Friday Features
20-September-2019
Friday Features - a weekly selection of useful insights from business schools, consulting firms and publications to help you Unleash Your Leadership
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BY Ellen Hendriksen via Harvard Business Review
There’s a good chance that you manage someone with social anxiety. Interestingly, traits underlying both social anxiety and star performance at work overlap considerably. People with this type of anxiety often have high standards and a commitment to thorough, well-done work. If an employee tells you they have social anxiety, there are several things you can do to be a supportive manager.
BY Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries. via INSEAD Knowledge
Materialistic pursuits are often an attempt at relieving emotional discomfort. In fact, the behaviour of greedy people can be compared to that of substance abusers. But just like drugs, material possessions can never provide the comfort and reassurance we all crave. On the contrary, the greedier we become, the more we advance on the path of self-destruction.
BY Jesse Sostrin via Strategy+Business
Chances are, you sometimes face staggering demands you can’t manage effectively. But when your reputation can hinge on moment-to-moment choices, it’s important not to fall into a pattern of making missteps that leave you susceptible to learning and performance problems.
BY Kate Dixon via Korn-Ferry.COM
Many of the skills required for great coaching could also help leaders to be more effective. Here’s what you can do to be more coach-like in the way you approach management.
BY Gwen Moran via fastcoMPANY
You’ve probably heard about impostor syndrome before—the feeling that, regardless of any evidence to the contrary, we’re unqualified for our jobs or roles. It’s ubiquitous. But emotionally intelligent people have a particular set of skills that allow them to manage impostor syndrome better than most.....
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