Leading Blog

JANUARY 29, 2020

The idea that leaders are trustworthy, honest, and can be relied on to operate in the best interest of the public, the employee, the student, the parishioner, or even the shareholder has been shattered. Empathy is considered foundational to workplace cooperation and productive collaboration.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

If you crush the individual character and spirit of those who form your team, how can your team operate at its best? However when a situation can be seen through the lens of difference, and a position is simply a matter of opinion not a totalitarian statement of fact, then cooperation and compromise is possible. Thank you for sharing.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Leaders who operate from a platform of good manners and civility know that: Everyone likes to feel acknowledged and important I started my work life in the mailroom of a bank. Two is, that the wider our span of authority gets, the more we need the support, cooperation, ideas and good will of others to be successful.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 14, 2013

It’s simply not possible to work 90 hours a week and see to your own basic needs – much less support someone else’s career. Lamont’s 2000 study quotes a bank supply salesman: “A person that is totally ambitious and driven never sees anything except the spot they are aiming at.” To them, this looks more like selfishness.

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