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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>SmartBrief on Leadership</title><description>Designed specifically for business leaders, SmartBrief on Leadership is a FREE daily email newsletter. It delivers innovative ideas and hard-to-find articles on leadership to keep corporate executives ahead of the curve.&amp;nbsp;Click&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href='https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/leadership/index.jsp?campaign=pd_rss&amp;utm_source=rss'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; to subscribe.</description><link>https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/leadership?campaign=pd_rss&amp;utm_source=rss</link><image><url>https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/images/homepage/hed-smartbrief.gif</url><title>SmartBrief on Leadership</title><link>https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/leadership?campaign=pd_rss&amp;utm_source=rss</link></image><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>04 Nov 2026 20:04:03 CST</lastBuildDate><item><title>Balancing polarities: Tension of effective leadership</title><guid>https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=77F8DA5B-9982-431B-9E20-444163A3CF79&amp;issueId=C33418C8-3D5E-4D6F-B5FF-78EFD7236FE3&amp;copyId=09202984-20F3-4FC3-A0D7-D7A8A3E3C4E8</guid><link>https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=77F8DA5B-9982-431B-9E20-444163A3CF79&amp;issueId=C33418C8-3D5E-4D6F-B5FF-78EFD7236FE3&amp;copyId=09202984-20F3-4FC3-A0D7-D7A8A3E3C4E8</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">Leaders often struggle to embody universally recognized good leadership traits because of inherent polarities, such as balanc&nbsp;-<a href="https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=77F8DA5B-9982-431B-9E20-444163A3CF79&issueId=C33418C8-3D5E-4D6F-B5FF-78EFD7236FE3&copyId=09202984-20F3-4FC3-A0D7-D7A8A3E3C4E8">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>04 Nov 2026 20:04:03 CST</pubDate><category>Leading the Way</category></item><item><title>Put it into practice</title><guid>https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=77F8DA5B-9982-431B-9E20-444163A3CF79&amp;issueId=C33418C8-3D5E-4D6F-B5FF-78EFD7236FE3&amp;copyId=1FF4546B-13BC-4B88-9A6B-CC9D38105049</guid><link>https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=77F8DA5B-9982-431B-9E20-444163A3CF79&amp;issueId=C33418C8-3D5E-4D6F-B5FF-78EFD7236FE3&amp;copyId=1FF4546B-13BC-4B88-9A6B-CC9D38105049</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">Put it into practice: Work-family balance is a classic polarity, writes Wiederman, suggesting that true balance rarely means ]]></description><pubDate>04 Nov 2026 20:04:03 CST</pubDate><category>Leading the Way</category></item><item><title>Foster individual gifts to advance team mission</title><guid>https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=77F8DA5B-9982-431B-9E20-444163A3CF79&amp;issueId=C33418C8-3D5E-4D6F-B5FF-78EFD7236FE3&amp;copyId=621EE646-77C7-4519-9B5D-95C89CD2C2F4</guid><link>https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=77F8DA5B-9982-431B-9E20-444163A3CF79&amp;issueId=C33418C8-3D5E-4D6F-B5FF-78EFD7236FE3&amp;copyId=621EE646-77C7-4519-9B5D-95C89CD2C2F4</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">Recognizing and leveraging team members' individual skills enhances overall performance, writes John Baldoni, author and comm&nbsp;-<a href="https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=77F8DA5B-9982-431B-9E20-444163A3CF79&issueId=C33418C8-3D5E-4D6F-B5FF-78EFD7236FE3&copyId=621EE646-77C7-4519-9B5D-95C89CD2C2F4">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>04 Nov 2026 20:04:03 CST</pubDate><category>SmartBrief on Leadership</category></item><item><title>Put it into practice</title><guid>https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=77F8DA5B-9982-431B-9E20-444163A3CF79&amp;issueId=C33418C8-3D5E-4D6F-B5FF-78EFD7236FE3&amp;copyId=7833C14A-0CA7-4CF6-B0B3-B542FC3F63C0</guid><link>https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=77F8DA5B-9982-431B-9E20-444163A3CF79&amp;issueId=C33418C8-3D5E-4D6F-B5FF-78EFD7236FE3&amp;copyId=7833C14A-0CA7-4CF6-B0B3-B542FC3F63C0</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">Put it into practice: Labor, cognitive or manual, builds community, Baldoni writes, by connecting the worker with the end use]]></description><pubDate>04 Nov 2026 20:04:03 CST</pubDate><category>SmartBrief on Leadership</category></item><item><title>Read more from John Baldoni on SmartBrief on Leadership</title><guid>https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=77F8DA5B-9982-431B-9E20-444163A3CF79&amp;issueId=C33418C8-3D5E-4D6F-B5FF-78EFD7236FE3&amp;copyId=705E7178-4D26-47BF-B30E-58E4AC01E411</guid><link>https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=77F8DA5B-9982-431B-9E20-444163A3CF79&amp;issueId=C33418C8-3D5E-4D6F-B5FF-78EFD7236FE3&amp;copyId=705E7178-4D26-47BF-B30E-58E4AC01E411</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">]]></description><pubDate>04 Nov 2026 20:04:03 CST</pubDate><category>SmartBrief on Leadership</category></item><item><title>Keeping peace at work after elections</title><guid>https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=77F8DA5B-9982-431B-9E20-444163A3CF79&amp;issueId=C33418C8-3D5E-4D6F-B5FF-78EFD7236FE3&amp;copyId=69349986-B7D4-4550-9829-F146E2563014</guid><link>https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=77F8DA5B-9982-431B-9E20-444163A3CF79&amp;issueId=C33418C8-3D5E-4D6F-B5FF-78EFD7236FE3&amp;copyId=69349986-B7D4-4550-9829-F146E2563014</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">Leaders can avert post-election workplace conflict by acknowledging people's emotions and asking how they're doing, says orga&nbsp;-<a href="https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=77F8DA5B-9982-431B-9E20-444163A3CF79&issueId=C33418C8-3D5E-4D6F-B5FF-78EFD7236FE3&copyId=69349986-B7D4-4550-9829-F146E2563014">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>04 Nov 2026 20:04:03 CST</pubDate><category>Smarter Communication</category></item><item><title>Put it into practice</title><guid>https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=77F8DA5B-9982-431B-9E20-444163A3CF79&amp;issueId=C33418C8-3D5E-4D6F-B5FF-78EFD7236FE3&amp;copyId=06564E30-ED4F-4981-A704-1FB7BCCBBCF7</guid><link>https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=77F8DA5B-9982-431B-9E20-444163A3CF79&amp;issueId=C33418C8-3D5E-4D6F-B5FF-78EFD7236FE3&amp;copyId=06564E30-ED4F-4981-A704-1FB7BCCBBCF7</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">Put it into practice: Leaders can encourage a habit of debating small things to use the skills for tougher disagreements, Gra]]></description><pubDate>04 Nov 2026 20:04:03 CST</pubDate><category>Smarter Communication</category></item><item><title>Younger companies, CEOs cement remote work</title><guid>https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=77F8DA5B-9982-431B-9E20-444163A3CF79&amp;issueId=C33418C8-3D5E-4D6F-B5FF-78EFD7236FE3&amp;copyId=33E23A64-5971-4749-92BE-A42A627FF872</guid><link>https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=77F8DA5B-9982-431B-9E20-444163A3CF79&amp;issueId=C33418C8-3D5E-4D6F-B5FF-78EFD7236FE3&amp;copyId=33E23A64-5971-4749-92BE-A42A627FF872</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">&nbsp;-<a href="https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=77F8DA5B-9982-431B-9E20-444163A3CF79&issueId=C33418C8-3D5E-4D6F-B5FF-78EFD7236FE3&copyId=33E23A64-5971-4749-92BE-A42A627FF872">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>04 Nov 2026 20:04:03 CST</pubDate><category>Future of Work</category></item><item><title>Don't erode employee trust by relying on AI</title><guid>https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=77F8DA5B-9982-431B-9E20-444163A3CF79&amp;issueId=C33418C8-3D5E-4D6F-B5FF-78EFD7236FE3&amp;copyId=C310DE0E-68FF-4A78-BAC6-D7F70090E0F2</guid><link>https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=77F8DA5B-9982-431B-9E20-444163A3CF79&amp;issueId=C33418C8-3D5E-4D6F-B5FF-78EFD7236FE3&amp;copyId=C310DE0E-68FF-4A78-BAC6-D7F70090E0F2</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">&nbsp;-<a href="https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=77F8DA5B-9982-431B-9E20-444163A3CF79&issueId=C33418C8-3D5E-4D6F-B5FF-78EFD7236FE3&copyId=C310DE0E-68FF-4A78-BAC6-D7F70090E0F2">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>04 Nov 2026 20:04:03 CST</pubDate><category>Future of Work</category></item><item><title>Secret Service initiative seeks to thwart workplace violence</title><guid>https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=77F8DA5B-9982-431B-9E20-444163A3CF79&amp;issueId=C33418C8-3D5E-4D6F-B5FF-78EFD7236FE3&amp;copyId=7C2FC494-B4EF-4540-9146-E9925B90554F</guid><link>https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=77F8DA5B-9982-431B-9E20-444163A3CF79&amp;issueId=C33418C8-3D5E-4D6F-B5FF-78EFD7236FE3&amp;copyId=7C2FC494-B4EF-4540-9146-E9925B90554F</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">&nbsp;-<a href="https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=77F8DA5B-9982-431B-9E20-444163A3CF79&issueId=C33418C8-3D5E-4D6F-B5FF-78EFD7236FE3&copyId=7C2FC494-B4EF-4540-9146-E9925B90554F">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>04 Nov 2026 20:04:03 CST</pubDate><category>Future of Work</category></item><item><title>How to push past job market's ageism</title><guid>https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=77F8DA5B-9982-431B-9E20-444163A3CF79&amp;issueId=C33418C8-3D5E-4D6F-B5FF-78EFD7236FE3&amp;copyId=3F0952B0-06F2-4798-B447-328FA630C839</guid><link>https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=77F8DA5B-9982-431B-9E20-444163A3CF79&amp;issueId=C33418C8-3D5E-4D6F-B5FF-78EFD7236FE3&amp;copyId=3F0952B0-06F2-4798-B447-328FA630C839</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">Assumptions about older candidates wanting higher salaries or struggling to fit into younger teams compound ageism in hiring,&nbsp;-<a href="https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=77F8DA5B-9982-431B-9E20-444163A3CF79&issueId=C33418C8-3D5E-4D6F-B5FF-78EFD7236FE3&copyId=3F0952B0-06F2-4798-B447-328FA630C839">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>04 Nov 2026 20:04:03 CST</pubDate><category>Smarter Career</category></item><item><title>Thousands attend wedding after groom's online plea</title><guid>https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=77F8DA5B-9982-431B-9E20-444163A3CF79&amp;issueId=C33418C8-3D5E-4D6F-B5FF-78EFD7236FE3&amp;copyId=BC7A7265-0F4C-42EB-99AA-A8B0B08456BE</guid><link>https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=77F8DA5B-9982-431B-9E20-444163A3CF79&amp;issueId=C33418C8-3D5E-4D6F-B5FF-78EFD7236FE3&amp;copyId=BC7A7265-0F4C-42EB-99AA-A8B0B08456BE</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">Xu Chenghong, a 24-year-old whose brother is his only close relative, invited strangers to his wedding in China, fearing a lo&nbsp;-<a href="https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=77F8DA5B-9982-431B-9E20-444163A3CF79&issueId=C33418C8-3D5E-4D6F-B5FF-78EFD7236FE3&copyId=BC7A7265-0F4C-42EB-99AA-A8B0B08456BE">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>04 Nov 2026 20:04:03 CST</pubDate><category>Daily Diversion</category></item><item><title>Abe Lincoln's 1860 running mate, Hannibal Hamlin, was from which state?</title><guid>https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=77F8DA5B-9982-431B-9E20-444163A3CF79&amp;issueId=C33418C8-3D5E-4D6F-B5FF-78EFD7236FE3&amp;copyId=D898BEF3-73E7-4CF3-A174-FC1C042EB205</guid><link>https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=77F8DA5B-9982-431B-9E20-444163A3CF79&amp;issueId=C33418C8-3D5E-4D6F-B5FF-78EFD7236FE3&amp;copyId=D898BEF3-73E7-4CF3-A174-FC1C042EB205</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">&nbsp;-<a href="https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=77F8DA5B-9982-431B-9E20-444163A3CF79&issueId=C33418C8-3D5E-4D6F-B5FF-78EFD7236FE3&copyId=D898BEF3-73E7-4CF3-A174-FC1C042EB205">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>04 Nov 2026 20:04:03 CST</pubDate><category>SmartBreak: Question of the Day</category></item><item><title>Science and everyday life cannot and should not be separated.</title><guid>https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=77F8DA5B-9982-431B-9E20-444163A3CF79&amp;issueId=C33418C8-3D5E-4D6F-B5FF-78EFD7236FE3&amp;copyId=8A5E0D99-4CAC-417E-AB20-2D20ECBEB581</guid><link>https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=77F8DA5B-9982-431B-9E20-444163A3CF79&amp;issueId=C33418C8-3D5E-4D6F-B5FF-78EFD7236FE3&amp;copyId=8A5E0D99-4CAC-417E-AB20-2D20ECBEB581</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">Rosalind Franklin, chemist]]></description><pubDate>04 Nov 2026 20:04:03 CST</pubDate><category>SmartQuote</category></item></channel></rss>