Inc. Productivity Tip

Scott Hutcheson, author of 'Biohacking Leadership' writes that leaders can teach their most valuable contributors that rules don’t apply. The consequences rarely stop there. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Neil Thompson, the founder of Teach the Geek writes that speaking the same language is harder than it sounds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Want the truth? Ask a better question. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New research suggests the more humans interact with AI chatbots, the more they act and talk like robots themselves.  This expert opinion was written by Jessica Stillman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Research shows doubting your skills or success can actually be a good thing. Thie expert opinion was written by Jeff Haden. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The toxic habit of measuring employee value by sacrifices rather than actual output is quietly destroying your top talent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Regardless of the way you choose to define ‘success.’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The companies getting the most from AI aren’t treating it as a technology rollout. They’re redesigning work around the partnership between people and intelligent machines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A new study published in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin reveals that Americans spend a full 14 percent of their downtime worrying about productivity instead of resting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As businesses rush to adopt generative AI and automated voice agents, they face a dangerous “human tempo gap.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New research suggests leadership skills are built through productive struggle and exposure to real-world pressure. Today's Inc Productivity Tip was written by Inc. Contributor Marcel Schwantes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today's opinion was written by Bill Fotsch. In it, he says AI is a tool, not a layoff plan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Growth is great. Complexity? Not so much. Also, clear goals, visible results, better performance — that’s accountability. This pair of Inc. Productivity Tips were written by David Finkel, co-author of 'Scale: Seven Proven Principles to Grow Your Business and Get Your Life Back' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Always grinding? Sure—as long as you take a few short breaks along the way. Also, Jerry Buss built the Los Angeles Lakers into one of the most iconic franchises in sports. Almost half a century later, a fight between his children over what happens to his creation offers a lesson that extends far beyond the basketball court. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bruce Crumley writes that with inflation outpacing pay growth for four consecutive months, employers face a quiet retention crisis—and a growing risk of mass defections once the job market thaws. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In today's Inc. Productivity Tip, Bernard Colman, the People Leader at Descript, writes that employee engagement isn’t optional, it’s an important leadership signal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Stuck in the sunk-cost trap? Here’s how economists recommend evaluating your path forward so you stop wasting valuable time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The right systems don’t slow growth. They make faster decisions safer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When leaders leave an information vacuum, employees will fill it themselves. That’s where trust problems can begin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this expert tip from Netta Jenkins, the founder of HIC, a global leadership performance firm, says employees don’t need every detail. They need fewer question marks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Making people better requires high standards, honest feedback, and a workplace where people are not afraid of the boss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The fastest worker may not be the most valuable anymore. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

To be human means to be self-focused. Each person wrapped up in themselves. It’s just human nature. It’s also the cause of most miscommunication. Also, two teams, two perspectives. One path to better performance.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

-Bernard Coleman says getting your message to connect isn’t about dumbing it down. It’s about designing for how people actually absorb information -Plus, Leigh Elena Coleman says your best people are quietly burning out from carrying consequences that belong at the top. Here’s how leaders can stop passing the blame and fix a broken culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.co...

Here’s a generation with a real problem. And here’s the opportunity, for anyone paying attention, to help solve it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices