During the first Future of Work Conference this spring, Wharton People Analytics explored themes that are transforming the workplace. Adam Grant, Wharton organizational psychologist and faculty co-director of Wharton People Analytics, introduced the virtual day of learning.
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Here are 5 insights Nadella shared throughout their discussion that illustrate leadership qualities within the changing workplace.
1. “Well-being is one of the most important pieces of 2. “Everybody is waking up and saying leadership and management and technological excellence go together.” Tech companies used to believe that connection was all about the technology and that management style didn’t matter. That is changing in a big way. Microsoft leaders are asked to build deep care into their managerial capability by following the “Model Coach Care” mindset, which has received a lot of attention. The 3. Leaders must learn to show humility and vulnerability. “The psychological safety that you create around you, especially the more senior you are, becomes super important…One technique of that is to share your own fallibility because that gives confidence to others.
4. A key to strong leadership is “figuring out the lived experiences of the people on your team.” The reality is, all of us come from different places, have different histories and our everyday experiences are different. The impact of what’s happening broadly in the world of any employee cannot be separated by how the employee feels at work. When someone shows up and their community is being impacted, good leaders must recognize it.
5. “Great here.
Conversation Starters
Why does Adam Grant believe that now is a great time to be thinking about the future of work?
What is people analytics and why is it so important to your future life as an employee?
Which Satya Nadella leadership lesson resonates most with you and why?
