Leading in Context
JULY 12, 2023
By Linda Fisher Thornton Ask for profitability and your company may get it, at the expense of customer satisfaction, employee engagement, and product safety. Making profitability a top business goal without balancing that with adequate ethics awareness is extremely risky, and could lead to community backlash that ends up destroying your brand.
Leadership Freak
JULY 12, 2023
Vibrant meetings are as rare as they are beautiful. Here are 7 quick techniques you can use today.
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Tanveer Naseer
JULY 12, 2023
During periods of economic uncertainty, a common response from leaders is streamlining their operations and focusing on what they deem as being essential to their organization’s ability to ride out the storm. Unfortunately, one thing that often is considered in these moments to be a luxury is taking time off. Click to continue reading During periods of economic uncertainty, a common response from leaders is streamlining their operations and focusing on what they deem as being essential to their
Lead from Within
JULY 12, 2023
Working with an incompetent leader can be challenging and frustrating, but it is possible to find success and maintain your productivity despite this obstacle. Here are five strategies that may help you navigate this difficult situation: Practice diplomacy: It’s important to remember that your leader is still your boss and deserves respect. While you may not agree with their actions or decisions, try to communicate your concerns and needs in a diplomatic and respectful manner.
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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.
Strategy Driven
JULY 12, 2023
Navigating the digital marketing landscape can be challenging. Integrating SEO and content marketing is a continuous challenge for business owners and marketers. Both disciplines play pivotal roles in achieving online business success. They must harmoniously collaborate, moving together like partners in a dance. The key lies in seamlessly melding SEO and content marketing to discover the sweet spot that propels your business to greater heights.
The Horizons Tracker
JULY 12, 2023
An interesting study published in the International Journal of Work Innovation sheds light on the creativity of employees in Pakistan’s private real estate sector. The findings could have important implications for both theoretical and practical aspects of work innovation in this industry and beyond. The researchers provide several recommendations for future research and suggest that similar studies may be valuable in other regions, industries such as information technology, and even in ed
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The Horizons Tracker
JULY 12, 2023
The expression of political views is now a common occurrence and has permeated many areas of people’s lives. For instance, it has been observed that individuals tend to surround themselves with like-minded individuals and steer clear of those with differing or opposing political ideologies. Business organizations are not immune to the impact of political ideologies either.
Eric Jacobson
JULY 12, 2023
High-functioning teams can disagree and still produce excellent products and results. Team members can also disagree and still care about each other. And, they can challenge each other to think differently. Best-selling leadership book authors Scott J. Allen and Mitchell Kusy recommend that leaders ask seven tough questions of their teams to help maximize their results.
The Horizons Tracker
JULY 12, 2023
According to a recent study from Linköping University, while individuals with higher incomes tend to score better on IQ tests, there is a limit to this trend. Beyond a certain income level, the correlation between income and IQ test scores levels off, and, in fact, the top 1% of earners may even score slightly lower on the tests than those in the income bracket just below them.
thoughtLEADERS, LLC
JULY 12, 2023
If you’re able to take all seven the elements of building a high performing team and connect them to one another, you’re going to see a virtuous circle of performance happen on a regular basis, and your team will achieve more than you ever thought they could. In looking at the seven elements of building a high performing team, there’s this really interesting dynamic where they create this virtuous circle, where one element links to another and enables the members of your team t
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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
Ron Edmondson
JULY 12, 2023
Some pastors excel in church revitalization better than others. Nothing wrong with that. The ones that do seem to have certain commonalities. I am somewhat unique to have done multiples church revitalization efforts as pastor, as well as a couple of successful church plants. Yet, even more, I’ve worked with hundreds of pastors in both efforts.
Chartered Management Institute
JULY 12, 2023
Article: How to communicate when words fail Written by Annie Makoff-Clark Share Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to LinkedIn Share via email There will come a time when you try to communicate something to your team that doesn’t go quite as you planned. Here’s how to bounce back and re-engage Suzie Henriques CMgr FCMI secured her first big promotion aged just 23, while working for a major retailer, where she would be managing a very experienced technical team.
The Practical Leader
JULY 12, 2023
Neuroscientist and Emotional Intelligence author, Robert Cooper, made several trips to Tibet as part of his research on the inner side of leadership. He quotes a wise elder who became a mentor and guide, “It is from the heart.” He touched his palm to his chest. “In Tibet, we call it authentic presence. It means, literally, ‘field of power.’ When we live from here, from the inside, we can talk openly and honestly with each other, and say the things we deeply feel, ev
Chartered Management Institute
JULY 12, 2023
Article: New trends in boardroom behaviours, by the boardroom expert Written by Stuart Rock Share Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to LinkedIn Share via email Blurred lines, satnav worlds and increasing pressure. Patrick Dunne CMgr CCMI reflects on how new boardroom trends have created fresh opportunities for talented managers to step forward The first edition of Patrick Dunne CMgr CCMI’s book Boards appeared in March 2020, just as the Covid pandemic was breaking around the world.
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From welcoming new team members to tough termination decisions, each employment lifecycle phase requires a balance of knowledge, empathy & legal diligence.
Harvard Business Review
JULY 12, 2023
One of the most common unpleasant surprises that you’ve likely faced as a public speaker is getting your time cut short. You go into the meeting with a plan for what you’re going to cover based on the allotted time you’ve been given. And then, the technology doesn’t work until 15 minutes into the meeting. Or the decision-maker shows up late, and you’ve waited to start until they arrive.
Chartered Management Institute
JULY 12, 2023
Advice: How can you support a neurodiverse employee who finds communication difficult? Written by CMI Insights Share Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to LinkedIn Share via email A lot of highly capable, neurodivergent people communicate and approach work differently. This is how managers can support their staff Do you have a Management & Leadership question or challenge?
Harvard Business Review
JULY 12, 2023
In today’s world a host of issues are eating away at our connections with each other: Lack of focus, high-speed interactions, political polarization seeping into professional interactions, lack of trust. It’s easy to let daily civilities go by the wayside — or to approach difficult conversations with anger and ferocity — but, the author tells us, her experience as a corporate communications executive points to the benefits for leaders who double down on kindness instead.
Chartered Management Institute
JULY 12, 2023
Article: Seven power skills business consultants need to work successfully alongside AI Written by David Smith FIC and Adam Riley Share Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to LinkedIn Share via email Management consultancies will have to make human understanding part of their offer in the brave new world of AI. Learn how to dial up your superpowers, craft the perfect client engagement strategy and chart a path to success Generative AI has prompted professionals from all walks of the busines
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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.
Harvard Business Review
JULY 12, 2023
While the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on affirmative action is focused on government actors and universities, it’s inevitable that some corporate leaders will use it as a reason to abandon diversity, equity, and inclusion programs they already opposed. However the authors argue that the court has left plenty of room to continue advancing DEI in the workplace.
Chartered Management Institute
JULY 12, 2023
Advice: Infographic: Understanding communication styles Written by CMI Insights Share Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to LinkedIn Share via email Fine tuning your communication methods is a vital management skill. Learn more about the who, what, when and how of communicating in this infographic Effective communication is essential for building and maintaining strong relationships.
Harvard Business Review
JULY 12, 2023
The entrepreneur and venture capitalist explains how ongoing volatility can be transformed into an opportunity for innovation.
Chartered Management Institute
JULY 12, 2023
Advice: How to stop yourself overcommunicating as a manager? Written by Lord Mark Price CMgr CCMI Share Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to LinkedIn Share via email “Repetition is the key, but not being irritatingly boring in the way that you go about it.” Do you have a management & leadership question or challenge? Send it to us at editorial@managers.org.uk and one of our experts will answer it!
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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.
Harvard Business Review
JULY 12, 2023
How to apply the principles of discovery-driven growth to your business planning.
Chartered Management Institute
JULY 12, 2023
Article: Lessons in productivity from the Workshop of the World Written by Daisy Hooper Share Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to LinkedIn Share via email CMI took an in-depth look at the West Midlands to discover ways that UK regions can drive up productivity The historic Black Country – now part of the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) – gets its name from the coal-fired furnaces that powered foundries and factories across Birmingham and the surrounding region during the Industri
Chartered Management Institute
JULY 12, 2023
Article: Should you always have work notifications switched on? Written by CMI Insights Wednesday 12 July 2023 Share Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to LinkedIn Share via email Are they the result of successful remote work communication or should you be hitting the Do Not Disturb button? The CMI community share their thoughts Want to skip straight to the results and what they mean for managers?
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