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#WorkTrends Recap: Lead Better, Resist Generational Labels

When it comes to leadership, one of the best cause and effect situations is when leaders care and step up to genuinely help and mentor… but not all will take the time to get better at being a leader.

Today on #WorkTrends, TalentCulture Community member and guest host, Patrick Antrim welcomed Karl Bimshas. The two discussed how placing erroneous labels on people can stagnate career development and reduce efficiencies in the workplace. They also discussed how leaders can start encouraging employees to stop labeling each other.

Here are a few key points Karl shared:

  • Generational labels prevent functional ideas from forming because of unjust bias
  • Some leaders don’t provide feedback because they fear confrontation
  • Feedback needs to be fast, relevant, and closer to the action to be evaluated
  • Generational labels are a shortcut that stagnate focus on understanding the individual

Did you miss the show? You can listen to the #WorkTrends podcast on our BlogTalk Radio channel here: http://bit.ly/2sRVL0o

Here are a few of our favorite tweets from our #WorkTrends community. You can see highlights of the entire conversation from our Storify here.

Didn’t make it to this week’s #WorkTrends show? Don’t worry, you can tune in and participate in the podcast and chat with us every Wednesday from 1-2pm ET (10-11am PT).

Remember, the TalentCulture #WorkTrends conversation continues every day across several social media channels. Stay up-to-date by following our #WorkTrends Twitter stream; pop into our LinkedIn group to interact with other members. Engage with us any time on our social networks, or stay current with trending World of Work topics on our website or through our weekly email newsletter.

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#WorkTrends Preview: Lead Better, Resist Generational Labels

When it comes to leadership, one of the best cause and effect situations is when leaders care and step up to genuinely help and mentor… but not all will take the time to get better at being a leader.

On Wednesday, June 21 from 1-2pm ET, TalentCulture Community member and guest host, Patrick Antrim and his guest Karl Bimshas will be discussing how placing erroneous labels on people is stagnating their career development and reducing efficiencies in the workplace.

Lead Better, Resist Generational Labels

WorkTrends Preview Join Karl and Patrick on our LIVE online podcast Wednesday, June 21 — 1 pm ET / 10 am PT.

Immediately following the podcast, please join the TalentCulture community over to the #WorkTrends Twitter stream to continue the discussion. We encourage everyone with a Twitter account to participate as we gather for a live chat, focused on these related questions:

Q1: Why do people haphazardly label others? #WorkTrends (Tweet this question)

Q2: Why is it beneficial to focus on needs rather than age? #WorkTrends (Tweet this question)

Q3: How can leaders become better at empathy?  #WorkTrends  (Tweet this question)

Don’t want to wait until next Wednesday to join the conversation? You don’t have to. I invite you to check out the #WorkTrends Twitter feed and our TalentCulture World of Work Community LinkedIn group. Share your questions, ideas and opinions with our community.

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