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Our emotions are being significantly affected by the economy. It is currently facing significant challenges, including instability in international trade and market and manufacturing disruptions. As well, the confidence of Americans is declining. These macro disruptions affect all of us,…
Read More Unbreakable: Lifting resiliency in uncertain times
Great leadership is critical for the success of every organization, every year. Leadership is dynamic and requires continual feedback, growth, and change. The beginning of the New Year offers a great opportunity to start your growth as a leader. I…
For decades, employees have preferred to have men as bosses, but new research shows that as many as two-thirds of workers now have no preference for the gender of their bosses. This is a significant gain for women, going from…
Read More Most workers have no preference for the gender of their bosses, which is news.
Today is election day in the United States. Americans regret incivility in our politics and believe that politics is a top driver of incivility at work. More than half (58 percent) of US workers believe our society is uncivil. It…
Read More Whether you support Harris or Trump, be civil at work
Perhaps you missed it, as I almost did, but it was bosses’ day last week. There were plenty of articles on what gift to give your boss, and some of my clients asked me the same question. I found this…
Readers of this column know I frequently encourage managers, above all else, to build trust among their teams and with their performance management systems in order to achieve high performance and innovation. (As one of my readers told me, “You…
Gallup released its State of the Global Workforce 2024 report last week and found that employees are at their highest level of engagement, at 23 percent. Unfortunately, 62 percent of the workforce is unengaged, just doing what they need to…
Read More Gallup discovered that managers who inspire their workers are increasingly urgent.
Gallup reported this month that only 20 percent of Chief Human Resources Officers (CHROs) from Fortune 500 companies believe that their performance management systems inspire employees to improve performance. But there’s worse news yet. Only two percent of CHROs believe…
Read More Performance management remains in the doldrums. Seven steps to improve it
Research shows that innovation and culture can be measured. And, just as importantly, strong cultures of innovation lead to the creation of sustainable competitive advantage and higher financial performance. The key to innovation in organizations, according to InnovationOne LLC’s research,…
Read More Seven traits of highly innovative organizations that drive improved financial performance
New research from McKinsey and Company suggests that the secret to developing effective leaders is to encourage four types of behaviors. Earlier research by McKinsey and other organizations has consistently shown that good leadership is a critical part of organizational…
Read More Drive shareholder returns by developing the right behaviors among leaders
