14 ways to improve employee morale by fostering kindness
Acts of kindness promote a positive employee culture and remind employees they’re appreciated and respected. Leaders who foster kindness create compassionate companies with less turnover, fewer work absences, lower stress and happier employees. Here are 14 simple ways to boost employee morale.
Book review: Achieve elite leadership by mastering simple habits
William Vanderbloemen’s executive search firm specializes in finding superstars for high-profile companies. When the pandemic lockdown impacted the firm’s business, Vanderbloemen invested the downtime in launching an exhaustive database survey. His goal? To discover if exceptional leaders have commonalities that set them apart.
Speak carefully: The language you use matters
It’s not always enough to simply apologize for poor or inconsiderate wording. Though better than nothing, your goal should be to identify problematic language before the words leave your mouth, not after. Here are some real stories to help put the importance of what we say and how we say it into perspective.
The cost of invisible leadership: Recognizing the problem
Managerial invisibility is an insidious behavior that can cloak your entire workforce and organization at large. Able to take many different forms, when invisibility occurs, retention and recruitment can plummet, absenteeism increases and both output and quality results decline. This detachment is exacerbating sentiments that employers are decreasingly caring about staff welfare.
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Today's Leadership Tip
Each year that the digital lifestyle engulfs us all, the power of a simple handwritten note grows. Just as getting a real greeting card in the mail dwarfs even the snazziest animated e-card, handing off a note of thanks, encouragement or motivation written in your own hand is a gesture that gets noticed and remembered. If your staff doesn't know your lettering by sight, it might mean your communications with them could use a personal touch.
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Q. I’m in the process of gaining U.S. citizenship. When I applied for a job recently, the employer asked me to produce documents proving I was legally able to work. I provided my driver’s license and Social Security card, but then he asked for a “green card,” which I do not have. Is this legal?
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