Research: What Do People Need to Perform at a High Level?
The researchers identified common factors helping (or hurting) employee effectiveness. Among them were personal factors including mindsets and skills that the individual brings to the job and over which they have some control. Others are managed at an organizational level: managing rules about how work is done and showing emotional intelligence. Turning to nurses during the Covid-19 pandemic, the researchers found that these factors became even more important during crisis. They found that when the background uncertainty and anxiety are high, if the organization does not provide clear expectations and the supervisors do not acknowledge staff feelings and help them manage them, workers will not be able to work to their full potential.
^ADJ: Two themes in this article to reflect on - building trust, and reducing barriers to getting the real work done; I think we all could do more in this area, with the payoff being significant.
China: MI5 and FBI heads warn of ‘immense’ threat
The heads of UK and US security services have made an unprecedented joint appearance to warn of the threat from China.
^ADJ: With so much going on in the world, this is interesting that this is a focus.
3 Questions Investors Ask Themselves When Evaluating a CEO
No doubt, investors are a demanding audience. The authors have found that the best investor presentations happen when CEOs focus less on impressing investors with their speaking skills – and more on communicating what their audience needs to know. They outline three core questions investors consider as they assess a CEO and a company’s valuation: 1) Is the CEO confident, but not overconfident? 2) Is the CEO a straight-talker? 3) Do they know how to listen? A good leader already has these skills and uses them every day. An investor presentation is an ideal opportunity to show them in action.
^ADJ: Some good tips, really like; Keep your words simple, direct, and free of jargon