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    How to give feedback that sticks

    How to give feedback that sticks

    Great leaders are great learners. It’s their constant drive to improve that sets them aside from others. Providing feedback is one of the most critical management tasks, however it often gets pushed down on managers’ to do lists and the conversation only happens during annual performance reviews. But giving regular feedback doesn’t have to be difficult or formal – Adobe being a great example, as they recently ditched formal performance appraisals and replaced them with inform
    Managing attention instead of time

    Managing attention instead of time

    Sometimes, at the end of a busy day it’s really hard to figure out where the time went. In fact, according to Gallup’s research, 80% of people don’t have the time to do what they want to get done each day. Time poor people experience higher levels of anxiety and stress, their health and productivity at work are diminished, and on a broader level, time poverty accounts for billions in productivity cost to organisations each year. But very often, the root of the problem is not
    The positive effect of admitting to failure

    The positive effect of admitting to failure

    According to a recent Harvard Business School research, leaders who admit failures on their path to success can win over their colleagues and make them more authentic and approachable. Learning about leadership mistakes also helps other team members to be motivated to improve their own performance. People are often reluctant to admit to their mistakes, both when they are happening and in retrospect. Confessing to our mistakes and setbacks is counterintuitive – we often chose
    Overcoming motivational barriers

    Overcoming motivational barriers

    Motivation accounts for 40 percent of the success of team projects. However, managers are often struggling to effectively motivate uninspired employees. Effective self-motivation is one of the key factors differentiating high-achieving individuals from others. To a certain extent, motivation is personal – what motivates one person, means nothing to another, and some of us find motivating ourselves easier than others. However, there are common personal effectiveness strategies
     

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