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The Leadership Secret to Getting More Done

The Recovering Engineer

When you invest your time and energy into finding and removing barriers to task completion – especially the ones that impact several people – you multiply your efforts and you get more done. Featured Article Leadership Skills' Do they consistently joke about how ridiculous a certain process step seems to them? Always Have a Pen.

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What’s the Problem?

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Many people rise to leadership positions because they can solve problems. While the skills of the individual problem solver and the group problem solver are similar, there are also some major differences. That was certainly true for me. I’m guessing that you have a similar experience. Clearly define the problem.

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You Cannot Sell What You Do Not Own

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The new procedure added two documentation steps to an existing operation, and he knew that it would add both time and energy to an already cumbersome process. Communication Skills Leadership Skills Persuasion accepting change change communication change management communicating change' Always Have a Pen.

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How to Tell If a Conflict is Good or Bad | Guy Harris: The.

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The challenge is that the emotional energy, body language, and other external signs of the conflict can look the same to an outside observer. In fact some conflict can actually be good. The difference is whether the conflict is constructive or destructive.

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Hear and Understand to be Heard and Understood

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The first approach takes a little patience, but it doesn’t take much energy. The second approach can seem faster in the moment, but it takes lots of energy and it creates the risk of rupturing the container. I think that people are sort of like the containers in my example above.

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Use the Right Style at the Right Time

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You will use many different leadership behaviors at all stages of team development. Now, you can use Inspiring behaviors – enthusiasm, cheerleading, and celebrating – to keep your team’s energy up for the long haul. DISC Model Leadership Skills disc style influence teambuilding' Always Have a Pen.

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Group Problem Solving - Give People a Chance to Talk | Guy Harris.

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The time you invest in the process will come back to you many times over in the increased energy and productivity that the meeting generates. In the process of looking over my notes and thinking through the planned events tomorrow, I started reflecting on a meeting that I facilitated for a client in Indiana last week.