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November 1, 2021
Collaboration Is Difficult. This Unconventional Approach Makes It Easier
Collaboration is difficult, especially when the people involved have different interests, perspectives, and positions. A method called transformative facilitation can make it easier.
Today’s guest post is by Adam Kahane, author of Facilitating Breakthrough: How to Remove Obstacles, Bridge Differences, and Move Forward Together (CLICK HERE to get your copy).
The most straightforward way to get something done is just to do it, or to get other people to do it in the way you think it should be done.
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October 28, 2021
How willing are you to call out hidden agendas that are unproductive and slowing down projects?
Our reader poll today asks: How willing are you to call out hidden agendas that are unproductive and slowing down projects?
Very: I have zero patience for hidden agendas that affect team work 29.91%
Somewhat: But I only call them out when they’re blatant and obvious 54.52%
Not very: I have a hard time calling them out and hope someone else will 13.39%
Not at all: I always back away from conflict like this 2.18%
Shining a spotlight on hidden agendas.
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Very: I have zero patience for hidden agendas that affect team work 29.91%
Somewhat: But I only call them out when they’re blatant and obvious 54.52%
Not very: I have a hard time calling them out and hope someone else will 13.39%
Not at all: I always back away from conflict like this 2.18%
Shining a spotlight on hidden agendas.
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October 27, 2021
Motivating, Inspiring, and Developing People
It’s easy to neglect your core responsibilities as a leader when it involves having uncomfortable conversations. Learn how to develop a maxim to overcome uncomfortable situations.
As a leader, one of your chief responsibilities is developing the members of your team. Great leaders build more leaders. You have to commit to their growth and create new opportunities for them to expand and learn new skills. That’s hard to do because for somebody to learn a new skill, you’re going to have to create an opportunity for them to do something they may not have done before.
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As a leader, one of your chief responsibilities is developing the members of your team. Great leaders build more leaders. You have to commit to their growth and create new opportunities for them to expand and learn new skills. That’s hard to do because for somebody to learn a new skill, you’re going to have to create an opportunity for them to do something they may not have done before.
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October 25, 2021
Why Complacency is Poison to Professional Development
A new book by Sean Glaze shares 4 questions to help you and your team STAY COACHABLE and thrive in change.
Today’s guest post is by Sean Glaze, author of Staying Coachable (CLICK HERE to get your copy).
Years ago, Charles Darwin noted that “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent; it is the one most adaptable to change.”
Regardless of your current career situation, change is always challenging you to adapt…to stay coachable.
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Today’s guest post is by Sean Glaze, author of Staying Coachable (CLICK HERE to get your copy).
Years ago, Charles Darwin noted that “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent; it is the one most adaptable to change.”
Regardless of your current career situation, change is always challenging you to adapt…to stay coachable.
Read the rest of this post at thoughtLEADERS, LLC: Leadership Training for the Real World.
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October 21, 2021
How effective are you at saying “no” to requests you shouldn’t take on?
Our reader poll today asks: How effective are you at saying “no” to requests you shouldn’t take on?
Extremely good: I am great at giving a firm “no” 10.71%
Good: I can usually say “no” but sometimes waver 45.33%
Not good: I say “yes” way more often than I should 40.46%
Not at all good: I can’t ever seem to say the word “no” 3.50%
The art of “no.” A large portion of you (45%) struggle with saying “no” and likely end up with way too much work on your plate.
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Extremely good: I am great at giving a firm “no” 10.71%
Good: I can usually say “no” but sometimes waver 45.33%
Not good: I say “yes” way more often than I should 40.46%
Not at all good: I can’t ever seem to say the word “no” 3.50%
The art of “no.” A large portion of you (45%) struggle with saying “no” and likely end up with way too much work on your plate.
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October 20, 2021
Stay Connected to Your Team’s Reality
Staying in touch with your team’s day-to-day challenges is important. It shows you’re willing to get out there, get dirty, and understand their jobs.
One of the worst types of leaders to work for is the one who’s checked out—the one who has no basis in reality or understanding of what their team does. These individuals don’t always appreciate the hard work that the team does. They also don’t understand the challenges and constraints that the team faces, which can lead that leader to put unreasonable expectations on the team.
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One of the worst types of leaders to work for is the one who’s checked out—the one who has no basis in reality or understanding of what their team does. These individuals don’t always appreciate the hard work that the team does. They also don’t understand the challenges and constraints that the team faces, which can lead that leader to put unreasonable expectations on the team.
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October 18, 2021
Creating a New Normal? Try a Human Approach.
People are more likely to embrace organizational change when their leaders show them empathy.
Today’s guest post is by Zina Sutch and Patrick Malone, the authors of Leading with Love and Laughter: Letting Go and Getting Real at Work (CLICK HERE to get your copy).
There’s no doubt about it, organizational change can be frightening. Yet – change is constant and it is imperative that organizations continue to evolve in order to meet the complex challenges of a modern world.
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October 14, 2021
What’s your view of working on weekends?
Our reader poll today asks: What’s your view of working on weekends?
I forbid it and just won’t do it 5.55%
I’ll only do it if it’s an emergency 56.20%
I’ll do it if I don’t have any personal plans 23.26%
I like doing it because it’s quiet and I can focus 14.99%
Setting boundaries.
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I forbid it and just won’t do it 5.55%
I’ll only do it if it’s an emergency 56.20%
I’ll do it if I don’t have any personal plans 23.26%
I like doing it because it’s quiet and I can focus 14.99%
Setting boundaries.
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October 12, 2021
Don’t Fake It to Make It: Authenticity is the Real Key to Success
From navigating new methods of closing deals, to landing get that next promotion, to understanding new norms of leadership, authenticity is the key to success.
Today’s guest post is by Dr. Sharon Lamm-Hartman, author of The Authenticity Code: The Art and Science of Success and Why You Can’t Fake It to Make It (CLICK HERE to get your copy).
I was once approached by an executive assistant by the name of Viola (real name withheld for anonymity) who was in attendance at one of our 5-day Authenticity Code™ programs.
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Today’s guest post is by Dr. Sharon Lamm-Hartman, author of The Authenticity Code: The Art and Science of Success and Why You Can’t Fake It to Make It (CLICK HERE to get your copy).
I was once approached by an executive assistant by the name of Viola (real name withheld for anonymity) who was in attendance at one of our 5-day Authenticity Code™ programs.
Read the rest of this post at thoughtLEADERS, LLC: Leadership Training for the Real World.
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October 7, 2021
How would you characterize the majority of people in your organization?
Our reader poll today asks: How would you characterize the majority of people in your organization?
They’re big thinkers: They see the broader picture and focus on big ideas 15.43%
They’re average thinkers: They occasionally pursue big ideas but mostly focus on the day to day 56.92%
They’re small thinkers: They’re stuck in focusing on small tasks that don’t make a big difference 27.65%
Getting unstuck.
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They’re big thinkers: They see the broader picture and focus on big ideas 15.43%
They’re average thinkers: They occasionally pursue big ideas but mostly focus on the day to day 56.92%
They’re small thinkers: They’re stuck in focusing on small tasks that don’t make a big difference 27.65%
Getting unstuck.
Read the rest of this post at thoughtLEADERS, LLC: Leadership Training for the Real World.
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