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How to Improve Employee Experience on Your Team

Harvard Business School Online

Your team is your most valuable asset, so how they experience their work matters. Learn what employee experience really means, why it’s critical to your business’s success, and how improving it can boost satisfaction, retention, and performance.

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Ecosystems come and go

Seth's Blog

Your project doesn’t exist in a vacuum. Your company wouldn’t exist if it weren’t for the customers, competitors, marketplaces, systems and tech that make it all work. I used to make almanacs. Long, detailed, fact-checked reference books that might save a trip to the library. When there are plenty of bookstores and no internet, the almanac is an important resource and a useful business model.

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1 Surprising Way to Ensure You Grow Your Leadership Skills

Let's Grow Leaders

Episode 306: What if the most powerful feedback tool to grow your leadership skills isn’t in your manager’s hands—but yours? Let’s face it—leaders often struggle to get the kind of feedback they actually need to grow. Either it’s anonymous, vague, or just too expensive to implement consistently. But what if you could skip the formalities and get real, useful insights directly from the people you work with every day—without spending a dime?

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Quick productivity tip: take three

The Creative Life

Skip to main content Skip to header right navigation Skip to site footer The Creative Life Coaching for creatives Menu About me Articles Books Work with me One-to-one coaching Group coaching Workshops for creatives Media coaching Contact me Search Quick productivity tip: take three Choose three key things every day. And get them done. Simples! by Sheryl Garratt Want an easy fix for overwhelm?

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The Memory Edge: Outlearn, Outperform, Outlast

Speaker: Chester Santos

Forgetfulness is costing you time, money, and a ton of missed opportunities. In the age of automation, it’s easy to underestimate the power of a well-trained human mind. But memory isn’t just a parlor trick, it's a strategic edge. Human memory is one of the most underrated business skills. Whether you’re managing people, leading sessions, or having high-stakes conversations, remembering names, details, and concepts can be transformative in building trust, absorbing knowledge, and driving perform

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An Uncomfortable Truth

The Coaching Blog

by Marcas P. O’Dea Avoiding Challenges = Avoiding Growth Life naturally presents us with a spectrum of experiences, ranging from smooth sailing to turbulent storms. It’s an inherent human tendency to seek comfort, security, and predictability — to steer clear of the storms whenever possible. We build routines, stay within familiar boundaries, and often shy away from situations that promise difficulty, uncertainty, or the potential for failure.

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“Get Off Your Butt” Isn’t Sales Coaching (But Here’s What Is) with Video

Let's Grow Leaders

Sales Coaching for Habit Change, Not Just Hopeful Conversations We were at the ATD (the global Association for Talent Development) conference, chatting with folks at our booth, when a sales manager stopped by, clearly frustrated with unsuccessful attempts at sales coaching and seeking better solutions. He laughed, “Alright, I’ve got some powerful phrases for you.

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A Prescription for Professional Growth: One Doctor’s HBS Online Journey

Harvard Business School Online

What began as a single HBS Online course became a powerful growth path. Discover how Dr. Ieva Ruza blends business and medicine—mentoring students, shaping healthcare policy, and redefining leadership across Europe.

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Grab and go

Seth's Blog

Every retailer knows that the items that sell the best are at eye level or at the cash register. Some people are hungry, rushed, distracted and lazy. If you want to reach them (us), you need to make it convenient. The lesson is simple: We can market to ourselves the same way others market to us. Put the good habits in a place where they’re easy to find and engage with.

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Turning Financial Literacy Into Business Strategies

Harvard Professional Development

Most business leaders understand how to read financial statements; they’re familiar with terms like “profit margins” and “annual recurring revenue” and they know the numbers. But few have mastered the art of financial fluency: understanding how to interpret and use financial data to make strategic decisions. To have a data-driven competitive advantage, business leaders need to deliver actionable insights from their data.

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Why Good Humans Become Bad Bosses with Jamie Woolf

Crestcom

What causes a well-intentioned, capable leader to become the kind of boss that leaves employees feeling disengaged or demoralized? That’s the central question of this episode of The Leadership Habit podcast. Host Jenn DeWall sits down with Jamie Woolf —CEO of Creativity Partners and former Director of Culture at Pixar Animation Studios—to explore the concept of power blindness and the common derailers that turn good humans into bad bosses.

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How to Turn “Check-the-Box” Compliance Trainings Into Real Learning

Speaker: Brian Richardson, Brian Richardson, Founder and CEO of Richardson Consulting Group

Let’s face it—most ethics and compliance training programs aren’t winning awards for engagement. But that doesn’t mean they can’t be effective, captivating, and maybe even enjoyable! Join learning design expert Brian Richardson for a dynamic session on how to breathe new life into your ethics and compliance training. We'll explore innovative strategies to bring traditionally dry topics to life, making them resonate with learners and drive tangible change.

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Culture Snapshot: The Myth of “Just Knowing” Expectations

Up Your Culture

Many leaders assume their people know exactly what’s expected of them, but the data says otherwise. In this brief Culture Snapshot episode, Beth spends a few minutes breaking down why unclear expectations lead to disengagement, especially among mid-tenure employees. She also shares simple ways to bring clarity and alignment back into focus.

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Empowering Women Entrepreneurs Through Sustainable Development

She Owns Success

Many women entrepreneurs want to grow their businesses but struggle with high costs and waste from traditional packaging. In the United States, only around 30% of packaging actually gets recycled, which hurts both profits and the planet. This post shares how sustainable packaging solutions like biodegradable and recyclable materials can help women in business lower costs, boost sales, and support green technology.

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Seth's Blog

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Delegative Leadership: How to Get Out of the Weeds and Focus on What Matters

EOS Worldwide

Are you stuck in the weeds of your business? You’re not alone. For many entrepreneurs and business leaders, it feels like you can’t focus on strategic growth because you’re constantly.

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Mid-Year Review: How to Ignite Employee Potential Through Meaningful Feedback

Mid-year performance reviews aren’t just boxes for HR to check. Paycor’s toolkit empowers leaders to: Identify high-potential team members. Boost engagement with meaningful feedback. Support struggling employees. Nurture top talent to drive results. Learn how to ignite employee potential through meaningful feedback. When you nurture top talent, everybody wins.

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Why UX Is Mission-Critical for Agentic AI Success

ChaiOne

Without UX, Agentic AI fails. Learn how human-centered design ensures trust, adoption, and measurable ROI in AI systems.

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From blueprint to breakthrough: How AI and automation can transform the consumer enterprise

McKinsey

Skip to main content From blueprint to breakthrough: How AI and automation can transform the consumer enterprise June 10, 2025 | Article New analysis helps quantify the impact of technological disruption and shows how consumer companies can turn automation’s potential into value. Let’s say a retail merchandiser starts the process of analyzing scores of sales data and making recommendations for stock adjustments.

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Simplify HR Workflows: Practical Tips for a More Efficient Team

She Owns Success

Human Resources (HR) is an important part of any organization, providing recruitment, compliance, and more to keep operations running smoothly and keep employees satisfied. But their duties often go unnoticed, that is, until their workload becomes overwhelming. This can happen when they don’t have the appropriate tools, strategies, and support from managers and stakeholders on their side.

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On burning bridges

Seth's Blog

Building a bridge is far more difficult than maintaining one. While it’s tempting to imagine that we’re always racing forward, it’s far more likely we’ll benefit from traveling over this bridge again one day soon.

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Building Compliant Workplace Violence Prevention Across States: CA SB-553 | NY S. 8358B

Speaker: Speakers:

Workplace violence prevention laws are rapidly evolving, with California’s SB-553 and New York’s Retail Worker Safety Act (S-8358B) leading the way. Join WILL’s experts for a nationwide webinar covering compliance requirements, with a special focus on these key state mandates. We’ll guide you through developing and implementing effective prevention policies, building a compliant plan, and delivering the required annual interactive training.

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What is the Hierarchy of Controls?

Think Reliablility

The hierarchy of controls is a framework for identifying and ranking ways to control workplace hazards. It’s usually shown as an inverted pyramid with five categories, ranked from most to least preferred: elimination, substitution, engineering controls, administrative controls, and personal protective equipment (PPE). Almost every time I facilitate an incident investigation or teach a workshop, someone brings up the hierarchy of controls.

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Entitlement and visibility

ReNew Business

Let’s name some of the layers that might help contextualise and highlight a pattern I often see on social media. You share something, a reflection that comes not from theory but from lived experience. You speak not to perform, but to hold space for others who have walked similar roads. And then: A comment arrives. Polite, perhaps. Well-read. Usually from a man.

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Use This Strategy Alignment Model to Guide Better Client Decisions

EOS Worldwide

As a business coach or EOS Implementer, you’re constantly helping leadership teams make better decisions, gain clarity, and get everyone rowing in the same direction. But sometimes, even the most.

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Michael Sugar on the next frontier of brands and content

McKinsey

The Oscar-winning producer, talent manager, and cofounder of Sugar23 talks about a new model for brands to become full-fledged creators of long-form film and TV programming.

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Automation, Evolved: Your New Playbook for Smarter Knowledge Work

Speaker: Frank Taliano

Documents are the backbone of enterprise operations, but they are also a common source of inefficiency. From buried insights to manual handoffs, document-based workflows can quietly stall decision-making and drain resources. For large, complex organizations, legacy systems and siloed processes create friction that AI is uniquely positioned to resolve.

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Do You Need a Degree to Become a Life Coach?

IAPC&M

International Authority for Professional Coaching & Mentoring - The Leading International Accreditation Body - IAPC&M The post Do You Need a Degree to Become a Life Coach? appeared first on International Authority for Professional Coaching & Mentoring.

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17 Business Competitions for High School Students in 2025

Upmetrics

Explore 17 top business competitions for high school students that go beyond textbooks. From writing business plans and pitching startups to solving real-world challenges, these contests help you build skills, win awards, and stand out in college applications.

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What do you need more of?

Seth's Blog

If our day (and our work) would get better if we had more: Division Shortcuts Momentary viral jolts Breaking news and doom …we know where to get it. If not, then why are we spending our magical attention there?

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Use AI or Fall Behind: Why Integrators Must Lead the Charge

EOS Worldwide

Everyone’s talking about artificial intelligence these days. Surveys show 77% of companies claim they’re using or exploring AI, and 83% say AI is a top priority. But here’s the real.

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The Hidden Skills That Separate Good Leaders from Great Ones

Speaker: Chandra McCormack, CPA, MBA, NACD.DC

Technical degrees might open doors—but it’s the soft skills that keep them open. In the face of disruption, evolving workplace dynamics, and rising expectations of leadership, soft skills like communication, emotional intelligence, and presence have become core business essentials—not nice-to-haves. Inspired by stories from her father coupled with her own career journey, seasoned executive Chandra McCormack breaks down how to lead with impact, connect with purpose, and cultivate a workplace cult

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Genentech’s John Marioni on enhancing drug discovery with data and AI

McKinsey

John Marioni discusses how he and his teams across industries and academia use evolving technologies to bring increasingly sophisticated drug therapies to patients.

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Honouring Juneteenth: A Reflection from Across the Ocean | by Dr Steve Jeffs, MCC

The Coaching Tools Company

Originally Posted on The Coaching Tools Company as Honouring Juneteenth: A Reflection from Across the Ocean | by Dr Steve Jeffs, MCC What is Juneteenth? For those of us outside the USA, Juneteenth is not a concept we have much awareness of. I am an Australian, living in the UK, and this year, I decided to get curious about Juneteenth, what it is and why I should be aware of it.

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5 Common Legal Mistakes Every Business Owner Should Avoid

She Owns Success

Legal problems can be a headache for any business owner, and that’s why you want to do everything by the book. Even when it takes a little longer or it’s a bit more of an uphill climb, cutting corners or trying to do things illegally will only land you in serious hot water, which is why it’s critical to avoid some of the most common mistakes business owners make.

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Aligning My Values Through Accreditation With the IAPC&M: Coaching With Integrity in a Changing World

IAPC&M

International Authority for Professional Coaching & Mentoring - The Leading International Accreditation Body - IAPC&M The post Aligning My Values Through Accreditation With the IAPC&M: Coaching With Integrity in a Changing World appeared first on International Authority for Professional Coaching & Mentoring.

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Can Your Organization Spot a Conflict Before It’s a Crisis?

Speaker: Amie Phillips Pablo, VP, Corporate Compliance & Privacy Officer at Novo Nordisk

In today’s complex healthcare environment, navigating third-party relationships has become even more challenging—whether it’s vendor relationships, employee activities, or patient-facing interactions. Left unmanaged, these conflicts can compromise trust, regulatory compliance, and even organizational reputation. So, how can healthcare teams stay ahead?