Let's Grow Leaders
FEBRUARY 22, 2016
Jane confided, “I feel like an enthusiastic puppy with all kinds of ideas and possibilities, but when I go to share them, there’s always someone who stomps on my tail.” John chimed in, “I know exactly what she means, everyone around here’s just so negative. I’m beginning to wonder why I bother.” Perhaps you’ve felt that way too.
Career Advancement
FEBRUARY 1, 2016
“If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door” ~ Milton Berle. You’re good at your job – you have great reviews, get excellent results, and you’re well-liked. Maybe you’re fairly new to your career, or maybe you’ve spent years at the same job without a promotion. Either way, if you if you keep performing, your success will be rewarded…right?
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Penelope Trunk
FEBRUARY 17, 2016
I coach so many women who say they want career advice, but what they really want is permission to not work. These women can see that the jobs they always dreamed of having are not compatible with raising kids, ant that makes the work world feel very disappointing. So we agree that they don’t really want to work. And their husband makes enough money to support the family.
Strategy+Business
FEBRUARY 14, 2016
Companies can gain a competitive advantage when they focus on changing a few important behaviors, enlist informal leaders, and tap into the powerful force of employees' emotions.
Speaker: Brian Richardson, Brian Richardson, Founder and CEO of Richardson Consulting Group
Let’s face it—most ethics and compliance trainings aren’t winning awards for engagement. But that doesn’t mean they can’t be effective, relevant, and maybe even enjoyable! Join expert Brian Richardson for a dynamic session on how to breathe new life into your ethics and compliance training programs. You’ll discover creative strategies to turn traditionally dry topics into meaningful learning experiences that resonate and drive real change.
World Economic Forum
FEBRUARY 26, 2016
Can data tell us who will win at this Sunday's Oscars?
Let's Grow Leaders
FEBRUARY 2, 2016
If you only care about next week’s results, bring in a User Manager. He’ll get it done. But watch out for the aftermath. You know the type– the kind of manager who works to win at all costs. The guy who’s “all business” or the woman who’s “got no time for that crap (meaning connection and understanding).” They’ve got their teams spinning, scared to under-perform.
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Let's Grow Leaders
FEBRUARY 19, 2016
Welcome back to the Let’s Grow Leaders Frontline Festival. This month’s festival is all about building productive workplace relationships. Thanks to Joy and Tom Guthrie of Vizwerx Group for the great pic and to all our contributors! Next month, we turn our focus to fresh perspectives for leaders. Give us your best fresh insight! Submissions due March 11th– new participants always welcome, please use this form.
Let's Grow Leaders
FEBRUARY 15, 2016
Have you ever had leak, repaired it, only to find the drip, drip, drip showing up someplace else? Or have you recognized a familiar employee engagement problem, and breathed an immediate, “oh, I’ve seen this movie before” sigh of relief and began to apply your time-tested know-how, only to realize the sequel was far different from the original?
Let's Grow Leaders
FEBRUARY 4, 2016
You’re working hard to build a good reputation as a manager. So you’re taking on new projects and delegating certain tasks to others. You think you’re getting the hang of it, but then you make a remark that seems to rub someone the wrong way—and you aren’t sure why. Being decisive and knowing how to say no are important leadership skills, but handled the wrong way, they can come off as excuses that can damage your career.
Penelope Trunk
FEBRUARY 22, 2016
We are the psychos in first class. People see me and my older son and wonder how we could afford tickets. They probably decide I’m the crazy wife whose husband is never home because he extends every business trip to include a mistress tryst and sends me his love via miles for upgrades. My son asks for water: “Do you have a bottle? Um. Excuse me?
Advertiser: Paycor
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.
Strategy+Business
FEBRUARY 7, 2016
This diversified but highly focused company grows through intensive attention to its capabilities in acquisition, customer-facing innovation, leadership development, and continuous improvement of everything it does. Although it's sometimes compared to a private equity firm, Danaher is different -- it buys and builds companies for the long-term, not for rapid fix-up and sale.
Strategy+Business
FEBRUARY 3, 2016
Companies with a record of sustained success may seem very different from one another, but they all have a common focus: using their distinctive capabilities to close the gap between strategy and execution. Our study of 14 such enterprises -- including Apple, Danaher, Frito-Lay, Haier, IKEA, Lego, Natura, Qualcomm, and Starbucks -- found that they all rely on five acts, which are contrary to conventional business practice.
Strategy+Business
FEBRUARY 18, 2016
Here's how to mobilize your organizational culture.
Strategy+Business
FEBRUARY 28, 2016
Companies everywhere pay too little attention to the messages sent from their own IT systems to their employees -- messages about productivity and commitment that can make or break an enterprise.
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
Strategy+Business
FEBRUARY 11, 2016
Companies should weed out toxic employees -- before their bad habits spread.
Strategy+Business
FEBRUARY 9, 2016
The pursuit of innovation doesn't depend on genius. Instead, it demands ingenuity -- the ability to come up with solutions that are original and clever given the constraints that you and everyone else face.
Strategy+Business
FEBRUARY 29, 2016
As they look to enhance digital capabilities through mergers and acquisitions, traditional companies have to heed a new set of dating rules.
Strategy+Business
FEBRUARY 29, 2016
Strategic inefficiency can boost long-term performance.
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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.
Strategy+Business
FEBRUARY 24, 2016
A study shows that employees with poor credit are no more or less productive than their colleagues with better standing.
Strategy+Business
FEBRUARY 23, 2016
The legal scholar and coauthor of Nudge calls out four must-reads on decision making.
Strategy+Business
FEBRUARY 23, 2016
Mobile technology is transforming the way that doctors and other providers deliver care.
Strategy+Business
FEBRUARY 22, 2016
Empathy and mindfulness are hot topics because they speak to glaring needs in today's workplace.
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.
Strategy+Business
FEBRUARY 21, 2016
With few businesses prepared for Industry 4.0, it's time to hone your strategy for emerging technology.
Strategy+Business
FEBRUARY 17, 2016
Five principles from high-reliability organizing can help you avoid a downward spiral.
Strategy+Business
FEBRUARY 16, 2016
It can be dangerous to confuse the prospects of the economy -- and your company -- with the day-to-day judgments rendered on them by flighty investors.
Strategy+Business
FEBRUARY 18, 2016
Today's Russian trendsetters are Silicon Valley-style entrepreneurs determined to make their ventures work -- and to pull their country's economy forward, no matter what.
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!
Strategy+Business
FEBRUARY 15, 2016
At its worst, culture can be a drag on productivity. At its best, it is an emotional energizer. Here's how companies can use it to gain a competitive advantage. For further insights, read "10 Principles of Organizational Culture.
Strategy+Business
FEBRUARY 17, 2016
In The Happiness Track, Emma Seppälä describes six strategies that will make you happier and more successful at work.
Strategy+Business
FEBRUARY 14, 2016
What travel can teach you about making organizations more productive.
Strategy+Business
FEBRUARY 14, 2016
Companies can gain a competitive advantage when they focus on changing a few important behaviors, enlist informal leaders, and tap into the powerful force of employees' emotions.
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?
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