Wed.Jun 29, 2022

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4 Questions Every Leader Should Ask To Be Successful - Leadership Espresso Shot 38

Tanveer Naseer

Over the past several months, I’ve given a number of keynotes focusing on how leaders can drive employee performance. Given the current talent shortage impacting every industry, it’s not surprising that organizations want to learn how to best empower their employees, both from a retention perspective, but also no doubt in hopes it might also help attract the employees they need to keep things going.

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We The People: What We Value

Leading in Context

By Linda Fisher Thornton As we near the 4th of July, it is a fitting time to remind ourselves of the greater vision for our country. During a tour of the Constitution Center in Philadelphia, I realized that the U.S. Constitution opens with a beautiful ethics code designed to ground our nation in a commitment to the long-term greater good of society.

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Our Lives Are Like A Movie.

Rich Gee Group

I watched a great analysis of the movie Ex Machina on YouTube the other day, and the narrator spoke about how all character growth in a movie is based on three areas: weakness, need, and desire. He was saying that all characters have a weakness — something that is holding the character back from achieving their need. Their need is what the character must fulfill within themselves to overcome their weakness by growing or changing.

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What does “Choose How You Show Up” Really Mean and Who Cares

Leadership Freak

The average leader begins the day stressed. Heart attacks are more likely in the morning and may be connected to adrenaline.

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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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"Heart First" Wins Gold Quill Award of Excellence

leaderCommunicator

I am incredibly honored that my latest book, Heart First: Lasting Leader Lessons from a Year that Changed Everything , has been recognized by the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) for worldwide Excellence in Communications in the publications category. This prestigious award is the fifth honor the book has received since its publication in August 2021 and serves as a testament to the power, relevance and timeliness of the principles of Heart First Leadership.

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How Refugees Can Benefit Local Communities

The Horizons Tracker

The humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, and the vast numbers of refugees created by it, have raised inevitable conversations around the kind of support and assistance offered to refugees. The UN Refugee Agency suggests there are around six million refugees living in camps in 2021 due to a variety of conflicts around the world. A number of humanitarian organizations (HOs) are trying to help people who are currently struggling to integrate into their host country.

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Life For Low-Income Families During Covid

The Horizons Tracker

The cost of living crisis caused by the rise in inflation and the challenging economic circumstances of the Covid-era has led to many people struggling to adequately feed and hear their families. This is the reality for many outlined in the Covid Realities project run by York University, which aims to understand the fallout of Covid alongside those of the likes of Brexit, climate change, and the war in Ukraine, on the price of essential goods and services.

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How To Lead With Heart

Eric Jacobson

Those who lead with heart consistently have discussions with their teams about their unexpressed needs, fears, desires, gifts, and sense of purpose , explain the authors of the timely and compelling new book, Leading With Heart. CEO coaches and authors John Baird and Edward Sullivan share that anyone can learn how to make an authentic connection with their teams in order to drive better outcomes.

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4 Ways to Define the Direction of Your Organization

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

Define your mission, vision, guiding principles, and goals to set the direction of your organization. When you set direction for your organization as part of the strategic planning process, there are four elements to doing so: Articulating your mission, your vision, your guiding principles, and your goals. A mission is: Why does your organization exist?

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Life Isn’t Fair: Our Choice is How to Deal with It

The Practical Leader

Life isn’t fair. The world is full of injustice and inequality. Billions live in horrible poverty. Brutal wars kill and maim millions of blameless people. Corrupt governments destroy entire countries’ quality of life. Crooked leaders bilk thousands of investors out of their life savings and drive economies into ruin and throw people out of work.

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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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The Everyday Leader's Summer Reading List

Niagara Institute

Is your calendar this summer looking lighter than it has in months? Have you been unable to dedicate the time you would like to your professional development ? If so, now is the perfect time to invest in yourself and learn something new. To get you started, we've put together the following summer reading list of resources that can be read in 30 minutes or less.

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5 Ways to Find Your Purpose in Life

My Own Coach

Have you ever felt like your life doesn’t have a purpose? Maybe you’re working at a job you hate, or maybe you feel like you have no direction at all. Well, we’ve got good news — you’re not alone. In fact, most people struggle to find their purpose in life at one point or another. […].

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Book Review: Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World

Roundtable Talk

Book: Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World Author: Cal Newport Reviewed by: Leah Parkhill Reilly The Premise: Georgetown computer science professor Cal Newport is perhaps known in the business world less for his innovations in the world of computing science (although I have no doubt there are many as he’s quite … Book Review: Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World Read More » The post Book Review: Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Di

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Developing ESG Strategy Is Hard, But Executing It Is Even Harder - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM DAGGERWING GROUP

Harvard Business Review

Sponsor content from Daggerwing Group.

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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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When Too Much Ride-Hailing Competition Harms Consumers

The Horizons Tracker

Economic theory suggests that more competition is nearly always a good thing for consumers as it gives them more options. Research from MIT suggests, however, that for ride-hailing, this might not always be the case as too many vehicles results in congestion. The study shows that ride-sharing has the potential to significantly add to congestion, and so there is probably an optimal size of the fleet for any given metro area. “What this shows is that by not coordinating ride-hailing companie

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Does Your Strategy Have a Spine?

Harvard Business Review

Here’s how to build one.

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How Marketing Leaders Are Driving Growth in the New Era of Event Planning - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM CVENT

Harvard Business Review

Sponsor content from CVENT.

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Supporting Your Team’s Mental Health After a Violent News Event

Harvard Business Review

Five strategies for managers.

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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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Are Your Organization’s DEI Efforts Superficial or Structural?

Harvard Business Review

Four questions leaders need to be asking.