December, 2020

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Leaders Share Their Best of 2020 Insights: Frontline Festival

Let's Grow Leaders

In this month’s Frontline Festival, top leadership experts share their Best of 2020 thoughts and posts. Thanks to Joy and Tom Guthrie of Vizwerx Group for the great pic and to all our contributors. Best of 2020 Insights: Practical Help Rachel Blakely-Gray of […]. The post Leaders Share Their Best of 2020 Insights: Frontline Festival appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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6 Essential Skills for Future Leaders

Career Advancement

“Time and time again, our species has escaped existential threats by reinventing ourselves, finding new skills not coded in our genes to survive new challenges not previously encountered.” – David Grinspoon. If you’re concerned about whether you have the right skillset to navigate the business world throughout the coming years, you’re actually ahead of the pack.

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How the European Union could achieve net-zero emissions at net-zero cost

McKinsey

The decarbonization pathways to a net-zero Europe are countless, but not all are cost optimal. We explore one pathway that could reduce the EU’s emissions 55 percent by 2030 while delivering broad economic benefits.

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On welcoming what happens

Darius Foroux

We’ve all received weird gifts from people we love. I remember getting a gift card for Six Flags from my college-girlfriend.

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The Ultimate Guide to Marketing Your Training Program

Learning how to promote your training courses online is key to growing your training business. In this Ultimate Guide to Marketing we cover effective and modern marketing strategies that will help you market your training program, and sell more courses. You’ll learn how to: Harness the power of SEO to drive website traffic Convert more website visitors to sales Create smart email marketing campaigns Get the most out of course marketplaces Establish a referral program And more… Get ready to see y

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How Transformational Coaching Works

Universal Coach Institute

Transformational coaching goes beyond the surface of working with clients and works with clients from the inside-out. In this post, I will share with you the process of how transformational coaching works. How Transformational Coaching Works When clients come for coaching, they often have a goal they want to accomplish or a problem they want […].

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5 Incredible Techniques To Develop An Innovation Culture

Vantage Circle

In the last two decades, humanity has made more progress than in the previous century alone. That says one thing about innovation- it’s inevitable. Cultivating an innovation culture is a must to ensure that your company is able to leave its mark. According to the Government of New Zealand , innovation can be defined as: The creation, development, and implementation of a new product, process or service, with the aim of improving efficiency, effectiveness, or competitive advantage.

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How to tell if your friends have Aspergers. The Christmas card edition

Penelope Trunk

Let’s time travel back to the pre-Internet days of 1975. Long-distance phone calls were $1 per minute, so people received most of their communications via US mail, and Christmas cards were so important that the average number of families on a list was 300. That year, two sociology professors from Brigham Young University sent 600 Christmas cards to random families and then monitored how many cards were sent back in return.

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The State of Fashion 2021: In search of promise in perilous times

McKinsey

In 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic will accelerate industry trends, with shopping shifting to digital channels and consumers continuing to champion fairness and social justice.

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On guarding your mind

Darius Foroux

Get rid of useless information or input that makes you feel bad, anxious, weak, jealous, or simply has no use.

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The 7 Biggest Packaging Design Trends For 2021

crowdspring

Here are the 7 biggest 2021 packaging design trends that are powerful, relevant, and easily adapted for any business.

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Next Level eLearning – The AI-powered Courseware Coach

Introducing Willow from WILL Interactive – a new artificial instructor technology that coaches users through eLearning content to increase training ROI. Using active conversations with a virtual expert not only reinforces key concepts but also helps employees think critically and creatively. Willow can ask questions, analyze responses, and deliver personalized feedback.

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Importance Of Interpersonal Skills In The Workplace

Vantage Circle

Interpersonal skills, though frequently overlooked, forms a crucial part of an organization’s success. An employee displaying the right traits and self-awareness has the capacity to become a star employee. Interpersonal skills help an individual to interact with others effectively, on the job. Some people are born with such skills and some need to acquire and improve them.

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5 Steps to Overcome Adversity and Thrive in the New Year

Let's Grow Leaders

Wow-what a year this has been. For many leaders, adversity doesn’t begin to describe the challenges you’ve faced. And – we’ve been so inspired by the ways you have responded and risen to the occasion to overcome adversity. If 2020 has left […]. The post 5 Steps to Overcome Adversity and Thrive in the New Year appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Adults changing careers should follow advice for students applying to college 

Penelope Trunk

The number of high school seniors applying to MIT this year is 60% above last year. That means there are 12,000 more applicants. Harvard’s applications are up 30%. Duke is up 20%. Most Ivy League schools are up 20% at least. What does this mean? First, it means that your chances of getting into MIT are so close to 0% that you probably need a degree from MIT to figure out the number.

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This way out: How leading companies chart a full-potential COVID-Exit

McKinsey

Half measures and incrementalism won’t work when your company emerges from a crisis. Here’s how leading organizations are thinking about holistic transformation to go all in.

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Shaping a Better Future by Uniting Corporate and Higher Education Content

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.

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On being gentle in your interactions

Darius Foroux

What triggers you? For me, it’s waiting. I can be very impatient, which is not Stoic at all.

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How to Avoid Information Overload in Your L&D Programs

CMOE

The quantity of information delivered during a Leadership & Development (L&D) program can be overwhelming to learners. There is often so much to say and the time organizations can afford to spend on training tends to be limited. So how can you avoid information overload when designing your L&D program ? How can you ensure that your team will learn the crucial points of your training sessions and be able to apply them to their jobs post-session?

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Why Leaders Encourage Transformational Leadership in 2021

Vantage Circle

In recent years, the term transformational leadership has risen to the surface. Organizations in all industries see rapid change in today’s digital era. Transformational leaders know how to encourage, inspire and motivate employees. They help employees to perform in ways that create meaningful change. Every kind of leader motivates challenges and develops employees in different ways.

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Strategic Planning Tool: How to Engage Your Team in Better Conversation

Let's Grow Leaders

If you’re like many leaders we talk with, you’ve been on such a fast pivot this year, you may not have had all the strategic planning time you’d hoped for. Or, your business has changed so much, it’s the perfect time to […]. The post Strategic Planning Tool: How to Engage Your Team in Better Conversation appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Mastering Remote Onboarding: Proven Strategies for Seamless New Hire Integration

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.

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How do you say goodbye to a dog?

Penelope Trunk

Our dog died. Well, we put him down. Put him to sleep is what the vet in Boston said. Maybe “to put down” is only for a goat or a pig. I’m not sure. We knew Sparky would die soon because the vet wouldn’t operate on his cancer. His heart wasn’t good enough. He seemed so healthy so I told myself I’d get a second opinion.

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It’s time for a new approach to racial equity

McKinsey

Despite decades of efforts by public-, private-, and social-sector organizations, racial inequity has only increased. Can a concerted, coordinated effort reverse this trend?

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On your inner strength

Darius Foroux

The other day I was thinking, “What a wasted year.

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Do Our Relationships with Social Media Say More Than We Think?

Marla Gottschalk

Photo by Vlada Karpovich on Pexels.com. I seem to have developed the habit of personifying social media outlets. That may sound a bit off. But trust me, it’s not the first time I’ve engaged in this strategy. As a consultant, I’ve always thought of organizations as having a distinct vibe or personality, separate from the clients that I meet. (Some are depressed.

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Your Guide To Transitioning Into Product Management: Essentials For New PMs

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!

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50 Self-Appraisal Comments For Your Next Performance Review

Vantage Circle

Performance reviews can be jittering for anyone, particularly when it comes to self-appraisal or self-evaluation. It is often difficult to analyze what to say and what to omit while writing a self-evaluation. This article will help you see how self-appraisal is essential to performance management and learn 50 phrases that you can use during your performance appraisal.

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4 Ways to Find the Fun and Fight the Slog

Let's Grow Leaders

The days blend in to one another and morale begins to drop… If you and your team are facing an endless horizon…of stressful work, of remote work with the family just off camera, or and endless project, it’s vital that you are […]. The post 4 Ways to Find the Fun and Fight the Slog appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Secrets to Achieving Work/Life Harmony (Webinar)

Eat Your Career

Join us for this month’s free webinar on the topic of “Secrets to Achieving Work/Life Harmony.” Webinar Description: You have a “professional” life and a “personal” life, right? But ultimately, it’s all just life, isn’t it? So, how do you balance it all? How do you make sure one side isn’t getting all the attention while the other side suffers?

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Purpose, not platitudes: A personal challenge for top executives

McKinsey

To harness the power of corporate purpose, CEOs and other senior executives must pressure-test that purpose with their teams, employees—and themselves.

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HIA Technologies Turns a New Chapter in Professional Development and Training

HIA Technologies announces the launch of Qvio™️ - transforming video engagement with two-way interactivity. With Qvio viewers can ask questions and get instant answers from the content owner's Author-Controlled AI™️.

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Realigning Supply Chains For The Emerging ‘Globalism’

Purple Crest

The new world order is emerging and there are conflicting signals. The physical borders are closing which is disrupting the flow of goods and professionals. The remote WFH era is ushering in a virtually borderless world for companies looking for talent. This has opened up the need to develop new corporate strategy in corona times to remain viable in the medium term.

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Operant Learning & Cognitive Psychology: The Behavioral Science Behind PerfectCoaches

PerfectCoaches

PerfectCoaches is a method to improve the performance of people and organizations. It is not a theory. It is a repeatable business process incorporating principles of behavioral science. This blogpost describes those principles and how I embraced them in a career that began in a neuroscience lab, moved to the study of Sigmund Freud’s personality theory, and culminated with years of observing organizations as a management consultant.

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30 New Year Resolution Ideas for Employees (Find Your Best Fit)

Vantage Circle

It is that time of the year where you make new year resolutions that can bring more inner peace and overall well-being. Simply put, it is the change that you want to get into your lifestyle or habits to live a better life. But resolutions are abused like anything, if I may say so. We all have made new year resolutions in the past and failed to sustain them.

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The Best Leadership Articles of 2020 (and more … based on your votes)

Let's Grow Leaders

It’s always fun to look back to see what resonated as the best leadership articles of the year at Let’s Grow Leaders. Most years, there’s quite a mix of topics and interests. It’s not a shocker that this year, the most helpful […]. The post The Best Leadership Articles of 2020 (and more … based on your votes) appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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The Ultimate LMS Buyer’s Guide: Everything You Need to Know When Purchasing an LMS

Whether you’re shopping for your very first learning management system (LMS) or looking to upgrade, the process can be overwhelming. With so many vendor options, each with its own multitude of features and pricing structures, even the most seasoned educators, trainers, and business leaders can feel lost in a sea of choices! Finding the LMS that’s best suited for your organization requires a planned, strategic approach.