3 ways to transform managers into coaches

Can playing favorites have a positive impact? | 3 ways to transform managers into coaches | Read more from Art Petty on SmartBrief on Leadership Created for {EMAIL} | [{NAME}]( at [{NAME}]( [For more relevant content - Update Your Profile]( | [Web Version]( August 1, 2022 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( Innovative Ideas. Ahead of the Curve. [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [SHARE]( ADVERTISEMENT Leading Edge [] [Can playing favorites have a positive impact?]( Employees who are favored because they do excellent work instead of being favored for flattering the boss do not receive as much animosity from co-workers, according to research by business professors Haoying Xu, Jingzhou Pan and Xiaotong Zheng. Managers, they write, should cultivate relationships with all employees, not just their favorites, to encourage more team members to strive for excellence. Full Story: [Harvard Business Review (tiered subscription model)]( (7/28) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [3 ways to transform managers into coaches]( Redefining the manager role from one of overseer to one of a coach and mentor who works to remove barriers for their employees so they can succeed is necessary if companies are to grow and innovate, writes Art Petty. Petty offers three ideas to make this transformation, including developing a pipeline of future leaders and training them to offer the support their reports will need. Full Story: [SmartBrief/Leadership]( (7/29) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Read more]( from Art Petty on SmartBrief on Leadership Anything but Straightforward ESG impact analysis is complex. [Learn more]( about how our ESG Impact. Ratings framework for global corporate bonds serves as a tool that assists clients with expressing their policies, views, and beliefs through their allocations to corporate debt. 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