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Leading Thoughts for July 13, 2023

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. John Mattone on the importance of critical thinking: “Much of your natural thinking as a leader, when left unchecked, is biased, distorted, partial, uninformed, or downright prejudiced. Your effectiveness as a leader, however, depends precisely on the quality of your thoughts.

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7 Responses that Defeat Defensiveness

Leadership Freak

People don’t make you feel defensive. Defensiveness is your response. Defensiveness is feeling attacked when others are trying to help. Defensive language: My natural response to criticism or corrective feedback is self-protection.

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Why Leadership Success Depends on Leading with Ease

Lead from Within

As an executive leadership coach, I have worked with many leaders on a variety of skills. However, there is one skill that always stands out as very important: the ability to lead others effectively. Leading others is not necessarily difficult to do or learn, but leading well is crucial for achieving dynamic results. So, how can leaders lead with ease?

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Kate Pitner Joins the Women On Business Contributors Team

Women on Business

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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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6 Ways to Take Your Career to the Next Level

Strategy Driven

Are you driven by ambitions to climb the corporate ladder? Are you striving to strike a balance between your professional pursuits and personal life? Perhaps, your pursuit is anchored in the quest for a novel role that offers exposure to stimulating projects, enabling you to apply and demonstrate your skills effectively. The trajectory toward career advancement materializes by implementing tangible measures that align with your unique and subjective understanding of success.

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Older Workers Stay If You Invest In Them

The Horizons Tracker

In a recent article , I highlighted how the Covid pandemic heralded an exodus from the labor market by older workers, with this making a significant contribution to the labor shortages seen across the economy today. It’s a problem that is likely to continue in the coming years, with an estimated 75 million Baby Boomers retiring by 2030. The departure of the second-largest generation from the labor market promises to leave an enormous hole, both in the labor market and in public finances.

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The Fall In Self-Employment Due To The Cost Of Living Crisis

The Horizons Tracker

Throughout the Covid pandemic, various studies highlighted that the self-employed tended to fare worse than salaried employees. Research from the London School of Economics suggests that matters have not changed a great deal as we exit from the pandemic period and struggle through the cost of living crisis. The survey, which was conducted in November 2022, is part of a six-part series that began in May 2020 and ran throughout the pandemic.

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Keeping Your Spirits Up When You Really Need a Win at Work

Harvard Business Review

Does it feel like it’s been a long time since you’ve had a major win at work? While there will always be ups and downs, nothing is permanent, even if it might feel that way. Sometimes you’re on top and things are running smoothly; other times, you struggle to stay afloat. If you’re having a hard time believing that the slump will ever end and need to hear it from someone else, contact a friend or mentor who can give your perspective.

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Do Podcasts Contribute Toward Inequality?

The Horizons Tracker

The rising popularity of podcasts may seem completely unrelated to the rise in inequality in recent years, but research from Reichman University suggests they may be more connected than we think. The consumption of podcasts has long been associated with the elite class, but a new study investigated if this extends to sports podcasts, which have a wider audience.

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Threads Foreshadows a Big — and Surprising — Shift in Social Media

Harvard Business Review

Being able to instantly port over your Instagram followers — and the accounts you follow — hints at the promise of open-protocol platforms.

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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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How a Remote Australian Mine Became a Gender-Balanced Workplace

Harvard Business Review

While many industries have struggled to reach — and sustain — gender equality, progress has been particularly slow in mining and other traditionally male-dominated industries. While women comprise only 10% of workers at other large mines globally, South Flank, an iron ore mine in Western Australia operated by BHP, has created a workforce where 40% of the 869 frontline employees are women, and four out of six senior managers are women.

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