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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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

This question came in from a member of the Let’s Grow Leaders community and it’s such a fantastic opportunity to lead that we wanted to share it with you. Sometimes, my team will find something isn’t done quite right. Do you have any suggestions?”. Perhaps your manager can’t or won’t address it right now.

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Great Results Team Building

MARCH 5, 2024

Imagine a workplace where everyone wakes up energized, knowing their actions contribute to a bigger, shared vision. Imagine collaboration erupting, not from forced mandates, but from a deep understanding of “why” and “how” each role connects to the team’s success. Values shape your culture.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 19, 2023

How to Rally Your Team When Leading Through Change You’re a human-centered leader, leading through change that you know will have a positive impact on your team, your customers, and your results. If this sounds like you, today’s article is for you.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 7, 2022

oYou work hard to set a positive example for your team. You care about success, and you want your people to succeed. You’re intentional about your culture. But somehow, your leadership presence isn’t working. You don’t have the connection or influence you hope for.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 17, 2023

Practical Ways to Ensure Your Leadership Communication Has a Better and Broader Impact This question came in from a senior leader working to ensure their communication has a broad organization-wide impact: “Hi Karin, We have a lot of moving parts around here. I’m quite sure my senior team is with me. They get it.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Great teams know where they’re going, and need each other to be successful. Today in our “Great Teamwork Series”, we share 12 collaboration habits to help get (and keep) everyone on the same page. You can use these habits to assess how you’re showing up to influence your team.

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Great Results Team Building

APRIL 10, 2024

Mergers and acquisitions, while promising exciting ventures, can often become battlegrounds of clashing cultures, leaving you with a demoralized workforce and a struggling combined entity. So, let’s equip you with the roadmap to navigate the journey! Will decision-making become more centralized or will teams have more autonomy?

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 21, 2023

Want to make an impact in your new role? Position your ideas at work so they’re more likely to be heard. I was told “We welcome your different perspectives, experiences, and ideas at work. Context The best way to gain credibility for your ideas at work, is to show that you understand the context.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 12, 2023

Transform Your Teamwork into True Collaboration “Hi, Karin, my team gets along just fine, but I wouldn’t call it TRUE COLLABORATION. What advice do you have to get them to collaborate more? AskingForaFriend How Can I Improve Collaboration on My Team? They need a shared vision of success.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Outstanding performance starts with clear performance expectations —a shared understanding of what success looks like. But what do you do when a critical player on your team is doing “okay,” but not great? They’re frustrated because “They SHOULD’NT have to explain their job to them.”

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Hi Karin, I need better results from a person on my team. You have a vision in your head. And you know what needs to be done. You know exactly the steps that need to happen to make the right decision. And it can be incredibly frustrating, especially if you feel they’ve been trained.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 16, 2023

Achieve Success Together: How Great Teamwork Turns Talent into Performance Are you ready to learn how great teamwork can propel your organization into high performance? This week on #AskingForaFriend I have a conversation with my friend Dr. David Burkus about what makes a great team.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 19, 2024

askingforafriend Sustainable Organization Statistics: Numbers Show a Shift The stats are showing a shift from “nice to have” to “need to have.” Empower Your Sustainable Organization: Seven Strategic Steps to Go Green Ignite sustainability by fostering environmental awareness.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Inspire team innovation with an idea garden, saving great ideas for future growth. Hi Karin, “I attended your Courageous Cultures, how to Read Courageous Cultures with your team book club, and we loved it. The team knows I want their ideas, so they keep bringing me more. Now I have too many ideas.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 25, 2024

Messages woven into stories have a profound impact, fostering empathy and allowing listeners to see themselves in the narrative,” Gleijm notes. This emotional engagement is crucial for rallying teams and stakeholders around a shared vision. This approach keeps the story relevant and engaging for your team.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 2, 2021

5 Ways to Scale Your Leadership and Motivate Your Large Team. You have a solid track record of building high-performance teams. But, now your team is bigger and you need to scale your leadership. Perhaps you’ve been promoted and your team has tripled in size.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

“Karin, our team is growing. ” “Leading was easy when our team was small, but now our team is growing. ” “How do I scale my leadership influence as my team size grows?” How to Keep Leading Well as Your Team is Growing. How do you balance responsiveness with productivity?

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Lead from Within

JANUARY 25, 2024

Great leaders understand that fostering a cohesive workplace is not just about managing people; it’s about inspiring and guiding a unified team towards shared goals. Here are some key steps to fostering a cohesive workplace and becoming a great leader who brings out the best in their team.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 8, 2022

When you have a negative team member, strive to understand what’s happening. Leading a negative team member can be frustrating. You have a vision, and you’re energized about your new solution, but they’re skeptical, critical, and keep bringing up problems. Why You Have a Negative Team Member.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 12, 2021

Your human resources professionals can be wonderful strategic partners and collaborate with you to achieve amazing results—but it takes trust and a solid relationship to get there. You might not be aware of what your HR professionals offer. You might not be aware of what your HR professionals offer.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

These firms understand the unique challenges and needs of the nonprofit sector and have extensive experience in identifying candidates who possess the specific skills and values required for success in mission-driven roles. Why Should Nonprofits Use an Executive Search Firm?

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Leading Blog

APRIL 14, 2023

I T SHOULD go without saying that the health and well-being of employees have a direct impact on the success of an organization. Shared Values Including employees through conversation or, in most cases, online surveys is a good way to know the values are shared. What opportunities do you create for employees to socialize?”

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2020

We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. Diana Peterson-More shared Covid Communication: Spread a Little Kindness. My line has become “thank you for wearing a mask. Communication.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

The Value of Executive Leadership Team Coaching in Today’s Business Landscape In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, the value of executive leadership team coaching cannot be understated. It allows executives to tap into their full potential, improve their decision-making abilities, and build high-performing teams.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2023

When it comes to the success of new executives in your organization, just about nothing plays as critical a role as onboarding. Let’s dive into how to use this process to set your people and company up for success. Sometimes it is just logistical support for new executives (such as email logins and sharing necessary contacts).

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

I’ve written about these and other crucial tools for helping leaders improve relationships, gain executive presence and succeed in my new book, The Heart of a Leader: 52 Emotional Intelligence Insights to Advance Your Career. Meet with your predecessor and other stakeholders to ask questions that seek to understand and not judge.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Of course, you know that leadership is not who likes you. But it sucks to go to work every day when you know your team would rather be working for someone else. Plus, if your team doesn’t like you, you’re not going to have the influence you need to make an impact.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 23, 2021

Use This Approach to Gain Respect and the Influence You Need. But it sucks to go to work every day when you know your team would rather be working for someone else. Plus, if your team doesn’t respect you, you’re not going to have the influence you need to make an impact.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 3, 2021

“Corey, Aaron, and Justin, I would like to have you three be the leaders from our class to represent us. No one would have used leader to describe these boys. Leadership can come in a moment when you need it. Often it comes by someone giving you a chance to show what you can do. Did someone tell you?

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 3, 2021

We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. Marcia shares: “ Achieving inner stillness is getting comfortable with the beautiful emptiness of not knowing. Communication.

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Great Results Team Building

AUGUST 21, 2023

As leaders and team managers, understanding the value of collaboration and employing the right strategies can be the key to unlocking your team’s full potential. For your team to be truly productive, collaboration is crucial. This involves cultivating an atmosphere of trust, mutual respect, and inclusivity.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 22, 2021

It is about how you behave and what you do. We all have a responsibility to lead in the context we are in. Most leaders do not have titles. To help you develop confidence and grow as a leader, the authors present an operating system of leadership practices based on their time-tested Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership.

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Joseph Lalonde

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

You have to clearly communicate multiple things to those you lead. Some of the pieces you have to communicate may be: The vision of the organization. Your team’s mission. The love you have for your team. Sharing why your products cost what they do.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 1, 2023

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in June 2023 curated just for you. Leading with Significance : How to Create a Magnetic, People-First Culture by Joey Havens Can a magnetic culture elevate you to unparalleled performance? Chaos does not have to be confusing or debilitating. Absolutely!

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Leading Blog

APRIL 28, 2023

Wonderhell is that place between who you are and who you are becoming. The wonderful excitement of who you are and the burden (hell) of the realization of who you can become. and What to Do About It , Otting presents the ride of your life like entering an amusement park—Wonderhell. You could run from this fear.

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Great Results Team Building

JANUARY 25, 2022

When you explore other industries other than your initial focus, you can find new inspiration and in-depth areas behind concepts you otherwise would not have examined. Music plays a large part in many people’s lives, as a universal way of bringing people together with shared fondness.

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