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Servant Leadership: The Antidote to Toxic Workplaces

Rick Conlow

Employees want and need leaders who are humane, empathetic and skilled in emotional intelligence. Managers of the future will have the people skills to lead highly productive and engaging hybrid work teams. Companies lose $22 trillion dollars a year globally in poor productivity and performance because of toxic workplaces.

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4 Ways to Improve Your Leadership Communication Effectiveness

Organizational Talent Consulting

18% reported a failure to close a sale. Build Your Emotional Intelligence. Emotional intelligence is considered the ability to recognize, express, comprehend and regulate emotions. Emotional intelligence is two times more impactful on leadership effectiveness than your mental or technical ability.

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Why CEOs Can’t Dance Redux

Rick Conlow

By not dancing, CEOs cost their companies billions of dollars of lost employee innovation, productivity, and customer service. Among CEO top priorities are sales growth and profit. Customer loyalty generates sales growth and profit. Here are three reasons why CEOs let this happen: CEO priorities upside down.

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Synergy Unleashed: The Power of Great Teamwork

Rick Conlow

When team members do not communicate well or fail to provide timely and clear information, it can hinder productivity and create confusion. Decreased productivity: Bad teamwork can lead to decreased productivity as team members may struggle to work together efficiently. Of course, this is ignorance and not a viable excuse.

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What It Takes to Become a Great Product Manager

Harvard Business

Because I teach a course on Product Management at Harvard Business School, I am routinely asked “what is the role of a Product Manager?” ” The role of a Product Manager (PM) is often referred to as the “CEO of the Product.” Emotional Intelligence (EQ).

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Captive Center vs. Outsourcing: How to Pick the Right One for your Customer Service Needs

1 to 1

These centers are often where customers interact with a brand more directly, and their experiences can bring swift consequences: positive experiences can lead to sales and repeat business, while negative ones can turn customers off a brand for good. These days, more is expected of service and sales associates than ever before.

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Preventing the Exodus of Quiet Quitting at Work

Rick Conlow

Decreased productivity: Quieting disengaged employees tend to be less motivated, which leads to decreased productivity. When employees witness their colleagues’ lack of enthusiasm or commitment, it creates a negative work environment, dampens morale, and further contributes to a decline in productivity.