Great Manager Newsletter - Jan 24, 2024
The Best Leaders Can't be Replaced by AI
While this is the same newsletter you've been getting in the past, this is the first one to be sent through a new platform. I am starting to send this through Substack instead of my old platform.
It will contain the same great information, although it may look a little different.
Be sure to let me know what you think.
1 Big Thing
The Best Leaders Can’t be Replaced by AI
There are some areas where AI is surpassing human capabilities — but there are several it can’t replace. Based on their research into employees’ comfort with AI in management, as well as their decades of research on the qualities of effective leadership, the authors identify the promise (and perils) of AI-enabled management, as well as the three uniquely human capabilities leaders need to focus on honing, especially as AI begins to figure more in management: 1) awareness, 2) compassion, and 3) wisdom.
Watch This
Giving Feedback
When you give feedback to members of your team, is it a positive process, or is it one that everyone dreads?
Like it or not, feedback is an essential part of learning and growth. Find out how to make it a more positive experience in this short video.
By the Numbers
31%
Over the past year, remote workers were promoted 31% less frequently than people who worked in an office, either full-time or on a hybrid basis, according to an analysis of two million white-collar workers by employment-data provider Live Data Technologies.
But work is a meritocracy, right. Work hard and be talented and you can get ahead.
Unless you don’t work WHERE they want you to.
Blog Post
The Fragility of Culture Change
Culture Change is fragile. Sometimes the smallest mistakes can ruin an entire campaign. This post shares one example.
Why it Matters… Managers have to be especially careful during times of change that the correct message is being sent.
Words of Wisdom
“The best competition I have is against myself to become better.”
John Wooden
Discussion Topics
What initiatives are you implementing to promote employee well-being?
Click here to share your thoughts.
Thank you for all your patience with my switching platforms. I’m excited for all of the new things I’ll be able to do. I plan on sending out more information soon on all the great things you can expect.
Thanks for being a part of the Great Manager Community.