Fri.Nov 26, 2021

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5 Leadership Books To Read In December 2021

Joseph Lalonde

I hope everyone that celebrates Thanksgiving had a fantastic day remembering what they’re thankful for. Remember, we have a lot to be grateful for even if everything isn’t perfect in our lives. It’s hard to believe December is right around the corner. It seems like we just started November. With the coming new month, I […].

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You Have More Than you Think – Turkey’s Revenge

Leadership Freak

We were poor college students, over 1,600 miles from home, when my wife and I celebrated our first Thanksgiving.

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AI-Based Credit Risk Tools Can Be Ruined By Noisy Data

The Horizons Tracker

One’s credit score is often hugely important, with it very difficult to secure substantial loans, such as mortgages, without a healthy credit rating. It’s increasingly common for financial providers to use AI to produce credit risk scores, but research from Stanford University highlights how bad data can cause such systems to go astray.

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How Leaders Prioritize Purpose And People For Growth And Impact

Eric Jacobson

Jenn Lim is the CEO Of Delivering Happiness, a company she and Tony Hsieh (the late CEO of Zappos.com) cofounded to create happier company cultures for a more profitable and sustainable approach to business. Lim ’s mission is to teach businesses how to create workplaces—led with happiness and humanity—that generate more profit, sustain all people at every level of the organizations, and share how we can make an impact by being true to our authentic selves.

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Recruit and Retain New Blue-Collar Talent

Blue-collar jobs have a branding problem. One company, GEON, partnered with Paycor to find the solution. Learn how to attract, engage, and retain blue-collar employees, helping them build meaningful careers – and support your company’s goals.

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When We Change Jobs, We Don’t Always Move To More Productive Firms

The Horizons Tracker

It’s perhaps natural to assume that when we change jobs we often upgrade to a better job at a more attractive, and usually more productive employer. Research from Chicago Booth reminds us that this isn’t always the case, however, and we can be just as likely to move to a job with a less productive firm. The study suggests that while it is perfectly common for people to move from relatively low productivity companies to higher-productivity companies, there are a significant number of

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Here are countries with the happiest workers

HR Digest

Who does not want to be with a smile on their face at work ? We all want to feel appreciated, relaxed and stress-free at work, and there are real measurements that show some real stats. . According to the 2021 World Happiness Report , we can see that some countries are happier than others. Our report includes everything you need to know about the countries with the happiest workers. .

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30 Alternatives to “Warm Wishes” for Every Situation

HR Digest

The world is an unfair place where you cannot use something like ‘Hakuna Matata’ in lieu of ‘Best Regards’ or ‘Warm Wishes.’ You also cannot opt for ‘xoxo’ or ‘yours truly’ unless you’re secretly writing love letters to your cubicle mate. To help you with the great workplace ‘conundrum’ of email closings, we have compiled a list of appropriate alternatives to ‘Warm Wishes.’.

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Today’s CEOs Need Hands-On Digital Skills

Harvard Business Review

Leaders need a firm understanding of how emerging tech will shape their company’s future.

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Psychological Capital Has Been Key To Working Through The Covid Pandemic

The Horizons Tracker

Resilience has been something of a watchword during the Covid pandemic, whether on a societal level, an organizational level, or an individual level. The importance of psychological resilience was underlined by a recent study from West Virginia University, which showed that optimism, self-efficacy, hope, and resiliency can play a crucial role in helping us get through the pandemic.

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