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3 Ways to Build Trust and Gain Followership

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2) Allow the Team to Co-create Guidelines Where possible, allow the team to co-create the ways they work together and how the work gets done. Having a team create certain guidelines, procedures, and communication protocols is one way to foster a cohesive team and build trust. Embed openness into your communication guidelines.

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High Potential Program Transparency and Communication

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Read my latest post over at About.com Management and Leadership: High Potential Notification Guidelines to find out! When someone is selected as a high potential, should they be told? How should a manager handle this tricky discussion? high potential notification hios succession planning talent management transparency'

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Leaders Lessons from an Outward Bound Wilderness Instructor

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Originally a program created by the United States Forest Service in the late 1980s, the organization offers guidelines to people who venture into the wilderness to help reduce their negative impact and preserve it for future generations. LNT has become the gold standard for organizations who operate in America’s backcountry environments.

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50 Development Ideas for the 9 Box Performance and Potential Matrix

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Here are general development guidelines for each of the nine boxes. These are of course just general guidelines, and judgment needs to be applied depending on context and the unique needs of the individual leader. I would also caution against the temptation to come up with cute labels for each of the nine boxes (i.e.,

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Why Leaders Need to Role Model and Live Your Company Values

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Values act as guidelines, guiding principles, or guideposts to your employees, helping them make everyday operational and strategic decisions, even when leaders are not around. Values guide decisions and actions. When used properly, employees use them to ask questions such as, “what do my values say about this?”

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Getting Transparent: Make Every Deal a Fair Deal

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They should understand that the TIG provides guidelines, not rules, but that similarly placed people should have relatively similar investments. Talent Investment Grid Example: Using the TIG to Support Transparency After you’ve developed the TIG, educate managers about the tool and how to use it.

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Transparency in Succession Planning: To Tell or Not To Tell?

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In fact, I've written on this topic before and given my own 2 cents on hipo notification guidelines with "High Potential Notification Guidelines: Not Too Heavy, Not Too Light". Sure, they're still going to be disappointed, but having these conversations about expectations upfront will help soften the blow.

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