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The Little Things That Make Employees Feel Appreciated

Address growth opportunities. 

Employees want to know what the future holds for their careers. When managers take time to explicitly discuss growth potential or provide opportunities and “stretch” assignments, employees interpret it as evidence that they’re valued. Conversely, when managers neglect to address people’s development, employees take it as a sign that they are not. One employee told us, “My manager is constantly recognizing my work, and I know that she sees that I go over and above. The issue is that she doesn’t fight to get me new and greater opportunities.”

Full article at HBR

5 things Star Trek’s Captain Picard can teach you about leadership

IT’S NOT ABOUT BEING RIGHT
Or being strong. It’s about being human. Despite his position and formidable gifts, Picard was incredibly humble. He never boasted. He was prone to observations such as, “It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not weakness, that is life.”

So back to the date I’ll be waiting for. It’s the 60th anniversary of Jacques Piccard’s voyage to explore a world no human had ever been before to seek out life in the depths of our oceans. And it’s the beginning of the next chapter of Jean-Luc Picard’s leadership adventure.

Full article at Fastcompany