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…what defines successful role models is the fact that, over time, others around them start to think and act as they do. And such imitation has deep lasting impact.
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It’s in our nature to seek purpose. But that nature is now being revealed and expressed on a scale that is demographically unprecedented and, until recently, scarcely imaginable. The consequences could rejuvenate our businesses and remake our world.
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We know we are replaceable, because we’ve seen the company plow ahead even if the CEO drops dead, but we want to mean something in the bigger scheme of things. We want to make a beneficial difference.
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Anything that separates us from the impact our words and actions have on other people has the potential to lead us down a dangerous path.
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Given how relatively new social media is, the long-term impact of all this dehumanizing is still yet to be fully realized.
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Giving time and energy actually does more to impact the impression others have of us than giving money.
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It’s only when we compare pictures of ourselves over a period of weeks or months that we can see a stark difference. The impact of leadership is also best judged over time.
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Employees’ immediate bosses have far more impact on engagement and performance than whether their companies are rated as great or lousy places to work.
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One of the key findings of prospect theory is loss aversion, recognizing that the emotional impact of a loss is greater than the corresponding impact of an equivalent gain.
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…playing games can give us a taste of that elusive sense of individual agency and impact in a world where the work we do may be challenging, but our efforts often seem fruitless.
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