Feedback: The Essential Nutrient

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Anna Carroll, author of The Feedback Imperative, explains why feedback is an essential nutrient for the health of your employees and the company. By Anna Carroll Everyone’s focused on workplace happiness and how to attract and retain great employees.  Leaders are encouraged to create a fun workplace, avoid micromanaging, and give lots of positive feedback and recognition. These are all …

Forget Balance, Remember Priorities

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The perfect work-life balance that everyone chases after may just be an urban legend. Instead, use these three keys to find peace through priorities By Anne Grady There have been a number of articles and commentaries in the news lately suggesting that we toss out the whole idea of work-life balance. I couldn’t agree more. Why? The whole idea of …

A “Smart” Business Language That Spoke for Change

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Neil Gaydon, President of SMART Technologies, shares his experiences on how he led change and diversified his company into new industries. By Neil Gaydon I was brought into SMART Technologies over 18 months ago to provide it with a new direction. SMART’s global platform owes to its status as the largest supplier of interactive displays in the world of education. …

Leadership Through Head, Heart, and Hand

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Anne Chwat, Senior Vice President at International Flavors & Fragrances Inc., builds a strong team based on three principles. Anne Chwat inspires her team in three basic ways: on an intellectual level, an emotional level, and by example Since joining International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF) three years ago, Anne Chwat, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, has …

Mindfulness At Work

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  Google, eBay, Intel and General Mills offer classes on it. So do Harvard Business School, Ross School of Business and Claremont Graduate University, among other campuses. Mindfulness is not just a corporate trend, but a proven method for success. Mindfulness, being focused and fully present in the here and now, is good for individuals and good for a business’s …