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Everyone wants to feel powerfulthat’s human nature, and there’s nothing wrong with that. It’s why we gun for promotions and seek out advancement. It’s why anyone runs for political office. But once you get that power, it changes the way you think, perceive, and relateand not always in good ways. Continue Reading: https://advanceyourleadership.com/power-creates-psychologi/

We tend to think of the corrupting influence of power in intentional, purposeful, and conscious terms. But it’s really much more devious than that. Research shows that the brains of people with power actually work differently than the brains of people without power. The mere existence of power, real or perceived, changes how both the more powerful and less powerful think and react. Continue reading here: https://advanceyourleadership.com/why-powerful-people-stru/

When managers convey areas of weakness, employees often became defensive. Defensiveness not only creates awkwardness in the workplace, it also keeps employees from fully absorbing the lessons. Managers need to be able to share useful information in a way that doesn’t cause employees to get defensive. Continue Reading...https://advanceyourleadership.com/from-know-it-alls-to-lea/

Giving constructive feedback is one of the most important aspects of any manager’s job, but it’s also one of the hardest tasks to accomplish well. No one wants to hear about the areas where they’re weak and highlighting those areas can easily put the other person on the defensive. Continue Reading...https://advanceyourleadership.com/from-know-it-alls-to-lea/

Compelling research suggests that the growth mindset can be developed in employees. However, leaders must deliberately cultivate this attitude. Continue Reading here: https://advanceyourleadership.com/nurturing-a-growth-minds/

Companies must innovate to meet the challenges of the new economy. Organizations that stagnate cannot compete. But how should leaders identify which direction to choose? Continue reading here: https://advanceyourleadership.com/using-feedback-to-grow-a/

As we discussed in the previous post, office culture has a tremendous impact on employee satisfaction, productivity and performance. Companies in every industry are beginning to recognize this, so they are offering generous benefits and costly perks in order to compensate for a demanding office climate. But throwing flextime and gym memberships at the problem generally misses the point. As we said, research shows that employees prefer a positive workplace to one that offers impressive benefits. Read more here: http://advanceyourleadership.com/how-can-managers-improve-/

We’re conditioned to see hard-charging, relentless commitment to work as the key to success. Research, however, has shown that exactly the opposite is often true. Not only is a winner-takes-all environment detrimental to an organization’s productivity, a pleasant, positive environment actually yields better results for employees and employers. Read more here: http://advanceyourleadership.com/does-workplace-culture-im/

Incorporating Millennial employees into existing workplaces has been challenging for many managers. How the generation differs, in good and bad ways, from previous generations and how to create an effective, dynamic, multi-generational office. Read More Here: http://advanceyourleadership.com/engaging-with-millennials/

Millennials tend to take failure harder than previous generations, often missing the valuable lessons found in failing. By implementing some of these strategies you can help Millennial workers develop more resiliency. Read more here: http://advanceyourleadership.com/helping-millennials-fail-/

Millennial’s are different. It’s a refrain that’s been repeated so often over the past decade that it’s become accepted gospel. Employers have been wringing their hands over Millennial’s for so long that a funny thing happened: The oldest Millennial’s got older. But recent research has found that, as Millennial’s age, they begin to look a lot more like the previous generations. Read more here: http://advanceyourleadership.com/millennials-eventually-th/

Hiring and keeping millennial employees is key to any organization’s continued success. But, as human resources directors are already well aware, millennial's aren’t necessarily looking for the same qualities in a potential employer, that previous generations found compelling. So what can companies do to find and keep the best millennial talent? Read more here: http://advanceyourleadership.com/how-to-recruit-and-retain/