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How to Be a Human-Centered Leader when You’re Stressed, Anxious, or Freaked-Out

Let's Grow Leaders

But when you’re stressed and anxious, it’s easy to snap at your team, lose your temper, and undermine the culture you’ve worked so hard to build. Stress and anxiety are unavoidable, but you can lead through these times to build a stronger and more productive team. 5 Steps to be a Human-Centered Leader When You’re Stressed.

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Empathy: The Top Leadership Skill for Today’s Work Environment

Leading Blog

Recently, a large study ranked empathy as the most important leadership skill in the workplace. Empathy has been shown to drive positive business results and has numerous therapeutic effects on stressed employees. The appeal of empathic leadership extends beyond conventional office environments. Learn more at drjudithorloff.com.

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First Look: Leadership Books for March 2024

Leading Blog

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in March 2024 curated just for you. Bad leadership is a social disease. Leadership from Bad to Worse is, then, a corrective. In our personal lives, social media has us keeping score by likes and followers. Slow productivity is exactly what we need.

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Simple Physical Routines for Successful Stress Management

Next Level Blog

Leadership is always challenging. Recognizing my own stress levels rising, I’ve been asking the groups in my sessions to use the chat function to describe how they’re feeling. 2020 has been a year of unprecedented stress for all of us and it’s only June. Prep – While you’re planning, do some prepping.

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Approaching Leadership Excellence Through New Angles

Leading Blog

The physics of a prism can also be applied to leadership: In an agile work environment, it is valuable to slow down and reconsider which leadership angle to take in particular situations. The PRISM Model offers five angles to leading people and forms the bedrock of leadership excellence. What is your purpose in life?

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12 G.O.A.T. Powerful Phrases to Instantly Boost Your Communication Skills

Let's Grow Leaders

” To keep the dialogue productive, he suggests planning follow-ups with, “Let’s schedule time to talk about this again and see how our solution is working.” Boost Collaboration and Clarity [00:59] Looking for words that work wonders in stressful work situations? The post 12 G.O.A.T.

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First Look: Leadership Books for February 2023

Leading Blog

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in February 2023 curated just for you. Come Up for Air : How Teams Can Leverage Systems and Tools to Stop Drowning in Work by Nick Sonnenberg “There just aren’t enough hours in the day to get everything done!” Come Up for Air is that blueprint. Sound familiar?

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