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February 2021 Tell Us Something Newsletter

2020 brought many unexpected surprises. This month has me feeling reflective and grateful. Yes, grateful. 2020 brought many opportunities along with its challenges. And many new stories.
 

Yes, good leaders are authentic leaders — but here’s what that actually means

If you go on Amazon, you can find over 40,000 books on how to be more authentic. Clearly, we have a problem if we have to spend so much money just to be ourselves. But the cost, as I see it, is not just to our pocketbooks.

Learning Empathy Takes Practice. Lots of It. That’s Where Virtual Reality Can Help

Mursion’s simulations use real actors in A.I.-generated scenarios–no bulky headset required. It could be the future of workplace learning.

The Happiness Project One-Sentence Journal: A Five-Year Record Diary

This daily ritual is highly do-able and provides a striking sense of accomplishment, and as the years go by you can see how your entries evolve.

Why You Need a ‘Challenge Network’

He sought out the biggest misfits at Pixar for his project — people who were disagreeable, disgruntled, and dissatisfied. Some called them black sheep. Others called them pirates.

Grow and Develop Your Team Using Coach Approach!

The course highlights four specific principles in the book and breaks them down and applies them to real life management scenarios. During the course, you will learn strategies to effectively grow and develop your team using a coaching style to management.

7 questions that rewire your brain for success

Bestselling author and mindset expert Debbie King explains how these questions can help reprogram your subconscious to set you up for success.

How leaders can use emotional intelligence to connect with all employee types

Figuring out how to effectively manage employees with different personalities and working styles is a critical part of emotionally intelligent leadership.

How the Best Leaders Rethink and Unlearn What They Know – ‘Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know’

In a turbulent world, your ability to rethink and unlearn matters far more than raw intelligence.

This free online class will teach anyone how to solve societal problems

“This is precisely about overcoming the despair that so many of us are feeling right now,” she says. “By encouraging people and supporting them to be able to figure out something they can do, even if it’s their own backyard, that can make a real difference.”