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How Managers (unintentionally) Roadblock an Empowered Team

Let's Grow Leaders

Empowered teams will transform results, solve problems you didn’t know exist, and rapidly respond to change. 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. What is an Empowered Team? Be a chokepoint.

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How to Be an Unpredictable Manager Who Energizes the Team.

Rich Gee Group

Over 20 years ago, I had a manager whose presence was an instant energy booster. Sometimes, he'd spontaneously invite us to sit in on a meeting with upper management, giving us a glimpse into high-level decision-making. Traditional management theory often centers around stability, predictability, and standardization.

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Leading a More Resourceful Team

Let's Grow Leaders

During times of stress and change, when you most need a resourceful team, it’s easy to clampdown, insist on the old ways of doing things, and slow your team down. 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.”

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Understanding Energy Leadership: Harnessing Anabolic and Catabolic Energy

CO2

Introduction: The Essence of Energy Leadership In his influential book, “ Energy Leadership : Transforming your Workplace and your Life from the Core,” Bruce Schneider introduces a groundbreaking concept: the two forms of energy that impact our lives and leadership styles – anabolic and catabolic energy.

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Ready or Reactive with Josefine Campbell

Let's Grow Leaders

Episode 233: Is your team ready or reactive? 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.

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The Beauty Of Conflict… For Teams

Lead Change Blog

But what if you could reframe your thinking and utilize the conflict, crisis, and change to start seeing possibility, collaboration, and innovation? Listen in as Susan Clarke and CrisMarie Campbell discuss how utilizing the potential energy from conflict, crisis, and change can be harnessed and used for transformation and driving innovation.

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The Power of Great Teamwork: Strategies for Building High-Performing Teams

Let's Grow Leaders

David Burkus about what makes a great team. What are the characteristics of a great team? We know that effective collaboration and cohesive teamwork lay the foundation for innovation, productivity, and overall organizational success. And he further defines culture as the habits, norms, and behaviors that the team engages in.

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