Your chief executives have likely put out multiple fires over the course of the past nine months. And thanks to the uncertainty of the pandemic, whatever’s top of mind probably feels more urgent and pivotal than ever.
Andrew Barks · 3 min read
How would you go about measuring and improving your self-awareness? I recently shared one of our blogs about self-awareness as an upskilling endeavor with my network, encouraging people to note this particular snippet: “Increasing self-awareness is also a matter of professional development. You can view it on the same priority tier as attending workshops, reading…
Ted Olson · 8 min read
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Erin Balsa · 1 min read
If there’s one thing great leaders have in common, it’s self-awareness. Here’s how to leverage your strengths and find new ways to grow.
David Silbert · 7 min read
What do the most cohesive teams have in common? They understand who they are—both as a work unit and a collection of personalities. Remote teams especially need to understand how different behavioral drives play into the cohesion of the whole. And it’s on remote leadership to recognize that during times of stress and uncertainty—such as…
Kim Pfluger · 6 min read
Team cohesion is pivotal as your organization navigates the next phase of this crisis. But you can’t achieve cohesion without trust.
Andrew Barks · 6 min read
Months into the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re still figuring out what virtual leadership looks like. Maybe your business is familiar with this sort of experiment: Face-to-face meetings were replaced with video conferencing in an attempt to replicate the office environment, but Zoom or Skype fatigue eventually set in. You’ve started re-evaluating which meetings are truly essential….
Jennifer Moebius · 7 min read
There’s no doubt confidence is a coveted attribute, especially for leaders and managers. However, it’s rarely clear what it is or how it’s obtained. Neurologically and definitionally, confidence is actually a decision anyone can proactively make in a given situation. We just don’t always realize that, and few people are trained in how to do…
Andrew Barks · 8 min read
We reached out to some of our friends and colleagues with a simple question: What’s one silver lining that’s come out of the COVID-19 pandemic?
Andrew Barks · 11 min read
What’s one thing all micromanagers have in common? They don’t trust their people, and as we know, trust is at the core of any high-performing team. Particularly in industries like tech, where autonomous work is essential to efficiency, micromanagement can be a morale killer. The best managers are adept at delegating work to highly engaged…
Steve Messina · 7 min read
This is an updated excerpt from our Surviving an Economic Downturn with Talent Optimization guide. You’ve come up with a revised business strategy. You’ve taken necessary and even difficult initial action in the face of the COVID-19 crisis. The next steps are all about organizational resilience. Now you must inspire your people to push through…
Brian Madge · 8 min read
In a time of extraordinary crisis, this is a fictional story of leadership, parenting, empathy, and personal connection.
David Silbert · 6 min read
In any time of heightened pressure, our instinct is to revert to our most natural behaviors.
Andrew Barks · 6 min read
Often, employees have no warning that layoffs are imminent. And so when they do come, they hurt like a sucker punch. We need to do better by our people.
Mike Zani · 4 min read
The essence of disaster management includes how to acknowledge, and adapt to a highly fluid situation.
Olivier Aries · 8 min read