Given the extraordinary low levels of engagement in the U.S. workforce — a recent Gallup poll showed that 70% of employees are “not engaged” or “actively disengaged” at work — many leaders are looking for solutions….
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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
Every smart leader today understands the value of a highly trained and skilled workforce that can deliver a significant competitive advantage to the organization. Many traditional organizations too often focus only on younger workers, not understanding that the value mature workers bring is more important than ever.
Mature workers bring experience, industry and company-specific knowledge, as well as a highly developed professional network. They can be among the workforce’s most experienced, skillful and reliable contributors. However, many leaders don’t truly appreciate older workers’ value and, . . .
Source: Don’t Undervalue Older Workers
Business problems today are too big for any one person to solve.
Agile teams are much more effective at solving problems than are lone geniuses. So why do we still reward the smartest people in the room more so than those who excel at working with others?
You know who I’m talking about: the people who brazenly take over meetings by showing off how much they know or how witty they can be at the expense of any other voice in the room—and who often end up getting all of the boss’s attention.
No one person has all the answers.
“One of the toughest things about a rut is acknowledging that you are in one,” says Daniel Gulati, a tech entrepreneur and author.
Even exciting jobs have boring days. And when you’ve been doing the same tasks, going to the same office, and working with the same people day in and day out, you’re bound to fall into a rut on occasion. When that happens, how do you recognize what’s happening and counteract it? What can you do to revive your interest in your work?
Here’s some great information from Gulati, and esteemed University of Michigan researcher and professor, Gretchen Spreitzer about how to do just that, including a couple of very useful case examples:
It’s the key to collaboration.
Here ,Brian Uzzi , the Richard L. Thomas Professor of Leadership and Organizational Change
at Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management and the codirector of the Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems (NICO), presents the concept of “multivocal leadership.”
Multivocal leadership is not about gaining technical proficiency in multiple areas, but instead, it’s about leaders identifying directly or vicariously through others to fluently broker communication among teammates and guide collaboration.
Great Leaders Can Think Like Each Member of Their Team – HBR.
This is a great tool for anyone who has a team:
Debriefing: A Simple Tool to Help Your Team Tackle Tough Problems – HBR.
A Story from Google Shows You Don’t Need Power to Drive Strategy – HBR.
A great article about positioning from within the organization for power, regardless of formal position or title.
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Josh Linkner, who is one of my favorite authors has done it again. Here’s a great blog post that every leader should read and think about.
What are you ready to unlearn?
Learning and Unlearning – Josh Linkner – Speaker, Author, VC and Entrepreneur.