RapidStart Leadership

DECEMBER 24, 2016

But during our annual re-watching of the movie this year, what I didn’t count on was getting a lesson in leadership from a six foot three inch tall munchkin. So for you holiday enjoyment, here are five leadership secrets of Buddy the Elf that we can all keep in mind to make us better leaders in the coming year. Set the example.

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RapidStart Leadership

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

To relieve some of that pressure, and to help you get off to a strong start with your team, here are five new manager survival tips you can put into practice today. You are modeling leadership to them. Make sure you are a living example of the things you talk about. New Manager Survival Tips – The Takeaway.

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RapidStart Leadership

JULY 25, 2017

Leadership is about influencing people in a specific direction, but sometimes that direction needs to change. Here are two of my favorite examples. In a second example, when Bratton was still working in Massachusetts, the Transportation Authority had decided to cut costs by buying smaller squad cars. Riding the “Electric Sewer”.

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RapidStart Leadership

MARCH 30, 2017

When I hear of the exploits of amateur climbers who somehow manage to summit Mount Everest, it makes me wonder – how many more times has his guide been to the top? And as they echo the good example you set, it makes the people around them better, their teams better, and by extension it makes the community better.

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RapidStart Leadership

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Last week we talked about the importance of seeking to understand your leadership environment before you start trying to lead. Read on for an example of what I’m talking about, and three things to be sure to include if you want to strike the right chord with your team. Now the question becomes, how do you get them there?

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RapidStart Leadership

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

It was a simple foot race, but what I witnessed in the final minutes taught me a life-lesson about leadership and culture. We managed to stay ahead of them, coming across the line in third, and collapsing in a heap at the finish. Actually, I think it’s in their culture and in their leadership. A Little Friendly Competition.

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RapidStart Leadership

DECEMBER 27, 2016

In his book “Bringing out the Best in People” author and clinical psychologist Aubrey Daniels gives the example of a production team at a Kodak factory. A department manager named Gary Lorgan knew that his employees enjoyed working on special work-related projects as teams. You can use Grandma’s Law in a team setting as well.

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