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CC’ing the Boss on Email Makes Employees Feel Less Trusted

Harvard Business

To make matters worse, my findings indicated that when the supervisor was copied in often, employees felt less trusted, and this feeling automatically led them to infer that the organizational culture must be low in trust overall, fostering a culture of fear and low psychological safety.

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How to Get Your Team to Use Their Vacation Time

Harvard Business

This meeting is an opportune time to talk about process improvements, challenging stakeholder issues, or career development, all of which will feel more manageable after a vacation. Even if you try all the proactive strategies in the world, some of your team might still be leaving vacation unused.

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