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How to Motivate Employees Using Emotional Intelligence

Leave a Comment / Corporate Culture, Empathy & Trust, Human-Centric Approach, Leadership, Productivity & Performance / Josh Rosenthal

Motivated employees are the lifeblood of any successful organization. Consequently, as a leader or manager, knowing how to effectively motivate your employees is essential for driving productivity, engagement, and overall performance. Furthermore, in this blog post, we will explore the art of employee motivation and how emotional intelligence (EQ) can serve as a powerful solution. Additionally,…

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Dear Leadership, Your People are Not Okay

Corporate Culture, Employee Engagement, Human-Centric Approach, Leadership, Team Collaboration / Taryn McKenzie

Dear Leadership, This is the article that your employees wish they could send you right now. Your workplace is abruptly changing and your employees are not okay. We hear it on a daily basis. Employees are feeling disengaged, leaders are burnt out, and teams are feeling disconnected. It’s becoming harder and harder to deny that…

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The 3 Keys to Leading Engaged Teams

Leave a Comment / Employee Engagement, Leadership, Team Collaboration / Dr. Sheri Duchock

There is no “I” in “Team.” We have heard this inaccurate phrase for decades as coaches try to encourage athletes and leaders try to inspire team members to work together. [1] The truth is, there is more than one “I” in team—one for each member! So, leading a team is actually a balancing act that…

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3 Ways to Lead Like a Boss

Leave a Comment / Change Management, Leadership / Taryn McKenzie

Great leaders are hard to come by. Defining what makes great leaders great is even harder. However, there are a few fundamental ways to improve your leadership skills and lead like a boss. 1. Start with your Superpowers The best leaders are those that people are naturally drawn to. A great leader might be charismatic,…

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The 3 Critical Questions Every Leader Should Ask

Leave a Comment / Feedback, Leadership / Jacob Westerberg

Held as a prisoner of war for nearly 8 years, Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale was the senior ranking American officer at the “Hanoi Hilton,” the nickname for the North Vietnamese prison camp holding American prisoners of war (POW) from April 1965 to February 1973. During his time as a POW, Stockdale was regarded for…

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The Cure for a Toxic Corporate Culture

Leave a Comment / Beliefs & Values, Change Management, Corporate Culture, Feedback, Leadership / Maggie Sass, PhD

I recently saw a meme that wonderfully summed up the concept of a toxic corporate culture: How do you feel on Sunday night about going to work on Monday? It’s such a visceral question. When you think about corporate culture, it can seem like such a broad topic. But it really comes down to this–how…

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How to Address the Elephant in the Room

Leave a Comment / Emotional Conversations, Leadership, Productivity & Performance, Team Collaboration / Travis Bradberry

There you are, just sitting in the conference room minding your own business and waiting for the meeting to start. Then in it comes—a gray 10,000-pound trunk-swinging monstrosity. To your dismay, it plants itself firmly in the center of the room. The meeting begins as expected, but everyone’s attention is drawn to the unwelcome centerpiece….

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8 Secrets of Great Communicators

Leave a Comment / Active Listening, Human-Centric Approach, Leadership / Travis Bradberry

When it comes to communication, we all tend to think we’re pretty good at it. Truth is, even those of us who are good communicators aren’t nearly as good as we think we are. This overestimation of our ability to communicate is magnified when interacting with people we know well.

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Emotional Intelligence and Transformational Leadership

Leave a Comment / Emotional Intelligence Strategies & Solutions, Leadership / Travis Bradberry

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela, clearly among the greatest leaders of our time, had different childhoods, different experiences, different struggles, and different goals. Yet both had a transformational impact upon those around them. What sets these two men apart as leaders? Transformational leadership. Unlike the traditional, dogmatic transactional leader or the hands-off…

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Are You An Adaptive Leader?

Leave a Comment / Change Management, Leadership / Travis Bradberry

One of the most popular Dilbert comic strips in the cartoon’s history begins with Dilbert’s boss relaying senior leadership’s explanation for the company’s low profits. In response to his boss, Dilbert asks incredulously, “So they’re saying that profits went up because of great leadership and down because of a weak economy?” To which Dilbert’s boss…

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