Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Later, talking with Declan’s manager, she was grateful for Declan’s work, but also confused. Declan was frustrated—and so was his manager. He expected that by fulfilling those parameters, he’d done good work and that his manager would acknowledge that work. But what’s happening with Declan’s manager?

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 26, 2023

Or as one manager told me when she is perceived as negative, “It’s not that I’m negative, it’s just that I care so F-ing much!” If you’re talking to an “idea person”, they want to explore and build on ideas, not have their creativity and energy crushed before their ideas can breathe.

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Leadership Freak

JUNE 26, 2018

The inability to manage energy guarantees failure. The Energy Project) 5 ways to manage human energy: #1. Only 56% of employees feel energized at work. Work like a sprinter. Set a work-timer for… Continue reading →

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Chartered Management Institute

MAY 8, 2024

Article: Ageless beauty: How to manage multi-generational teams Written by Jamie Oliver Share Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to LinkedIn Share via email If older workers bring the wisdom of experience, their younger peers can inject energy and fresh ideas. So we made a social contract with our older employees.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 13, 2022

Most managers will say they want those outcomes and that they believe in an empowered team, but unintentionally prevent their teams from doing their best. One Big Reason Managers Disempower Their Team. The most common mistakes that disempower teams often result from a manager’s insecurity. Unclear Definition of Success.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

DECEMBER 23, 2014

Many of us find our energy dissipates at this time of year when the days are short and the nights are long. Instead of trying to muscle your way through it, here’s how to maximize the energy you do have. Even when your energy is lower than usual, there will be periods in the day when it is higher than others.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 13, 2023

To be ready, deal with change, and be flexible, people need energy. Find out how to enhance your personal energy when managing or collaborating with others to become more mentally agile and productive. 16:31 Making the distinction between professional, private, and personal energy.

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Engaging Leader

DECEMBER 28, 2013

In 2007, the company experimented with training 15 director-level Googlers on healthy energy management. The post 28 Ways Leaders Re-charge Their Batteries: How to Increase Energy, Improve Mood, and Manage Stress appeared first on Engaging Leader. Blog Human energy Self-leadership'

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 25, 2024

Maybe your manager never clarified an important process. It drains her energy. Let’s decide how to decide.” Click here for FREE Sample Chapters The post How to Navigate Unclear Expectations and Fuzzy Norms at Work appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders. Your coworker, Rachel, may feel like it’s completely unnecessary.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 11, 2023

Can you relate to the phrase, overwhelmed working manager? Recently we received a question from a manager and this manager writes, “I am a working manager. Not that all managers aren’t working, but I have an enormous pile of my work besides having to lead my team. What should I do?”

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Lead from Within

JANUARY 31, 2024

In the demanding realm of leadership, effective time management is not just a skill; it’s a strategic advantage. Successful leaders understand that how they allocate their time can significantly impact their productivity, team morale, and overall success. Define clear, measurable objectives for yourself and your team.

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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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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Over-involved managers frustrate people all over the world, telling them what to do, slowing them down, and getting in the way. Interestingly, we hear an equally common frustration from these over-involved managers. This leads to a negative feedback loop where the manager causes some of the very outcomes that lead them to micromanage.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

In a recent HBR article, Robert Kabacoff shares his research of 60,000 managers in 40 countries. Managers can learn to be more strategic through understanding, exposure and challenge. Instead invest in your highly talent managers and teach them the art of strategy. How Help a Manager Become More Strategic.

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Leadership Freak

SEPTEMBER 3, 2016

Managers complain about pushing low-energy employees. Low-energy suggests lack of purpose, not lack of energy. Don’t try to energize low-energy employees. Help them connect with their purpose. Purpose pulls. You don’t push people who… Continue reading →

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 14, 2023

While virtual tools are invaluable, there’s something about gathering, and feeling the room’s energy, that can supercharge a team’s cohesion and creativity. First, it’s amazingly high-energy. Now that you have them in the same room, one of the best things you can do is give them an opportunity to share them.

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Next Level Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

One of my favorite things to talk about with my executive coaching clients is “What are your energy givers and your energy drainers?”. Here are three simple but effective things you can do to ensure you get the optimal mix of energy in your work as a leader. They’re showing you who your energy givers are.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 13, 2023

Learning how to be a less negative leader is a critical skill to master and fast. How to be a less negative leader. Managing the contractor, and bringing them up to speed will cost more time and money, plus any extension of the contract would cost more money than the current situation. This is about managing yourself.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

When There’s Just Not Enough Time: Beyond Time Management “I just don’t have time. Productive leaders focus their time and energy on the activities that produce results and build relationships despite the crush of activity – or perhaps it’s not “despite” the demands for their attention, but because they embrace the challenge.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 25, 2022

Learning How to Be Less Negative Will Make You More Effective. If you often hear that you’re too negative, learning how to be less negative is a critical skill to master—and fast. If you often hear that you’re too negative, learning how to be less negative is a critical skill to master—and fast. The problem isn’t your analysis.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

In this week’s Asking for a Friend, I speak with Whitney Johnson, author of Smart Growth, about how to support your team along the S curve of employee growth. When I read Whitney’s new book, I was struck by how her model reflected my own journey of taking the leap from Verizon Wireless executive to entrepreneur.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

And yet during times of stress, ambiguity, and change , when you need your team to be THE MOST resourceful, some managers clamp down, insist on the old ways of doing things, and slow their team down. Similarly, if even small decisions require multiple layers of approval, your team will lose energy to try new things. “How can we?”

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 20, 2023

How do you get them to take your idea seriously? And even if your idea will make life easier, it still takes energy to consider doing something different. Second, when your peers are on board, it’s more likely that your manager will take the idea seriously. Read more about how to engage others as you share your I.D.E.A.s

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Leadership Freak

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

High energy teams get more done. Sadly, they don’t teach managers how to track and manage team energy. Perhaps it’s a topic you’d rather ignore. Just do the work. Don’t worry about fluffy… Continue reading →

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 8, 2023

And if you’re frequently on the receiving end of feedback telling YOU that you’re too negative or complain too much, be sure to check out How to Be Less Negative – and Still Be Yourself.) A few powerful phrases can help redirect that energy to more positive outcomes. Curiosity and connection will work wonders.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 21, 2023

It can be overwhelming for your team and manager when you share too many innovative ideas at work all at once. Implementing new ideas takes work, time, and energy. How can you help them ensure their ideas at work are welcomed in their new role? So, what are the one or two changes that would make the biggest impact?

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 11, 2021

And by using the tools that follow, you’ll find you need less emotional energy to get things done.). That’s not a lack of urgency – it’s a rational approach to managing multiple priorities. I’d love to hear from you– how do you schedule the finish and ensure your teams have shared commitments to timeliness?

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Lead from Within

JANUARY 28, 2019

If you don’t know how to manage your energy it’s easy to become exhausted or burned out. As a leadership coach, part of my job is helping my clients learn how to rev their engines and lead energetically, even with everything they have going on. The simple act of taking a breath can shift the energy in the body.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 31, 2021

How to Draw out Better Ideas from Every Member of Your Team. How to Include Your Reluctant Employees in Your Speak-Up Culture. It’s the three managers who came before you who abused their trust, told them they weren’t hired to think, stole their idea, and then took credit for it. They don’t trust you—and with good reason.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 4, 2021

?. Nothing burns time, energy, and leadership credibility like wasted training. 0:25 – How leaders at different levels can use this information. 8:41 – Then, the sixth step is for leaders to follow up with participants about what they’re learning and how they’re using it. Ensure High ROI Training.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 7, 2023

“As a young manager, having not done well at leading, my team approached me and addressed what they saw needed to change. After all, it takes energy to initiate it, and you can’t predict exactly how it will go. We had a respectful and open conversation about our needs and agreed on what each party needed to change.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

It’s natural to focus on building a great relationship with your manager. And the good news is that, unlike your manager, who is who they are (and may or may not be able to give you all the support you need), you likely have a number of peers to choose from. How to Build These Important Coworker Relationships. Your turn.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 21, 2020

A recent study shows that energy usage in the United States is doubling every 20 years. If you are like most homeowners, reducing the amount of energy your home consumes is something you are passionate about. Luckily, there are a number of things you can do to conserve energy and save money. Invest in Solar Energy Solutions.

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Leadership Freak

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

Manage the splash: You always impact those around you. The impact of your leadership is measured by the effect you have on others. Even if people turn from you, you have impact. Some leaders tend to lift people toward bright. Some leaders tend to drag people toward dark.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 2, 2024

How much time do you usually spend coaching employees? If so, how do you manage the potential risk? How much affection or connection do members of your team feel with one another? If so, how many? When promoting employees, do you ever put them into challenging jobs where they potentially might fail?

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 6, 2023

Best to speak up, and share your concerns with the people involved directly, or with HR and/or your manager. When I look back on really disappointing times in my career, I wish I hadn’t wasted so much emotional energy being ticked off. I encourage you to take the long view. Respond as the leader you are and want your boss to be.

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Next Level Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

With all that experience, I’ve learned a lot about how to develop and write an agenda that gets a leadership team engaged to create meaningful insights and outcomes. In this post, I’m sharing what I’ve learned about how to develop an agenda that yields results. Meetings like this require a lot of participant energy and brain power.

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