Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 19, 2024

How Small Businesses Can Do Their Part In Sustainability Today I talk with Cooper Wechkin Founder and CEO of RyeStrategy about the business case for a sustainable organization (even for small organizations). We discussed practical and important ways small businesses can do their part toward a more sustainable future.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 31, 2022

A few years ago, I wrote “Avoid These Infuriating Phrases in End-of-Year Feedback” to encourage managers to stop making stupid comments when giving a performance review. This heartfelt post came from years of listening to high-performing employees vent their frustrations about the stupid things their managers said.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 4, 2024

It has more subscribers than Netflix and Amazon combined. We’re talking about Microsoft. Even more alarming, almost every new business it launched failed: e-books, mobile phones, search engines, music; it was one dramatic dud after another. But there was much more than that. You know this company. Not only was the U.S.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Empathy has been shown to drive positive business results and has numerous therapeutic effects on stressed employees. Researchers found that empathic companies are the most profitable and are associated with increased employee earnings and gratification as well as customer satisfaction. It is also for tough people in any field.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 14, 2023

Let’s talk about some practical ways to do that well. Why All-Hands Meetings are so Important (Particularly Now) Now that “You’re muted'” is the catchphrase of the decade, having a great all-hands meeting or remarkable company offsite is a great way to foster human-centered collaboration.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 17, 2022

But at a time when people are longing for compassion and connection, taking the conversation a level deeper can make all the difference for your employees’ mental health, as well as for building deeper trust. When people feel connected at a human level, they’re more productive, more engaged, and tend to stick around.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

And reward and celebrate the values and behaviors you want more of for every member of the team. Create your team culture by encouraging innovation and alignment. When we do this work with teams in our strategic leadership programs , most employees find aligning on the values is the easy part. How do I CARVE OUT A TEAM CULTURE?”

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

In this episode, Carson Tate, one of America’s top productivity consultants talks about why you don’t have to rely on your company or your boss for your professional fulfillment. As we remember that we get more of what we encourage and celebrate, get to know the encouragement that’s relevant for your people. (18:27).

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 22, 2021

Today, on Asking For a Friend , I talk with Julie Winkle Giulioni , author of Help them Grow or Watch Them Go about how managers can support development when there is pitifully little time. Encourage them to bring a “plateful of feedback” to the conversation. More information on our development discussion planner here.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 31, 2021

A culture where employees feel invited and encouraged to speak up and share their ideas and express their concerns. How to Include Your Reluctant Employees in Your Speak-Up Culture. In this article, we share ideas for helping all your people think more critically so they contribute more fully as you build a speak-up culture.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Chinazom also highlights the importance of leaders modeling mental fitness and creating a culture that supports and encourages it. The conversation advocates for ‘real talk’ among friends and colleagues to create a support network where individuals feel safe discussing these challenges.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Back in her Verizon days, one of Karin’s favorite questions to ask a team member whom she was encouraging to think like an entrepreneur was: “If this was your company, would you _ (make this decision, hold this meeting, spend money in this matter, invest in this project)?” ” As you can imagine, the answer was often.

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Joseph Lalonde

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

For more information on contributing a post, please see our contributing policies. Employees are the lifeblood of any company. That’s why it’s so important to help your employees reach their full potential. Not only will this make them happier and more productive, but it will also benefit your business as a whole.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Tim encourages you to invest in yourself, seek feedback, and be open to making mistakes and learning from them. Tim encourages you to invest in yourself, seek feedback, and be open to making mistakes and learning from them. If you want to be an effective human-centered leader, you’ve got to keep learning and growing.

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Great Results Team Building

APRIL 10, 2024

Utilize management interviews, employee surveys, and even customer feedback , but don’t stop there. Conduct focus groups where employees can delve deeper into their concerns and aspirations. Will decision-making become more centralized or will teams have more autonomy? Don’t wait for the tremors to erupt.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The path you take will either lead to more frustration or to better collaboration. When you have the option of more hours or intense effort, you want to voice that. Frustrated that they “just don’t get it?” ” You have a chance to lead and overcome a failure to communicate. Doesn’t my boss get it?

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Leading Blog

APRIL 14, 2023

I T SHOULD go without saying that the health and well-being of employees have a direct impact on the success of an organization. Chief Medical Director of Employee Health and Well-Being at John Hopkins Medicine, Richard Safeer, provides six building blocks to do that in A Cure for the Common Company. Willpower alone won’t do it.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 23, 2021

Calculate ROI For a More Strategic Transition to Remote Teams. But, you know it’s more complicated than that. So how do you take a more comprehensive approach to measuring the ROI? Some employees love it. Managers and employees are telling you t hey’re way more productive. Some hate it.

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The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

In a bid to encourage innovation, most organizations want to create a culture and environment whereby employees are encouraged to share ideas with one another. Research from the University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business explores how managers can encourage employees to be more open with their ideas.

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Great Results Team Building

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Effective leaders and winning teammates “POINT” at the issue or behavior while still appreciating and encouraging the person! Feedback is not punishment; it is information and encouragement to improve… (winning teammates focus on the next play!) It is important to be as specific as you can and to the point.

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Lead from Within

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

A recent study showed that only 1 percent of employees feel comfortable voicing concerns in their workplace. Bringing in a third party to talk with people assures them that their replies will be anonymous, and it frees them to speak freely about management issues. Encourage candor. Encourage feedback in work groups.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

7 Ways to Encourage Your Team to Be More Resourceful. Who doesn’t need more of that on their team right now? In our research on innovation and psychological safety, 67% of employees said their manager operates around the notion of “this is the way we’ve always done it.” ” Quick and clever.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 26, 2023

And we talk about them regularly. In the absence of other solutions, spend more time on quality and you get slower. Go faster and you likely make more mistakes. Let’s look at one more common example of a values clash: “work-life balance” and “we do what it takes.” We worked together to define our values. What’s going on?

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

” And, your sad high-performing quitter is likely venting to more than their co-workers. .” ” And, your sad high-performing quitter is likely venting to more than their co-workers. Of course, there’s never a good time for a high-performer to quit. But, what you do next matters. Get a grip on your emotions.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

From Counting to Quality: Help Your Busy Team Work Smarter Last week, we talked about meaningful metrics , focusing on the game, not the score, and identifying and isolating the daily habits most likely to lead to success. Here’s the sad truth. It’s really easy to have a busy, busy day, with alarmingly little to show for it.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 26, 2021

Expect common breakdowns to help your team work better together. Does your team get derailed by miscommunication, hurt feelings, customer service challenges, or another department’s dropped balls? These common relationship breakdowns don’t surprise effective leaders. 4 Ways to Make a Team Work Better Together by Planning for Breakdowns. So are they.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 2, 2023

The new year is a great time to talk about what you need at work. There’s a reason Gallup includes the question, “I have a best friend at work” among its top 12 drivers of employee engagement. When you have a best friend at work, you’re more likely to feel supported, encouraged, and appreciated.

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Joseph Lalonde

OCTOBER 25, 2022

For more information on contributing a post, please see our contributing policies. As any business grows, it’s only natural that management will have to get involved more directly with the employees in order to keep the company running smoothly and efficiently. Addressing Employees’ Demands and Activities Fairly.

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Great Results Team Building

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Mirrors encourage introspection and consideration of our current situation and tendencies. And know that the most successful among us do that more than yearly. Daily reflection strengthens your awareness, and equips you with a greater understanding and appreciation for how to move forward and make decision more effectively.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 18, 2022

Need to have a performance feedback conversation with an under-performing employee? The more experienced I am with something or someone, the harder it is to show up curious. The more experienced I am with something or someone, the harder it is to show up curious. Five Opportunities to Show Up with a Bit More Curiosity at Work.

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Joseph Lalonde

JANUARY 15, 2023

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is 1-800-273-TALK (8255)). There was more to his life. This inspiring, encouraging film will make you laugh, cry, and want to live. A Reel Leadership Article My latest book, Reel Leadership, is now available on Amazon. If you love movies and leadership, you will love this book.

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 5, 2024

It's already March. Hopefully, you've mastered or are achieving good progress with your New Year's resolution(s) for 2024. If you need another resolution to tackle this year or haven't yet selected one, now is a good time to review this list below.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 8, 2022

You might miss a big chance to improve your leadership, fix a problem, or truly help the person be more effective. One common cause of employee negativity is poor leadership. Your team won’t trust you, they won’t want to give more than their minimum effort, and you certainly won’t get any creativity or problem-solving.

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Joseph Lalonde

AUGUST 13, 2022

For more information on contributing a post, please see our contributing policies. Your business relies on your employees being productive as they are the ones who are going to keep the business thriving. If lack of productivity is a current issue in your business, then keep on reading to find out more. Staff Training.

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Lead from Within

MARCH 29, 2022

That leaves leaders still grappling with important new issues: managing different distractions, making information and tools accessible, and keeping remote employees motivated, connected, productive, and engaged. Micromanagement is even more of a temptation with a remote workforce, but if anything it’s even less effective.

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Career Advancement

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Leaders should always be working to develop new leaders, helping their employees develop the skillsets that will allow them to effectively manage others. Leaders should always be working to develop new leaders, helping their employees develop the skillsets that will allow them to effectively manage others.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 14, 2023

I wanted to talk today about culture and specifically one of the barriers that gets in the way frequently when you’re trying to build culture and it might be rolling out new values in a team or all the way through an entire organization. Basically what we’re talking about is conflict between values.

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