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It’s a big day for managers

By Erica Keswin

Happy (if you can call it that) Election Day. I hope you have a chance to exercise your right to vote today.

As you know this political season is especially turbulent. It can be an incredibly challenging time for managers, with so many emotions running high. 

So what can you do? 

A great human leader is defined by these three things: Empathy, Vulnerability, Effort. By approaching this time with all three, you can’t lose. 

Also, I want to pass along a Harvard Business Review article from Liz Fosslien and Mollie West Duffy (both featured in my books) on “How to Manage a Distracted Team.” 

It’s worth a read. But in summary: give your people grace this week.

And yourself. 

Being a human leader is a big job for any season, but these days it’s extra important to remember that the human stuff is the hardest stuff.

11/5/24

About Erica

Erica Keswin is an internationally sought-after speaker, bestselling author, and workplace strategist who partners with some of the most well-known companies in the world on how to bring their human to work. For the past two decades, Erica’s work has defined what it means to be a human leader. Erica’s Human Workplace Trilogy: Bring Your Human to Work, Rituals Roadmap, and The Retention Revolution was published by McGraw Hill and each debuted as a Wall Street Journal bestseller. 

When Erica isn’t writing books, she delivers keynotes, leads workshops, and coaches top-of-class companies and individuals to help them improve their performance by honoring relationships in today’s hybrid workplace.

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