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Leading Thoughts for November 2, 2023

Leading Blog

I DEAS shared have the power to expand perspectives, change thinking, and move lives. Here are two ideas for the curious mind to engage with: I. Prasad Kaipa and Navi Radjou on wisdom: “Wisdom itself grounds us, helping us to shift from using our smartness for our own benefit—and often with a zero-sum mindset—to using it for creating new value for a higher purpose.

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How to Seek Feedback Like a Leader

Leadership Freak

Don’t ask something stupid like, “How am I doing,” when seeking feedback. Here are three practical questions to wak when seeking feedback.

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How Different Leadership Styles Can Best Drive AI Adoption

Lead from Within

In the ever-evolving landscape of business leadership, the question that arises is how to navigate the importance of Artificial Intelligence adoption. As a leadership executive coach, I understand the significance of finding the right leadership style to guide leaders and their organizations toward embracing AI intelligently. Here are four distinct leadership styles, each offering a unique approach to driving AI adoption.

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The Evolution of the Steel Industry Through the Centuries

Strategy Driven

Major constructions and large parts of the manufacturing process alike all deal with huge quantities of steel in their production and even though steel is such an influential component of modern life, you may well be wondering how this became to be. So, with this in mind, continue reading for a brief yet informative guide to the evolution of the steel industry through the centuries.

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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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Understanding Perceptions And Building Trust In Democracy

The Horizons Tracker

In October 2020, two opposing candidates vying for office in Utah broke with convention and collaborated on a television advertisement. Governor Spencer Cox, the incumbent Republican, and his Democratic rival, Chris Peterson, shared a platform to highlight their shared commitment to fundamental American values: liberty, democracy, and justice for all.

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Keeping Valuable Employees: Tips for Reducing Staff Turnover

Strategy Driven

In today’s competitive job market, it can be difficult for small businesses to retain valuable employees. High staff turnover not only costs money to recruit and train new hires, but can also negatively impact workplace morale, productivity, and customer satisfaction. As a small business owner, what can you do to reduce turnover and keep your best people from leaving?

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Education at a Crossroads: The Perils of Competition in K-12 Education

Deming Institute

The aim of this article is to specifically address the topic of competition among schools and districts as a means to improve the performance of the education system. (Hint: it doesn't work!

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Research Explores When We Move Away From Family For Work

The Horizons Tracker

A recent study conducted by Georgia State University sheds light on the geographic proximity of individuals to their families as they navigate educational and occupational paths. Contrary to prevailing assumptions, the research reveals that while the majority of individuals tend to reside in close proximity to their families, there exists a notable trend among high-income white individuals to relocate further away from their familial roots.

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How comfortable are you with understanding and negotiating contracts?

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

Our reader poll today asks: How comfortable are you with understanding and negotiating contracts? Extremely: I may as well be an attorney 15.19% Very: I get all the business elements and most of the legal ones 43.46% Somewhat: I’m hesitant to engage with much of the legal terms 22.79% Not very: I’ll only get involved if I have to 11.39% Not at all: I want my attorney!

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Setting expectations

Decker Communication

This is Terry Lee; please leave a message – I’ll call you back today. If you were ever to call our most tenured sales leader, Terry Lee – this is what you would hear. And I love it. Direct, sets an expectation, and the truth is he delivers on it! It got me thinking about expectations. In many of the discussions I have with executive leaders in their communication, much of the frustration is really around expectations.

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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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Jen Parks on Building Team Bonds When Everyone is Stretched for Time

Roundtable Talk

Roundtable Member, Jen Parks, Director of Programs and Club Operations at CAA Club Group (CCG), shares strategies for building team bonds when everyone is stretched for time. You can also download the PDF to read later. Q: My team is always stretched for time. We’ve had a lot of changes recently and our team meetings … Jen Parks on Building Team Bonds When Everyone is Stretched for Time Read More » The post Jen Parks on Building Team Bonds When Everyone is Stretched for Time appeared

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Project Managers Should Think Like Startup Founders

Harvard Business Review

Most project managers focus on planning and execution. But large projects rarely go in a straight line, and often that planning doesn’t take into account key assumptions, and the execution goes far in the wrong direction before the need for changes are recognized. Agile approaches don’t go far enough in solving this problem because they focus on pivoting quickly — being reactive — rather than avoiding the problems to begin with.

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Where Companies Want Employees to Work — and Where People Actually Want to Work

Harvard Business Review

Companies are trying various strategies to adjust to a “new normal” in work modalities, ranging from fully in-office to fully remote to a mix of both. A comprehensive study covering interviews and ethnographic research within three major organizations, each employing a distinct work strategy, has unearthed a fascinating discovery: the intersection of company strategies and individual work preferences culminate in nine distinct employee personas.

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It’s Time for Boards to Take AI Seriously

Harvard Business Review

The job of a board is to protect shareholders’ interests. But because AI is so fundamentally disruptive (strategically, operationally, and competitively), the board has an obligation to its shareholders to drive and oversee the change. To keep your company as relevant tomorrow as it is today, the time is now for your entire board to become AI-conversant.

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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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How the Cloud Is Changing Data Science

Harvard Business Review

Cloud tools and technologies are influencing the future of data science work in two key areas: scaling resources and improving workforce agility. If organizations want to make use of these capabilities, though, they also need to develop strong data security and privacy frameworks when operating in a cloud environment. The author shares some examples of how organizations are doing this work.

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Narrow the Gap Between Company and Employee Purpose

Harvard Business Review

Achieving “purpose congruence,” the alignment of corporate and individual employee purposes, is essential for organizational success. Rather than imposing a uniform corporate mission, businesses should foster environments where both personal and organizational purposes harmoniously coexist. To advance this congruence, organizations should: 1) Facilitate “purpose discovery” during recruitment and onboarding. 2) Promote “purpose sharing” to enhance collaboration and find mutual goals. 3) Encourage

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