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Simple steps leaders can take to manage workplace conflict
Why having difficult conversations is so difficult! As our earlier blog explains, most of us have a lot of emotional baggage when it comes to the idea of conflict. It’s a term used to describe everything from a minor disagreement (whether in the workplace or at home) through to a full-scale armed war between nations. […]
How top leaders manage having difficult conversations
Our physical response to difficult conversations Difficult conversations cause us to not only experience uncomfortable emotions, they also can prompt a physical response. As tensions rise, some common reactions include your palms beginning to sweat and your breathing becoming shorter and more rapid. Perhaps your shoulders tense in anticipation of the need to defend your […]
How to build habits for leadership success
Why we form habits In order to save energy, our brain constantly tries to turn our repeated thinking into habits. As leaders, we obviously want those hard-wired behaviours to be useful ones! Habits are created through a neurological feedback loop involving the repetition of a 4-step process – cue, craving, response, reward. Take this example: […]
10 proven techniques to help leaders boost their productivity
Why our memory matters Understanding some of the neuroscience that underpins our productivity allows you to identify the optimal structure to the way you work. For simplicity’s sake, let’s focus on our two different types of memory: Working memory – driven by our pre-frontal cortex, this is where we engage in higher-level thinking, learning and […]
4 practical techniques to improve how you give employee feedback
Why mindset matters As you may recall from our previous article, taking a traditional approach when giving employee feedback is likely to put your employees in an ‘away’ state. (Recap our discussion about why neuroscience matters here.) In an ‘away’ mindset, people are more likely to be defensive – even if we attempt to sandwich […]
Are you giving feedback the right way?
If you asked most leaders how important feedback is, they’d probably say it’s critical. After all, it’s believed to be a key technique to help improve performance. Employees, on the other hand, are likely to complain about a lack of useful feedback in engagement surveys. So, what are we doing wrong? When emotions get in […]