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Here's what the Leading Edge team is learning about culture, executives and boards this month.
State of the Global Workplace: 2023 Gallup Report
What can leaders do today to potentially save the world? Gallup has found one clear answer: Change the way your people are managed. In their annual State of the Global Workplace Report which captures the collective voice of the global employee, Gallup examines topics including quiet quitting, engagement, stress, and remote/hybrid work, and offers insights that can equip leaders to make purposeful decisions in the face of change and uncertainty.
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CULTURE
The Generational Divide Between Older and Younger Employees
A recent report shows that 3 in 4 managers find it difficult to work with members of Generation Z. By asking for feedback from their workforce, hosting team-building activities, and leveraging technology, organizations can increase a sense of belonging, inclusion, and comradery.
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Paving a Better Way: What’s Driving Progressive Organizations Apart and How to Win by Coming Together
There is a shared sense that internal conflicts at progressive organizations are undermining social justice movements. Consultants, coaches, and capacity builders must help organizations build a nuanced understanding of what is going on, identify bright spots, gaps, and missteps, and craft and sequence actions to stabilize and evolve organizational dynamics.
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- Jewish United Fund: Compensation and Credentialing in American Jewish Early Childhood Centers
- Be More with Anu: Healing and Breaking Internalized Bias
- Medium: The Feedback Game, Modified
EXECUTIVES
Managers Have Major Impact On Mental Health: How To Lead For Wellbeing
Leaders can make big impacts by tuning in, listening, and demonstrating empathy and compassion for their team. New data suggests that for almost 70% of people, their manager has more impact on their mental health than their therapist or their doctor — and it’s equal to the impact of their partner.
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‘Give Away Your People’ — How Managers Can (and Should) Prep for High Performers to Leave
Rather than treat a direct report leaving for a different team as a personal loss, managers should realize that this can, in fact, be a tremendous asset, especially if they’ve formed a good relationship with this person. Founders, executives, and managers can promote a culture of “giving away your people" and reap the benefits of an organization developing a reputation as a talent factory.
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- The Management Center: Management in a Changing World
- Bloomberg: Work Shift: Women CEOs (Finally) Outnumber Those Named John
- MIT Sloan Management Review: Empower Your Team, Empower Yourself
BOARDS
Research: Does Your Nonprofit Board Need a CGO?
Nonprofit boards are increasingly challenged to consistently deliver high-quality governance, yet efforts to improve governance by reducing board size, restructuring standing committees, or identifying best practices have not resulted in demonstrably better governance quality across the nonprofit sector. Recent research suggests that designating one board member to serve as a Chief Governance Officer (CGO) could catalyze improved board performance.
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Six “power practices” to retain nonprofit talent
Nonprofits can improve organizational health by regularly actioning several practices. While there are 52 management practices that determine health in nonprofits, a study found that six “power practices” that have an outsized influence. These practices should be reinforced in any nonprofit to develop and retain talent, helping nonprofits advance their missions and sustain impact for the communities they serve.
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- Chronicle of Philanthropy: Charity Navigator Stars Can Boost Donations — but Nonprofits Might Game the System
- The New York Times: Why Some Companies Are Saying ‘Diversity and Belonging’ Instead of ‘Diversity and Inclusion’ (paywall)
- Bridgespan Group: How Nonprofits and NGOs Can Get Real Value from Strategic Planning
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