Popeyes CEO: Ask this question to develop better leaders

Ask this question to develop better leaders | How leaders can smash gender barriers | The right way to say "no" at work Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version] June 29, 2016 [Â] [WFF Leadership SmartBrief] Advancing and Empowering Women Leaders [SIGN UP] ⋅ [FORWARD] A Leader's Edge [Ask this question to develop better leaders] One way to help employees develop is to ask them about the people they admire and whether they are modeling positive leadership traits while performing their daily duties, writes Cheryl Bachelder, CEO of Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen. "You could ask this question every week of your leaders, and you would never run out of things to talk about -- or to encourage in their development," she writes. [Serving Performs With Cheryl Bachelder] (6/28) [LinkedIn] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Google+] [Email] Buffalo Wild Wings Success Story: How They Saved Time & Money Read a whitepaper to learn how they created: • Cost savings by preventing overtime • Improved overall communication • 75% less time creating schedules [Click here to access the whitepaper] ADVERTISEMENT Career Progression: Developing Leaders [How leaders can smash gender barriers] Leaders at the White House's United State of Women summit discussed the need for women to take risks and occasionally give one another tough feedback. "You might need to say something or share feedback that helps [your colleague] to stand taller," said Deborah Rosado Shaw, PepsiCo's chief global diversity and engagement officer. [Fortune] (6/27) [LinkedIn] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Google+] [Email] [The right way to say "no" at work] Rejecting other people's ideas at work can create resentment and eventually damage your reputation with your colleagues. This post looks at constructive ways to move forward when you don't believe a particular course of action will work. [Forbes] (6/27) [LinkedIn] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Google+] [Email] [3 steps to reduce the impact of stress] Selecting a keystone habit like morning exercise can trigger other positive changes and minimize the impact of stress on your health, writes Parneet Pal. Other tips include surrounding yourself with positive people that support you and avoiding the temptation to be too hard on yourself. [Harvard Business Review online (tiered subscription model)] (6/23) [LinkedIn] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Google+] [Email] SmartBrief Exclusives [Food brands marry nutrition, flavor in new treat lines] Healthy and indulgent meet head-on in many new food and beverage items on display at the Specialty Food Association's Summer Fancy Food Show this week. Brownies made from chickpeas, dessert hummus and protein-packed lupini beans are among the snacks to be found in the new product aisle this year. [SmartBrief/Food & Beverage] (6/29) [LinkedIn] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Google+] [Email] [Latin American snacks heat up on menus, grocery shelves] Chefs and food companies are using Latin American ingredients and recipes to create snack offerings designed to answer consumers' call for flavorful, convenient foods. Well-known dishes such as tacos and churros are popping up on more menus, and ingredients such as quinoa and purple potatoes are quickly becoming the stars of the snack aisle. [SmartBrief/Food & Beverage] (6/28) [LinkedIn] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Google+] [Email] . Featured Content Sponsored content from The Kellogg Company [Why encouraging your team to take risks is essential for growth]Leaders should encourage their teams to take risks on ideas in order to create a culture of growth, Wendy Davidson, president of The Kellogg Company's US Specialty Channels division says in this interview. "I would rather the team take multiple risks — if only one of those proves out, it pays for the other ideas that didn't materialize," she says. [Read the full interview.] [LinkedIn] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Google+] Click [here] to learn more about Featured Content Diversity and Inclusion [What it takes to address unconscious bias] Most companies have policies in place to prevent overt prejudice, but unconscious bias can still cause problems for restaurants and other businesses. Addressing unconscious bias requires organizational commitment, says Sandra Upton, vice president of educational initiatives at the Cultural Intelligence Center. [QSR Magazine] (6/2016) [LinkedIn] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Google+] [Email] [Building the workplace of the future] High-powered leaders gathered recently for the Forbes Women's Summit to discuss topics affecting businesses and the world in general, including the need to build organizations that have a higher purpose and to create a more inclusive workplace culture. [Forbes] (6/24) [LinkedIn] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Google+] [Email] Women and Innovation in the Workforce [Strategies employers can use to boost diversity] To improve diversity in the workplace, employers should increase their applicant pool, close the wage gap among current workers and ensure that all employees have equal opportunities to advance, said labor attorney Jonathan Segal. Those are among 12 tips Segal provided during a recent presentation at the Society for Human Resource Management's annual conference. [Quartz] (6/22) [LinkedIn] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Google+] [Email] [Do re-entry programs get women back to work?] Programs that help women return to the workforce can be expensive and don't always yield positive results, experts say. "It's true that actually leaving the workforce and trying to re-enter is a lot harder than keeping your toes in the water and trying to stay in," said executive coach Miriam Javitch. [Fast Company online] (6/27) [LinkedIn] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Google+] [Email] We should BE the leaders that we admire. 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