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SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

If you need additional resources, or training, or… find a way to work that into the conversation, linking what you need to why it matters. All in all, your goal with executive visits is for your team to say…”You know what? It’s also a great opportunity to share your ideas.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2013

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DECEMBER 8, 2023

But my manager now wants to bring in all kinds of help: people from HR, training, and even my peers. Align on a Vision: Ensure everyone understands the end goal. My team’s results are not where they need to be. It’s been a rocky couple of months. We are struggling.

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JULY 21, 2023

Connect your ideas to the bigger picture – goals, values, long-term vision– and also consider the technical nuances and challenges for implementation. Check out our Live Online and Hybrid Leadership Training. Do you understand the mission, vision, and values? Get ready for leadership development that sticks.

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AUGUST 21, 2023

You can build more confidence and competence in your team by training them in intervals, or short confidence bursts. Set specific, measurable goals that can be achieved that day. Hold training and focused skill-building throughout the day. What is a confidence burst? Pick one or two tangible skills to work on.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

10:49 Put it in writing, communicate it over and over, train everyone to it, role model it, keep everyone in alignment, defend the culture, celebrate it when it works. The methods may have changed, but the basic goals and desires are still there. Seven principles including: 8:47 Everyone in it to win it.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2023

To ask questions, understand the goals, and help your leaders understand the realities confronting your team. They may need training. ” And if you want to be a “team player” you might feel like you must just say “yes” and add it to the long list of impossible tasks you already face. But that’s not quite true. Or encouragement.

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JANUARY 29, 2024

Seek New Approaches Habit: I explore possibilities and look for alternative paths to achieve goals. It’s amazing to see the lightbulbs go off in our training programs when people get a chance to ask some of the “why” questions they are holding back. Take time to slow down and make it more than “okay.”

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JULY 31, 2023

In the mid-19th century, no suspension bridge designed for trains existed. Each moment of encouragement, each clarification of purpose, goals, and success habits, each kind word, every moment of accountability or clarification with your team has an accumulative effect. Keep thinking about it as we travel back to 1845.

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MAY 3, 2021

If they sell our building, how will we do our training? Rather, they put their energy into working on the right set of problems–the ones that, once solved, get them closer to their goals. Will office work remain fully virtual, or move to a hybrid model? Is that project still realistic with all this uncertainty?

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APRIL 19, 2021

If you’re responsible for training or building leaders in your organization, how can you ensure that they learn and practice these skills? The first step is to reframe your goal. Inevitably, these veteran leaders bring up similar abilities – the skills that differentiate top leaders from their peers. Time management.

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JANUARY 6, 2023

This past fall, as I was training for an ultra-marathon I went for a really long trail run and it was on terrain that was rocky, and there were roots snaking across the trail. And once you’ve clarified those goals, then focus on how you’ll achieve it and the leadership practices that will help the team operate smoothly.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

They need to be “communicated” and possibly “trained” as part of a “roll-out.” Tip 2: Ensure any programs and tools are directly tied into the core mission and goals of the team. Many such programs have the sense of being imposed on the team from HR or headquarters.

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JUNE 5, 2023

This will help you stay on track and ensure that you’re meeting your own goals while also supporting your team. Use the Confidence-Competence Matrix to identify what your team members most need from you (Training, Encouragement , Challenge , or Coaching ). As the day goes on and the next crisis comes along, re-prioritize.

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OCTOBER 3, 2014

Know what makes an outside-of-work social time meaningful to them; know what affects or inspires them (home life, professional goals, etc.) Be patient, be positive and be willing to adapt training to their fears or needs. Find out what benefits are most important to each employee. Be Assertive.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

Competency models are extremely useful for staffing and selection processes, building training curriculum, compensation modeling and other contexts. Which are vital toward accomplishing your goals for the future? Don’t get me wrong. I’m all for formal, validated competency modeling processes. What’s missing?

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DECEMBER 5, 2022

So many new managers don’t receive the training or skills they need to be effective, lead their teams, and achieve meaningful results. Assume People Know How to Achieve a Goal or Express a Value. The good news is, with a bit of training and focused effort you can avoid these common mistakes new managers make.

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APRIL 22, 2016

Paula Kiger of Big Green Pen points out that we can’t “win well” if we are constrained to the feeling that we must “train within the rules” It is only by accepting the inevitability of exceptions and being willing to take risks that we can grow and thrive professionally. Follow John. Follow Paula.

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AUGUST 11, 2023

That’s gonna help you stay on track and ensure that you’re meeting your own goals while also supporting your team. Free yourself from that feeling that you have to do it all and focus your energy on making a real difference for your work and for your team by deciding which tasks are most important and then focusing on those first.

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MARCH 20, 2015

Unlimited gives pointers on setting goals with your team that will achieve breakthrough results. Beth Beutler of H.O.P.E. Follow Beth.

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MAY 24, 2021

The first type is a decision about goals. can take many forms, but it’s always about your group’s goal, destination, or outcome. Perhaps they could use training on how to effectively and efficiently lead their remote teams. Should it be in-person or live virtual training? “Where are we going?”

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NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Connect their tasks to the organization’s larger goals and show them how their efforts contribute to the bigger picture. Inject Variety with Cross-Training Monotony often stems from a lack of variety. Cross-training combats monotony and builds a more resilient team. Can the team beat its previous best performance?

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APRIL 15, 2024

You might drive for more detail or numeric goals. A secondary, but important outcome is that need to improve perceived value for our existing channel partners.” Now you’ve got some general criteria to work with. But even if you get directional criteria like these, you are in a better place to evaluate options.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

So set a new goal to bring out the best in your people. It may sound silly, but you’ve got to remember to care deeply about the people you are training. .” Follow Melissa. John Manning of Map Consulting reminds us that as leaders we have the power to make our direct reports feel good or bad about their performance.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

So set a new goal to bring out the best in your people. It may sound silly, but you’ve got to remember to care deeply about the people you are training. .” Follow Melissa. John Manning of Map Consulting reminds us that as leaders we have the power to make our direct reports feel good or bad about their performance.

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OCTOBER 16, 2015

Key Behaviors: Communicates frequently through multiple channels; provides opportunities for cross training; helps the team surface and discuss their conflicts productively. Follow Lisa. Connector: Trust Them to Trust You. Key Question: How can we best work TOGETHER?

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OCTOBER 4, 2021

Talk about that marathon you’re training for (and be sure to ask about their running goals too). What to do instead: Consider which aspects of your life might be most interesting and create the deepest connection with your team. Have a bunch of runners on your team? Are you a parent? Being Interested, Without Being Interesting.

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AUGUST 24, 2015

Well that was me, about 15 years ago, single (again), feeling old (ironic now) and unsure on the Acela train. ” I told him my plans were to head back that night on the train. “You can grab the 11:14 train home after having dinner with me at this awesome place in Central Station. “Is your son with his Dad?”

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MAY 2, 2017

The goal is to craft a sentence that all front-line managers can remember. To foster growth … it’s not about corporate training programs and annual performance appraisals. It’s about repeatedly connecting and aligning the weekly work with the big hairy audacious goals of the organization. Just 20 words.

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OCTOBER 30, 2015

They will jump in and work side by side with staff to meet goals, encouraging and lifting spirits. Fun to be interviewed on the future of training on the Top Learning Trends in Training and Development in 2016 and Beyond by HR Dive. These gentlemen do what great leaders do. They get it! Follow David. Follow William.

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