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The Art Of Listening When Working In Multicultural Teams

Tanveer Naseer

Most of us find it challenging to communicate with people whose styles and opinions are very different from our own. Learning to listen respectfully and attentively to coworkers and employees, regardless of the cultural or personality differences, is a critical skill that should be developed by anyone who is motivated. Click to continue reading.

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Deconstruction

Joseph Lalonde

Deconstruction is a hot topic button in the world of faith. Many prominent faith leaders are coming to terms that the people they’ve led are reexamining the world they believed in. More than that, many leaders of the faith have begun to deconstruct what they’ve come to believe. For those that don’t know what deconstruction is, a simple definition may be: The systematic pulling apart of one’s belief system for examination.

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Why Every Small Business Must Hire a Business Growth Consultant

Women on Business

Brought to you by Coachwell: With the world becoming more competitive, it’s necessary to take your small business to the next level. Hiring a Business Growth Consultant can help you achieve this goal. A consultant can help you see opportunities that you would otherwise miss. In addition, these professionals provide insight into how your business […].

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Can Great Leaders Be Gentle? – Remarkable TV

Kevin Eikenberry

In today’s episode, I’m asking you a question, and that question is, can great leaders be gentle? If you make a list of adjectives to describe great leaders, gentle probably isn’t on that list. I mean, when you think of the word gentle, what do you think of? Do you think of things like soft […]. The post Can Great Leaders Be Gentle?

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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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Leadership Communication: 10 Reasons to Shut Your Mouth Before it’s too Late

Leadership Freak

“Being able to effectively communicate is the most important skill any leader can possess.” Richard Branson Leadership communication: 10 reasons to close your mouth. #1. You dozed off.

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Quotes And Leadership Lessons From The Warriors

Joseph Lalonde

The Warriors ( buy it on Amazon )is a 1979 gang-film period piece. It’s become something of a cult classic over the years. The fear that the film tries to portray is typical of the time period. You shouldn’t be out after dark, nothing good happens, and the allure of gang life will kill you. Overall, the film is over the top in its portrayal of life.

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Expanding the Business Globally: Everything You Need to Know

Women on Business

Brought to you by NTL Corporate Services Inc.: Taking your business to the next level of operation is something the majority of business owners look forward to. If not done well, business growth can often lead to missing out on great opportunities due to the ad-hoc strategies that could lead to logistics problems, lack of […].

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5 Smart Things to Do When You Feel Confused

Leadership Freak

Dead people have clarity. The rest of us feel confused. You’ll find a two-headed chicken in the Odditorium of St. Petersburg’s Museum of Natural History. You probably know what being two-headed feels like.

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Are You Content?

Joseph Lalonde

You need a bigger house. You deserve a faster car. You have to have a larger salary. For so many of us, we live in a world of needing, deserving, and having to haves. What is this world? It’s the world of discontent. Photo by Nora Hutton on Unsplash. Are You Content? Are you content? That’s a big question to ask. For me, most of the days, I think I am.

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How the Best Leaders Get Their People to Take Ownership

Lead from Within

Running a company or leading an organization is a huge task. Even the best leader can’t do it on their own—it takes a group of people coming together with commitment and a shared purpose. An important part of leadership, then, is giving each member of your team a sense of ownership in that purpose and their role in making it happen. Here are some of the ways the best leaders inspire others to own their work and take responsibility for their part in accomplishing something great: They know their

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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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How to Start and Scale a Small Consulting Business

Women on Business

Brought to you by FIRMSconsulting LLC: Do you want to start and scale your consulting business? Scaling a business means setting the stage for business development in an organization. It means that your consulting sales can grow without hampering your day-to-day activities. Just as is applicable to every business goal, there are some best practices […].

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SATURDAY SAGE: 7 Good Things About Skillful Quitting

Leadership Freak

Quitting is pathetic, impulsive, and caving in. It results in a storm of defeat. Or at least that’s what people think. Familiar stories: An eleven-year-throws his ball glove on the ground, “I quit”.

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10 Key Areas Where Business Owners Should Consider Outsourcing

Joseph Lalonde

This is a contributed post to JMLalonde.com. For more information on contributing a post, please see our contributing policies. As a business owner, you are always looking for ways to save time and money. One way to do this is by outsourcing some of your work. Photo by fauxels. There Are Many Different Areas Where You Can Outsource Work, Including: 1.

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Tips For Leaders Facing Difficult Decisions

Eric Jacobson

From the must-read book, Compassionate Leadership , is this recommendation about decision making from authors Rasmus Hougaard and Jacqueline Carter : Every time you are faced with a difficult decision you can share the nature and tone of your leadership by asking: Will this have a positive impact on my colleagues’ genuine happiness and well-being? Will this action inspire others in a positive way?

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5 Ways to Improve DE&I in the Workplace

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are critical for an organization’s success. And companies that take bold action to help ensure an inclusive workplace will win every time. Discover how your company can create a culture that celebrates DE&I while achieving higher revenue and growth.

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3 dysfunctional behaviors leaders use to avoid discomfort

Skip Prichard

The following is excerpted with permission from From Conflict to Courage: How to Stop Avoiding and Start Leading (Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2022) by Marlene Chism. Three Dysfunctional Behaviors. The three dysfunctional behaviors that leaders use to avoid discomfort are avoidance, appeasing, and aggression. Avoiders say “We’re all adults” and “I shouldn’t have to tell them.

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5 Morning Habits You Need to Stop Today

Leadership Freak

Bad morning habits result in stumbling through the day. The way you get up is the way you show up.* 5 morning habits you need to stop today: #1.

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Why We Must Move Beyond Performance as a Top Criterion for Determining Leadership Potential

CEO Insider

It takes a special person to be a leader. Yet, when we look around today, we’re surrounded by inept, self-focused, under-skilled people in leadership roles. It appears we have a mismatch between people who hold leadership positions and the type of people needed for these roles. A bad leader has an enormous negative impact on […]. The post Why We Must Move Beyond Performance as a Top Criterion for Determining Leadership Potential appeared first on CEOWORLD magazine.

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5 Trends Happening in Internal Communications Right Now: What’s Driving Them and What You Can Do in Response

leaderCommunicator

One of the most exciting aspects of our daily work with clients is the variety of industries and span of projects on which we have the opportunity to partner. Interestingly, those same diverse interactions often offer a lens through which we are able to identify trends revealing themselves across the board in internal communications. 5 Key Topics Currently on the Minds of Leaders and Communicators.

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No Ego: How Leaders Can Cut the Cost of Drama, End Entitlement and Drive Big Results

Speaker: Cy Wakeman, M.S., CSP, President, Reality-Based Leadership

Most HR leadership philosophies are grounded in two completely faulty assumptions — “change is hard” and “engagement drives results.” Those beliefs have inspired expensive attempts to keep change from being disruptive to employees. What these engagement programs actually do is create and reinforce feelings of victim-hood and leave employees unprepared to adapt to real changes that are necessary for the health and profitability of their enterprises.

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Why Every Small Business Must Hire a Business Growth Consultant

Women on Business

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5 Qualities of Real Heroes

Leadership Freak

In a world that worships self, having heroes feels juvenile. Emulating others seems insulting to people who sing, “I’ve got to be me.

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Research Highlights The Economic Value Of Immigration

The Horizons Tracker

There has long been evidence that immigration is good for the economy. New research from Wharton explores the issue by looking at the differences between nonimmigrants and immigrants in the United States. The researchers modeled various policies that could change both the size and the composition of the immigrant population so that they could gauge the implications in terms of both tax revenues and government spending.

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How To Achieve Early Career Success

Eric Jacobson

“By 2025, experts predict that Millennials and Generation Z will make up the majority of the world’s workforce. They are two of the most populous generations on earth, and they’re going to have to navigate a work world full of unprecedented challenges,” explains Mark Zides , author of the book, The #PACE Process For Early Career Success. He adds, “The career landscape is rockier than ever, and navigating it takes more than just a résumé to find a perfect job.

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10 HR Metrics to Track in 2024

Discover the power of HR metrics. Master recruiting, control skyrocketing labor costs, and reduce turnover rates. Get insights into key metrics like Time-to-Fill, Cost-per-Hire, and Turnover Rate. Equip your business for success in 2024.

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Expanding the Business Globally: Everything You Need to Know

Women on Business

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Leaders are Cheerleaders

Leadership Freak

Success is about freedom to serve others. Cheerleaders encourage people to succeed. All of life’s great battles are within.

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When We Want Others To Cooperate, It Pays To Be Modest

The Horizons Tracker

When it comes to enticing others to cooperate with us, it can be tempting to boast about our credentials to appear as attractive as possible. Research from the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business suggests that modesty may actually be the better policy. The study found that while it can seem intuitive to assume that showing off our status can also signal our competence and intelligence, the reality is that by showing off we instead signal our self-interest rather than our desir

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The Importance of Critical Thinking

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

Stopping and considering decisions before you make them is only the start to critical thinking and building on those skills makes all the difference. The importance of critical thinking. Let’s look at the importance of critical thinking. So many times when people ask us, “Can you go solve this problem,” we rush off and start solving it without stopping to think before we do.

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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 Start and Scale a Small Consulting Business

Women on Business

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10 Steps to an Offsite that isn’t Pathetic

Leadership Freak

The worst 5 words you hear at work, “We’re having an offsite meeting.” Only about 10% of executives consider offsites valuable.* 10 steps to an offsite that isn’t pathetic: #1. Get ratios right.

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Research Shows How Women’s Income Drops After Becoming A Mother

The Horizons Tracker

In his recent book, Decline and Prosper! , demographic expert Vegard Skirbekk provides an outstanding exploration of the factors underpinning the changes in demographics, and especially fertility, around the world. Skirbekk explains that throughout the world, the cost of raising a child is rising, with this consisting both of direct costs and the opportunity costs for women who so often have to sacrifice their careers after child birth.

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Five Invisible Components of Effective DEI Work That All CEOs Must Consider

CEO Insider

You are a top-notch CEO, CFO, COO, Senior Executive and/or all others in leadership roles… and you are frustrated and disappointed that with all the money and time that you have given to DEI, there is still no measurable change- even though your organization managed to make the list Top 100 places to work. So, […]. The post Five Invisible Components of Effective DEI Work That All CEOs Must Consider appeared first on CEOWORLD magazine.

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How to Write OKRs: 45 Effective Examples

Discover how to align everyday employee priorities with company goals. Many companies are embracing objectives and key results (OKRs) as the best practice for committing to goals and following through. Objectives are outcomes that reflect current company priorities. Each employee should write OKRs that roll up to larger company goals. Show employees how they contribute to the larger mission.