Name: How to lead in the new era of employee activism
Uploaded: 2022-09-14T15:09:23Z
Duration: 16 min 10 s
Description: What does it mean to lead in this new age of employee activism? Megan Reitz offers a four-point crash course on what employees want from their organizations and how leaders can rise to the challenge of building proactive and productive workplaces where every voice and perspective has the chance to make a difference.

What does it mean to lead in this new age of employee activism? Megan Reitz offers a four-point crash course on what employees want from their organizations and how leaders can rise to the challenge of building proactive and productive workplaces where every voice and perspective has the chance to make a difference.

Megan Reitz: How to lead in the new era of employee activism

How to lead in the new era of employee activism

Activism's subjective nature challenges leaders: What seems rebellious to one could be another's fight for basic rights.

Leaders often reside in an 'optimism bubble,' overestimating their openness and underestimating employees' reticence to speak up.

Inaction speaks as loudly as action in leadership. Silence or neutrality on critical issues can signal tacit agreement or complicity.