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Every organization needs strategic thinkers. In a 2013 Management Research Group survey, when executives were asked to select the leadership behaviors that were most critical to their organization’s future success, 97% of the time they chose being strategic.
What they found…give them a real problem to solve.
Source: 6 Ways to Screen Job Candidates for Strategic Thinking
According to Kevin Kniffin, Ph.D, a professor and researcher at Cornell:
“To increase cooperation, teams could regularly play happy music during meetings or brainstorming sessions, a simpler and cost-effective alternative to traditional team-building exercises and off-site retreats. Although there’s more research to be done, music represents a potentially valuable and inexpensive channel for improving performance in environments where cooperation is prized.”
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True professional growth without personal growth is impossible. In order to truly learn to be a better leader, and to be better able to deal with power dynamics, you’ve got to figure yourself out. To start, ask yourself a few the questions contained in this article.
Source: How the Most Emotionally Intelligent CEOs Handle Their Power
This was not your best week. Something didn’t go right. What do you do afterward? You might go to a bar with friends, talk to your spouse, or call your mom. But those are just delay tactics.
Try this exercise in counterfactual thinking and see if it helps.
Source: 5 Steps to Help Yourself Recover from a Setback
I love the work of ANESE CAVANAUGH who has a regular column for Inc.com. This is another great post, powerful and thought-provoking.
Don’t let the simplicity of these 5 questions fool you, dig deep, there’s gold waiting.
Source: 5 Questions (and “Answers”) to Increase Your Leadership Confidence Now
Research has shown that as individuals, we possess a negativity bias. Simply put, our fear of losing is greater than our thrill of winning. Obviously, this negativity bias is a great deterrent to organizational change.
What can CEOs can do to overcome this?
Source: How Loss Aversion and Conformity Threaten Organizational Change
Two groups – workers and CFOs – were asked the question: “Which of these are the most important attributes in a corporate leader?” Their responses had substantive differences, but also a key similarity.
Source: The Most Important Leadership Attribute? New Study Has Clear Answer
Even in the startup world, where a talent gap means tech employees are in high demand, a solid resume is no guarantee of employment. Why? Because personality, cultural fit, and first impressions matter. The interview is your first and possibly only opportunity to stand out. It’s your chance to show an employer all the virtues that differentiate you.
Source: What I Look for in Candidates Interviewing at My Startup
We all get the ‘blah’s’ sometimes when it comes to work. As an employee, you have three choices: Accept what you’ve been given, change what you’ve been given, or leave what you’ve been given. We want to focus on the second option. If you feel underused and undervalued, you can do something about it.
Source: Feeling Blah About Work? Don’t Blame Your Boss, Get Engaged