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For leaders and their workers, the science of peak performance is reaching new heights. Will all the routines really help people to
be smarter, faster, and better?
Superheroes of the Corner Office
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Corporations’ outlooks were too rosy
before this latest downturn. Will this happen again when the economy turns up?
Mistakes of the Past
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Corporate leaders face the tough
task of getting discouraged employees
to do more with less.
After the Layoffs:
Leading Your Teams
Find and Keep Top Talent
Transform for Growth
Superheroes of the Corner Office
Mistakes of the Past
After the Layoffs
Lead Through Change
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example, figure out ways, amid today’s stream of layoffs, to push forward—as well as to support the middle managers at the center of this turmoil. At the same, this leader must prepare for the economy to tick up at some point. They must avoid repeating the same mistakes of the last upturn.
Perhaps most of all, handling change today requires leaders—
tapping into the best guidance from neuroscience, nutrition,
and even sleep science—to make themselves and their teams as sharp and resilient as possible while also maintaining the work-
life balance so critical to overall success. We call these leaders
the new “superheroes” of the corner office. They have developed the mindset and capabilities necessary to run a business and
help it evolve through today’s modern tyranny of change.
Inflation that’s held steady and stayed low. A strong, deep pool of employees with fresh new skills and an eagerness to work—in the office. And six straight quarters of revenue growth in your sector.
If only.
If only corporate leadership could be that simple. Perhaps it was, once. But today, constant change rules the day—in technology, staffing needs, and demands from a wide range of stakeholders. Special leadership is called for.
In the stories that follow, we can see the kinds of challenges this new kind of leader must face. This leader must, for
Step Aside!
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Brave, Smart… and Punished?
The Art of Breaking Bad News
Hiring… With No Age Limit
Find and Keep Top Talent
Fixing Loneliness, Boosting Culture
Please, Pick up the Phone!
What Are You Really Thinking?
Transform for Growth
After the Layoffs: Leading Your Teams
Mistakes of the Past
Superheroes of the Corner Office
Lead Through Change
Step Aside!