Three Ways Behavioral Science Will Shape the Future of Leadership Development

Summary A combination of global pandemic and a new generation of employees are driving a realignment of the employee-employer dynamic. As people re-examine their work priorities, enlightened CEOs and senior leaders increasingly recognize that managers who understand and effectively influence human behavior deliver better results. Behavioral science is moving front and center as executives rethink leader development. With this focus they are asking which of the many behavioral science insights and tools will…

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22 March 2022

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Hybrid Teams / Leadership / Virtual Teams

Decoding the DNA of Hybrid Teams

The sudden and rapid shift to hybrid workplaces brings a unique opportunity for exploring new ways of working. What makes the emergence of hybrid models different from past seismic changes in the business landscape, such as the industrial and information revolutions, is that the hybrid workplace is primarily about embracing new behaviors enabled by technology rather than new technologies redefining businesses and behavior. If you’re a leader navigating this new world, your first…

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22 August 2021

Leadership / Virtual Teams

Embracing Uncomfortable Conversations: Leaning Out to Create Authentic Connections

Noël found herself mentally fatigued, burned out, and disengaged from her work. How did she end up here when she felt so energized by this new role just a short while ago? Even before the Pandemic, Noël started feeling discouraged and isolated from her colleagues. When she transferred to the engineering department two years ago, she was excited for the opportunity to align her passion with her daily craft – Noël loved developing…

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21 March 2021

Coaching / Leadership / Motivation and Engagement / Performance

The ROI of Trust

Trust is like oxygen. It is an essential element that drives engagement and fuels performance. It fosters inclusiveness and binds a group of diverse people together to pursue a common purpose. Too often, leaders take it for granted – until it becomes dangerously low. Then, faced with symptoms like low engagement or rising turnover, they embrace a patchwork of remedies to treat the symptoms rather than the root cause. For leaders who dare…

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14 June 2020

Leadership

Seeing the Potential for Extraordinary

Why is it that some people see the potential for extraordinary in others when everyone else sees only the ordinary? Thanksgiving is a few days away and snow is in the forecast which means lots of visitors to the ski slopes and lodges here in Park City. So before things get too busy I figured I'd pull a chair up close to the fireplace at my favorite mountain lodge, indulge in a mug…

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24 November 2019

Leadership

Crafting Your Leadership Legacy

I can still recall the feeling of satisfaction and anticipation that came with my promotion to Senior Product Manager and my first people leadership role. Reading the company announcement that named my new team, and our mission to define the next generation of products to fuel the company’s growth, I was determined that we were going to be the best, exceeding every expectation in the relentless pursuit of our goals. I was already…

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22 September 2019

Performance / Virtual Teams

Are You Measuring what Really Matters?

When Peter Drucker said, “If you can't measure it, you can't improve it.” he was advocating that organizations could improve their performance through better metrics. I would argue that Drucker got it right, but that he should have added “and what you measure matters the most.” Many teams fail to measure the most critical predictors of their effectiveness over time – the health of the relationships between team members and across teams. Unlike…

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22 July 2018

Performance / Team Research

The Connection Between Team Performance and Wellbeing

Many factors influence performance and wellbeing at work, including professional and personal goals, job design and flexibility, skills and competencies, and perceptions of fairness and trust across key relationships. For many organizations and teams, the simultaneous pursuit of performance and wellbeing can feel like chasing conflicting goals. In his comprehensive review of recent Human Resource Management (HRM) research, David Guest demonstrates that there is a strong case for focusing on employee wellbeing as…

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25 February 2018