Emma Seppälä

  • How to Lay People Off with Humanity

    Emma Seppälä

    Layoffs may sometimes be necessary, writes Yale SOM’s Emma Seppälä, but they are painful, both for departing employees and those remaining in what can be a demoralized and overworked organization. She offers research-based guidance for making the process more compassionate and less disruptive.

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  • The Power of Positively Energizing Leadership

    Emma Seppälä

    Researchers have found that certain people make everyone around them more productive, writes Yale SOM’s Emma Seppälä. In an excerpt from her new book, she explains how to become a colleague with “positive relational energy.”

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  • The Best Leaders Use Intuition

    Emma Seppälä

    In an excerpt from her new book, Yale SOM’s Emma Seppälä writes that drawing on instinct as well as analysis can help us make better decisions.

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  • The Breathing Technique that Can Make You a Better Leader

    Emma Seppälä

    Yale SOM’s Emma Seppälä found that a weeklong training in the SKY Breath technique provides a lasting reduction in anxiety and greater resilience to stress, even for those who don’t continue to practice it.

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