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Good Power: Changing a Life. Changing Work. Changing the World.

Leading Blog

And when delivering bad news, use a velvet hammer. How do we do that? When we move beyond just developing ourselves to developing others, it signals that we are transitioning from the power of me to the power of we. We must give people the tools—the how—to change. We grow a company when we grow its people.

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Choose growth

Lead Change Blog

He taught me how to use tools, repurpose materials, and employ the magic of duct tape. His hammers, screwdrivers, and pieces of wood showed me the power of choosing a growth mindset in lieu of settling for a fixed one. They spend their time documenting their intelligence or talent instead of developing them. Validating yourself.

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How to be a Damn Good Developmental Manager

Great Leadership By Dan

Have you ever worked for a manager that consistently helped you learn new skills and develop? From a purely selfish perspective, when you develop your employees, they get smarter, more productive, improve their performance, and ultimately, make you look like a genius. Treat every day as a development day. How do you do that?

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How to Hold People Accountable without using Authority

Leadership Freak

If you didn’t have authority, how would you hold people accountable? Authority as a hammer: Maslow said, “I suppose it is tempting, if the only tool you have… Continue reading → Don’t demand what must be given.

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Six Ways Leaders Can Help Others Measure Success

Kevin Eikenberry

One of earliest tools I learned how to use growing up on a farm was a tape measure. There are several reasons for that – it is often used, using it won’t hurt you (think hammer, saw, or torch!), Leadership & Supervisory Skills Personal & Professional Development measuring success'

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Five Ways to Win Well with Your Assistant

Let's Grow Leaders

That’s why it’s vital for you to develop a Winning Well relationship with your assistant(s.) . Instead of hammering me about it, Karin acknowledged it but helped us quickly move on. She could tell that I already had thought through how to avoid it in the future. If you’ve communicated once, you haven’t communicated.

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How to Have an Impact without Electricity and the Internet

Mills Scofield

GOALS uses soccer to engage youth in public service and education that improve quality of life and develop new leadership. We’re up to 600 kids per month with a staff of 18 local leaders focused on long-term, community-driven development. There are times when full-time electricity, internet, and air-conditioning would be nice.

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