Hotlist: The Wrong Ways to Strengthen Culture

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July 1, 2019 The Wrong Ways to Strengthen Culture The three missteps that thwart many efforts

Decision making The First Thing Great Decision Makers Do by Cassie Kozyrkov If you look at data first, you're doing it wrong. Gender Research: Women Score Higher Than Men in Most Leadership Skills by Jack Zenger, Joseph Folkman According to analysis of 360-degree reviews. Giving feedback The Assumptions Employees Make When They Don't Get Feedback by Deborah Grayson Riegel "If I'm not causing problems, I must be doing fine." Difficult conversations How to Work with Someone Who Thinks They're Always Right by Ron Carucci, Jarrod Shappell Three tactics. Stress Why Talented People Fail Under Pressure by Sian Beilock The worst thing you can do is overthink the task at hand. Emotional intelligence What Startup Employees Can Teach the Rest of Us About Work by Anand Chopra-McGowan They understand the importance of a growth mindset. Hiring How to Reduce Personal Bias When Hiring by Ruchika Tulshyan Six steps. Leadership transitions How to Onboard New Hires at Every Level by Rose Hollister, Michael D. Watkins What a company with 120,000 employees learned about doing it well.

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