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Executive Hiring For a P.E. Portfolio Company – Ideals and Compromise

N2Growth Blog

Part One – Core, Hard Credential Constituents. The bar is set high. Dynamics at private equity firms are fast, aggressive, and all-conquering. As the investor leader, you are tasked with tackling senior leadership management issues at a newly acquired portfolio firm. In this four-part series, a realization of the challenging factors surrounding the search for ideal candidates will be recognized.

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Seven Ways to Immediately Improve Retention

Kevin Eikenberry

Retaining top talent should always be a focus of leaders and organizations. However, during times of high employment, or an historic Great Resignation, the topic gets more attention. While there many facets to talent retention, too often individual leaders look to the organization and/or HR to find solutions that keep the best talent onboard. Yet, […].

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Three Things to Keep in Mind as You Return to the Office

Next Level Blog

Now it begins. After two plus years of working from home (or somewhere else), more and more folks are heading back to the office for at least a few days a week. And, guess what? They like it! That’s the story from the Wall Street Journal , anyway. In a feature article that details “the surprise joys of being back in the office,” the Journal reports that people are enjoying returning to the office and finding printers that work and people to talk to while they warm up their lunch in the break roo

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5 Awesome Ways to Energize Your Day

Leadership Freak

One of the five factors of well-being is energy to get things done. You die a slow death when you don’t energize your day.

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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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Employee Engagement and the Communicator’s Role

leaderCommunicator

Establishing credibility and achieving employee trust and, especially, engagement is the ultimate prize for employers. This is true now more than ever as those team members serve as brand ambassadors with direct access to clients, customers and patients who (in today’s consumer-driven environment) are the ultimate decision-makers, meaning that engagement is directly connected to the bottom line and desired business outcomes.

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Using Facebook Data To Assess Cultural Similarities Between Nations

The Horizons Tracker

It has long been assumed that people willingly pour their lives out into the open on Facebook. Research from the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research wanted to find out if the information we share on the platform can help to determine cultural similarities between countries. The researchers explain that migration plays a key role in shaping any cultural similarities that exist between countries, but the difficulties in actually quantifying culture make studying the influence of migrati

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How Do Workers Feel About Warehouse Robots?

The Horizons Tracker

I’ve written before about the domination of office-based work in any discussion around the “future of work” The bias in this direction is particularly egregious because so much is written about the looming decimation of lower-skilled jobs by the march of technology. Automation of manual work is undoubtedly a thing, with warehouse automation alone worth around $15 billion, with this figure widely expected to grow considerably in the next few years.

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Seven Steps For Creating A People-First Culture Within The Workplace

Eric Jacobson

If you want to create a heart culture and a people-first culture at your workplace, read the book, Advisory Leadership , by Greg Friedman. Although the book is authored by an award-winning financial advisor and primarily written for professionals in the financial services industry, this book is a must read for any leader who wants to create a nurturing heart culture that hinges on the human-centric values the next generation of employees hold in high regard.

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What Is Polyworking? Is It a Fad or New Standard?

HR Digest

The concept of polyworking has gained popularity since the Covid-19 pandemic — what is polyworking, and how common is it or will it become as prevalent as hybrid working? Here we look at the concept of polyworking, millennials and Gen Zers having multiple careers, and how polywork will impact your organization in the long run. We were confined to our homes and worked from our home offices during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Mapping our Moonshot

Experience to Lead

Let’s be honest: most of us fear failure. We can try our best to win, to overachieve, to surpass our goals, but the road to success isn’t always linear. Messing up is inevitable. It will happen and it’s not fun. Why not shoot for the moon and embrace it? Owning and growing from mistakes is exactly what led to the success of NASA’s Apollo Space Program to put a person on the moon.

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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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Are You Setting the Right Goals for Yourself?

My Own Coach

There is a lot more to goal setting than just picking a goal and moving forward. While that is important, it’s also important to ensure that you are setting the right goals at the right time so that you can truly be successful. In order to ensure that you are setting the right goals for […].

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Why Build in Web3

Harvard Business Review

It has the potential to unlock a more valuable internet for everyone.

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Research Reveals The Influence Of Covid Reporting In The Media

The Horizons Tracker

The start of the Covid pandemic coincided with a significant rise in harassment and discrimination against Chinese and Asian communities, who were blamed and stigmatized for the origins of the virus. Research from the University of Kansas explores how such discrimination was reported by the media. Over 450 articles from The Guardian, China Daily, and The New York Times were analyzed during 2020, with the researchers believing that the findings showcase how influential the media is in determi

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Stop Procrastinating and Tackle That Big Project

Harvard Business Review

Three tips to help you focus on what’s important — even when you don’t want to.

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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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You’ve Reached an Inflection Point in Your Career. What Now?

Harvard Business Review

Big decisions can feel scary. Here’s how to avoid a knee-jerk reaction.

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When a Relationship with a Colleague Goes Sour

Harvard Business Review

Amy G contributes her conflict-management expertise to an episode of Women Amplified.

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Four Tools for Earning Digital Trust, Today and Tomorrow - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM DELOITTE

Harvard Business Review

Sponsor content from Deloitte.

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How Do I Hold My Team Accountable?

Harvard Business Review

A leader learns how to set team direction and improve accountability.

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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.