Is your team at cross-purposes? 3 ways to close the gap

How introverted leaders can leverage their unique skills | practice (split each time) | Is your team at cross-purposes? 3 ways to close the gap Created for {EMAIL} | [{NAME}]( at [{NAME}]( [For more relevant content - Update Your Profile]( | [Web Version]( February 8, 2024 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [X]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( Innovative Ideas. Ahead of the Curve. [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [SHARE]( ADVERTISEMENT Leading the Way [] [How introverted leaders can leverage their unique skills]( [How introverted leaders can leverage their unique skills]( (Westend61/Getty Images) Introverted leaders can use their skills of active listening, deep deliberation and penchant for collaboration to drive project management success just as effectively as their more extroverted counterparts, writes Te Wu, an associate professor at Montclair State University. "Over time, introverted leaders are likely to be viewed as more dependable. After all, by saying less and doing more, introverted project leaders earn their team's trust," Wu concludes. Full Story: [Psychology Today]( (2/6) [LinkedIn]( [X]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Put it into practice: Introverted leaders are more likely to [listen deeply to everyone on the team]( and allow their more extroverted team members a chance to shine, Wu notes. "This can create a more motivated, dynamic, and cohesive team." Train and Retain Your Tech Talent Experience hands-on learning with our state-of-the-art content labs. Practical, real-world scenarios provide the perfect environment to reinforce your team's skills, ensuring they're ready for any IT or Cybersecurity challenge. [Learn more]( or contact us today at EnterpriseSolutions@CompTIA.org ADVERTISEMENT: [] SmartBrief on Leadership [] [Is your team at cross-purposes? 3 ways to close the gap]( [Is your team at cross-purposes? 3 ways to close the gap]( (whyframestudio/Getty Images) Teams can better execute plans when they close the gap between two different purposes, what they aspire to do and their daily work activities, writes Larry Robertson, founder of Lighthouse Consulting, who offers three ways leaders can tap the "power and promise of purpose." First, make sure everyone agrees on a common purpose, what needs to be measured to show progress toward it and solicit diverse views to ensure everyone feels a sense of purpose in the work, Robertson advises. Full Story: [SmartBrief/Leadership]( (2/7) [LinkedIn]( [X]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Put it into practice: If your stated corporate purpose has some age on it, [take a poll of your team]( and ensure you're all on the same page, Robertson advises. "The further you get from the C-Suite, the wider the range of interpretations and the more they differ, even subtly, from what the senior leader likes to think the purpose is," Robertson writes. [] [Read more]( from Larry Robertson on SmartBrief on Leadership Top workplace trends to watch In 2024, employers who want to succeed need to prioritize their organization's most important asset: its people. To help in strategic planning efforts and get you to the heart of what will matter most to workplaces, we conducted a global survey of 300+ respondents to uncover this year's five most influential workplace trends. 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Full Story: [Harvard Business Review (tiered subscription model)]( (2/7) [LinkedIn]( [X]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Daily Diversion [] [What in tarnation? You mean Yosemite Sam didn't say it?]( [What in tarnation? You mean Yosemite Sam didn't say it?]( Yosemite Sam (Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images) I would have sworn that I remembered Looney Tunes' Yosemite Sam saying, "What in tarnation?" but Mental Floss staff writer Ellen Gutoskey did the research and found that the rootin' tootin' character never said it in the classic version of the cartoon, finding his first utterance of it in a 1992 cartoon. Tarnation is apparently a blend of "darnation" and "tarnal" and "is basically just a gentler version of damnation," Gutoskey writes, noting that our shared false Saturday morning memories of Yosemite Sam using the word springs from something called [the Mandela effect](. 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