Terry Starbucker

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Controlling the Flow: Why Today’s Leaders Have To Be Plumbers Too

Terry Starbucker

They also deal with information that can “flow” in the wrong direction – that is, they have managers that openly express negative or detrimental words to the people they lead. Leaders deal with high pressure all the time – both externally and internally.

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How To Find Your Balance On The Leadership Seesaw

Terry Starbucker

The more information and facts you know, the better you can face this contradiction. I realize that many decisions can’t be made with 100% of the necessary information on hand, but with a focused discipline of good data collection and fact finding you stand a much better chance of getting it right more often. 4) Hubris vs.

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6 Reliable Clues That Reveal Your Leadership Effectiveness

Terry Starbucker

The back door information passageway is locked – In larger organizations there are occasions where other departments try to use the “back door” to get information, bypassing the leader and going right to the teammate. If that venting goes public, or worse, viral, you have some work to do.

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6 Quick Ways To Know If You Are An Effective Leader

Terry Starbucker

The back door for information is locked – In larger organizations there are occasions where other departments try to use the “back door” to get information, bypassing the leader and going right to the teammate. If that venting goes public, or worse, viral, you have some work to do.

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Listen Up: Leadership And The Virtual Q-Tip

Terry Starbucker

And that when we do listen, there’s the issue of whether the information is just bouncing off of us, rather than being absorbed – I call that “blocked listening” The thing is, if we really ever took the time to consciously track our behavior, there’d be a surprising result. Too many distractions.

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Who Are The Process Whisperers, And Why Should We Be Listening To Them?

Terry Starbucker

We put all the information we got on a big spreadsheet, and studied it – very carefully. Because there, on that page, was a treasure trove of information that would guide us in designing the best service delivery processes and procedures.

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A Navigational Guide To 6 Paradoxes of Leadership

Terry Starbucker

The key here is one word: Facts The more information and facts you know, the better you can face this paradox. Stand still too long, and everyone passes you by. 4) Hubris vs.

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