4 ways to use AI to improve your team's performance | Study: More men than women interested in executive roles | Finding growth opportunities with little data
AI can be vital to helping leaders develop a solid team by streamlining the hiring process, providing personalized learning processes, enhancing collaboration and pinpointing performance improvements, writes executive coach Naphtali Hoff. "This data-driven approach enables leaders to make more informed decisions regarding promotions, training opportunities and resource allocation, ultimately driving individual and team performance," Hoff concludes. Full Story: SmartBrief/Leadership (3/8)
Study: More men than women interested in executive roles A Gallup study found 26% of men and 17% of women are interested in becoming senior leaders, with women's interest dropping if they are raising young children or would have to work 60 hours per week. Employers can help women attain leadership roles by setting clear performance expectations for career advancement, focusing on developing future leaders, listening to female leaders' concerns and being flexible about the needs of high-performing women employees, Gallup researchers write. Full Story: Gallup (3/8)
Finding growth opportunities with little data Startups looking to find growth or pivot opportunities with no data can still find guidance by using leading indicators and practicing associative thinking, writes Dartmouth College professor Scott D. Anthony. "Seeking weak signals, experiencing tomorrow today, and practicing associative thinking can allow executives to spot tomorrow's disruptions today -- and develop creative strategies to turn potential threats into opportunities," Anthony writes. Full Story: Harvard Business Review (tiered subscription model) (3/7)
Why you should actively end using the passive voice Sentences using passive voice "just sit there" and let life happen to them, while active voice gets things done, writes Allison Carter, editor-in-chief of PR Daily, who explains why using a passive voice can be bad for business. For example, sentences like "layoffs are being carried out" or "a wheelchair was broken in transit" are clunky and avoid responsibility, Carter asserts. Full Story: PR Daily (3/7)
Making the Connection
How managers can help their team members advance It's a manager's responsibility to coach their direct reports to success and help them up the ladder by advocating for them with their bosses, especially if their superiors need to learn about them or have heard unfavorable feedback. "As a manager, you should be providing the perspective of someone you work closely with, the skill set they have, and the value they bring," says Kerry O'Grady of Columbia Business School. Full Story: Ragan (3/4)
The Landscape
Work-from-home policies, immigration boost jobs market The jobs market has been steadily adding hundreds of thousands of positions over the past three months, which some economists argue is due to an increase in immigration as well as work-from-home policies, leading to more workers to fill roles and in turn help keep inflation low. The workforce participation rate among 25- to 54-year-olds has climbed to 83.5%, matching highs not seen since the early 2000s. Full Story: The Wall Street Journal (3/9)
US added 275K jobs in Feb., more than expected US employers added 275,000 jobs in February, while the unemployment rate climbed to 3.9%, data from the Labor Department showed. Economists had expected employers to add 198,000 jobs and the unemployment rate to come in at 3.7%. Full Story: Reuters (3/8),The Wall Street Journal (3/8)
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