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To Manage Uncertainty and Loss, Emphasize the Benefits of Change

Kahneman and Tversky’s prospect theory explains why creating a story of change that details its benefits helps overcome resistance to change

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The State of Work 2020: Looking Back to Look Ahead

A collection of data and reporting from credible third-parties that paints the picture of the most tumultuous year of work in recent U.S. history

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What to Do When No One’s Taking Initiative

When leaders aren’t stepping up, try these simple steps to reduce fear and increase accountability

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To Be Resilient, Rest Like An Athlete

To be at the top of our professional game, we have to start treating rest and recovery seriously. Yes, as seriously as a professional athlete.

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How to Learn and Grow from a Difficult 2020

Borrow from the concept of post-traumatic growth to increase your team’s resilience in the future

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Prevent Change Fatigue by Balancing the New and Familiar

Attempting to implement too much change, too fast, leads to burnout. Instead, find the “Most Advanced Yet Acceptable” change and transition gradually

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To Make a Difference, Start within Your Zone of Control

Stay focused on what you can impact and actively manage the attention you spend on what you can’t control

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Why Taking Time Off—Especially Now—Can Prevent Burnout

Detaching from working increases productivity and creativity—even if you don’t go farther than your couch

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Virtual “Storming”: How to Work through Tensions with New Teams

Remote teams face special challenges when working through tensions and difficult conversations. These best practices help move the team through “storming” to “performing”

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What to Watch Out for When Designing Career Development Frameworks

Keep employees engaged by showing them how they can grow within your organization

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How Leaders Overcome Fears to Implement Change

When confronting fear, it’s important to distinguish between real versus perceived threats, and identify what’s truly “safe to try”

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Why DEI Efforts Can’t Be Limited to HR

If DEI is a horizontal rather than vertical effort, it becomes clear that every team is responsible for creating and sustaining a more equitable organization.

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“Build Back Better” and Organizational Resilience

If we want to build back better and foster greater organizational resilience, we must first define what “better” means, for whom the changes are meant, and how to begin.

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Why Organizational Slack Is Crucial for Long-Term Resilience

To survive this prolonged period of psychological, physical, and financial stress, organizations must rebuild reserves and reduce complexity.

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Making Virtual Meetings More Inclusive

To make the most of virtual meetings, make the objectives clear upfront, set the rules of the room, and create opportunities for people to provide input.

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How to Prioritize when Everything’s a Priority

Prioritization frameworks have limited effectiveness when they don’t account for categories and allocation

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Why Organizations Don’t Live up to Their Values (and How to Fix It)

The difference between what a company’s leadership say they value, and the lived experience of their employees is the “Values Gap,” and has real financial and ethical implications for organizations.

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How Onboarding Rituals Reinforce Company Values

With more teams working remotely, new employees need simple rituals to help them embrace company values and integrate into the culture.

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Strategic Planning vs. Scenario Planning in Uncertain Markets

What is the role of strategic planning in an era defined by unprecedented and unrelenting change? What model or approach is best right now?

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How Organizations Measure Success —and How It Impacts Diversity

With more companies publicly sharing diversity reports and committing to greater representation, this is an opportunity to evaluate your organizations’ metrics