THE CASE FOR BEING HUMAN AND LEADING HUMAN.

This article discusses the importance of human leadership in the workplace and introduces the Human Leadership operating model. The model focuses on meeting the universal human needs of employees, such as being heard, understood, and appreciated. It identifies barriers to meeting these needs and offers strategies to overcome them, including inquiry and fact-checking. The article also explores barriers to understanding and appreciating others and provides strategies to improve in these areas. It emphasizes the positive impact of nurturing these needs on work relationships and culture. The article is an adaptation from the book "Be Human, Lead Human: How to Connect People and Performance" by Jennifer Nash, which further explores the importance of human connection in leadership and provides practical strategies for leaders to cultivate empathy, communication, and understanding in order to create a supportive and inclusive work environment. [Extracted from the article]