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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

This makes it clear that it wasn’t the tools per se that were the problem, but rather the ways of working and managing that struggled to reconcile an on-premise workforce and a virtual workforce. Forming bonds. Indeed, the Zoom time with managers resulted in a 7.3% Virtual watercooler. Connecting virtually.

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Authentic Leadership: 5 Big Mistakes that Can Derail Your Influence

Let's Grow Leaders

I can’t tell you how many times a manager has come to me for advice after they’ve made a technically authentic, but clumsy move: Storming out of a staff meeting in anger. I once had a manager who would start each staff meeting telling us all about her boyfriend, Charlie, and his dog Guss. If Gus had worms, we knew it.

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Managing Virtual Teams: Three Keys to Success

Women on Business

Guest post by business strategy and management education expert Trish Gorman (learn more about Trish at the end of this post). Most of us realize that high-performing teams are not really “managed.” Keeping three things in mind will help you move from serving as a glorified meeting manager to becoming a true team leader.

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Frontline Festival: Leaders Give Pointers on Creating Connection

Let's Grow Leaders

According to David Grossman of The Grossman Group great leaders don’t just manage employees; they make sure employees are motivated, engaged and inspired when coming to work. David Chaudron of Organized Change recalls that Traditional Management theory had managers dictating work and assigning tasks to workers.

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Change on the Run: Surviving Workplace Uncertainty

Leading Blog

Uncertainty is now a workplace norm, and quickly managing new circumstances is a must-have survival and success capability. The biggest challenge most leaders and managers face is deciding what to do when confronted with a new situation. Managing Uncertainty. Managing Me: Managing the Unknown.

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Career Management: Should you Relocate?

Great Leadership By Dan

That is, in order to be prepared and considered for a top job, a rising manager had to work in at least 2 different countries, 2 different businesses, and 2 different functions. Job changes can be disruptive, for the manager and the business. From a leadership development perspective, it was a great strategy. communities.

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