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The Most Common Type of Incompetent Leader

Harvard Business

The impact of absentee leadership on job satisfaction outlasts the impact of both constructive and overtly destructive forms of leadership. Constructive leadership immediately improves job satisfaction, but the effects dwindle quickly. The war for leadership talent is real, and organizations with the best leaders will win.

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7 Skills That Aren’t About to Be Automated

Harvard Business

The most basic form of communication is constructing a compelling story. An ethical compass. As computers become more capable, executives are realizing just how important ethics and the capacity for moral judgement are in the field of applied AI. In a world where U.S.

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5 Ways to Transform the Employee Experience and Retention

Rick Conlow

Seldom does a day go by without another story in the media about a leader–in government, religion or business–that bites the dust because of an ethical or behavioral failure. listened better, or admitted a mistake, or handled conflict constructively? In all areas of life, leadership distrust has hit rock bottom.

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Offices Can Be Bastions of Civility in an Uncivil Time

Harvard Business

And for society and democracy at large, the workplace might just be the one institution that incubates a more constructive way of bringing people together. They should provide civility training along with existing programs that highlight the company’s ethics or teach workers how to prevent sexual harassment.

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Elevate Employee Engagement: 5 Critical Leadership Skills

Rick Conlow

Seldom does a day go by without another story in the media about a leader–in government, religion, or business–that bites the dust because of an ethical or behavioral failure. What if they listened better, admitted a mistake, or managed conflict constructively? In all areas of life, leadership distrust has hit rock bottom.

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Crisis Management Advice from a Retiring Pro: Rick Amme

Melissa Agnes

Editor’s Note: Rick Amme is a talented crisis management professional who, after decades of being “in the game”, has decided to embark on his next life adventure: retirement. Do NOT, however, withhold information in violation of legal, regulatory, ethical, and moral mandates. Advice for the beginning entrepreneur.

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What Science Says About Identifying High-Potential Employees

Harvard Business

How inclusive or exclusive should organizations be when developing their employees’ talents? It is also noteworthy that talented employees are “force multipliers”, raising the performance bar for their colleagues, and particularly for their direct reports. the top 5% accounts for 25%, of organizational output.