4 assumptions that may be costing you employees

Why change-resistant team members are the most valuable | 4 assumptions that may be costing you employees | Read more from Julie Winkle Giulioni on SmartBrief on Leadership Created for {EMAIL} | [{NAME}]( at [{NAME}]( [For more relevant content - Update Your Profile]( | [Web Version]( July 15, 2022 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( Innovative Ideas. Ahead of the Curve. [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [SHARE](  [] Leading Edge [] [Why change-resistant team members are the most valuable]( Team members who push back on change are the ones leaders should want to hear more from because they may have ideas or insights that can improve plans, writes communication specialist Josh Ritter. "If you can 'convert' the naysayer, then they will be more persuasive, more productive and more loyal to your change, vision or plan than any other person on your team," Ritter writes. Full Story: [Medium (tiered subscription model)]( (7/14) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [4 assumptions that may be costing you employees]( Leaders can no longer rely on money to keep staff members from jumping to a new job, and the idea that employees will patiently pay their dues to move up in a company is also outdated, writes Julie Winkle Giulioni. Companies must create jobs that provide purpose, offer autonomy and have a frictionless culture that makes employees feel valued, Giulioni writes. 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