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7 Barriers to Empathy That Block Effective Leadership

Empathy plays a major role in the workplace that will deal with failures, poor performance and manage employees who genuinely show interest to contribute, improve, and grow. As leaders, your role is simple – deal empathetically with the team and watch them build a strong and prosperous organisation. This understanding will give a better way to manage the challenges ahead. However, most leaders find this hard. It is therefore important to take note of the barriers to empathetic behaviour:

5 Key Skills to Become the Most Sought After Manager

The skills a manager needs to hone have always been seen as generic and ambiguous, but in reality, there is a definitive skill set which needs to be practised to excel in the role. Ultimately, the way you choose to manage your team members will have a direct impact on their performance and overall productivity.

5 Emotions Leaders Must Stay On Top of

Emotions are an integral part of who we are. In the context of a leader, emotions are critical to practically everything a leader does and wants to do. Let’s look at 5 emotions which are not only important to drive success in organisations but are also critical given the current turbulent times:

7 Habits That Are a Downfall of Good Leaders

To succeed in a leadership role, one must also keep in mind what they should avoid doing at any cost. Here are seven habits to change or it will mark you as a highly ineffective leader.

7 Exceptional Strategies to Ace Your Role as a Virtual Leader

7 Exceptional Strategies to Ace Your Role as a Virtual Leader Key components of being a successful leader centres around your vision, mission and your interpersonal relationships. To be successful, a good amount of a leader’s time must be spent

Effective Guide to Handle Digital Harassment in Your Company

The types of harassment can range from psychological and verbal, to more serious forms like physical and sexual harassment. However, with more and more offices exploring flexible work options now, technology has a huge role to play in work engagements. And with this, the incidence of harassment, biases and bullying whether over a call or text or video, is only increasing.

6 Focus Areas for Leaders in COVID-19 Times

While the whole world struggles to overcome this crisis, it is the leader who is expected to answer some tough questions. So now that most of the fire-fighting is done, decisions made, one-downs are managing the show; what should the leaders focus on? Let’s dive right in.

How To Stay In Love With What You Do!

Work is a huge part of what we do and our identity. So we need to constantly evaluate where we are going and put the effort in that direction. Here are a few thoughts to help you stay on the path and stay in love with what you do!

3 Leadership Mantras That Will Set You Apart

Good leadership is not about winning a popularity contest. Being liked and respected is not the primary goal. From our experiences with clients so far, we have, identified a few ingredients we believe are essential to set you on the right path to becoming the leader in a successful business. We have watered it down to these three crucial mantras…

6 Winning Qualities That Makes a Successful Leader

Even a seasoned team leader can sometimes find his or her job challenging. Whether they have been assigned a new team, or are taking over an existing one, the effort and experience are more or less the same. Here are six winning tips to help you build and lead a productive, collaborative team while taking your leadership skills to the next level…

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Sachin ParekhFounderStemline Floral Design