What is the level of psychological safety in your organization? Before you answer, realize that your answer isn’t likely the one shared by everyone around you. Psychological safety – as defined by Amy Edmondson who coined the phrase – is a shared belief held by members of a team that the team is safe for

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Well, I know that this is being released into the world on the day before Valentine’s Day, the day when people are thinking about love. But you could be watching it any time. And it’s absolutely applicable to us whenever you might be watching it. And so the question you might immediately be thinking is, can

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by Jan Cavelle Leadership of remote teams is a tricky business.   Correct that.  Leadership is a tricky business, but remote teams bring their own challenges.   But given the general hype that surrounds it, you could be forgiven for thinking remote management is something new. Is remote work really new? In reality, many leaders

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Delivering performance feedback to members of your team is part of your role as a leader. While performance feedback is not necessarily negative, that is the type of feedback most people think about when I mention “performance feedback.” In a quick review of articles and blog posts, I found no references to delivering positive feedback

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Many companies who offered remote work are now requiring workers to return to the office, at least part of the time. I am seeking career experts to share their thoughts on what types of remote jobs are most likely to stay fully remote permanently? Why is this job likely to stay remote? There is plenty

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Maybe you have 20/20 vision or maybe you know exactly what glasses you wear and you can’t function without them. Either way, you might be tempted to think this article isn’t for you. You would be wrong. I’m not talking about literal, physical glasses here. I am talking about choosing the lens we see the

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You may never have thought of the idea of being process-based. Maybe you’ve never even heard of it. And so before I can tell you why I think being process-based is a good idea, let’s talk about what it actually means. Process-based is a way of thinking where we think about any task as a series

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It is well known that change can be hard. And large-scale organizational change is even harder. Because it is both hard and important, much has been studied and written about how to manage change – or how to make change management more effective. This work is well intentioned and helpful, but it falls short. Why?

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You’ve got questions. We’ve got answers. Hi, I’m Kevin Eikenberry, answering the questions that new leaders ask us. Actually, it’s our goal to help all leaders be more productive, confident, and successful. If you happen to be watching this on YouTube, we’re glad you’re here. Make sure you subscribe so you don’t miss any future

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How is your Return to Office (RTO) going? We hear different responses to this question, and some of the answers are quite surprising. A few (too few) say things are going fine. Most say that there have been some bumps. I wasn’t quite prepared when one of the leaders I spoke to said, “People are

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