Your feelings matter, but you must use them wisely

People want leaders to show their morals | How women can understand and preserve power at work | Why a CEO's comprehension matters in a crisis Created for {EMAIL} | [{NAME}]( at [{NAME}]( [For more relevant content - Update Your Profile]( | [Web Version]( February 23, 2021 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( Innovative Ideas. Ahead of the Curve. [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [SHARE]( ADVERTISEMENT Leading Edge [] [People want leaders to show their morals]( Moral leadership and moral authority are qualities people want in their workplaces, as they believe morality improves outcomes and could overcome persistent "social and political divides in the US," writes Dov Seidman of The HOW Institute for Society, which published [a report]( on moral leadership. "Imparting a cultural shift in moral leadership may start with role models at the top, but it must ultimately be designed into the systems and processes that govern how an organization operates," Seidman writes. Full Story: [World Economic Forum]( (2/19) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [How women can understand and preserve power at work]( Women who are executives or aspiring to be must safeguard their power, being sure not to squander, leak or give away their influence and authority, writes Purpose Linked Consulting CEO Alaina Love. Love cites advice from executive coach Sharon Melnick, who also offers four things men can do to support their female colleagues. Full Story: [SmartBrief/Leadership]( (2/22) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( 5 Ways to Hire Like It’s 2021 We dug deep to learn what job seekers want from an employer for 2021. While there are more candidates seeking work, there's also more competition among businesses for the most qualified people. 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ADVERTISEMENT [] Smarter Communication [] [Your feelings matter, but you must use them wisely]( Feeling and emotions are a natural part of life, but leaders must learn how to regulate their feelings and subject them to a process of examination, writes Ed Batista. "[E]motion regulation involves improving our ability to sense, comprehend, articulate and express what we're feeling, and we develop those skills by getting closer to our emotions, not by distancing ourselves from them," he writes. Full Story: [Ed Batista Executive Coaching]( (2/21) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Here are lessons from Steve Jobs that you can apply]( Here are lessons from Steve Jobs that you can apply Jobs in 2010 (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) The iPhone made Apple what it is today, but it only emerged after Steve Jobs initially resisted the idea internally, then tried to tell Corning CEO Wendell Weeks how to design glass. Organizational psychologist Adam Grant shares advice on how to win over skeptics, narcissists and arrogant bosses, using examples from Jobs' career. Full Story: [Harvard Business Review (tiered subscription model)]( (2/22) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( Free eBooks and Resources Free eBooks and resources brought to you by our partners - [GUIDE: Do You Speak Like This? (It Can Hurt Your Credibility!)]( - [EBOOK: The Top 100 Leadership Quotes Of 2020]( - [Microsoft Teams - Free Reference Card]( - [The Ultimate Excel Resource Guide]( - [eBook - Boost Productivity With Your Smart Phone]( [] SmartPulse [] How does your organization view older job candidates? They're highly desirable because of their experience and wisdom 25.45% They're desirable in certain situations requiring specific expertise 22.17% They're as desirable as any other candidate 32.49% They're less desirable because of cost or short future work horizons 10.07% They're undesirable because of cost, future work horizons and culture fit 9.82% [] Does your recruiting execution match your needs? 48% of you said your organizations view older candidates as highly desirable or desirable for specific roles. Another one-third said they're just as desirable as other candidates. The real question is does your recruiting execution match these answers? Clearly many of you are saying your organizations value older workers. The real question at hand is if those desires show up in your recruiting results. Take a look at your new hire class for the last 12 months. Is the balance of older workers reflective of the answers you gave in the poll? If not, and they differ significantly, it's time to explore if you have inherent biases in your recruiting processes. At best, you're missing out on a great source of talent, which you already said you value. At worst, your organization is susceptible to age discrimination lawsuits. Diverse hiring practices make your organization stronger. Make sure your execution of recruiting matches your beliefs. -- Mike Figliuolo is managing director of [thoughtLEADERS](, which includes TITAN-- the firm's e-learning platform. Previously, he worked at McKinsey & Co., Capital One and Scotts Miracle-Gro. He is a West Point graduate and author of three leadership books: ["One Piece of Paper,"]( ["Lead Inside the Box"]( and ["The Elegant Pitch."]( [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] POLL QUESTION: When dealing with someone who is manipulative, how do you react? [Vote]( [I get away from them as fast as I can]( [Vote]( [I actively combat their manipulation and confront them on it]( [Vote]( [I try to understand why they're doing it and avoid the trap]( [Vote]( [I try to manipulate them right back]( [Vote]( [I just let it happen]( [] In Their Own Words [] [How a CEO's fall down the stairs forced a rethink]( It took a literal tumble down the stairs for Hintsa Performance CEO Annastiina Hintsa to realize she was sacrificing her well-being for her job. The pandemic should push us "to ask ourselves core questions, such as: Do you know who you really are? Do you know what you want? And are you in control of your life?" Full Story: [McKinsey]( (2/22) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Daily Diversion [] [Contest features photos taken only on mobile devices]( Chinese photographer Dan Liu won the top prize in the 10th annual Mobile Photography Awards, which are exclusively for images taken on tablets and smartphones. 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