Leadership

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CEO Secrets: Rich Lesser of BCG shares his advice5 min read · Oct 26th · Rich Lesser, global chair of Boston Consulting Group, shares his business advice for CEO Secrets.
New York Magazine
‘The Problem Is Him’7 min read · Oct 27th · Kara Swisher on Mark Zuckerberg’s crisis and ours.
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Inc.
People Who Use These 7 Key Rules in Conversations Have Very High Emotional Intelligence5 min read · Oct 24th · Remember: 'Goals, attention, responses, design, emotions, nonverbal communication, and summations.'
Entrepreneur
5 Ways Leaders Can Fight Burnout Culture5 min read · Oct 23rd · Here's how we can stand up against burnout culture.
CNBC
Are you rambling too much? Use this easy trick to get to the point faster, says public speaking expert3 min read · Oct 19th · When it comes to public speaking, the hardest thing to do is to communicate a clear point to your audience. Use this simple exercise to make sure you're doing it right.
Aeon+Psyche
For Arendt, hope in dark times is no match for action~11 min read · Oct 4th · For Hannah Arendt, hope is a dangerous barrier to courageous action. In dark times, the miracle that saves the world is to act
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Throughout much of her work, she argues that hope is a dangerous barrier to acting courageously in dark times.
Whereas hope is a passive desire for some future outcome, the faculty of action is ontologically rooted in the fact of natality.
Only when they gave up hope and let go of fear, Arendt argues, did they realise that ‘armed resistance was the only moral and political way out’.
Atlassian
What is mindful leadership?7 min read · Sep 3rd · Mindful leadership requires consciously cultivating your ability to be present, open-minded, and compassionate when interacting with team members.
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When a new team member starts, Taylor sets up a meeting to get to know the person as an individual and a professional.
Many leaders feel they don’t have time to work on being mindful because their workload is too big and they have too many demands to deliver on
To be with whatever is happening in a responsive and resilient way.
Fast Company
Why it finally may be time to hire a Chief Leadership Officer4 min read · Sep 28th · This former Apple exec makes the case for a new C-suite post that would prevent toxic workplaces and help employees feel empowered.
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Inc.
Why Science Says Emotionally Intelligent Leaders Refuse to Send Non-Urgent Emails Outside Normal Work Hours2 min read · Oct 1st · You might not expect a response right away, but other people definitely assume you do.
The Globe and Mail
Opinion: 9/11 and the middle hour of our grief: Remembering George W. Bush’s National Cathedral speech~14 min read · Sep 11th · Twenty years ago, a not-especially-eloquent U.S. president had to find words of comfort for a nation in shock – and prepare them for a mission to ‘rid the world of evil’ that would keep U.S. troops in…
civic-renaissance.com
On failure, success & how the Great Conversation can help us endure both: Lessons from François Fénelon9 min read · Aug 6th · Reflections on the meaning of life—and what should we learn together next?
strategy+business
20215 min read · Jun 29th · Dale Carnegie’s often-maligned self-help book not only stands the test of time, it demands to be read again.
smartbrief.com
Are famous leaders the role models you need?4 min read · Jun 21st · Famous leaders have much to offer us, but their answers might not be our answers. The leadership journey is unique to each of us.
First Round
25 Habits of Highly Effective Managers20+ min read · Jun 15th · Sharp folks from across the First Round community share the small habits that great managers do, including delivering feedback with care, opening up about failure, and sending praise up the chain.
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The signs that you have a great manager are the actions you don't think about until later
Great managers demonstrate self-awareness and empathy by sharing their working style preferences and development areas
The best managers provide context for executive decision-making and rationale that enables me to prioritize with a cross-functional lens
Fast Company
3 ways to be a more empathic leader4 min read · Mar 12th · The role of the CEO fundamentally changed overnight—these are the ways that two entrepreneurs have found to connect with their teams in more meaningful ways.
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"...turning [Empathy] from an individual practice into a widely delivered experience for your employees, your customers, and all of your stakeholders."
Harvard Business Review
High-Performing Teams Start with a Culture of Shared Values5 min read · May 11th · When attracting talent, a collective mission is more important than job descriptions and compensation packages.
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There is a fundamental difference between hiring people to do what you want and hiring people who already want what you want. The value of any particular skill is likely to degrade over time. On the other hand, people who share your mission and values can acquire the skills needed to achieve your shared objectives.
The difference between success and failure will not be in the formulation of job descriptions and compensation packages, but in the ability to articulate a higher purpose.
The value of any particular skill is likely to degrade over time. On the other hand, people who share your mission and values can acquire the skills needed to achieve your shared objectives.
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