Does your team have these 5 core leadership qualities?

How a balcony, a bridge and a third side can end conflict | practice (split each time) | Does your team have these 5 core leadership qualities? Created for {EMAIL} | [{NAME}]( at [{NAME}]( [For more relevant content - Update Your Profile]( | [Web Version]( March 26, 2024 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [X]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( Innovative Ideas. Ahead of the Curve. [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [SHARE]( ADVERTISEMENT Leading the Way [] [How a balcony, a bridge and a third side can end conflict]( [How a balcony, a bridge and a third side can end conflict]( (AaronAmat/Getty Images) When dealing with conflict, we need a balcony (the ability to have a broader perspective), a golden bridge (that takes their concerns seriously) and a "third side" (an untapped set of allies) to help reveal commonalities and innovative solutions, writes William Ury, author and co-founder of Harvard's Program on Negotiation. "A critical mass of persuasive influence and ideas from the community can help the parties find a way out," Ury writes. Full Story: [Next Big Idea Club Magazine]( (3/25) [LinkedIn]( [X]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Put it into practice: End conflicts by becoming a "possibilist," someone who believes they can [transform conflicting sides into community](, writes Ury. "No conflict is too difficult. Since conflicts are made by humans, they can be transformed by humans." Redefine DEI Leadership with Kellogg Executive Education Transform DEI in your organization with Beyond Diversity from Kellogg Executive Education. Embrace innovative strategies for inclusive, equitable change. Join us on our Chicago Campus from June 24-28, 2024. Elevate your DEI impact. 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Full Story: [SmartBrief/Leadership]( (3/25) [LinkedIn]( [X]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Put it into practice: Another critical leadership quality to look for in your team is [their ability to respectfully disagree on issues and seek common ground](, Love writes. Respect, Love notes, is the foundation of a "team's ability to generate and act on the best ideas." [] [Read more]( from Alaina Love on SmartBrief on Leadership [] Smarter Communication [] [Find the sweet spot of presentation preparation]( When preparing for a presentation or speech, aim for the sweet spot between over-preparing (which tends to focus you on content over the audience) and winging it (which sets you up for myriad disasters), writes speaking coach Gary Genard. "Your whole task as a speaker every time you speak is to serve the needs of the audience. That requires understanding listeners and their needs, and considering how you can deliver what you say in their terms," Genard notes. 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Twenty-eight percent of respondents are headed out the door in the next 12 months. Guess what, leaders? These results are probably indicative of your team members' sentiments too. If you're not careful, you're going to have some vacancies to fill. We all know it's cheaper (and more effective) to keep the talent you have versus finding new employees. Do what you can to keep your folks on board. Don't make the foolish short-term decision on being cheap on a bonus or raise that they deserve only to cost yourself a great employee and possibly replace them with someone who isn't a fit for the role or takes 6-12 months to achieve role competence. Take care of your talent or another organization will be more than happy to have them fill a vacant role on their team. -- Mike Figliuolo is managing director of [thoughtLEADERS](, which includes TITAN -- the firm's e-learning platform. Previously, he worked at McKinsey & Co., Capital One and Scotts Miracle-Gro. He is a West Point graduate and author of three leadership books: ["One Piece of Paper,"]( ["Lead Inside the Box"]( and ["The Elegant Pitch."]( [LinkedIn]( [X]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] How frequently do you deal with rumors and misinformation at your company? [Vote]( [All the time. It's non-stop]( [Vote]( [Frequently. I hear it more than I'd like]( [Vote]( [Sometimes. We face occasional distractions]( [Vote]( [Not often. Maybe once or twice a month]( [Vote]( [Not at all. It's not a challenge for us]( [] In Their Own Words [] [Delta CEO: Pandemic showed importance of leadership]( [Delta CEO: Pandemic showed importance of leadership]( Bastian (CES) For Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian, the COVID-19 pandemic seemed overwhelming and endless, especially when his mother likely died from the virus, but Delta rebounded by focusing on cleaning protocols and transparency, a practice that continues to this day. "We tell people what we need them to know and do, and when they ask us, we give them our very, very best insight as to how we see the future and what's happening around and why we do make some of the decisions that we've had," Bastian said in an interview at the SXSW festival. Full Story: [Fortune (tiered subscription model)]( (3/21) [LinkedIn]( [X]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Daily Diversion [] [During an eclipse, you won't see this type of cloud]( [During an eclipse, you won't see this type of cloud]( (Pixabay) The cooling effect on the ground, when the sun is eclipsed by the moon (an event many will see on April 8), causes the dissipation of cumulus clouds during the event, which may enhance eclipse viewing, according to new research. Other types of clouds may still hamper viewing; however, scientists say discovering why cumulus clouds, in particular, disappear during an eclipse could have profound implications for technologies aimed at cooling the planet overall. 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