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What Are the Three Things That Leaders Do?

Lead Change Blog

No matter what the situation, setting, or method of communication, leaders frequently and consistently do these things. . 1. Leaders challenge us. They believe every person has hidden potential and is capable of growing and achieving more. They challenge us by: Expanding our vision. Challenging our assumptions. Establishing stretch goals. Delegating important projects.

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How To Get Your Team To Take Risks

Joseph Lalonde

Leaders are risk-takers. They push the boundaries and plow new paths. They know this is the way to new success. Your team, however, may not be as excited about risk as you are. They’re looking to hold onto their jobs, not rock the boat, and to make sure their work gets done without much interruption. […].

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Leading Thoughts for April 15, 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. Yale sociologist and physician Nicholas Christakis reflects on what we are likely to see as we move beyond the COVID-19 pandemic period: “If history is a guide, it seems likely that consumption will come back with a vengeance.

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How to Find Fulfillment When Work is Frustrating

Leadership Freak

Leadership is frustrating sometimes. Other times it’s fulfilling. How do leaders find fulfillment? Fulfillment isn’t a job title. I know people who have powerful job titles who aren’t fulfilled. Achievement doesn’t promise fulfillment.

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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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Leadership Confusion how to navigate challenges together

Mike Cardus

Leadership confusion happens for many reasons. And the mythical rhetorical separation of “the leader” from “the followers” and that the leader is the one who has the vision knows the way and is the creator of certainty only leads to authoritarian jerks who repel trust from your organization. . Leadership distributes through an organization, and leadership is an action of : shared map mapping (making sense of the environment/challenge/decision); constructing the creative

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Was Remote Learning Better Than We Thought During Covid?

The Horizons Tracker

The Covid-19 pandemic saw schools around the world shut to try and limit the spread of the virus, with children taught virtually for prolonged periods. This prompted many to argue that not only were many children not able to participate virtually, for various reasons, but even for those who could, the experience was an unsatisfactory one. Despite this, new research from the University of Colorado suggests that the learning experience may not have been as bad as we think.

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Do We Think We’re More Financially Responsible Than We Actually Are?

The Horizons Tracker

The Covid pandemic has placed many of our personal finances into a period of flux, with millions placed either into furlough measures or redundancy. While it may have prompted a period of belt-tightening, research from the University of Notre Dame suggests we may not have the most realistic perspective on our personal responsibility levels. “People generally hold positive illusions of being financially responsible, because this enables them to feel good about themselves,” the resear

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On Culture: A Thought Leader’s Perspective

CEO Insider

Since the publication of my most recent book, Indispensable: Build and Lead A Company Can’t Live Without, last month, I have had the marvelous opportunity to discuss several of the key questions covered in the book with several fellow thought leaders. This 5-part article series captures the essence of those discussions. Each piece is organized […].

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How Wealth Affects Social Distancing

The Horizons Tracker

Various studies over the past year have examined our adherence to the Covid control measures introduced by governments to stymie the spread of the virus. The latest of these comes via Johns Hopkins University, with the research finding that our income correlates strongly with our likelihood of adherence to social distancing. The authors suggest that the higher our income, the more likely we are to socially distance and wear a mask.

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How Food Marketing Will Change Post-Pandemic

Strategy Driven

For every business owner, the challenge post-pandemic will be to reinvent themselves. Their brand must take on a new image as well as display the charms of the previous generation. It’s quite amazing when you think about it, that a pandemic has changed the way we see business and products as customers and clients. To this end, we must rediscover our passion for marketing , as business owners.

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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 To Be A Servant Leader

Eric Jacobson

Check out the definitive book on servant leadership. It's a curated collection of incredibly insightful and motivational perspectives on servant leadership via essays by 44 servant leaders. Edited by Ken Blanchard and Renee Broadwell , Servant Leadership in Action , includes the personal stories from some of the most well-respected authorities on leadership: Patrick Lencioni John C.

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How much has your organization’s strategy shifted in the last 12 months?

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

Our reader poll today asks: How much has your organization’s strategy shifted in the last 12 months? Significantly: We’re going in a brand new direction. 20.8% Somewhat: We’ve got a few major shifts but are staying on course. 34.4% Not very: We’re generally headed in the same direction with a couple of adjustments. 36.2% Not at all: We’re full speed ahead on our current path. 8.6% Balancing consistency with agility.

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What Does It Mean to Be a Manager Today?

Harvard Business Review

Managers need a new set of skills to succeed in a world of remote work, automation, and shifting employee expectations.

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How Working Parents Can Strategically Prioritize Their Time

Harvard Business Review

Start by asking yourself what you — and only you — can do.

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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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A New Way to Scale Social Enterprise

Harvard Business Review

A new type of security, called “mission equity,” caps investor returns so the company’s financial success can help fuel its mission.

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Make Your Organization More Resilient to Cyber Attacks - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM DXC

Harvard Business Review

Sponsor content from DXC.

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