What action-learning teams need to succeed

Visualize interpersonal skills, then start to act on them | What action-learning teams need to succeed | Facebook's Zuckerberg confronts the world he's created Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( September 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 [] [Visualize interpersonal skills, then start to act on them]( We can improve our ability to connect with people by thinking of ourselves as actors preparing for a role: We first see ourselves engaged in these behaviors, then we practice them until they become second-nature, writes John Baldoni. "Considering thoughts are behaviors in the making might help overcome resistance to making a change," he writes. [Forbes]( (9/14) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Google+]( [Email]( [] [What action-learning teams need to succeed]( Groups brought together to tackle business problems need to show ingenuity and creativity, but they also need to have a proper background briefing, write Karin Hurt and David Dye. That information should include important notes and resources, as well as a clear detailing of the goals. [Let's Grow Leaders]( (9/13) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Google+]( [Email]( 5 Strategies for Working in Cross-Cultural Virtual Teams Despite investing in technologies that make cross-cultural virtual teams easier than ever before, most organizations still underinvest in the intercultural skills necessary to get the most out of that technology. [Learn 5 key strategies for managing virtual teams](. ADVERTISEMENT [] Strategic Management [] [Facebook's Zuckerberg confronts the world he's created]( Facebook's Zuckerberg confronts the world he's created Zuckerberg (Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is grappling not with the usual strategic challenges of corporate life but with Facebook's outsized impact on elections, communities and how civil discourse is conducted. "These are not technical puzzles to be cracked in the middle of the night but some of the subtlest aspects of human affairs, including the meaning of truth, the limits of free speech, and the origins of violence," Evan Osnos writes. [The New Yorker (tiered subscription model)]( (9/17) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Google+]( [Email]( [] Smarter Communication [] [How to improve your emotional control]( An inability to control our tempers can be exacerbated by a failure to stop and reflect, as well as physical factors such as a lack of sleep and exercise, writes Dan Rockwell. Show leadership by deliberately replacing frustration with acts of generosity, he writes. [Leadership Freak]( (9/14) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Google+]( [Email]( [] [Every word matters]( People pick up on the words you use, writes Steve Keating, citing Tony Robbins, and when you use emotionally intense words, people ratchet up their reactions, "Remember, it's up to you to speak in a way that will move you closer to being the person you want to be," he writes. [LeadToday]( (9/13) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Google+]( [Email]( [] Smarter Working A weekly spotlight on doing more without working longer [] [Frequent focus shifts boost productivity]( Try to think through your day in half-hour increments to be productive without becoming scatterbrained, writes Jim Davies, a cognitive science professor at Carleton University. "The advice is simple: when doing something that requires thinking, don't do anything else," he writes. [The Conversation (US)]( (9/6) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Google+]( [Email]( [] In Their Own Words [] [Sibling co-CEOs extend family friendliness to employees]( Rebecca Hamilton and Emily Schwerin-Whyte are sisters and co-CEOs of S. Badger, a family-founded maker of natural body-care products that allows employees to bring babies up to 6 months old to work. "Oftentimes, you have people who are taking your baby while you're in a meeting or on a call, and all of the programs help to support the impulse, which is that we are more than a company, that we're a community," says Schwerin-Whyte. [Chief Executive]( (9/6) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Google+]( [Email]( [] Daily Diversion [] [Deep in the ocean, crustaceans use snails to survive]( Two types of amphipods in deep waters near Antarctica are immune to the toxic emissions of sea snails and will hoist snails onto their backs as a defensive measure against predators, writes Natasha Frost. The snails, unable to dislodge from the crustaceans, often starve, [according to a study]( in the journal Marine Biodiversity. [Quartz]( (9/13) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Google+]( [Email]( [] Most Read by CEOs The most-clicked stories of the past week by SmartBrief on Leadership readers [] - [Older employees are a resource, not a burden]( SmartBrief/Leadership [] - [5 ways to issue a meaningful apology]( Skip Prichard Leadership Insights [] - [What makes a servant leader?]( Leadership Freak [] - [Your undivided attention is how you become a good listener]( LeadToday [] - [Is your culture cognitively diverse?]( SmartBrief/Leadership [] [] Throughout history, people have never before expected to be as comfortable as people do today. 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