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How to Vet Information Before Making a Decision

Harvard Business

The daily decisions modern leaders face are increasingly complex. But executives have a tool to combat these challenges – information. At the click of a mouse or the press of a thumb, they can call up cutting edge research on virtually any topic. With so much information available, how do we know what to trust? What executives need is a simple taxonomy of misinformation so they know what to look out for.

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4 things that can help women with their leadership development

Halo Psych

7-minute read First things first, defining leadership Unfortunately, the dominant narrative in leadership theory comes with a masculine basis. But, as Arwa Mahdawi says in her excellent book, Strong Female Lead, “…telling women to lean into male-centred power structures simply isn’t productive” (p.19). And all too often, leadership is over-simplified, with the leader positioned as the all-seeing, all-knowing ‘hero’ of the story.

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3 Ways to Support Employees with Bipolar Disorder

Harvard Business

Whether leaders know it or not, chances are their workforce contains people with bipolar disorder. This article discusses three measures that organizations can take to bring out the best in employees with this condition: modifying job features, training managers to support them, and promoting a culture of performance and compassion.

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How to Create Space for Professional Growth

LSA Global

How to Create Space for Professional Growth Are you too busy at work to set aside time to learn and grow? Are you addicted to being busy? Is your calendar full of back-to-back meetings? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you may need to figure out how to create space for professional growth. Talent management experts know that the ability to create space for professional growth and development is about opportunity.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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Inside the Success of South Korean Brands

Harvard Business

Two decades of effective strategy and execution have given birth to some of the most attractive brands in the world: the K-brands. But what has become a key geopolitical asset for South Korea is no stroke of luck — it’s the result of an innovative approach that can be adapted by entrepreneurs, brand managers, and marketing executives around the globe.

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Phrenology

Seth Godin Blog

For thousands of years, and as recently as the 1930s, phrenology was seen as a useful proxy to judge someone’s character. Carefully charting the bumps on someone’s head, along with the slope of their forehead and other telltale signs was seen as a thoughtful and proven way to determine whether someone was creative, honest or empathic. Even with the nutty pseudoscience we are all surrounded by, it’s pretty easy to tell that this is nonsense.

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The near future (and summer reads)

Seth Godin Blog

Near-future science fiction is a fine way to consider our now. Without the reality of today, we can think hard about the tomorrow we’re about to live in. Summer reads are supposed to be a bit lighter. Technological change is making our near future a bit harder to dance with, and yet, here are some books I strongly recommend–not because they gloss over our possible futures, but because they give us the scaffolding to look hard at it while we can still make an impact.