Let's Grow Leaders

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Refuse to be Offended (Justin Maust)

Let's Grow Leaders

Sometimes a leader needs to be the hammer. Allow the hammer to strike you so that you can effectively support the structure. It’s impossible for the hammer to hold the structure together alone…the nail is his only hope. Bad hammers ruin good nails. When hammers refuse to swing, nothing gets built.

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Five Ways to Win Well with Your Assistant

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Instead of hammering me about it, Karin acknowledged it but helped us quickly move on. Some time ago, I made what I considered to be a pretty substantial mistake with Karin’s work. I owned up and made a commitment to making sure it didn’t happen again. She could tell that I already had thought through how to avoid it in the future.

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5 Ways to Encourage Your Team Toward “Yes You Can”

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Not just in a hammer and nail sort of way. And, I’m going to be over here and would love to talk through this with anyone one on one.” ” A few took a walk. Others paired up. I held a few consultations, where we explored what they were most afraid of. When we regrouped, they nailed it.

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Five Ways to Win Well with Your Assistant

Let's Grow Leaders

Instead of hammering me about it, Karin acknowledged it but helped us quickly move on. Some time ago, I made what I considered to be a pretty substantial mistake with Karin’s work. I owned up and made a commitment to making sure it didn’t happen again. She could tell that I already had thought through how to avoid it in the future.

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