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7 Ways to Encourage Creative Thinking in Your Team

Let's Grow Leaders

It Takes Clarity and Curiosity to Encourage Creative Thinking Businesses around the world face a changing normal, where it’s hard to say what things will look like in one year, much less six months from now. For some this means finding entirely […]. The post 7 Ways to Encourage Creative Thinking in Your Team appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Quotes And Leadership Lessons From Groundhog Day

Joseph Lalonde

A Reel Leadership Article. Many of us out there may feel like we’ve been repeating the same day over and over again since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Layoffs, lounging around the house, and rinse and repeat… The days can begin to blend together. My friends and I joke about it but it can be a drain. If you’ve ever […] The post Quotes And Leadership Lessons From Groundhog Day appeared first on Joseph Lalonde.

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Why You Need Routines Now More than Ever

Kevin Eikenberry

As long as you have been in the workplace, you have had work routines. As your job situations changed, those routines adjusted with you. Rarely have so many seen their working situation change so drastically, so quickly. Now, nearly all of the cues and rhythms that marked your workday are changed. No commute. No coffee […]. The post Why You Need Routines Now More than Ever appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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The Cost and Opportunity of Standing-With

Leadership Freak

You put yourself on the line when you stand-with. Some of my proudest memories are of people I’ve stood-with when it would have been easier to walk-away. I’m not special.

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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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Complexity patterns recognition and back to work examples

Mike Cardus

As your work changes, and how you do your work moves into complexity patterns, how your team and you make sense of the challenges is essential. . In a recent talk to the University at Buffalo School of Entrepreneurial Leadership , I shared how several executive teams and companies have been looking for patterns, identifying trends from those patterns, and changing how they get their work done. .

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We Need To Rethink Our Mortality To Better Plan For Old Age

The Horizons Tracker

As society ages, we’re having to have difficult conversations to ensure that the extra years we have are enjoyable ones rather than a blight on us, our loved ones, and society as a whole. New research from ILASA suggests that many Europeans are underestimating the number of years they may have left, which has costly implications for how they plan their life.

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Young People In The Time Of Covid

The Horizons Tracker

Data suggests that around 90% of the 1.2 billion young people on the planet live in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The coronavirus pandemic is perilous for young people everywhere, but especially so for young people in these countries. A recent study from Oxford University underlines the importance of providing adequate support to young people who are coming of age during the pandemic.

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How To Thrive In A Co-Working Space As A Business

Strategy Driven

Co-working spaces have certainly become more popular over the years for their affordability and opportunities that it provides for businesses of all sizes. Whether it’s a temporary space in between offices or a permanent one, this is an environment that can work for you. Here are some tips to thrive in a co-working space as a business. Use All The Features Available.

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New Game Aims To Improve Understanding Of The Causes Of Poverty

The Horizons Tracker

Poverty is a hugely complex topic that is ripe for misunderstanding, both among policy makers and the general public, with this misunderstanding leading to bungled attempts to tackle it successfully. New research from Simon Fraser University highlights the potential for games to improve matters. The game, called SPENT , aims to improve our understanding of the causes of poverty and economic inequality, and the research highlights how just ten minutes spent playing the game can create a meaningf

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Embrace Failing As A Way To Achieve Success

Eric Jacobson

“On the path to success, we trip and lose our footing from time to time. But stumbling and even falling is the best way to learn from mistakes and is critical to achieving goals,” says Bill Wooditch, author of the book, Fail More:Embrace, Learn, And, Adapt to Failure As A Way To Success. “We all fail. It’s a part of business, and it’s a part of life,” explains Wooditch.

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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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Honoring Those Who Secured Our Freedom

Strategy Driven

On this Memorial Day – and indeed, every day – we thank those whose sacrifice secured for us the freedoms and liberties we so enjoy. May we honor them through our purposeful exercise and protection of those freedoms they gave their lives to protect. May we never forget and always be thankful for their sacrifice. “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.

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The Philosophy of One Team & Extreme Ownership

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

Leadership is not always about being the loudest voice in the room, it’s about the ability to bring a group of people together around one goal. Today’s post is by John Piester, President of RedPeg Marketing. Nearly four years ago I became President of RedPeg Marketing. I quickly encountered many firsts in my 20+ year career that I wasn’t sure I was prepared for, namely becoming the leader of a then 21-year-old privately owned agency with roughly 45 employees.

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Working Through Menopause (at Work)

Harvard Business Review

The transition to menopause is a difficult time for many women, but here’s how we can make it easier to go through at work.

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How Music Artists Use Strategy-Driven Tactics to Rise to Fame (And What Businesses Can Learn from It)

Strategy Driven

Artists are in the business of themselves and it is exceptionally difficult work. Showcasing and creating art and then making a thriving business model out of it is not something anyone can do, especially if they don’t have a big-name label leading you through the process. Artists are the ideal business to look to when searching for new, innovative ways to expand your business and grow an audience.

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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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Managing Mental Health When Working for a Mission

Harvard Business Review

What it’s like to devote your career to mission-driven work, while caring for your mental health.

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As Covid-19 Disrupts Global Supply Chains, Will Companies Turn to India?

Harvard Business Review

It’s an increasingly viable option for companies anxious about sourcing from China.

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How to Respond to “Take It or Leave It”

Harvard Business Review

You really do have a choice.

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