Leading Blog

MAY 17, 2024

We assume the worst because we’re afraid things aren’t going to meet our expectations. You see, sometimes we’re negative precisely because we lie (even just to ourselves) about other people. We insist that they’re intentionally creating problems for us, and malice can be their only motive.

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Leading Blog

MAY 23, 2024

As the old saying goes, “Some people never learn anything because they understand everything too soon. The mind’s door, even those of the greatest thinkers, can open and close seemingly on its own without the slightest conscious nudge.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 19, 2024

In Look Again: The Power of Noticing What Was Always There , Tali Sharot and Cass Sunstein ask what if you could, to some extent, dishabituate ? What if you could once again appreciate what you now take for granted? Habituation to the good drives you to move forward and progress. How do we rekindle the love we once had?

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 7, 2023

– Male, 58, Denmark, World Workplace Conflict and Collaboration Survey The Most Important Courageous Conversation is With Yourself It can be tempting to avoid a courageous conversation at work. After all, it takes energy to initiate it, and you can’t predict exactly how it will go. You might want to say all the things.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 26, 2024

But if you start from that assumption, that is most likely where you will end up—it’s impossible. But if you start from possibility, you might just end up with a practical solution to de-escalate the conflict. You become what William Ury calls a possibilist. Relationships can be messy.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 19, 2023

Now you look like the jerk—not good. Staying calm , as this respondent in our World Workplace Conflict and Collaboration survey suggests , can make all the difference and reduce the likelihood of passive-aggressive behavior in the future. It must be nice to live in a world where you’re never wrong.” It doesn’t work.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The holiday season gives you a human-centered leadership map for navigating change Is your holiday season a time of celebration? A time of nostalgia and reflecting on what you appreciate most? Of remembering the traditions, stories, and people you have come before you? A time to connect with friends and family?

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 1, 2024

It’s hard to solve a problem differently when you’re holding on to outdated assumptions. If you want your team to get better at strategic thinking, start by helping them challenge assumptions. This is one of our favorite questions to ignite strategic thinking because it’s not only an “I wonder” question.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Clear communication gets you past “magical thinking” to create a shared understanding of success. Think about any significant conflict you’ve been a part of. You assume they should know what’s expected because __ fill in the blank here (e.g. Jill : “Okay, what would you like to see happen?”

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Next Level Blog

APRIL 30, 2024

The causes can be varied – competitive pressures, customer service challenges, a financial squeeze, uncontrollable externalities – and aren’t mutually exclusive. They can come all at once. So, when your team is deep into dealing with the muck, what do you do? It’s not all on any one person.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

You connect with one another, establish clear success criteria, get curious, and build on one another’s suggestions, but nothing happens. And if nothing changes, it’s worse than if you never had a conversation. The answer is to build shared agreements – commitments – that move you from words to action.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 17, 2023

You’re an experienced leader with a track record of success. You’re brilliant at what you do, and you’ve got where you are today because you consistently have the answers. But could this need to have the answers stop you from achieving even more? Why Is It So Hard to Be Wrong?

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 3, 2024

Episode 255: In this episode, you’ll dive into the challenges of unlocking team potential when leading a team tangled in conflict. Imagine having a handbook of exactly what to say to calm the storm—that’s what the book, “ Powerful Phrases for Dealing with Workplace Conflict ,” offers you.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Hard Times Can Be Your Best Teachers. Because I had no means of support other than my own wits, I became adept at watching other people and learning through observation and experience. Think about what you want that isn’t already out there. But no good business decision can be made in that kind of emotional state.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 26, 2024

Our anger is too often out of proportion—that is to say, out of context—because our sense of self looms large. Anger can alert us to take positive, constructive action when we keep it in check, slow down, and think. Have a sense of who you are and what your life stands for. Assume good news unless you know better.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 4, 2024

If you want better collaboration, eliminate these phrases from your team communication. You didn’t mean to tick them off, but here you are. You know collaboration matters and you want to be a team player. You’re not solving anything. But I’m curious about what you’re thinking.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

You can’t make a tree do something, and the same holds true for people. No person brings the entire package to their work, just like no tree brings everything for every environment that you could possibly want. We cannot, Mr. President, but why do you desire to know? People are a lot like trees.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

What to say next when you’re overloaded at work (without sounding whiny) Ever found yourself cackling at the monstrous to-do list glaring back at you, thinking “Right, that’s not happening,” only to gulp back a sob as you realize none of it’s optional? You’re overloaded at work.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

After all, you want to be helpful, responsive, and a team player. And yet, every time you say “yes” to something or someone, you’re saying “no” to something or someone else. ” Or, when you tell a co-worker, “Yes, I can take on this new client.”

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Leading Blog

MARCH 12, 2024

Others fail because no matter their degree of planning or vetting, they are unable to adequately address unexpected events in those moments of truth when they occur. I call these inevitable unexpected events — inevitable because they occur with relatively high frequency. They're things you never saw coming and you never planned for.

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Leadership Freak

DECEMBER 28, 2023

You start again on New Year’s Day because you think you can. A new year is a new start in your mind. January 1st is like every other day on the calendar. Our ability to make the same thing different is astonishing. Perception shapes experience. If every day was New Year's Day.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 9, 2024

Y OUR entire life can change in one year. In Fast Forward: 5 Power Principles to Create the Life You Want in Just One Year , Wendy Leshgold and Lisa McCarthy say we often feel powerless because we are too focused on the present. We can become so focused on the things we are lacking instead of the place we want to be.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

It is filled with practical thoughts and behaviors that will make you think and potentially set you on a path to sustained growth. Here’s the problem with believing you should follow your passion: Work is hard. Here are just five ideas he shares from those on his podcast: Success is based on a comparison with others.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 18, 2024

Source: 101 Essays that Will Change the Way You Think II. Non-judgmental concentration trains your brain to realize that the people and things in your life don’t exist relative to you; they simply exist. If you can take yourself out of the equation, you’ll have a much clearer view.

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Tanveer Naseer

MARCH 20, 2024

And yet, when they speak, you can sense this sense of assuredness and inner peace about who they are and what they can do. Naturally, most of us would love to be like these successful people – not just because of the level of success they’ve achieved, but because of that quiet confidence they exemplify.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

It’s the disease of thinking that a really great idea is 90% of the work and that if you just tell all these other people, “Here is this great idea,” then, of course, they can go off and make it happen. And as you evolve that great idea, it changes and grows. There are just certain things you can’t make electrons do.

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Leading Blog

MAY 4, 2023

Susan Fowler on letting go of the notion that you can and should motivate people: “Attempting to motivate people is a losing proposition, no matter your resources. Because people are already motivated—but maybe not in the way you want. When we have a high sense of mission, we can overcome any obstacle.

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Rich Gee Group

JANUARY 4, 2024

"Procrastination is like a credit card: it's a lot of fun until you get the bill." - Christopher Parker Are you tired of feeling like your goals constantly slip through your fingers? Do you find yourself putting off important tasks until the last minute, only to regret it later? That inner voice tells you, "I'll do it later."

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Next Level Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

For instance, you can work really hard to build a great team and then things change. If you’re the team leader, you have to be consistent in attending to the dynamics to keep the team performing at a high level. Because the team is always changing in one fashion or another, that work never ends.

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Next Level Blog

MAY 15, 2024

What mindsets and approaches are important in making the most of the feedback you receive? How can you help create a culture of regular feedback where it’s part of a welcome coaching approach instead of a dreaded annual event? This will keep you focused on delivering feedback on behaviors and their impact rather than the person.

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Next Level Blog

JULY 12, 2022

Back in January, I wrote a post about how leaders need to pull the thread through so their teams can see how their work fits into the longer arc of the work. Set Milestones : Especially at the beginning of a major initiative, you need to set key milestones that break progress up into visible chunks along the path of the narrative.

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Next Level Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

That leads to an age-old question: How do you stay out of the weeds? That’s the classic behavior to work on if you want to stay out of the weeds. You can imagine how excited I was for him when, in a recent check-in conversation with his small group, he started beaming when I asked how things were going.

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Tanveer Naseer

JUNE 9, 2021

Finding a Good Employee can be difficult. In a sea of potential employees, how can you find the right one for your business? Most recruiters and HR managers know that finding great employees is difficult because you can’t always measure how successful they’ll be from the skills and duties listed.

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Tanveer Naseer

AUGUST 18, 2021

When you’re hiring a new employee, you want to make sure they are good leaders. Whether or not they’ll be in a leadership position, employees who can lead provide value to your business because they can help others, show initiative, and set an example. Leadership skills can be taught, which.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 20, 2024

The manufacturing industry can be a competitive one, which is why it’s so important for business owners to be as efficient and productive as possible – the better you (and your team) work, the happier your clients will be. With that in mind, here are some ideas to consider. Read on to find out more.

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The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 10, 2024

. “Ageing in place” (AIP) means wanting to stay in your own home (or your partner’s home) until you have to leave. They usually pick a place where they can live on their own, with some shared facilities. Some young people might not want to make big investments in homes because they’re not easy to sell.

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The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 29, 2024

Using LinkedIn might make you doubt yourself, says a study from the University of Edinburgh. The survey of LinkedIn users found a connection between using the site and feeling like a fake, even when you’ve achieved things. Feeling like an imposter can bring on anxiety and thoughts of not being good enough, the study says.

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