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Transforming Fear with Gaurav Bhatnagar and Mark Minukas

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Most of us have seen fear drive short-term results, but it does so at the cost of high employee burnout and turnover. 09:27 – Why fear works in the short term. Winning organizations know how to reframe fear into opportunities for learning and growth. They create resilient cultures of unfear.

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How to Lead Through a No-Win Scenario

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For example, if you have a short-term loss in demand, rather than lay people off, is there a short-term labor need elsewhere in your organization—or even with another business? In the short-term, the options available may be distasteful, but is there a path that helps you and your team achieve your longer-term goals?

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Failure to Communicate: What to Do When Your Boss (or Team) Don’t Get It

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You may gain a strategic insight, a longer-term focus than you had. To ask questions, understand the goals, and help your leaders understand the realities confronting your team. You might phrase it in terms of a current choice. Those assumptions are often at the core of our failure to communicate well with one another.

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5 Times It’s Better to Say No

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It’s almost always easier to say yes than no–in the short run. Misplaced yeses sabotage relationships, goals, and well-being. Say “no” to stupid work that doesn’t propel your mission and goals. Say yes to achieving your goals. Yes, it’s okay for you to treat me that way. ” -W.

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The Biggest Mistakes Team Leaders Make

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Failure to identify a galvanizing goal – Teams need to know that THEY can make a difference based on their actions. Short-Term Focus - It’s always urgent, and there’s never time for the long-term investment in people and processes that will impact the business.

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Help I Have a REALLY LAZY Coworker! How Do I Stay Motivated?

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Sometimes your lazy coworker gets just as much bread as you, at least in the short run. My plate is already full, but I also want to ensure our team meets our goals. Is there anything I can do in the short term to pitch in during this challenging time?” It can be difficult to stay motivated.

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What’s Going to Happen Next?

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No matter how much uncertainty you face, there are still facts you do know, outcomes you know you want to achieve – even if they are short-term, crisis response activities. Rather, they put their energy into working on the right set of problems–the ones that, once solved, get them closer to their goals. Find Your Focus.