Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 21, 2022

If you want better insights, ask clearer questions. Particularly during times of uncertainty and change, one of the easiest ways to know what’s really going on is to (1) get clarity about what you don’t know and (2) ask your team some courageous questions. Why Courageous Questions Matter. Laura asked.

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Jason Womack

AUGUST 30, 2015

If those two questions are interesting. When you choose people to look up to, what are the qualities you ave in mind? And, if you could save time, lead better and get more done with influence, would you want to?

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 17, 2023

You’re an experienced leader with a track record of success. I’ve had a couple of experiences recently that reminded me of the vast power of vulnerability for a leader’s (and my) growth. I’ve had a couple of experiences recently that reminded me of the vast power of vulnerability for a leader’s (and my) growth.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Nearly every leader we’ve ever worked with feels it. Turning Frustration into Opportunity When you find yourself frustrated, asking, “Don’t they understand? Doesn’t that senior leader know what impact they’re having here?” But most often, when you feel frustrated and ask, “Don’t they get it?”

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Make a Great First Impression with a Stellar Team Meeting Hi Karin, I have a new team at work, and I want to make our first meeting fantastic. What recommendations do you have to form a great first impression with my new team? Be Genuinely Interested Ask your new team “What do you want me to know?”

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 23, 2019

One of the best things a leader can do is ask questions. ” The leader can often be the last to know where there is a problem or what others are thinking, so asking questions is critical to good leadership. When you’re a leader, your job is to have all the questions.”

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 29, 2024

Some of the best teams we know are great because they stay curious and creative. Part 2: Great Teams: 12 Practical Collaboration Habits to Create Clarity 12 Habits to Foster More Curiosity and Creativity on Your Team 1. Challenge Assumptions Habit: I ask provocative questions to help us think at a deeper level.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 26, 2024

Take initiative to find a great company culture that’s the right fit for you. Let’s talk about how to find a great company culture that’s the right fit for you. Here’s the lowdown on finding a great company culture, straight from Carnegie Mellon University. What advice do you have #askingforafriend?

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 1, 2022

Asking for a Friend: How do I Lead Well Through Uncertainty? Thanks to all of you who have joined our Asking for a Friend community this year! I’m so grateful for all the authors, executives and all of you human-centered leaders joining the conversation. Here’s the first of three Asking for a Friend 2021 Highlights.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

It’s a constant parade of senior leaders looking to learn and looking to help. ” #AskingForaFriend Take Control of Executive Visits With These Simple Steps: Determine Intention Once you know who is arranging the executive visits, ask them these important questions: What is the intention of these visits?

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

If you’re looking to change your reputation, today’s Asking for a Friend is a start. You’ve been “all in” to improve your reputation, showing up as a competent, human-centered leader…but people still talk about when you lost your cool, stole credit for an idea, or were overly critical of other people’s ideas.

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Joseph Lalonde

JULY 19, 2022

You always had questions. The older you got, the fewer questions you had. Sometimes the questions dry up. But… Trouble arises when we begin to lose the desire to ask questions. But… Trouble arises when we begin to lose the desire to ask questions. And leaders are always looking to grow.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 10, 2023

Great leaders know that d eeper human connection fosters more engagement and better performance and that i nvesting in people boosts results and increases retention. L eaders accomplish more by asking powerful questions than by commanding and controlling. Is there a risk involved in creating stronger human connections?

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 3, 2023

How to Increase Trust in Your Remote Team When You’re Rarely in the Same Room “Hey Karin, I have a great team, but they’re spread out ALL OVER THE WORLD. If you’ve been hanging around Asking for a Friend for a minute, you know that so much of the trust research really comes down to 4 key questions.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Do you want to make a better impression when you have only a few moments to share your ideas or ask for something you need? Today on Asking for a Friend , we go old-school and talk about a very practical, and easy-to-implement technique for getting people’s attention and making an important first impression.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The job was interesting to me, and I immediately wondered “Why they hadn’t asked me to do it?” You’d be a great candidate.” Powerful Phrases to Ask Yourself If You Feel Invisible What should you do when you feel like you’re wearing an invisibility cloak at work? Here are a few questions to spark your thinking.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 7, 2023

Leaders hold themselves accountable for the team’s performance. And great teams support each other. In Courage to Execute he writes, “Leaders of high-performing teams encourage their people to ask these two questions: First, is there someone on my team that needs my help in achieving our objectives?

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 11, 2023

Workers might be less likely to bring up their questions or address communication concerns. I observe that connected and engaged teams will ask questions to innovate and address concerns to improve outcomes. These work great in virtual one-on-ones or to open remote team meetings. Or after a tough year, ask.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 2, 2022

You need leaders at every level engaged with your training as leader coaches to facilitate application and learning. The Power of Leaders as Coaches. Now, imagine if you had leaders at every level doing that with their teams. Leaders coach, and reinforce, the skills they’re learning. They’re practical.

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Lead from Within

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Visionary leaders are the driving force behind innovation and progress. To ensure that their vision aligns with reality and is effectively translated into action, visionary leaders must continually evaluate their path and approach. Here are seven crucial questions that every visionary leader should ask themselves.

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Next Level Blog

JANUARY 23, 2024

While the process varies and is customized for each executive, there are some core questions that I almost always pose. Over the years, they’ve proven to be useful in helping leaders align their time and attention against the outcomes that matter most. Here are ten of the questions on my core list. Challenged by?

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leaderCommunicator

MAY 5, 2017

As many of you know, each week I read and tweet several great articles and on Fridays, I pull some of my favorites together here on my blog. So whether you’re a new leader or an industry veteran there’ll be something here for you.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

But that growth is a choice – and one that not every leader will make. I don’t believe I can learn anything by asking my team esoteric questions about where I can improve.”. Both leaders shared a lack of humility and resistance to feedback. Both leaders shared a lack of humility and resistance to feedback.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

To be a better leader, start with you. When we work with leaders, the first questions we ask usually produce a pause, followed by a thoughtful, “That’s a great question.” If you want to be a better leader, you can use these […].

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Joseph Lalonde

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

I want to help you curate great books to read throughout the year. Every month, we make a list of the leadership books that I think will help you become a better leader and person. You don’t want to miss what Wensil and Heath have to share in this great book. He’s also seeking out those who love to ask questions.

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Lead from Within

DECEMBER 8, 2023

It’s crucial for every successful leader to understand the motivations and drivers of their direct reports. The best leaders take the time to regularly check in with their team members and ask the right questions to gain valuable insights into how to support and motivate them. What additional resources do you need?

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 14, 2023

The leader-led Challenge and Support groups have been so helpful as we’ve worked to implement what we learned in our leadership training. Your recent experience with leader-led Challenge and Support groups indicates you’re already ahead of the curve in terms of transitioning your newfound leadership training knowledge into action.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

You’ve been “all in” to PROVE and IMPROVE yourself as a competent, human-centered leader, but no one can get past the stories… that one time (okay maybe seven times) you lost your cool, stole credit for an idea, or were (insert your frustrating, old reputation here). Ask courageous questions to understand perceptions.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 5, 2021

Can you imagine how much better things could be if we all came to work with one important question on our minds, “How can we make things better?” If you’re unsure of the strategic priorities, ask your manager with an approach like this. Which is great, but not enough. I challenged the data). Own the U.G.L.Y.

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Next Level Blog

AUGUST 2, 2023

It’s about asking the kinds of questions that help leaders come up with their own answers and insights. That’s a great thing until it’s no longer a great thing. It reaches the no longer a great thing point when it ceases to scale. That’s where Socratic questioning comes in.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

A better boss starts with a good relationship and great performance A listener to a recent episode of my Leadership without Losing Your Soul podcast asked a question about how she could tell her leader about the content she’d learned. The post How to Build a Better Boss appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Tanveer Naseer

OCTOBER 5, 2022

This challenge has manifested itself in various ways – from the Great Resignation to more recently the notion of quiet quitting. Regardless of what we choose to call it, the underlying problem is the same – people don’t feel a strong connection to the work they do, and consequently are not as invested as leaders want them to be.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Top 3 Let’s Grow Leaders Articles of 2022. And with the ever-growing demand placed on leaders and managers, it’s no surprise that being more strategic with your “No” piqued interest. . Get ten important questions to start with when building a high-performing team. Funny story about this one.

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Kevin Eikenberry

AUGUST 2, 2022

In today’s episode, I’m asking you a question, and that question is, can great leaders be gentle? If you make a list of adjectives to describe great leaders, gentle probably isn’t on that list. The post Can Great Leaders Be Gentle?

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 30, 2023

Asking For a Friend This week on #askingforafriend Steve Gielda of Ignite Selling, Inc., Ask your sales managers what they need to do to move an opportunity through the funnel. Ask more than you tell Second, Steve says, as a sales manager, you should “ ask more than you tell.” Start with the sales process.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

We love learning about what’s resonating, and most importantly, how teams are applying what they’re reading as they grow leaders and encourage courage and innovation. These work great for book group conversation starters. Bring your “Asking for a Friend” questions. Own the U.G.L.Y.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

AskingforaFriend ” This is a question we get quite frequently from people reading our book: Winning Well: A Manager’s Guide To Getting Results– Without Losing Your Soul. leadershipdevelopment #leadership #badbosses #courageouscultures David Dye Let’s Grow Leaders Jared Herr. I feel like a pawn.

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