Mike Figliuolo's Blog, page 27
October 26, 2023
How well do you stay in touch with friends from your younger academic years (high school, college, advanced degree programs)?
Our reader poll today asks: How well do you stay in touch with friends from your younger academic years (high school, college, advanced degree programs)?
Extremely well: we’re in constant contact 6.85%Very well: we connect multiple times a year 20.09%Well: we’ll connect every few years 16.12%Not well: I may see them at a class reunion 22.73%Not at all: I’ve lost touch with all of them 34.21%Missed connections and missed opportunities.
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October 25, 2023
Creating the Right Mix of Skills on Your Team
By understanding the technical skills, the functional skills, and the role-based skills required to deliver on your team’s mission, you’re going to be able to create the right mix of people with the right skills that will help that team succeed.
As the leader of a high-performing team, you’re personally responsible for making sure your team has the required set of skills to succeed and execute against all the initiatives that you have on your prioritization list.
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October 23, 2023
Unlocking Productivity: The Power of Effective Conversations in Meetings
Meetings shouldn’t be obligations; they should be opportunities for growth and collective progress. By embracing the right conversations, you can turn your meetings into transformative experiences.
Today’s guest post is b y Chuck Wisner, author of The Art of Conscious Conversations: Transforming How We Talk, Listen, and Interact (CLICK HERE to get your copy).
Whether you love them or loathe them, meetings are a fundamental part of the modern workplace.
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October 19, 2023
Which form of recognition do you find the most valuable?
Our reader poll today asks: Which form of recognition do you find the most valuable?
Praise in front of a group 16.85%A personal one-on-one thank you 32.63%A handwritten thank you note 13.64%Cold, hard cash 25.93%Additional time off 5.88%A personalized gift 2.13%Something else 2.94%Make it personal or pony up.
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October 18, 2023
How to Move From Managing to Leading
Spend less time on administrative tasks and more time helping the members of your team grow.
One of the most critical resources that your teams need are access to you as their leader. And we forget a lot of times that they need that access. We get wrapped up in the day-to-day operations or the meetings that we’re attending, or emails and voicemails, and we as leaders are not spending our time giving that critical resource to our people to give them the guidance they need.
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October 16, 2023
Building a Resilient Team: A New Way to Look at Psychological Safety
Unlock resilience in your organization through psychological safety. Forge a strong workforce, thrive in modern challenges.
Today’s guest post is b y Joshua Berry, author of Dare to Be Naive: How to Find Your True Self in a Noisy World (CLICK HERE to get your copy).
In a small, dimly lit workshop, a skilled blacksmith once molded raw iron into finely crafted tools.
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October 12, 2023
When you see a peer being wildly successful, how do you usually react?
Our reader poll today asks: When you see a peer being wildly successful, how do you usually react?
I cheer them on and am genuinely happy for them 46.09%I’m happy for them but I get jealous or competitive 25.89%I feel afraid I’ll get left behind and get more competitive 15.27%I actively try to slow their progress so I can catch up 12.75%Support or sabotage?
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October 11, 2023
Accepting Failure
As much as we like to celebrate success, there are going to be failures. They’re not fun and they can derail a team if you don’t handle that failure well.
As much as we like to celebrate success, there are going to be failures. They’re not fun and they can derail a team if you don’t handle that failure well. When there is failure, the first thing is avoid blame and turn it into a learning opportunity.
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October 9, 2023
Mastering Feedback and Overcoming Apprehension: Strategies for Success
Master leadership insight by unleashing the power of authentic leadership and conquering feedback apprehension.
Today’s guest post is by Paul Bramson, CEO — The Paul Bramson Companies
In an era where organizational success hinges upon the alignment of teams, innovation, and continuous improvement, there are expanding and new expectations for leaders. There are many elements to this that could (and do) fill books, and one of those is the art (or rather, the skill) of providing and receiving feedback.
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October 5, 2023
How well do people in your organization respect confidentiality when dealing with other organizations?
Our reader poll today asks: How well do people in your organization respect confidentiality when dealing with other organizations?
Extremely well: we never disclose someone’s information to a third party 46.85%Very well: we occasionally slip and accidentally disclose information 28.83%Well: we keep sensitive information confidential but sometimes share other topics 18.02%Not well: we have a hard time keeping information confidential 3.60%Poorly: we routinely share confidential information that shouldn’t be shared 2.70%Keeping things quiet.
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