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Boost Employee Confidence and Inclusion by Creating Voice Space
Bejoy Philip and Dana KaminsteinNew research finds that building employee confidence is key to inclusion and provides insights on how to enhance inclusion at an actionable level in the workplace.
leadership communications
executive education
Don’t let hierarchy stifle innovation
Timothy R. Clark, Harvard Business ReviewMuch of the know-how required for innovation comes from the bottom of the organization. Yet many non-management employees consider innovation outside the scope of their jobs. Even when they want to participate, they don't because the organization’s tacit norms discourage it....
executive education
Creating mindfulness in your work through meditation
Lisa Leong, ABC Radio NationalUsing meditation to create mindfulness is an ancient practice, and the science backing it has been piling in for years now. But how can we be motivated to make meditation part of our essential routine? How will it actually help our working...
corporate responsibility
The cognitive shortcut that clouds decision-making
Jonas De keersmaecker, Katharina Schmid, Nadia Brashier, and Christian Unkelbach, MIT SloanMerely repeating false claims increases their believability, leaving business leaders vulnerable to basing decisions on misinformation. MIT Sloan proposes four strategies to prevent this...
executive education
Don’t Focus on Your Job at the Expense of Your Career
Dorie Clark, Harvard Business ReviewThe gap between what we have to do today and where we see ourselves in the future can be vexing. We’d like to advance toward our goals, but we feel dragged down by responsibilities that seem banal or off-target for our eventual vision. In this piece, the author offers four strategies you can try so that you can...
leadership communications
career
Why companies aren’t living up to their climate pledges
John Goddard, Harvard Business ReviewOrganisations are increasingly making firm commitments to sustainability. However, new research conducted by L.E.K. Consulting suggests many of these organizations are struggling to deliver on their commitments. Setting and balancing priorities is the main...
socio political environment
Ministry of common sense
Maria Tickle and Lisa Leong, ABC Radio NationalHow to cut through the red tape to bring common sense back into your workplace in this ABC radio broadcast featuring brand and culture transformation expert Martin Lindstrom.
leadership communications
How leaders can escape their echo chambers
Diana Smith, Harvard Business ReviewWhile leaders are broadly aware of the importance of creating a psychologically safe culture to encourage candor, they are less cognizant of how subtle leadership behaviors can get in the way of people speaking up. In this article, the author shares behaviors that leaders might not realize shut down dissenting...
executive education
What is your crisis quotient?
Adam BryantA new metric can help identify potential leaders who have what it takes to thrive in times of disruption...
crisis management
executive education
adaptive leadership
How to write concisely
Harvard Business Review, Jane RosenzweigIt’s not the end of the world if you use an unnecessary word now and then, write the occasional overlapping sentence, or tell us what you’re doing in a sentence before you do it. But the extra words add up. In this article, the author offers advice for how to make your writing shorter and...
executive education