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How to Communicate with Your Employees During Times Of Crisis

Lead from Within

The pandemic, its associated economic problems and political tension are all raging on with no end in sight, and now the coldest, darkest season of the year is fast approaching. We often ask people to reach beyond their usual role in times of crisis, and most employees are willing to go the extra mile. These are hard times.

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Is Your Leadership Creating an Energy Crisis?

The Practical Leader

One morning, I asked a group of very quiet participants a series of questions about their organization’s climate and leadership effectiveness. ” Neither For nor Against Apathy Elie Wiesel was a Romanian-born American writer, professor, political activist, Nobel laureate, and Holocaust survivor. This was going nowhere fast.

Energy 52
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People Who Lack Emotion Also Care Less About The Environment

The Horizons Tracker

The researchers highlight how differences in our political ideology often play a crucial role in policies designed to address climate change, and that researchers often try to appeal to our empathy in order to raise concern for the matter. Environmental empathy.

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Will Voters Blame Politicians Who Respond Poorly To COVID?

The Horizons Tracker

The results revealed that while the electorate does find health incredibly important, they were unlikely to either punish or reward politicians for their management of the pandemic, even if they do in fact hold them responsible for mismanaging the crisis. The surveys quizzed participants on the economic and health impact of the pandemic.

Politics 124
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Study Highlights How Covid Affected Social Cohesion

The Horizons Tracker

These core elements comprise social relationships, including the pervasive issue of loneliness; the extent of trust in institutions, with particular emphasis on political establishments; and the prevailing inclination to provide assistance, care, and actively participate in endeavors for the greater communal good.

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The Role Prediction Markets Play In Assessing Climate Risk

The Horizons Tracker

. “The institutional arrangements under which climate-risk information is currently provided mirrors the incentive problems and conflicts of interest that prevailed in the credit-rating industry prior to the 2007/8 financial crisis,” the researchers explain. ” Understanding climate risk. ” Risk assessment.

Marketing 101
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Healing Our Workplaces through Cultures of Connection

Michael Lee Stallard

“Given the profound consequences of loneliness and isolation [on individual and societal health], we have an opportunity, and an obligation, to make the same investments in addressing social connection that we have made in addressing tobacco use, obesity, and the addiction crisis.”

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