We have all heard the hype – a robot might take our job someday. Should we be worried? Recent research reported in California Management Review* gives us hope! It encourages us to beef up our feeling skills. That’s right: “All the feels” may soon pay off at work. The Feeling Economy is on the horizon. The new research explains that as computational power and … [Read more...] about Get Ready for the “Feeling Economy”
Leadership
Be Careful When Looking for an “Edge”
Of course you want an “edge.” Life is competitive. In business, you want the extra sale. In nonprofits, you want to raise the additional dollars. In sports, you want to win. Our small college swim team was always looking for an edge. We would train twice a day for much of the year to get better. At the end of the year for the big meets, we would shave our bodies … [Read more...] about Be Careful When Looking for an “Edge”
Retaining Your Best Talent
The continued low employment rate means that even some of your talented team members who are not looking to leave, could get recruited away. This is the topic of a recent article* in The Wall Street Journal with some suggestions on how to make sure you have given them reasons to stay. Here are some of the author’s ideas: *Improve Their Space. So many organizations have … [Read more...] about Retaining Your Best Talent
Leadership Lessons from Star Wars
The author, dressed as Rey for Halloween alongside two Jedis and an R2D2 The final movie in the Star Wars saga, the Rise of Skywalker, is coming out soon. Regardless of your feelings on the sequels, prequels, or even the original movies, Star Wars contains a number of leadership lessons. Here are my top three takeaways from watching countless hours of Star Wars with my … [Read more...] about Leadership Lessons from Star Wars
Fostering Equity & Inclusion
Creating a more equitable and inclusive workforce and society is the right thing to do. Period. It also turns out that studies show “well-managed diverse groups outperform homogeneous ones and are more committed, have higher collective intelligence, and are better at making decisions and solving problems.”* Today’s leaders and managers need to learn how to foster equity … [Read more...] about Fostering Equity & Inclusion