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Feedback Is Like Air: Leaders Can’t Do Without It
[avatar user="DaleRose" size="thumbnail" align="left" link="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dalerose/" target="_blank" /] By Dale S. Rose, Ph.D., President & Co-Founder Imagine you are speaking to a room of 200 colleagues on a topic they should all be highly engaged...
Using the Lessons of the “Shecession” to Create a More Equitable Workplace
By Anne Whiting, Senior Consultant Recessions caused by periodic economic downturns typically hurt men’s employment more than women’s, but in 2020 and 2021 this has not held true. The Covid-19 pandemic has created a perfect storm - eroding women’s employment and...
Learning Leadership – How will leadership development change in the “after” times?
By Dale S. Rose, Ph.D. The year 2020 was hard for all of us, but it was particularly hard on leaders. And while we are gradually moving back to something that looks more like “normal,” being an effective leader is not going to get any easier. The events of 2020 have...
What is a Leader to do in the Face of Riots? Keep Calm, Lead On.
By Dale S. Rose, Ph.D. In the face of extreme volatility, uncertainty, and even violence a leader’s first responsibility is to show there is a path forward by remaining calm. In that regard, the recent attack on our Democracy at the United States Capitol and state...
Building a Strong Succession Plan During the Pandemic
By Anne Whiting, Senior Consultant The continuing and unprecedented impact of Covid-19 on the workplace puts companies’ leadership and HR practices in the spotlight, especially successes (and failures) in succession planning. An alarming number of businesses are...
Building Team Spirit on Remote Teams
By Anne Whiting, Senior Consultant Many of us have not seen our teammates in real life for more than six months now. The novelty of working from home on a full time basis has worn off and our initial enthusiasm for Zoom happy hours has evaporated after being on camera...
Does Leadership Change When the Team is Remote?
By Dale S. Rose, Ph.D. Leading any team under any circumstance is not easy. But when the entire team is remote, leaders face a host of challenges. So, when a leader has zero face time with her team, what changes? It is good to keep in mind that a lot of things...
Leaders Need Feedback Now More Than Ever
By Dale S. Rose, Ph.D. and Sarita Upadhyay 2020 will likely provide the toughest test any leader will face in their career. Sudden change in work methods, rapidly shifting supply chains and staffing, uncertainty in the regulatory environment, and the hard whiplash of...
Culture Change…its got to Start Somewhere
By Dale S. Rose, Ph.D. I recently wrote that the words “Black Lives Matter” were important for us all to share but that words alone were not enough to change police culture. I suggested that to change the police culture that is fueling racist behaviors, leaders...
Words Alone Are Not Enough to End Racist Police Violence: Leaders Need to Change the Culture.
By Dale S. Rose, Ph.D. While I am no expert in race relations, community organizing, or political science, I do know a lot about leadership and organizational culture. Cultural norms are driven by leaders and they pervade every social system in every form....