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If the last boss you worked for recruited you again, would you go work for him/her?

Our reader poll today asks: If the last boss you worked for recruited you again, would you go work for him/her? No! There’s a reason I stopped working for them!: 42.1% Absolutely! They were great. 29.1% Maybe … if the role and money were right. 28% Boomerang boss. Clearly, a huge portion of you would never go work for a nightmare boss again. There’s truth to the comment that people leave bosses, not jobs. I encourage leaders to look at this question from the opposite side of the equation: Which of these three categories would your former employees put you in? Would they avoid working for you again at all costs? Would they jump at the opportunity? Or would you have to dangle a big wad of cash in front of them to lure them back? If you’re not positive you’re in the “Absolutely!”...



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If the last boss you worked for recruited you again, would you go work for them?

Our reader poll today asks: If the last boss you worked for recruited you again, would you go work for them? No! There’s a reason I stopped working for them!: 42.1% Absolutely! They were great. 29.1% Maybe … if the role and money were right. 28% Boomerang boss. Clearly, a huge portion of you would never go work for a nightmare boss again. There’s truth to the comment that people leave bosses, not jobs. I encourage leaders to look at this question from the opposite side of the equation: Which of these three categories would your former employees put you in? Would they avoid working for you again at all costs? Would they jump at the opportunity? Or would you have to dangle a big wad of cash in front of them to lure them back? If you’re not positive you’re in the “Absolutely!”...



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Breaking Down Leading Yourself

Sabrina Smith, thoughtLEADERS’ Principal, sat down with Jim and Jan of The Leadership Podcast to discuss leading ME. In continuation of our new collaboration with The Leadership Podcast, Sabrina discusses what it means to lead ME, yourself, in this short form “chalk talk.” These chalk talk series are bitesize sessions on a common (but challenging) leadership issue. Jim, Jan, and Sabrina break what exactly Sabrina means when she says leading ME, and how to show up and work on yourself for the betterment of others every single day. The group dives into what happens when you believe you’re above needing to be led, when you aren’t thinking about yourself as a part of the team, and how to break out of that dangerous mentality. Stay tuned for more of these brief Chalk...



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Start Building Your Leadership Fitness Today

Leadership is an endurance activity. Achieving peak leadership fitness requires self-awareness, goal setting, following a game plan, and overcoming challenges. Today’s post is by Timothy Tobin, author of Peak Leadership Fitness (CLICK HERE to get your copy). As an endurance athlete and someone who has devoted his professional career to leadership development, I have realized some amazing parallels between physical fitness and leadership fitness. Both are journeys into self-discovery. You must set goals, have a game plan, and put in the work in order to achieve optimal results. You will also need to navigate obstacles along your journey. Two friends – Sandra and Kelly – set a goal to run a marathon together. They were college friends who moved to different towns. They didn’t see each other...



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What was the reason why you most recently fired someone?

Our reader poll today asks: What was the reason why you most recently fired someone? Poor performance: 54.8% I’ve never fired anyone: 15% Layoff (not their fault): 10.1% Breaking company rules: 9% Illegal activity: 5.3% Some other reason: 5.7% Behave and perform. While illegal or rule-breaking behaviors will get you fired, clearly poor performance is the biggest risk to continued employment. The real question to the leader who does the firing. Did you make expectations clear? Did you provide the person the resources and training they needed to perform? Did you provide timely feedback and coaching or did you wait until things got so bad that you were forced to take action? While not every person is suited to every job, if someone gets fired for a performance issue, leaders need to...



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Living Your Life On Purpose

Find your internal purpose doesn’t just help you navigate life and your decisions, but also helps make you more productive and successful. Today’s post is by David Nielson, author of The 9 Dimensions of Conscious Success (CLICK HERE to get your copy). “Purpose at Work” is the title of a 2016 Global Report by LinkedIn Business* about the role of purpose in the workplace. It asks the question: “Are your employees and co-workers set up to achieve their highest potential? Are you?” The report further found that companies are seeing that purpose-oriented employees are more productive and successful. Purpose is an internal foundational element to define your own success. It defines your reason for existence, why you are here, and how you can contribute to an outcome that will provide you...



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How challenging is it for you to be direct and unapologetic in an email?

Our reader poll today asks: How challenging is it for you to be direct and unapologetic in an email when you ask for something you have every right to ask for? Not at all challenging. I’m direct and unapologetic all the time: 49% A bit challenging. Sometimes I apologize or am indirect: 38.8% Challenging. I’m not comfortable being direct and unapologetic: 10.8% Very challenging. I’m constantly indirect and apologetic: 1.4% Is it your fault? When we want something, it’s hard to be direct. A way to soften the request is to say “I’m sorry” before asking for something even if we have every right to ask for it. Why are you sorry? Is an apology really necessary. It weakens your message and reduces the likelihood you’ll get what’s due to you. If anything, the recipient of your...



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What It Means To Have Ownership

Sabrina Smith, thoughtLEADERS’ Principal, sat down with Jim and Jan of The Leadership Podcast to discuss ownership. In continuation of our new collaboration with The Leadership Podcast, Sabrina goes into detail about taking ownership in this short form “chalk talk.” These chalk talk series are bitesize sessions on a common (but challenging) leadership issue. Jim, Jan, and Sabrina break down exactly how to define ownership and how it plugs into your day-to-day work life, especially when you are managing people, while also breaking down what a conducive environment looks like and how to create it to empower and encourage ownership across your team, including with yourself. Sabrina goes into some detail about why exactly ownership is an important part of leadership and some of...



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Speed Over Perfection: Why Being First to Market is Crucial

The fast-paced business environment is sometimes necessary, especially when making a name and space for your brand. Today’s post is by Francisco Serrano, author of Brain-Ding (CLICK HERE to get your copy). When you talk about branding, you are talking about constant change. This fast-paced environment leaves brand managers with no choice: they need to favor SPEED over perfection. That is, if they want to succeed. Especially when launching products. When innovation is a key element in the industry, processes must be faster. Great businesses such as Amazon understand that decisions need to be immediate and the ability to adapt means the ability to survive. If companies decide to wait until they have the perfect product or service, they are giving their competitors the opportunity to get...



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How do you handle impatient customers (both internal and external customers)?

Our reader poll today asks: How do you handle impatient customers (both internal and external customers)? I bump them up on my priority list since they’re asking for a response: 45% I keep them in their spot on my priority list and let them know other issues are ahead of them in line: 39% I immediately respond to their needs and drop everything else: 12% I respond slowly to get them to slow down and be more patient: 3% Their emergency isn’t your emergency. I hear many people have challenges with time management. 57% of you are making your own lives more difficult. One of the biggest issues they face is unexpected interruptions. When someone calls or drops by with something important to them, it’s tempting to put them at the top of your priority list. That can cause several issues....



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