How the world’s biggest four-day workweek trial run changed people’s lives
By Anna Cooban, CNN Business LondonCNN Business — Photo: Lisa Gilbert, a lending services manager at Charity Bank, enjoying the extra day with a trip out to HMS Belfast on the Thames in London. Courtesy Nathaniel Gilbert Workers are fed up. More than two years into the pandemic, many have burned out, quit [...]
Leadership Accountability Starts with the CEO
Are your top people taking personal ownership, or waiting for permission to act? By Vince Molinaro For Industry Week It’s all too common that the CEOs I work with experience a moment of dread—one where they realize that the leaders across their organizations aren’t ready to lead the company in [...]
Why a Global Mindset Is More Than Just Geography
Leading with a global mindset requires these five essential skills. BY MAYA HU-CHAN, LEADERSHIP EXPERT AND EXECUTIVE COACH@MAYAHUCHAN For INC. Illustration: Getty Images As a leader, Hannah succeeds on many levels. A senior VP in a global tech company, her role requires complex coordination in a global structure, collaborating and synchronizing with multiple functions [...]
National Compassionate Leadership Week
The second full week in September celebrates National Compassionate Leadership Week to create a more compassionate world. Our lives are unpredictable because of constant disruption in our daily routines. As we shuffle our family life with our professional life, we often feel overwhelmed and uncertain. As adults, we look towards [...]
8 Leadership Styles — And the Famous Global Leaders Who Embody Them
by Laura Ross For Thomas.net Image Credit: Prostock-studio / Shutterstock.com From Arianna Huffington’s “nap pods” to Martha Stewart’s “maniacal” perfectionism, there are abundant ways to lead an organization. Some leaders favor a hands-off approach, while others implement rules, regulations, targets, structures, and other measures to keep tabs on their workforce and [...]
The Secrets of Successful Female Networkers
From Harvard Business Review Illustration: Tim Bower One oft-cited reason why more female executives don’t advance to top management jobs is their lack of access to informal organizational and industry networks. Some people blame unconscious bias: High-ranking men connect more easily with other men. Others cite professional and personal obligations, [...]
Why Economists Are Talking About ‘Labor Hoarding’ and What You Need to Know About It
Data suggests companies are holding on to employees as part of longer-term strategic thinking in uncertain economic times. BY STEVEN I. WEISS, SENIOR STAFF WRITER@STEVENIWEISS For Inc. Photo: Getty Images A who's who of economists just added a reason to the long list that explains why you're having such a hard time hiring [...]
1 Thing That Will Make Your Employees Go Above and Beyond, According to Research
Feeling connected and part of a team or organization truly matters in the hybrid age. BY MARCEL SCHWANTES, INC. CONTRIBUTING EDITOR AND FOUNDER, LEADERSHIP FROM THE CORE@MARCELSCHWANTES For Inc. Photo: Getty Images Leaders and heads of HR have grappled for decades with how to create the ideal employee experience--the kind that drives [...]
How the Best Bosses Interrupt Bias on Their Teams
by Joan C. Williams and Sky Mihaylo For Harvard Business Review Illustration: Lars Leetaru Summary. Companies spend millions on antibias training each year in hopes of creating more-inclusive—and thereby innovative and effective—workforces. Studies show that well-managed diverse groups perform better and are more committed, have higher collective intelligence, and excel at [...]
A Stanford Neuroscientist Says This Simple Breathing Exercise Is Like a Kill Switch for Stress
A dead simple breathing exercise can help you short circuit stress, according to Stanford's Andrew Huberman. BY JESSICA STILLMAN, CONTRIBUTOR, INC.COM@ENTRYLEVELREBEL For Inc. Photo: Getty Images Many of us think of breathing as the most boring and natural thing in the world. We do it all day every day without thinking. [...]