Joseph Lalonde

MAY 17, 2022

As a manager, you are in a unique position to be a leader. Yet not all managers possess great leadership skills. And team members may be naturally gifted. However, you can teach yourself and your team and learn from them to be the example in management to encourage better leadership in those underneath you.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 12, 2023

I N BUSINESS, as in sports, the aspect that distinguishes the best teams from the mediocre teams comes down to collaboration. Too often, managers put their heads down and focus only on their own departments. Let’s apply the team sport analogy further. They also may not trust their teammates’ ability to score a goal.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Help Your Team Get Unstuck. Despite all the change going on, have you noticed your team sometimes gets stuck in a rut of uninspiring routines? For example, your tried and true approach to one-on-ones may feel comfortable and familiar… after all, that’s one less thing to think about. By Showing Up a Bit More Curious.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

What do you do to help your team shift from busy to productive? Is your team doing what you asked, but they’re focused on counting the metrics, and how busy they are as opposed to the quality metrics of how well they’re accomplishing those tasks? 03:36 How do we practically ensure your team’s busy day is worth it?

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

or, “Doesn’t the team understand why we’re doing what we’re doing?” – the answer is almost always “No, they don’t get it. In those moments, it’s worth your effort to understand your leaders’ or your team’s decision-making if you can. Doesn’t my boss get it? They don’t fully understand.”

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

I’d like to have some semblance of unity on my team, but I’m not sure where to start. How do I CARVE OUT A TEAM CULTURE?” ” #askingforafriend How to Carve Out A Team Culture Even When Your Company Culture is Lacking Great question! Create your team culture by encouraging innovation and alignment.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 17, 2023

Want to Reduce Unwanted Team Conflict, Make it Easier to Talk About Team Accountability When team members don’t get along, one of the biggest sources of conflict is a lack of team accountability. When you talk to high-performing teams, it’s easy to see that this team accountability doesn’t just happen.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

To Lead Highly Productive Teams: Keep Them Focused on What Matters Most If you want to increase productivity at work, maintain a relentless focus on what matters most in four areas. First, ensure your team understands their big strategic priorities – the outcomes that matter most for the organization. So, stop trying.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Practical Tips to Help You and Your Team Heal. And I’ve had more than a few phone calls from really talented human-centered leaders hurting for the team members they’ve had to lose and deeply concerned about those who remain after the layoff. We managed to sustain momentum, but it wasn’t easy. Be a listener.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 29, 2023

Capture Attention Through Better Remote Team Communication With so many people working from anywhere, effective remote team communication has never been more critical. But with so many digital distractions and competing priorities, how can you ensure that your team is paying attention to what matters most?

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

How to be Even More Effective and Helpful as You Coach Your Team. If you’re a manager, you likely hear a lot about not only leading and organizing but also being a coach for your team. Today on Asking for a Friend I talk with Sara Canaday about tips from her new book “Coaching Essentials for Managers.”

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 11, 2024

Use these communication techniques to keep even the most difficult stakeholders on your side Stakeholder management is an art most of us learn the hard way. If you’ve been involved in stakeholder management for more than a minute, you’ve probably met a few of these well-meaning, challenging stakeholders. Sound familiar?

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 22, 2024

To do more, clarify who owns the decision and know when it’s time to move Is your team full of good intentions and meaningful conversations that don’t translate into action and results? Or do you have choke points of one overwhelmed expert or manager that keeps everyone else waiting around? 7 Ways to Help Your Team Do More 1.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

“Karin, our team is growing. ” “Leading was easy when our team was small, but now our team is growing. ” “How do I scale my leadership influence as my team size grows?” How to Keep Leading Well as Your Team is Growing. Teach your team how to think. How do I lead well now?”

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 11, 2021

You can help your team be most effective and lower your stress by creating a common understanding and shared commitments through these five steps. Your team pays attention to how you respond to tasks, opportunities, and problems. Your team pays attention to how you respond to tasks, opportunities, and problems.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

How do we solve the right problem quickly and get ourselves and our team back to work? When people are confronted with problems, a lot of times you get one or two reactions from managers. Help Your Team Solve the Right Problem 00:54 How do we solve the right problem quickly and get ourselves and our team back to work?

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HR Digest

APRIL 18, 2024

How to manage remote teams effectively? You juggle video calls, instant messages, and project updates from a team scattered across the globe. Here are some hard-won lessons I’ve learned to manage a remote team and turn that scattered crew into a high-performing unit. The question gnaws at you. Absolutely.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 11, 2023

Can you relate to the phrase, overwhelmed working manager? Recently we received a question from a manager and this manager writes, “I am a working manager. Not that all managers aren’t working, but I have an enormous pile of my work besides having to lead my team. What should I do?”

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 12, 2021

Handling team conflict well distinguishes outstanding leaders. You’ve got a clear focus on what matters most, your team seems to work well together, but then you get that call: “I need to talk to you about…” It’s conflict, a disagreement, or a clash of personalities. 6 Ways to Deal with Team Conflict. Reflect to Connect.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Hi Karin, I need better results from a person on my team. You don’t want to micro-manage; giving them the answers will frustrate everyone involved. This step is crucial in guiding team members toward better decisions. Use Real Examples: Apply your thought process to actual scenarios. But here’s the thing.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 18, 2021

It’s a challenge common to many leaders and managers: Last-minute customer requests, emergencies, interruptions, and distractions make it hard to stay focused on your M.I.T.s (the In this episode, you’ll receive practical steps you can take to calm the chaos and help your team regain their focus. What is the MIT?

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 2, 2021

In this episode, you’ll get the tools to overcome both of these problems before they derail your team. Take these two quick actions before you discuss any problem and your team will make better decisions – faster. Help Your Team Make Better Decisions. 8:28 – How to combine these techniques.

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Great Results Team Building

APRIL 10, 2024

The reality is that when leadeing through a merger, retention and results are always symptoms of the CULTURE that you intentionally create and sustain… But fear not – this guide equips you with the tools and strategies to navigate this journey, fostering a vibrant team culture that fuels success. Remember, granularity is key.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Your team yearns for a cadence of sincere “thank yous” more than grand gestures Every week we hear from hard-working, high-performing employees who long for more appreciation at work. ” “I just finished a big project, and my manager didn’t even acknowledge it before she dumped the next one in my lap.”

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Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 25, 2014

Just because I dunk a basketball doesn''t mean I should raise your kids.” - Charles Barkley When you’re a manager, like it or not, you ARE a role model. The example you set has an enormous impact on your direct report employees and those around you. Am I setting the right example? All eyes are on you. Hopefully not my own.

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Nathan Magnuson

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Leaders want to know: how can I lead my team when they’re at a breaking point? How are we supposed to learn to manage stress effectively? For leaders of stressed teams, the appetite can be high but the preparedness is often lacking. If your team is stressed, here are five way you can serve your team.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

7 Ways to Encourage Your Team to Be More Resourceful. Who doesn’t need more of that on their team right now? And yet during times of stress, ambiguity, and change , when you need your team to be THE MOST resourceful, some managers clamp down, insist on the old ways of doing things, and slow their team down.

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The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 28, 2024

The Covid pandemic normalized virtual team working, fueled in large part by robust evidence that virtual teams were often as effective as their face-to-face peers. The propensity of virtual working also supported various studies into how virtual teams can be most effective.

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Experience to Lead

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

In the dynamic world of business, leadership feedback stands as a cornerstone for team excellence and organizational growth. Constructive critiques and affirmative recognition pave the way for heightened team morale and a company culture of continuous improvement. What is Leadership Feedback?

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 4, 2021

N OT every problem can be solved with a team. But when a team is called for, it is important to get it right. Teams That Work by Scott Tannenbaum and Eduardo Salas is a comprehensive look at teams and the drivers of their effectiveness—long term. Where is your team on these five continuums? Capability.

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Rich Gee Group

JANUARY 21, 2023

Time management is critical for all leaders as they impact and direct their team's overall strategy and operations. I've developed a few essential methods for effectively managing your ever-growing schedule: Set clear priorities: Identify the most critical tasks and projects you need to deliver and have your teams focus on them first.

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Modern Servant Leader

JULY 6, 2022

This 6-minute lesson demonstrates the Nonpartisan principle, through the example of Billy Beane (Brad Pitt) and Peter Brand (Jonah Hill). Billy Beane was manager of the Oakland A’s Major League Baseball team, when their player salary budget was slashed. I apologize. I apologize. BEANE: Go on. BRAND: Okay.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 26, 2021

Expect common breakdowns to help your team work better together. Does your team get derailed by miscommunication, hurt feelings, customer service challenges, or another department’s dropped balls? 4 Ways to Make a Team Work Better Together by Planning for Breakdowns. So how do you implement planned recovery on your team?

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 16, 2023

David Burkus about what makes a great team. What are the characteristics of a great team? So, what are the key lessons from successful leaders and how do they foster and nurture great teamwork within their teams? David says, “Taking talent and turning it into performance comes down a lot more to the culture of the team.”

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HR Digest

MARCH 8, 2024

There are many examples of diversity and inclusion in the workplace but we often get caught up in two areas—hiring and leadership. To build a good work culture where everyone feels welcome, here are a few examples of diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Do your employees get along with each other?

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Lead from Within

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

As a leader of any corporation, it is crucial to be able to effectively manage and regulate the emotions of your employees, particularly in situations where negative emotions are prevalent. As an executive leadership coach, I often compare team dynamics to family dynamics – both can be complex and filled with dysfunction and drama.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

After all, almost every great product in history was created by a team – not an individual. Whatever your exact number is, it’s important to focus on team building. On top of all this, team building also helps to unlock potential leaders for your company – which is something else to bear in mind. Provide Your Teams with Goals.

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