The Millennial Mindset: 8 Lessons We Can All Learn

Millennials in today’s workforce are often stereotyped for not wanting to work or for having unconventional mindsets about work — leading older generations to scrutinize their overall work ethic. But when we view work through the Millennial lens, a lot is revealed, including insights that all generations can glean and benefit from.

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Breaking Point: What Happens When Leaders Burn Out?

Nearly 70% of C-suite executives are seriously considering quitting for a job that better supports their well-being. Leadership burnout has a profound ripple effect throughout an organization, compromising both productivity and morale — it’s time to address the problem and quit assuming that leaders are exempt from the overwhelm plaguing corporate cultures.

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Leadership Best Practices that No Longer Work

How do you be a good leader today? Companies that want to attract new talent — and increase engagement among current employees — recognize that outdated leadership styles need to be forfeited, and replaced with new leadership best practices that are relevant to today’s tech-heavy, innovative, and ever-evolving workforce.

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Turn Your Too-Engaged Employees into Great Mentors

Most of us want engaged employees — and we talk a lot about how to achieve a thriving company culture with invested team members. But occasionally a senior employee is so involved that they get in everyone's way. And similar to disengagement, too much engagement is also a problem. Here is how you can create opportunities that will channel their wisdom and enthusiasm is a more positive way.

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People Leadership: 3 Things for CEOs to Get Right in 2024

The fundamentals of people leadership are changing for CEOs, and to succeed, they’ll have to get three things right in 2024 that rely on emotional intelligence in addition to intellect: leading through uncertainty, self-awareness, and establishing an extremely competitive workforce value proposition.

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8 Reasons Why You Can’t Focus at Work

Why can’t you focus at work? Attention is your most valuable asset at work — but instead of harnessing this superpower many companies put unspoken cultural restraints on how it is used. Keynote speaker Curt Steinhorst explains how to use attention for greater performance and satisfaction on the job.

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5 Steps for Defining Roles and Responsibilities

A team of talented employees won’t last long or be as efficient as possible if roles and responsibilities aren’t clearly defined. If this seems like a big task, don’t worry. We have broken down the process into just five phases that you can easily implement within your own company and given access to our free roles and responsibilities templates.

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The Employee Journey Needs a Makeover

Workers are quitting their jobs at rapid rates. Employees leave because of job dissatisfaction, perceived low worth due to minimal salary increases, and rigid return-to-office plans, among other reasons. As an employer, how do you develop an employee journey map that invests in your workers so they will want to stay Let’s think about a model companies use as a common marketing tool: the customer journey map. Customer experience is a top priority using this model, and its main goals are to assess the customer’s needs, exceed their expectations, and develop an ongoing positive relationship with them.

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The Power of Thinking Big in Business: 5 Tips for Achieving More

Today’s top businesses didn't get where they are by thinking small. Many had humble beginnings (often in someone’s garage), but they aimed high and eventually achieved great things. When it comes to business, thinking big is essential for achieving more. Whether you're looking to increase revenue, expand your customer base, or simply take your company to the next level — these five tips will put you on the path of big goals and even bigger accomplishments.

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7 Things Keeping You from Being a Great Leader

Everyone has experienced bad leadership at some point. The word incompetent probably causes you to think of a handful of previous (hopefully not current) managers and leaders. In this post, we’re looking at certain personality traits that plague ineffective leaders — and that just might be preventing you from progressing further in your personal leadership journey.

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