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Empathy: The Top Leadership Skill for Today’s Work Environment

Leading Blog

An empathetic approach to organizational culture has been proven to have positive business outcomes. Empathy has been shown to drive positive business results and has numerous therapeutic effects on stressed employees. The appeal of empathic leadership extends beyond conventional office environments.

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Change Your Environment With Your Brain.

Rich Gee Group

Changing your environment with your brain is about harnessing the power of your thoughts and emotions to shape the world around you. When I coach, my job is to help my clients incrementally transition their careers from a motionless or harmful state to a more progressive and positive one. I’m not talking about ‘being positive’.

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Positive Chaos: Transforming Crisis into Clarity and Advantage

Leading Blog

In Positive Chaos , Dan Thurmon explains how to do just that. Chaos happens, but we need to become a creator of positive chaos. That is to say, we need to seize the chaos as an opportunity to transform ourselves, accomplish, and positively influence others to do the same. There is so much to gain from this outstanding book.

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Proven Techniques To Increase Positivity And Boost Success

Eric Jacobson

Here is a new book I imagine nearly everyone will benefit from. It's both a self-help book and a book for leaders who want to lead with positivity. At the core of the book is a thirteen-week negativity fast, during which you’ll progressively eliminate sources of negativity in your life for 90 days.

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The Best Leadership Books of 2021

Leading Blog

The political environment in the United States as elsewhere is driven by fear-based narratives. Many of the books listed below help us to do just that. The books listed below help us to build the right foundation from which we can lead others. And that feeds our approach in society at large. It leads to short-term thinking.

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First Look: Leadership Books for July 2023

Leading Blog

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in July 2023 curated just for you. But solely prioritizing accountability can create toxic work environments that drive away good talent. a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.” — George R.R.

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False Smiles, Real Consequences: The Impact of Toxic Positivity

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

Explore the shift from toxic positivity to authenticity in the workplace, fostering genuine connections and a culture of empathy. In an era where the corporate mantra often echoes the need for unwavering positivity, we find ourselves grappling with the unintended consequences of this singular focus.