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How to Leverage Your Skills with the Most Valuable Leadership Practice

Let's Grow Leaders

What’s your most valuable leadership practice? At the start of our work together, we’ll ask leaders and managers around the world for their most valuable leadership practice. There are several answers that consistently rise to the top, including clarity, vision, encouragement, communication, listening, empathy, and support. These are certainly valuable.And when we ask the tens of thousands of leaders and managers we’ve worked with about the most valuable practice they’ve learne

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Why Leaders Must Mind their P’s and Q’s

Kevin Eikenberry

Mind your P’s and Q’s is an English language phrase that means “mind your manners”, “be on your best behavior” or “watch what you are doing.” (For more on the origin of this phrase go here.). While that might be reasonable advice for leaders, that isn’t the point of this article. I want to encourage […]. The post Why Leaders Must Mind their P’s and Q’s appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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3 Ways to Protect Good Managers from Becoming Jerk-holes

Leadership Freak

Lousy managers think jerk-holery is an asset. Well-intentioned managers can slip into obnoxious behaviors because some jerk-holes are great at delivering results. 3 ways to protect good managers from becoming jerk-holes #1.

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When Women Lead

Eric Jacobson

Prepare to be inspired by and to learn from the stories of more than 60 highly-successful female CEOs and leaders who are featured in Julia Boorstin ’s new book, When Women Lead: What They Achieve, Why They Succeed, How We Can Learn From Them. Boorstin shares that whether you’re a woman looking to rise in your organization or taking on a new leadership position, or a male leader looking to empower women in your organization this book is for you.

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Recruit and Retain New Blue-Collar Talent

Blue-collar jobs have a branding problem. One company, GEON, partnered with Paycor to find the solution. Learn how to attract, engage, and retain blue-collar employees, helping them build meaningful careers – and support your company’s goals.

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The 5-point plan to build a fantastic reputation

CEO Insider

In the global digital 24/7 marketplace of today, reputation is all powerful yet as fragile as a flower. And with Harvard Business Review citing 70-80 percent of a firm’s market value coming from intangible assets such as brand equity, intellectual capital, and goodwill, it’s vitally important for all CEOs to proactively manage their reputation given […].

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Are cell phones a HIPAA violation?

HR Digest

Cell phone policy at work is not a new topic. It’s a discussion that every employer rings in the ears of their employees. Companies have tasked employees to avoid the use of their phones while working and many still wonder how cell phones violate the workplace. . The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) has also put in some suggestions, especially for healthcare facilities.

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Changing Attitudes Towards Trade Unions Among Young People

The Horizons Tracker

Trade unions have been thrust into the spotlight during the summer after strike action brought to mind the widespread industrial action that so disrupted economies during the 1970s. A traditional narrative has been that union participation has been lower among younger people, due in part to a perception that unions are a thing of the past. Research from the University of Windsor explored whether this narrative was really true.

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10 Bad Boss Types We All Know

Ron Edmondson

Most people at some point in their career will experience a “bad boss”. I started working nearly full-time at the age of 12. I would ride my bike to a grocery store every afternoon after school. It was a necessity in our home if I wanted the cool clothes and eventually the cool car. (I wish I still had that first car, by the way.). Along the way, I’ve had so many different bosses.

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Could A “Species Stock Market” Help With Protection?

The Horizons Tracker

In 2020, the World Wildlife Fund’s Living Planet Report said that there was an average 68% fall in mammal, bird, fish, reptile, and amphibian populations since 1970, with much of this loss caused by habitat destruction. A particular problem with protecting species is that there is no standardized method of quantifying the value of different species, which can create an impression that they’re worthless.

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Are Your Meeting Ice Breaker Questions Falling Flat? Here’s Why

Niagara Institute

There are hundreds, if not thousands, of meeting icebreaker question lists out there. After just one Google search, you’ll have options upon options to choose from. Typically, the goal of asking icebreaker questions in meetings at work is to get the conversation going, establish connections, and set the stage for the rest of the agenda. But what if they don’t have that effect?

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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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How to Get Empathetic Marketing Right

Harvard Business Review

Three strategies to help you personalize your messaging, evoke genuine compassion, and forge powerful customer connections.

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The Local News Deserts Across The UK

The Horizons Tracker

The ability to get accurate and reliable information is central to the smooth functioning of any society, but new research from the University of London reveals that some areas have much worse access to the news than others. The research explores the so-called collapse of local news and the resultant creation of “news deserts” across the UK.

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What Happens When a Company (Like Patagonia) Transfers Ownership to a Nonprofit?

Harvard Business Review

This form of ownership may be new in the U.S., but it’s relatively common in Europe.

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Getting Along (Live in Boston)

Harvard Business Review

Amy Gallo offers advice on how to turn things around with a difficult colleague.

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10 HR Metrics to Track in 2024

Discover the power of HR metrics. Master recruiting, control skyrocketing labor costs, and reduce turnover rates. Get insights into key metrics like Time-to-Fill, Cost-per-Hire, and Turnover Rate. Equip your business for success in 2024.

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Ensuring Your Products Aren’t Used for Discrimination

Harvard Business Review

Lessons from Airbnb’s efforts to combat racism on its platform.

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Project Leaders Will Make or Break Your Sustainability Goals

Harvard Business Review

Hitting big targets starts with getting the details right.

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