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Flipping the script on leader feedback: Why leaders need feedback too
New research from Big Think+ shows that leaders crave more feedback on their leadership and management skills.
Why do some people command respect? Learn the 3 elements of executive presence.
The confidence and respect that successful executives enjoy isn’t simply conferred upon them by their job title. It’s the knowledgeability they project, the manner in which they conduct themselves, and […]
Sallie Krawcheck: You want a raise. Learn how to ask for it – like this.
It would be nice if we lived in a world where we could just do a good job and bosses would pay everyone what they’re really worth, and close the […]
Are you truly confident? 9 important lessons for women at work.
March is Women’s History Month, and Big Think+ is commemorating it with a collection of videos highlighting both women’s history, and the complicated choices facing women who are making history […]
Creativity vs. Order: A psychology lesson to elevate your management game
Cultural psychologist Michele Gelfand says that our attitudes toward rules have a lot to do with who we are and with the type of environment we find most comfortable. She’s […]
How LinkedIn uses personalized learning to boost company IQ
As Chief Learning Officer at Degreed and former Chief Learning Officer at LinkedIn, Kelly Palmer has thought a lot about architecting effective learning environments for employees seeking to grow their […]
Neurodiversity: How unusual minds bring hidden strengths
An autistic woman, Judy Singer, coined the term ‘neurodiversity’ in her 1988 thesis as a label for the unique contribution made to the world by people whose brains are wired […]
Diversity hiring: How to support your ‘firsts’ and ‘onlys’
Diversity without inclusion is largely pointless. Beyond superficially satisfying some hiring metric, bringing on an employee who has little chance of thriving deprives the company of diversity’s benefit and puts […]
Unconscious bias: How to recognize first and react second
Just because you have unconscious bias doesn’t mean you’re a bad person. It just makes you human. Amway’s Claire Groen cites the quote that made her feel better about her […]
Diversity: Is your team smarter than its smartest member?
In Shane Snow’s Big Think+ video, “Harness Your Team’s Mental Toolkit,” he begins by asserting that “two heads are better than one” is a lie. Also — and as long […]
Diversity & inclusion: You can’t have one without the other
This month’s release from Big Think+ is all about diversity and inclusion. These two intertwined objectives are on our minds a lot lately for their importance in the company cultures […]
There’s no hiding from what your KPIs are telling you
Key performance indicators, KPIs, are not new: It’s said that way back in the third century, China’s Wei dynasty began using them to rate the behavior of members of the […]
The 3 phases of crisis management, with risk expert David Ropeik
The first response to big, bad news is likely to be widespread panic — it’s human nature. Yet, says risk communication expert David Ropeik, you can actually strengthen a team’s […]
Beth Comstock: What a GE crisis taught me about accountability
By 2003, General Electric, now better known as GE, had a reputation problem. Its long-time image as a company at the forefront of a sparkling future had been shaken. After […]
Build resilience like a Navy SEAL. Step 1: Run a S.W.O.T analysis.
Brent Gleeson is a business consultant, author, and former Navy SEAL. In that last role, he’s learned about the importance of resiliency when working through challenges. He’s not just talking […]
Accountability isn’t a buzzword. It’s a life raft when projects fail.
Executive coach Alisa Cohn, in her Big Think+ video, “Understand Ownership and Accountability: What It Means to Be In Charge When Things Go Wrong,” uses her experience with a company […]
Don’t lose employees to the blame game. Conquer failure together.
Failures are going to happen. That’s just the way things are. Beyond the thing that didn’t quite manage to work out, though, there’s more that can go off the rails, […]
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