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Stay in Balance

Lead Change Blog

To stay in balance, you must make sure that you always look at your business objectively. And finally, as a human being in a stressful position, make sure that you yourself are functioning well and not sliding to the right. There’s an inherent limit to it; you must continually balance it, or it will start to wobble and fall.

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How Fleet Management Is Evolving in 2023 and Beyond

Strategy Driven

This long-term analysis can guide strategic planning, ensuring that fleet operations are always in line with business objectives. Stress, long hours, and the solitary nature of the job can take a toll on drivers.

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April 2021 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

And chances are, your pre-pandemic life wasn’t exactly stress-free, either. Learn how leaders can establish an environment where all employees feel included and value-added so that team members can bring their best selves to accomplishing business objectives. Find Jon on Twitter at @jonlokhorst.

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Effective Handling of Employee Personal Problems is Critical to Maintaining Workforce Efficiency

Strategy Driven

Employers must be concerned about the stress levels of their work force as it can have a damaging impact on employee productivity. These can include tardiness, absenteeism , emotional outbursts, or outward stress and anxiety among many others. The signs observed can also offer insight into the depth and severity of the problem.

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The Best Ways to Discuss Ethics

Harvard Business Review

For instance, leaders may stress the importance of reaching specific financial goals by a given date. It turns out that this subtle difference in the framing of business objectives versus ethics affects employee behavior. Stress the importance of means. Framing ethics to highlight prevention.

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To Sound Like a Leader, Think About What You Say, and How and When You Say It

Harvard Business Review

But just as she was about to move into her recommendations, Jack interrupted and said, “Nancy, I appreciate your hard work on this project, but it is not relevant to our agenda, and it doesn’t have merit for the business objectives we’re covering today.”

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How the Best Global Employers Convince Workers to Join and Stay

Harvard Business Review

If companies can’t attract, engage, and retain the right talent, they’re unlikely to achieve their business objectives. . “ Employer branding ” is no longer simply a concern for recruitment marketing; it is also a key component of effective organizational leadership.