Effective leadership is not just about giving orders or making statements. Instead, leaders can refocus efforts by asking the right questions and actively listening to the team.
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There is a significant correlation between psychological safety and bottom-line business outcomes. Organizations that prioritize psychological safety tend to experience enhanced levels of employee retention, customer satisfaction and overall profitability.
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I recently sat down with Kurt Merriweather, vice president of innovation at The Diversity Movement, to discuss inclusive leadership in depth. We discussed how leaders can nurture sustainable success via inclusive leadership, with a focus on effective communication.
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Simply put, great leaders cannot create outstanding workplaces if they don’t support, promote and place women in important managerial and executive roles. Here are some action steps execs can take to improve their companies right now.
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Since many people are in a reflective mood at the end of the year, let’s use this space to discuss strategies for successfully moving into executive leadership roles and then how to successfully wield that power to build workplace excellence.
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Editor’s note: Veteran entrepreneur and investor Donald Thompson writes a weekly column about management and leadership as well as diversity and other important issues for WRAL TechWire. His columns are published on Wednesdays. Thompson of The Diversity Movement was named an Entrepreneur Of The Year 2023 Southeast Award winner. Note to readers:...
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The call to action for senior leaders is clear: Transform your workplace into a hub where employees thrive physically, mentally and socially. By championing well-being, we build organizations anchored in a culture of compassion, collaboration and resilience.
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A new McKinsey & Co. study reveals that Black professionals are no longer being elevated to managerial roles at the rates they had been between 2020 and 2022. In other words, the minimal gains made after George Floyd’s murder and the widespread corporate commitment to doing better have evaporated. For Black professionals, it’s as if the last four years never happened.
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When I think back over the last year, my nomination for business word of the year is “resilience.” From nearly every vantage point, 2023 has revolved around the emotional, psychological and physical fortitude to withstand challenges, mounting stress and traumatic events.
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