Leading Blog

JANUARY 1, 2024

They’ve tried everything from food perks and ping pong tables to endless team-building exercises and training—but nothing sticks. Political savvy. With challenges of work-from-anywhere, flex-schedule and generational divides, business leaders bend over backwards searching for solutions that work. Mental agility.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The political environment in the United States as elsewhere is driven by fear-based narratives. These foundational leadership skills will make all aspiring executives more effective in their roles today and lift the trajectory of their careers. Having trained hundreds of thousands of young professionals to develop into leaders—Dr.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

A happy, driven employee is better than one who feels like they’re stagnating and going nowhere within their career. As a boss, don’t worry about an employee’s career plans. Encourage them to seek out new learning and further training. It’s a simple truth, but it’s still one that’s sorely misunderstood.

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Lead from Within

AUGUST 2, 2023

Handle the politics. Every workplace has its own set of politics, and it is up to you to navigate them effectively. Show your team that you value them as individuals by taking an interest in their personal lives and career goals. When you make a mistake, admit it and use it as an opportunity to learn and grow. Brag about them.

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Lead from Within

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Provide opportunities for skill and training development: Offer ongoing training and development opportunities for employees. Show courtesy to others: Lead by example by treating employees with courtesy and politeness. Show that you value their professional growth and contribute to building a culture of respect.

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Career Advancement

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Practice good office politics. Participating in office politics is essential, and that’s not a bad thing. Showing loyalty to your boss, honing strong relationships with allies, and networking with different circles of people in your organization are all examples of participating well in office politics. Share your stories here.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 8, 2021

These mental blindspots impact all areas of our life, ranging from relationships to health , from politics to shopping. Over two-fifths of all employees, especially younger ones would feel concerned over career progress if they worked from home while other employees like them did not. Survey Says…. What Does Other Research Say?

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Career Advancement

JANUARY 23, 2017

I even formed a company called Eloqui , with my partner, David Booth, to train and coach professionals to be effective presenters and communicators. Like most audiences, you were polite and encouraging. The post Overcome speaker anxiety to become a fearless and engaging speaker appeared first on Career Advancement Blog.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Training our brains and hearts to accept and appreciate differences. Other elements come into play as well in shaping how we approach situations and people, things as simple as what sports teams we root for or which political party we support. Boredom, too.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 18, 2014

DDI Senior Vice President, Leadership Solutions stated, “A staggering 63 percent of the survey group never had a formal mentor and considering that 67 percent rated mentorship as highly important in helping to advance and grow their careers—this indicates a critical gap in businesswomen’s development.” Byham, Ph.D.,

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The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 25, 2022

For instance, IT giant IBM has pledged to train 30 million people by 2030 to ensure they have the digital skills they require to thrive in the modern economy, with training in cybersecurity among the most popular on its SkillsBuild platform. The company aims to train 150,000 people in cybersecurity skills in the next three years.

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HR Digest

APRIL 9, 2024

Our focus on innovation in talent is what allows EY people to build meaningful careers with impact. Through EY’s Candidate Assistant, AI is able to recommend a job to someone they may never have thought of – or heard of – as they explore flexible career options that align directly with their unique interests and ambitions.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Unfortunately, for many people, fluctuating feelings can run on overdrive in response to a society overflowing with negativity – think natural disasters, mass shootings, suicides and even a heated political environment all occurring with disturbing regularity. The Domino Effect of Positivity. The Bottom Line.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 22, 2012

A manager that took an interest in your career, challenged you to be your best, and believed in your potential to grow? Development isn’t a once or twice a year event, or something you send your employees to HR or a training class for. Help navigate organizational politics and culture. Treat every day as a development day.

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Coaching Tip

APRIL 20, 2016

There’s a leadership crisis in American politics and business—a crisis that extends around the world. We find the training and managing of leadership is broken. Source: “THE LEADERSHIP CAMPAIGN: 10 Political Strategies to Win at Your Career and Propel Your Business to Victory.”. What’s the problem?

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 5, 2015

It doesn’t feel like training. Having been involved with hundreds of action learning projects over the years, I’ve seen amazing, breakthrough work and also colossal train wrecks. But they’re oblivious to the political dynamics lurking beneath the surface. Real work gets done. Learning is contextual.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 5, 2015

It doesn’t feel like training. Having been involved with hundreds of action learning projects over the years, I’ve seen amazing, breakthrough work and also colossol train wrecks. But they’re oblivious to the political dynamics lurking beneath the surface. Real work gets done. Learning is contextual.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 4, 2023

I was thinking about a couple of years ago if you’re listening in real time, the political leaders in the United States were negotiating and that might be a generous characterization, but they were negotiating a large infrastructure bill. We like the shiny, we like the new, the things that grab our attention.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 28, 2021

Though some companies are now demonstrating more of a commitment to DEI initiatives, very few, if any, recognize ageism as part of their implicit bias training. All of the career advice I give in the book is advice you should follow throughout your entire career. How and where do you learn to be politically savvy?

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Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

There are rich leadership lessons to be learned from politics and sports. Given that I try to avoid politics in this blog, please allow me the indulgence of referencing a headline from my favorite sport to make a point about leadership: Chiefs' Romeo Crennel fires himself. as team's defensive coordinator.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 12, 2024

Shanelle Reese, Chief People Officer, Wonderschool The Talent Turnaround 2023 witnessed a seismic shift in the tech landscape, with unprecedented levels of turnover fueled by layoffs, career changes, and a resurgent job market. Unlike their predecessors, Gen Z is not bound by traditional notions of career progression.

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The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Helping refugees assimilate into a new country can often revolve around their ability to work, especially in fields that they are trained and experienced in. This not only benefited the individuals involved via greater earnings and career progression, but also the host country as their tax contributions were higher.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

After hiring an employee , we invest in them to ensure that their skills are being developed so they can have a long, successful career here at Genentech. In fact, all prospective hiring managers at Genentech are now required to take Unconscious Bias training, and be certified for Inclusive Hiring before adding to their team.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

The Lead Change Group would like to thank Coaches Training Institute (CTI) for sponsoring the Lead Change Group (including this carnival) for September 2016. Joel Garfinkle of the Career Advancement Blog submitted Why Strong Leaders Have the Courage to Show Vulnerability. Learn more about CTI here. Let’s Get Started.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 15, 2019

Leaders are meant to coach, helping employees improve their skills and thus develop their careers. Office Politics. Office politics is an unavoidable power and social networking system that develops in any organization, big or small. It’s much safer to discourage leaders from inciting a political atmosphere in your workplace.

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Great Leadership By Dan

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Guest post from Philipe Bruce: More than 50% of businesses claim that they do not have the resources or time to train their employees to be leaders. Organizations in the United States spend over $170 billion on leadership based-training programs, but those funds are not utilized to their full potential. How serious is this?

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

These Human Resource leaders represent the top 25 human resources leaders shaping careers, culture, and talent at the world’s most innovative people driven companies. We find ourselves amidst the challenges of living and working in a triple-threat world of a global pandemic, economic instability, and political unrest.

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CEO Blog

MARCH 24, 2011

I read an interesting book by Marlene Chism - Stop Workplace Drama - Train Your Team to Have No Complaints, No Excuses, and No Regrets. I hate politics - including office politics and this book attempts to come up with creative ways to stop them. I have found most of my business career involves overcoming resistance to change.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 12, 2019

Many people are unhappy with their careers. Okay, not everybody can become the President, but there are other important political careers out there. You should pursue a career that caters to who you are as a person. If you’ve always been financially minded and numerically gifted, then this is probably the career for you.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 31, 2022

It could be work norms, cultural norms, or even internal politics, and in the midst of all this, you still have to establish yourself and avoid being perceived the wrong way by people with whom you’ll spend 40 hours each week. When you introduce yourself to new co-workers, make sure that you are friendly and polite. Find a mentor .

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HR Digest

AUGUST 2, 2020

Gender equality is a good concept to bandy about in politically correct forums, but in the real world, women have to fight that bit harder to get any privileges that their male counterparts take for granted. They say, what women entrepreneurs lack is formal training in leadership. The same goes for women in leadership roles.

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Chartered Management Institute

MAY 3, 2023

Join us to hear expert speakers from across the realms of politics and business discuss compelling issues such as: Where do men fit into supporting inclusive workplaces? Evidence from around the world shows that countries with more highly trained public-sector managers also have better public services. Reserved your spot?

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The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 1, 2020

“The problem is that many people who are in low-paid work – or who aren’t working at all – aren’t able to access the information they need to plan for the future or the relevant training they need to gain new skills,” the authors say. Treading water.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 4, 2019

For many of us, it’s a dirty word that we associate with painful conversations, bias, politics, resentment, and self-doubt. Karin Hurt of Let’s Grow Leaders shared How to Prevent Training from Wasting Time and Money. Karin writes: “Your employees go to training.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Consider time, tools and training.). Do you train them in new skills and technologies that allow them to be more effective? politics and red tape, you can grind out a living just like I do!” Then compare it to your current team and ask yourself, as the leader, would it be possible to adopt some of those successful strategies?

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The Horizons Tracker

JULY 4, 2023

This increase may be linked to the growth of far-right politics and negative sentiment towards non-white immigrants. The impact of diversity training is less clear, as studies have not yet produced strong evidence for or against it.

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The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 13, 2019

As Frey argues, the success of these battles largely rests upon the political clout the affected groups have. They monitored their earnings, employment/unemployment record and periods spent in training and development over a 30 year period to understand how they responded to disruption and what the implications were.

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