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Behaviors to avoid if you want empowered, motivated teams | How to find more meaning in your work |

Behaviors to avoid if you want empowered, motivated teams | How to find more meaning in your work | Will Disney be brave enough to embrace streaming? Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( April 17, 2018 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Google+]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( Innovative Ideas. Ahead of the Curve. [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [FORWARD]( [] Leading Edge [] [Behaviors to avoid if you want empowered, motivated teams]( Correcting a team member in front of others, neglecting to offer career development and forever finding fault with staff are some of the ways leadership shuts down motivation, writes Joel Garfinkle. Give your team the chance to make important decisions and develop individual work styles, he writes. [SmartBrief/Leadership]( (4/16) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Google+]( [Email]( [] [How to find more meaning in your work]( Career advancement is not the same as purpose, which means a promotion might not be as validating as expected, writes Jesse Sostrin of PwC's US Leadership Coaching Center of Excellence. He advises identifying and focusing on the aspects of work that are most fulfilling and offer the most value to others. [Strategy+Business online (free registration)]( (4/16) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Google+]( [Email]( A lawyer provides perspective to keep you on track. At Hinckley Allen, our attorneys are well versed in a range of industries as well as the law. We can help your business find new paths to success and work with you to keep you headed in the right direction. [Learn more](. ADVERTISEMENT [] Strategic Management [] [Will Disney be brave enough to embrace streaming?]( Will Disney be brave enough to embrace streaming? (Drew Angerer/Getty Images) With movies and cable television in decline, Disney should take a streaming-first approach for its films and television programming, making itself a direct competitor to Netflix, writes Derek Thompson. "With its pending purchase of 20th Century Fox, the company seems to be betting equally on its future and its past -- adding a formidable library of content from Fox for Disneyflix, but also buying regional sports networks for the cable bundle," Thompson writes. [The Atlantic]( (4/2018), [Quartz]( (4/14) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Google+]( [Email]( Profiles in Talent Flight Risk Turnover is costly, both in dollars and knowledge sharing. We have identified [six potential talent flight risks]( and the signs to look for. [Learn]( to identify your at-risk employees, and the steps you can take to get them to stay. ADVERTISEMENT [] Smarter Communication [] [Encourage others by highlighting their impact]( A quick note can have a disproportionate impact when it tells people know they're appreciated and why their work matters, writes Dan Rockwell. "Every time you feel a need to step into the spotlight, shine it on someone else," he writes. [Leadership Freak]( (4/14) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Google+]( [Email]( [] [Don't try to compete with your PowerPoint]( Help your audience focus by emphasizing slides or your speaking, not both at the same time, writes Stephen Welch. Another way to help out the audience is by presenting your argument in a logical order, starting first with familiar information before moving to new concepts, he writes. [Presentation Guru]( (4/10) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Google+]( [Email]( Get better at being Global A recent study shows that having a Global Mindset is the determining factor between companies that excel and those who stagnate. [Download your own copy]( of our GMI Index study to learn how. ADVERTISEMENT [] Innovation & Creativity A weekly spotlight on making the next big thing happen [] [Study: Executives overestimate their company's innovation]( Executives may think their culture fosters innovation, but many employees disagree, according a EY survey. "This should be a concern for managers, as 69% of employees said that being empowered to innovate was hugely important for them," writes Adi Gaskell. [The Horizons Tracker]( (4/11) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Google+]( [Email]( [] SmartPulse [] How well do you handle an unexpected personal crisis at work? Well. I deal with the issue, but it has some negative work effects. 51.45% Very well. I deal with the issue productively and can resume work effectively. 34.59% Not well. Personal crises tend to throw my work off substantially. 11.63% Poorly. A personal crisis totally derails me at work. 2.33% [] Moving through the crisis. It's inevitable that a personal crisis will interfere with work at some point. Illnesses, car accidents, thefts and other challenging issues are bound to crop up and always at the worst time. Some [keys to dealing with a crisis]( involve keeping things in perspective, getting your priorities straight and getting assistance. Don't be afraid to ask colleagues for help. We've all been there, and, by and large, people are understanding and supportive. There's no need for you to shoulder the entire burden yourself. And when you see a colleague in crisis, don't wait for them to ask for help. They may be too overwhelmed or feel like they're imposing on others. Offer your help proactively, instead. -- Mike Figliuolo is managing director of [ThoughtLeaders](. Before launching his own company, he worked at McKinsey & Co., Capital One and Scotts Miracle-Gro. He is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. He's the author of three leadership books: "[One Piece of Paper](," "[Lead Inside the Box](" and "[The Elegant Pitch](." [] How is your year shaping up so far? [Vote]( [Much better than expected]( [Vote]( [Better than expected]( [Vote]( [As expected]( [Vote]( [Worse than expected]( [Vote]( [Much worse than expected]( [] In Their Own Words [] [How this CEO transformed a government agency]( Graham Farrant, CEO of the HM Land Registry in England and Wales, remade the government office's staid culture with a new leadership team and communication initiatives. Other government leaders should strive to understand the working environment and "keep digging until you find something you like, some core strengths, a solid foundation, and then build on that," he says. [McKinsey]( (4/2018) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Google+]( [Email]( [] Daily Diversion [] [What it takes to become a commercial airline pilot]( What it takes to become a commercial airline pilot Embraer cockpit (Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images) The Billfold interviewed a woman named Erika about the long and expensive path toward becoming a commercial pilot, which includes acquiring several ratings and at least 1,500 hours of flight time. "In the long run, I think I made the right choice with this career change despite still having to struggle with my finances in the present," she says. [The Billfold]( (4/16) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Google+]( [Email]( [] [] True happiness consists not in the multitude of friends, but in the worth and choice. 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