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Empathy in leadership: Perspective is the secret sauce

Insperity

Hiring and retention: Engaged employees can be your best advertisement for new employees – singing your praises to others who might work for you and helping new hires understand your company culture. John probably doesn’t feel like you heard him or care to help solve the problem.). Certainly you can’t solve every problem.

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How to be more persuasive: 7 ways to influence and inspire your team

Work Life

What started as tactfully trying to convince a customer that she did need both the black AND the blue designer ballet flats has evolved into motivating teams, driving client solutions, and leading an independent advertising agency. Related: 9 traits of visionary leaders So, how does a leader exert influence in our incredibly complex world?

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Inventor Dean Kamen is teaming up with influencer Mark Rober to make robotics cool

Work Life

Disclosure: FIRST is a Fast Company advertiser; this newsletter content was created independent of that partnership.) Kamen, whose mother was a teacher, felt the problem wasn’t the schools or the quality of education, but a culture that didn’t celebrate scientific achievement and careers.

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The power of speaking up

Work in Confidence

“Leadership and management directly influence workplace engagement, and there is much that organisations can do to help employees thrive at work” Enhanced decision-making: When employees feel empowered to share their thoughts and opinions, it brings diverse perspectives to the fore, leading to better decision-making.

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Dismissing the “Human Experience”: College Students Feel Unseen by the Medical Model of Mental Health

Mad in America

Students are increasingly encouraged to interpret themselves through a medical lens, defining their problems as symptoms of official diagnoses while treating them with psychotropic medication or therapy. How does defining suffering through a biomedical lens influence not just students’ self-understanding but also their ability to feel better?

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How to Promote Your Business as a Freelancer

Success

According to Hala Taha, influencer, podcaster and CEO of YAP Media, “The most valuable platform for a freelancer is LinkedIn” with “one of the most highly educated and compensated audiences.” Advertising in a newsletter allows you to connect with a highly targeted audience,” Arford says.

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33 Key Leadership Competencies for Effective Leadership

Vantage Circle

Be good at problem-solving : Good leaders identify and analyze problems. They use their practical experience to solve problems that arise in the workplace. They come up with and test alternative solutions to problems. Use influence to persuade others : Good leaders build consensus through give and take.