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Category: Enable High Performance
Get What You Want: Do What Remote Workers Need
Do your meetings drain remote workers from energy and enthusiasm for the job? In this podcast interview with Leadership Without Losing Your Soul, Betty Johnson, Ph.D. shares research-based causes and solutions through...Continue reading
The #1 Killer of Productivity
In a podcast interview with Communispond’s CEO Scott D’Amico, leadership and change expert Dr. Betty Johnson details the importance of listening and valuing the opinions of others. She also shares how to...Continue reading
Complexity and People: How Dignity at Work Works
Like the now-extinct Tyrannosaurus rex, leaders who insist people “do it my way” are hunted by a giant predator: Complexity. Think about this: Has a complexity of variables upended your forecasted sales,...Continue reading
Get Hip to the Now
by Dr. Betty Johnson Remote and hybrid work is here to stay. From one Boomer (me) to you: It’s time we stop thinking, “How do we get them to come back?” Accept...Continue reading
Lights, Cameras, Action: The Tragedy of Meeting Drama
(This article by Dr. Betty Johnson appeared in TalentCulture on February 1.) Think like a scientist: Do a test. Record your next video meeting of three or more people. Afterward, transcribe the...Continue reading
Empathy: It’s Your Game Changer
(This article by Dr. Betty Johnson appeared in SmartBrief on January 6, 2022.) Empathy is the bridge to productivity, loyalty, and inclusion. But to leaders, even imagining taking that route can be...
Meetings: Lose the Weight, Feel Great
Do you get that sickly, over-indulged sluggishness from stuffing too many meetings into an already crammed week? Meeting obesity is a widespread, pandemic-related problem. Research shows the weight gain since the onset...Continue reading
Video Meetings in a Pandemic Era: Emotional Exhaustion, Stressors, and Coping
Video meetings are hard work. Why? Because they require mental and emotional labor. For many, the labor is stressful and exhausting. Video Meetings in a Pandemic Era: Emotional Exhaustion, Stressors and coping...Continue reading