Leading Blog

MAY 30, 2023

I N MY thirty-plus years as a business coach, I have seen thousands of brilliant, charismatic, and driven thinkers make it to their dream positions in high leadership and thrive there. While they all had wildly different career paths, they all agreed on one thing: The road to success leads out of your comfort zone. At one point in their career, all the top-level executives I have coached had to take a risk and accept an assignment, team, or job they didn’t feel entirely comfortable with.

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Lead from Within

MAY 30, 2023

Stress is an inevitable part of life, and it can be especially high for those in leadership positions. However, as a leader, it’s important to recognize the signs of stress in your team and to provide support to help them cope. Here are five simple and effective ways to help your team deal with stress: Foster a positive work culture : Create a positive and supportive work culture that fosters open communication and encourages teamwork.

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Leadership Freak

MAY 30, 2023

Peter Drucker said, “The purpose of business is to create and keep a customer.” Organizational culture is the way we treat each other while we do the work.

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HR Digest

MAY 30, 2023

According to a study, one in five people in the US experiences a hostile work environment. So, what are the signs of a hostile work environment and if you are suspecting that there’s something wrong with the workplace, then you will want to deal with a hostile work place as soon as possible, to prevent it altogether in the future, before employees become irreversibly unproductive or go down the legal road.

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David A Fields

MAY 30, 2023

If your consulting firm’s proposals take much longer to close than they should (or never close at all), a couple of techniques will dramatically reduce your post-proposal wait time. When Buddy Badideya, CEO of Bridecycle reached out to your consulting firm a couple of months ago, he seemed extremely interested in engaging you. Bridecycle’s “Wedding … Continued The post Closing New Consulting Deals: How to Win Faster appeared first on David A.

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The Horizons Tracker

MAY 30, 2023

Seldom has the state of the NHS workforce been more in the public consciousness. A global survey of nurses undertaken by the consultancy firm McKinsey in the summer of 2022 highlighted the perilous state of the sector. The survey, which was conducted in France, Singapore, Japan, the US, Australia, Brazil and the UK, found that around one in four nurses was considering leaving the profession.

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The Horizons Tracker

MAY 30, 2023

Social mobility has languished for some time across much of the developed world in recent years. Research from the University of Warwick argues that disabled people have a particularly raw deal. The research shows that disabled people not only lag behind their able-bodied peers in raw employment terms, but when they do have jobs, they are likely to have worse pay and conditions than their parents, indicating downward social mobility.

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HR Digest

MAY 30, 2023

The success of any business gambles heavily on the sweat of one’s brow – the discipline of employees. Maintaining employee satisfaction throughout can become difficult if office dynamics chance upon negative office politics. As a leader, it is your responsibility to minimize any tense environment and navigate through workplace politics with strategies.

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The Horizons Tracker

MAY 30, 2023

A survey conducted by the recruitment platform Applied last year revealed that while around a third of employees had taken a career break of six months or more, the majority felt reluctant about disclosing that fact to potential employers during the recruitment process. What’s more, this figure rose to over 75% among executives. This is despite Bill Gates popularizing the concept of a “think week”, whereby he would shut himself away from work, technology, and indeed society in

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Ron Edmondson

MAY 30, 2023

What should leaders do with a million good ideas? I once received an email from a young business leader asking for some advice. He’s a first time leader in charge of a major department. This will be a great career position for him if he does well. He’s so excited. His small team is getting to know him and learning to trust him. His question: I’m having a hard time right now processing all of the various aspects of the job.

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Nothing motivates employees more than a great boss. Creating consistent employee management practices help create a positive workplace culture and improve key performance outcomes across the board.

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HR Digest

MAY 30, 2023

Dear Jane, I am a new HR manager at a small company. I recently discovered that one of my employee, let’s call him James, has been using company resources for personal use. I am not sure how to handle this situation. I do not want to create a hostile work environment, but I also need to ensure that company resources are being used appropriately.

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Experience to Lead

MAY 30, 2023

This is the third article in our AI and L&D series. To learn about fusing Artificial Intelligence with Learning & Development, read the second article here. As artificial intelligence transforms the business world, the role of learning and development has never been more vital or more challenging. The need for employee upskilling is necessary to keep up with the times.

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Niagara Institute

MAY 30, 2023

A performance conversation, which you may also hear referred to as a performance discussion or dialogue, happens between an employee and their direct supervisor. The purpose of such a conversation is to discuss the current state of an employee’s performance and to look forward to the future for ways to improve.

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Experience to Lead

MAY 30, 2023

Most of us can say we have worked with a bad boss before. They can make a job exhausting and confusing, eating up energy that could be better spent enjoying life beyond the nine-to-five. A great leader who can identify concerns and build enthusiasm – even on high-risk projects – brings a new level of trust and freedom that drives everyone to impressive heights.

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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.

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Roundtable Talk

MAY 30, 2023

L&D practitioners… do you think of yourself as a “salesperson”?​ Probably not. There’s a good chance you see yourself as a learning and development professional who cares deeply about helping unleash the full potential of your talent. And you are that. But you’re also a salesperson, promoting the programs that best align to your organizational … How to Make ‘Em Beg for Your L&D Programs Read More » The post How to Make ‘Em Beg for Your L&D Programs appeared first on The Ro

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Experience to Lead

MAY 30, 2023

In a world that grows more complex every day, executives often face scrutiny as they lead through uncertainty. This is to be expected; the decisions of c-suite leaders at major companies reach far into the organization’s future and can broadly impact the world at large. To manage these challenges, executives are called on to adopt a long-term perspective on organizational strategy while staying in tune with the present-day needs of clients, customers and team members.

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Coaching Ourselves

MAY 30, 2023

“The effective use of conversations is one of the most important challenges learning and development teams face in producing successful solutions to business problems. The challenge is to move from designing learning solutions around knowledge acquisition towards those whose aim is to help development of ‘real’ learning and understanding. These are two very different things.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 30, 2023

A workforce burnout and retention crisis has dominated the industry for the last three years, but data (finally) shows some encouraging trends.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 30, 2023

Two professionals with neurodivergent children share their experiences navigating their parenting journeys.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 30, 2023

New research shows daily physical activity can even impact your creativity the next day.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 30, 2023

Sponsor content from Arizona Commerce Authority.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 30, 2023

A conversation about Google’s AI future.

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Shifting to an account-based marketing (ABM) strategy can be both exciting and challenging. Well-implemented ABM motions build engagement with high-value accounts and drive impactful campaigns that resonate with your audience. But where do you begin, and how do you progress from crawling to running? Watch now as Demand Gen experts delve into the essentials of each stage of the ABM process.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 30, 2023

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