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The Changing Role of Leaders

Lead Change Blog

For some traditional leaders, the thought of bringing the human into the workplace is seen as too “woo,” too soft—and yet the research is compelling. The number one finding in the 2019 Human Capital study by Deloitte was that, globally, leaders felt we needed to bring the human back into the workplace.

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Do We Prefer Our Colleagues To Be Friendly Than Competent?

The Horizons Tracker

There was a particular focus given to the signaling of human capital, which is concerned with their competence and ability to do tasks well, and also their social capital, which concerns itself with things like one’s trustworthiness and friendliness. What people want.

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We Need Time To Adapt To New Colleagues

The Horizons Tracker

While this could be due to how well we bond with our colleagues, it could also simply be the length of time that we know them for. For instance, managers could identify existing employees who are similar to the newcomer and assign mentoring responsibilities to them. This can help the newcomers to integrate themselves with the team.

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Attracting Fresh Talent Into Small Towns

The Horizons Tracker

. “For a long time, economic opportunity has favored the largest entities, but our focus lies in attracting skilled knowledge workers who are eager to contribute their expertise to the city’s growth and development,” Justin Harlan, the Managing Director of Tulsa Remote, explains.

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Leadership – It’s Not About You

N2Growth Blog

This is the type of bond that will span positional and philosophical gaps, survive mistakes, challenges, downturns and other obstacles that will inevitably occur on your leadership journey. Leadership is about trust, stewardship, care, concern, service, humility and understanding.

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What is Inclusive Leadership?

Experience to Lead

There remains a gap for leaders between knowing that one should have a robust D&I program to actually implementing and managing diverse and inclusive organizations. Through respect and collaboration, the bonds of unity will create comfort and strengthen teams. Diversity and inclusive leadership have been hot topics for decades.

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Should You Put World of Warcraft on Your Resume?

Harvard Business Review

For sheer bonhomie and bonding, golf remains a global opportunity for American, Asian, and European executives to mix business with pleasure. Demonstrable talent and success at games that mix competitive fire with social skills make a desirable human capital combination. Trust me, these folks will not be golfing at Torrey Pines.