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Is it Time to Fire Your Boss? 3 Questions to Ask.

Modern Servant Leader

Furthermore, if you’re in a leadership or people management role yourself, remember, you cannot lead what you need. Take this opportunity to ensure you’re ready to be the best leader you can be. You are responsible for your career. You are the owner of your career. appeared first on Modern Servant Leader.

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Top Tips for Managing Up

Modern Servant Leader

Top Tips for Managing Up. When it comes to managing up, there are two scenarios: when you’re on good terms with your boss and when you’re struggling with them. From my experience, most people seeking advice on managing up, are already struggling to align with their boss. Managing Your Boss in Good Times & Bad.

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What Will You Stand For?

Modern Servant Leader

The unwritten rule was clear: support him, or you limit your career options. The top 50 managers in the IT organization were gathered in an off-site meeting. And yes, I’d limited my career choices under that CIO. appeared first on Modern Servant Leader. ” You could have heard a pin drop.

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Aim Higher: Servant Leaders Help People with Life Issues

Skip Prichard

They change careers. Otherwise, you are only a manager with a title, not a servant leader leading with others in mind. Caring about others is a crucial quality of servant leadership. Servant leaders recognize that the best leaders respect, trust and care for the whole person. They retire.

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Focus on the Journey, Not the Destination

Lead Change Blog

The article, titled, “Beam Me Up Scotty,” talks about me being too focused on my own career — causing me to miss an opportunity to learn from my boss, who was a very quiet, humble servant leader. I was in my late 20s at the time and thought I was a good leader. I spent most of my career as a power leader.

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Giving Gratitude? Say. Their. Name.

Modern Servant Leader

One of my personal pet peeves is when somebody in management says, “Well, I didn’t want to list the names of people because I was afraid I’d forget somebody.” That is one of your responsibilities as a manager. As a leader. As a manager or a leader, when you’re thanking a team.

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1 Way to Define Your Leadership

Lead Change Blog

Author information Alan Derek Utley Principal at Alan Derek Utley Alan is a Human Resources Director, Leadership Coach, and University Instructor in Management. His passion is in helping leaders be better leaders, and in helping people achieve career success. Twitter LinkedIn.