Tue.May 31, 2022

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One Critical Component to Leading Change

Nathan Magnuson

I had two separate experiences with leading change recently that demonstrate a critical aspect that is often the difference between success and failure. Let me share the two scenarios – see if you can guess what it is. Of course, I’ll share it as well. Scenario #1: Recently I was with an executive team delivering one of our most popular Leadership-in-a-Box programs Leading Change.

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Executive Hiring For a P.E. Portfolio Company – Soft Skills

N2Growth Blog

Part Two – Core, Soft Credential Constituents. In the second part of this series, we will continue this theme on executive hiring for a private equity portfolio company by examining parallel soft skill essentials and core, soft credential constituents. In case you missed it, please see part one of this series on P.E. portfolio company hiring , highlighting portfolio company executive core credentials and diving into hiring assessment essentials in terms of hard skills.

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5 Leadership Lessons From Running

Joseph Lalonde

According to Country Living, today is Global Running Day. The purpose of Global Running Day is to encourage people to get out and run. I know, I know, most of you are groaning and dreading the thought of running. However, I have found running has multiple benefits. Especially for leaders. That’s why I want to […].

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Create Milestones – Remarkable TV

Kevin Eikenberry

I recently celebrated a milestone birthday. And this has me thinking a little bit about milestones in general. Did you know that if you look up the word milestone in the dictionary, there are two basic definitions that are actually quite different? The first definition is a stone to mark distance. So literally mile markers […]. The post Create Milestones – Remarkable TV appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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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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3 Ways Remembering Advantages Leaders

Leadership Freak

The beauty of a poor memory is life is filled with surprises. The danger of not remembering is an untethered life. #1. Remembering informs identity. You know who you are by remembering.

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How To Increase Your Influence—Up, Down And Across

Lead from Within

Whatever type of organization you’re leading, to be effective in your role requires being able to influence people. If your skills are more focused in other areas of leadership, here are some tips that can help you increase your influence in every direction—up, down and across. Understand your organization. Great influencers have a solid sense of organizational intelligence.

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How Whistleblowers Deter Poor Behavior

The Horizons Tracker

Whistleblowers play an obvious role in uncovering immoral and/or criminal acts. Research from the Max Planck Institute also reveals, however, that they can play a crucial role in deterring such acts in the first place. Whistleblowers are typically viewed as a positive force in helping us to uncover crooked behavior. This view is grounded on the fact that whistleblowing results in prosecutions but also that it helps to promote honest behavior itself.

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Why Certain Consulting Firms Win Larger Projects (And How Yours Can Too)

David A Fields

Would you rather be like Connie or Vin? Constance Fidanse and Vincent Doehr are real people we work with (the names have been changed, obviously) and both have been running their small consulting firms for around five years. Interestingly, Connie and Vin target the same industries with very similar services. However, Connie’s average project size, … Continued.

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The Economic Value Of Speaking Other Languages

The Horizons Tracker

Britons are notoriously bad when it comes to speaking other languages. Indeed, a survey from the European Commission found that 62% of Brits can’t speak anything other than English. This compares to the EU average of 56% speaking at least one other language. Research from the University of Cambridge demonstrates just how beneficial improving this picture could be for the British economy.

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Remote Workers Are About 20% More Happier Than Their Office-Going Peers

HR Digest

Research has now proven what we knew all along. In comparison to office-going workers, remote workers more productive. The study conducted by a mental health website revealed that fully remote workers are 20% more happier than those who worked in an office full time. The pandemic introduced us to the benefits of remote work. It also showed us that it is possible to work from anywhere and still be as productive as working from the office, if not more.

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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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What Drives Envious Employees To Resign?

The Horizons Tracker

In our social media age, envy is something that we’re all probably capable of. Research from Cambridge Judge Business School reminds us that it’s also a factor in the workplace. Indeed, the research suggests that envy can be so pernicious that it can prompt us to resign and find work elsewhere. The study finds that when we strive for cooperation in the workplace, envy is strongly linked with absenteeism and even a greater likelihood of leaving our job.

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5 Legitimate Fears of Church Planters

Ron Edmondson

Having participated in two church plants as a planter, and now working with church planters on a regular basis in a coaching capacity, I know first hand the fears associated with planting a church. It’s a leap of faith and one God is calling many to these days. My theory here is recognizing the fear and realizing their legitimacy is part of guarding our hearts against them.

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12 Questions to Ask When Conducting a Stay Interview

The Center For Leadership Studies

As we all look for ways to get ahead of attrition and retain high performers amid the current upheaval, “stay interviews” have emerged as a valuable strategy. Some of us have known of these and used them with great success—long before the pandemic disrupted and destabilized our workforce. Seriously, why did we ever consider it best practice to wait until the exit interview to document (and often learn for the first time!

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The Employee Experience

Roundtable Talk

What the uncertainty of the past two years has shown us is that there has been a massive reprioritization of our home and work lives, fuelling The Great Resignation. Employees are rethinking how they want to live their lives, quitting to find more rewarding jobs, taking sabbaticals, or hanging out their shingle and starting a … The Employee Experience Read More » The post The Employee Experience appeared first on The Roundtable.

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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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What’s Your Listening Style?

Harvard Business Review

Knowing your style can help you build relationships, understand others, and collaborate more effectively.

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Are You Trying Too Hard to Look Good?

Frank Sonnenberg Online

Everyone wants to win the praise and admiration of others. It’s only natural. That includes securing a solid reputation , being singled out for a job promotion, or earning the respect of folks “that matter.” But some people go to such great lengths to look good that they don’t realize what they’re compromising in the process. Some folks spend so much time looking over their shoulder and worrying about what others think of them that it’s hard for them to be their best.

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Trade Regionalization: More Hype Than Reality?

Harvard Business Review

Experts have been predicting a shift away from global trade, but recent data suggest otherwise.

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Immigration, Upward Mobility, and the U.S. Economy

Harvard Business Review

What decades of data show about the real impact of immigrants and their families.

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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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Research: Why CEOs Shouldn’t Take All the Credit

Harvard Business Review

If you want the praise for good news, be prepared to take the blame for bad news.

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Corruption: New Insights for Fighting an Age-Old Business Problem

Harvard Business Review

Iconic entrepreneurs discuss their experiences with corruption in emerging markets, and how corruption can be reduced.

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Video Quick Take: NTT’s Lisa Esch on Enriching Digital Experiences in Health Care - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM NTT DATA

Harvard Business Review

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