Wed.Jan 22, 2025

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Connections: The New Currency of Our Era

Leading Blog

T HE challenges organizations face today are becoming increasingly complex, interconnected, and unpredictable. Yet, as we examine these challenges more closely, a striking realization emerges: most are rooted in connection issues. Network science heralded as the science of the 21st century, provides a groundbreaking framework for understanding connections.

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4 Steps To Build Leadership Presence, Inspire Employees, And Drive Success

Tanveer Naseer

In my workshops on empathy and leadership, I start with an exercise where I ask attendees to reflect on a past leader who inspired them. I ask these leaders What do you remember more the specific metrics and KPIs this leader achieved? Or how they made you feel about.

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Self-Leadership: Your Calling Includes Being Self-Centered

Leadership Freak

John Maxwell said, Everything rises and falls on leadership. When I toldJohn that I felt the weight of his statement, He replied optimistically that it also represents opportunity. If everything rises or falls on leadership, practice self-leadership first. This post has 3 practical ways to practice self-leadership. What can you add?

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10 Quotes to Inspire Leaders in 2025 (Part 2)

Leading in Context

By Linda Fisher Thornton Part 1 of this series included the first 5 Quotes to Inspire Leaders in 2025.

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10 HR Metrics for 2025: HR Data Toolkit

The right HR metrics can illuminate hidden trends, justify decisions to the C-suite, and give you an edge in this unpredictable economy. Download Paycor’s guide and learn how to calculate your: Cost-per-Hire Total Financial Impact of Absences Voluntary Turnover Rate And more!

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International Experience Among The Board Helps Companies Perform Well

The Horizons Tracker

New research from Binghamton University, State University of New York, reveals that companies perform better when they hire board directors with international professional experienceprovided that the existing board members work well together as a team. The studys insights could guide multinational firms in ensuring that the international experience of their directors translates into improved financial performance.

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Is Your Resume Ready? Here Are the Most In-Demand Skills for 2025

HR Digest

As we head into 2025, it’s important to keep an eye on the most in-demand skills employers are looking for in future employees. The key skills that employers want havent changed drastically over the years, but the order of priority does tend to shift every once in a while. The emphasis on hard skills or technical skills is almost automatic as they represent the base level of what employees will be capable of on the job, however, soft skills continue to remain a priority in 2025.

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Are You Spending Your Time and Energy the Right Way as a Leader?

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

The better you understand who’s consuming your leadership capital and how they’re consuming it, the easier it will be to change their behavior and yours as you work to become a more effective leader. Assessing who’s consuming your leadership capital helps you understand how and where you’re spending your time and energy. To conduct this assessment, list out the 12 activities under the four major ways you spend leadership capital: directing, doing, delivering, and developi

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Is Your Company Trustworthy? Organizational Trust Assessments Reveal All

The Center For Leadership Studies

On a personal level, we know that trust is important. It helps us maintain relationships with our family, friends, even our colleagues. But businesses have relationships that need maintaining, toorelationships with employees, partners and, of course, clients. These relationships are what keep businesses thriving, but like any relationship, they need trust to survive.

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9 Trends That Will Shape Work in 2025 and Beyond

Harvard Business Review

Gartner research has identified three key challenges for company leaders in the coming year: 1) New demands for a future-ready workforce; 2) The evolving role of managers, and 3) Emerging talent risks for the organization. Within these challenges they offer nine predictions that address ongoing organizational concerns around technology, collaboration, employee retention, AI, knowledge management, and more.

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How Academic Freedom Underpins Innovation

The Horizons Tracker

In many countries, academic freedom has come under threat in recent years, sparking concerns based on fundamental principles. However, until now, no research had examined whether the level of academic freedom also affects a society’s ability to innovate. A new study from the Technical University of Munich is the first to explore the connection between academic freedom and innovation.

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5 Ways You Can Win Faster with Gen AI in Sales

Incorporating generative AI (gen AI) into your sales process can speed up your wins through improved efficiency, personalized customer interactions, and better informed decision- making. Gen AI is a game changer for busy salespeople and can reduce time-consuming tasks, such as customer research, note-taking, and writing emails, and provide insightful data analysis and recommendations.

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Empowering MSMEs in Indonesia Through Improved Financing - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM BANK RAKYAT INDONESIA

Harvard Business Review

Sponsor Content from Bank Rakyat Indonesia.

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The LA Fires Could Change the Insurance Industry

Harvard Business Review

For the insurance industry, the threat of massive and profoundly destructive wildfires poses a significant and immediate problem. Big wildfires didnt become big by insurance standards until 2016, and insurers dont yet have the tools in place to manage the risk. Size is only part of the problem size by surprise is the real issue. One solution could be parametric insurance.

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How to Get Leadership Succession Right

Harvard Business Review

Inside Whole Foods’ leadership transition from co-founder John Mackey, who led the company for over 40 years, to CEO Jason Buechel.

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A Middle Manager’s Guide to Executing Strategy

Harvard Business Review

How to handle resistance from your team, and what to do if the new strategy isn’t working.

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HR’s Blueprint for a Successful 2025

The HR industry is changing. Did you know… 1. There will be 4M more jobs than workers by 2033 ( BLS ). 2. For 84% of workers, flexibility is a top priority ( FlexJobs ). 3. 75% of employees have used AI at work ( CFO.com ). It’s time to meet the moment! Use Paycor’s guide to design a blueprint for success.

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Trump’s Trade and Deportation Plans Could Be Disastrous for the U.S. Food Supply

Harvard Business Review

In his first day of office, President Donald Trump made it clear that he intends to follow through on his campaign promise to dramatically increase the deportation of undocumented immigrants and use tariffs as a lever in executing his trade policies. But undocumented immigrants make up a critical portion of the agricultural workforce, so mass deportations could lead to serious shortages of farm labor especially given the limitations of the H-2A visa program and the challenges in attracting Amer