Proposed: Remote work with off-sites instead of offices

4 steps to identify how you view your leadership | Proposed: Remote work with off-sites instead of offices | Why internal politics is part of innovation Created for {EMAIL} | [{NAME}]( at [{NAME}]( [For more relevant content - Update Your Profile]( | [Web Version]( September 30, 2021 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( Innovative Ideas. Ahead of the Curve. [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [SHARE](  [] Leading Edge [] [4 steps to identify how you view your leadership]( Leaders of any title or level should reflect on what their values are and how those values affect their leadership approach, writes Ken Blanchard, who offers a four-step process. "A leadership point of view is a very personal statement that requires reflection and vulnerability," he writes. Full Story: [Blanchard LeaderChat]( (9/29) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Proposed: Remote work with off-sites instead of offices]( Entrepreneur Chris Herd has become known for his longstanding criticism of office-based work, proposing that companies ditch long-term leases and get the benefit of "shared empathy and coordination" through occasional off-site gatherings for specific purposes. While there are legitimate challenges to this type of structure, Cal Newport writes, we shouldn't forget that "the office-as-factory model is not fundamental, but was instead a temporary solution to support collaboration and information access in a pre-digital world dominated by management ideas from industrial manufacturing." Full Story: [The New Yorker (tiered subscription model)]( (9/27) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Strategic Management [] [Why internal politics is part of innovation]( Many organizations have siloed innovation or have executives who are too distracted to notice, so how innovation teams propose, test and implement ideas is just as important as the idea itself, writes Steve Denning. He offers examples of how Spotify and the World Bank used strategic innovation processes to improve products and win over management. Full Story: [Forbes (tiered subscription model)]( (9/28) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Smarter Communication [] [Here are 6 steps for a great Q&A session]( Good presentations feature a "robust" Q&A session that also invites comments, uses prompts or polls to engage quiet audiences, and resolves the Q&A with a strong, short concluding statement, writes Stephanie Scotti. "Your audience wants to be engaged in the conversation, to connect with you and your knowledge, and the Q&A is their chance to do so," she writes. Full Story: [SmartBrief/Leadership]( (9/29) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Read more]( from Stephanie Scotti on SmartBrief on Leadership [] [Workplace culture can minimize rude behavior]( Rudeness is something nearly every employee has faced on occasion, but the effect can be minimized by companies whose culture demands respect and civility, according to research conducted before the pandemic. Strong workplace norms can overcome the individual dynamics that lead to rudeness, the researchers argue. 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"I think the fundamental role of a leader is to look for ways to shape the decades ahead, not just react to the present, and to help others accept the discomfort of disruptions to the status quo," she writes. Full Story: [Marketplace]( (9/28) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Daily Diversion [] [Subway eyeballs and winged dogs win photo prizes]( Images of a goat auction in Oman, a dog that appears to have wings and a large eyeball on a subway have taken top honors in the [2021 Street Photographers Foundation awards](. "I never asked why the man had a huge eyeball lying next to him on the station platform -- maybe he worked in a props department," said photographer Alan Burles. Full Story: [The Guardian (London)]( (9/28) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Editor's Note [] More insights from SmartBrief SmartBrief publishes [original analysis and insights]( in addition to its more than 250 [free email newsletters](. 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