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First-time Managers Are Holding Back Employees & Performance First-time Managers Are Holding Back Employees & Performance Oji Editorial Staff | Jul 26, 2023 Why New Managers Fail and How Oji Foundations is Revitalizing Leadership Training Matt Kursh | Jun 28, 2023 The pattern is all-too-familiar: a talented individual contributor is promoted to be a first-time manager. They start their new role brimming with excitement, only to realize in a moment of panic soon after that they fundamentally lack the skills needed to do the job. Though they thought they kn Why New Managers Fail and How Oji Foundations is Revitalizing Leadership Training The Future of Work is Forcing a Leadership Evolution Oji Editorial Staff | May 22, 2023 We’ve hit an inflection point with the future of work. The pandemic forced organizations to challenge their conventional ideas around work. Using sales targets and optimization strategies to motivate teams and hit business goals isn’t enough anymore. Leaders today face new challenges due to the The Future of Work is Forcing a Leadership Evolution
The Essential Skill Your Employees Should Have Now Andrea Hoban | Jan 6, 2023 Webinar Recap: Mastering Emotional Intelligence Training with J&J and Amazon (Link Included) Oji Editorial Staff | Oct 5, 2022 Emotional Intelligence: Corporate Buzzword or Essential Skill? Oji Editorial Staff | Sep 9, 2022 How to Overcome Emotional Intelligence Training Skepticism Oji Editorial Staff | Aug 25, 2022 Using Emotional Intelligence to Boost Team Performance Robin Stern | Jul 29, 2022

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Skills that Sell and Save Million Dollar Accounts Skills that Sell and Save Million Dollar Accounts J&J hired the smartest sales team. They understood the product perfectly. But doctors were kicking their sales reps out of the OR. They had an The Essential Skill Your Employees Should Have Now The Essential Skill Your Employees Should Have Now US workers were stressed out at record-high levels in 2022 — and at a rate 20% higher than the global average. While there are many things employers c Quiet Quitting – Here’s What You Should Focus on Instead Quiet Quitting – Here’s What You Should Focus on Instead If you’ve been following the growing debate over “quiet quitting,” you might have gotten the sense that this phenomenon — employees consciously pullin
     

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Developing New Managers? How to Set Them Up for Success Developing New Managers? How to Set Them Up for Success Here’s a common situation in American businesses. First-time manager Sara happily took on a leadership role. Yet she was promoted with little or no le First-time Managers Are Holding Back Employees & Performance First-time Managers Are Holding Back Employees & Performance We’ve all lost the occasional night of sleep over a major business deal, big presentation, or funding round. But for some employees, those sleeple Why New Managers Fail and How Oji Foundations is Revitalizing Leadership Training Why New Managers Fail and How Oji Foundations is Revitalizing Leadership Training The pattern is all-too-familiar: a talented individual contributor is promoted to be a first-time manager. They start their new role brimming with
     

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Developing New Managers? How to Set Them Up for Success Developing New Managers? How to Set Them Up for Success Here’s a common situation in American businesses. First-time manager Sara happily took on a leadership role. Yet she was promoted with little or no le First-time Managers Are Holding Back Employees & Performance First-time Managers Are Holding Back Employees & Performance We’ve all lost the occasional night of sleep over a major business deal, big presentation, or funding round. But for some employees, those sleeple Why New Managers Fail and How Oji Foundations is Revitalizing Leadership Training Why New Managers Fail and How Oji Foundations is Revitalizing Leadership Training The pattern is all-too-familiar: a talented individual contributor is promoted to be a first-time manager. They start their new role brimming with The Importance of Empathy in Leadership The Importance of Empathy in Leadership Business leaders and their teams are up against a lot. They face economic uncertainty, high turnover rates, and growing customer expectations. Amid The New Realities of Leadership for New Managers The New Realities of Leadership for New Managers Think back to your first day as a people manager. You were probably brimming with excitement over your promotion, eager to prove that the skills a The Future of Work is Forcing a Leadership Evolution The Future of Work is Forcing a Leadership Evolution We’ve hit an inflection point with the future of work. The pandemic forced organizations to challenge their conventional ideas around work. Using sale 5 Strategies to Help Leaders Adapt to the New World of Work 5 Strategies to Help Leaders Adapt to the New World of Work Change and complexity are par for the course for business leaders globally. Remote work and telecommuting have grown common post-pandemic. Rapid advan Managing Mental Health in a Customer-Facing Role Managing Mental Health in a Customer-Facing Role Customer experience can make or break a business. Execs know it. In McKinsey’s 2022 State of Customer Care survey, improving customer experience was t Skills that Sell and Save Million Dollar Accounts Skills that Sell and Save Million Dollar Accounts J&J hired the smartest sales team. They understood the product perfectly. But doctors were kicking their sales reps out of the OR. They had an

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