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Effective Leaders Encourage Their Teams to Disagree
Confirmation bias is when a person seeks out new information to reinforce existing beliefs or theories, and good leaders would do well to avoid the practice. Instead, they should encourage their ...
Beyond Facts, Good Leaders Also Follow Gut Instincts
In a rapidly changing business climate, executives must nurture their intuition as much as they rely on facts and figures to make decisions. A recent posting on the Great Leadership Blog argues as ...
Good Leaders Show Genuine Concern With Words and Actions During Layoffs
The sense of trust built between executives and managers has faced tremendous challenges during the coronavirus pandemic, with thousands of workers facing layoffs and companies themselves facing ...
Body Language Awareness Can Make a Good Leader Better
For all good leaders, being aware of other people's body language can be a very good skill to have. Paying attention to body language can help an executive better understand an employee's problem or ...
Managing Remote Workers
Don't look now, but the trend toward working remotely has just found solid footing in the form of a global pandemic. Companies around the world have been forced to conduct business in new ways since ...
Leading Through Crisis
As of this week, many companies are finding they have begun to quickly execute the business continuity plans they have developed and documented in order to address the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. ...
Managers Can Make Their Employees Happier by Asking How Their Week Went
Send an email asking staff members how their week went. Leaders who do this gain a good way to keep employees happy at work. According to a recent posting with The Chief Happiness Officer Blog, this ...
In Times of Crisis, Leaders Should Use Frequent Communication (and Metaphors)
The coronavirus and its global spread has left companies around the world scrambling to keep employees safe, reduce anxiety and maintain stability of their operations. In times of crisis, however, ...