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New Year’s Leadership Development Goals 2017 Edition

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For many leaders, it’s a time to reflect on accomplishments for the past year and establish goals for the upcoming New Year. It’s also a good time to set leadership development goals, either as part of a formal development planning process, or just because it’s a proven way to continuously improve as a leader. It doesn’t have to be.

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The Three Keys to Being a Great Leader

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Think about what got you into a leadership position: drive, persistence, vision, goals. If you want to become a better leader, you need to show each of your team members that you care about them as individuals, not just as employees, and the best way to do that is by getting them to articulate their own goals and aspirations.

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How to Harness the Power of Empathy for Effective Leadership

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Empathetic managers put their teams at ease and support their employees as they achieve mutually beneficial goals. ? When you really listen, you pause, look for common ground, and offer constructive feedback that connects with the other person. Empathetic executives adapt to the inevitable shifts in business with calm confidence.

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Effective Leadership Begins with a Strong Foundation

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Simply put, leadership is the art of inspiring, motivating, empowering, supporting, and assuring a group of people to act towards achieving a common goal. Since joining the workforce more than 25 years ago, and serving as a leader for numerous organizations, it’s apparent that leadership means very different things to different people.

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Overcoming the “Feedback Trifecta” to Communicate Better as a Leader

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Especially when it comes to giving and receiving constructive feedback? With this in mind, I offer the following tips to for moving past avoidance and making feedback a constructive part of your team’s routine: ● Remember that the goal of feedback should be to encourage others and inspire their courage. This isn’t unusual.

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5 Pitfalls That Make Workplace Conflicts Worse

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Constructive disagreements enhance creativity, encourage honesty, and lead to better problem solving. In other words, to what extent do our goals overlap?) · Who has more power? (Do Do you have less power than someone with whom you disagree, or more?) · How much do I need the other party to achieve my goals? (Or,

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Intergenerational Leadership Begins with Us: We Have More in Common Than We Thought

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Coming alongside Take the lead by being the first to come alongside others to see what we can constructively accomplish together. Coming alongside is not about relinquishing your ideas; it is about learning how to incorporate and collaborate with each other and equally participating for the ultimate goal. We can all lead together.