www.psychologytoday.com Everyone has experienced those awkward moments when there’s an overly long pause in a conversation, or you’ve inadvertently interrupted the other person. These social gaffes can occur face-to-face, but are far more likely when you’re on the phone, because you can’t read your partner’s nonverbal signals of facial expression or body language. Even video chats […]
The Vital Role Of Positive Feedback As A Leadership Strength
By Jack Zenger, www.forbes.com The Manager’s Perspective I am about to show you that most managers have some mistaken beliefs about the best kind of feedback to give their subordinates. In survey we shared on Harvard Business Review of 7,631 managers, my colleague Joe Folkman and I asked whether they believed that giving negative feedback was stressful or difficult […]
Let’s Align Habits To Organizational Values
By Adam Fridman, www.inc.com Companies spend a lot of time and energy developing statements of purpose and values for their people to live by. Yet often these efforts don’t bring about any change in behaviors. It’s little wonder: a recent Gallup poll indicates that only 27% of employees believed in their employer’s stated values. Even fewer know how to […]
Why Varsity Athletics Should be Part of Student Affairs
By J. Andrew, www.naspa.org Varsity athletics should be a student life imperative. Two years ago, when Bentley University engaged the Gallup organization to help us understand the impact of our students’ co-curricular experience on engagement, we learned something powerful: not only is being an athlete impactful but attending varsity athletic events as a spectator and fan also […]
At Harvard, Education Through Athletics (and vice-versa)
www.apnews.com CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — When Harvard sophomore Seth Towns awoke in his riverside dorm room Wednesday morning, he had options. He could work out at the gym to prepare for the upcoming Ivy League basketball season. He could slog downstairs for another dining hall breakfast with his roommates. Or he could head over to […]
The 7 Essential Qualities of Effective Feedback
By Dennis Skley, zapier.com “Giving feedback turns out to be the unnatural atomic building block atop which the unnatural skill set of management gets built,” wrote Andreessen Horowitz co-founder and venture capitalist Ben Horowitz. Despite being the number one driver of our personal and professional development, effective and actionable feedback can be incredibly hard to give. Emotions get […]
16 Tips for Becoming a Master Networker
By Deep Patel, www.entrepreneur.com The whole process of “professional development” can be quite complex and intimidating. For introverts and newbies without professional connections, it can feel downright unfair. But, as the old saying goes, “it’s not what you know; it’s who you know.” Networking can be your key to success — granting you access to a host of opportunities […]
5 Productivity Hacks That Actually Work
www.psychologytoday.com We all want to be as productive as possible. But we’re also human. We get distracted. We procrastinate. We don’t bring our “A game.” So in an era of high expectations, it’s critical to develop “productivity hacks” to make the best out of every single day. Here are my top 5. 1. Realize when you’re […]