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Agile Innovation: Mastering the Art of Quick Decisions in the C-Suite
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Agile Innovation: Mastering the Art of Quick Decisions in the C-Suite

Dive into the heart of transformative leadership with our latest article, where we explore the pivotal role of empathy in shaping inclusive, dynamic, and successful workplace cultures. Discover practical strategies and inspiring insights that will empower you to lead with empathy, fostering stronger connections and driving positive change in your organization.

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2024’s Top Leadership Skill: Empathy
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2024’s Top Leadership Skill: Empathy

Dive into the heart of transformative leadership with our latest article, where we explore the pivotal role of empathy in shaping inclusive, dynamic, and successful workplace cultures. Discover practical strategies and inspiring insights that will empower you to lead with empathy, fostering stronger connections and driving positive change in your organization.

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Workplace Conflict: Why do we lash out at work?
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Workplace Conflict: Why do we lash out at work?

We cannot ignore emotions in the workplace. Emotions exist because we are human. We are deeply complex, emotional beings. And what happens at work, isn’t just about work.

Everyone can experience someone lashing out at them at work.

Why does this happen? And how should a sensitive, deliberate leader respond?

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Your Leadership Performance Improvement Plan
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Your Leadership Performance Improvement Plan

Do the leaders in your company know how to inspire, motivate and support their teams?

When leaders excel in these areas, they are able to create diverse pathways to success for their teams. But in order to get there, you need to be able to provide training for your leaders so that they can take steps to improve their behaviors.

Curious on what kind of training you need to provide your leaders so they can lead deliberately?

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What Does Inclusion Look Like?
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What Does Inclusion Look Like?

Are you stumped on how to implement your DEI programs so you haven't just checked a box off your checklist?

When implementing DEI policies and programs at work, it’s important that you acknowledge that there are actions you can take but there are no checklists that solve all the problems. This is why sometimes incorporating DEI (diversity equity and inclusion) into your workplace can feel hard.

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How to Prioritize the People in Your Company without Sacrificing Business Goals
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How to Prioritize the People in Your Company without Sacrificing Business Goals

Finding the balance between prioritizing the needs of your employees and focusing on business results can be cumbersome. When you become too focused on results as a leader, employees end up becoming demotivated and disengaged affecting their performance. This is why it’s crucial that you look after the well-being of your team because they are the backbone of your business.

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Real Stories of Remote vs. Hybrid Work
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Real Stories of Remote vs. Hybrid Work

As you’re preparing your return to office strategies, have you really considered what the experience is like working from two different office environments? Read this article for real stories of remote and hybrid work, the importance of expectation setting, and whole bunch of psychology and brain science.

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Building a Better Relationship with Your Board of Directors
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Building a Better Relationship with Your Board of Directors

Getting the right board members to help you run your business is an important aspect of building and maintaining a successful company. It’s so crucial that we form a collaborative relationship with our board instead of viewing them as our adversary. But how do we do that? How can we be more honest and transparent with our board so they can be more in tune with our company?

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Remote Work Culture
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Remote Work Culture

After countless days in quarantine and forced remote work for most teams, how are you handling leading and managing your teams? Working remotely can often lead to teams suffering from burnout and exhaustion. We need to take intentional action to create and form a supportive culture on Remote Teams.

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Engagement Surveys as Your Manager and Executive Report Card
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Engagement Surveys as Your Manager and Executive Report Card

Your engagement survey is a roadmap for your people & culture initiatives and for your leadership & executive development. However, most executives and managers have no idea why certain questions are asked, or how to respond based on the results of the engagement survey. Read this article to learn more about how you can leverage your engagement survey to become a better leader.

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Top Culture Challenges for Your Growing Startup: Part 1
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Top Culture Challenges for Your Growing Startup: Part 1

Startups are magical places -- full of opportunity for advancement, groundbreaking / disruption of an industry, building something no one has built before. Beneath all of that expectation of fun comes a blurring of the lines between professional and personal. Read more for some of the major pitfalls of startup culture so you can be on the lookout for them and tips to improve your culture.

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