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How to Lead When Your Team Lacks a Sense of Urgency

Let's Grow Leaders

It’s a common leadership frustration that we’ve experienced and hear from leaders regularly: “My people lack a sense of urgency. I must follow up on everything or we miss deadlines. Schedule the Finish for Delegated Assignments. As with so much of leadership, the first step is to examine yourself.

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How Too Much Grit Can Derail Your Leadership Success

Lead from Within

“Grit” is defined as passion and perseverance towards long-term goals, and it is considered a crucial ingredient for success. However, I have found that some leaders may be too gritty, and it is costing them in their leadership success. Clouded judgment: Excessive grit can also cloud a leader’s judgment.

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February 2020 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Welcome to the February 2020 Leadership Development Carnival! We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, team building, and more. Diana Peterson-More shared The Dialogue of Delegation: Be Focused and Intentional. Communication.

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5 Simple Reasons Delegation Often Fails

Ron Edmondson

Most leaders know they need to delegate more, but there are some simple reasons when delegation fails. I encounter leaders who claim to want delegation to be a part of their leadership. They know the value, but they are often frustrated with the results they receive on delegated projects. What’s the goal?

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5 Necessary Ingredients In Healthy Delegation

Ron Edmondson

I have seen dumping responsibilities on people and calling it delegation. This form of delegation does more harm than good for an organization. Healthy delegation achieves the opposite results. . Delegation involves more than ridding oneself of responsibility. It leaves projects undone or completed mediocre at best.

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Optimal Peak Performance for Successful Executives.

Rich Gee Group

Understanding Optimal State In the quest for excellence in executive leadership, understanding and achieving the 'Optimal State' is a pivotal goal. It all starts with 'Intention,' the seed from which all great achievements grow, defining clear, purpose-driven goals. Time Management: Effective time management is critical.

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2 Reasons for Follow-Up, and Why Managers / Team Leaders Need to Follow-Up

Mike Cardus

Follow-up is a mantra amongst Team, Management and Leadership Development everywhere…While we all talk about how important it is, many of us don’t do it. We confuse following-up with negative terms of management – Micro-Managing ; NOT trusting people ; Causing people to be Other-Directed ; Dis-Engagement ….

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