Wed.Apr 16, 2025

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What Does It Mean to “Do the Right Thing?”

Leading in Context

By Linda Fisher Thornton The Keep it Simple approach is good for many situations, butkeeping it simple will set you up for failure in ethics.Usingan oversimplified approach to solving a complex ethical problemjust means you leave out variables you should be considering.

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Is Delegation the Ultimate Leadership Skill? Everything Leaders Need to Know

HR Digest

A common refrain weve heard from workers across industries is that strong, inspiring leaders no longer existgood leadership is a lost art. A common reason for this is that many leaders are burnt out and spread too thin to handle all their tasks. A good question, then, is whether delegation is the key to revitalizing leadership. Many seem to agree with that assessment.

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Slow Down To Speed Up – How Strategic Pauses Lead To Breakthrough Decisions

Tanveer Naseer

In our hyper-connected world, leaders have been grappling with a growing paradox: the more complex a situation becomes, the greater the pressure we face to respond quickly. And yet, as most of us have experienced at one time or another, our best decisions arise not in the heat of the.

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Win the Morning – Reclaim the Afternoon

Leadership Freak

Beginnings dont always determine endings. Good intentions get lost by afternoon. I live by intention in the morning. By the afternoon Im doing the next pressing thing. I choose how to show up while Im in the shower. By 2 p.m., my best self is taking a nap. Begin by winning the morning.

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8 Pillars of Leadership Development

Great leadership development is the key to sustainable business growth. Are you ready to design an effective program? HR can use Paycor’s framework to: Set achievable goals. Align employee and company needs. Support different learning styles. Empower the next generation of leaders. Invest in your company’s future with a strong leadership development program.

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Exposure To Inequality Changes How We Perceive It

The Horizons Tracker

New research from the University at Buffalos School of Management shows that what people believeand where they liveshapes how much economic inequality they think they see. People who trust that socioeconomic systems are fair, and those who live or work in areas where the rich and poor are separated, tend to notice less inequality than those who question the systems fairness or live in mixed-income areas.

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Contemporary Science versus Natural Language

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Geoffrey A. Moore Item 1. The fastest human-created spacecraft goes 165,000 mph. Pretty amazing. But for it to travel one light year would take roughly 3000 yearsbasically, the length of recorded human history. The closest star system that hosts an earth-like planet (Alpha Centauri) is 4.4 light years away.

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Answer the Seven So-Whats?

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

A great tool for thinking through the consequences of an action is the Seven So-Whats. Good critical thinking processes don’t just look at causes, they look at consequences as well. A great tool for thinking through the consequences of an action is the Seven So-Whats. The Seven So-Whats force you to go from an early answer to think through all the possible implications and future consequences of your action.

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How To Communicate When Teams Are Disparate?

The Horizons Tracker

With the surge in remote and hybrid working since the pandemic, we could be forgiven for thinking that challenges such as communicating with colleagues over digital systems were a new phenomenon. Of course, that’s not the case, and most technologies have changed how, and where, we work in various ways. For instance, in research from the Kellogg School, the authors highlight how the IBM System/360 mainframe had a fundamental impact not only on the working of companies that bought it, but al

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Layoffs at Google in 2025: Are Voluntary Buyouts an Effective Solution?

HR Digest

After an early phase of job cuts this year, another round of layoffs at Google has been announced for 2025. This time, the Google layoffs are said to affect hundreds of employees in the platform and device unit, unlike the previous cut that targeted the HR and Cloud divisions of the company. This means that despite the recent successes of Googles hardware, the Android team and Google Pixel workers will face layoffs on a very large scale.

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Saving lives with NHS Chartered Managers

Chartered Management Institute

Case Study Saving lives with NHS Chartered Managers Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, one of the largest in the UK, is the leading provider of acute and specialist care services for Berkshire. Over 150 of their clinical and non-clinical staff have embarked on the CMI Chartered Manager accreditation process, which has positively impacted leadership and patient outcomes throughout the organisation.

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The Hidden Skills That Separate Good Leaders from Great Ones

Speaker: Chandra McCormack, CPA, MBA, NACD.DC

Technical degrees might open doors—but it’s the soft skills that keep them open. In the face of disruption, evolving workplace dynamics, and rising expectations of leadership, soft skills like communication, emotional intelligence, and presence have become core business essentials—not nice-to-haves. Inspired by stories from her father coupled with her own career journey, seasoned executive Chandra McCormack breaks down how to lead with impact, connect with purpose, and cultivate a workplace cult

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Rebuilding Community in Organizations: The Power of Communityship

Coaching Ourselves

Rebuilding Community in Organizations: The Power of Communityship The collective responsibility and mutual support that binds people together in organizations. In todays ever-changing workplace, organizations often struggle with a sense of disconnect. Many leaders recognize the challenge of fostering collaboration and cohesion across teams. The answer lies in the concept of: communityship a term coined by Henry Mintzberg to describe the collective responsibility and mutual support that binds pe

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Building careers through lower-level apprenticeships

Chartered Management Institute

Case Study Building careers through lower-level apprenticeships As a private training provider, Skillwise is supported by CMIs End-Point Assessment (EPA) offering for the Level 3 Business Administrator (BA), Level 4 Associate Project Manager (APM) and Level 5 Operational/Departmental Manager (ODM) apprenticeship standards. We spoke to three of Skillwises Management Apprenticeship Tutors about how this collaboration enables employers to invest in their management talent with real-time return.

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Speeding Up Learning, Driving Business Impact

The Regis Company

Struggling to drive impact with your eLearning? Discover how to overcome common design challenges with more adaptive, engaging, and performance-driven solutions.

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“I’m a big fan of educating myself as much as possible”

Chartered Management Institute

Blog: Im a big fan of educating myself as much as possible Written by Caroline Roberts Wednesday 16 April 2025 Share Share to LinkedIn Share to Facebook Share via email Carl Nielsen ChMC, our Chartered Management Consultant of the Month, says becoming Chartered allowed him to reflect on his strengths and weaknesses and identify areas for personal and professional growth One of the things Carl Nielsen ChMC enjoys about management consulting is the variety of client work.

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How to Set Better OKRs and Drive Results

Before you can achieve success, you have to define it. Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) give you the framework to do just that. Paycor’s free guide includes a step-by-step process leaders can use to work toward – and achieve – their loftiest business goals.

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The Fundamentals of Effective Remote Leadership

The Center For Leadership Studies

The post The Fundamentals of Effective Remote Leadership appeared first on Situational Leadership Management and Leadership Training.

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How the Construction Sector Is Using AI to Cut Waste and Fraud

Harvard Business Review

Inefficiencies, delays, and corruption are common problems in the industry. Here’s how AI can help.

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Future-Proof Your Business with Smarter Talent Strategies - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM VERIZON

Harvard Business Review

Sponsor content from Verizon.

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Great Strategy Starts with Experimentation

Harvard Business Review

If you’re not testing, you’re guessing—and that’s risky.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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How—and When—to Adapt Your Leadership Style

Harvard Business Review

IMD leadership professor and social psychologist Jennifer Jordan offers tactics for navigating seven key tensions every leader must balance.

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How to Monetize Volunteer-Driven Platforms

Harvard Business Review

Without alienating the content creators, moderators, and community developers you rely on.

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