The yin and yang of effective leadership

Coach counts on communication to cultivate teamwork | The yin and yang of effective leadership | Leaders should take vacations to gain perspective Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( August 29, 2024 CONNECT WITH NEXTUP  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [X]( €‰€‰[Tik tok]( [NEW SmartBrief]( Gender equity news from NextUp, Advancing All Women in Business [SIGN UP]( â‹… [SHARE]( ADVERTISEMENT Top of the week [] [Coach counts on communication to cultivate teamwork]( [Coach counts on communication to cultivate teamwork]( VanDerveer (Steph Chambers/Getty Images) Make your team feel heard to promote success by prioritizing communication, says Tara VanDerveer, a former college basketball coach who holds the record for winning the most games. VanDerveer also recommends positive reinforcement and maintaining consistency to boost performance while remembering the challenge isn't winning, but "to be the best team we can be." 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Full Story: [Forbes (tiered subscription model)]( (8/28) [LinkedIn]( [X]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Leaders should take vacations to gain perspective]( [Leaders should take vacations to gain perspective]( (Pixabay) Leaders should take vacations to recharge, gain new perspectives and set a good example for employees, writes Dede Henley, the CEO of Henley Leadership Group. "When you openly prioritize and take a vacation, you send a powerful message to your team: self-care and work-life balance are important and integral to success," Henley writes. Full Story: [Forbes (tiered subscription model)]( (8/25) [LinkedIn]( [X]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Keep this meeting on your calendar and ditch the rest]( [Keep this meeting on your calendar and ditch the rest]( (skynesher/Getty Images) Most of your team isn't enthusiastic about attending departmental meetings, but they do want to meet with you one-on-one, and ideally, you should meet weekly to keep them engaged, get feedback and help them develop their skills, writes executive coach Marcel Schwantes, drawing on advice from organizational psychologist Steven Rogelberg. "The status update trap is when 1:1s take on a highly tactical, short-term orientation focusing on project updates and timelines ... that is something that can be an email," Schwantes notes. Full Story: [Inc. 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