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Let’s Talk About It: How to Have the Courageous Conversation You Would Rather Avoid

Let's Grow Leaders

“As a young manager, having not done well at leading, my team approached me and addressed what they saw needed to change. Dr. Amy Edmondson, the pioneer of psychological safety, often talks about how people are more likely to discount the future benefits of speaking up and overweight their current fear.

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Effective Management Starts With Making The Right Hiring Decision

Tanveer Naseer

The following is a guest post by Jessica Edmondson. Ever wonder what is the best path to effective management? Effective management begins, grows and thrives when the right candidates are hired. The truth, however, is that we could read articles like that all day and still be left wondering.

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Relief From Internal and External Pressure and Stress

Ron Edmondson

For this post I have invited Pastor Steve Cuss to share thoughts from his book “ Managing Leadership Anxiety ”. The stress of leading today is greater than any time in my 35 plus year leadership career. If you can figure out where it starts, you can intervene earlier and begin to manage it. How do you know when you are anxious?

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3 Options When The Job is More Than You Feel Qualified to Do

Ron Edmondson

Are you experiencing the “heat” – the stress of leadership? Perception is often more powerful than reality.) At 20 years of age, I was thrust into a management position, because the manger left suddenly. By default, I was given responsibility I had bluffed upper management into believing I was prepared to do.

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3 Options When You Can’t Stand the Heat in the Leadership Kitchen

Ron Edmondson

Are you experiencing the “heat” – the stress of leadership? Perception is often more powerful than reality.) At 20 years of age, I was thrust into a management position, because the manger left suddenly. By default I was given responsibility I had bluffed upper management into believing I was prepared to do.

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When You Can’t Stand the Heat in the Leadership Kitchen

Ron Edmondson

Are you experiencing the “heat”; the stress of leadership? Perception is often more powerful than reality. At 20 years of age, I was thrust into a management position, because the manger left suddenly. By default I was given responsibility I had bluffed upper management into believing I was prepared to do.

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When Giving Critical Feedback, Focus on Your Nonverbal Cues

Harvard Business Review

Giving feedback may be one of the most difficult challenges a manager faces. Empathy at work creates psychological safety, which research by Amy Edmondson of Harvard demonstrates is created when managers are inclusive and humble and encourage their staff to speak up or ask for help.