Leading in Context
JANUARY 17, 2024
By Linda Fisher Thornton This series includes 10 quotes (linked to blog posts with leadership guidance) to inspire you and help you improve your leader development as we head into the new year. Part 1 includes the first 5.
Tanveer Naseer
JANUARY 17, 2024
In the competitive landscape of today’s business world, providing a top-notch customer experience is essential to not only retaining existing customers but also to attract new ones. Companies that prioritize customer satisfaction often find themselves on the path to sustainable growth. Keep reading to explore seven effective strategies to enhance.
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Leadership Freak
JANUARY 17, 2024
You can't see yourself when you're full of yourself. You can't see others clearly. You can't see the world as it is. Self-Importance is deadly because it distorts perception. Maybe you know someone who needs this post? More.
Lead from Within
JANUARY 17, 2024
Effective communication is a cornerstone of successful management. Mastering essential communication skills can dramatically improve your ability to lead, foster collaboration, and drive team performance. As an executive leadership coach working with leaders and managers globally, I’ve discovered that honing these six communication skills is essential for managers to achieve optimal results. 1.
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The Horizons Tracker
JANUARY 17, 2024
The way bosses feel can really impact us. Think about when a big boss gets super excited in a meeting, or when a team leader seems really annoyed during a team talk. Our own feelings start to match theirs, and that can change how we act at work. For example, Steve Jobs, who was a famous boss, sometimes cried at work. Surprisingly, this actually made his employees like working with him more.
thoughtLEADERS, LLC
JANUARY 17, 2024
By understanding and applying the principles of Polyvagal Theory and Neuroception, leaders can create workplaces that not only drive success but also promote well-being and human connection. Today’s guest post is b y Randy Brazie MD, SEP® and Geoffrey VanderPal DBA, CFP®, PMP, SHRM-SCP, coauthors of The Steadfast Leader: Control Anxiety, Make Confident Decisions, and Focus Your Team Using the New Science of Leadership (CLICK HERE to get your copy).
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The Horizons Tracker
JANUARY 17, 2024
We’re perhaps all too familiar with the notion of narcissistic leaders. Indeed, popular lore often has it that it’s charismatic leaders who are the only ones capable of bending the world to their will. Research from Stanford aims to understand how the personality of the leader affects the performance and culture of their organization. The study looked into how CEOs’ personalities relate to the way their companies work.
Eric Jacobson
JANUARY 17, 2024
Here is a book that provides workplace leaders an urgently needed methodology for helping companies to reduce worker loneliness, and it delivers a blueprint for building strong, high-performing workplace teams. The book is, Connectable: How Leaders Can Move Teams From Isolated To All In , by Ryan Jenkins and Steven Van Cohen. “72% of workers suffer from loneliness.
The Horizons Tracker
JANUARY 17, 2024
Fitness trackers and applications that transform physical activity into a competitive pursuit by monitoring performance might inadvertently discourage individuals who are less active from engaging in exercise, according to recent research. The latest generation of wearable fitness technology, including devices like Fitbits and Apple Watches, often fosters a sense of competition among users, whether they’re vying against friends, unknown counterparts, or even their own previous achievements
Leading with Trust
JANUARY 17, 2024
What is the first emotion you feel when you receive an email, text, or phone call from your boss that says, “I need to speak with you?” Is it interest? Joy? Eagerness? Or a positive sense that something good is about to transpire? Or is it dread? Suspicion? Concern? A foreboding sense of doom or even outright fear? My experience has shown that most people’s reaction is the latter.
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Ron Edmondson
JANUARY 17, 2024
I have a simple leadership principle. Don’t address the HOW you are going to do something until you decide WHAT you are going to do. Or if you’re even going to do it. I’ve seen it many times. It can be one of the most frustrating things for a team trying to decide what to do next. You have an idea – it’s not a bad idea – it may even be a great idea.
HR Digest
JANUARY 17, 2024
Dear Jane I handed in my notice at work, and the boss threw a bit of a tantrum, cutting my notice period short by a week. When I tried to sort it out with HR, they terminated me without giving a reason and aren’t paying out my notice. Now I’ve got a two-week gap between jobs. Can I still claim unemployment benefits? Thanks, Job Juggler Dear Job Juggler, I’m incredibly sorry to hear about the tumultuous situation you’ve encountered at work.
The Practical Leader
JANUARY 17, 2024
“We are on a highway to climate hell with our foot still on the accelerator,” said United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at an international climate negotiations conference. “A recent global survey asked 100,000 16- to 20-year-olds about their attitudes to climate change. More than three-quarters thought the future was frightening, and more than half said ‘humanity was doomed.'” Some environmentalists rejoiced at the death toll from COVID because
HR Digest
JANUARY 17, 2024
Hi Jane, Back in September, I landed my dream job, even though the offered salary was a bit below the standard. Here’s where it gets interesting—normally, it takes over a year to fill a position like mine, but within three months, they had someone less qualified interviewed. There were diversity concerns, prompting HR to step in, despite the hiring manager’s preference for me.
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Chartered Management Institute
JANUARY 17, 2024
Article: CMI Highlights – 17 January Wednesday 17 January 2024 Share Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to LinkedIn Share via email In our first update of 2024, we share how to invigorate your return to work and the year ahead – from beating the January blues, to being more Taylor Swift 17 January Dear all, Welcome to 2024! I hope you’re still feeling the benefits from a well-earned rest.
Harvard Business Review
JANUARY 17, 2024
“Digital academies” are among the most successful approaches to closing the digital skills gap. These initiatives are specific to the company’s culture and narrative, are highly experiential and considerate of organizational team dynamics, and reach across the enterprise. Using DuPont’s digital academy as a model, companies should design their own internal upskilling programs to serve broad employee segments, include experiential elements, encourage continuous engagement, and prioritize flexibil
Chartered Management Institute
JANUARY 17, 2024
Leadership in Local Government CMI has partnered with the Social Market Foundation to explore the role that quality leadership and management can play in improving local government effectiveness. Explore the findings The State of Leadership in Local Government Effective leadership and management significantly impact public sector organisational performance, including in local government.
Harvard Business Review
JANUARY 17, 2024
Learning that others’ perception of you or your work doesn’t match up with your own is unsettling, but there are steps you can take to repair it. Learning how you’re perceived can provide an opportunity for self-improvement and professional growth. When you make the effort to reflect, seek additional feedback, acknowledge missteps, learn, and reach out for support, you’ll foster a new perception that you’re committed to — and capable of — growth.
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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.
Harvard Business Review
JANUARY 17, 2024
The Covid-19 pandemic ushered in a boom in business applications in the U.S. after years of sluggishness. But is this startup surge real? It appears to be. While some data sources on entrepreneurship operate on a lag, so far it appears that the entrepreneurship surge is real and likely to lead to greater job creation and productivity in the U.S. over the long run.
Harvard Business Review
JANUARY 17, 2024
How to make sure your message is clear — and lands the way you intend.
Harvard Business Review
JANUARY 17, 2024
If you’re leading your team through big changes, this episode is for you.
Harvard Business Review
JANUARY 17, 2024
How will AI change health care?
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