Increase Your Influence Through Delegation

Great job on this fundamental delegation tool, Karin Hurt!




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Sorry Gallup - You're Late

Gallup is pretty late to the conversation about the need for individual employees to own their own engagement.  (See post: "Employees Are Responsible for Their Engagement Too.")  Yes, managers are critical to the engagement equation, but Gallup's approach doesn't adequately address the role of senior management and individual employees.

Blessing White's "X" model of engagement takes a more balanced approach.  See the video here.  (And no, I don't work for Blessing White!)

EI 101

Good stuff here.

7 Habits Of People Who Have Achieved Work-Life Balance

Work might demand that we are always on but some people have managed to have carved out meaningful lives outside of their work. Here's how.

By Harvey Deutschendorf

Emotional Intelligence Matters

WHY EMOTIONALLY INTELLIGENT PEOPLE ARE MORE SUCCESSFUL
RESEARCH SHOWS THAT PEOPLE WITH STRONG EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE ARE MORE LIKELY TO SUCCEED THAN THOSE WITH HIGH IQS OR RELEVANT EXPERIENCE.


BY HARVEY DEUTSCHENDORF

Four-Day Work Week? It's Time...

HOW THESE COMPANIES HAVE MADE FOUR-DAY WORKWEEKS FEASIBLE
MORE BUSINESSES ARE OFFERING THREE-DAY WEEKENDS EVERY WEEK AND SEEING TONS OF BENEFITS, BUT HOW DO THEY PULL IT OFF?


BY STEPHANIE VOZZA

REMOTE WORKERS: Own Your Engagement!

While these apply to all of us, these principles are especially critical for those that work remotely:
1. Clarifying expectations
2. Initiating feedback and communication
3. Investing in relationships
4. Finding a balance


by Annamarie Mann

Four Ways to Stay Energized

Make these practices part of your daily routine and stand back!

1. DO THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FIRST

2. CATEGORIZE YOUR TASKS

3. BE MORE INTENTIONAL ABOUT EMAIL

4. PLAN AHEAD

Stop Donating to the Homeless

This Homelessness Organization Says You Should Stop Donating To The Homeless
Remarkably, it costs less to house, educate, and employ homeless people than it does to maintain their status quo on the streets. So let's invest in lifting people up—not just giving charity.

Variety and Flexibility of Space

HOW TO DESIGN AN OFFICE FOR MAXIMIZING EMPLOYEE HAPPINESS
BY LYDIA DISHMAN