Why goal setting can improve your conversations

Why leaders need to show they have a life outside of work | 4 ways leaders can unite a global, hybrid workforce | Companies worry about Russia, haven't necessarily left Created for {EMAIL} | [{NAME}]( at [{NAME}]( [For more relevant content - Update Your Profile]( | [Web Version]( March 31, 2022 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( Innovative Ideas. Ahead of the Curve. [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [SHARE]( ADVERTISEMENT Leading Edge [] [Why leaders need to show they have a life outside of work]( Leaders can support employees' outside interests through flexible working hours and modeling such behavior themselves, write business professors Lauren Howe, Jon Jachimowicz and Jochen Menges. "Explain how you see passions as fuel that re-energizes you to do your best -- and critically, tell employees that they can, and should, make time for the same," they write. 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