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As a leader, it’s your responsibility to ensure that your team is as cohesive and successful as it could possibly be. This means that everyone needs to know their roles and work together to achieve the larger strategy that you’ve laid out for them. In order to do this effectively, it’ll take every member of your team. You need to be truly inclusive of everyone’s skill set and ideas to make a team work successfully. But how can you be an inclusive leader, when perhaps, not everyone’s skills are needed in every single project?

This week at Wundamail HQ, we’ve been exploring how to keep teams inclusive in 2019. But how do we power a more open, collaborative culture without sacrificing efficiency? We’ve rounded up this week’s best articles on the subject, in order to grant you a fresh perspective on inclusivity.

It’s no secret that inclusivity is good for business. Teams that engage with a broader range of perspectives are more likely to adopt fresh ideas and approaches to problem solving. And yet, fostering a culture of equals who push forward together is certainly no mean feat. As society forces us to prioritise individualism and self-gain over cohesive teamwork, businesses risk missing out on the benefits of collaboration.

The first thing most of us learned to do online was send an email. Nowadays, it takes up over a third of the working day, with over 2.7 billion emails being fired off each second. Now approaching its 50th birthday, email has proved to become surprisingly resilient. How long is this likely to continue? With rumours swirling that “email is dead”, we check the facts and uncover the truth.

This week at Wundamail, we’re diving even deeper into the topic of ‘Good habits’, and the benefits you’ll receive from implementing them into your daily routines. This week we have selected our favourite articles surrounding the topic, delving deep into the web to discover the unconventional approaches that many people consider prominent in their day-to-day personal development.

Here at Wundamail, we believe that in order to create meaningful, lasting good habits, you must begin and end with a positive working mindset. Unfortunately, not everyone is automatically in a positive working mindset, 100% of the time. It might be that a project isn’t quite going to plan, you’re not sure about the direction of the strategy, or that the new guy in the team is definitely not your cup of tea. Whatever it is, it puts a damper on your day and on your productivity. We all have bad days, but with Wundamail, you can drive behavioural change within your department and reap the productive benefits of an engaged and satisfied team who are definitely on your wavelength.

There is no single trait responsible for an exceptional leader’s success. Generally, it’s a combination of talent, intelligence, creativity and integrity. Though it’s difficult to mirror anyone’s innate characteristics, there are a few simple habits that will align your daily routine with that of a successful leader.

  This week at Wundamail HQ, we’re focusing on how you can create good habits that last. Whether this is taking it step-by-step with micro-habits or identifying your bad habits and trying to lessen them, it all adds up. So, we’ve scoured the internet for the most useful articles on the subject - enjoy!

Aristotle said it first. Reflecting on the immense power of repetition, the Ancient Greek philosopher famously propounded the idea that “excellence is a habit” rather than an act. Though civilisation has changed beyond recognition since 384 BC, Aristotle’s original argument is perhaps more relevant now than ever before. When it comes to leading a successful team, motivation can only get you so far. Habits, on the other hand, are what deliver momentum.

We all know that in order to succeed, we have to get into the flow of making good, healthy life choices. Whether this is from a health perspective, a relationship one, or in your working life, it can be difficult to pinpoint exactly how you’re going to make that lasting change. This is why micro habits are the perfect place to start - after all small changes soon add up into big successes.