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Surveillance Tech Tools Mean You Can Watch Your Employees Work. But Should You?

BIG IDEA: Surveillance of workers has increased during the pandemic. Do you use tech tools to monitor your employees’ productivity? There are plenty of these tools available, and evidence shows that employers have been using them more during the pandemic. Companies that make surveillance technologies have reported a significant growth in their business during the pandemic. One […]

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Are you holding your peers accountable?

Individual Accountability / Chelsey Berg

BIG IDEA: Leaders must hold their peers accountable to do the hard work of leadership. Over the past 18 months, many of us have gotten through an incredibly challenging time by putting our heads down and getting the work done. As a result, we’ve narrowed our focus. In the best-case scenario, we’ve connected deeply with

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Leaders, It’s All About Authenticity in Leadership Today

Individual Accountability, Team Accountability / Chelsey Berg

BIG IDEA: Authentic leadership is key in our new world of work. Early in the pandemic, John Krasinski, the former star of The Office, started a project called “Some Good News.” He’d film videos at his house, in front of a sign his daughters drew, sharing feel-good stories to brighten the mood of the millions

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How Can Organizations Create Culture in a Hybrid World?

Individual Accountability, Organizational Accountability / Chelsey Berg

BIG IDEA: The way we work is changing. Can your organization’s culture keep up? I’ve always been interested in organizational culture. It’s something that I pay a lot of attention to when I’m meeting with a new client. In the pre-pandemic days, I would watch for things like how I’m greeted at reception when I

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Are You Creating a Meaning-Centered Organization?

Individual Accountability, Organizational Accountability / Chelsey Berg

Leaders need to increase priority around helping employees find a sense of meaning at work, by more clearly and deliberately communicating the purpose of what they do each day. Creating a meaning-centered organization will help drive employee engagement and create a culture of accountability. BIG IDEA: Organizations need to do better at communicating a larger

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What Does Team Purpose and Teamwork Mean in a Hybrid World?

Individual Accountability, Organizational Accountability, Team Accountability / Chelsey Berg

Ensuring clarity around team purpose will drive higher team perfomance and employee engagement. BIG IDEA: As a leader, you should be talking to your team about the purpose and meaning of their work. Being a leader isn’t all about managing performance. We also look to our leaders for inspiration and motivation. As human beings, we

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What Does it Really Mean to Be a Leader Today?

Individual Accountability, Organizational Accountability / Chelsey Berg

BIG IDEA: As a leader, where does your sense of meaning and purpose come from now? “What does it mean to be a leader today?” This is the question that began the introduction of my book, The Leadership Contract. It is also the question that started many of my keynote presentations and discussions with senior

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The Future Of Work Has Finally Arrived And What Purpose At Work Has To Do With It

Individual Accountability, Organizational Accountability / Chelsey Berg

Amidst the trending topic of The Great Resignation, which we’ve reframed as The Great Reassessment, people have decided they need to feel connected to their purpose at work. This month we will explore this concept from various angles to help you see what it means for yourself and how you should lead. BIG IDEA: The

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Community Starts With Building Relationships at Work

Individual Accountability / Chelsey Berg

A strong corporate culture is needed to keep employees engaged and committed to moving the organization foward. Developing a sense of community at your organization starts with building relationships at work, whether you’re in the office or virtual. BIG IDEA: Now, more than ever, it’s critical to focus on developing community at your organization. Over

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“Your Team Has to Trust You”: Leading by Example to Build Trust in Leadership with Wayne Monteith

Individual Accountability, Team Accountability / Chelsey Berg

This week’s Gut Check article reflects on the roles of solid relationships and trust in leadership. It is based off our Lead The Future podcast interview with Wayne Monteith, the Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation for the Federal Aviation Administration. BIG IDEA: A leader’s most important asset is social capital. You might think that a 29-year Air Force veteran

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