Wise Decision Maker Show

Companies can effectively retain social capital in the hybrid and remote work environment by applying hybrid work best practices such as the virtual watercooler and virtual coworking. That's the key take-away message of this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Show, which describes Google’s myth of losing social capital in hybrid work. This article forms the basis for this episode: https://disaster...

Leaders need to address the emotions of employees first and foremost in order to overcome the empathy gap through emotional and social intelligence. That's the key take-away message of this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Show, which describes how to defeat the empathy gap. This article forms the basis for this episode: https://disasteravoidanceexperts.com/how-to-defeat-the-empathy-gap/ 📧 Make...

Relationships require work and maintenance, much like any other important facet of our lives. Open, respectful, and supportive attitudes towards one another from the very start will go a long way in helping you build a lasting relationship. That's the key take-away message of this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Show, which describes 10 tips to protect your romantic relationships from disaster....

Gathering active and passive feedback plays a vital role in improving stakeholder membership engagement. Learning to love constructive feedback ensures that leaders can fulfill stakeholder expectations appropriately. That's the key take-away message of this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Show, which describes effective strategies to gain constructive feedback This article forms the basis for t...

The confirmation bias causes leaders to look for information that confirms their beliefs and reject information that does not. To overcome this dangerous cognitive bias, leaders should test decisions by trying to prove themselves wrong. That's the key take-away message of this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Show, which describes how confirmation bias reduces business profits. This article form...

The pandemic has taken a toll on employees’ mental and physical health, so many organizations have started hiring a Chief Health Officer to oversee the prioritization of health in all policies. That's the key take-away message of this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Show, which describes the new role of a CHO. This article forms the basis for this episode: https://disasteravoidanceexperts.com/s...

Future-proofing allows organizations to plan countermeasures and allocate resources for possible problems ahead of time, helping leaders avoid cognitive biases. That's the key take-away message of this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Show, which describes how to future-proof your leadership. This article forms the basis for this episode: https://disasteravoidanceexperts.com/how-to-future-proof-...

The abrupt transition to remote work in the pandemic has caused employee burnout. Leaders must set clear work boundaries and expectations, and adopt best practices for hybrid and remote work, to facilitate burnout recovery and protection. That's the key take-away message of this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Show, which describes burnout recovery in the hybrid and remote future of work. This...

Hybrid and remote work can lead to serious tensions around differences in time spent in the office. To address this, leaders must create a work culture of “Excellence From Anywhere” that focuses on deliverables rather than where you work. That's the key take-away message of this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Show, which describes the most effective strategies for a hybrid and remote work cult...

The lack of action against the threat of an Omicron surge points towards a lack of vision in leadership. Leaders must fight against cognitive biases and adopt best practices to avoid disasters in the future of work. That's the key take-away message of this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Show, which describes how Omicron reveals that leaders are unprepared for the future of work. This article f...

The pandemic has forced leaders to recognize that they need to make changes to manage hybrid and remote teams effectively. One of these changes is moving away from using quarterly or annual performance reviews that relied to a great extent on presence in the office and following best practices to revise the performance valuation process. That's the key take-away message of this episode of the Wise...

The future of work is now hybrid or even fully remote. Leaders who want to gain a competitive advantage in the future of work need to upskill employees in best practices for hybrid and remote collaboration and communication. That's the key take-away message of this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Show, which discusses upskilling remote and hybrid employees. This article forms the basis for this...

Organizations need to adopt best practices for providing excellent mentorship to remote employees hired during the pandemic and integrating them successfully into the team. That's the key take-away message of this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Show, which describes evidence-based approaches for remote training and virtual mentoring for hybrid and remote teams. This article forms the basis for...

Work will never go back to a pre-pandemic normal, and leaders who don’t seize an innovative advantage risk lagging behind. One way to gain competitive advantage is to use methodologies like Virtual Serendipitous Idea Generation. That's the key take-away message of this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Show, which describes how hybrid and remote teams can gain a serendipitous innovation advantage...

An interview with Jill Kuhlman, Chief Administrative Officer at FST Logistics, an employee-owned and operated third-party logistics company that serves food and grocery brands. In this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Show, Dr. Gleb talks to Jill about the importance of vulnerability, flexibility, and emotional intelligence in shifting organizational culture. 📧 Make sure to register for the FRE...

An interview with Chet Czaplicka, Founder and CEO of Comprehensive Care Services, which provides perfusion and autotransfusion across the United States. In this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Show, Dr. Gleb talks to Chet about how his company weathered the coronavirus pandemic and about the approach that he uses to prepare his company for future threats and opportunities. You can read a transc...

An interview with Chris Haimbach, the US Head of Sales, Commercial Strategy and Operations for the Consumer Health division at Bayer. In this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Show, Dr. Gleb interviews Chris to learn about his team’s experience with remote and hybrid work during the coronavirus pandemic and about his strategy for future-proofing and managing uncertainty. 📧 Make sure to register...

To seize a competitive advantage, you need to adopt virtual brainstorming for hybrid and remote teams. That's the key take-away message of this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Show, which shares best practices for virtual brainstorming for innovation advantage. This article forms the basis for this episode: https://disasteravoidanceexperts.com/serendipitous-innovation-advantage-for-hybrid-and-r...

It’s important to adapt your organization's culture for virtual collaboration in order to thrive after the pandemic. That's the key take-away message of this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Show, which describes best practices for effective virtual collaboration for hybrid and remote teams. This article forms the basis for this episode: https://disasteravoidanceexperts.com/effective-virtual-col...

For creating competitive advantage in the new normal, forward-looking leaders need to let go of their preferences for in-office work. They need to adopt a hybrid-first model for most staff, and support full-time remote work for a minority. That's the key take-away message of this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Show, which describes how to create competitive advantage in returning to the office...

Employers must recognize the challenges from the initial COVID outbreak and avoid mental blindspots as Delta and other variants emerge. That's the key take-away message of this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Show, which describes the dangers of denying reality in returning to the office during the Delta surge. This article forms the basis for this episode: https://disasteravoidanceexperts.com/...

Employers must devise effective modifications of hybrid office spaces. Employees’ work requirements have changed. They will do mostly collaborative work in the office while doing their individual tasks at home. That's the key take-away message of this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Show, which describes how to redefine hybrid office space to boost employee productivity. This article forms the...

The best practice on the return to office plan involves a team-led hybrid-first model with some fully remote options. That means empowering lower-level team leaders to choose the work arrangement that best serve their team’s needs. That's the key take-away message of this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Show, which describes a team-led approach for the best return to office plan. This article f...

Leaders can fall prey to dangerous judgment errors which can cause them to wrongly assess their employees’ needs. That's the key take-away message of this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Show, which describes why so many leaders screw up the return to the office. This article forms the basis for this episode: https://disasteravoidanceexperts.com/why-do-so-many-leaders-screw-up-the-return-to-the...

When it comes to shopping, we overestimate our abilities to keep our impulses in check. You can avoid poor shopping choices by developing a host of shopping mental skills. That's the key take-away message of this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Show, which describes what influences your shopping choices. This article forms the basis for this episode: https://disasteravoidanceexperts.com/new-sur...