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Why Is Your Boss Asking About Your Feelings? Inside the Empathy Management Trend

Why Is Your Boss Asking About Your Feelings? Inside the Empathy Management Trend

Bosses are trying to rally their teams with a bit more understanding. One of the most sought-after management skills right now is empathy—in other words, taking a genuine interest in co-workers’ lives and what makes them tick. Empathetic leadership has long had corporate disciples, but the concept has become a bigger focus of management training...

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The Future Is Uncertain. Here_s How to Ensure Your Team Can Adapt

The Future Is Uncertain. Here’s How to Ensure Your Team Can Adapt.

Remember March 2020, when most of us expected it might be in two or three months? Then summer gave way to fall and winter. Some set their sights on returning mid-2021. That thought is now a distant memory. As the global pandemic begins its third year, it’s high time to recognize we’re never going back...

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The New Benefits Employers Could Offer to Make You Stay

The New Benefits Employers Could Offer to Make You Stay

During the pandemic, many workers have shown they aren’t afraid to head for the exit. That’s causing employers to rethink work policies and management styles, looking for ways to keep employees on board and attract new ones. The problems are daunting. There’s the existential angst felt by some employees stuck at home toiling on tasks...

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The New Benefits Employers Could Offer to Make You Stay

The New Benefits Employers Could Offer to Make You Stay

During the pandemic, many workers have shown they aren’t afraid to head for the exit. That’s causing employers to rethink work policies and management styles, looking for ways to keep employees on board and attract new ones. The problems are daunting. There’s the existential angst felt by some employees stuck at home toiling on tasks...

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5 Critical Shifts Leaders Must Make to Build Companies That Win

5 Critical Shifts Leaders Must Make to Build Companies That Win

Uncovering the answers to this question has been the driving force of the Socratic business adviser Jim Collins‘s career. But what about now, as we emerge from the Covid-19 crisis, in a business landscape that is best summed up by the word disruption? I got on a call recently with Jim to discuss. For more than a quarter...

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5 Steps to Make Your Team Bigger (Without Hiring Anyone)

5 Steps to Make Your Team Bigger (Without Hiring Anyone)

Teaming out is a characteristic behavior of the most effective executive teams, and one that my research institute has decoded as a high-return practice. Through 20 years of coaching, I’ve seen it speed collaboration and accelerate growth. Teaming out also helps mitigate unrecognized risk–in Fortune 500 companies, midmarket brands, and startups. Here’s how it works. Curating Relationships Most of...

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Getting Virtual Teams Right

Getting Virtual Teams Right

The appeal of forming virtual teams is clear. Employees can manage their work and personal lives more flexibly, and they have the opportunity to interact with colleagues around the world. Companies can use the best and lowest-cost global talent and significantly reduce their real estate costs. But virtual teams are hard to get right. In...

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