Eric Jacobson

APRIL 25, 2024

The constant pace of change and a variety of new demands are contributing to widespread burnout among both employees and managers today. According to new research from a Harris Poll survey done on behalf of The Grossman Group , more than 75% of employees and 63% of managers report feeling burned out or ambivalent in their current position.

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HR Digest

JUNE 30, 2022

The pandemic appears to have taken a toll on everyone – from the average worker to the overpaid CEO. A Deloitte poll indicated that burnout is high in upper management as over 70% of C-suite respondents admitted that they will quit their current job for one that focuses on well-being. Causes of Job Burnout.

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The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 12, 2021

The study found that when female or racial minority CEOs were appointed, it seemed to make white male executives associate with their company less than before. Also, white males’ biases may make them feel that racial minority and female CEOs give them less respect in strategic decision-making processes,” the researchers explain.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 11, 2024

L-R): Anthony Horton, Chris McCarthy, Stephanie Neal In a recent interview, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed a startling confession: the architect of ChatGPT, a revolutionary language model capable of holding nuanced conversations and generating creative text formats, often struggles to sleep. times more likely to trust their leaders. “Our

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 24, 2023

AI is changing how workers trust and engage with their managers—and connection is at the heart of these changes. But people still turn to human managers who can understand how they feel, c oach them in their careers, and build culture. These are areas where machines excel: providing accurate information quickly.

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Lead from Within

MARCH 25, 2019

One of the most surprising things I’ve found in my extensive experience as a leadership executive coach that most companies are missing the mark when it comes to CEO succession. CEO succession planning is far too critical to neglect or get wrong. First and foremost, have a solid plan in place. These figures are unnerving.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2016

The CEO is only one person. He or she can set the strategic direction, sign off on policies and plans, and encourage a professional and productive atmosphere, but significant change is implemented by managers and employees often far removed from the CEO’s corner office. Why couldn’t we conduct business as usual?

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leaderCommunicator

OCTOBER 22, 2021

A recent survey finds that a majority of employees have feedback to share with their employers and are happy to share it, but leaders don't seem to be listening. “ Explorance, a leader in experience management (XM) solutions, recently commissioned a survey of 2,000 U.S. But that's not the whole story. Read more >>

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Joseph Lalonde

JUNE 1, 2018

For the last 20 years, and all around the world, we CEOs have invested untold millions into the question: “What does it take to have an engaged workplace culture?” We’ve bought books, retained consultants, rolled out surveys, looked deep into the hearts and minds of the people who work for us. How to Be a Soul-Sucking CEO.

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Great Results Team Building

APRIL 10, 2024

Utilize management interviews, employee surveys, and even customer feedback , but don’t stop there. The CEO sets the tone , championing the mission with unwavering commitment. Transparent and consistent communication from the CEO and leadership team is crucial. Don’t wait for the tremors to erupt.

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The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

If you trust the various employee engagement surveys that are published each year, you could make a reasonable assumption that the majority of workplaces are in a pretty dysfunctional state. It’s also quite likely that you might pin the blame on middle managers, who often seem to be the scourge for all seasons.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 16, 2019

In 2006, one of my CEO clients in Sarasota, FL shared with me his annual employee engagement survey. We sat in his office while he shared his most recent employee engagement survey, and because he cared so much, he was frustrated. The first data point revealed that most employee engagement surveys were un-customizable.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 1, 2023

– Female, 47 Dubai (from our World Workplace Conflct and Collaboration Survey) You would think by now, we’d be past the need to write about dealing with a workplace bully. Do I feel sick or nauseous when working with a particular colleague or manager? My new CEO is there. My CEO took a long breath.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Join Arjan Haverhals, CEO of Milestone Scientific, and Bob Miglani, change management thought leader, on January 12th at 9 AM (ET) for a free webinar to learn more about the survey results and the ways in which Milestone Scientific intends to bring the field of anesthesiology into the future.

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HR Digest

APRIL 10, 2022

According to a report by As You Sow , a shareholder advocacy firm, 2021 saw a significant increase in shareholder rejections of CEO pay packages. More than half of shareholders rejected CEO pay packages at 16 companies last year, up from ten in 2020 and seven in 2019.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 22, 2015

The Lean CEO by Jacon Stoller gets to the thinking behind why Lean management works. It is a holistic approach to management. It is “a fundamental overhaul in the way companies manage people.” Management does not lack data. Stoller begins The Lean CEO with an exceptional survey of how we got to be so wasteful.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Using data collection methods such as interviews, surveys, and performance evaluations, we gather objective and subjective information to gain a holistic understanding of their capabilities and potential. To conduct a thorough assessment, we employ various methods, such as interviews, surveys, and performance evaluations.

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CEO Insider

APRIL 8, 2021

With all the management tools and theories available, you’d think we’d have management down to an exact science. The largest Gallup survey of employee engagement showed that 87 percent of staff are not engaged, which, needless to say, is a huge drain on productivity. Unfortunately, that’s not the case.

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Jenn Lim , CEO of Delivering Happiness and Wall Street Journal -bestselling author of Beyond Happiness , will tell you that four-day workweeks can provide a sense of flexibility and autonomy that is crucial to happiness and career satisfaction. Question: How best should a company start or trial a four-day workweek?

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Great Results Team Building

APRIL 10, 2024

Utilize management interviews, employee surveys, and even customer feedback , but don’t stop there. The CEO sets the tone , championing the mission with unwavering commitment. Implement pulse surveys and regular feedback loops to gauge employee sentiment and track progress. Don’t wait for the tremors to erupt.

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CEO Insider

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

A new survey finds the average worker is experiencing career burnout at the age of 32, and says working long hours from home in the pandemic is making it worse. This fits the way people traditionally think about burnout in relation to stress. The common perception is that an overload of work or lack of […].

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CEO Insider

MAY 30, 2021

The post Greek family businesses are more optimistic about growth in 2021 and 2022 than their global peers (new survey findings) appeared first on CEOWORLD magazine. All the […]. Copyright The CEOWORLD magazine Limited 2021. All rights reserved.

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Coaching Tip

MARCH 29, 2011

" CEOs often hear what they want to hear rather than what really is on the minds of their subordinates," said Mark Anderson, president of ExecuNet, that conducted a survey of 2,463 C-level respondents in December 2010. CEOs think of guiding the ship as their purview.". According to the survey, 4.7% While only 4.4%

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HR Digest

MARCH 24, 2021

In a message to his staff across the globe, David Solomon, the CEO of Goldman Sachs , came out in support of junior bankers who had complained of excessive work hours and calling out workplace abuse. The “ Working Conditions Survey ” said that they considered themselves victims of workplace abuse.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 12, 2023

What To Say Next When Your Boss Gets Cranky Maybe it’s a side effect of passion, intensity, or creativity, but have you ever noticed that many high-achieving managers also have a moody dark side? But what I learned from that experience is that talking with a moody manager (when they’re not in that mood) can go a long way.

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CEO Insider

MARCH 18, 2023

And with that, CEO reactions to these recessionary expectations will also be, in many cases, predictable. Artificial Intelligence to be a Key Component in Branding, and Sales: Difficult economic times seem to be right around the corner.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 31, 2022

Consideration will explore a balance between needs with compromises, tangential opportunities to expand horizons, and correspondingly extricate from myopia on that elusive ‘pink giraffe’ management candidate. You are tasked with tackling senior leadership management issues at a newly acquired portfolio firm.

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CEO Insider

MAY 7, 2021

I’m sure you’ve heard and read arguments for why, as a CEO, you should make sure your employees feel cared for. One survey shows that 60% of employees who feel cared for at work plan to stay in their jobs for at […]. Research backs the idea that a caring workplace boosts retention and aids recruiting.

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Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 29, 2014

This post first appeared on SmartBlog on Leadership : Empathy among corporate managers is in short supply, according to a survey of more than 600 employees by talent mobility consulting firm Lee Hecht Harrison. The survey found that 58% of managers fail to show the right level of understanding toward their employees.

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Chartered Management Institute

APRIL 18, 2024

Indeed, in Gartner’s 2023 CEO Survey , 32% of CEOs indicated that the workforce is one of their top three priorities. .” – John Kotter, Harvard Business School Business disruption, societal upheaval and rapid technological shifts bring constant pressure for organisations to innovate.

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HR Digest

JULY 8, 2022

According to a Gartner survey of 173 CFOs in November 2020, digital investments topped CFO agendas. Another survey by Sage that polled 1,900 finance leaders across industries and countries revealed that CFOs are seen as key drivers of change and profit. Technology literacy is key to making informed decisions about digital investments.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 19, 2021

I worked with a CEO who really gets this. In the 360-degree feedback survey for her and the team, it was clear she deflected praise to others. The Chairman and President left town while managers communicated the bad news. Focus On Giving Credit Versus Taking Credit.

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The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Instead, the survey found that board members primarily see their job as hiring the best CEO and then supporting that CEO as best they can. ” Well managed. . ” Well managed. I’m supposed to figure out if a CEO is making decisions that are not the best decisions for the firm.

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The Practical Leader

JUNE 12, 2019

Do managers talk about “their people?” ” Managers who see others as an “it” or property, might make perfect donors for heart transplants — their hearts have had such little use! .” the survey flags key issues for today’s leaders. Is your organization staffed by human capital?

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 14, 2017

Jude is the founder and CEO of JDR Partners and author of The Bridge to Growth: How Servant Leaders Achieve Better Results and Why It Matters Now More Than Ever. Too often these people are being over-managed and under-led. Today we are pleased to share a post from Jude Rake. What’s more important, strategy or execution?

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Michael Lee Stallard

JULY 12, 2021

A recent survey found more than 40 percent of people are considering leaving their current job this year. ” These include Oprah Winfrey as she led her media companies, Tricia Griffith of Progressive Insurance, Alan Mulally when he was CEO of Ford Motor Company, CNO Admiral Vernon Clark of the U.S.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Jez Frampton, former Global CEO of Interbrand, one of the world’s most respected branding firms, offers this insight into the future of branding: “If brands start and end with people, it’s important to acknowledge a significant generational shift in the way people interact with, and what they demand from, brands. Change creates opportunity.

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