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Remain Teachable

Joseph Lalonde

Do you remember when you were a child? You thought the world was your oyster. You also thought you knew everything there was to know. I think back to growing up. I remember thinking my parents didn’t know much about life. How wrong that was. I’d scoff at their advice. I’d think my parents were old. They […].

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Asking to Understand – Remarkable TV

Kevin Eikenberry

This is the last in a series of videos about reasons to ask. You can watch the earlier episodes here: Asking for Help | Asking for Input In this episode, I am talking about how we can ask to better understand each other in conversations and in communication – both as a listener and as […]. The post Asking to Understand – Remarkable TV appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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How The Best Leaders Overcome Their Own Defense Mechanisms

Lead from Within

Defense mechanisms—the unconscious reactions that protect us from anxiety and internal conflict—are a part of being human. We all have them. And while they frequently do harm, in some situations they can actually be useful. What matters, in life and in leadership, is what we do about them. Failing to understand and deal with your defense mechanisms is especially harmful in leadership work, where relationships with others are critically important and you’re setting the standard for the workplace

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Why Usage-Based Insurance is a Popular Offering

Women on Business

Brought to you by Earnix: In the world of business management and competitive industries, insurance is something of a negative buzzword. Not many business owners want to talk about insurance, as it almost always costs them money for something that they might not necessarily use. Many insurance services offer packages with just about everything small […].

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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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The Importance Of Rituals At Work

The Horizons Tracker

Culture can be a funny thing, as while it is widely believed to be an important element of employee engagement and retention, if it’s taken too far it can easily become insular and homogenous. Rituals seem to be at the forefront of this, as they exist precisely to bond people together, but to an outsider can appear peculiar. Research from Harvard Business School explores the value of rituals, and finds that whether we love or hate them, they can actually create sufficient bonds between wor

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Why Usage-Based Insurance is a Popular Offering

Women on Business

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Leadership Skills for Building a Learning Culture

QAspire

To respond effectively to adaptive challenges like the pandemic, geopolitical conflicts, financial crisis etc., organizations cannot rely on top-down problem solving. Such challenges require emergent leadership from across the board within organization to make sense of reality, iterate solutions, adapt and learn along the way. How do leaders go about creating a culture of learning and adaptability?

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10 Irreplaceable Benefits of Leading an Independent Consulting Firm

David A Fields

The USA and Canada marked Independence Day this past weekend (as did seven other countries), which is a good reminder to reflect on why leading an independent consulting firm is such an amazing choice. 10 Benefits of Leading an Independent Consulting Firm You Define Success You decide what the goals are, what performance is acceptable … Continued.

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Undue Loyalty: JOIN Weekly Global #PeopleSkillsChat SUN. July 10th 10am EDT

Kate Nasser

Undue loyalty: Can you be too loyal? JOIN Kate Nasser The People Skills Coach™ in Twitter global #PeopleSkillsChat to explore this topic in relationships, teamwork, and leadership. The post Undue Loyalty: JOIN Weekly Global #PeopleSkillsChat SUN. July 10th 10am EDT appeared first on KateNasser.com.

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How To Lead With Deep Purpose

Eric Jacobson

Having conducted extensive field research, Ranjay Gulati , author of the book, Deep Purpose , The Heart and Soul of High-Performance Companies , reveals the fatal mistakes leaders unwittingly make when attempting to implement a reason for being. “My interviews with well over 200 executives across 18 firms revealed the secrets of these companies—not the usual facile frameworks, but new ways of thinking about business that allow leaders and companies to operate with heightened passion, urgency, an

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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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4 Steps to Launch a New Ministry in Your Church

Ron Edmondson

I love to help launch a new ministry in our church. The entrepreneurial church planter in me gets excited when an opportunity arises. I once worked with someone who said, ” Ron, I don’t think you’ve heard an idea you didn’t like.” That could be partially true. A verse comes to mind. “ Do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin ”. (??

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10 Essential Leadership Skills You May Be Missing

Niagara Institute

The skills needed to thrive as a leader have fundamentally changed over the last couple of years, with the rise of remote work, shifting employee expectations, and a constant battle to retain talent. These shifts have given rise to the need to acquire new leadership skills. Leaders today need to upskill their people-centric skills to inspire, engage, and motivate their people to drive their organizations forward.

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Preventing Leadership Burnout

Roundtable Talk

Did you know that today is National Workaholic Day? Raise your hand if you’re a workaholic. I suspect, even if your hand isn’t raised, many of you sneak in work at night, check emails on the weekend “just to get a head start on the week” and are likely struggling to balance work and home. … Preventing Leadership Burnout Read More » The post Preventing Leadership Burnout appeared first on The Roundtable.

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Your Corporate Purpose Changed. Has Your Strategy Kept Up?

Harvard Business Review

With the shift towards stakeholder capitalism, companies have to redefine what success looks like — and how to achieve it.

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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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Do You Crave Acceptance?

Frank Sonnenberg Online

How far would you go to win acceptance? Would you lower your standards, mimic inappropriate behavior, or compromise your values to please others? Or are you unwilling to sacrifice your principles for any price? It’s easy to say that you’ll lower your standards, one time , to gain acceptance from the in-crowd, but what do you forfeit in the process? The fact is that you are responsible for the consequences of your actions — regardless of how others behave.

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How to Recover from Work Stress, According to Science

Harvard Business Review

Five research-backed strategies that actually work.

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Gender Pronouns in the Workplace: I See You

HR Digest

One of the most courageous stories in recent times is of the CEO of Swedish insurance company ICA Caroline Farberger, formerly known as Carl. After struggling for nearly five decades, Caroline publicly come out as transgender at 49. She admits that while it can be hard to find acceptance from others, by far the hardest part is accepting the truth to yourself.

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Sad, Mad, Anxious? How to Work Through Your ‘Big Feelings’

Harvard Business Review

Tips for managing emotions and staying focused even when the news is terrible.

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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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Research Explores What Prompts Us To Avoid The News

The Horizons Tracker

With war in Ukraine following hot on the heels of the Covid crisis, the news over the past few years has been heavy, to say the least. As such, news avoidance has been a relatively common tactic, whether on a temporary or even permanent basis. A recent paper from the University of Jyväskylä examines the topic across news consumers in Argentina, Japan, Israel, Finland, and the United States.

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Reeling From a Sudden Job Loss? Here’s How to Start Healing.

Harvard Business Review

A guide to moving forward.

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