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Personal Development

What skills to develop to best hold your role as a manager or leader? What tools to rely on? What subjects to put into practice?

Don’t Let Your Brain’s Defense Mechanisms Thwart Effective Feedback

James R. Detert, Ethan R. Burris

How we can elude the various mental processes that may lead us to misinterpret feedback.

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To Get More Feedback, Act More Coachable

Jean-François Manzoni

What attitude should you adopt when receiving unpleasant feedback, to avoid discouraging the other person from giving you more in the future.

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How small shifts in leadership can transform your team dynamic

Caroline Webb

How to capitalize on positive emotions to support team performance.

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Until You Have Productivity Skills, Productivity Tools Are Useless

Maura Thomas

To improve our productivity, we tend to start by searching for new tools or new applications. In fact, we should rather start with methodology.

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How to Negotiate with a Liar

Leslie K. John

One out of two negotiators would be ready to lie if they could benefit from it! How can you ensure it becomes difficult for your counterpart to lie?

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Inside the mind of a master procrastinator

Tim Urban

A TED Talk that presents what is at play in a procrastinator’s brain with a lot of humor.

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How to Calm Your Nerves Before a Big Presentation

Amy Jen Su

Preparing optimally for public speaking and putting ourselves in a confident and open state of mind.

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The Limits of Empathy

Adam Waytz

This article explores the limits of empathy—the risk of burnout and of ethical drifts in particular. It offers a number of counter measures to minimize these risks within our teams.

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Stop Conflict At Work Now With The Power Of Story

Sabina Nawaz

Conflicts in the workplace tend to escalate due to the distortions in perception brought on by stress. This article explains why forcing yourself to examine the situation from angles deliberately distanced from your spontaneous analysis can help to resolve them effectively.

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Learning from the Persuasive Genius of Great Leaders

Elizabeth Doty

Good negotiators are those who adapt their arguments and angle of attack to the party on the other side of the table.

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