Artificial intelligence
fromFast Company
1 hour agoA leader's guide to getting AI right
Companies must educate themselves on AI to effectively engage with its evolving tools and strategies.
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Productivity
fromMountaingoatsoftware
4 days agoWhy Smart Teams Overcommit And How Leaders Make It Worse
Leaders should avoid pressuring teams into overcommitting, as teams often do this themselves due to their inherent optimism.
Psychology
fromEntrepreneur
5 days agoHow Calling Out Problems Makes You the Most Trusted Leader
Effective leadership is defined by how problems are framed and handled, not by the intensity of the issues faced.
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Online marketing
fromInc
2 days agoInconsistent Marketing Costs More Than You Think
Reliability and consistency are essential for building strong relationships and successful businesses.
Marketing
fromBig Think
3 days agoHow to get employees to actually care about your L&D program
Marketers prioritize audience engagement; L&D should adopt similar strategies to enhance training effectiveness and relevance.
Startup companies
fromSilicon Canals
2 days agoPsychology says the people who find lasting success in business aren't the ones who mastered the habits productivity culture celebrates - they've quietly figured out that most of what business media treats as essential is noise, and the actual signal is found in a much smaller set of decisions most people overlook - Silicon Canals
Sustainable business success comes from focusing on key decisions rather than following productivity trends and hacks.
fromEntrepreneur
4 days agoWhy Passion Isn't Enough to Scale a Nonprofit
Most nonprofits begin with passion, and for good reason. A founder identifies a critical need and brings together a team that cares deeply enough to act. That kind of energy is what makes the early days possible. It drives long hours, resourceful problem-solving and a deep commitment to impact.
Non-profit organizations
Business
fromwww.businessinsider.com
4 days agoA McKinsey senior partner who meets with Fortune 500 leaders explains why it's so hard to be a CEO right now
CEOs face increasing challenges, with critical issues on the management agenda rising significantly, leading to shorter tenures and heightened turnover.
Non-profit organizations
fromNonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
5 days agoThe Meaningful Reset: Designing Nonprofits to Survive Board-Staff Conflict | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
Nonprofit organizations face unique challenges due to emotional investment, leading to conflicts that require careful analysis and intentional resolution.
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Careers
fromSlate Magazine
2 days agoI've Worked Tirelessly to Get One of Our Best Employees a Promotion. Then I Learned What the Bosses Have in Store for Him Instead.
First-time manager struggles to secure a raise and promotion for an exemplary employee amid company staffing issues and financial constraints.
Careers
fromSlate Magazine
2 days agoI've Worked Tirelessly to Get One of Our Best Employees a Promotion. Then I Learned What the Bosses Have in Store for Him Instead.
First-time manager struggles to secure a raise and promotion for an exemplary employee amid company staffing issues and financial constraints.
fromFast Company
1 month agoHow leaders can make ethical choices when the rules fall short
Research finds that relying on regulations to determine your policies and procedures can result in ethical blindspots, or situations where people might think if there is not a rule for something, that it's permissible. After years of shifting towards values and culture-based compliance, leadership might be heading the opposite direction.
Philosophy
fromFast Company
1 month agoHow one leadership advisory firm measures a potential CEO's agility
When you're working on CEO succession, with the clients we serve, there's less of a debate about whether people are qualified. It's much more about: 'Can they scale; can they adapt; can they evolve?' This reflects the fundamental shift in how organizations evaluate leadership potential in uncertain times.
Careers
fromPsychology Today
2 months agoHow We Should Measure the Success of Leaders
The average CEO makes over 280 times what their company's line worker earns. This is more than 10 times the ratio observed in the 1970s. Looking just at the salaries and bonuses of Fortune 500 CEOs, financial executives, top university presidents, and even some directors of the larger non-profit organizations, you would think that these leaders are performing at high levels-at least levels high enough to justify their huge compensation. Unfortunately, that's not often the case.
Business
fromHarvard Business Review
1 month agoHave CEOs Lost the Plot?
CEOs are struggling to find their footing these days. Their role seemed clearer during Covid, when many executives rose to the challenge of becoming inspirational figures. They led their businesses while guiding their employees through a challenging shared experience. That was the case as well for many U.S. CEOs in 2020 when George Floyd's murder shocked the nation, and employees looked to their leaders for guidance and assurance.
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