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January 19, 2022
The Democratic Decision-Making Style
Learn about the democratic decision-making style and the situations when it’s most appropriate.
The third style of decision-making that you can use is democratic decision-making. This is when a decision is reached by a majority vote. Buy-in is desirable, but it’s not essential. These are the decisions that we just have to make and then move on with life. Individuals are going to interact. You may have a committee where people come together and form an opinion, but ultimately, we set a deadline, we vote, and we move on.
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The third style of decision-making that you can use is democratic decision-making. This is when a decision is reached by a majority vote. Buy-in is desirable, but it’s not essential. These are the decisions that we just have to make and then move on with life. Individuals are going to interact. You may have a committee where people come together and form an opinion, but ultimately, we set a deadline, we vote, and we move on.
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January 17, 2022
How You Can Lead with Influence
The notions of perception, visibility, and influence are the keys not only to better performance for your organization but they’ll also help you advance your career to the next level.
Today’s post is by Joel Garfinkle, one of our thoughtLEADERS instructors.
How often have you looked at a situation in the company and thought of a better way to do it?
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Today’s post is by Joel Garfinkle, one of our thoughtLEADERS instructors.
How often have you looked at a situation in the company and thought of a better way to do it?
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January 13, 2022
How effectively do you help your teams arrive at their own solutions rather than giving a solution to them?
Our reader poll today asks: How effectively do you help your teams arrive at their own solutions rather than giving a solution to them?
Very effectively: Almost everything we do is the team’s idea 17.52%
Effectively: I help them often but sometimes drive my own solution 71.89%
Not effectively: My solution often dominates the conversation 7.37%
Not at all: I almost never use the team’s solution and always default to mine 3.22%
Let them own the solution.
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Very effectively: Almost everything we do is the team’s idea 17.52%
Effectively: I help them often but sometimes drive my own solution 71.89%
Not effectively: My solution often dominates the conversation 7.37%
Not at all: I almost never use the team’s solution and always default to mine 3.22%
Let them own the solution.
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January 12, 2022
The Participatory Decision-Making Style
Learn about the participatory decision-making style and the situations when it’s most appropriate.
The second style of decision you can make is participatory. This is when you’re going to make a decision with input from the people who are going to be impacted by the final call. Participatory decisions are made when the decision is much bigger and there’s a lot more risk involved. Getting additional information from more people is going to reduce the decision-making risk.
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January 10, 2022
3 Steps for Protecting Your Most Important Asset
Today’s guest post is from Joel Garfinkle, thoughtLEADERS instructor, executive coach and author of Getting Ahead: Three Steps to Take Your Career to the Next Level (CLICK HERE to get your copy).
Are you protecting your most important asset? No, it’s not your buildings, your equipment, or your investment accounts. It’s your people. Especially those rising stars whose contributions affect your bottom line and your future success.
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Are you protecting your most important asset? No, it’s not your buildings, your equipment, or your investment accounts. It’s your people. Especially those rising stars whose contributions affect your bottom line and your future success.
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January 6, 2022
How strictly do you enforce contract terms when someone backs out of a deal?
Our reader poll today asks: How strictly do you enforce contract terms when someone backs out of a deal?
Very: That’s what contracts are for. There need to be consequences 42.22%
Somewhat: If it’s last minute with no good reason, we’ll enforce. Otherwise, not really 41.21%
Not strictly: We’ll only enforce terms in the most egregious cases 13.56%
Not at all: We may as well not have signed a contract 3.01%
Terms matter.
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Very: That’s what contracts are for. There need to be consequences 42.22%
Somewhat: If it’s last minute with no good reason, we’ll enforce. Otherwise, not really 41.21%
Not strictly: We’ll only enforce terms in the most egregious cases 13.56%
Not at all: We may as well not have signed a contract 3.01%
Terms matter.
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The Autocratic Decision-Making Style
Learn about the autocratic decision-making style and the situations when it’s most appropriate.
The first style of decision-making is autocratic, and this is where decisions are made at the top. Buy-in is not seen as an important aspect of making this decision, and actually, it may be counterproductive to involve a lot of people in making the call. Typically, in an environment where you’re making autocratic decisions, work activities and roles are very tightly structured, they’re monitored, and well-controlled, and command and control is a very important aspect of making these types of decisions.
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The first style of decision-making is autocratic, and this is where decisions are made at the top. Buy-in is not seen as an important aspect of making this decision, and actually, it may be counterproductive to involve a lot of people in making the call. Typically, in an environment where you’re making autocratic decisions, work activities and roles are very tightly structured, they’re monitored, and well-controlled, and command and control is a very important aspect of making these types of decisions.
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January 3, 2022
Is Your Team Built to Last?
Our teams are under tremendous pressure. That pressure creates stress which diminishes performance. You can build a more resilient team through some simple leadership behaviors.
Today’s post is by Jon Wortmann, thoughtLEADERS instructor and author of Hijacked by Your Brain. He’s our primary instructor for our Building Leadership Resilience course.
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December 30, 2021
How clear is your organization’s mission and vision?
Our reader poll today asks: How clear is your organization’s mission and vision?
Crystal clear: It’s direct, differentiated and inspiring. 20.36%
Very clear: I generally know where we’re headed. 30.17%
Clear: Even if it is a little generic and uninspiring. 28.42%
Not clear: I’m not sure where we’re really headed. 12.28%
Opaque: We don’t have an articulated direction.
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Crystal clear: It’s direct, differentiated and inspiring. 20.36%
Very clear: I generally know where we’re headed. 30.17%
Clear: Even if it is a little generic and uninspiring. 28.42%
Not clear: I’m not sure where we’re really headed. 12.28%
Opaque: We don’t have an articulated direction.
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December 23, 2021
How would you describe the mindset of the majority of the leaders in your organization?
Our reader poll today asks: How would you describe the mindset of the majority of the leaders in your organization?
They’re always willing to put the organization’s well-being ahead of their own interests 27.68%
They mostly put the organization first but sometimes act selfishly 40.22%
They’re often self-centered and occasionally put the organization first 21.77%
They always come first before the organization’s interests no matter what 10.33%
Organization first… mostly… While about 70% of you report leaders in your organization either always or mostly put the organization’s interests ahead of their own, an alarming 30% of you said those leaders are putting their interests ahead of the organization’s.
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They’re always willing to put the organization’s well-being ahead of their own interests 27.68%
They mostly put the organization first but sometimes act selfishly 40.22%
They’re often self-centered and occasionally put the organization first 21.77%
They always come first before the organization’s interests no matter what 10.33%
Organization first… mostly… While about 70% of you report leaders in your organization either always or mostly put the organization’s interests ahead of their own, an alarming 30% of you said those leaders are putting their interests ahead of the organization’s.
Read the rest of this post at thoughtLEADERS, LLC: Leadership...
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