In dangerous situations, leaders need to give hope

Be considerate, patient to combat egotism | In dangerous situations, leaders need to give hope | The strategy behind Amazon's Prime Day Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( July 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 [] [Be considerate, patient to combat egotism]( Condescension, entitlement and only caring for the opinions of peers and higher-ups are telltale signs of arrogance, writes Joel Garfinkle. "Give space for people to think and evaluate what you are saying and use your communication skills to fully and properly explain," he writes. [SmartBrief/Leadership]( (7/16) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Google+]( [Email]( [] [In dangerous situations, leaders need to give hope]( The recent saga of the trapped 12 Thai youth soccer players and their coach is likely an example of calm leadership in dangerous circumstances, writes Thomas Kolditz, who coined the phrase "in extremis" leadership. "If you give people an alternative future to the one that's occupying their fears, and you give them a sense of purpose, it helps," he says. [The Washington Post (tiered subscription model)]( (7/10) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Google+]( [Email]( [] Strategic Management [] [The strategy behind Amazon's Prime Day]( Amazon's Prime Day was created by Amazon as an attempt to generate sales in the slow summer months without bearing the financial costs of discounts. The actual date of Prime Day is kept a secret for months, and vendors are required to sign nondisclosure agreements. 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A large crowd presents an ideal opportunity to use an app for live polling, she notes. [The Ethos3 Blog]( (7/13) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Google+]( [Email]( [] Innovation & Creativity A weekly spotlight on making the next big thing happen [] [Create an "unsafe" space for creativity]( Leaders need to make it safe for employees to conduct "unsafe thinking" -- taking risks in the pursuit of something new and creative, says Free Range Studios CEO Jonah Sachs. "Leaders who are being humble, who are rewarding the process and not just the results, who are finding ways to celebrate their rule-breakers, these are the teams that are getting unsafe," he says. [Knowledge@Wharton]( (7/12) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Google+]( [Email]( [] SmartPulse [] How well does your organization anticipate and influence regulatory changes? Well. We see them but could do more to shape them. 36.97% Not well. We’re sometimes surprised and don’t shape much. 27.88% Very well. We see them coming and help shape them. 27.88% Not at all. We’re always caught off-guard. 7.27% [] Staying ahead of the rules. All businesses are affected by new laws, rules and regulations. Ignore their development at your own risk. Being unaware of a rule change until it’s announced can lead to a terrible outcome. It can cause massive disruptions to your business and lead you to incur significant costs. On top of that, you’ll be at a competitive disadvantage if you’re remediating regulatory issues while your competitors are attacking you, since they remediated their issues before the rule was finalized. Even better than staying apprised of pending regulations, see if you can [influence their development](. There are many opportunities to provide input into the regulatory process. Don’t miss the opportunity to shape the rules you’ll compete under in the future. -- 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 US 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 do you deal with slackers on your team? [Vote]( [I immediately counsel them and put them on performance plans.]( [Vote]( [I try to figure out how to motivate them.]( [Vote]( [I ignore things and hope their performance improves.]( [Vote]( [I restructure their roles to make them happy.]( [Vote]( [I use a combination of tactics.]( [] In Their Own Words [] [UnitedHealthcare Florida CEO: Invest in your people]( Former sales representative Greg Reidy is now CEO of UnitedHealthcare Florida, and leads with a "supportive" leadership style that helps employees grow over time. Each day, he asks himself, "Am I going to work on 100 things or am I going to do three things really darn well, and advance our business to try to do things in better ways?" [Business Observer (Sarasota, Fla.)]( (7/13) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Google+]( [Email]( [] Daily Diversion [] [Lemurs can sniff out weakness]( The scent produced by ring-tailed lemurs is lessened during injury, something other lemurs can detect by smell and take advantage of, [says a Duke University study](. "Injured animals may lose their high-ranking social status, or lose breeding access to potential mates," says Rachel Harris of the Duke Lemur Center. [National Geographic online]( (7/13) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Google+]( [Email]( [] [] I restore myself when I'm alone. A career is born in public -- talent in privacy. 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