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Why Vulnerability Can Hurt You At Work

Vulnerability in our personal lives is not the same as it is at work, and vulnerability for leaders is not the same as it is for everyone else.

Today’s guest post is by Jacob Morgan, author of Leading with Vulnerability: Unlock Your Greatest Superpower to Transform Yourself, Your Team, and Your Organization (CLICK HERE to get your copy).

We all know what vulnerability is because we have all at some point in our lives felt vulnerable, which according to Brené Brown is the feeling of risk, uncertainty, and emotional exposure.

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The Importance of Celebrating Success

Success and failure are part of running a team day to day. You need to recognize and promote wins, because it’s going to build momentum for the team and make them feel like they’re accomplishing great things. 

There are a lot of great ways to acknowledge success. You can give people bonuses, provide them visibility opportunities, maybe do some public recognition, give people increased responsibilities, and even promotions. And all of those are very effective ways to celebrate success of your team members.

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Optimizing Remote Team Dynamics Through Effective Performance Recognition and Feedback

 

Feedback and recognition are critical to enhancing the collaboration and ultimate success of remote work teams.

Today’s guest post is b y Shiela Mie Legaspi, President — Cyberbacker

The rise of remote work has made it increasingly more appealing to workforces around the world, but the benefits are not without their own set of challenges. A lack of physical proximity can inhibit communication, tasks can need tweaking, and team dynamics can require fine-tuning. 

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How robust are your organization’s crisis response contingency plans?

Our reader poll today asks: How robust are your organization’s crisis response contingency plans?

Extremely: we’re ready for anything and can get operations back online quickly 13.16%Very: we’re prepared for most crises and have adequate contingency plans 47.37%Somewhat: we’re ready for common crises but would struggle with others 28.95%Not very: if we face a crisis, we’ll be challenged to get through it 7.89%Not at all: if a crisis hits, we’re doomed 2.63%

Be prepared.

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Providing Feedback to Your Team Members

By following this feedback model, you can remove emotions from your feedback conversations and help your people focus on improving their performance instead of getting defensive.

If we want people to improve, we have to give them feedback. Now, feedback can be really difficult because we feel like, “Maybe I might hurt their feelings, or I have to share an uncomfortable conversation, or I’m telling somebody who I really like and respect that they’re falling short in some regard.” So we avoid feedback, but that’s a huge mistake—especially as the leader of a high performing team.

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Setting High Goals & Crafting Visions that Resonate for Entrepreneurs

Explore setting high goals, crafting visions, and leadership for entrepreneurial empowerment through collaboration and networking to leave a lasting legacy.

Today’s guest post is b y Craig Goodliffe, Founder & CEO — Cyberbacker

The path to success demands more than mere goal setting — it beckons the creation of visionary aspirations that ignite the flames of passion and purpose. Entrepreneurs are the architects of their destinies, charting courses that not only lead to success but also leave indelible marks on industries and communities.

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What’s your favorite part of your job as a leader?

Our reader poll today asks: What’s your favorite part of your job as a leader?

Driving the financial and operational impact of my company 10.05%Setting the strategy and direction for the team 25.84%Developing and promoting my people 47.85%Having a “seat at the table” for important decisions 13.39%Something else 2.87%

A leader’s job is building more leaders.

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The Power of Mastering Your Mindset

 

The more effectively you can master your mindset and how you approach the world around you, the more successful you can be and the better your outlook on life can become.

Today’s post is by Kavita Sahai, CEO and Founder of Have BIGplans, LLC.

“The thought manifests as the word; the word manifests as the deed; the deed develops into habit; and habit hardens into character.” – Ancient Proverb

Are you struggling to master your mindset?

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Resolving Your Team’s Conflicts

 

Your job as a leader is not to mediate conflicts and be a referee. Instead, you need to teach the members of your team how to resolve conflicts with one another.

More often than not, high performing teams operate in high pressure environments. And many times on a high performing team, you have some strong personalities at play. When you combine pressure plus strong personalities there are plenty of opportunities for conflict between the members of your team.

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How to Hone Your Writing Voice as a Thought Leader

Mastering your unique voice in writing is key to making a lasting impact, and honing your voice is your path to influence and innovation in your niche.

Today’s guest post is b y Amanda Reseburg, Writer — Otter PR

If there’s one thing that’s expected of thought leaders, it’s writing. Thought leaders use writing in order to get their unique message across to target audiences, prompting engagement and influencing thoughts and behaviors.

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