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Few Countries Manage To Be Sustainable

The Horizons Tracker

. “If you’re below the social foundation, then you’re not meeting basic human needs, and that can be frustrating from an equity point of view.” It is worth noting that the ability of countries to meet the sustainable needs of their populations is not solely determined by their socioeconomic status.

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To Cope with Labor Shortage, Raise Emotional Compensation

Michael Lee Stallard

The current labor shortage and employee retention are concerning issues for organizations. Many leaders are scrambling to attract and retain the workers they need. The resulting sense of connection from having these needs met engenders positive emotions and makes us feel connected to our work and our colleagues. customers), 3.

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Sustainable Leadership and Organizations: The Ideas of Martin Seligman

Michael Lee Stallard

In this second post on thought leaders affecting the evolution of organizations, I highlight the work of Martin Seligman. Seligman, a psychology professor at the University of Pennsylvania, founded the positive psychology movement when he became president of the American Psychological Association. Remember “smile or your fired”.

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Preparing for Re-entry into the Physical Workplace: Lessons from NASA

Michael Lee Stallard

Their interest in our work has been to help their leaders and managers learn to cultivate a culture of connection so that everyone can give their best performance. This could be especially important for employees who live alone and have primarily relied on interactions in the workplace to meet their need for social connection.

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Tough-Minded Ways to Innovate | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

Tough-Minded Ways to Innovate. But after Pearson’s corporate life atop PepsiCo, he became an insightful HBR contributor, particularly with regard to innovation. Innovative companies are led by innovative leaders. They unsettle the Organization. Excessive layering kills ideas before they get to top management.

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Antidote for Widespread Employee Discontent

Michael Lee Stallard

This according to a recent survey by Right Management. There are three types of workplace cultures: Dog-Eat-Dog Cultures, Indifferent Cultures (cultures that are indifferent to people and treat them as human doings), and “Connection Cultures” where people feel connected to their organization’s identity (i.e.

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The Toxic Leader

N2Growth Blog

I’m constantly amazed when working inside organizations that the names and examples of such people come up constantly in the conversation. Perhaps we need to focus more on the characteristics of bad leaders to expose this problem. After all, the majority of leaders in organizations are men. So why have we got this all wrong?