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Breaking Down the FTC’s Proposed Ban on Non-Compete Agreements

HR Digest

We previously reported on the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Proposed Rule that has sparked quite a stir. The Proposed Rule aims to ban companies from forcing employees to sign non-compete agreements. The Proposed Rule has garnered over 10,000 public remarks, many of them unfavorable.

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It’s Time for a Leadership Checkup!

General Leadership

There are times in your leadership adventure when you need to take some time and perform a Leadership Check-up. I propose that a leader is no different. The check-up I am discussing is a little more than a quick peek under the hood…it is an honest conversation with the leader in the mirror and maybe a few others too.

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Why A Receptive Environment Is Key If We Want Employees To Propose New Ideas

The Horizons Tracker

As Machiavelli famously said, proposing change is a risky endeavor, as you’re only likely to garner lukewarm support from those who could benefit from your proposal, but strong opposition from those who might lose out. If there is any sign that proposing improvements might be punished or frowned upon and people rapidly clam up.

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Ghosting at Work: Why it’s Terribly Destructive and What to Say Instead

Let's Grow Leaders

A prospective customer asks for multiple discovery calls and a detailed leadership development proposal with multiple iterations. Leadership is treating people the way they want to be treated. Clearly, they’re not serious about human-centered leadership or collaborating as meaningful partners. I agree with Nick.

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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.” Cy Wakeman proposes a radically different approach to HR leadership. Those beliefs have inspired expensive attempts to keep change from being disruptive to employees. This is backwards.

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Leadership and Resistance

Lead Change Blog

Seeing it as something difficult, unwanted and annoying limits your options: It doesn’t take the team member’s situation into proper account; what is needed is a thorough understanding what the proposed solution really means to your team members. The post Leadership and Resistance appeared first on Lead Change.

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Different Thinking. Different Leadership

Lead Change Blog

The problem is that as employees observe how the leadership team acts in these critical situations, they withdraw trust. Relationships break down and accountability, ownership, personal leadership, proactive behavior and contribution all suffer– while politics, slow decision making, and self-preservation rise. Team-Leadership.