Project Aristotle is a recent Google study that was undertaken to understand why certain teams in their workplace thrived while others seemed to struggle. After studying hundreds of Google’s teams and analyzing years of data, here’s what they found:
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EQ lessons aplenty in this INC. article–for both sides.
Source: Emotional Intelligence 101: Why a Millennial’s Letter to Yelp’s CEO Got Her Fired
If you can’t keep your best employees engaged, you can’t keep your best employees. While this should be common sense, it isn’t common enough. A survey by the Corporate Executive Board found that one-third of star employees feel disengaged from their employer and are already looking for a new job.
Source: Bad Mistakes That Make Good Employees Leave | Dr. Travis Bradberry | LinkedIn
Imagine the colleague with whom you have a very challenging relationship, the person who makes the most innocuous conversation tense and uncomfortable. Regardless of the topic, this person opposes you and approaches things as an adversary rather than an ally. Here’s a way to push past your first reaction.
Source: A Mental Trick to Help with Challenging Conversations
Leadership always starts with great communication; so amazing bosses use these phrases daily.
Here are eight things that exceptional bosses tell their employees daily. Start using these daily (or begin looking for a boss who does), and watch your success skyrocket.
Source: 8 Things Exceptional Bosses Constantly Tell Their Employees
While this article is about health care and innovative ways to address changing its culture, many of the ideas may be transferable to other industries and organizations:
“Much of the focus on health care redesign has been on primary care physicians, despite the fact that specialty care is responsible for the majority of health care spending. To engage specialists in care improvement, The Brigham and Women’s Physicians Organization (BWPO) has launched several programs, among them the creation of departmental “Directors of Performance Improvement” (DPI) which we’ll describe here.”
Source: Engaging Medical Specialists in Improving Health Care Value
Too many meetings, and other warning signs.
Source: 3 Ways Leaders Undermine Cohesion by Trying to Create It
Source: How to Be Good at Managing Both Introverts and Extroverts
Have you ever wondered when and how to leave a conversation? This is a common question that comes up when people are trying to figure out how to network effectively, as is how to start a conversation, how not to sound trite or boring, and how to not be “that guy” who’s so full of himself, they can’t wait to get away….
