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Human Resources Professionals: The Unsung Heroes of the Workplace
It may or may not be obvious, but Human Resources professionals play one of the most critical roles in the modern-day workplace. Considering the shift in technology in recent years, that has all but taken over our lives and our offices.
Read moreLeadership Problems Solved By A Better Leader Courses
Our organization fundamentally believes in creating behavioral change at a cultural level. A Better Leader has decades’ worth of experience in solving common workplace problems, from low employee engagement and morale, lack of connection between leadership and team members, turnover, and more.
Read moreImplicit Bias and How It Impacts Your Company
If you are in a leadership position, you regularly need to make quick decisions. The same process your brain uses to consider possibilities quickly and come to a particular conclusion is also used in social interactions and personal decision-making. Just as our ancestors made informed decisions on the fly (“Will that tiger eat me if […]
Read moreThe Myth of Work-Life Balance
One of the great pitfalls of society today is our unintentional creation of false dichotomies. These are a failure in our reasoning that makes us believe we only have two options. One of the longest standing examples of this in leadership is the idea of “work-life balance.” This concept, like all false dichotomies, creates a […]
Read moreLeading Gig Workers
In this gig economy, people work at many side jobs, short-term contracts and freelance jobs. The 2017 Intuit study on the on-demand economy predicts that 9.2 million Americans will choose on-demand jobs by 2021. Many successful, innovative businesses already employ remote workers and have managers leading gig workers; many more are slowly opting for them. […]
Read moreScientific Proof That Happiness Creates Leadership Success (Not the other way around!)
“The Happiness Advantage,” written for leaders by best-selling author Shawn Achor, shares seven researched and tested methods of becoming happier. He details how your own happiness can help achieve higher levels of leadership success. By improving your own happiness, you can have a more positive impact upon your relationship circles and community. In the book, […]
Read moreMotivation: How Great Leaders Get Things Done
Your organization has a unique culture, and that culture has a direct impact on the ability of a business to innovate and inspire creativity. It also determines the motivation your employees have to engage in the innovation process. Have you ever wondered if there are people in your workforce who are hesitant to share new, […]
Read moreLeading with Compassion vs. Leading for Compliance
Leading a workforce is more challenging than ever before because it’s multigenerational, multicultural, and at many companies, globalized. New workforce demographics require a new leadership style. Historically, managers have led for compliance vs leading with compassion, assuming a focus on setting rules and issuing orders meant to ensure operational requirements are met. In this scenario, […]
Read moreMotivate Your Team by Leading With Empathy
Many organizations are now looking beyond traditional strategies to manage their employees and are now leading with empathy. One of the skills in great demand is empathy–the ability to understand another person’s condition, thoughts, and feelings from their viewpoint, rather than your own. Although empathy is now considered an essential skill for authentic, transformational, effective leaders, […]
Read moreWhat Younger Employees Value More Than Money
As an employer, it’s important to understand what younger employees value. This includes their different work philosophies and belief systems.
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