Thu.Jun 10, 2021

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How do I Admit We Were Wrong? (with Video)

Let's Grow Leaders

“Hey Karin, I’m so proud of my team. We had such an incredible pivot. We accomplished some incredible things. AND as it turns out we made some faulty assumptions, and we’re going to need to pivot. How do I admit we were wrong without discouraging the team? #AskingForaFriend. Gain Big Credibility With Your Team, Even if You Have to Admit You Were Wrong.

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Leading Thoughts for June 10, 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. D. Michael Lindsay observed that the best leaders have shown excellent management of the transitional events in their lives: “The challenge with life is that we have to live it moving forward, but we only really understand it looking back.

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What’s so odd about being organized?

Lead Change Blog

“You never told me you’re OCD.”. “I never told you that because I’m not. What gave you the idea that I was?”. “Mindy said you were.”. “Mindy? Why would she say that? Any idea?”. “Remember a few months ago when you hosted the luncheon for the business women’s group at your home, and Mindy came early to help you set up?”. “Mindy was a great help that day.”.

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Start Believing In Yourself

Joseph Lalonde

There are days when I battle extreme bouts of self-doubt. I believe my writing isn’t up to par or that I am a failure as a husband or that I couldn’t lead someone if my life depended upon it. These days are hard. We all have these days where we fail to believe in ourselves. […].

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Individual Development Plan Template

There’s no way around it: sometimes employees need your help. Use this free template to clarify expectations, share resources, and set a timeline. Best case scenario, this process helps them improve. Worst case, your great recordkeeping keeps you compliant even if they move on. Download the template today!

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Small Irritations – The Legacy of Flies

Leadership Freak

Nothing rouses me to determined resolve like the catastrophe of a fly in the house. I stalk from room to room crouching – whacker at the ready.

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How to Sustain Change After You’re Gone

Change Starts Here

A new change management lead and external consultant recently asked: Our change management team is rolling off a project soon as all remaining departments go live. How do we help the organization manage their implementation once we are out of the picture? Great question! Change managers often move from project to project, even when working … The post How to Sustain Change After You’re Gone first appeared on Enclaria: Influence Change at Work.

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How do you negotiate salary over email?

HR Digest

You have aced your job interview and now have an offer letter in your inbox/hand, but you are not too pleased. Why? Your salary expectations are not met. You have two options in front of you—you either refuse the offer or try to negotiate for a better figure. If possible, negotiations done in person are the best, but if you live in a different city or a little far from your workplace, then negotiating through email is the best option.

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How Lockdown Makes Us Make Worse Choices

The Horizons Tracker

Lockdown has had an inevitable impact on our mental wellbeing, but new research from the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya highlights the impact it has also had on our decision-making. The study examined the impact of the various lockdown measures introduced across Europe on people’s cognitive capacity and found diminished capabilities, which led to them taking on more risks and generally making poorer choices.

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Do you need a panic alarm? The pros and cons

Strategy Driven

Panic Alarms are one of those things that you would rather have and not need than need and not have. They can provide security, assurances and safety for both yourself, your workplace or your home and can trigger immediate help from the local authorities. They are simple to use, often incorporating a button which activates the alarm at a touch. It will immediately contact local authorities and direct them to the location of the alarm.

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The Daily Indignities Faced By Black Men In America

The Horizons Tracker

The death of George Floyd shone a global light on life for Black Americans, but of course there are daily indignities and humiliations that are far more hidden costs of being Black in America. That’s the finding of a new study from UCLA that highlights the heavy physical and mental toll these place on Black people across the country. The report reveals the high levels of discrimination faced by Black men after speaking with a national sample of both Black and white men from across the cou

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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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Careful, These Issues Can Ruin Your Customer Experience

Strategy Driven

Are you worried that your customer experience isn’t living up to the expectations of your clients? If so, then it can cause a massive rupture in the potential of your company. So, let’s look at some of the problems customers can have and how to fix them. Too Slow. First, you might find that there is a problem with the speed of the service that you are providing.

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New Tool Aims To Help Us Spot Fake News Online

The Horizons Tracker

From fake news to deepfakes, the amount of misinformation online has never been higher. As such, a number of attempts have been made to develop programs to help us get better at spotting fakes online. Most of these have taken the form of games, and a recent effort from researchers at Uppsala University is no different. The News Evaluator is a self-test that aims to train us to assess things like the news, videos, and images online.

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How do you handle someone trying to change small terms of a deal after it has been struck?

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

Our reader poll today asks: How do you handle someone trying to change small terms of a deal after it has been struck? I accept the change and move on as long as it’s not a huge issue: 37% I object strongly and hold them to the original terms: 19% I accept their change as long as they accept new changes of mine: 40% I call off the whole deal: 4% Push back or let it slide?

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How Internal Competition Can Destroy Your Business From The Inside

Strategy Driven

You often hear people say things like ‘the business world is dog-eat-dog,’ or ‘competition is king.’ Unfortunately, the role of competition in business is often misunderstood and many business owners are damaging their own chances of success as a result. It’s true that competition is what drives the market and striving to outperform your competitors is what pushes you forward and encourages you to innovate.

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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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Time To Check In On Your 2021 New Year's Resolutions

Eric Jacobson

Now that we are halfway through 2021, it's time to check in on your progress with your 2021 New Year's Resolutions. As a reminder, here is a list of 70 possible resolutions for leaders. Congratulations if you selected some of these earlier and are making progress on them. Feel free to select some additional ones now to complete throughout the rest of the year.

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Research: When a Higher Minimum Wage Leads to Lower Compensation

Harvard Business Review

A recent study found that one retailer slashed hours, scrambled schedules, and cut benefits after a minimum wage hike.

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How Johnson & Johnson Made Hard Decisions During Covid

Harvard Business Review

The company had to decide: Should a drug designed to treat HIV patients be diverted to people with Covid-19 instead?

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The Rise and Fall of Carlos Ghosn: Part 2

Harvard Business Review

Did some of Ghosn’s strengths as a leader contribute to his eventual downfall?

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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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Becoming a More Critical Consumer of Information

Harvard Business Review

Three skills to help you figure out who — and what — to trust.

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Preparing Hospitals for the Next Pandemic

Harvard Business Review

A plan to remedy the shortage of U.S. hospital beds in a crisis.

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How Digital Payments Can Help Unlock Revenue - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM CHECKOUT.COM

Harvard Business Review

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