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Top Tips for Managing Up

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If you’re not comfortable asking this, watch where they focus most of their time and energy. Athletes, musicians, and professionals of all types practice their skills. In one of my recent leadership development courses, the group requested a deep dive on how to manage up more effectively. Executive Leadership Disconnect.

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Do You Care If Your People Care?

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When leaders give up caring about the passion of their people and focus only on skills and abilities, apathy for the vision and mission sets in. Her team does well, but over time, there is less spark, energy or excitement from Mary. Servant Leadership Apathy Atreyu Care Do You Care Morla Never Ending Story People' The result?

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An Interview with Larry Spears, a Servant-Leadership Legend

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Larry Spears was the CEO of the Greenleaf Center for Servant-Leadership for nearly two decades. He now runs the Spears Center for Servant-Leadership (Indianapolis), and serves as Servant-Leadership Scholar at Gonzaga University (Spokane). Discovering Servant-Leadership 2:13. Defining Servant-Leadership Defining 0:28 5:47.

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An Interview with Larry Spears, a Servant-Leadership Legend

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Larry Spears was the CEO of the Greenleaf Center for Servant-Leadership for nearly two decades. He now runs the Spears Center for Servant-Leadership (Indianapolis), and serves as Servant-Leadership Scholar at Gonzaga University (Spokane). Discovering Servant-Leadership 2:13. Defining Servant-Leadership Defining 0:28 5:47.

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Holding a Seagull Manager Accountable & Fixing the Behavior

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That energy is better invested in resolving issues. Dumping on everyone reflects a lack of basic people skills. Emphasize to the seagull manager how alarms generate unnecessary work. Excessive alarm requires the team to respond with reports and extra status updates. Dump on Everyone.