Stories are deeply rooted in human experiences. They are key for communicating, as they establish and perpetuate traditions that contribute to reassurance, direction, and hope. This is the topic for the Leadership Minute. To continue the conversation about what excites and concerns you about the change process, I encourage you to participate in one of our leadership development programs found on our website, www.chairacademy.com To download the Leadership Minute in slideshow

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What is “deep work”? In the book, Digital Minimalism, Cal Newport defines this term as “the activity of focusing without distraction on a cognitively demanding task. It describes when you are really locked into doing something hard with your mind.” Newport outlines four rules of deep work. Work Deeply. To successfully integrate more deep work into your professional life, actively fight to incorporate this into your schedule. Include deep work blocks on your calendar and prot

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According to psychologist Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence, EQ is what sets high performance apart. Leaders strong in skills attributed to EQ outperformed their annual review goals by 20 percent, while those weak in EQ skills underperformed by 20 percent. Emotional intelligence is a spectrum of competencies representing how we manage ourselves and our relationships. There are five key areas: self-awareness, managing emotions, motivation, empathy, and social

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HOW TO MAKE VIRTUAL TEAMS WORK: MANAGE AND EMPOWER A VIRTUAL TEAM THAT THRIVES WHILE WORKING FROM HOME. Robert Glazer. (2020, Kindle Edition) For many organizations, the global pandemic has had a transformative effect on business practices, particularly in the adoption of a remote work environment. While many business leaders believe that, post-pandemic, the work-from-home (WFH) boom will likely recede; the expectation is that remote work will be a growing trend and part of t