The Future of Work is Today. As seasons change, so will work, tasks and technology. When speaking with people they get uncertain or even scared of the dependency of technology. There is no battle between Tech & Touch. We, the Human Touch enable the machines. As humans we want to make impact. We need to …
Why do some teams consistently deliver high performance while other, seemingly identical teams struggle? Led by Sandy Pentland, researchers at MIT’s Human Dynamics Laboratory set out to solve that puzzle. Hoping to decode the “It factor” that made groups click, they equipped teams from a broad variety of projects and industries (comprising 2,500 individuals in …
All too often, hiring managers fail to invest sufficiently in recruiting for some of their most important roles — just because they’re not management or leadership jobs. In particular, there are three vital jobs that tend to get overlooked: essential experts, customer experience creators, and critical contractors. These people can make or break your business, almost all …
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Although experts recommend eight hours of sleep a night, many of us don’t get that. A recent study of leaders across the world found that 42% average six hours of shut-eye or less. Insufficient rest leads to poor judgment, lack of self-control, and impaired creativity. And the author’s research shows that sleep-deprived bosses hurt their …
When it comes to hiring diverse candidates, good intentions do not necessarily lead to good results. Often well-intentioned hiring managers end up inadvertently weeding out qualified candidates from underestimated backgrounds because of unconscious bias. There are several things managers can do to reduce that bias. First, accept that, like most people, you fall prey to …
The highest-performing teams have one thing in common: psychological safety — the belief that you won’t be punished when you make a mistake. Studies show that psychological safety allows for moderate risk-taking, speaking your mind, creativity, and sticking your neck out without fear of having it cut off — just the types of behavior that …
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Stop Eliminating Perfectly Good Candidates by Asking Them the Wrong Questions
People get motivated when they have a means of self-expression and feel safe to experiment in their work
“We discovered that people who don’t give up have a habit of interpreting setbacks as temporary, local, and changeable.”
Leaders need to be willing to challenge every aspect of their company: its purpose, its business model, its operating model, its people, and themselves.
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