Frances Frei, professor at Harvard Business School, says that trust, empathy—and even a bit of tough love—are all essential ingredients to strong leadership in today’s world. Successful managers focus on the effect they have on others, not themselves. They also define a strategy and create a culture that drives employee behavior in their absence. Frei is the coauthor, along with Anne Morriss, of the book Unleashed: The Unapologetic Leader’s Guide to Empowering Everyone Around You as well as the HBR article “Begin with Trust.” Key episode topics include: leadership styles, constructive criticism, feedback, trust, empathy, managing people, employee performance management, underperforming employees, Listen to the original HBR IdeaCast episode: Great Leaders Use Tough Love to Improve PerformanceFind more episodes of HBR IdeaCastDiscover 100 years of Harvard Business Review articles, case studies, podcasts, and more at HBR.org.]]>
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When Over-Collaboration Leads to Indecision
Being too collaborative can actually hold you back at work, argues leadership coach Rebecca Shambaugh. Instead of showing how well you build consensus and work with others, it can look like indecision or failure to prioritize. She explains what to do if you over-collaborate, how to manage someone who does, and offers some advice for women—whose bosses are more likely to see them as overly consensus-driven. Shambaugh is the author of the books It’s Not a Glass Ceiling, It’s a Sticky Floor and Make Room for Her. Key episode topics include: leadership styles, collaboration, decision making, problem solving HBR On Leadership curates the best conversations and case studies with the world’s top business and management experts, to help you unlock the best in those around you. New episodes every week. Listen to the original HBR IdeaCast episode: Managing Someone Who’s Too CollaborativeFind more episodes of HBR IdeaCastDiscover 100 years of Harvard Business Review articles, case studies, podcasts, and more at HBR.org.]]>
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How—and When—to Adapt Your Leadership Style
In the past, executives were usually taught to practice command-and-control leadership. Today they’re often advised to be nimbler, more adaptive, and less controlling. The truth is that most executives need to be able to move back and forth between those two leadership styles. IMD leadership professor and social psychologist Jennifer Jordan offers tactics for navigating these tensions. Key episode topics include: leadership styles, leadership qualities, management, managing people, VUCA, personal growth HBR On Leadership curates the best conversations and case studies with the world’s top business and management experts, to help you unlock the best in those around you. New episodes every week. Watch to the original Quick Study video: 7 Key Tensions Every Leader Must BalanceFind more videos on HBR’s YouTube channel: @HarvardBusinessReviewDiscover 100 years of Harvard Business Review articles, case studies, podcasts, and more at HBR.org.]]>
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When One of Your Employees Is Working Against You
Do you have an employee working against you? In this episode of HBR’s advice podcast, Dear HBR:, cohosts Alison Beard and Dan McGinn answer your questions with the help of Adrian Gostick, an executive coach and the coauthor of Leading with Gratitude: Eight Leadership Practices for Extraordinary Business Results. They talk through what to do when your direct report is creating problems only to fix them, one team member is hoarding knowledge, or two employees have created a disruptive office clique. Key episode topics include: difficult employees, conflict management, conflict resolution, managing people, management, leadership HBR On Leadership curates the best conversations and case studies with the world’s top business and management experts, to help you unlock the best in those around you. New episodes every week. Listen to the original Dear HBR: episode: Subversive EmployeesFind more episodes of Dear HBR:Discover 100 years of Harvard Business Review articles, case studies, podcasts, and more at HBR.org.]]>
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Why Your Frontline Employee Turnover Is High
Many people blame the shortage of low-wage workers on the enduring impact of the pandemic. But management professor Joseph Fuller and senior researcher Manjari Raman of Harvard Business School say that the real reason has been long in the making. Their studies show that companies view low-wage workers as people who will be in the job only for a short time. Instead, the researchers find that these employees are loyal and want development and a clear path to career advancement. The researchers share practical suggestions for how leaders and managers can do better in hiring, development, and mentoring. Fuller and Raman wrote the HBR article “The High Cost of Neglecting Low-Wage Workers.” Key episode topics include: career development, talent management, hiring, recruitment, promotions, leadership HBR On Leadership curates the best conversations and case studies with the world’s top business and management experts, to help you unlock the best in those around you. New episodes every week. Listen to the original HBR IdeaCast episode: Stop Neglecting Low-Wage WorkersFind more episodes of HBR Idea CastDiscover 100 years of Harvard Business Review articles, case studies, podcasts, and more at HBR.org.]]>
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