Leadership Freak

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

The danger of power is the illusion that you know more than those who don’t have it. Power is the ability to afford not to learn.” Karl Deutsch What you do when you… Continue reading →

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 9, 2022

With thought leaders sharing insights about how to show up as a confident, courageous, and trusted leader. This is part 2 of Asking for a Friend 2021. The post Asking For a Friend 2021 Highlights Part 2 appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders. Karin Hurt shares highlights from the 2021 season of Asking for a Friend Live.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 5, 2024

If you want someone to take initiative, a good place to start is to be clear about what success looks like. Defining what it looks like to take initiative in a specific context requires setting clear expectations about proactive behaviors, the scope of autonomy, and the desired outcomes. That request is just too vague for most people.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 26, 2024

It is fair to say that there is often much at work and the world at large to legitimately get angry about—when things are not working as we think they should. In Why Is Everyone So Cranky: The Ten Trends Complicating Our Lives and What We Can Do About Them , author Leslie Charles provides us with ten principles to keep our anger in check : 1.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 26, 2024

“I’m really curious, what is your biggest concern about this change?” Step 2: Brainstorm Forces Split the team into smaller groups, if necessary, and brainstorm the forces driving change (positive forces) and those resisting change (negative forces). . “I’m curious how this looks from your perspective?”

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Leading Blog

MARCH 22, 2024

The end game is about how you will actively shape the outcome. Phase 2: 2nd and 3rd Order Effects Once the chaos ends, it’s time to address the second and third-order effects. Phase 2 is characterized by moving from reacting to acting—a recovery mindset. It’s not the end of the crisis, it’s where you want to be after the crisis.

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Leadership Freak

DECEMBER 20, 2023

You can't think for yourself when you’re worried about what others think. Don't rush to research. Consider how others could be right. Reflect on who you're making happy.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 23, 2023

model (read more about specific techniques to share your ideas here. you are”), introducing all the team members, or talking about how challenging the process was an all the options they’ve considered. I was concerned about that too, so I checked with the team, and they’re all on board to get this done by June 1st.

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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

What have you learned about failure? The post 2 Things I’ve Learned about Failure appeared first on Ron Edmondson. Related posts: 5 Principles I Have Learned About Failure (Sermon). The best principles I’ve learned in life came from times of failure in my life. What Has Failure Taught You?

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Taking a moment for a team year-in-review fosters curiosity and connection I don’t know about you, but we love a good “year-in-review” list. There’s something about looking back over the entire year and seeing what stands out. ” “Oh, I almost forgot about that one. That WAS a big deal.”

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 1, 2024

It’s about challenging the norm and the beauty of 180-degree thinking. What would future generations criticize about our current approach? It’s about making decisions that our successors will thank us for. ” This is a great way to get your team thinking about the MITs (most important things).

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Related Article: Help Your Team Do More-Stop (over) Talking and Start Doing 2. Keep Things Organized: Provide structure the team needs to work efficiently Learn about our SynergyStack collaboration programs. When you can’t share information, be honest about it. See #2 and #6 above.) But are they really?

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 4, 2024

5 Phrases to Avoid if You Want Better Collaboration on Your Team Let’s talk about some of the most common phrases that sabotage collaboration, why they’re so annoying, and what to do instead. For example: “I care about __ (you, this team, this project) and I’m confident we can find a solution that we can all work with.”

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Someone asks you a direct question about confidential information. Be upfront about what you can and cannot talk about. Reaffirm your commitment to the other person or people who asked you about it and look for ways to support them or help them with what they need. 3) “I’m sorry, but I’m not able to talk about that.”

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 28, 2022

Rather than letting conflict simmer beneath the surface, these are meetings where people can ditch the diaper genie and have candid conversations about what’s on their hearts and minds. Each participant speaks candidly about what’s on their hearts and minds. Give people a chance to prepare. Discuss intentions and outcomes.

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Jason Womack

MARCH 3, 2011

Over the past 2 weeks, I have had some incredible experiences that have pushed me in a direction of reaching out to youth. Reading this article, I learned about The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. A group that I've got to find out more about! What are you thinking about, as you move toward your best?

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Leading Blog

MARCH 4, 2024

It’s about a wildly successful company that went off course. It’s also about a never-too-late approach to innovation that enabled a floundering business to launch a second golden age. Its market cap is over $2 trillion. Its market cap is over $2 trillion. We’re talking about Microsoft. You know this company.

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Leadership Freak

JUNE 20, 2023

I woke up today at 2:00 a.m. thinking about being overwhelmed. I remembered Marcus Aurelius, the great Stoic philosopher said, "If you feel overwhelmed, do less."

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 8, 2024

” “I care about (you, this team, this project), and I’m confident we can find a solution we can all work with.” “Let’s schedule some time to talk about this again and see how our solution is working. We call this conflict cocktail, The “Wedge Driver. This G.O.A.T.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 12, 2021

2:21 Don’t put someone on the spot or have fun at someone else’s expense. 2:41 Forced fun doesn’t tend to work. 12:05 Getting a team who feels their job is so stressful to get into an attitude of fun i.e. praise barrage – name people and have others call out positive things they like about that person.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Check for Understanding #2: I learned the importance of this technique from one of my favorite bosses early in my career, Ray Davidson. . I’m super excited about this strategy. Team member 1: “Well, I’m excited about it too, but I’m also worried about how we will do this considering our other priorities?”.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 31, 2024

Cultivate these five skillsets—part one, developing as a strategist by @artpetty Paul Giamatti: Master Your Craft By Reflecting On It from @JohnBaldoni Firing everyone from a previous administration says a lot about a CEO’s belief in their ability to lead. Are you teaching your employees to resist change? Let your brain play!

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

On this week’s episode of Asking for a Friend, I interviewed Kathryn Heath and Brenda Wensil , authors of I Wish I’d Known This , about the career advice they have after years of professional coaching. . . I also wish I’d been more deliberate and intentional about my EXTERNAL network during my time at Verizon.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 15, 2022

” Sara Canaday: “we need to talk about what’s worked in this past year and a half. ” Thanks to all of my amazing 2021 guests and our amazing executive producer Jared Herr — I’ve included the link to view all the episodes and the other 2 highlight segments in the comments. ” Dr. .”

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Leading in Context

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

in Part 2, I explored why some leaders who want to do the right thing still don't "do the work" to learn how to do it. In Part 5, I shared some recent blog posts about how to recognize ethical issues in current events and make good decisions about them. In Part 4 I described ways to develop ethical thinking.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Be transparent about the factors that led to the decision to return to office. Communicating the Decision Clearly Be Transparent : When you’re worried about how people will respond, it can be easy to throw the bad news in the” diaper genie” and disguise it with spin and ambiguous language. Better to speak the truth.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 13, 2021

They’re deliberate about making a human connection and learning about one another. 1:47 They spend time communicating about how they communicate– and have a cadence of great one-on-one meetings. And you can learn more about our live-online leadership training here. . Looking For More Team Building Resources?

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 26, 2024

Let’s talk about how to find a great company culture that’s the right fit for you. 5 Steps to Finding a Great Company Culture in Your Job Search Hi Karin, I’m about to graduate from college and I’m starting to look for jobs. Come prepared with specific questions about what you value most.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

from @JohnBaldoni Use the History of Leadership to Lead Better Today by @Mark_Sanborn The Russia-Ukraine War After Year One by @jamesstrock 2 Lessons From the Philadelphia Eagles in Defeat by @mlombardiNFL via @TheDaily_Coach As leaders, we also learned two things on Sunday: Accept responsibility and win or learn The One Thing You Can Do Which Will (..)

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Karin and Shep talk about how they first met a decade ago while they were both keynoting the International Customer Service Association Conference. 5:23 “Customer loyalty is not about a lifetime. It’s about the next time, every time.” 27:13 Shep’s 2-minute keynote: Be nice!

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 10, 2021

We all know that conversations influence us, but we rarely stop to think about how much impact they have on our well-being and our ability to thrive. In this episode, Jackie Stavros and Cheri Torres give you 2 practices and 5 principles to create great conversations. Jackie and Cheri take us back to their earliest memory as a leader.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Louis shared her story about her frustrating series of job interviews. When I asked her about what “they were looking for” in previous interviews, the conversation led to rubrics and curriculum and other teacher-y words. Why are you passionate about education? Meet Me in St. What makes you unique as a teacher?

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2023

In teams, decision-making is about far more than gathering round to go over options and get to a pick. Level 2 represents decisions that team members can make independently but need to let the rest of the team know when they do. Ideally, about 80 percent of your team’s decisions should fall within Level 1.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

He talks about why you should care about your blind spot and understand your “ghosts” and practical ways to get other perspectives. You can find more about our backstory here. ” Okay, that’s the line that made me think about my motivations. Side note: I believe in this SO MUCH.

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Ron Edmondson

JUNE 2, 2014

2 Things We Don’t Talk About That Leaders Desperately Need. One of the things we hear about everywhere right now is dieting and exercise. Thirty days later, I gained 3 pounds because I had quit thinking any about what I was eating because I didn’t want to “change” anything. There’s no fad.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Today on Asking for a Friend , we go old-school and talk about a very practical, and easy-to-implement technique for getting people’s attention and making an important first impression. Related articles about communication, confidence, and leadership: Presenting to Executives: How to Have More Confidence.

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