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Choosing the Best Motivational Leadership Speakers

Career Advancement

Some are purely motivational—firing up your employees to perform—and some offer factual case studies and industry examples to show how to elevate managing skills, build a cohesive team, or maximize productivity. No two speakers on leadership are alike. Everyone has a different style and technique.

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Mastering the Middle: Unlocking Your Company's Hidden Potential.

Rich Gee Group

This includes everything from setting a vision and motivating the team to creating a positive work environment and fostering a culture of trust and mutual respect. People Management: This encompasses a wide range of sub-skills, from delegation and conflict resolution to coaching and performance management.

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Leadership & President’s Day

N2Growth Blog

22, 1732, George Washington was a surveyor by trade, joined the Virginia militia just prior to the French and Indian War, served as a delegate to the First and Second Continental Congress, was commander in chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution, and was the first President of the United States (1789-97).

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Why Aren't You Delegating?

Harvard Business Review

But there is: delegation. Delegation is a critical skill. Delegation benefits managers, direct reports, and organizations. A 2007 study on time management found that close to half of the 332 companies surveyed were concerned about their employees' delegation skills. Understand why you're not delegating.

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The Key To Promoting Organizational Growth And Success

Tanveer Naseer

Do I delegate opportunities for growth or just tasks to my employees? We shouldn’t be delegating to our employees only those tasks or assignments we don’t want to do or worse, can’t be bothered to spend our time and efforts on.

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Make Sure Your Team’s Workload Is Divided Fairly

Harvard Business Review

Delegating work to your team may sound like a straightforward task of management, but, in fact, it’s complicated. ” Morgenstern suggests setting aside one or two hours at the end of each week for “delegation strategy and review.” Devote time in your schedule for thinking through your strategy for delegating.

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How to Manage a Perfectionist

Harvard Business Review

They tend to be impatient with or hypercritical of others and they're not good at delegating. "On Accept that they may not be good managers as they are likely to demand too much of their people (see "hypercritical" and "bad at delegating" above). Sometimes showing you care about someone is enough to motivate them," he says.

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