Your emotions as a boss can profoundly affect your team

Women should embrace authenticity in how they lead | CIO advocates for diversity in IT leadership | Are your managers helping or hindering employees? Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( January 24, 2024 [WFF Leadership SmartBrief]( Advancing and Empowering Women Leaders [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [SHARE]( ADVERTISEMENT Women and Innovation in the Workforce [] [Women should embrace authenticity in how they lead]( Women executives face a double-edge sword of navigating gendered perceptions of how they should act as a leader and what is really required of them to thrive in their positions. "There are so many people telling women how they should behave," says Krista Neher of Boot Camp Digital. "The truth is, the most effective leadership is one that is authentic. ... Be authentic, clear and direct in your leadership style, and your team will embrace you." 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Full Story: [TLNT]( (1/19) [LinkedIn]( [X]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Your emotions as a boss can profoundly affect your team]( [Your emotions as a boss can profoundly affect your team]( (Ben-Schonewille/Getty Images) Whether you're feeling cheerful or negative, your mood as a leader affects how those around you feel and how productive they are, according to a recent study from LSE, meaning a consistently positive boss creates a more positive culture. "Working with an up-and-down boss can be tricky because our own emotions start to go up and down with theirs," writes executive coach Adi Gaskell. Full Story: [The Horizons Tracker]( (1/18) [LinkedIn]( [X]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Industry News & Trends [] [Yelp list reveals US diners' cravings for Asian cuisines]( Restaurants serving Asian or Asian fusion cuisines filled about one-quarter of the spots on [Yelp's 2024 Top 100 Places to Eat in the United States list](, which is based on Yelp ratings and reviews. 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