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Building a Culture of Respect on Your Team
HBR on Leadership
The episode explores strategies for fostering both forms of respect within a team, highlighting the consequences of an imbalance between them and how managers might unintentionally convey disrespect to their employees. (Published: January 2024)
Leaders Wildly Overestimate How Much Their Teams Trust Them. Here’s How to Close the Gap.
The New Rules of Business
Trust is an essential feature for any successful relationship, but it’s often missing at work. Here, Wenny Katzenstein and Jasmin Jacks, Deloitte executives, explain why this trust gap exists — and what companies can do to close it. (Published: January 2024)
Evidence-based L&D – Asking the right questions
CIPD
Learn how learning professionals can maximize their impact by asking the right questions to understand an organization’s true needs. Join Nigel Cassidy and industry experts as they delve into strategies for demonstrating value and achieving return on investment in learning initiatives. (Published: December 2023)
Leading Through Constant Change With Caleb Gardner
The Gartner Talent Angle
Caleb Gardner emphasizes the urgency for organizations to adapt to constant change in today’s hyper-connected economy. Joining the Gartner Talent Angle Podcast, he highlights effective communication, adaptive capabilities, and challenging assumptions as key strategies for leading successful transformations. (Published: January 2024)
Spire Global CEO Peter Platzer challenges you to grow your “change muscle.”
Corporate Competitor Podcast
This episode discusses finding the optimal pace of change tailored to both your personal growth and your organization’s development, utilizing the “two-value” technique during interviews to assess cultural fit alongside competencies and fostering a growth mindset by emphasizing autonomy, mastery, and purpose. (Published: January 2024)
How to Build A High-Performance Culture
BAIN & COMPANY
From empowering teams and fostering creativity to embracing accountability and inclusion, this article unveils strategies for building a high-performance culture. Learn from real-world examples and explore how inspirational leadership and a learning mindset drive transformative change. (Published: January 2024)
https://www.bain.com/insights/how-to-build-a-high-performance-culture
Self-concept: What is it, and can it change?
BetterUp
Uncover the complexities of self-concept and its impact on personal identity in this insightful article. Delve into the psychology behind self-concept, exploring its development, theories, and real-life examples. Discover more about this intriguing topic by reading the full article. (Published: January 2024)
https://www.betterup.com/blog/self-concept
Balancing the Scales: The Pros and Cons of the 9-Box Talent Grid
betterworks
The article explores both the advantages and drawbacks of the 9-box grid, alongside suggestions for evolving the model to enhance its efficacy in performance management. (Published: January 2024)
Do I belong here? Leadership and inclusion at work
BI Norwegian Business School
The article delves into the nuanced relationship between diversity and inclusion, emphasizing the need for leaders to go beyond meeting diversity goals and actively foster a culture of belonging. Discover more about this critical aspect of organizational culture and its impact on profitability and ethics in the full article. (Published: January 2024)
The Positive Domino Effect of Psychological Safety
BCG
In this interview with Ulrike Schwarz-Runer, the importance of fostering an environment where people feel safe to speak up at work is highlighted. Discover more insights on nurturing psychological safety in the full article. (Published: January 2024)
https://www.bcg.com/publications/2024/positive-domino-effect-of-psychological-safety
Using “Digital Academies” to Close the Skills Gap
Harvard Business Review
“Digital academies” are among the most successful approaches to closing the digital skills gap. Read the full article to find out more on using DuPont’s digital academy as a model to design internal upskilling programs. (Published: January 2024)
https://hbr.org/2024/01/using-digital-academies-to-close-the-skills-gap
Skills Grab
KORN FERRY
Discover why company leaders are worried about the future readiness of their workforce and the potential consequences of skills gaps on engagement and productivity. Read the full article to learn about the need for upskilling and gain essential insights and solutions.
https://www.kornferry.com/insights/briefings-magazine/issue-62/skills-grab
A Leader’s Guide to Overcoming Workplace Negativity
CRESTCOM
Discover the transformative power of fostering a positive workplace culture and overcoming negativity within your team. Learn about the significant benefits, from increased productivity to enhanced collaboration, and explore practical strategies for cultivating positivity. (Published: January 2024)
What Matters to Hourly Workers
SHRM
Discover the critical challenges hourly workers face, including stagnant wages and inflexible scheduling, which lead to high turnover rates. Gain insights into essential strategies like transparent pay practices, flexible scheduling to retain talent effectively and other actionable solutions to address these pressing issues. (Published: January 2024)
https://www.shrm.org/topics-tools/news/all-things-work/hourly-workers-stagnant-wage
What We’re Still Getting Wrong About Performance Management
MIT Sloan Management Review
Discover why traditional performance management methods often fall short and learn practical solutions for rebuilding a more effective approach. Explore how separating measurement and acceleration processes, simplifying systems, and implementing frequent check-ins can unlock your team’s full potential. (Published: January 2024)
https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/what-were-still-getting-wrong-about-performance-management
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4-Day Workweek: 3 Ways to Implement in Your Organization
Gartner
In response to shifting employee needs and a competitive talent market, companies are increasingly considering alternative work arrangements like the four-day workweek. Watch the full video for more insights on its implimentation. (Published: December 2023)
The Growth Playbook: Doing More with Less
CNBC
Businesses have traditionally been asked to do more with less, but today’s environment is taking it to a whole new level. Small businesses especially are feeling the squeeze. In this discussion, we’ll talk about ways small businesses are leveraging technology, allowing them to gain a competitive advantage and bolster profitability. (Published: December 2023)
Leadership Behaviors That Drive Retention: A Deep Dive
Great Place To Work
Discover the keys to retaining your top talent in this upcoming webinar. Learn how to create a welcoming onboarding process, inspire your team with integrity and purpose, leverage the Great Place To Work© model, and instill a sense of purpose and pride at work. (Published: December 2023)
Redirecting Innovation
Questrom School of Business, Boston University
We live in a remarkable time filled with incredible new innovations. But are they delivering what they should? Join speakers Daron Acemoglu, Jim Rebitzer, and Bob Rebitzer to discuss these very questions. (Published: November 2023)
The World’s Most Talent Competitive Countries 2023
INSEAD Knowledge
The Global Talent Competitiveness Index (GTCI) celebrates its tenth anniversary, revealing shifting attitudes and persistent trends in talent competitiveness across 134 countries. Stay tuned to see how these trends shape the future of work. (Published: November 2023)
https://knowledge.insead.edu/career/worlds-most-talent-competitive-countries-2023
World Payments Report 2023
Capgemini
The World Payments Report 2023 stresses the urgency of accelerating corporate cash management transformation. Key highlights include growing non-cash transaction volumes, financial challenges, the importance of effective cash management, and nurturing strategic relationships with corporate clients.
10 Trends to Watch in 2024
Harvard Business School
Explore the evolving landscape of business trends for 2024 with insights from Harvard Business School faculty. From the rise of generative AI to navigating diversity and hybrid work challenges, this report offers valuable advice for both managers and employees. (Published: January 2024)
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/10-trends-to-watch-in-2024
Predictions for the Workplace of 2025
MIT Sloan Management Review
Explore a visionary’s predictions for work in 2025. Discover insights on technology, independent workers, and adapting to change. Read the full article for concise workplace trend analysis. (Published: January 2024)
https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/predictions-for-the-workplace-of-2025-revisited
The Six Disciplines of Strategic Thinking
IMD – Michael D. Watkins
“The Six Disciplines of Strategic Thinking” by Michael Watkins delves into the elusive concept of strategic thinking, exploring its relevance in various domains. For those seeking to unlock the secrets of strategic thinking and drive success in their endeavors, this book is a must-read.
https://www.imd.org/research-knowledge/strategy/books/the-six-disciplines-of-strategic-thinking
No Point B
Caleb Gardner
No Point B is a paradigm-shifting look at transforming change into something we do not for some vague brighter future, but as a practice for making a better world right now.
https://calebgardner.com/no-point-b-book
Master of Change: How to Excel When Everything Is Changing – Including You
Brad Stulberg
Discover “Master of Change,” a transformative guide, offering insights on embracing life’s constant flux through a model of order, disorder, and reorder. Learn to cultivate a rugged flexibility mindset and implement practical habits to thrive amidst change, reshaping your perception and empowering growth.
Be Human, Lead Human: How to Connect People and Performance
Jennifer Nash
Dive into “Be Human, Lead Human” for actionable insights on leadership transformation in today’s evolving workplaces. Discover evidence-based strategies to overcome barriers, elevate your skills, and maximize your leadership potential.
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