When I see leaders dealing with the choice to let their workforce work onsite or remotely, I often hear discussions about past practices and the need to have close contact. Those are important considerations, but the more important conversation is what employees want from their position and work life. The world has shown everyone remote
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May 19, 2022
Right Fit Leading: Telework vs Personal Choice
- By Doc Brown
- Blog, Right Fit Leading, Telework
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May 13, 2022
LinkedIn Promo from IABC!
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May 13, 2022
Dr. Brown Speaks at IABC, June 27
- By Doc Brown
- Blog, Human Communication, Right Fit Leading
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Leaders should use emotional intelligence (EI) and empathy to create strong relationships. This ensures that you can bond with and inspire members, achieving shared understanding and building trust. #IABC22 #CommunicationCan
May 7, 2022
Right Fit Leading: Telework Benefits
- By Doc Brown
- Blog, COVID, Leadership, Right Fit Leading, Telework
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Companies are trying to determine what “back to work” should look like, and workers are trying to take advantage of the positive work life changes they found in COVID-19. As the workplace changes, we must pay attention to trustworthiness and performance as they relate to telework. Trustworthiness is the quality of a person that inspires
April 29, 2022
Right Fit Leading: Thoughts for Older Job Seekers and Employers
- By Doc Brown
- Blog, Human Communication, Right Fit Leading
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Some guidance for people 50 and over who are seeking employment centers around the need for more training and employment services. This approach has been well documented, including an Urban Institute article in 2011, “Can Unemployed Older Workers Find Work?” While this is necessary for many job seekers, there are just as many job seekers
April 24, 2022
Right Fit Leading: Leader-Member Exchange Theory
- By Doc Brown
- Blog, Leadership, Right Fit Leading
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Leader-Member Exchange Theory, or LMX, focuses on dyads, or two-way relationships with members. It requires collaborative engagements leading to specific expectations. This is a way to honor personal goals and dignity and to hold everyone accountable as you build trust in your organization. LMX dyads are used to build effective groups based on an initials
April 19, 2022
Right Fit Leading: About Hybrid Work Solutions
- By Doc Brown
- Blog, Leadership
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Excellent share Deirdre Breakenridge! I am in total agreement with the feedback emphasis throughout, because I believe these integrative conversations are not happening the way they should. The article puts it well: “All employees have valuable insights and feedback to share that could improve the collective workplace experience, so it’s critical leaders look at the complete
April 18, 2022
50 and Over? What Can Work Mean?
- By Doc Brown
- Blog, Motivation, Thoughts
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As an older worker, I have been doing some fact-finding about companies that might hire people 50 and over. One reference, for instance, Companies Embrace Older Workers as Younger Employees Quit or Become Less Reliable, suggests that companies are looking to become more age-inclusive. To do that, they are considering flexible work schedules, sabbaticals, and
April 6, 2022
Right Fit Leading: No Exit Interviews
- By Doc Brown
- Blog, Right Fit Leading
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Let’s talk about engagement and the exit interview. Get rid of it! This information is available long before the employee leaves. Don’t miss opportunities to gather this relevant information through regular interactions every day. This helps you understand who wants to stay, who wants to go, who wants more out of the job, and who
March 26, 2022
Right Fit Leading: Engaged Interaction
- By Doc Brown
- Blog, Human Communication, Right Fit Leading
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Engaged interaction is the skill of listening, hearing, and understanding. It requires that you employ flexible, full-range communications and ensure that all parties are actively engaged. It also requires that all parties continue the interaction until full-cycle communication – send, receive, decode, feedback – is completed.