November, 2012

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8 Reasons Why Pride Is The Core Of Leadership Failure

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Posted in Leadership Development Craig looked intently at his staff. Every Monday morning staff meeting was intense. Craig expected results and he held everyone accountable. Not necessarily himself. No one talked, they just listened. Craig was on a rant. This was typical, he had a pretty big ego and drew a line in the sand quite often. This line, [.].

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Find Your Blind Spot: A Self-Reflection Activity for Managers

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Posted in Leadership Development Workplace Issues We humans tend to evaluate others through the lens of our own best traits. We often value people who have our same strengths and undervalue people who don’t. Are you doing this unwittingly? And if you are, what effect does it have on your team’s morale and performance?

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How to Take Charge of Your Leadership Fears

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Posted in Leadership Development Self Leadership Have You Been There? You’re at your desk, head pounding, anxiety gnawing deep in your gut. The email you just received stares back at you from the screen and you: Worry that the problem in front of you is too big. Are fearful that you’ve screwed up and there’s no saving it. Are anxious that [.].

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Adverse selection: 6 ways employers repel top talent

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Posted in Leadership Development Workplace Issues Is your company inadvertently pushing good people away? Are some of your best performers leaving? If so, “adverse selection” may be at work in your organization. Have you pinpointed all the ways you are driving diversity out of your enterprise?

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Diminish Your Self-Critic

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Posted in Leadership Coaching Self Leadership And now for something completely different. Is your self-critic stronger than your self-worth? If we’re willing to admit it, that critical voice inside us is usually turned up to full volume. We’re ready to beat ourselves up for even the smallest mistake. To learn from a mistake is useful. But to listen constantly to the [.].

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Managing People: Go from Good to Great

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Posted in Leadership Development If I could change one thing that keeps “good” managers of people from being great managers of people, it would be to redefine what being a “good” manager means. The Good Manager Many think a good manager of people means being… the problem-solver? the answer-giver? the obstacle –remover? Though satisfying, this is a trap. [.].

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A letter of hope for self-absorbed bosses

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Posted in Leadership Development Three nearly identical stories shared with me in just two days. Three stories of individual and/or group anguish, trauma, frustration, annoyance, confusion and heartbreak caused by narcissistic control-freak bosses. Bosses of this self-absorbed ilk aren’t self-aware or open to feedback, so no amount of pixie dust will help them listen despite how much we have [.].

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