Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Celebrating Your Reader’s Choice Content of 2024 As is our tradition, we share your reader’s choice content of the year from our Let’s Grow Leaders blog, Leadership Without Losing Your Soul Podcast, and Asking for a Friend Video series. Top 5 Reader’s Choice Articles of 2024 Your top picks focused on mastering clear communication, navigating emotional conversations, challenging unproductive mindsets, and fostering trust in the face of workplace challenges.

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Mark Sanborn

JANUARY 2, 2025

Fill Time to Fill Minds When preparing for a speech or training session, many of us naturally ask, “How will I fill the time?” But a more impactful question is, “How will I fill the minds of my audience?” When you are given time to present, think of it as an opportunity, not an obligation. The best use of your minutes is not in cluttering them with filler, but in enriching them with meaningful and uplifting content.

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The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 30, 2024

The WorkInHealth Foundation, established by EIT Health, and the European Investment Fund (EIF) have released a new report on the skills gap in the European health sector. The report explores the current skills shortages in the health sector and investor perspectives, providing practical strategies to develop a skilled and adaptable workforce. Talent Shortage in Healthcare The healthcare sector faces a significant talent shortage, particularly in emerging roles that require specialized skills in

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 2, 2025

Shanna A. Hocking s book, One Bold Move A Day , is all about meaningful actions women can take to fulfill their leadership and career potential. Specially, Hocking reveals the transformative mindsets needed to make one Bold Move a day. Those are: Gratitude Mindset And Mindset Happiness Mindset Progress Mindset Each of these four mindsets individually plays a special role in the process of continuously showing up for yourself and others, explains Hocking.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 3, 2025

Need some tips to improve your managers performance at work so your organization can start the year on a high note? Helping managers thrive is in every companys best interest and happy managers mean happy workers overall. Managers play a key role in any employee’s experience on the job. A manager who is able to explain tasks properly or provide appropriate guidance to employees can ultimately provide the workers with the basic tools they need to get the job right.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Here is a selection of Posts from December 2024 that you will want to check out: I Have A Few Questions by @morganhousel Theyre relevant to everyone, and apply to lots of things Mitch McConnell & the Postwar World Order Are Sunsetting by @jamesstrock Entering its ninth decade, the postwar world order is decomposing before our eyes. A to Z on Why Your Strategy or Change Initiative Will Fail by @artpetty 2 Things To Write Before You Write Your Book by @WallyBock Great Advice How Trauma Really

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 28, 2024

Do you have a chance to play to your strengths every day? Were you excited to go to work every day last week? How you answer these two questions will determine if you are more likely to be successful, resilient, and engaged at work and likely to do something great in your life by taking seriously what you love and expressing it in some sort of productive way.

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Art Petty

JANUARY 1, 2025

Peter Drucker's classic article, "Managing Oneself" is something I read annually. The gold in this article is in his five powerful questions we all need to ask and answer to create alignment between ourselves and our work and lives. I share these and offer six additional questions worth considering. The post Feeling Stuck? Revisit Drucker’s “Managing Oneself” and ask and answer these questions appeared first on Management Excellence by Art Petty.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 2, 2025

I DEAS shared have the power to expand perspectives, change thinking, and move lives. Here are two ideas for the curious mind to engage with: I. Brian Tracy on zero-based thinking: To simplify your life, zero-based thinking is one of the most powerful strategies you can learn and apply on a regular basis. Heres how it works. Ask yourself, Is there anything I am doing right now that, knowing what I now know, I wouldnt get into again if I were starting over today?

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Lead from Within

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Great leaders understand that feedback is more than a routine obligationit’s a strategic tool that can transform organizational performance. Yet many executives struggle to deliver input that truly moves the needle. The reality is sobering: ineffective feedback costs organizations an estimated $1.2 million annually for every 100 employees in lost productivity and declining performance.

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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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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Wellbeing At Work is an essential read for leaders who want to create a thriving and resilient workplace culture. Doing so is critical when you consider Gallups research of a few years ago that found that one-third of Americans have shown signs of clinical anxiety or depression. To strengthen wellbeing in the workplace the book provides leaders various solutions, including a new metric to track suffering, struggling, and thriving Gallup Net Thriving.

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HR Digest

DECEMBER 30, 2024

In the not-so-distant past, a well-stocked snack bar, open-office layouts, and the ubiquitous ping-pong table were the hallmarks of a company touted as having a great workplace culture. Tech giants and startups alike competed to outdo each other with quirky perks, believing that these would attract top talent and keep employees happy. While such offerings may have sparked initial excitement, the tides are shifting.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 1, 2025

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in January 2025 curated just for you. Be sure to check out the other great titles being offered this month. Mindmasters : The Data-Driven Science of Predicting and Changing Human Behavior by Sandra Matz There are more pieces of digital data than there are stars in the universe. This data helps us monitor our planet, decipher our genetic code, and take a deep dive into our psychology.

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Lead from Within

JANUARY 1, 2025

Most new leaders will fail. It’s not a possibilityit’s a certainty backed by decades of data. Furthermore, when organizations promote star performers into people management, they create a perfect storm where technical expertise collides with human complexity. Consequently, current Gallup data shows that 82% of companies select the wrong person for management positions, while McKinsey reports that poor leadership costs organizations $15,000 per employee annually in lost productivity.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 29, 2024

"Ninety percent of business problems are actually recruiting problems in disguise," declares Jeff Hyman , author of the book, Recruit Rockstars: The 10 Step Playbook To Find The Winners And Ignite Your Business. Hyman, who has recruited more than 3,000 people during his career, also explains that "nothing will accelerate the growth of your company faster than a commitment to placing Rockstars in every role at every level.

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Skip Prichard

DECEMBER 30, 2024

every new beginning comes from another’s end The Roman philosopher Seneca gave us many gifts through his writings. His words, Every new beginning comes from another beginning’s end, resonate across centuries. They capture something fundamental about life and leadership: progress requires letting go. Every new beginning comes from another beginning’s end.

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Art Petty

DECEMBER 31, 2024

For leadership success, skip the annual resolutions and focus on this 5-10 minute daily routine. It's a powerful way to frame your days with success. The post Leaders, Skip the Annual ResolutionsUse this Hack to Lead More Effectively Daily appeared first on Management Excellence by Art Petty.

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Lead from Within

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Leaders facing constant pressure to maintain universal approval are experiencing unprecedented levels of performance decline and compromised organizational health. Recent studies reveal an alarming doubling of people-pleasing behaviors among senior leaders, fundamentally compromising their ability to drive strategic outcomes. The business implications are stark: people-pleasing executives cost organizations an estimated $150 million annually in lost productivity and increased healthcare costs.

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QAspire

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Did you know? 2025 is a square year (45 x 45) – the only square year most of us will see in our lifetimes. The last was 1936 (44 x 44), the next is 2116 (46 x 46) Go with the flow has been my mantra ever since I moved out of corporate corridors in 2021 to be on my own. I wanted to express myself fully through all my skills (and combinations of skills) rather than being confined by a box of responsibilities.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 3, 2025

When Everyone Leads , by Ed OMalley and Julia Fabris McBride , presents a revolutionary approach to leadership; not based on position or authority, but an activity that anybody can undertake by learning to spot opportunities for improvement and taking the initiative to engage others. It can be unfamiliar and uncomfortable, but in a culture where everyone leads, organizations start to make progress on their most difficult problems, explain the authors.

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The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 2, 2025

A recent study by the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania found that policymakers are more likely to support “prosocial” policies, like syringe service programs, when they see altruistic behaviors in their communities. Using a unique approach, the researchers looked at how prosocial behaviors spread between authorities and citizens.

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Next Level Blog

JANUARY 1, 2025

Here we are again the start of another year. What do you want from 2025? How are you going to make it happen? Let me suggest that your outcomes are going to depend on the factors you can control and that, when you get real about it, the only factor you really control is how you show up throughout each day of the year. While Ive yet to hit perfection (and who among us has?

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HR Digest

DECEMBER 31, 2024

According to a 2023 survey by Talent Board, 58% of candidates who had a negative experience during recruitment would decline a job offer, even if it was their dream role. Conversely, 77% of candidates who had a positive experience would not only accept the offer but also recommend the company to others. In a world where word-of-mouth and online reviews carry immense weight, the candidate experience has become a strategic differentiator.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2025

Corporate executives often use war metaphors like declaring war on the competition to project strength and confidence in their strategies. Research reveals that these aggressive metaphors may provoke negative reactions from a critical audience: financial analysts. After analyzing nearly 1,000 acquisition announcements, the authors find that war-related language tends to trigger negative reactions from analysts, who see it as a sign of excessive risk.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 1, 2025

Ive spent the last 18 years researching why we are so bad at learning and what we can do about it, states Bradley R. Staats. And thats primarily what prompted him to write his book, Never Stop Learning: Stay Relevant, Reinvent Yourself, and Thrive. Further explaining, Staats says that when it comes to learning, we are our own worst enemy and we often work against ourselves: Instead of doing the things that will help us learn, we often do just the opposite.

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The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 29, 2024

Over 50 million workers in the United States participate in the gig economy, either to supplement their primary income or as their full-time job. New research from the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Collat School of Business explores how these gig workers can leverage online communities to increase their earnings. The study reveals that while gig work offers financial opportunities, many workers earn less than minimum wage.

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JANUARY 2, 2025

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JANUARY 2, 2025

Employees with children have to make calculated decisions about who they interact with, and when, in order to both produce high-quality work and make time for caregiving. Research shows they tend to do this by avoiding interactions, like turning down invites to lunch; hiding from coworkers by working at home or even sneaking off to the bathroom at a time when everyone else is in a work meeting; organizing interactions strategically by booking meetings back-to-back so that they can promptly end a

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HR Digest

DECEMBER 30, 2024

We need to have an honest conversation about the four-day work week. As of today, thousands of workers in Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Spain, the UK, and the UAE are experimenting with the 4-day work week. It would be unfair to call it a fad, as the four-day work week is gaining momentum and giving serious ammunition to recruitment efforts.

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The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Getting refugees into work is a key pathway toward successful integration into their host community. A recent report by the Migration Policy Institute explores the best way to achieve that. As many industries struggle with labor shortages, a new study highlights the benefits of employing refugees. These refugee labor pathways provide safe and legal ways for displaced people to find work, addressing the pressing needs of employers while offering refugees a chance to rebuild their lives.

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