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Feeling Invisible? What to Say When You’re Feel Invisible or Ignored

Let's Grow Leaders

Ironically, the ignored skills are some of the most necessary for productive conflict i n the workplace: empathy and compassion (27.4%), a sense of curiosity, (19.8%), and listening skills/emotional intelligence (15.4%). I sat in a committee meeting drawing up a job description for a new senior management role. Silly, right?

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CEO Tenure Affects The Likelihood Of Recalling Unsafe Products

The Horizons Tracker

Product safety recalls are crucial to ensure that consumers are kept as safe as possible. Research from Indiana University reveals, however, that rather than being purely driven by consumer needs, the propensity to recall products can instead be driven by the length of tenure of the company’s CEO. ” Under the carpet.

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We Value Leaders More Than Managers

The Horizons Tracker

The precise difference between managers and leaders has been a topic of discussion in the leadership community for many decades, and the conversations often reveal a clear preference for the seemingly sexier task of leadership over the bean-counting that so often encompasses managerial administration. Overvaluing leadership.

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First Look: Leadership Books for July 2023

Leading Blog

The Leap to Leader : How Ambitious Managers Make the Jump to Leadership by Adam Bryant The chasm separating managers from leaders is widening as the skills required to be an effective leader grow in number and complexity. On the other end of the spectrum, being too nice can compromise performance and productivity.

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The Need for Employee and Management Buy-In When Implementing Change

Lead Change Blog

He or she can set the strategic direction, sign off on policies and plans, and encourage a professional and productive atmosphere, but significant change is implemented by managers and employees often far removed from the CEO’s corner office. If managers and employees do not embrace proposed change, it will not happen as planned.

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Admitting the Real Problem – Even When It’s Hard

Ron Edmondson

In one of my first vocational leadership roles, I managed a large retail division of a major department store. The division had several departments within it and each department had a separate department manager. Most of the departments were efficient, profitable, and easy to manage. It’s a people problem.

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Employee Appreciation Can Do Wonders for Employee Engagement, ROI – Talent Management magazine

Chart Your Course

Here is a good article on the importance of employee appreciation by Deanna Hartley that appeared in Talent Management. It doesn’t always take gigantic raises, bonuses or promotions to keep a workforce engaged and productive. Appreciating Employees Can Do Wonders for Engagement, ROI. Deanna Hartley.

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