NOBL Academy

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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Anticipating Problems with a Project Premortem Analysis

At the start of any project, this exercise can help you predict what might go wrong as well as creating a culture where addressing new challenges is safe.

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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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Why a Quick Check-in Makes Meetings More Effective

At the beginning of the meeting, we ask, “What are you bringing with you?” This simple ritual builds psychological safety and actually keeps meetings running on time.

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Get to “Skateboard”: How to Start Solving Complex Challenges

To solve complex problems, start with the simplest solution and make it “safe to try”

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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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Increase Resilience with a Leadership Retrospective

Resilience is a critical skill for any leader in turbulent times—and just like any skill, it can be practiced and improved. Use this activity to reflect on your performance and the year ahead.

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The Definitive Guide to Employee Experience Strategy

This comprehensive view of key milestones for employees at your organization can help identify opportunities to increase retention.

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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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Memo Mori: Define Your Legacy to Revitalize Your Present

What impact do you want to leave behind? Set aside time to write your own obituary, and use it to guide your day-to-day.

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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.

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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion 101: How to Make a Difference

Creating a supportive workplace for all employees is both a critical and sensitive topic. We’ve identified a few best practices that engage participants and deliver real results.

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How to Encourage a Culture of Courage

Courage isn’t an inherent quality—it can be trained. Here’s how to make it a habit on your team.

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What Happens When Your Role Transforms into the Chief Transformation Officer

When companies realize they need to become more innovative, they often anoint one person to lead the charge. Here’s how to spread transformation through the organization.

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Your First Hire: Finding (and Keeping) the Right Role

When adding the first members to your team, how do you identify the right roles for your needs—and once they join, how do they continue to grow?

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How Do You Encourage Employees to Go the Extra Mile?

Have you ever escorted a guest through your office rather than letting them find their way themselves? Or maybe you’ve spoken up to avert a potential disaster, or “gone the extra mile” on a project even when you knew you wouldn’t get a bonus. If so, congratulations—you’ve engaged in an Organizational Citizenship Behavior.

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What Makes for an Emotionally Reliable Leader?

As a leader, it feels like you’re constantly under pressure. When you’re feeling overwhelmed, it’s all too easy to respond to problems emotionally, which can make people feel like you’re Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde—and they never know just who they’re going to get.

Impossible is temporary.

Resilient Leadership: The Power of Presence

How to Make Your Ego Work for You as a Leader

Anticipating Problems with a Project Premortem Analysis

Why Behavior Beats Attitude when Introducing Cultural Change

Why a Quick Check-in Makes Meetings More Effective

Get to “Skateboard”: How to Start Solving Complex Challenges

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

Increase Resilience with a Leadership Retrospective

The Definitive Guide to Employee Experience Strategy

Why Cynicism Matters When You’re Making Change

Memo Mori: Define Your Legacy to Revitalize Your Present

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

How to Keep Your Cool When Work Gets Heated

How 8 Organizational Metaphors Impact Leadership

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion 101: How to Make a Difference

How to Encourage a Culture of Courage

What Happens When Your Role Transforms into the Chief Transformation Officer

Your First Hire: Finding (and Keeping) the Right Role

How Do You Encourage Employees to Go the Extra Mile?

What Makes for an Emotionally Reliable Leader?