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Leading Thoughts for March 7, 2024

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Umberto Eco on leading by example: “I believe that what we become depends on what our fathers teach us at odd moments, when they aren’t trying to teach us. I DEAS shared have the power to expand perspectives, change thinking, and move lives. Here are two ideas for the curious mind to engage with: I. We are formed by little scraps of wisdom.”

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Empathy: The Top Leadership Skill for Today’s Work Environment

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You can become an empathic leader whether you’re a new manager, a C-suite executive, or you’re simply leading by example in any job even if you don’t manage anyone. When an empathic leader, for example, sees a team member faltering, they don’t crank up the pressure to perform or use criticism to motivate.

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Improve Your Positive Influence: Eliminate Common Obstacles

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For example, we could be concerned with getting too personal (whether it’s our place to ask, whether she might be offended, and so on). For example, a CEO might face pressure from investors and from the board chair, and influence attempts recognizing both will be more effective than something that recognizes only the more vocal concerns.

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Good Team Leaders Checklist

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Model an Appropriate example. ” Murphy offers a Good Team Leaders Checklist to ensure you are creating a positive team environment on a daily basis: ○ Take responsibility: A team owns success; a leader owns failure. Enforce accountability for themselves and their team members. Reinforce standards and processes. Listen actively.

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Today’s Organizations Are Outward Bound

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For example, organizations use some services on contract — legal services, for example. In construction companies, for example, this would seem to be the capacity to secure contracts and choose the right subcontractors. For example, some hospitals affiliate to negotiate with suppliers for better prices.

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Leading Thoughts for March 16, 2023

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Take notice of yourself and the things that you do in hopes that your example will stir their hearts and souls.” Encourage them with your faith and leadership. Remember that you are the windows through which your children see this world.

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Most Americans Own Books — But Not Many

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For example, among 31- to 35-year-olds, 8% of people whose highest level of education is a high school diploma own at least 100 books, compared to 25% of people in the same age range with postgraduate degrees. The higher the education level, the more books they own.

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