With organizations of all sorts facing increased urgency and unpredictability, being able to ask smart questions has become key. But unlike lawyers, doctors, and psychologists, business professionals are not formally trained on what kinds of questions to ask when approaching a problem. They must learn as they go. In their research and consulting, the authors have seen that certain kinds of questions have gained resonance across the business world. In a three-year project they asked executives to brainstorm about the decisions they’ve faced and the kinds of inquiry they’ve pursued. In this article they share what they’ve learned and offer a practical framework for the five types of questions to ask during strategic decision-making: investigative, speculative, productive, interpretive, and subjective. By attending to each, leaders and teams can become more likely to cover all the areas that need to be explored, and they’ll surface information and options they might otherwise have missed.

Some people ask questions just to get asked the same questions about themselves. If that’s you, stop! It ruins the magic of sincere exchanges.

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The 25th anniversary edition of the Edelman Trust Barometer has has revealed a profound shift to acceptance of aggressive action, with political polarization and deepening fears giving rise to a widespread sense of grievance.

Even for experienced professionals, it can feel intimidating to join a new professional group or association — especially if you discover that you’re practically the only new member and everyone else already seems to know each other. How can you break in and build relationships when no one else seems to feel the need? Here are four strategies to help you feel more comfortable, so you can stick around long enough to enjoy yourself and the benefits of membership: 1) Ask for networking help. In most cases, you’ll know at least one person in the group who can help you break in. 2) Commit to understanding the dynamics of the group. 3) Overindex during your first year. Because you’ll feel like a stranger at first (and you are) the antidote is to make yourself a “regular” as quickly as possible. 4) Double-check your assumptions.

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They’re called T5T emails. They’re essential to Jensen Huang’s success.

Most great CEOs rely on a set of guiding mindsets. This checklist helps them turn mindsets into practices that can steer their companies to great heights.

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It's important to distinguish between some occasional times of feeling sad or depressed because we're human versus depression that is actually clinically diagnoseable as a mental health condition. By the end of this video, you'll know the official symptoms that define a standard diagnosis of depression, called Major Depressive Disorder. Timestamps 00:00 Intro 1:30 Criterion A: Five of these nine symptoms 4:24 Criterion B: Causing clinically significant distress 4:43 Criterion C: Not caused by a substance or medical condition 5:08 Criterion D: Not better explained by a different mental health condition 5:52 Criterion E: There has never been a manic or hypomanic episode 6:30 Feeling depressed versus diagnosable depression 6:48 Diagnosis tells us what, not why Sources American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.books.9780890425596 ✅ Get free coping tools for anxiety or depression: Coping Checklist https://bit.ly/3PaLfJq 🫶 Want your parents to understand anxiety? Send them our free training: https://bit.ly/3TjGcJk 🌄 Learn more about our signature anxiety program: Peace to the People https://bit.ly/3LepuqL 🌟 Check out a few of our favorite things: https://bit.ly/45BeM5U 🗳️ Suggest or upvote a video idea: https://bit.ly/484zMU7 🛋️ Therapy for teens and college students in California: https://bit.ly/3Z4hSwR Please keep comments gentle and respectful for the sake of everyone in our community. If you are hurting, try crying out to Jesus. Christ is alive, and He loves you. https://bit.ly/3LczAsr Through the Waters and the information provided by Dr. Jackie Parke are solely intended for informational and entertainment purposes and are not a substitute for advice, diagnosis, or treatment regarding medical or mental health conditions. Although Dr. Parke is a licensed psychologist, the views expressed on this site or any related content should not be taken for medical or psychiatric advice. Always consult your physician before making any decisions related to your physical or mental health. If you are in crisis within the U.S., please call or text the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline number which is 988. You can also chat with them at https://988lifeline.org/chat/ Outside the U.S., please contact your nation’s emergency services. Copyright Honeycomb Collective Inc. dba Through the Waters Music from storyblocks.com Images/video clips from storyblocks.com, motionarray.com, unsplash.com, or pexels.com

Floundering is flopping around and making little progress. A Dutch word for getting mired and lost. Foundering is what we call it when the ship goes down. It’s an ancient French word based on…

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Being heard at work has less to do with volume than strategy. And in the workplace, it'll have a huge impact on whether you’re seen as competent, get credit for the work you do, and are able to get your job done. Here are a bunch of practical tips to improve your chances of being heard at work without having to yell. For more, check out this HBR article: https://hbr.org/1995/09/the-power-of-talk-who-gets-heard-and-why And here’s our video on how to be a better listener: https://youtu.be/aDMtx5ivKK0 00:00 You don’t have to shout! 00:44 First, you need to listen 01:17 Lay the groundwork 02:33 Pay attention to your words 03:22 Dealing with heated situations 05:30 Change the tenor of the conversation 06:55 Watch body language 08:55 Side note for managers 009:41 Conclusion Produced by Amy Gallo, Jessica Gidal, and Scott LaPierre Video by Elie Honein Design by Alex Belser, and Karen Player Follow us: https://hbr.org/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/harvard-business-review/ https://www.facebook.com/HBR/ https://twitter.com/HarvardBiz https://www.instagram.com/harvard_business_review Sign up for Newsletters: https://hbr.org/email-newsletters #HarvardBusinessReview #YourCareer #Career #Job #Work #Business #Communication #Harvard #HarvardBusinessSchool Copyright © 2024 Harvard Business School Publishing. All rights reserved.

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Managers often make a costly mistake in leaving high performers to perform at their maximum capacity without support, choosing to instead devote their time and attention to underperformers. In doing so, though, these high performers are often left feeling overlooked and neglected. Contrary to popular belief, high performers need just as much attention as underperformers — just not in the same way. Rather than being disregarded for their productivity, high performers need recognition and appreciation, opportunities for growth and challenge, clear pathways for advancement, autonomy and trust, and a feeling of purpose and belonging in the organization.

A vice-president gets kudos for likability but knocks for her inability to listen. With her coach, she talks about listening repeatedly.

Working for a leader who always changes their mind is a maddening yet common experience. When the strategy is perpetually changing, it’s challenging to be enthusiastic about the strategy du jour. When rework is viewed as inevitable, high effort is difficult to justify. A leader who constantly changes their mind will often leave behind an emotional wake of resentment. While you can’t control your boss’s behavior, five strategies can help you decrease the number of unwelcome pivots.

When children leave the house for college or other opportunities, the sudden change and loss of predictability can be disruptive for working parents and their careers. It’s common for parents to feel grief when kids leave the house. Perhaps you’ve been caught unaware: you haven’t fully anticipated this time and season, and now your life looks like a blank canvas. How do you fill it? If you’re an empty nester (or will be soon), this article offers some questions for you to reflect on and strategies help you re-shape your life and find meaning — both personally and professionally — during this time.

The study of relationships can teach us a lot about the right way to fall out of love with your job—and find a new, more fulfilling one.

Companies find their youngest employees the most difficult to work with, surveys show. Now executives are making efforts to engage them more.

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