The University of California at Berkeley's Haas School of Business is offering a new course, "Difficult Conversations: Conflict Lab," which is teaching future leaders how to navigate tough conversations relating to poor performance and other issues they'll face in the workplace. "I so often both personally and professionally just see people shying away from feedback," says Hannah Levinson, a role player in the course.
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The job market still remains robust, but as the economy softens, workers looking for remote jobs are finding the search to be more competitive than even a few months ago as companies roll back some positions. Julia Pollak, chief economist at ZipRecruiter, however, notes it will be difficult for companies to walk back some of the changes they have made with remote work. "Once you hire a remote employee who lives elsewhere -- as many companies have -- it's very hard to insist that people who live near the office come in all the time," Pollak says.
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Ensuring the principles of servant leadership are firmly embedded within company culture is an essential way employers can retain and attract talent, write Ken Blanchard and Randy Conley. "Leaders who emphasize that serving and leading with trust is the answer to today's challenges," the pair write.
Research published by Fidelity shows that many US employees feel stressed due to a lack of emergency savings, with half of respondents saying they do not have three to six months' worth of expenses available in an emergency savings account and one-quarter saying they do not have one month's worth. The report suggests that employers offer emergency savings programs and initiatives that include payroll integration and matching contributions.
By asking others if there are any questions that you should have asked them, you give them permission to tell you what they really think, writes Gary Douglas, founder of Access Consciousness. "Always make sure that you are receiving whatever they have to say," Douglas writes.
World Cup fever is in full swing at my house. (I was up at 2:00 a.m. Pacific Time Friday morning to catch the Wales versus Iran game.) Watching all the matches brought back memories of Women’s World Cup tournaments and some of my favorite moments.
One of the best was the 1999 finals, between the US and China. Michelle Akers was the team captain and at 33 years of age, the oldest member of the squad. She had bad knees, a separated left shoulder and chronic fatigue immune dysfunction syndrome. And yet, when she took the field that Saturday in July 1999, she put her team and country ahead of her own issues and got into the battle.
She was a beast that day. She poured everything into that match -- driving the strike, clearing balls and shutting down a relentless China attack. I remember when she went down in stoppage and had to be carried off the field. She was still looking over her shoulder at the field, wanting so badly to help her team win the cup.
And when they finally clinched the win, players and coaches paid homage to her contribution. "Michelle was the anchor for our team today, as well as the whole tournament. She's the heartbeat of the team. She's why we are where we are today,” said assistant coach Lauren Gregg.
Akers is an excellent example of the servant leader we profile in today’s Strategies for Success from TrainingMag.com. She did whatever was needed to support her teammates and stay on course for their collective goal. When the defense got beat on an attack, it was Akers who tore down to the endline to knock it out of bounds. Minutes later she followed up by clearing a corner kick.
The greatest leaders throughout history had servant leadership in common. They made their mark on humanity by putting others in front of them and by being the hardest-working person in the room.
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