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What’s Going to Happen Next?

Let's Grow Leaders

What’s Going to Happen? – It Will Be Predictably Unpredictable. If only you had a crystal ball to know what’s going to happen. The planning, the decisions, the choices would be so much easier. But you don’t. And those decisions and tradeoffs aren’t easy. Will office work remain fully virtual, or move to a hybrid model? Is that project still realistic with all this uncertainty?

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Doing Well By Doing Good With Darrin Williams, CEO Southern Bancorp

N2Growth Blog

Darrin Williams , CEO of Southern Bancorp, may have been a little surprised when a world-class business school professor came knocking at his door. He wasn’t used to that kind of attention deep in the heart of Arkansas. Yet, he could no longer fly under the radar. Professor Rebecca Henderson , an esteemed professor of management at Harvard Business School and a world-leading expert in reimagining capitalism, was interested in the Bank’s trajectory and purpose.

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Never Say Never: The Importance of Word Choice in Leadership Communication

Leading Blog

L ANGUAGE matters. As I conduct observation coaching with leaders, I watch for how their words resonate with their audience. Does what they say induce fear? Excitement? Do attendees in the meeting cringe at certain words, or do their metaphors generate inspiration? Effective leaders use communication as a critical competency to build trusting relationships, align team members around a vision, lead necessary change, and drive action.

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What is at the core of your leadership?

Lead Change Blog

“Corey, Aaron, and Justin, I would like to have you three be the leaders from our class to represent us. We will be presenting the Twin Towers model to the city for a temporary display.”. Their faces filled with smiles and big bright eyes. Priceless. No one would have used leader to describe these boys. They were in trouble, missed school, and had difficulty in academics.

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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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Four Reasons People Don’t Listen to You

Kevin Eikenberry

The frustration is real. You say things, share things, and communicate important messages, and it seems to fall on deaf ears. Have you ever wondered why people aren’t listening to you? Have you ever considered that it might not be about them at all? At the core, effective communication is message sent; message received. Listening […]. The post Four Reasons People Don’t Listen to You appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Leadership Identity – Self-Perception Determines How You Lead

Leadership Freak

“We do not see things as they are. We see things as we are.” Anonymous* Competence enjoys challenge, but when you see yourself as incompetent, challenge ignites anxiety.

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3 Better Questions than “Do You Know How to Lead?”

Mark Sanborn

Many years ago our family hosted a foreign exchange student. On her application, she said she knew how to drive a car. That was important to us as she’d help shuttle our two young boys to school and other events in exchange for her living expenses. What we didn’t know is that she didn’t know how to drive very well. She was awful. She’d driven only a few times in a country where traffic conditions were very different.

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How Apps Can Help Migrants To Integrate

The Horizons Tracker

Immigrants face innumerable barriers between them and prosperous life in their new home, with many of the familiar ways of working they knew and understood from their homeland alien to them in their adopted home. Couple this with cultural differences that can take time to learn and understand, and it can be many years before immigrants are able to reflect their true selves.

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3 Counterintuitive Tips For More Effective Brainstorming

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

Avoid these three behaviors to improve your next brainstorming session. Today’s post is by Samuel Sanders, author of Your Next Big Idea (CLICK HERE to get your copy). We’ve all heard of brainstorming, but what exactly is it? In a business sense, brainstorming is the process of coming up with creative ideas and solutions to problems using rapid freethinking.

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The Rise In Precarious Employment During Covid-19

The Horizons Tracker

The coronavirus pandemic has had a profound impact on the economy, with millions losing their jobs and millions more placed in highly precarious situations. As with so much, however, a new study from the University of Illinois Chicago highlights that the precarious nature of the labor market is largely a continuation of a pre-existing trend rather than something brought about specifically by the pandemic.

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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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7 Markers of Great Leadership

Ron Edmondson

There are some markers of great leadership. When all of them are present, stellar leaders are set apart from mediocre leaders. Great leaders are multidimensional. While continuing to improve, great leaders have achieved certain characteristics – markers if you will, which help them attract loyal followers, while continuing to achieve success. When you see these markers combined, you’ve probably found an amazing leader. 7 markers of great leadership: Humility.

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How Cashless Payments Affect Our Consumption

The Horizons Tracker

The Covid-19 pandemic has seen a huge rise in cashless payments as society has attempted to limit the contact between people as much as possible. A new study from the University of Chicago explores whether this also influences our spending patterns, and especially our spontaneous purchases. “Most people experience a spontaneous negative emotional response to the loss of wealth, particularly when such loss is concrete and vivid,” the researchers explain.

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Life And Business Lessons From No One Succeeds Alone

Eric Jacobson

No One Succeeds Alone is the inspiring story of Compass Founder & CEO Robert Reffkin , whose mother, mentors, and search for belonging taught him valuable lessons that anyone with a dream can put into action today to improve their own quality of life. Each chapter in the book shares a part of Reffkin’s life story and eight practical lessons , such as: Love your customers more than your ideas.

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A Culture of Quality: An Interview with Laurie Havanec

HR Digest

How to create the future of work? What is the role of HR executives in upskilling the workforce? What advice can a renowned CPO give to aspiring talent? These were only some of the questions The HR Digest discussed with Laurie Havanec, EVP & CPO at CVS Health. The HR Digest: Rethinking the future of work is at the top of many executive teams’ agendas.

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10 HR Metrics to Track in 2024

Discover the power of HR metrics. Master recruiting, control skyrocketing labor costs, and reduce turnover rates. Get insights into key metrics like Time-to-Fill, Cost-per-Hire, and Turnover Rate. Equip your business for success in 2024.

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An Overview of Organizational Leadership and Management – Walonick

Rapid BI

The quest for power has dominated human history. One of the earliest works on the management of power was written by Niccolo Machiavelli, a political advisor to nobles during the early sixteenth century. In The Prince, Machiavelli laid out a set of principles that would help the nobles maintain their leadership and control over the populous. The post An Overview of Organizational Leadership and Management – Walonick appeared first on RapidBI.

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Creating a Culture of Quality: An Interview with Beth Galetti

HR Digest

As the COVID-19 crisis takes a sharp turn from government to business, the issue of redefining jobs moves up the agenda. In an interview with The HR Digest, Beth Galetti, Senior Vice President Human Resources at Amazon, explains the importance of business resource groups and the vital role it plays to deliver real business results. The HR Digest: What is Amazon’s secret sauce for being recognized several times as “Great Place to Work?

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If Your Employees Have Anxiety About Going to Work Everyday, Do This

Niagara Institute

After a long year of turbulence, change, and uncertainty, we stand on the cusp of another major change - the return to the office. This is proving to be difficult for individuals and their organizations, as many employees feel they just settled into the “new normal” and now are going to have to re-calibrate their personal and professional lives all over again.

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Back to Work: Calm Body, Calm Mind

Harvard Business Review

Why anxiety about adjusting to life and work after the pandemic is normal, and how to address it.

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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.

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How to Communicate Effectively with Anyone, Anywhere

Skip Prichard

Become a Global Communicator. What is the “blueprint” for global communication? Imagine speeding away from the earth into an astronaut’s perspective, seeing the communication patterns of all the countries in the world, and being able to navigate them as a global communicator. Whether through public speaking, effective emailing, networking, or negotiating, this set of culturally-powerful “blueprints” will completely change the way you communicate across the global marketplace.

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What Retail Workers’ Attire Communicates to Customers

Harvard Business Review

Research shows that consumers are more likely to trust and engage with formally dressed employees. What does this mean for masks and social distancing?

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Creating Shared Value: An Interview with Becky Schmitt

HR Digest

As a company whose success depends on change management, Cognizant puts a premium on its internal culture. From the vantage point of a lifelong career in human resources, Becky Schmitt talked with The HR Digest about the various programs which have put Cognizant on the global map as one of the top companies for star performers. The HR Digest: Organizations have recognized the importance of using people analytics to de-bias hiring and rewards – but then fail to accelerate in skills identification

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The Essentials: Giving Feedback

Harvard Business Review

How to get better at this tough but critical skill.

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2024 Payroll Calendar Templates

These calendars provide pay period dates and paydays for biweekly, semi-monthly, and monthly payroll in 2024. Use them as a reminder or share with employees so they can celebrate payday.

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Break Down Change Management into Small Steps

Harvard Business Review

Three lessons from Infosys.

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A Checklist to Help You Grow Your Sales Team

Harvard Business Review

Six factors to consider.

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