Let's Grow Leaders
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
“David, I know I shouldn’t take this personally, but I’m so frustrated and I just want to yell at my team and walk away. I need help managing emotions or I’m going to have a meltdown.” Amanda is a team leader for […]. The post Frustrated or Focused – Leadership Tips for Managing Emotions appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
Career Advancement
SEPTEMBER 10, 2018
“Being in control of your life and having realistic expectations about your day-to-day challenges are the keys to stress management, which is perhaps the most important ingredient to living a happy, healthy and rewarding life.”. ~Marilu Henner~. Client Elias asks: I feel like my work performance is being compromised by stress. And carrying all that stress is exhausting—sooner or later, I feel like I’m just going to collapse.
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Creativity at Work
SEPTEMBER 7, 2018
Celebrated Authors Share Their Secrets To Creativity in “Light the Dark” (And We Can All Benefit!)Light the Dark: Writers on Creativity, Inspiration, and the Creative Process What inspires you? That is the question Joe Fassler asked 48 of the most celebrated authors in the world--including Elisabeth Gilbert, Amy Tan, Neil Gaiman, William Gibson, and Stephen King--as the starting point for Light the Dark: Writers on Creativity, Inspiration, and the Creative Process.
McKinsey
SEPTEMBER 29, 2018
Understanding how blockchain creates business value is essential for companies to identify the right use cases and move beyond small pilots to widespread adoption.
Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Corporate Brand
Do you really know your donors? Not just what they give, but who they are? 👥 In this interactive session, we’ll break down how nonprofits can use behavioral indicators (affinity, recency, frequency, and monetary value) to build prospecting segments that go beyond wealth screening and actually align with donor identity. You’ll walk away with practical strategies to move beyond basic demographics and cultivate supporters based on how they already engage with you!
Penelope Trunk
SEPTEMBER 9, 2018
This week at the US Open Serena Williams drew attention to sexist rules governing women’s attire by wearing a tutu on the tennis court. It turned out that this was the perfect outfit for her final match. . The ref penalized Serena of looking to her coach in the stands. Serena was outraged that he’d accuse her of cheating. He penalized her again.
Eat Your Career
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
As the saying goes, a first impression is a lasting impression. Those precious first few moments of interaction with a new contact can have a major impact on how that person sees you for the entirety of your relationship. A bad first impression can be difficult (and sometimes impossible) to overcome, while a good one can help you stand out in a positive and memorable way.
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Career Advancement
SEPTEMBER 24, 2018
“Turn off your email; turn off your phone; disconnect from the Internet; figure out a way to set limits so you can concentrate when you need to, and disengage when you need to. Technology is a good servant but a bad master.”. ~Gretchen Rubin~. Vincent found himself obsessively scanning email when he was trying to focus on other tasks. Incoming communications were dominating his focus.
Vantage Circle
SEPTEMBER 19, 2018
What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the word Employee Recognition? or Rewards and recognition ideas? Corporate Gifts? Annual employee-of-the-year ceremonies? Performance awards? Well, implementing employee recognition at the workplace goes far beyond that. Employee Recognition is paramount in a workplace. When your employees are well recognized they feel empowered and motivated.
McKinsey
SEPTEMBER 12, 2018
If you really want to increase employees’ health and well-being, focus on job control and social support.
Penelope Trunk
SEPTEMBER 11, 2018
I have been writing a post about 9/11 every year. Maybe because 9/11 comes right around the Jewish High Holidays, I treat my archive of posts a little like a prayer book. I read my favorite – the first one – because it’s still incredible to me that I was at the World Trade Center when it fell. I read some of the ones from the years right after that.
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On September 4, 2024, Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Retail Worker Safety Act (S. 8358B/A. 8947C) into law, requiring retail employers in New York to adopt workplace violence prevention policies and implement training programs by March 2025. This webinar will provide a detailed overview of the Act’s requirements, including developing and providing a retail workplace violence prevention policy/plan and delivering annual interactive training to employees.
Strategy+Business
SEPTEMBER 10, 2018
All great leaders share four special factors that make them stand out, according to the authors, who identified these distinguishing traits after analyzing the performance of 2,500 senior executives over a decade. Leadership table stakes -- a strategic mind-set, delivering P&L performance, and boardroom presence -- are not enough. The good news is these four X factors can be developed and measured, allowing companies to identify corner office superstars.
Let's Grow Leaders
SEPTEMBER 11, 2018
The Biggest Reasons People Keep Their Best Ideas To Themselves There’s no question about it. If you want great results, you’ve got to figure out what works, be sure everyone knows it, and get them to do that too. And yet, most […]. The post Uncover the Best Kept Secrets: Get Your To Team Share Best Practices appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
Eat Your Career
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
This is a guest post contributed by Eleanor Whitney, editor of All Hands , a publication about life at work from Managed by Q. The benefits of team events are well known. They facilitate interaction between teams, build relationships and empathy between coworkers, and amp up employee engagement. However, the planning process can be hard. Whether you’re managing the company holiday party, setting up your employee programming for the season ahead, or planning a last minute summer get-together for
Vantage Circle
SEPTEMBER 19, 2018
What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the word Employee Recognition? or Rewards and recognition ideas? Corporate Gifts? Annual employee-of-the-year ceremonies? Performance awards? Well, implementing employee recognition at the workplace goes far beyond that. Employee Recognition is paramount in a workplace. When your employees are well recognized they feel empowered and motivated.
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McKinsey
SEPTEMBER 7, 2018
Organizational culture can accelerate the application of analytics, amplify its power, and steer companies away from risky outcomes. Here are seven principles that underpin a healthy data culture.
Penelope Trunk
SEPTEMBER 26, 2018
I woke up on August 12th and my Twitter account was stolen. This is not a small account. I have 130,000 followers. Is it too optimistic to use the present tense? I’m not sure, because there is still a picture of a cat in the spot that should be me. I remember the early days of Twitter. Someone emailed me ten million times to ask me if I wanted a verified account.
Strategy+Business
SEPTEMBER 17, 2018
Spot and resist the bad habits that hinder your innovation potential.
Let's Grow Leaders
SEPTEMBER 13, 2018
Done well, action learning projects, where groups work together to address real business problems, can provide an immediate ROI that more than pays for your training investment. But let’s face it. Sometimes they can also be a colossal, frustrating waste of time. […]. The post 5 Tragic Mistakes that Will Derail Your Action Learning Projects appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
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With the increased interest in reskilling and upskilling existing workforces, companies are looking for more training and development content and realizing that higher education has a lot to offer. Similarly, companies are finding value in providing training to students and preskilling their future workforce. The challenge is that the technology and platforms used to serve these two audiences have never had to work well together—until now.
Eat Your Career
SEPTEMBER 11, 2018
Advancing financially at work can be hard. After all, everybody wants a raise. But there’s only so much money to go around. Someone is always going to be disappointed, and it’s no fun when that person is you. If you’ve been declined for a raise, or told it’s just not the right time, or been given some excuse about budgets and pay scales…I’m here to help.
Vantage Circle
SEPTEMBER 28, 2018
Employee Motivation is crucial to your organisation. It is the root from which stems both the progress and the downfall of your company. . Employee Motivation can be defined as the attitude employees have towards their work. It is the desire and energy that makes people continually interested and committed to a job. It is what drives them, pushes them or “motivates” them to achieve or even show up at work everyday. .
McKinsey
SEPTEMBER 12, 2018
Some emerging economies have grown much faster and more consistently than others. Underlying these success stories is a pro-growth policy agenda and the standout role of large companies.
Penelope Trunk
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
What I’ve learned from selling stuff on this blog is that I don’t like to do it. It’s hard to tell you I’m hating myself and then tell you, “Buy my course about happiness!” So, I’ve decided to change my business model. Except that I don’t actually have a new business model yet. And while I’m looking for one I’m making missing monthly payments on a new cello.
Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions
Join this brand new webinar with Tim Buteyn to learn how you can master the art of remote onboarding! By the end of this session, you'll understand how to: Craft a Tailored Onboarding Checklist 📝 Develop a comprehensive, customized checklist that ensures every new hire has a smooth transition into your company, no matter where they are in the world.
Strategy+Business
SEPTEMBER 12, 2018
Nuanced findings in network science suggest that the conventional wisdom about diffusing new ideas may hinder, not help, their spread.
Let's Grow Leaders
SEPTEMBER 20, 2018
This months topic, collaboration, is particularly poignant for me, as the Frontline Festival has now been an active collaborative adventure including thought leaders around the world for five-and-a-half years. In March of 2013, while still working at Verizon and having been blogging […]. The post Practical Ideas for Fostering True Collaboration: A Frontline Festival appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
Eat Your Career
SEPTEMBER 3, 2018
For many years, time was my constant nemesis. I never had enough of it, it always flew by too fast, and I could never seem to make good use of the time I had. But something changed about 10 years ago…I started getting really interested in the science and art of time management. For almost a decade, I’ve studied this topic with an absolute voracious appetite.
Lateral Action
SEPTEMBER 7, 2018
Today I publish my new book, 21 Insights for 21st Century Creatives. You can pick it up from the usual bookstores. So what’s the book about? It’s a compilation of the most powerful insights that have emerged from my coaching conversations with creative professionals over the past two decades, and also from my own practice […]. The post My New Book: <em>21 Insights for 21st Century Creatives</em> appeared first on Mark McGuinness | Creative Coach.
Speaker: Leslie Grandy, Product Executive & Drew Weaver, Senior Program Manager
Are you considering a shift to product management or just starting your journey as a Product Manager? Join Leslie Grandy and Drew Weaver for an insightful webinar designed to help you seamlessly transition into this dynamic role. Whether you're looking to pivot your career or enhance your existing skills, this session will equip you with the knowledge and tools to succeed!
McKinsey
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
Artificial intelligence has large potential to contribute to global economic activity. But widening gaps among countries, companies, and workers will need to be managed to maximize the benefits.
Vantage Circle
SEPTEMBER 28, 2018
Employee Motivation is crucial to your organization. It is the root from which stems both the progress and the downfall of your company. Employee Motivation can be defined as the attitude employees have towards their work. It is the desire and energy that makes people continually interested and committed to a job. It is what drives them, pushes them or “motivates” them to achieve or even show up at work every day.
Strategy+Business
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018
Grupo RBS CEO Eduardo Sirotsky Melzer has a message for high-tech, middle-market companies in emerging economies: This could be their moment. Since 2011, he has been leading a Brazilian investment firm, EB Capital, which advises startups on how to get past the hurdle of medium-size scale and become large. In this way, he says, he is creating a new generation of business leaders in Brazil.
Let's Grow Leaders
SEPTEMBER 27, 2018
Your team’s rightfully discouraged and a little stymied. Their negativity is rooted in facts. The truth is, you’re frustrated too. The struggle is real. So as a leader, how can you stay positive without looking out of touch? How do you harness […]. The post A Powerful, Proven Technique for Overcoming Negativity at Work appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
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