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Leadership Lessons We Can Learn From Isolation

Leading in Context

By Linda Fisher Thornton Some people may think that the change we are experiencing as a result of COVID-19 is a temporary inconvenience, but it's much more than that. It's a wake-up call that we have been living too close to the edge, rushing through precious moments. We have been postponing sustainable practices that can contribute to our wellness and the well-being of the planet.

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A Street View On Leadership

Lead Change Blog

It is often said that the subject of leadership is the most studied and least understood. This is not true. Participants will have a comprehensive understanding of leadership effectiveness after hearing Bob Anderson and Bill Adams present their latest research. This presentation by Bob Anderson, co-founder and Chairman of Full Circle Group , and Bill Adams, co-founder and CEO of Full Circle Group , chart the movement from Reactive to Creative leadership, drawing upon input from the leaders consu

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4 Important Team-Building Lessons Every Leader Should Know

Tanveer Naseer

One of the key metrics to gauge your success as a leader is how well you’re able to get your employees to work together as a team. That’s why in this latest Leadership Espresso Shot edition of my podcast, Leadership Biz Cafe, I share 4 lessons on successful team-building inspired. Click to continue reading.

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Self-Deception: Feeling Right and Being Wrong

Leadership Freak

You can feel completely right and be absolutely wrong. Unnerving isn’t it? Self-deception is most likely when: #1. Entrenched ideas are challenged. Your mind is closed about things you’re certain about.

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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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Simple Physical Routines for Successful Stress Management

Next Level Blog

Over the past month, I’ve been running two or three online sessions a week with groups of leaders to provide them with some reference points and space to think about how to lead in our current environment. Leadership is always challenging. It’s more so during a pandemic when work routines and business plans are completely disrupted. It’s even more challenging during a much needed but very intense period of protests, conversations and consideration in service of establishing anti-racist policies

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5 Steps to Be More Empathetic

leaderCommunicator

In today’s world, we’re faced with a number of new challenges both in the workplace and at home – whether it’s our new working arrangements, impacts from COVID-19, looking inward as we shine a spotlight on societal issues, or something else – and our people need empathy.

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Do You Practice These 7 Tips for Proper, Consulting Firm Distancing?

David A Fields

These days, maintaining physical distance preserves your health and protects those around you. News Flash: Mental and emotional distance between you and your business bolsters your health, happiness, and the success of your consulting firm. All entrepreneurs tangle themselves in their businesses. As a consulting firm leader, this issue is magnified.

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Burn Out and How to Recover Faster

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

Career burnout is in no shortage in America, catch it early and recover quick with these tips. Today’s post is by thoughtLEADERS principal Jon Wortmann. How tired are you? I ask because even if you practice the best self-care, set boundaries with your time, and manage your exposure to the inevitable conflicts and stress of working with people, you get tired.

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Are Smaller Economies Naturally More Competitive?

The Horizons Tracker

Earlier this year a group of Harvard Business School academics warned that the dysfunctional nature of American politics was harming the country’s competitiveness. It’s a concern that seems to have been born out in the latest World Competitiveness Rankings from the Institute for Management Development (IMD), which saw the United States fall from 3rd spot down to 10th.

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Humor at Work: Take my Boss…Please!

The Practical Leader

If you’re a father, I hope you enjoyed Father’s Day and were treated like a king. Over the years I’ve tried to get our three kids to give me the gift of laughing at all my Dad Jokes for just that one day. Still no luck. I think they’re afraid of pulling a groan muscle. Our daughter, Vanessa, gave me a Father’s Day card years ago.

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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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Online Learning Is Just As Effective, But Much Less Expensive

The Horizons Tracker

The coronavirus pandemic sent schools and universities online in a bid to maintain a semblance of normality in terms of their teaching output. Many have argued that it’s a situation that will have finally forced widespread change in the sector. New research from the University of California at Berkeley highlights just how beneficial online learning can be.

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Managing Employee Fear During Times of Uncertainty

CEO Insider

Eckart Tolle recently said, “Life unfolds between the polarities of order and chaos.” Needless to say, 2020 has been nothing short of complicated and chaotic as COVID-19 forced businesses to change their operations overnight to adhere to stay-at-home orders and protect employees. This year has CEOs and leaders operating with no playbook, figuring out how […].

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How Regional Inequality Affects House Building

The Horizons Tracker

The movement of people, whether within a country’s borders or via international migration, causes inevitable concern from officials striving to ensure service levels are maintained as the population changes. While there are noticeable examples of depopulation around the world, the last few years has placed most emphasis on growth in numbers. New research from Russia’s HSE University explores the role migration plays in the Moscow property market.

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A Beginners’ Guide to Investing in Real Estate

Strategy Driven

Investing in real estate is a dream many share. And utopia is reaching a place where your investments not only achieve financial independence — where they pay for themselves — but also become a viable revenue stream. However, everyone has to start somewhere, and even the most renowned property moguls purchased their first property at some point. If you’re keen to begin your investment journey, here are some tips to get you started.

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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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My “System” For Handling Difficult People in the Church

Ron Edmondson

I was talking with a pastor that I coach recently. He asked me how I handle difficult people in the church. I assured him I didn’t know what he was talking about. I’ve never encountered any difficult people in the church. After a good laugh, I explained my “system” for dealing with difficult people, which has developed over years of leading. I never put words around them, but those words came to me as we talked.

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Purpose-Driven Leaders are Unstoppable

Experience to Lead

Leaders with purpose and personal commitment to a goal are hard to stop. The Oscar-winning film 1917 illustrates three key leadership lessons demonstrating how passionate, purpose-driven leaders accomplish their goals – even in the face of extreme adversity. The gripping movie depicts stories told to director Sam Mendes by his grandfather, a WW1 veteran.

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Dogtopia-isms: A Fresh Approach To Vision, Mission, And Values With Neil Gill

Steve Farber

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Mentoring Matters – Kaitlynn Furse

Roundtable Talk

Roundtable Member, Kaitlynn Furse, Director of Corporate Communications at CAA Club Group shares her tips for navigating a complex leadership environment to keep projects on track. “We all have many competing priorities from various leaders, and it can be challenging to determine what is most important or necessary at any given time. Take some time to think about the purpose of your role or department, your areas of strategic focus and the tools you use […].

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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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How to Overcome Your Fear of Making Mistakes

Harvard Business Review

Step one: Don’t be ashamed of your fear.

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Mentoring Matters – Jennifer Smith

Roundtable Talk

Roundtable Member, Jennifer Smith, Director of Sales & Marketing Operations at Johnson & Johnson Medical Companies shares her tips for navigating a complex leadership environment to keep projects on track. “If you fail to involve your employees in the exercise of translating the company’s objectives to your team’s role in the organization, then you miss the opportunity to help your team members connect what they do day-to-day with the broader company operations.” READ MORE.

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Delivering Grim News to Covid-19 Patients’ Families

Harvard Business Review

Lessons from a frontline health system in New Jersey.

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What is the most powerful behavior in the leader’s toolbox?

Strategy Driven

Why is it that some people who appear ready, willing and apparently able for promotion into positions of leadership either fail outright, woefully underperform, or at the very least never come close to reaching full potential? I’ve seen individuals from diverse industries and cultures who are extremely proficient as individual contributors, for example, get promoted to lead small teams and, despite great promise, simply fail to deliver.

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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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Reimagining Capitalism for a Broken World

Harvard Business Review

Can capitalism save democracy — and itself?

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Help Your Employees Manage Their Reentry Anxiety

Harvard Business Review

A five-step plan that prioritizes wellbeing.

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Wolfgang Puck on Leading His Restaurants Through the Pandemic

Harvard Business Review

A Q&A with the celebrity chef.