2021

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In Praise of Praise: 5 Ways to Enhance the Power of Your Appreciation

RapidStart Leadership

Praise is one of the most powerful tools available to a leader; here are 5 ways you can use it to inspire, motivate, and even change lives. The post In Praise of Praise: 5 Ways to Enhance the Power of Your Appreciation appeared first on RapidStart Leadership.

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Bosses and Burnout: Three Things Leaders Should Know

RapidStart Leadership

Burnout on the job is costing us more than we think; here are three things we need to know to protect our teammates and minimize the damage. The post Bosses and Burnout: Three Things Leaders Should Know appeared first on RapidStart Leadership.

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How to Accidentally Sabotage Team Innovation

Let's Grow Leaders

How to Inspire Better Team Innovation and Problem Solving It’s tragic when your attempt to protect your team members actually sabotages team innovation. If you really want a courageous culture, that means you go first. Your team is watching both what you […]. The post How to Accidentally Sabotage Team Innovation appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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How Values Change Everything

Leading in Context

By Linda Fisher Thornton of values as a critical element in enabling and focusing individual and collective success. Values shape your life, leadership, career and relationships. If you are currently going through life without knowing what your values are, you're missing out on a powerful force for good that can offer a turbo-charged boost to propel you to where you want to go.

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Reduce Bias in Hiring: Structured Interview Questions for Employers

Structured interview questions are a valuable tool for reducing bias in hiring. They help: Ensure all candidates are asked the same questions in the same way Level the playing field so all candidates have a fair chance of being successful Improve credibility, reliability, and validity Download the guide to get the most out of your interview questions!

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My Favourite Podcast Guest Moments And Insights From 2021

Tanveer Naseer

As I mentioned in some of my episodes for my podcast “Leadership Biz Cafe”, 2021 marks the 10th year that I’ve been hosting this podcast. Although this is without question a major milestone to reach for any podcast, I never got around to making plans to celebrate this achievement on. Click to continue reading.

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Getting Difficult Questions from Your Employees? 3 Tips to Facilitate Dialogue and Understanding

leaderCommunicator

Difficult questions. We all get them. Particularly in this challenging period, there’s no shortage of tough questions on people’s minds, with employees wondering whether and when they’ll go back to the office or about safety protocols and childcare once they’ve returned. In my latest book, Heart First: Lasting Leader Lessons from a Year that Changed Everything , I devote an entire chapter to leader tips for answering tough questions.

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How to Bring Your Hybrid Meetings to the Next Level

CEO Insider

The COVID-19 pandemic has forever changed how companies around the globe operate their businesses. As a result, many large and small organizations are working to find a balance somewhere between in-office and at-home models, known as hybrid models. Meetings are a key component of the workday, yet hybrid meetings have not proven to be the […]. The post How to Bring Your Hybrid Meetings to the Next Level appeared first on CEOWORLD magazine.

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Improved People Skills Take You Further Than Jerky Behavior | #Leadership

Kate Nasser

Do improved people skills really help people? Yes, they really do. Wouldn’t it be better to overlook the bad way people treat you and see the value of what they offer? No, not exactly. Moreover, your poor people skills can drive people away from you. In leadership, teamwork, and business in general, this is death […]. The post Improved People Skills Take You Further Than Jerky Behavior | #Leadership appeared first on KateNasser.com.

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Coaching Can Help Leaders Manage Their Emotions

The Horizons Tracker

When Daniel Kahneman proposed Systems 1 and 2 thinking, it was generally System 2 that took most of the plaudits. While the instinctive decision-making possible with System 1 thinking has its place, when we want to make serious decisions, System 2 is what we should rely on as it affords us rational and deliberate thought processes. Research from ESMT Berlin explores how coaching can help executives stay clear of emotional, System 1 style decision making and ensure that the big decisions are made

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Does Forgiveness Need To Be Earned?

Leading with Trust

While watching a college basketball game today, I saw this statement in the scrolling news ticker at the bottom of the television screen: “From our conversations, he understands that forgiveness must be earned, and he is willing to work for it.” Uh…what? Forgiveness has to be earned? Since when? Let me tell you the backstory. Gregg McDermott, head coach of the men’s basketball team at Creighton University, recently stuck his foot in his mouth, big time.

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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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A New Path, New Site

Thin Difference

About a year ago, I paused Thin Difference. When I started this blog, the first reason was to begin writing. The second reason emerged as I began writing, and it was to support and encourage our next generation of leaders — Millennials and now Gen Z. Fast forward a decade, and I just completed my last formal class in an interdisciplinary leadership doctorate program.

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The 2021 Meeting Challenge: Managing Hybridity

Decker Communication

At the end of March of 2020, as everyone was dealing with the shock of sheltering in place, we had a client that had an “aha”- a moment of clarity in the midst of the chaos that would define her leadership in a hybrid world. With over 40,000 people in her organization scattered across the country, she was one of the few still working with a small team in the office.

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Get Your Team Back on Track – Leading Through Distractions

Let's Grow Leaders

Last-minute fire drills, interruptions, and real emergencies can become a permanent way of life. Get your team back on track by planning ahead with these five steps. It’s a common lament: “It’s so crazy around here. We never know what’s going to […]. The post Get Your Team Back on Track – Leading Through Distractions appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Leading Women: Secrets to Leadership, Business and Life

Skip Prichard

March 8th is International Women’s Day. I decided to repost this interview because of the many insights Nancy D. O’Reilley, PsyD shared with me a few years ago. Secrets to Leadership, Business and Life. Do women face a unique relationship with power? Do successful women pay a “popularity penalty”? How do women unlock their personal power?

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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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How To Be A Good Leader In 2022

Tanveer Naseer

With the new evolving landscape, it is more important than ever to be a good leader to retain employees and keep them happy. With the new year coming sooner than later, now is a great time to consider additional steps that you can take to improve your leadership skills. That. Click to continue reading.

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The Art of Listening for What’s Not Being Said: Top 10 Tips

leaderCommunicator

There’s a common formula known as the 7-38-55 rule that indicates only 7 percent of meaning is conveyed through the words we speak, and the remaining percent of meaning is informed by tone of voice (38 percent) and body language (55 percent). As a result, every time we communicate with someone, a vast majority of the information shared is gleaned from what is NOT being said.

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Your Leadership Is Contagious—Whether You Know It Or Not

Lead from Within

When standards in an organization change, the process tends to be so gradual that it’s not readily noticeable. One day you look around and realize that things that used to be unacceptable are now commonplace. Whether it’s a lax attitude toward work and deadlines, gossip and backbiting, or dishonesty, it’s easy for negative behavior to take hold. When norms change, people tend to ask “How did that happen?

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Driving digital transformation with Configuration Lifecycle Management

CEO Insider

The manufacturing industry is facing digital disruption on numerous fronts – and this is driving digital transformation. Increasing competition and changing demands means the pressure is on organizations to reduce costs, improve customer experience and increase profitability. All of this means that organizations must rethink how products are designed, manufactured and sold.

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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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Leadership Humility Myths Fears & Truths | #LeadMorale #PeopleSkills

Kate Nasser

Leadership humility myths and fears don't have to stop you from leading well. Replace them with these truths. By Kate Nasser, The People Skills Coach™. The post Leadership Humility Myths Fears & Truths | #LeadMorale #PeopleSkills appeared first on KateNasser.com.

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The Changing Nature Of Communication During Covid

The Horizons Tracker

With so much of the workforce working remotely during the Covid era, communication has been particularly challenging, and yet so fraught have circumstances been that it has never been more important. Recent research from Baylor University highlights some of the key communication lessons learned during the pandemic. The study found that the key to successful communication was what the researchers refer to as “ethical listening” This was defined as listening with an open mind and th

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15 Ways to Learn from Someone You Disagree With

Mark Sanborn

The person next to me on the flight was slightly abrasive and borderline obnoxious. I had only tried to be polite and say “Hello” when I sat down but he took the opportunity to launch into a what’s-wrong-with-the-world tirade. Repeated attempts to work on my computer failed to dissuade my fellow traveler. I admit I didn’t see this as an opportunity to learn anything.

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You Must Address These 3 Things if You Want to Restore Broken Trust

Leading with Trust

Trust is often one of those things we don’t think about until we don’t have it. Much like oxygen, we take it for granted, but once it’s gone…YIKES! We suddenly realize how critically important it is and we’ll do just about anything to get it back. The good news about broken trust, if there is any, is that it can be rebuilt in most circumstances. Trust is incredibly resilient when it’s been properly nurtured in healthy relationships.

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Innovation: Five Signs You Might Be Faking It

Every company wants to be a leader in innovation, but how can you tell if your company is really innovating or just going through the motions? See the 5 signs you might be faking innovation and what to do if you are.

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The Ted Lasso Approach to Leadership

Decker Communication

Ted Lasso is a great show. If you haven’t watched it, you have a few days to catch up on this cultural phenomenon before Season 2 comes out on July 23rd! The show isn’t just entertaining and inspiring, it also offers an abundance of life lessons. Last week, Ben Cohen of the WSJ wrote about how NBA coaches are taking a play out of Ted Lasso’s book and applying it to their own coaching.

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How Smart Leaders Help a Team Work Better Together: Plan Breakdowns

Let's Grow Leaders

Expect common breakdowns to help your team work better together. Does your team get derailed by miscommunication, hurt feelings, customer service challenges, or another department’s dropped balls? These common relationship breakdowns don’t surprise effective leaders. On the contrary–smart leaders know it’s not a matter of if they’ll happen, but when.

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5 Components of Charismatic Leadership

Skip Prichard

This is an except from Jan-Benedict Steenkamp’s Time to Lead: Lessons for Today’s Leaders from Bold Decisions that Changed History , New York: Fast Company Press. Printed by permission. . Reflections on Charismatic Leadership. Charismatic leaders excel in their ability to formulate and articulate an inspirational vision, and by behaviors and actions signal to followers that they—and by inference their mission—are extraordinary.

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Use Your Influence To Inspire A New Generation Of Leaders

Tanveer Naseer

One of the hallmarks of a great leader is their ability to raise up and inspire a new generation of leaders. They don’t hoard their talent, instead they look for opportunities to invest in others and they find ways to mentor and produce new leaders. Using your influence to build. Click to continue reading.

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Tough Comp Conversations: A Guide For Doing Them Right

Speaker: Rusty Lindquist, VP Strategic HR Insights at Bamboo HR

Compensation can be tricky, few things carry as much emotional weight as comp. And with the increased transparency in the market, combined with our collective propensity to rate ourselves against others, the frequency of these very difficult conversations is increasing. In this webinar, we will deconstruct some of the psychology around comp. We’ll take an analytic look at comp’s role in the employee experience, and then we’ll get really tactical with guidance on very specific compensation conver

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A Lesson Learned from My Dad: The Power of Asking for Help

leaderCommunicator

My dad and me. Last week marked the 25th anniversary of my father’s death from pancreatic cancer. The picture is of my dad and me at my Bar Mitzvah. He spent his last few days in a wonderful hospice – St. Mary’s Hospice in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Dad was heavily sedated and not very lucid in his last few days, but I still talked to him as if he could hear me.

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How Leadership Challenges Can Bring Out the Best In You

Lead from Within

Being a leader is a challenge in itself. And every leadership role comes with its own set of specific challenges. In my work as a leadership coach I have been able to see a wide range of situations that are especially challenging to leaders. Whatever form a challenge takes, it’s best to approach it as an opportunity for you and your team to excel in a high-profile situation.

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Top 5 KPIs to keep in mind for excellent customer experience

CEO Insider

You’ve put customer experience at the core of your contact center strategy, and you want to be sure that what you’re doing is on the correct track? Here are five indicators that you must be aware of in order to create a dashboard that accurately reflects your priorities, progress, and the influence of your activities […]. The post Top 5 KPIs to keep in mind for excellent customer experience appeared first on CEOWORLD magazine.

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Human Trust Breakers: Acknowledge & Prevent These #PeopleSkills

Kate Nasser

Prevent these often unacknowledged human trust breakers for success / happiness in business & life. Kate Nasser, The People Skills Coach™, Author, Leading Morale. The post Human Trust Breakers: Acknowledge & Prevent These #PeopleSkills appeared first on KateNasser.com.

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The HR Leader’s Survival Guide

HR leaders drowning in paperwork struggle to meet C-suite's strategic expectations. Burnout and high turnover plague the field, with 95% feeling overwhelmed. This guide explores how the right tools can free HR from admin tasks and empower them to become the strategic leaders they’re meant to be.