Thu.Feb 11, 2021

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How to Provide More Meaningful Performance Feedback

Let's Grow Leaders

If you knew your manager really cared about you and had your best interest at heart, would you want them to give you meaningful performance feedback? Even if it was hard to hear? Every time we ask these questions in our leadership […]. The post How to Provide More Meaningful Performance Feedback appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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From Power to Power and Glory to Glory

Joseph Lalonde

One of the most disturbing rhythms in cardiology is called Atrial Fibrillation (AFib), an erratic and irregular heart rhythm that poses multiple problems from fatigue to strokes. Whether it’s by simple medications or invasive means, I will do anything to change my patient’s heart rate to a regular and controlled rhythm. At the end, however, […].

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What to Learn from a Frustrating Boss

Let's Grow Leaders

There’s no better leadership textbook than a frustrating boss. And often, the world looks very different from their side of the conversation. In this episode, you’ll get valuable questions to ask and ways to work through your frustration to become a better […]. The post What to Learn from a Frustrating Boss appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Leading Thoughts for February 11, 2021

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. Historians Will and Ariel Durant on the need for educated citizens: “Democracy is the most difficult of all forms of government, since it requires the widest spread of intelligence, and we forgot to make ourselves intelligent when we made ourselves sovereign.

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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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The Six Love Languages That Will Make your Team Great

Lead from Within

At the beginning of my career as a leadership coach, I became curious about what makes some teams better than others—why some teams facing significant challenges outperform those with more advantages. After decades of experience with every imaginable type of leader and team, I think I know the secret of those successful teams: their leaders act in ways that meet each person’s individual emotional needs.

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How to Escape Toxic Dissatisfaction

Leadership Freak

Dissatisfaction grows in the gap between aspiration and reality. Dissatisfaction that lingers in the gap between aspiration and reality defeats aspiration. You begin to think, “Why try?” Dissatisfaction is boredom with sameness.

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How to Create a Healthy Workplace for Your Employees

Strategy Driven

With Coronavirus dominating news headlines across the world and people everywhere impacted by the global pandemic, it is little wonder that health is a subject at the forefront of many people’s minds right now. If you manage a workforce, it is imperative to focus on protecting your employees from the threat of the virus and other health risks.

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The Economic Case For Open Borders

The Horizons Tracker

I’ve written previously about the economic value of open borders, with the animated book by economist Bryan Caplan making a compelling case. Indeed, researchers have previously suggested that open borders would deliver a premium of around $100 trillion to the global economy, purely by virtue of people being able to live and work where they pleased.

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Explaining Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

HR Digest

The Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a proper provision entrusted by the United States and prohibits workplace discrimination in virtually almost every employment circumstance. The policy prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, pregnancy, or even national origin. In short, the Title VII provision applies to organizations that have 15 or more employee count.

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5 reasons your employees may be unhappy right now

CEO Insider

In the research for my recent book Freedom To Be Happy, we found that happiness at work has understandably decreased for many employees during the global pandemic. Having said that, there is no reason things can’t improve for your employees, even if ‘normal-life’ still seems far off. We’ve collected a sample from The Happiness Index […]. License and Republishing: The views expressed in this article 5 reasons your employees may be unhappy right now are those of the author Matt Phelan alone

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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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Using Smart Experiments to Succeed

Skip Prichard

How We Succeed. One of my mentors in business (frequent guest contributor Bruce Rhoades) would often talk about the power of business experiments. He would advocate trying something in a small way, testing it, learning, and then releasing it fully only after the test. By doing this, we would improve the customer experience dramatically, release products that were more aligned to customer needs, and price services optimally.

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Seniority vs. Performance: What’s More Important to Get Promoted?

Niagara Institute

You’ve put in the work, walked the extra mile, and have the results to show for it. You feel you’re ready to take the next step into a position of more responsibility, greater authority, and possibly even people management. When organizations decide who will get promoted, there are many considerations they have to take into account; two of which are the candidate’s seniority and performance.

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How much have you grown as a leader in the last 12 months?

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

Our reader poll today asks: How much have you grown as a leader in the last 12 months? Somewhat. I’ve grown in a few specific areas: 50% A lot! My leadership skills have improved dramatically: 22% Not much. I’ve grown in very few areas: 15% Not at all. I’m about the same as I was a year ago: 14% A decent amount of growth. 72% of you report at least some up to a lot of growth over the past 12 months.

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Key Office Trends in the New Normal

Strategy Driven

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, companies were used to having employees commute to work every day and spending all day long within office premises. The coming of the pandemic toppled many age-old workplace institutions and norms as companies shifted to remote working. Businesses and employees had to adapt to new ways of working as the old norms vanished, ushering in a new age of novel technologies like Zoom.

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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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The Do's And Don'ts Of Effective Listening

Eric Jacobson

Here are some great tips from Michelle Tillis Lederman 's book, The 11 Laws of Likability. They are all about: what to do and what not to do to be a leader who's an effective listener : Do : Maintain eye contact Limit your talking Focus on the speaker Ask questions Manage your emotions Listen with your eyes and ears Listen for ideas and opportunities Remain open to the conversation Confirm understanding, paraphrase Give nonverbal messages that you are listening (nod, smile) Ignore distractions D

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Stop Telling Women They Have Imposter Syndrome

Harvard Business Review

For many women, feeling like an outsider isn’t an illusion — it’s the result of systemic bias and exclusion.

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Interest Fit Does Not Reliably Predict Job Satisfaction

The Horizons Tracker

While there are some youngsters who have a clear idea about what they want to do during their professional lives, for many, the future can appear a daunting one, with little real understanding of the choices before them. Indeed, according to the U.S. Department of Labor, The Occupational Information Network’s (O*NET) My Next Move website, which hosts the Interest Profiler, averages over 1 million site visits per month.

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How to Plan Your Life When the Future Is Foggy at Best

Harvard Business Review

Mapping out your goals quarter by quarter — or even week by week — can provide a sense of control.

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ABM Evolution: How Top Marketers Are Using Account-Based Strategies

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.

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The Different Psychological Concerns Of Conservatives And Liberals

The Horizons Tracker

It might seem all too evident that conservatives and liberals have different concerns in life, but new research from New York University highlights just how fundamental these differences are, even in such crucial areas as morality. “Psychological research on the different motives underlying support for liberal versus conservative leaders and agendas, such as those separating Biden and Trump supporters, can help to explain why, for instance, one group is much more focused on promoting equal

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Research: How Companies Committed to Diverse Hiring Still Fail

Harvard Business Review

Even well-intentioned firms were biased in practice.

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Is Your Midsize Company Designed for a Post-Pandemic Future?

Harvard Business Review

Don’t let short-termism drive decision-making.

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