EdTech Insight – When Your New Boss Is a Micromanager

by EdTechMate | Jun 18, 2024 | Harvard Business Review, News & Insights

Executive Summary and Main Points Current technological and managerial dynamics in global higher education are shaped by the challenges and responses evinced within workplace environments, including the prevalent issue of micromanagement. Micromanagement refers to...

EdTech Insight – How to Manage: Selling Your Ideas to Leadership

by EdTechMate | Jun 17, 2024 | Harvard Business Review, News & Insights

Executive Summary and Main Points The latest discussions spearheaded by Amy B with guests Sue Ashford from the University of Michigan and Ellen Bailey from Harvard Business Publishing shed light on key aspects for effectuating business transformation. They focus on...

EdTech Insight – How to Work for an Overly Critical Boss

by EdTechMate | Jun 4, 2024 | Harvard Business Review, News & Insights

Executive Summary and Main Points The article addresses the challenges of working under a highly critical boss, a situation that may evoke a negative atmosphere within the workplace. Particularly for ‘sensitive strivers’—professionals emotionally invested...

EdTech Insight – Does Your Boss Practice Toxic Positivity?

by EdTechMate | May 27, 2024 | Harvard Business Review, News & Insights

Executive Summary and Main Points The recent focus has shifted to the detrimental effects of toxic positivity in the workplace and its impact on organizational culture. Central to international education and digital transformation is the recognition that emotional...

EdTech Insight – What It Takes to Build Influence at Work

by EdTechMate | May 15, 2024 | Harvard Business Review, News & Insights

Executive Summary and Main Points In a recent episode of the HBR IdeaCast, leadership coach Nashater Deu Solheim explores the dynamics of influencing those who are not direct subordinates, a situation common in both corporate and educational environments. The key...