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November 2020 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Here are 10 trends we’re seeing during COVID-19 that show better self-awareness, other-awareness, and moral awareness. Jon Mertz of Thin Difference shared Social Entrepreneurs Are the New Social Capital Builders. Business leaders need to embrace the ideals of social entrepreneurs.

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Decision Making Scenarios

Coaching Tip

This ''law of love'' is identified in many different ways--for example, in Wayne Baker''s bestseller, " Achieving Success Through Social Capital " (Jossey-Bass), this law of love in the workplace is described as the "law of reciprocity.". Deep within our psyches, we are self-protective and risk-aversive. . Barzerman & Neale.

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Givers give without expectation of immediate return.

Coaching Tip

Traditionally the thinking has been that employers should appeal to workers’ more obvious forms of self-interest: financial incentives, yes, but also work that is inherently interesting or offers the possibility for career advancement. The law of reciprocity is not what can best be described as "transactional reciprocity." Grant Ph.D.:

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What It Takes to Become a Great Product Manager

Harvard Business Review

Self-awareness: PMs must be self-aware so as to remain objective and avoid projecting their own preferences onto users of their products. If not self-aware, a PM may push to prioritize a feature they conceived even when all the customer interviews and evidence is stacked against it.

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Reimagining Capitalism

Harvard Business Review

Capitalism might be the greatest engine of prosperity and progress ever devised, but in recent years, individuals and communities have grown increasingly disgruntled with the implicit contract that governs the rights and responsibilities of business. Capitalism degenerates into narrow self-interest without a strong ethical foundation.