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Widening Your HR Horizons
Widening Your HR Horizons
Picture a company that has invested large sums in HR technology only a few years ago. They have sunk significant time…
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Zahir Ladhani shared this🎷🦉 One night. One band. One shot at discounted tickets. Joe Gransden & his band AND Mary Kate Farmer live at Governor's Gun Club — Thursday, Sept 10, 2026. Presented by 94.9 The Bull & Soar With The Owls, every ticket funds Kennesaw State's student-athletes as they compete in Conference USA. 🎟️ Grab tickets: https://lnkd.in/eq_ZJvyJ 💥 Want a discount code? Only the first 30 people to comment "OWLS" or DM me get one. Once they're gone, they're gone. Let's pack the house for Owl Nation. 🦉 More info: https://lnkd.in/efmF_Jdg https://lnkd.in/eb32sRZ4 #SoarWithTheOwls #OwlNation #KennesawState #LiveMusic
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Zahir Ladhani shared thisI shared this leadership formula with a client leadership team this week, inspired by Bill Campbell, the legendary "Trillion Dollar Coach." What fascinated me wasn't the formula, it was the discussion that followed. Everyone agreed on Management. Everyone agreed on Coaching. But Love sparked the debate. Some said Care. Others chose Empathy. A few argued for Trust. One person even said Respect. Here's a challenge... If you could replace "Love" with just ONE word, what would it be and why? You can only pick one. I'm curious to see where this discussion goes.
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Zahir Ladhani shared this“Great leaders are people who think of themselves as trustees of other people’s time.” https://lnkd.in/eHAKnVzFA Stanford Business School Professor Just Gave the Best Definition of Leadership I've Ever HeardA Stanford Business School Professor Just Gave the Best Definition of Leadership I've Ever Heard
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Zahir Ladhani shared thishttps://lnkd.in/e6dPZWfT How many of us "relax" and doomscroll for hours? Scrolling is not an issue only with the young. "When you scroll, you are not “relaxing.” You are putting your brain’s most important region into standby mode — for hours at a time, every single day. This is not recovery. This is atrophy with a user interface." Four Ways to Rebuild Your Brain — Starting Today 1 Daily Deep Reading — The Brain Habit Researchers Swear By 2 Learn Something Completely New — Build a Neural Highway From Scratch 3 Exercise + Sleep — The Non-Negotiable Foundation 4 Digital Boundaries — Reclaim Your Attention SpanHarvard Scientists Studied 200 Aging Brains for a Decade — One Daily Habit Made All the DifferenceHarvard Scientists Studied 200 Aging Brains for a Decade — One Daily Habit Made All the Difference
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Zahir Ladhani shared thisOne question. One choice. If you could only improve one of these, which would you choose? 🔹 People 🔹 Strategy 🔹 Execution 🔹 Cash I know my answer. What about you? Share your thoughts and reasons. Full podcast link in the first comment. Aquiles Nunez, Ajay Hiraskar (he/him), Anna Broome Herb Cogliano Suzanne KrygierJenn PolishDonald HachéRobert VerdunJason WellsVerne HarnishChuck Kocher Scaling Up ExpertJeff Donaldson @Paul MüllerSrikanth Seshadri
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Zahir Ladhani shared thisIdeas are dime a dozen...."Most organizations do not lack ideas. They lack efficient ways to test, compare, and scale them". Kaihan Krippendorff explains it well. How AI could be the answer
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Zahir Ladhani shared thisIn the age of AI - Change is coming, change is coming, change is coming!! “How do you tell the difference between legitimate concerns about a change and knee jerk resistance to it?” https://lnkd.in/eSQZtTHyLeaders, Treat Resistance to Change as Valuable DataLeaders, Treat Resistance to Change as Valuable Data
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Zahir Ladhani shared thisRedefining leadership in the age of intelligenceZahir Ladhani shared thisZahir Ladhani, Farah Manjiyani, and I are all set for Scaling Up with AI workshop tomorrow in Atlanta!
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Zahir Ladhani shared thisJoin us on April 30th at the Cobb Chamber of Commerce for a full day of Scaling Up with AI You and your leadership team will leave with a clear 10X growth strategy and saving atleast 10 hours a week on routine work DM me privately for more info
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Zahir Ladhani liked thisZahir Ladhani liked this𝐀 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 Maktub 𝐛𝐲 𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐥𝐨 𝐂𝐨𝐞𝐥𝐡𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐦𝐲 𝐝𝐚𝐲. On my way to the office this morning, I came across a reflection that made me think about my own journey. When things aren’t working, there may be two possibilities: 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝, 𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. Over the years, through different experiences, challenges and opportunities, I have realised that both require courage. Sometimes, the answer is to stay the course, to be patient, work harder, learn from setbacks and keep going. At other times, the answer may be to 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡, 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐬. And perhaps that is one of the harder lessons of leadership and life. We are often taught that perseverance means never giving up. But changing direction does not necessarily mean walking away. 𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞; 𝐰𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐚 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐭. What I particularly liked about this passage was the reminder to create space for silence and reflection. In the constant pace of our professional lives, we can become so focused on doing that we forget to stop and ask: 𝐈𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞, 𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲? There may not always be an immediate answer. But experience, reflection and faith have taught me that clarity often comes when we give ourselves the space to listen. A beautiful thought to carry with me into the day.
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Zahir Ladhani liked thisZahir Ladhani liked thisWhat happens when a room full of people become part of the experience? Here’s a little sneak peek at what our finales look like after everyone has gone through the Firefly journey together. Emotionally evocative stories, transformative insights, authentic connection and intentionally designed live music, all working together to bring the messages home. This is the Firefly Experience, from the crowd’s perspective. Because the most powerful experiences aren’t just something you watch. They’re something you feel.
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Zahir Ladhani liked thisZahir Ladhani liked thisIn energy and utilities, minutes matter. A small operational disruption can quickly become a safety event, regulatory issue or customer outage. As organizations navigate aging infrastructure, cybersecurity risks and increasingly complex operations, AI has the potential to help connect insights to action. In this short video, I share why the future is not just about automation, but about orchestrating intelligence across people, processes and systems, and the roles EY and ServiceNow can play in helping organizations respond with greater speed and confidence. #Energy #Utilities #AI #ServiceNow #EY
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Zahir Ladhani liked thisZahir Ladhani liked thisThis week I was in Gilgit and Hunza, in northern Pakistan, leading a training as the Aga Khan Development Network prepares to launch a mental health helpline for the region. We trained case managers and psychologists from across the area. I came away inspired by their wisdom, their ambition, and their commitment to improving mental health for the community. We often wonder what can be done about the growing mental health needs globally, and especially in the most remote parts of the world. The good news is that helplines work. Our hope is that this one becomes a lifeline, so that no one is left alone and every community member has somewhere to call for connection and support. Grateful to the AKDN team for their leadership and hospitality, to the brilliant trainers (Habiba, Zarafsheen and Sara) and to every participant. Sharing a few photos of the majestic setting and the amazing people involved. Nabihah Kara Sara Mithani Zarafsheen Veerjee Masood Ali Khan Khairunnissa Hooda Banafsha Ali
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Zahir Ladhani liked thisZahir Ladhani liked thisThe first reflection.... The two places where I have spent the most time in the last eight years are spaces at the threshold of one world and the next. The hospital stands between the world of life and death, and the prayer space between the physical and the spiritual. We live in a world that calls for action, for progress. In medicine, there is a need to diagnose, to prescribe, to fire off orders for an array of results in the hope that results will provide clarity. A certainty provided by data and science. In many cases this is indeed appropriate. But there are times when patients require presence, someone to listen, and the reassurance of being heard, particularly when that path forward fades into that great beyond. The same tendency characterises communities of faith, a pull to move forward, to amend practices and traditions, and resolve tensions and issues which often have no clear resolution. Places of faith are also liminal spaces: they lie within the physical world, but in their design, atmosphere and function provoke in us a longing for a place that exists beyond it. That longing is itself unresolved, and unresolvable, a threshold to be inhabited in our everyday lives. But these spaces ask something else of us. They ask for patience, where patience is the best course of action, and for presence, where resolution comes through the ability to remain at this threshold. And so be it in the hospital or in the courtyard, one must listen, with empathy, with understanding, and with the intent of hearing, even as the longing for what lies beyond remains, rightly, unanswered.
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Zahir Ladhani liked thisZahir Ladhani liked thisFirst copies delivered. Not to reviewers. To a team that lived this. There is something strange about writing a book on operations. The writing is the easy part. You sit with a page and choose words. Nobody's mood depends on the paragraph you just finished. The people in this photo did the hard version. They made decisions that looked wrong for a while, in front of everyone, and stayed with them long enough for the numbers to answer. My name is on the cover. The proof belongs to rooms like this one. The Flow Equation is out now. Link in comments.
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Zahir Ladhani liked thisIf you're wondering how we deliver The Firefly Experience - here are 3 of our most popular formats. Get in touch to find out how we can customize for your themes and objectives.Zahir Ladhani liked thisHow could The Firefly Experience fit into your event? We have 3 customizable formats that fit seamlessly into your programming. 𝗞𝗲𝘆𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀 — Experiential, music-infused, built to spark reflection and connection at scale 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽𝘀 — Interactive sessions building resilience, self-leadership, and team culture (single session or multi-part series) 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀 — A headline live show designed to unite, not just entertain 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀. Which one sounds like a fit for your team?
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