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January 2016 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Welcome to the January 2016 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! 2016 has been declared the International Year of the Pulses by the United Nations General Assembly. Hollis Thomases of ReinventionWorks provided Mega-Reinvention 2016 g. To put your best leadership foot forward in 2016, schedule a week to do so.”

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Walgreens Boots Alliance Leadership Announces New Executive Team

HR Digest

The Walgreens Boots Alliance leadership just announced three new members for its executive VP team with the aim of improving its healthcare services and strategy, which includes Elizabeth Burger Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), Mary Langowski President for the U.S. She held a similar role of CHRO at Flowserve as well as HanesBrands Inc.,

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5 Examples of Important SOFT Skills that Ignite Workplace Performance

Great Results Team Building

And if you are serious about improving your results, you need to invest time and resources in developing the soft skills that impact your culture. Having a strong work ethic is impressive… but even more impressive is someone who looks around and SEES something that needs to be done and then takes ACTION without having to be asked.

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Married BlackRock executive fired for failing to disclose office romance

HR Digest

BlackRock’s head of human resources, Jeff Smith, who suddenly left the company in July, was apparently fired for indulging in an office romance with a colleague, reports Bloomberg. Smith was in charge of human resource staff in more than 30 countries. This year two senior executives of the $6.8

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Tracy Layney Makes Way for Her Vision

HR Digest

s employee resource groups (ERGs), what we can do to make the boardroom more equitable, and her key leadership lessons. . We also offer employee resource groups (ERG’s) to create safe spaces for employees to connect with each other on specific focus areas, such as mental health, women, parents, and more. At LS&Co.,

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The Office Christmas Party and Legal Liability

HR Digest

Gender equality, workplace behavior and ethics, and stringent human resource policies and cases of sexual harassment have rendered the infamous ‘50s and 60s gatherings largely obsolete. The company sent a questionnaire to 150 human resource executives across the United States in 2017 about their annual holiday party plans.

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Engaging your Team: The Science of Inspiring Others to Give their All

Great Leadership By Dan

Employee engagement isn’t a paint-by-numbers solution handed down from Human Resources. She’s the author of five books including her latest, All the Leader You Can Be: The Science of Achieving Extraordinary Executive Presence (McGraw-Hill, March 2016). Each leader needs to learn how to engage his or her team in an authentic way.

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