Do the opposite of this advice if you want happy employees

Guide your team to understand and accept change | Do the opposite of this advice if you want happy employees | Form short-term teams to keep up with long-term strategy Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( October 1, 2019 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( Innovative Ideas. Ahead of the Curve. [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [FORWARD](  [] Leading Edge [] [Guide your team to understand and accept change]( Minimize your team's resistance to change by allowing them to think through the problem, offer their ideas and solutions and realize why change is needed, writes David Dye. "And if they can't come up with any reasonable solutions, your ideas now have a hungry audience," he writes. [Let's Grow Leaders]( (9/30) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Do the opposite of this advice if you want happy employees]( Bad advice for leaders includes not offering a vision, refusing to give credit or show appreciation and skipping out on one-on-one meetings, writes John Stoker. "If this is the way you lead your team, I can guarantee that turnover will be high, productivity will be lower, morale will be in the tank, and you will not get the results that you desire," he writes. [SmartBrief/Leadership]( (9/30) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( Talent Management Programs Companies with talent management programs in place realize 26% more revenue per employee and benefit from 40% less turnover among high performers. [Download XpertHR's guide]( to learn key metrics that can convey the value of HR recruitment efforts. ADVERTISEMENT [] Strategic Management [] [Form short-term teams to keep up with long-term strategy]( Organizations can keep up with industry changes by forming diverse teams around a clear question and for a short amount of time, all while allowing them to set the agenda, write David Benjamin and David Komlos of Syntegrity. "By changing your approach, you can compress the time it takes to reset the course for the company," they write. [Forbes]( (9/30) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Smarter Communication [] [Tactics for introverts to shine during meetings]( Introverts can get their ideas heard in meetings by being prepared, rehearsing and using a "diplomatic interruption" to create an opening to speak, writes Jane Finkle. If you miss a chance to speak up during the meeting, follow up by email, she writes. [Thin Difference]( (9/28) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Here's a better way to deliver a 3-part presentation]( Avoid boring three-point speeches by using a triangle approach that starts with a story or other hook, then tackles the overall problem and issues a motivational call to action, writes Jim Anderson. "The key to a successful speech will be if you can share with your audience what actions they can take to solve the problem that you have presented to them," he writes. [The Accidental Communicator]( (9/24) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Innovation & Creativity A weekly spotlight on making the next big thing happen [] [Use innovation to meet immediate customer needs]( Companies that can quickly create and deploy solutions for consumers or B2B customers will gain a competitive edge, writes Tom Puthiyamadam. "It turns out that business customers want the same things individual consumers say are highest on their list when it comes to customer experience: speed, convenience, ease of use, and results," he writes. [Strategy+Business online (free registration)]( (9/30) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] SmartPulse [] What was the reason why you most recently fired someone? Poor performance 54.84% I've never fired anyone 14.84% Layoff (not their fault) 10.32% Breaking company rules 9.03% Some other reason 5.59% Illegal activity 5.38% [] Behave and perform. While illegal or rule-breaking behaviors will get you fired, clearly poor performance is the biggest risk to continued employment. The real question to the leader who does the firing. Did you make expectations clear? Did you provide the person the resources and training they needed to perform? Did you provide timely feedback and coaching or did you wait until things got so bad that you were forced to take action? While not every person is suited to every job, if someone gets fired for a performance issue, leaders need to own their part of the problem and ensure they're taking care of future employees as best they can to prevent similar situations from happening in the future. Sure, not everyone will succeed but as a leader you need to give them a fighting chance. -- 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](." [] If the last boss you worked for recruited you again, would you go work for them? [Vote]( [Absolutely! They were great.]( [Vote]( [Maybe ... if the role and money were right.]( [Vote]( [No! There's a reason I stopped working for them!]( [] In Their Own Words [] [Blackstone CEO looks for something different than cultural fit]( Instead of hiring employees that fit the culture, Blackstone CEO and co-founder Stephen Schwarzman looks for "synchronicity" with his way of thinking. Alignment and connection matter, he says, but he also wants to follow the person's thought process. [Business Insider]( (9/25) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Daily Diversion [] [Car rides provide a cornucopia of sensations for dogs]( Car rides provide a cornucopia of sensations for dogs (Pixabay) Dogs tend to hang their heads out of car windows to catch a variety of sensations, including seeing where they are going, feeling the wind in their fur and smelling everything going by. Animal behavior researcher Jennifer Cattet says it's like watching TV because "they can smell every person in the street, every trash can they go by, every patch of grass, restaurant and other dogs." 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