It’s been 50 minutes since the start of the hour-long meeting. The last item on the agenda has been settled, and we’ll likely be done early. Others may rejoice at this change of events, but I shudder, waiting for the inevitable line: “I’m going to give you back 10 minutes …
You don’t learn to read as a child without failing. Nobody accuses you of being bad reader now because you were constantly falling at it when you were a child. It’s no secret that we all fail and that pain forces us to evolve into getting better. Adult mistakes are …
As the workplace changes swiftly in the aftermath of the pandemic, social change, and other factors, one essential issue stays: How can we assure that we’re improving work for individuals, companies, and society? Over the last year, there have been many research-based articles that address that subject. With the year …
The pandemic thrust leaders to carry a significant emotional load. For nearly two years, aiding teams in recovering from the pandemic’s grief and loss, bolstering their employees’ declining mental health, being sensitive to people’s anxieties, and often publicly sharing their vulnerabilities along the way. They’ve been Counselor-in-Chief. Of course, excellent …
You have a brilliant idea for a product improvement that will save your business money, a process that will boost your team’s productivity, or a strategy to avoid an impending disaster. There’s only one problem: you don’t know how to approach your boss about it, or you’ve tried and failed …
Teammates complained that a fellow employee was closed-minded. So I told her that I’d been hearing she wasn’t open to new ideas. She looked sad and deflated. She defensively started rattling off all the new ideas she implemented. She knew better than anyone about what was going on inside her …
Groups feel insecure when they are asked to work with other teams. It makes teams feel threatened when they are asked to tear down barriers, expose information, give up autonomy, share resources, or even abdicate responsibility. They inevitably think, what if the collaboration means that they’ve lost importance inside the …
In 2018, U.S. job postings in IT, finance, and sales roles required an average of 17 skills. By 2019, these roles required 21 skills, including eight that weren’t required before. Companies are struggling to find a way to keep up with changing skills. This poses a significant challenge for businesses, …
In the transition to remote work, experienced leadership teams may struggle to maintain a culture of excellence. When senior staff members are only available remotely, some junior employees miss out on mentorship. When office professionals work from home, retail workers believe they are being treated unjustly. The principles of what …
As offices begin to open up leaders are looking for ways to bring their teams together. Psychologists recommend easing back into our social lives. Returns to the workplace create feelings of depression, anxiety, or general distress in one out of every three employees surveyed. This has implications for retention, productivity, and engagement. Nearly …
