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3 Ways to Make Sure High Performers Feel Valued

3 Ways to Make Sure High Performers Feel Valued

Many leaders use their limited attention to develop underperformers or to try to reengage disengaged employees. As a result, they can unintentionally overlook high-performing employees. Studies show many high performers leave because they feel unnoticed and...

How to Lead When the Future Feels Unpredictable

How to Lead When the Future Feels Unpredictable

Uncertain times abound, and as a result many of us are enduring a prolonged separation from our normal ways of being and doing. We are having liminal experiences, in other words — experiences that represent a break from the familiar but that don’t fully replace it....

Why Employees Quit

Why Employees Quit

The so-called war for talent is still raging. But in that fight, employers continue to rely on the same hiring and retention strategies they’ve been using for decades. Why? Because they’ve been so focused on challenges such as poaching by industry rivals, competing in...

How to Keep Learning at Work — Even When You Feel Fried

How to Keep Learning at Work — Even When You Feel Fried

Continuous learning is the key to having lasting influence in your career, yet a heavy workload makes it hard to find the time. To ensure you’re creating opportunities even when you’re feeling depleted or overwhelmed, try these five strategies: 1) Challenge your...

What Employers Get Wrong About How People Connect at Work

What Employers Get Wrong About How People Connect at Work

Connection in the workplace is commonly thought of as a single dimension that prioritizes interpersonal relationships with co-workers. However, in a recent research collaboration, the research team at the NeuroLeadership Institute (NLI), along with technology firm...

A Self-Care Checklist for Leaders

A Self-Care Checklist for Leaders

Research has long shown the importance of self-care — yet many leaders still struggle to put self-care into practice in their own work lives. Before a leader can sustainably practice self-care, several important mindset shifts are necessary to ensure leaders set...

5 Ways to Ask Your Boss to Advocate for You

5 Ways to Ask Your Boss to Advocate for You

In an ideal world, higher-ups would instinctively and unquestioningly champion your efforts. But the truth is, your supervisor is busy juggling multiple priorities and your project may have slipped their mind. Many leaders simply don’t recognize when their advocacy is...

How to Keep Learning at Work — Even When You Feel Fried

How to Keep Learning at Work — Even When You Feel Fried

Continuous learning is the key to having lasting influence in your career, yet a heavy workload makes it hard to find the time. To ensure you’re creating opportunities even when you’re feeling depleted or overwhelmed, try these five strategies: 1) Challenge your...