Category: Communication & Conflict Resolution
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Skills Leaders Can Learn From Musicians – Leading Thoughts
Musicians are highly disciplined, skilled, and independently motivated individuals capable of learning and performing well in stressful, fast-paced, and competitive environments. Now, I’m sure many of you nodded your heads at the above statement but here’s the thing — though this is a worst-kept secret and universally recognized as true by those who understand music…
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Top 3 Reasons for Employee Engagement and Disengagement – Leading Thoughts
Understanding what drives employee engagement, or what hinders it, is a critical skill for any organizational leader. During a change management course in my graduate studies at Johns Hopkins, I was asked to identify three reasons why employees feel engaged at work, and three reasons why they don’t. While the question was simple, the answers…
Jennifer E. Walls 