13 Ways To Help The People Of Ukraine Right Now
After several weeks of growing tensions, diplomatic sanctions, and ultimately futile attempts to impede President Vladimir Putin’s planned attack, Russia began its invasion of Ukraine early Thursday morning. As nearly 200,000 Russian troops crossed into Ukraine, targeting a number of the country’s key military sites and marking the official start of war, many world leaders […]
Social Media & the Ukraine War: How Our Phones Can Rally the World
By Drew Harwell and Rachel Lerman, The Washington Post Ukrainians and their supporters have used social media to bruise, belittle and humiliate the Russians, seeking to boost citizens’ spirits and sap invaders’ morale during the most Internet-accessible war in history. A flood of real-time videos across Facebook, Telegram, TikTok and Twitter has blunted Kremlin propaganda […]
Harvard Business Review: Leaders Don’t Have to Choose Between Compassion and Performance
By Mark Mortensen and Heidi K. Gardner, Harvard Business Review Just before the holidays last year, Rosa, the head of customer service at a health insurance company, canceled her monthly town hall meeting. She thought that since employees were scrambling to hit their year-end targets, they would welcome that extra hour. In the moment, her […]
Small Business Owners Believe the Pandemic Led to New Opportunities and More Empathetic Leadership, Study Finds
By Good News Network More than half of small business owners (56%) agree that working from home during the pandemic has made their experience of leading a team easier and more productive, according to a new poll. A survey of 1,000 small business owners looked at how working remotely has impacted their company—uncovering several silver […]
Jimmy Fallon Spent Years Chasing A Dream That Wasn’t Really His. Finding His ‘Why’ Changed Everything.
By Jason Feifer, Entrepreneur Jimmy Fallon became a talk show host in 2009, when he replaced Conan O’Brien as the face of Late Night. Fallon had never done anything like it before. So as he prepared to take over, he turned to the man who knew the job better than anyone. “Any advice?” Fallon asked […]
LinkedIn Launches New Updates for Sales Navigator, Including Improved Opportunity Discovery Options
By Andrew Hutchinson, Social Media Today LinkedIn has rolled out its latest quarterly update for its Sales Navigator platform, which includes some new features to help sales professionals maximize their opportunities in the app, by utilizing various forms of LinkedIn data and insight to highlight relevant trends and potential leads. First off, LinkedIn has refreshed […]
14 Ways to Celebrate Valentine’s Day in the Workplace
By Deborah Galea, Bonusly Valentine’s Day is usually associated with chocolate and flowers, but it’s also a great time to show appreciation in the workplace! Don’t miss this opportunity to celebrate the strong (platonic) bonds between coworkers. Remember giving your schoolmates cards and those chalky, not-very-tasty candy hearts to celebrate? You’re all grown up now, […]
This Year’s Super Bowl Ad Themes: Growth, Inclusion, Authenticity & Reconnection
By Expert Panel, Forbes Agency Council The Super Bowl isn’t just a big day for football fans—it’s also a pop culture event that draws the interest of people who have no affinity for the sport, due in no small part to the notoriously creative Super Bowl ads. The day after the big game, it’s just […]
Celebrate to Win: How Acknowledging Accomplishments Can Fuel the Next One
By Whitney Johnson, Harvard Business Review As adults, we are often much better at work than we are at play. In fact, we seem to turn play into a form of work, one at which we are sadly less competent. Take, for example, office retirement and birthday parties, complete with balloons, pastries, and the requisite […]
Your People Want Purpose. Take These 3 Steps to Define Your ‘Why’
By Tony Tran, Fast Company In the early days of a company, or when just starting out as a team lead, it’s easier to stay focused on the main problem you’re trying to solve. But when you start to scale and grow your business and/or teams, perspectives become more diverse and problems become increasingly complex. […]