Leading Blog

JUNE 21, 2024

S UMMER is here. The summer is a perfect time to explore new ideas and perspectives to challenge your thinking and expand your potential. Create a summer reading plan. Try a book you usually don’t pick up. Wally Bock offers his advice on this here. Here are ten suggestions for booksreleased this year to inspire you and help grow your leadership. Supercommunicators : How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection by Charles Duhigg - (February 2024) Come inside a jury room as one juror leads a st

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Leadership Freak

JUNE 21, 2024

During the Summer months I plan to post on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. There's still time to get in on this week's book giveaway. "Power Phrases.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 21, 2024

In an era where remote work has become the new norm, building and maintaining a robust team culture presents unique challenges. According to a Buffer survey, while 99% of employees would like to work remotely at least some of the time, fostering a sense of belonging and cohesion in a virtual environment is a significant concern for many leaders. As an executive leadership coach, I’ve worked with numerous teams transitioning to remote work, helping them create a culture that not only survives but

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Innovation Excellence

JUNE 21, 2024

GUEST POST from Mike Shipulski If you have too much to do, that means you have more tasks than time. And because time is limited, the only way out is to change how you think about your task list.

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Speaker: Chester Santos

Forgetfulness is costing you time, money, and a ton of missed opportunities. In the age of automation, it’s easy to underestimate the power of a well-trained human mind. But memory isn’t just a parlor trick, it's a strategic edge. Human memory is one of the most underrated business skills. Whether you’re managing people, leading sessions, or having high-stakes conversations, remembering names, details, and concepts can be transformative in building trust, absorbing knowledge, and driving perform

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HR Digest

JUNE 21, 2024

Amazon Labor Union members have voted to join the Teamster union with a resounding 98.3 percent vote in favor of the move. Amazon’s public image has been put through the grinder after its recent $5.9 million USD fine over unspecified workplace productivity quotas in addition to existing concerns about the working conditions at its warehouse and the situation of delivery drivers.

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CEO Insider

JUNE 21, 2024

A recent Businessolver survey revealed a troubling trend: 52% of CEOs perceive their workplace culture as toxic, a 10 percentage-point increase from 2023. This figure surpasses the nearly one-third of employees who reported a detrimental work environment. The survey, conducted between mid-February and early March, included approximately 3,100 U.S. workers, about 400 of whom were […] The post 52% of CEOs Find their Workplace Toxic Survey Reveals appeared first on CEOWORLD magazine.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2024

A study of automation usage in warehouse and logistics companies around the world suggests that blending human labor with robotics leads to greater efficiency than full automation alone. While scalable robotic systems can handle up to 1,000 tasks per hour, they often face limitations where additional robots don’t improve performance. Human-robot collaboration, employed by companies like DHL and CEVA, enhances productivity, reduces worker fatigue, and increases job satisfaction.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2024

Ride-hail platforms claim that drivers are largely motivated by the schedule flexibility gig work offers — but a seven-year study suggests there’s more to the story.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2024

Measuring earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBIDTA) profits may be the gold standard for assessing traditional companies, but it is not the way digital businesses think. Successful digital disruptors focus on creating long-term value through two distinct levers: customer lifetime value (CLV) / customer acquisition cost and the end-to-end customer experience.

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