Posts Tagged ‘wise decision maker’
Will a Recession Increase Remote Work?
If there is a recession, having most employees working remotely will benefit the bottom line at many companies. Leaders who don’t grasp this reality will fade into irrelevance as economic conditions worsen
Read MoreThe Truth About Work From Home Productivity
Work from home productivity is higher than in the office, especially on individual tasks. Since most employees prefer hybrid or remote work, a policy of flexibility helps companies maximize both retention and productivity.
Read MoreHow to Defeat the Empathy Gap
Financial incentives are not effective motivators after a salary sufficient for a middle-class lifestyle. Leaders need to address the emotions of employees first and foremost and thus overcome the empathy gap through emotional and social intelligence.
Read MoreEffective Strategies to Gain Constructive Feedback (Video & Podcast)
Gathering active and passive feedback plays a vital role in improving stakeholder membership engagement. Learning to love constructive feedback ensures that leaders can fulfill stakeholder expectations appropriately. That’s the key take-away message of this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Show, which describes effective strategies to gain constructive feedback.
Read MoreHow Confirmation Bias Reduces Business Profits (Video & Podcast)
The confirmation bias causes leaders to look for information that confirms their beliefs and reject information that does not. To overcome this dangerous cognitive bias, leaders should test decisions by trying to prove themselves wrong. That’s the key take-away message of this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Show, which describes how confirmation bias reduces business profits.
Read MoreMentoring for Effective Integration of Junior Employees (Video & Podcast)
Remote mentoring is a best practice that offers a solution to one of the biggest challenges for hybrid and remote work: on-the-job training and integration of recently-hired staff. That’s the key take-away message of this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Show, which describes mentoring for effective integration of junior employees in hybrid and remote teams.
Read MoreEmployees Wanting Work to Be Fully Remote Will Win This Fall
Despite many traditionalist executives pushing for a return to the office, remote work will win this fall as the threat of new contagious COVID variants looms large. Companies that adopt a hybrid-first, team-led model will seize a competitive advantage
Read MoreHow to Future-Proof Your Leadership (Video & Podcast)
Future-proofing allows organizations to plan countermeasures and allocate resources for possible problems ahead of time, helping leaders avoid cognitive biases. That’s the key take-away message of this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Show, which describes how to future-proof your leadership.
Read MoreHow to Defeat the Empathy Gap (Video & Podcast)
Leaders need to address the emotions of employees first and foremost in order to overcome the empathy gap through emotional and social intelligence. That’s the key take-away message of this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Show, which describes how to defeat the empathy gap.
Read MoreSay Hello to the CHO (Video & Podcast)
The pandemic has taken a toll on employees’ mental and physical health, so many organizations have started hiring a Chief Health Officer to oversee the prioritization of health in all policies. That’s the key take-away message of this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Show, which describes the new role of a CHO.
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