Leadership

Are you an effective coach?

Leaders can be an effective coach for their team members by working them to establish goals and provide metrics to measure performance, writes Paul B. Thornton.

Inspiration

4 strategies to help leaders figure out what matters and share with others

When leaders take the time to determine what matters most to them and share that with others, they can build trust and become more influential, writes LaRae Quy.

Annual compliance regulations: Is your business ready?

Digital solutions, like the online FMLA Manager SHRM offers, provide employers guidance and resources to create their state- and company-specific FMLA policies, stay up-to-date on their state’s FMLA requirements, access templates for required forms, and generate various leave reports, all in one place.

Inspiration

Don’t let your means betray your ends

Even the best of intentions in business can be undermined if your means betray your desired outcomes, writes Steve McKee.

Communication

Strengthen your public speaking chops in 2023

Sharpen your public speaking skills by talking to yourself first, then others and listen to other speakers to gain insights, writes Robin Stombler.

Leadership

Instilling a “just skill me” mindset at your company

Employees are begging their leaders to "just skill me," and Julie Winkle Giulioni offers three ways companies can fulfill that need.

Inspiration

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on not giving up in dark times

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. struggled with fear as he worked for civil rights, but found a way to dispel that fear that holds lessons for all of us, Joel Garfinkle writes.

Inspiration

4 concepts to design a long life you’ll love

Designing a long life that brings joy consists of finding purpose, love, well-being and friendship, says author Ayse Birsel.

Inspiration

Strategies to experience a positive difference in the new year

Creating an optimal sense of motivation for yourself in the new year can help you navigate changes to become more resilient, writes Susan Fowler.

Inspiration

Why connection is key to TCU football’s success

TCU's rise to compete in the College Football Playoffs is a testament to their leadership's devotion to creating a culture of connection, writes Michael Lee Stallard.

Workforce

Why digital upskilling is no longer optional

Upskilling your employees, especially in digital knowledge, is a must for companies, especially if they want to keep their top talent, writes Diane Youden.

Inspiration

5 steps to create strong connections with peers

Making strong connections with professionals both inside and outside of your company can help you advance your career and build a network, writes executive coach Elisabeth Owen Hayes.

Inspiration

5 ways to increase leadership courage in 2023

Improve your leadership courage in the new year by listening more, appeasing less and being honest with yourself, writes Marlene Chism.

Workforce

The critical importance of validation at work

Validation of employees when they do a good job is critical to retaining top talent, says S. Chris Edmonds, who points out many leaders overlook this retention tool.

Leadership

How games can improve human leadership

Using games can boost human leadership skills by promoting connection, critical thinking and curiosity, writes Lauren Fitzpatrick Shanks.

Careers

Where does executive presence matter most at work?

Leaders have many chances to exude their executive presence, including in meetings, presentations and during a time of crisis, writes Joel Garfinkle.

Leadership

Build a unified, not a uniform company culture

A unified company culture that takes diversity into consideration is more engaging for employees than a uniform culture, says Denise Lee Yohn.

Workforce

Avert “quiet quitting” by inspiring your employees

Leaders who inspire their team by connecting them to a larger purpose and role modeling company values can stem "quiet quitting."

Inspiration

Want to change? Change how you see yourself

Creating a sustainable change in your behavior is best accomplished by first changing how you see yourself, writes Naphtali Hoff.

Leadership

What’s behind every successful leader? The team. The team. The team.

Leaders who focus on the team as both individual and teammates can create a sense of cohesion that can boost their performance and engagement.

New policies, new posters: Is your business prepared?

Subscription and digital services for labor law posting requirements can save businesses time -- and keep them in compliance.

Leadership

The siren call of command-and-control leadership is strong but dangerous

It's easy to think command-and-control leadership is superior, but Larry Robertson argues, leaders should foster a collective agility to remain competitive.

Leadership

Employee well-being: Culture is the cure

Companies that invest in and promote a culture of well-being will reap the benefits, but leaders need to be trained how to make that happen.

Careers

4 shifts to improve annual performance reviews

Annual performance reviews can be viewed as a pain, but Julie Winkle Giulioni says that by making 4 critical shifts, you can begin to view them as a tool to learn and grow.

Inspiration

A heuristic to judge leadership effectiveness

A handy heuristic to judge your leadership effectiveness is if you're stalled, stuck or stale, writes Steve McKee, who provides advice for all three states.

Workforce

In hard times, make the candidate experience easy

Companies that make the candidate experience pleasant by communicating with them in a clear and timely manner are best position to hire top talent.

Leadership

How to overcome micromanaging

Leaders may not realize they're micromanaging, writes Marlene Chism, who offers ways to identify the practice and overcome it.

Leadership

4 steps to minimize uncertainty in the business journey

When embarking on a new business journey, the unknown can knock you off the path unless you take time now to prepare.

Inspiration

Embrace both “feminine” and “masculine” energy for authentic power

Leaders who can balance their feminine and masculine energies, no matter their gender, will find the resilience they need to succeed.

Inspiration

Mentor offers 3 steps to leadership success

Leaders can find success when they surround themselves with uplifting, yet challenging people and create space for both growth and responsibility.

Inspiration

How to make corporate mindfulness more than a leadership cliché

Corporate mindfulness can be transformed from a cliché to a powerful tool for re-engaging employees and boosting their productivity.

Inspiration

Do you have the kind of power that really matters?

The leaders with the most power to positively influence others are those who are consistent, self-reflective and appreciative of their teams.

Leadership

Rethinking the Manager’s Operating System

A manager's operating system, just like a computer's, needs to be fined tuned and updated to run effectively and efficiently, writes Art Petty, who offers 10 upgrades.

Leadership