Paula A. Duncan

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How to Build and Maintain a Remote Work Culture

There’s no doubt that each organization has its own culture — a self-reinforcing web of beliefs, practices, and behaviors that form that organization’s identity. As a leader, you can know “the way we do things around here” and can sense your organization’s culture, even though it’s not always easy to define. And you know that culture …

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5 leadership tactics that build trust

You never master the art of leadership. This is something that seems to be missing from the public conversation around how to be an effective leader. In the workplace, in the world at large, and even at home with family and friends. Leadership isn’t a destination, it is a process: a never-ending practice that takes …

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3 Simple Ways to Dramatically Improve Your Emotional Intelligence

Like most ideas with staying power, the value of emotional intelligence seems obvious in hindsight. The better you can understand and manage your emotions — and the emotions of people around you — the greater your chances of success. Research agrees: Developing greater emotional intelligence can lead to higher performance and pay, as well as better professional and personal relationships. But what if you feel your EQ is on the …

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Major workplace and HR developments in 2020

As the year began, nobody anticipated that 2020 will turn out how it has. COVID-19 has thrown up never-before-seen challenges in recent times, requiring individuals and organizations to adapt continuously. While 2020 has presented a wide palette of transformations (from continuously evolving regulations to deal with the pandemic to more long term – and long-pending …

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