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Why Building an “Architecture of Listening” Improves Employee Engagement

Listening is how employees evaluate their leaders— “Do you value my concerns? Are you open to changing how we work?”

Why Resilient Teams Are Founded on Good Connections

To better adapt after an adverse experience, invest time now in fostering trust and positive shared experiences with your team

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How to Avoid “Bikeshedding” and Work on What Matters

To feel like you’re making progress, it’s easy to focus on getting tasks done—regardless of whether they’re important or trivial. Make sure you’re spending your energy on what will make the greatest impact.

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Selecting the Right Tools to Support Distributed Teams

With more employees working from home, companies are seeking out the best digital tools to support them—but don’t neglect the human side of any rollout.

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Real Resilience: Navigating Boundaries and Burnout in a Crisis

COVID has a lot of people feeling on edge—take steps to maximize your time and make sure you’re managing yourself as a leader

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How to Maintain a Positive Virtual Work Environment

Company culture can’t be reduced to ping pong tables, but it does have a physical component. Implement these practices to maintain a strong culture even when working virtually.

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In Conversation: How to Layoff Employees Gracefully in a Remote World—and Why It Matters

NOBL and CareerArc discuss how leaders can better prepare to lead a team through one of the most difficult cultural events

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How to Layoff Employees in a Humane Way

If you can’t avoid layoffs, do it in a manner that respects your employees’ contributions so that even those who leave maintain good-will towards the company.

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Change@Work: Leadership, Resilience, and Remote Work in a Post-COVID World

The future of work has arrived on the back of the coronavirus, COVID-19. On March 24th, NOBL hosted a daylong virtual conference to address the urgently changing nature of work featuring speakers from the NYTimes, Netflix, IBM, Intel, and others.

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Going Remote Overnight: Preparing for the Coronavirus

Many companies across the globe may need to shift to remote work, and quickly, given the growing concern over the coronavirus.

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Succession Planning for Yourself: How to Find a New Leader When It’s Time to Move On

It’s tempting to want to find another “you” to lead the team—instead, evaluate needed skills and adopt a growth mindset to find the right candidate

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How to Actually Impact Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace

Diversity programs have mixed results. To encourage real diversity, connect it to the bottom line, make meetings more inclusive, and be willing to meet one-on-one to help change mindsets.

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Resilient Leadership: The Power of Presence

Success at work relies on your capacity to cope and even thrive when faced with stress. The good news is that resilience is a skill, and that practice can help you manage your presence.

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How to Make Your Ego Work for You as a Leader

Ego is your sense of self. Everyone has one, and it’s critical to self-esteem. But when your ego gets too big, we call that narcissism. If you know you have a big ego, you can avoid the problems related to narcissism with self-development.

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Why Behavior Beats Attitude when Introducing Cultural Change

If you want people to act differently, focus on behavior, not attitude.

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Who Writes Things Down in Your Organization (and Why It Matters)

Taking notes during meetings is a critical and often unappreciated role. Evaluate how your team decides who to take notes to run more equitable and effective meetings.

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Why Cynicism Matters When You’re Making Change

Cynicism has the potential to stop your change movement cold. But don’t despair—beneath every cynic is a disappointed idealist.

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Why Change is Loss – And How Can You Prepare Employees for Organizational Change

Even when change is for the best, it still entails loss. Help your team navigate by identifying what types they’re most likely to experience.

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How to Keep Your Cool When Work Gets Heated

Especially in high-pressure environments, even seemingly innocuous statements can set people off. Use these self-management techniques to regulate your response.

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How 8 Organizational Metaphors Impact Leadership

Metaphors seize our attention, connect us with others, and simplify complex ideas. But they also trap us into a simplified way of thinking. At work, this means that the way we simplify our organizations determines how we can lead and embrace change.