The Boda Group

We are delighted?to introduce you to Gus Gianakos, who has joined our The Boda Group?/ BTS?team?as a new Director of Client Services. ? Gus loves to partner with clients to help them develop their senior and high-potential talent?and improve their business results. He is creative, relationship-focused, passionate about #executivecoaching?and #talentdevelopment, and is already having a big impact on our team. ? Connect with him today to learn more!

One of the most effective things leaders can do to navigate stress and improve their positivity at work -- and in their lives-- is to?practice gratitude. This short article from Axios explores the link between the habit of practicing gratitude and sharp improvements in both physical and mental wellbeing. #Leadership?#Gratitude?#Positivity?

Ben Horowitz is a venture capitalist, serial entrepreneur, and experienced executive.?In his book, he speaks directly to tech CEOs, but his ideas and life lessons are applicable to any leader. In his direct, blunt, sometimes brash, and always humble narrative, Horowitz shares the leadership lessons he has learned from decades of hard work, grit, multiple failures, and eventual successes. #Leadership?#LeadershipDevelopment?#ExecutiveDevelopment?

When the future is ambiguous, how leaders communicate is more important than ever.?This McKinsey article?explores five steps leaders can take to support their employees and communicate most effectively in times of uncertainty. #Communication?#Leadership?#Uncertainty?

In this conversation with social psychologist Barbara Fredrickson, she explores how working with a coach helps leaders?improve their emotional awareness and regulation and increase their positivity. All of these components are essential to good leadership and positively impact leaders’ performance, relationships with colleagues, and wellbeing. #Positivity?#Leadership?#SocialPsychology?

In their HBR article, Rob Cross and Karen Dillon explore micro-stress, or “small moments of stress that seem manageable in the moment, but drain our energy over time” and how leaders can learn to recognize and overcome its effects. #Leadership?#LeadershipDevelopment?#Microstress

Although facing uncertainty is an uncomfortable part of leadership, it is also an opportunity for leaders to grow. In their book, The Upside of Uncertainty,?researchers at INSEAD offer leaders a “first aid tool kit for facing the unknown.” Their strategies include reframing the uncertainty, building self-awareness, and identifying and taking small steps that can lead to important innovation. #AdultDevelopment?#Leadership?#Growth

Women leaders and leaders of color sometimes get labeled as having “imposter syndrome,”?but all too often, that is not accurate.?What can look like imposter syndrome is often simply normal and appropriate discomfort from operating in an environment where role models are scarce, bias is plentiful, and support is absent. #Culture?#Leadership?#ImposterSyndrome

Many leaders are reluctant to ask questions because they think it will make them look weak or unknowing, and yet research led by Karen Huang and her colleagues shows that “people who ask more questions, particularly follow-up questions, are better liked by their conversation partners.” #Curiosity?#Leadership?#LeadershipDevelopment

Trust is critical to effective leadership—so what can we do when trust is broken? In this TED talk,?Frances Frei, professor at Harvard Business School, shares why trust is important, how it gets broken, and what leaders can do to repair it. She focuses on the importance of empathy, logic, and authenticity. #Trust?#Leadership?#TED