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New Leader Checklist: 4 Questions to Ask if You Want to Lead Effectively

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Get the answers: Think about who your team supports or gets support from on a regular basis – it could range from suppliers to maintainers, marketers, customers, finance, and human resources. Also ask your boss who you should get to know. To do this you have to have a leadership network. Make a list, then go introduce yourself.

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Leading Virtual Teams: 12 Powerful Ways to Lead a Team You Can’t See

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As a friend of mine in the finance industry pointed out, successful teamwork under these conditions is all about finding creative ways to shrink the distance between you and the team. Nuance is lost, non-verbals become non-existant, and it’s harder for teammates to feel connected.

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How to Build Team Culture One Test at a Time

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Following the stock market crash of 2008, finances were shaky, and Chapman was under heavy pressure to start laying people off. He liked to think of his employees as part of his family, and wanted them to take care of each other as if they were. That was his idea of their culture, though on the job people often didn’t seem to act that way.

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