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APRIL 8, 2024

Got Conflict at Work? Help your remote team do conflict better with a few Powerful Phrases Navigating conflict at work is hard. Doing conflict at work well when you’re not in the same room, in different time zones, when you’re dealing with what Phil, our IT guy, would call “a crap ton” of rapid change is even harder. We call this conflict cocktail, The “Wedge Driver. 1.

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APRIL 5, 2024

Episode 251: In this episode, David Dye discusses transforming workplace conflict to collaboration. He introduces four dimensions that can help alleviate and deescalate conflicts. The four dimensions are: connection, clarity, curiosity, and commitment. David emphasizes the importance of having a conversation with oneself before engaging in conflict resolution and provides phrases and strategies for each dimension.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Handle confidential information with candor and care to build trust It can feel like a trap. Someone asks you a direct question about confidential information. Maybe it’s a personnel matter. A sensitive business negotiation or a product launch. In all these scenarios, there are sound ethical reasons for the information to remain secure. If you tell the person what you know, you violate confidentiality.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Commitment is vital to effective teamwork, collaboration, and results. One of the most frustrating aspects of teamwork is the feeling of futility – of spinning your wheels. You connect with one another, establish clear success criteria, get curious, and build on one another’s suggestions, but nothing happens. Your conversation needs to produce action, or nothing changes.

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MARCH 22, 2024

In this episode, you’ll join David Dye as he hosts Ed Hess, author of “Own Your Work Journey,” in a deep dive into discovering the power of meaningful work in the era of Ai. Ed explores the crucial role of critical thinking, emotional intelligence, and trade jobs in the era of smart technology. Ed gives you the tools to take ownership of your thinking, listening, and collaboration skills so you can thrive even during fast technological change.

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APRIL 5, 2024

To encourage more initiative be specific in your request. Hi Karin, “I’ve got a peer who will never take initiative. I’m always stuck feeling like I’m the one to push if we’re going to get anything done. I really don’t like that feeling. What should I do? How can I get them to step it up? #AskingForaFriend.” This one’s tricky.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Ralph Kilmann, the co-creator of the Thomas Kilmann conflict mode instrument (TKI), discusses his lifelong work on how to resolve conflict and improve collaboration. Kilmann explains that his interest in conflict stems from his personal experiences growing up in a family affected by conflict and his academic studies on conflict management. He and his colleague developed the TKI assessment to measure the different ways people approach conflict, and it has become a widely used tool in organization

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MARCH 18, 2024

Cross cultural leadership to build better teams Cross cultural leadership is a fantastic chance to broaden your impact and develop teams that excel in performance and innovative problem-solving. You can achieve these outcomes when you recognize the challenges and focus on four dimensions of team collaboration. That Wasn’t a Compliment Early in my (David’s) career, I worked in a very culturally diverse organization.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Practical Advice to Deal with a Blind Spot and Make it Work For You How do you become aware of a blind spot in your leadership? After all, that’s the point of a blind spot, right? In today’s #AskingForaFriend, I bring you an interview with Mike Maddock , serial entrepreneur, and best-selling author of several books including Plan D. He talks about why you should care about your blind spot and understand your “ghosts” and practical ways to get other perspectives.

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APRIL 22, 2024

The Communication Channel You Choose Matters: It’s What You Say AND How You Say It If you’re managing a team, you know how crucial your choice of communication can be. Let’s start with a timeless piece of advice from Marshall McLuhan, the renowned communication researcher. He famously said, “The medium is the message.” What does this mean for you as a manager?

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JANUARY 22, 2024

To do more, clarify who owns the decision and know when it’s time to move Is your team full of good intentions and meaningful conversations that don’t translate into action and results? Do discussions regularly bog down in analysis paralysis? Or do you have choke points of one overwhelmed expert or manager that keeps everyone else waiting around? If any of these are true of your team, here are seven ways to help your team do more, improve morale, collaborate, and grow together. 7 Ways to Help Yo

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JANUARY 19, 2024

Remote Team Building Insights from the Muppets Are you struggling with remote team building? You’re not alone. Even Kermit the Frog (or someone with an uncanny resemblance) faces this challenge. He’s #AskingforaFriend , but we know it’s a common query: How do you foster remote team building and bonding? If you’re like so many for whom remote work and hybrid teams is the new normal, here are a few fun and practical tips to keep your remote teams engaged and connected is mo

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APRIL 19, 2024

Episode 253: In this episode of “Leadership Without Losing Your Soul,” you’re diving into the art of setting healthy boundaries and saying no at work. Imagine you’re in a sticky situation. A colleague wants you on a new project, but you’re swamped. Or maybe your boss is pushing you towards something that doesn’t align with your values.

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MARCH 11, 2024

Use these communication techniques to keep even the most difficult stakeholders on your side Stakeholder management is an art most of us learn the hard way. This article gives you some practical tips for better influence and less stress. Sound familiar? You glance at your phone, and your heart does a mini samba. It’s Last Minute Linda. The clock’s ticking down to your big presentation, and Linda decides now is the perfect time for her “Eureka” moment.

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JANUARY 26, 2024

Take initiative to find a great company culture that’s the right fit for you. You’re looking for a job, perhaps even your first “real” job out of school. Awesome. Let’s talk about how to find a great company culture that’s the right fit for you. Here’s the lowdown on finding a great company culture, straight from Carnegie Mellon University. 5 Steps to Finding a Great Company Culture in Your Job Search Hi Karin, I’m about to graduate from college a

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MARCH 15, 2024

In this podcast episode, Andre Martin discusses the importance of finding the right fit in your career and building a culture that supports employee motivation, engagement, and satisfaction. He emphasizes the need to reflect on values, goals, and ideal work environment before making career decisions. Martin also suggests that as leaders, we should focus on re-recruiting our existing employees by answering four key questions: (1) why the world is better with our company in it, (2) how our company

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MARCH 8, 2024

Episode 247: In this episode, Tanya Luna discusses the principles of power with and how to a build better team. She emphasizes the importance of following a purpose rather than a person, relying on context instead of control, being a cultivator rather than a collector, and building a community rather than a crowd. Luna suggests implementing these principles by providing clear context and purpose for roles, allowing individuals to self-evaluate their progress, and creating opportunities for feedb

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MARCH 1, 2024

Episode 246: Megan Gluth-Bohan, CEO & Owner of TRInternational, Inc. and owner of ChemBlend of America, discusses human centered capital, and the importance of compassion, empathy, and resilience in leadership. She emphasizes the need for leaders to be authentic and honest about their own experiences and to create a culture that values and supports the growth of individuals.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Episode 245: In this podcast episode, Felice Eckelman and Julie Cantor discuss the challenges and strategies for leading in a hybrid work environment. They emphasize the importance of intentionality in developing policies and creating connections among team members. They also address the need for training leaders to recognize and address bias, as well as the importance of setting boundaries and managing zoom fatigue.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Insights on Leadership Trust from Stephen M.R. Covey Leadership trust begets trust. “It’s possible to have two trustworthy people working together, both trustworthy and yet, no trust between them.” – Stephen M.R. Covey. I was delighted to have this important conversation with Stephen M. R. Covey where we both keynoted the Northview Church LEADS Conference.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2024

In this episode of the Leadership without Losing Your Soul Podcast, our guest, Chinazom Nwabueze, discusses the importance of mental health and its connection to overall wellbeing and performance. He emphasizes the need to prioritize and shares practical tips for maintaining mental fitness, such as filling up one’s emotional energy tank with activities that bring joy, practicing mindfulness, getting enough rest, and setting boundaries.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Inspire team innovation with an idea garden, saving great ideas for future growth. Hi Karin, “I attended your Courageous Cultures, how to Read Courageous Cultures with your team book club, and we loved it. We are using the book and we’re reading it. The good news is we’re getting SO MANY IDEAS. I continue to respond with regard (with gratitude, information, and an invitation) to the ideas I receive.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2024

In this episode about leading with laughter, Steve Cody and Clayton Fletcher discuss the role of humor in the workplace and how it can be used strategically to improve communication, build relationships, and create a healthy workplace culture. They explain the different forms of comedy, including improv, stand-up, and sketch comedy, and how each can be applied to leadership and business.

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JANUARY 29, 2024

Creative teams stay open to what’s possible and explore alternative perspectives. Some of the best teams we know are great because they stay curious and creative. They show up genuinely interested in other perspectives and what’s possible. And, curiosity is one of those skills that can feel hard to teach. We’ve curated this list of curiosity habits and resources to make it easier to infuse curiosity into your team’s culture.

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JANUARY 8, 2024

Remembering micro-moments of courage makes it easier to do the right thing next time. If you want your team to feel more courageous, remind them of times they’ve been courageous before. This team-building activity gives your team a chance to reflect on their micro-moments of courage. And, to share these moments with one another as they build trust and connection.

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JANUARY 5, 2024

When Navigating Workplace Conflict, Start with the System “At least 80% of the behavior in organizations is driven by the systems, not personal preferences. So if you eventually switch out the people and bring in new people into the same situations, within 3 months they’re having the same conflicts and the same conversations.” – Ralph Kilmann We’re kicking off the new year with a very special series on navigating workplace conflict and collaboration with the world-r

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APRIL 19, 2024

How Small Businesses Can Do Their Part In Sustainability Today I talk with Cooper Wechkin Founder and CEO of RyeStrategy about the business case for a sustainable organization (even for small organizations). We discussed practical and important ways small businesses can do their part toward a more sustainable future. “Hi Karin, I know it’s Earth Month, and I really should be thinking about sustainability but it can all feel overwhelming.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Navigate political conflict at work with a combination of clarity, connection, and curiosity When you think of talking with people at work who have different political beliefs, your first response might be like that of many people we’ve encountered as we wrote Powerful Phrases for Dealing with Workplace Conflict : “Yeah, no. I’m just not going there.

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APRIL 15, 2024

Three critical questions will save you time and improve decision making with fewer headaches In a world with a constantly growing AI presence, where data is cheap, and you can easily outsource routine tasks to large language models, your decision making ability plays a more vital role than ever. Your ability to help your organization and teams make effective decisions is a competitive advantage and rare leadership skill.

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APRIL 13, 2024

Leadership’s Focus on Clarity Emerges as Key Antidote to Uncertainty The more challenges you face, the more clear you need to be about which problem is the most important to solve. Today’s Asking for a Friend is with Dr Avnesh (Avi) Ratnanesan talking about the power of clarity and focus when dealing with today’s “conflict cocktails.” His answer, figure out your ONE BIG PROBLEM TO SOLVE.

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MARCH 25, 2024

If it feels like you never received your company-issued secret decoder ring, you’re likely dealing with unclear expectations. Often, people have unspoken values or expectations, and there isn’t one “right” way to do things. Maybe your manager never clarified an important process. Or the team hasn’t agreed on norms, so you’ve found yourself in a conflict cocktail of vague and unclear expectations and strong points of view.

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