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SOFTEN-ing Improves Your Zen but Does NOT Diminish Your Authority

Leading Blog

Since being human isnt necessarily what got them to where they are in their careers, to begin with, they arent sure if the act of softening is for them. Once trust is established and a bond is formed, loyalty is close behind. They dont want to be too soft or too Zen because theyre nervous to be more human in a work setting.

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How To Form Bonds In A Virtual Workplace

The Horizons Tracker

Forming bonds. Research from Harvard Business School offers us hope that bonds can indeed be forged virtually if managers go about things in the right way. Indeed, the most popular article of the year to date at MIT Sloan’s Management Review is on the new ways of leading in this hybrid work environment. Virtual watercooler.

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First Look: Leadership Books for March 2020

Leading Blog

New research shows that gratitude boosts employee engagement, reduces turnover, and leads team members to express more gratitude to one another—strengthening team bonds. Embarking on a journey of self-reflection and discovery, he forged a path to revolutionize his leadership and transform his career trajectory. Friedman and Alyssa F.

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Authentic Leadership: 5 Big Mistakes that Can Derail Your Influence

Let's Grow Leaders

NOTE: if this had been later in my career I would have taken her aside and politely given her some upward feedback — but I was a rookie at the time and lacked the psychological safety or skills to do that well, so I stayed silent. Bonding over stories can be a great way to create common ground. Are you a parent?

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Honoring those who question

Persuasive Powerhouse

Not one to let what I was told dampen my curiosity, I began my career as a laboratory biologist, where asking questions is foundational to important insights. At some point, my ambition got the better of me, leading me into other career choices where asking questions wasn’t always embraced.

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Leadership Vulnerability: A Personal Journey Through the Eye of the Storm

Leading Blog

My own confrontation with vulnerability’s raw power came unexpectedly during a pivotal moment in my career. This humility not only humanizes you it also strengthens the bonds within your team. Tasked with addressing the top 400 leaders of Raytheon Corporation, a defense juggernaut, my inner turmoil was at its peak.

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Stan Van Gundy: The Soft Stuff Is the Hard Stuff—Especially When Leading in the NBA

N2Growth Blog

This kind of a strong bond is necessary when the ‘coach’ asks his players to try something new and unproven, or to work harder, or to push their natural limits, or to bounce back from failure—a lost game, a missed shot, an injury, or the occasional harsh, but constructive criticism. He’s been practicing soft skills his entire career.