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employee support

Seek out available resources to offer employee support

Today’s post is another strategy in our ongoing video series on how to create a compassionate workplace in which you can offer employee support.  Today’s tip is to educate yourself on the resources that are available to you and your

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Introvert leaders, play to your strengths to be more effective and influential

My latest column for The Globe and Mail went online last week, titled Leadership beyond words: Four strengths introverts have that are key to success.  In it, I focus on introvert leaders, and what the strengths they bring to the

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kindness in the workplace

Kindness in the workplace has to start with kindness to yourself!

Today I’m back with another tip in our video series on creating more compassion and kindness in the workplace.  Today’s strategy is to be kind to yourself. Be kind to yourself What I’m really saying is to practice self-compassion.  You

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compassion at work

Demonstrate compassion at work by giving your employees weekly support

It’s been a while since I last posted in our video series, so I’m back today with another video tip on what you can do, as a leader, to encourage more compassion at work.  This time, the strategy is to

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oxygen mask

Good leaders always put on their own oxygen mask first

I’m sure you’ve heard the standard airplane safety commentary about the oxygen mask: “In the event of a cabin depressurization, oxygen masks will automatically drop from the overhead compartment. Please pull a mask towards you and place it completely over

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empathy

Empathy is no longer the most important workplace skill. It isn’t enough!

My latest column for The Globe and Mail went online last Friday.  Empathy is no longer the most important workplace skill. It isn’t enough got a lot more attention than I thought it would.  I started this column by writing:

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