Seven Critical Lessons for Leaders and Managers Here are important strategies for leaders and managers in business and other sectors. In each case, they are derived from the writings of top leadership experts.

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Using Agile Leadership to Promote Diversity and Inclusion How can software development’s breakthrough strategy promote DEI?

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How to Turn a Good Leader Into a Great One Transformational leaders are exceptional because they are able to motivate followers to outstanding levels of accomplishment through empowering followers and offering them support, but also challengin...

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8 Easy Strategies to Combat Insomnia There are simple things you can do, both behaviorally, and in your head, that can lead to satisfying and restful sleep.

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The 4 Styles of Humor What do you find funny, and what sort of humor appeals to you? Research has focused on different humor styles, and distinguishes four types.

The 4 Styles of Humor | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/cutt... Which type appeals to you?

The Surprising Power of Body Language These four studies show how body language can subtly affect others’ behavior.

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Why Someone Might Feel Like a Psychological “Doormat” When do relationships become imbalanced and what can we do about it?

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What Is Pygmalion Leadership, and Why Does It Matter? Robert Rosenthal's legacy and work show the psychology and power of positive expectations.

What Is Pygmalion Leadership, and Why Does It Matter? | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/cutt... An often overlooked theory

8 Ways a Teacher Is Like a Leader When most people think of a leader, archetypes often include the president of a country, the boss of a company, or a general in the military. But can a teacher be equated to a leader?

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Are You a Procrastinator, or Just Efficient? Take the test to find out if you are a procrastinator, and which type.

Are You a Procrastinator, or Just Efficient? | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/cutt... What is your working style?

Leadership Lessons From a College President | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/cutt... Jack Stark on leadership

How Some Men Use Body Language to Control Others | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/cutt... Subtle (and not so subtle) cues of control

Why Narcissists Might Get the Best Jobs | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/cutt... From President to line supervisor. It's a problem.

5 Interesting Strategies to Build Your Leadership | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/cutt... Practical, everyday strategies

Celebrity vs. Charisma: What’s the Difference? Kim Kardashian, Oprah Winfrey, Bill Clinton, Madonna, and Mick Jagger are some of the well-known people who are labeled “charismatic” by much of the public. But do they really have it, or is it all ju...

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Are People Speaking Less in This Age of Online Communication? Researchers are investigating the decline in spoken communication in our digital age.

Are People Speaking Less in This Age of Online Communication? | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/cutt... Are we losing the human connection?

Test Your Employability. What Kind of Employee Are You? Imagine that you are hiring and you want to get the best possible employee. Or, imagine that you are on the job market. What qualities and characteristics make the very best employees?

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Pandora’s Box: Is Human Curiosity a Blessing or a Curse? Will people put themselves in harm's way just to satisfy their curiosity?

Pandora’s Box: Is Human Curiosity a Blessing or a Curse? | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/cutt... The psychology of human curiosity

Bosses From Hell: A Typology of Bad Leaders Although the vast majority of books on leadership focus on leaders' positive qualities and their effectiveness, it is clear that many leaders are ineffective and the very worst leaders are horribly de...

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Crisis Leadership: The Ultimate Test of Leadership Capacity 6 leader duties that are required in a crisis.

Crisis Leadership: The Ultimate Test of Leadership Capacity | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/cutt... There are 6 leadership duties in a crisis.

Why Time Goes Faster as You Get Older Have you ever wondered why life seems to pass more quickly as you get older? Each year seems to go by faster and faster. Find out why, and how to slow it down.

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Do the Incompetent Rise to the Top? Peter Principle Revisited Why are there so many incompetent leaders? Is your boss less than competent? How about that department head in accounting or HR that doesn't know his/her job? How in the world do incompetent people ri...

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Why the World Tolerates Corrupt and Dangerous Leaders Muammar Qaddafi, Hosni Mubarek, and even Saddam Hussein, didn't even make the list of the world's most corrupt leaders. Why so many horrible and corrupt leaders? Unfortunately, we have only ourselves ...

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Are You a Social Chameleon or a Zebra? What kind of person are you? A social chameleon or a zebra?

Are You a Social Chameleon or a Zebra? | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/cutt... What is this important personality dimension?

5 Types of Smiles and What They Mean Is that smile seductive, sarcastic, or fake? How can you tell?

5 Types of Smiles and What They Mean | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/cutt... Become an expert in nonverbal communication

How Men and Women Flirt with Body Language How evolution has influenced how we flirt.

How Men and Women Flirt with Body Language | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/cutt... Is s/he really interested in me?

The One Thing That Predicts Adult Health and Happiness How can children be better prepared to be happy and healthy adults?

The One Thing That Predicts Adult Health and Happiness | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/cutt... Based on our 40+-year longitudinal study

5 Secret Powers of Eye Contact There has been considerable research on how nonverbal cues, particularly from the eyes, affects our behavior. Here are five interesting results.

5 Secret Powers of Eye Contact | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/cutt... Why are nonverbal cues so powerful?

4 Ways to Boost Your Charisma Most people think that charisma is a mysterious quality that people are born with.

4 Ways to Boost Your Charisma | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/cutt... The elements of personal charisma

The 4 Sins (and Signs) of a Truly Bad Leader The psychology of bad and good leadership.

The 4 Sins (and Signs) of a Truly Bad Leader | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/cutt... The litmus test for any leader.