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The Mistake Leaders Make When Trying to be Fair

Every leader wants to be fair to their team members. Unfortunately many leaders make a very simple mistake when thinking about and acting on fairness.  Once they make a simple mental shift, they can truly be fair to all the members of their team. Today’s post is taken from a longer interview conducted by Wally […]



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The World’s Newest Approach for Being a Great Leader

Looking for an edge? Or perhaps a way to get out from under that crushing pressure that pounds on you day after day? If you’re tired of complex tools and approaches to being a better leader, you’ll be thrilled with the world’s newest approach to leading your team more effectively. IT’S FINALLY HERE! Our new […]



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Do you consider your team to be high-performing?

Our reader poll today asks: Do you consider your team to be high-performing? – Absolutely — we’re a very high-performing team: 41.84% – Kind of — we have moments of high performance: 47.11% – Not really — we rarely have high-performing moments: 6.05% – Definitely not — this team needs a lot of improvement: 5% […]



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Powerful Techniques for Oiling That Squeaky Wheel on Your Team

We’ve all dealt with that “Squeaky Wheel” who constantly abuses our open door policy. Your task as a leader is to make them more self-sufficient so you can get more of your own work done. Squeaky Wheels can be a huge time sink. You can either tolerate their interruptions or change their behaviors. In our […]



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How a Reorganization Became a Leadership Disaster

Reorganizations are usually painful and ugly – but they don’t have to be. If you’re thoughtful about how you place talent during a transition, things can be great. Fail to do so, however, and you’re headed for disaster. If you’re tasked with leading a team through a reorg, you need to tread carefully. It’s easy […]



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How frequently do you use storytelling to lead people?

Our reader poll today asks: How frequently do you use storytelling to influence and lead people? – All the time — I’m constantly telling stories: 45.03% – Sometimes — I tell a story on occasion: 43.91% – Rarely — I’m not known for telling stories: 9.29% – Never — I don’t use stories at all […]



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The Real Problem With Your Team Might Be You

Are you tired of your team members not performing well and driving you crazy?  There’s a fix for that. It begins with realizing it’s probably all your fault… All too often we blame performance issues on our team members.  After all, they’re the ones driving us crazy. But that’s not fair. Leaders need to understand […]



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3 Keys to Move from Boss to Leader

There’s a big difference between being a boss and being a leader. Using three simple yet key approaches can make all the difference in helping you make that shift. Today’s post is by Gina Folk, author of People Leadership: 30 Strategies to Ensure Your Team’s Success (CLICK HERE to get your copy). During a recent […]



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How well do you balance the workload across your team?

Our reader poll today asks: How well do you balance the workload among the members of your team? – Very well — work is allocated fairly and effectively: 28.57% – Well — work allocations are fair for the most part: 61.9% – Not well — work allocations are often unfair and ineffective: 7.79% – Poorly […]



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The Secret Key to Being a More Effective Leader

One of the biggest challenges leaders face is determining where to expend their limited time, focus, and energy. All too often, they spend a great deal of that “leadership capital” on people development efforts that yield limited results. Since time is a limited resource, one key element of improving a leader’s results is to change […]



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