4 steps for uncovering your authentic leadership vision

Here's the attitude managers need for team success | 4 steps for uncovering your authentic leadership vision | Why employees want assigned desks Created for {EMAIL} | [{NAME}]( at [{NAME}]( [For more relevant content - Update Your Profile]( | [Web Version]( March 2, 2022 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( Innovative Ideas. Ahead of the Curve. [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [SHARE](  [] Leading Edge [] [Here's the attitude managers need for team success]( Achieving team harmony and high morale is about helping people be their best, work through change and overcome pessimism, but some leaders try to keep everyone happy and end up achieving less as a result, writes Kate Nasser. Managers or team members who are consistently insecure and negative, however, might need to be replaced by people dedicated to achieving team success, Nasser writes. 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ADVERTISEMENT: [] Strategic Management [] [Why employees want assigned desks]( Why employees want assigned desks (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) People don't like having to hunt for a desk on a daily basis, despite the popularity of so-called hot desking, and a better alternative is to add collaboration areas and assign the remaining desks. "Physical proximity with strangers does not in and of itself spark conversations," says Alison Hirst of Anglia Ruskin University, who has studied the topic of hot desking for over 15 years. Full Story: [Charter]( (2/23) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Why CEOs must provide "air cover for innovation"]( CEOs can support innovation by ensuring it's properly focused and funded and isn't inhibited by the culture or other senior leaders, and by overcoming fears that the innovative venture will undermine the core business, says Jim Euchner, a former executive and editor-in-chief of Research-Technology Management. "If a CEO notices a pattern of delays in commitment to a business, it may be that something deeper is going on," Euchner says. Full Story: [Forbes (tiered subscription model)]( (2/25) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( All About Board Portal Technology A board portal is a must-have technology in boardrooms today—especially in virtual and hybrid environments. From remote accessibility to improved decision-making capabilities and more, find out how board portals empower today's leaders and transform workflows. [Download guide.]( ADVERTISEMENT: [] Smarter Communication [] [Are you dismissing people's emotions?]( There are many ways that leaders can unintentionally dismiss employee emotions, such as by telling them to cheer up, writes executive coach Sarah Noll Wilson. Employees feel acknowledged when their feelings are validated and when bosses seek to understand and support them. 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