Why leading requires a lot of "micro-courage"

Why leading requires a lot of "micro-courage" | 3 things leaders must do now to ease anxiety around AI | Firm serves niche of women with at least $1M saved Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( June 22, 2023 CONNECT WITH NEXTUP  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( €‰€‰[Tik tok]( [NEW SmartBrief]( Gender equity news from NextUp, Advancing All Women in Business [SIGN UP]( â‹… [SHARE]( [] Top of the week [] [Why leading requires a lot of "micro-courage"]( [Why leading requires a lot of "micro-courage"]( (Pixabay) Author and former General Foods executive CB Bowman learned the value of "micro-courage" -- deciding to do something difficult and following through -- when her team asked her to be quiet during meetings to allow them to do their jobs better. "I had forgotten to listen and to ask questions. I realized that I was hurt inside from nobody listening to me as a black woman," Bowman recalls. Full Story: [Forbes (tiered subscription model)]( (6/19) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Today's leadership [] [3 things leaders must do now to ease anxiety around AI]( [3 things leaders must do now to ease anxiety around AI]( (Pixabay) Front-line workers are most concerned about artificial intelligence replacing them says Julia Dhar, a managing director and partner at BCG, which means companies need to develop employee training programs to familiarize them with AI, build trust and give them the chance to learn new skills. "[D]on't ignore people's concerns," Dhar says. "The fact that you are not as concerned as they are doesn't mitigate their concern at all. Not one bit." 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