress by leaving the most complex challenges until later.

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How to Support Your Leader In Challenging Times

Lead from Within

As a leader, you are often called upon to navigate difficult situations and challenges. It’s easy to forget that our leaders themselves may also need support during these times, especially when it comes to navigating difficult situations and challenges. So, how can we support our leaders during these times? Here are a few suggestions that can go a long way: Be a sounding board: Leaders often need a safe and confidential space to share their thoughts and ideas.

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How to Build the Ideal HR Team

HR doesn’t exist in a vacuum. This work impacts everyone: from the C-Suite to your newest hire. It also drives results. Learn how to make it all happen in Paycor’s latest guide.

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Reducing Unproductive Work Time – Strategies for Busy Women in Business

Women on Business

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Are You Living the Life That You’re Meant to Live?

Frank Sonnenberg Online

[pinit count=”horizontal”] Are You Living the Life That You’re Meant to Live? One minute doesn’t seem like much over a lifetime, but even a second matters more than you think. The fact is, precious moments pass in the blink of an eye. And once they’re gone, they’re gone forever….If you can’t ‘find’ the time to quit the rat race … make the time!

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Nine Top Tips for Building an Outstanding Website

Strategy Driven

According to Forbes, it isn’t easy to stand out among the estimated 1.13 billion websites in 2023. A high-quality website is vital for a successful business, especially in bustling cities like Brisbane, because the city boasts a lively, entrepreneurial spirit and a flourishing arts scene. An imaginative and commanding online presence is key to capturing and maintaining customer interest.

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The Decline In Adult Spending After 65

The Horizons Tracker

As societies age, it’s important that we gain a better understanding of aging and older people. It’s a topic I’ve touched on before, with Stanford’s Susan Wilner Golden identifying around 25 different segments for post-65 people. While displaying no such nuance, research from the RAND Corporation nonetheless highlights the general decline in spending in the over 65s, with this decline affecting not only those with less money but also the most affluent.

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The 3rd Annual Consulting Firm Caption Contest! (Join in)

David A Fields

Whether you’re a long-time reader or you’ve recently started perusing these articles, you’ve probably grumbled at least once… “Hold on a second… David built his practice by layering chocolate references and obscure puns on top of illustrations my seven year-old could draw? Some of those line drawings don’t even make sense!

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Skills Development Needs Social Activities Attached To Succeed

The Horizons Tracker

Salesforce’s recent Future of Work Survey highlighted the importance of digital skills, with U.K. workers ranking them as the most important skill for success in both the current and future labor markets. Despite this, over a quarter said that they weren’t confident in their digital skills. Respondents blamed this poor level of digital confidence on a lack of accessible training, with employers seldom doing enough to provide employees with the skills they need.

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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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7 Ways to Frustrate Your Team as a Leader

Ron Edmondson

No leader sets out to frustrate their team. Yet, chances are we do it everyday. Or, at least we do it often. We are human. Every leader makes mistakes like everyone else does. One of my favorite verses is in the book of James. “Elijah was a man just like us.” (James 5:17) The great prophet of God was human. Normal. Not perfect. Thank you, God for the reminder I’m not supposed to be perfect.

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Time Management Strategies: 5 Tools to Take Back Your Time

Niagara Institute

How many times have you wished there were more hours in the day to get everything done? Unfortunately, if you feel this way at work, you’re not alone. Only 20% of employees feel they have their workload under control.

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Bear Witness Day: #Impact215 Update

Roundtable Talk

Each year on May 10th, we recognize Bear Witness Day. The goal of Bear Witness Day is aimed at raising awareness of Jordan’s Principle, which was named after Jordan River Anderson, a First Nations child from Norway House Cree Nation in Manitoba. Jordan was born with complex medical needs and passed away in the hospital at age … Bear Witness Day: #Impact215 Update Read More » The post Bear Witness Day: #Impact215 Update appeared first on The Roundtable.

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Learn To Lead: 14 Best Free Leadership Resources

Niagara Institute

What do the best leaders do? They never stop learning. The fundamental shifts in the last couple of years in where we work, how we work, and employees' expectations of their leaders require continual upskilling to keep pace. So, if you’re looking to up your leadership game with fresh insights or are new to management and looking to learn to lead, you’ve come to the right spot.

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The Complete People Management Toolkit

From welcoming new team members to tough termination decisions, each employment lifecycle phase requires a balance of knowledge, empathy & legal diligence.

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Employees Are Losing Patience with Change Initiatives

Harvard Business Review

A Gartner survey found that employees’ willingness to support enterprise change fell from 74% in 2016 to just 43% in 2022.

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Could a Subscription Model Spur Innovation in U.S. Health Care?

Harvard Business Review

A new pricing model may help providers develop new treatments and improve access for patients.