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3 Things You Need to Control to Succeed as a Leader

Leading Blog

Its cognitive processes take place mainly in the amygdala and other parts of the brain that developed early in our evolution. The autopilot system leads to us making too-optimistic plans and ignore weaknesses and threats in our businesses and our careers. The autopilot system corresponds to our emotions and intuitions.

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How to Be an Education-First Leader and Why It Matters

Thin Difference

The ROI of learning is clear when you realize that companies who invest in recurrent, intentional employee training yield 24 percent more of a profit margin than companies who overlook this resource, according to the Association for Talent Development. This extends past asking your team to read a handbook or attend a seminar.

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How to Lead Like a Pig

Next Level Blog

In a truly innovative move, the new management team rewrote the employee handbook giving the green light to profanity and dirty jokes “because a loose, fun, nonlinear atmosphere is important to the creative process. This should be understood, should not be a surprise and not considered harassment.” Different people chose different options.

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Human Feedback is the Greatest Path to Efficiency

Strategy Driven

Once you are aware of this, you can re-wire your brain to see feedback-giving as a very positive way to help employees do a great job and succeed in their careers. Anna Carroll, MSSW, is an organization development consultant, facilitator, coach, and speaker. You can reverse the fear effect. Enjoy the powerful results that follow!