Rich Gee Group

JULY 14, 2014

It really comes down to three skills: 1. This is the most important skill – everyone goes to work, but it’s how you manage their expectations, keep them focused, and acknowledge them for their efforts that win the game. – Help them streamline, delegate, and retire those areas. Motivate Your Team.

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HR Digest

MARCH 4, 2021

A study by Gallup, “The State of the American Manager,” found that half (50%) of all Americans have left a job to “get away from their manager at some point in their career.”. In the same Gallup report, they found that “the manager accounts for at least 70% of the variance in employee engagement.”. An inclusive team culture.

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Tips Management Micromanagement Delegation 116

HR Digest

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

For years, HR teams have largely been delegated to admin tasks and rote hiring activities, but there are innumerable ways by which HR can contribute to business success. FlexJobs’s Career Pulse Survey ascertained that 65 percent of respondents wanted to keep working remotely while 32 percent wanted a hybrid model.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JANUARY 10, 2011

Because you are doing such great work, she’ll soon tap you with her enchanted wand and sprinkle you with sparkly fairy dust and you’ll get that key project, significant promotion, raise, bonus or new career that you’ve been waiting for. She doesn’t exist, and career rewards for your great work don’t just appear.

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Tanveer Naseer

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

One of my predictions was that the higher up you go in an organization, the more important soft skills are to your success. The reason is because you have to start managing people, leading a team, delegate tasks and communicate constantly. We found that managers are looking for soft skills over hard ones when promoting.

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Management Teamwork Skills Career 248

Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

I have no doubt that you may also feel the same about those who report to you. Consider the following: Delegate to them: Too many leaders fear delegating to their best people because “they already have too much to do” Yet delegation of meaningful work is a way of showing someone that you trust them to complete it well.

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Delegation Conference Learning-by-Doing Committee 277

Coaching Tip

JANUARY 12, 2012

The higher you go up the corporate ladder, your technical skills become less important and your social skills become more important. One of those important skills is being able to present their ideas and vision is a convincing manner. Why is that? The fact is, people do judge by appearances.

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Skills How To Audience Welch 169

Persuasive Powerhouse

AUGUST 31, 2010

This book highlights Paul’s significant experience in a 40-year career of managing people and as a well-respected consultant to managers and their organizations across the globe. What are the 8 skills? Who are the audiences that will most benefit from The 8 Essential Skills? Why did you choose 8 skills as the topic of your book?

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Skills Books Blog Mentor 181

Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 9, 2013

I was helping out our Career Services team last week by being an interviewer for some of our soon-to-graduate senior business majors. Blind-spot ” weaknesses, often manifested as over-used strengths that may have served as leader well early in their career, will most likely derail a senior leader if not identified and addressed.

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Self-aware Micromanagement Performance Review Executive Coaching 250

Lead Change Blog

JULY 7, 2015

To get ahead and land promotions, use the pushing boundaries strategy to learn new skills and push the boundaries of your job.” A major news anchor is suspended for “enhancing” his reporting experiences. Dan points out that “bad decisions can ruin an organization and kill careers.

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Leadership Development Development Innovation 360-Degree Feedback 150

Career Advancement

AUGUST 12, 2019

Informational roles, involving gathering information to uncover problems and opportunities, delegating tasks, and reporting to a boss or board of directors. Interpersonal roles, such as leading a team, representing the company to the outside world, and acting as a liaison. Poor leadership can lead a company to failure.

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Quality Leadership McKinsey Training 166

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2018

In psychology and most fields of science, students are assigned to a project early on in their studies and learn key skills through an apprenticeship model. Each step, from idea development and design to data analysis and reporting, requires a lot of supervision. But, then, who would train the next generation of scientists?

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Delegation How To Training Learning-by-Doing 15

HR Digest

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Image credit – Freepik) A work-life balance, meaning a balanced experience of your career and the rest of your life, should be the natural state of matters as most of us work to be able to provide good lives for ourselves and our families. The National Alliance on Mental Illness reports that 1 in 5 adults in the U.S.

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Tips Learning-by-Doing Stress Long-term 119

Experience to Lead

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Promote Growth and Development: Leaders can focus on professional development and skill-building by understanding their areas of strength and where they can improve. Team-Based Feedback: Direct reports or team members give feedback on a leader’s style, effectiveness, and impact on the team.

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Examples Team Succession 360-Degree Feedback 52

HR Digest

JANUARY 21, 2019

Fathers, in particular, believe they’re penalized for taking parental leave and believe their careers have flagged compared to their peers without children. Women in the study reported taking 52 percent of available leave, while men reported taking even less, at 32 percent. HOW EMPLOYERS CAN SUPPORT WORKING DADS.

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Bond Policies Career Report 53

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

I think you’ll find that your view of the world will change dramatically when you rely upon your own observations, as opposed to what you read in a management report, or what you hear third or fourth hand in a meeting. The Unaware CEO : These CEO’s will take any report or piece of information at face value.

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Blog Gordon CEO Consultative 417

The Center For Leadership Studies

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

That may seem like a blinding flash of the obvious, but it is sometimes lost in the mix because the attrition reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is done so in aggregate. Minimal Growth and Promotion Opportunities Ability is defined as an employee’s knowledge, experience, and skill relative to a particular task.

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Attrition Micromanagement Short-term Situational Leadership 52

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 25, 2012

Delegation sounds great on paper, but you're responsible for some major projects, and management expects flawless execution. Managers prone to micromanagement fall prey to several misconceptions about delegating to staff. The first is the assumption that delegation has an on and off switch. Who are they trying to kid?

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Delegation Micromanagement Learning Curve Metrics 17

HR Digest

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Earning stacks of money, starting a family, and going on expensive vacations are goals that we can all probably relate to but they are not the right answer when asked about career goal examples. These allow you to work towards something specific in your career whether that’s a better job role or a project that inspires you.

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Examples Goal Career Short-term 52

Nathan Magnuson

JANUARY 7, 2013

He grew up during the Great Depression and following a stint in the military, began his career in sales. Dedicated to helping others get everything they want out of life, Ziglar’s speaking career took off soon after that. Delegation (1). Mentoring 101. What People Want: 8 Things Money Can’t Buy. Categories.

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Leadership Seminar Follow-up Newsletter 189

Persuasive Powerhouse

AUGUST 10, 2010

Thought-full Thursday: A Meaningful Enterprise » A Good Bye with Humanity August 10th, 2010 | Author: Mary Jo Asmus How often as a leader do you have someone in your circle of influence (manager, peer, direct report, maybe even a customer or consultant) that leaves your organization? Don’t Fire That Person (Yet)!

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Human Resources Greenleaf Maslow Blog 202

Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 5, 2010

Inquiry (or more appropriately, asking questions to coach others to come up with their own solutions) is a central skill set for helping others to develop. These are the people who’ve had many years of experience managing others, which makes it even more puzzling that the skill of inquiry hasn’t been accepted and valued.

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Leadership Styles Greenleaf Maslow Blog 202

Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 17, 2010

He’s establishing a regular rhythm for getting feedback from his direct reports. isn’t just an encouragement to delegate or dump work on others. Delegating not only serves to help alleviate some of your pain, but is also a learning opportunity for others. It’s hard work. Asking yourself “Who can help?&#

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Delegation Learning-by-Doing Blog Mentor 154

Your Voice of Encouragement

JUNE 3, 2011

The ability to see the bright side, even in the face of adversity, is a very useful skill. In his 360-degree feedback report, everyone agreed he was a great guy to be around, brimming with good cheer and optimism, but that he couldn’t be counted on to properly plan and deliver complex projects. Take optimism, for example.

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360-Degree Feedback Core Competence Analysis Open-book 67

Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

At one point in my career, I worked for a man who was a tyrant, bigot and sexist. The tyrant boss reported directly to this VP. It took a lot of courage (some may call this stupidity) to report the transgressions of my boss to his boss. If that is true, when do we step up to leadership ourselves?

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Leadership Follow-up Blog Greenleaf 150

Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 21, 2010

You stop at a window that has an aging, yellowed 360 report and think, “What is that?”. That takes great listening skills, courage and real caring, all of which are sadly underdeveloped in most companies I know – not to mention a culture that has trust as its foundation. 360’s are a featured item in the Leadership Museum.

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Self-aware Bottom-up Greenleaf Maslow 176

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2017

How to Master a New Skill. Take Hank Phillippi Ryan , an Emmy-winning investigative reporter I profiled in my book Reinventing You. She launched an award-winning side career as a mystery author after being inspired by a former intern of hers who had penned a novel. Improving Yourself. Learning to Learn. Erika Andersen.

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Mentor Career Ryan Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

GE’s talent management people, for example, play a critical role, at both the corporate and business-unit level, in filling key positions, insuring smooth successions, driving company-wide review processes, and building tools that managers can use to direct their own careers. On paper, this approach makes perfect sense.

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Talent Management Delegation Management Document 8

Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 6, 2010

At work, I have learned to seek out others (some in my department, some above my department, some that report to my department) who are trying to improve (learn) themselves. There was a time when I thought I knew everything; however, with a 3 year-old daughter, I now realize how little I know.

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Greenleaf Maslow Goleman Core Competence 100

Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 19, 2010

Liz was not someone considered to have “leadership potential” before John took over the division they worked in.

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Executive Coaching Blog Greenleaf Maslow 167

Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 31, 2016

When we asked older workers who report to Millennial managers what advice do they have for young managers this is what they had to say: Listen Be respectful Be patient Be a learner Treat employees as equals Lead by example Don’t take on too much Be confident Chip Espinoza Question : What are Millennials' strengths as managers and leaders? “It

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Management Survey Class Open-book 50

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

People who are skilled technically but lack excellent leadership capabilities need to develop those skills. Senior leaders in an organization were willing to look beyond poor leadership skills for a person who was consistently self-motivated and productive. On average, each leader had been given feedback from 13 assessors.

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Company Leadership Pipeline Skills Report 15

Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

On this Labor Day, I give homage to those who shaped my own early career: Mom: Who taught me the art of domestic engineering: how to wash dishes, vacuum floors, make beds, and do the laundry with a sense of pride in the finished product. I’d give him a report and he’d say “Good work. Thanks for sharing.

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Influence Blog Bottom-up Learning-by-Doing 174

Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Count up how many times you’ve met with: - your direct reports - your peers - people in your other relationship networks (customers,clients, suppliers, and yes, even family and friends) What are you missing by not being intentional about those relationships? I dare you to open up your own calendar and take a look at the last month.

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Blog Greenleaf Maslow Follow-up 124

Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Informally visiting with your direct reports, your employees, and your peers often doesn’t require a lot of effort or time. Folks need to understand you are really no different than them, you are just at a different place at a different time along your career path and therefore have a different role right now. They lack people skills.

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Blog Self-aware Trout Learning-by-Doing 172

Persuasive Powerhouse

AUGUST 15, 2010

they don’t directly report to you; you cannot count on your staff to be completely open). Have trusted advisors surrounding you. These are the people who will give you their unbiased opinion. They are not dependent on you for a paycheck (i.e., Mentors, peers, and an executive coach may work.

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Ethics Morale Open-book Blog 184

Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Although anecdotal, there is some connection to the research out there as well as what others who meditate regularly have reported. A disclaimer: I’ll do my best to illustrate what I believe are the distinguishing benefits of meditation for me and how they might benefit you as a leader. I was off in my thoughts a lot.

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Self-aware Stress Blog Greenleaf 176