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The age of hybrid work is here to stay, bringing both exciting opportunities and fresh challenges for teams everywhere. Today's workplace spans living rooms, coffee shops, and traditional offices, making the task of creating genuine team connections more complex than ever. With the right strategies, hybrid teams can build connections that are just as...

The business landscape is shifting faster than ever, challenging companies to adapt quickly while keeping their teams motivated and focused. From market disruptions to a sudden transition to remote work, leaders need to make complex decisions that impact both their people and their bottom line. Today's successful leaders need more than just traditional management...

High-performing athletes have much in common with high-performing CORPORATE athletes -- grit, resilience, adaptability, and high degrees of intrinsic motivation, ownership, and accountability. HigherEchelon's Director of Leadership Development Angie Winter recently participated in Culture in Sports's Roundtable Webinar to help participants break down and understand what motivates the 21st Century Athlete, including what they...

Author: Eric Bean, PhD Are you more comfortable adopting new strategies than a monkey? Apparently not. In 2019 research by Watzek and colleagues, the levels of cognitive complacency or laziness of capuchin monkeys and rhesus monkeys was compared with that of humans. (Before describing the results, I should warn you that capuchin monkeys are...

Contributors: Rachel Bryars and Andrea Pressnell Graphic Design: Nicole Szews Virtual and augmented reality training allows users to practice skills in a safer and more cost-effective environment than in the real world. Many industries, including aviation, are tapping into these innovative experiences to achieve real-world training results at a fraction of the usual cost,...