Leadership

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When you write a “big idea” or long-term planning email, the danger is to write too much. If your employees open an email and are smacked right away with 14 giant paragraphs that scroll and scroll, they will recoil and dread the 30 minutes they need to spend sifting through your manifesto. Read More

Productivity

10 days and 34 words to better relationships Kirstin Lynde

Grab a sticky note and enhance how you express caring, warmth, humility, and respect for others through these 34 words. You’ll likely get back more of those same four relationship goodies from them. Not to mention faster request turnaround times and more enthusiastic, thoughtful help. Read More

How To

This is why it is so hard to delegate (and how to fix it)Praveen Tipirneni

Every good leader has to learn the art of delegation. The secret? Delegation is only tough when you haven’t hired the right people. If your team excels at their jobs, then all you have to do is choose the best person to make the decisions for each task. Read More

Office Life

The most effective leaders aren't the most-hated or most-loved Shana Lebowitz

A boss shouldn’t be preoccupied with whether other people love or hate them. Instead, leadership experts say, a boss should do the right thing for the organization. Their subordinates will likely respect them — and even love them — for that. Read More

Health

The Kate Spade brand is making mental health a major priority for its employees Meredith Lepore

In the wake of the death of founder Kate Spade, her namesake company has pledged to donate $1 million to mental health awareness and suicide prevention causes. Read More

Office Life

Overconfident CEOs increase commitment of employees and stakeholders Monica Torres

Confidence is infectious. A new study on CEO overconfidence found that employees and stakeholders begin to internalize the CEO’s commitment to the company as their own. Read More

Office Life

5 tips for when you dread a difficult conversation with an employee Mary Lee Gannon

Remind them, it’s not personal. Read More

Office Life

Bring the power of progress into your one-to-one meetings Ladders Contributor

As a leader, it’s up to you to help connect the dots between team members’ wins and the value their work provides to your company and customers. In the process, not only will your team members experience satisfaction, their output will improve as well. And that’s progress everyone can feel good about. Read More

Office Life

Is 'no' really the worst answer you can get?Cheryl Grace

A part of being self-aware on the job is not being afraid to ask for what you want, setting boundaries, and teaching people how to treat you. This includes your boss. Read More

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