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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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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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Does Your Passion Overshadow Another’s?

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Posted in Leadership Development It can be like an overpowering cologne or perfume. When someone enters the room, the scent overtakes everything, and we can barely breathe. The same happens when someone’s individual passion overtakes a conversation or decision. What seems to be the unfortunate goal is for one person’s passion to be imposed on others.

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“WHY” don’t they understand? And what if they did?

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Posted in Leadership Development When I was in early elementary school, a neighbor’s grandchild came over to play. All afternoon she asked, “Why?” Literally everything my sisters and I said received an instant punctuation from this little girl, “Why?” By the time the day ended we had given her a new nickname…“The Why Girl.” What I did not [.].

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Ultimate Leadership

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Posted in Leadership Development The ultimatum game is often played in economic experiments in which two players interact to decide how to divide a sum of money that is given to them. The first player proposes how to divide the sum between the two players, and the second player can either accept or reject this proposal. If the second player rejects, [.].

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Mike Henry Sr.: The Character-Based Leader Co-Author Interview Part 2

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Posted in Character Based Leader Book Here’s part 2 of Dan Rockwell’s interview with Author Mike Henry, Sr.: You can find Part 1 here. Chapter Titles: “Instigating a Leadership Revolution” and “Respect” Mike Henry, Sr. Chief Instigator, Lead Change Group Mike Henry is the founder and Chief Instigator of the Lead Change Group, a global community of leadership development professionals dedicated [.

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A Leader on the Line

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Posted in Team Dynamics I was co-captain of the drum line in high school marching band my junior year. In that leadership role, I was looked up to by my fellow drummers to lead the way in music and marching; I was literally looked down on from the observation tower by our director, who expected me to keep the [.].

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