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Team Engagement Brings Competitive Advantage

Lead Change Blog

Yet it affects so much of a how a business operates, from the individual in the team to the company as a collection of teams to the entire market place. There is a lack of employee engagement and productivity as accuracy levels decrease, absenteeism increases, motivation is lacking and an unhealthy degree of competitiveness exists.

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How to Drama-Proof Your Workplace

Skip Prichard

When we over-rely on electronic communication such as email, we are unable to discern sincerity and hence we are uncertain of the other person’s motives. In a 2016 poll 54% of respondents in 40 nations considered climate change is a very serious problem (Pew Research). Negative energy had sucked all the air out of their relationships.

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The More You Energize Your Coworkers, the Better Everyone Performs

Harvard Business Review

How much energy do you have at work? Either way, the reason might be your coworkers: They are infecting you with their energy, positive or negative. We “catch” energy through our interactions with people – something called “relational energy”— and it affects our performance at work.

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5 Ways to Help Employees Keep Up with Digital Transformation

Harvard Business Review

The team was structured to operate like a startup, with a particular focus on user research, feedback, and a commitment to lean operations. ” In a competitive energy market, the Connected Home unit has now become a major differentiator and profit driver for the parent company, Centrica. Help Employees Embrace Agility.

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How to Transform a Traditional Giant into a Digital One

Harvard Business Review

For example, GE has created a digital platform in the energy sector that its own and third-party software developers can write applications to. The platform brings wind, solar and other renewable energy producers — even individual homes equipped with solar panels — into the same ecosystem. Make the tough calls on people.

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Healthy Habits Of Successful Leaders – An Expert Roundup

Joseph Lalonde

You can’t drive your vehicle on an empty tank, nor can you lead your life or teams with zero energy. My energy levels are based on the foods and beverages I consume. Back in January 2016, I had 45 meetings in the month of January. I’m not talking about surface level excitement or energy. Document your life.