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DLE CULTURE CHAT BRINGS LESSONS AND TOOLS FOR LEADERSHIP SUCCESS
July 24, 2024
IS YOUR HEADSHOT AN ASSET?
Use tips from this Forbes article to assess the effectiveness of your LinkedIn profile headshot and other photos in your professional portfolio. It may be high time for a change.
LEARN TO LET GO AND CONFIDENTLY DELEGATE
Delegation is a skill that thwarts many managers–especially first timers. As the New York Times reports, once you step up into a management role your tasks and goals shift from me to we. Success hinges on your ability to “help your team grow, reach their goals, and contribute to the larger company vision.” Click here to read 5 strategies that will help you let go and empower others on your team.
ADAPTING TO CHANGE
Even the smallest changes in the workplace trigger reluctance in others. Our brains are hardwired for predictability–which is why most of us resist change, at work and beyond. Fast Company’s “The New Way We Work” podcast offers several approaches for coaching team members to simmer their anxiety and adapt to change. Listen here.
TRY MINGLING TO MAKE YOUR WORKPLACE BETTER
Sirius XM radio and CNN television host Michael Smerconish has launched “The Mingle Project” to restore civility and compromise to our public discourse in the workplace and neighborhoods. How can you find ways to bridge the generational gap through casual interactions? This YouTube video will help you get started.
HOW TO DEAL WITH “TELEPHONOPHOBIA” A new phobia in the workplace is driving managers crazy: the fear of using the telephone, or “telephonophobia.” The myths and misconceptions about calling have driven people toward solely online communication. What can you do, as a leader, to encourage picking up the phone? Read here to find out more.
PRESERVING A BYGONE ERA OF LAKE GEORGE
Local author (and DLE contributor) Ginger Kuenzel has been making waves with her new nonfiction book “The Buzz on Lake George.” Chronicling the 20th-century boat races on the water, Ginger has given new life to a forgotten moment in time. This interview explores her childhood in Lake George and how it inspired her to write this book.