Leading Blog

MARCH 31, 2025

Here is a selection of Posts from March 2025 that you will want to check out: Are you trapped in a singular story? by @workwithpassion - Alaina Love VIDEO from @artpetty: Leadership Caffeine 60-second leadership tips: frame your day for success How Really Good People Can Be Really Ineffective by @stopyourdrama - Marlene Chism 11 Ways to Build Trust by @JonGordon11 Cultural Monoxide via @LeadershipMain VIDEO from @artpetty: Leadership Caffeine 60-second tips: raise your questions-to-comments ra

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 4, 2025

Episode 297: How do you give critical feedback to your boss without risking the relationship, overstepping, stressing out, or burning bridges? Youre juggling priorities, managing a team, and trying to meet expectations. But what happens when your managers decisions create more chaos than clarity? In this episode, youll get practical tools to shift that dynamic and build a stronger, more strategic relationship with your bossno drama required.

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HR Digest

APRIL 3, 2025

The automotive industry is no stranger to turbulence, and General Motors (GM) is once again navigating the choppy waters of layoffs. In January 2025, GM filed a WARN notice signaling layoffs at its Fairfax Assembly plant in Kansas. The upcoming General Motors layoffs will send ripples through the workforce and raise questions about the automakers future direction.

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Leadership Freak

MARCH 31, 2025

Successful leaders believe in accountability. When I say, Leaders hold people accountable, who comes to mind? Employees, right? Authority without accountability is abuse. Authentic leaders think of themselves, as well as others, when they think of accountability.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 4, 2025

M OST business leaders assume that if they roll out the right strategy, success will follow. But the truth is, even the best strategy will fail without full buy-in from your team. Lack of buy-in is the silent killer of growth. Its why so many marketing initiatives fall flat, why sales teams resist new processes, and why companies struggle to implement real change.

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Innovation Excellence

APRIL 1, 2025

GUEST POST from Robyn Bolton Ideas and insights can emerge from the most unexpected places. My mom was a preschool teacher, and I often say that I learned everything I needed to know about managing people by watching her wrangle four-year-olds.

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Leadership Freak

APRIL 2, 2025

Emotions energize action. They drive conversations, fuel decisions, and shape the future. But emotional energy is hard to manage. Its easier to blame than to reflect. No emotion moves faster or hits harder than anger. Anger energizes immediate action. Used recklessly, anger burns opportunity. Frustration means you care.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 1, 2025

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in April 2025 curated just for you. Be sure to check out the other great titles being offered this month. The Psychology of Leadership : Timeless principles to perfect your leadership of individuals, teams and yourself! by Sbastien Page The Psychology of Leadership offers a fresh take on leadership through the lens of groundbreaking research in positive, sports, and personality psychology.

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Leading in Context

APRIL 2, 2025

By Linda Fisher Thornton Most people think about ethics, at least some of the time. Ethics comes to mind during ethics training, ethics conversations, when people are thrown into ethically complex situations, and when trying to understand current events.

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Innovation Excellence

MARCH 30, 2025

GUEST POST from Janet Sernack When I exited my corporate career more than thirty-five years ago, I was privileged to be regarded and respected as the Fashion Direction Manager for the Grace Bros Department Store group, one of Australias most senior women in retail management.

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Speaker: Chandra McCormack, CPA, MBA, NACD.DC

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Leadership Freak

APRIL 3, 2025

You dont know peoples motivation. You're not a mind reader. Sometimes you dont understand your own inner drives. Motivations are invisible. People do what they do for unseen reasons. Sometimes people actively hide their motivations. Its dangerous to imagine you understand peoples inner drives. You can work at it.

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Chartered Management Institute

APRIL 1, 2025

Filling in the Gaps Report Tackling the Gender Pay Gap - Why It Matters This research highlights the ongoing challenges in closing the gender pay gap. While progress has been made, inequalities persist, affecting careers, businesses, and economic growth. Tackling this issue is not just about fairness but about building stronger, more successful organisations.

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 30, 2025

Check out the definitive book on servant leadership. It's a curated collection of incredibly insightful and motivational perspectives on servant leadership via essays by 44 servant leaders. Edited by Ken Blanchard and Renee Broadwell , Servant Leadership in Action , includes the personal stories from some of the most well-respected authorities on leadership: Patrick Lencioni John C.

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Lead from Within

APRIL 1, 2025

You think your experience makes you a visionary, but if youre clinging to the past, youre just slowing everyone down. Sticking to what worked yesterday doesnt show wisdomit shows resistance. The best leaders dont protect old ways of doing things; they evolve, adapt, and shape what comes next. A McKinsey study found that companies led by forward-thinking executives are 2.8 times more likely to outperform their competitors.

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Leadership Freak

APRIL 4, 2025

All Voices Arent Equal Dont listen to everyone. Some voices arent relevant. Some people have 10 opinions before breakfast. Some voices are worth your time. Some arent. Wise leaders listen broadly, but selectively. Here's how to evaluate someone's voice.

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David A Fields

APRIL 1, 2025

Your consulting firm takes bold actions to win clients and generate value. Today, though, my question is whether focusing on small, mundane acts could accomplish more for your consulting firm. Most people harbor an outsized obsession with the big play… … the highlight reel shot that wins the game, the all-in bet that hits the … Continued The post A Tiny Action with Outsized Impact on Your Consulting Firm appeared first on David A.

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 30, 2025

There are eight specific actions business leaders can take to show that they value their employees , according to Andrew Leigh , author of the book, Ethical Leadership -- Creating and Sustaining an Ethical Business Culture. Those eight behaviors are: Attention -- Pay attention to what people say to show your interest. Listen -- Make time to hear what colleagues, peers and employees have to say to show you care.

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Innovation Excellence

APRIL 3, 2025

GUEST POST from Shep Hyken How important are online ratings and reviews? Our annual customer experience research found that 85% of U.S. customers say ratings and reviews help them decide if they want to make a purchase. Thats almost nine out of 10 customers!

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Leadership Freak

APRIL 1, 2025

Weaknesses are tools, not flaws. Self-aware leaders use their sharp edges to shape a better future. For example, impatience when paired with emotional intelligence fuels progress. Channel weaknesses toward useful ends. Successful leaders understand the power of weakness. Here's how.

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Chartered Management Institute

APRIL 1, 2025

Article: The best leaders set a clear direction and empower staff Written by Jamie Oliver Share Share to LinkedIn Share to Facebook Share via email Andrew Stephenson CMgr FCMI is an HR expert who believes in the power of employee engagement and well-trained managers Ive been incredibly blessed in my career and have worked for some phenomenally good leaders, says Andrew Stephenson CMgr FCMI, chief people officer at financial services company Equiniti.

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Eric Jacobson

APRIL 3, 2025

If you want to learn how to more effectively embrace change, read Build For Tomorrow , by Jason Feifer , Editor in chief of Entrepreneur magazine and host of the podcasts Build For Tomorrow and Problem Solvers. My book is for anyone facing down an uncertain future, as well as a practical guide for every entrepreneur and aspiring entrepreneur, says Feifer.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

APRIL 1, 2025

Trust Isnt Given, Its Earned: Why Leaders Cant Just Expect Trust Every successful leader knows trust is the secret ingredient to greatness. Without people behind you, every move is an uphill battle, but when you have a team who trusts in you and your vision, they will help you move mountains to achieve it. As with any relationship, building that kind of deep-seated trust takes time and effort.

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HR Digest

APRIL 1, 2025

Still unsure when the No Tax on Overtime regulation goes into effect in Texas? Our inbox is full of similar questions looking for clarity. When does no tax on overtime start in Texas? Will there really be no tax on overtime in Texas? What is holding up the progress on the overtime tax bill in 2025?” As many continue to dream of no tax on overtime, the start date in Texas remains an elusive mystery.

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thoughtLEADERS, LLC

APRIL 3, 2025

Our reader poll today asks: How do you handle it when external parties (family, friends) influence your team members in unproductive ways? I focus on their performance and ignore those external influencers 28.68% I offer my concerns that those parties are having unproductive influence 27.97% I tell them to stop listening to those parties and explain there will be consequences 4.19% I seek to understand those parties’ concerns and alleviate them 39.16% Understand External Influences.

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Chartered Management Institute

APRIL 1, 2025

Article: Why leaders must champion digital skills in Northern Ireland Written by Dr Steven Egan fCMgr Share Share to LinkedIn Share to Facebook Share via email Digital skills gaps present challenging questions for managers, writes Dr Steven Egan fCMgr of CMI Northern Ireland Northern Ireland has been tipped as a potential Silicon Valley but a closer look at digital skills in the country tells a different story.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

APRIL 1, 2025

What Is Change Leadership?Definition, Real-Life Examples and Key Strategies Change leadershipis the process of easing the transition as a business or organization adopts new workflows, policies, products and services. Much of change leadership is centered around your staff and making sure they get what they need to transition more easily. Why Is Change Leadership Important?

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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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Innovation Excellence

APRIL 1, 2025

Unlocking Potential through Neuro-Selective Stimulation GUEST POST from Art Inteligencia The time for neuro-selective stimulation has arrived! In the landscape of human-centered innovation, one of the most intriguing concepts revolves around our ability to unlock latent potential in ourselves and others.

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HR Digest

APRIL 4, 2025

Another block tumblesStellantis prepares for layoffs. With the US auto industry tariffs in 2025, all major automakers have been hit by new challenges that are risking the stability of their business. After General Motors recently announced layoffs , Stellantis is also headed in the same direction with over 900 US hourly employees expected to be cut.

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CEO Insider

APRIL 1, 2025

In any workplace, empathy is a non-negotiable leadership skill. Leaders and executives who demonstrate empathy create stronger teams, foster trust, and drive engagement. Empathy is a vital emotional skill to build on but at the same time, as with any behaviour, we can do this in overdrive. This year, I am noticing people already feeling […] The post Setting Boundaries to Prevent Empathy Fatigue appeared first on CEOWORLD magazine.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

APRIL 1, 2025

The Value of Having a Change Management Strategy Change management ensures your people and processes are ready to move forward and helps them adjust to the new status quo.Whether your changes have been a long time coming or you’re hit with the sudden need to evolve, The Center for Leadership Studies (CLS) has meaningful tips and tools to help you ease the transition.

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