As business leaders, one of our greatest gifts is making people feel seen. I remember a particular event where I greeted an employee’s wife by name. Her reaction was heartwarming: “Thank you for ...
Pop culture literature tells us men are from Mars and women are from Venus, and while that may not exactly be true, there is something to be said about how different genders communicate in the ...
When I ran my ad agency, I encouraged healthy, constructive debate. I discouraged unproductive arguments. I'm not a conflict expert, but I spent enough time as a business owner, on several boards, and ...
Online communication is typically more informal and meant for friendly interaction, but in a world of increasing hybrid and remote work, virtual communications play an important role in leadership ...
Employees may think the solution to workplace conflict is to avoid it at all costs, but actually, the opposite is true. Eighty-five percent of U.S. employees have experienced some level of conflict at ...
Part of the problem is the assumption that knowing what good communication looks like is the same as doing it. It’s not. We might recognize poor communication in others, like an unclear email, a ...
In today’s remote work environments, staying connected and engaged with your colleagues can often feel like a distant dream. The challenge of building a cohesive team culture is particularly acute in ...
In today's workplace, it's not uncommon to find employees from different generations working side by side. From Baby Boomers to Gen Z, each generation brings unique experiences, perspectives, and work ...
“The spillover from home life to work life is not of concern to bosses these days,” Yale management professor Jeffrey Sonnenfeld told Business Insider recently. "It’s not the time to talk about what ...
According to a 2020 survey by Creative Strategies, Gmail ranks low on Gen Z’s list of preferred collaboration tools, with many expressing frustration over the overwhelming number of emails cluttering ...
Sue Campbell moved to Hong Kong in 2010 as a managing director for a managing consultancy. She said that in China, employees were conscious of hierarchy and junior workers spoke up less. Campbell ...