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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:

How To Lead A Team To Success

At the top running a business is the responsibility of the owner or the CEO but we all know that on the inside running a business is not a single person’s job alone. If you too wish to lead your team towards success, here are a few things that you could consider while developing your strategy.

Real-time Reviews for Employees – Utopian or Pragmatic?

Real-time review is a concept of sharing feedback with your employees on a regular basis. The idea is to keep it frequent so that there’s constant improvement in their performance while there’s still time for it. Here are some of the benefits of real-time reviews.

Why You Should Not Micro-Manage

Most successful and visionary leaders have been able to find a sweet spot between micromanagement and being completely hands-off. And I feel they were probably able to do so because they could read the indicators of micromanagement. Yes, you read that right, indicators of micromanagement mean those signs that will tell you it’s time to control the micromanagement and do some damage control.

7 Commandments of Motivation

It’s no news that every employee needs to be motivated so they can give their best, as an individual or as a team. Now, motivation, itself is a tricky concept. What motivates my people? We often ask ourselves. What else can I do to ensure they feel more encouraged at this time of the year? With organisational changes and employee evolution, the factors of motivation have also come a long way. Although, it still stands at the top of Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs, the stimulating elements are not what it used to be even a decade ago.

5 Ways to Win Over the New Workforce

Working with people who have only seen a world surrounded and driven by technology and instant output, can indeed be challenging. At the same time, vice versa is also true. You can win over the new workforce by helping them manage these 5 challenges that they face.

5 Ways Senior Managers Can Enjoy a Work-free Vacation

I believe, just like you are responsible for the success of your organisation, similarly, the onus of making your vacation worthwhile is also on you. Here are 5 ways to truly unwind on holidays, while ensuring that your work or your teams are not affected by your absence.

How To Ensure Your First-time Managers Succeed

Becoming a manager for the first time is challenging and a big step along the corporate ladder. The role is challenging, because their success is completely tied to the performance of other people. While this is a tricky path to walk, it is the beginning of upward movement in an organisation.

Do You Have An Eye On The Future?

We put a shelf life on everything but our roles and responsibilities in the company… We believe we are the ones entitled to keep that position, and sometimes forever. But a mindset of success planning is more realistic if your company needs to grow in the future too. Here’s how you can start thinking about it…

9 Mantras that Inspire Me

In 2003, it was quite by accident and very casually that I was told that a colleague aspired to be like me. It was a tipping point for me personally and I became very conscious. Suddenly, my sense of responsibilities