Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 18, 2024

A few months into my work there, a man named Jack took me aside and said, “David, I noticed that when you come into our all-hands meeting, you walk straight up to the front row, sit down, open your notebook and are ready to take notes.” Culturally, this does not work for me.” It’s so depressing and hard to feel energy for anything.”

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 12, 2022

If you’re going through or recovering from a layoff, first let me say, I’m sorry. There was one dark point in my career when I received a call once a quarter for two years, giving me my Reduction in Force (RIF) numbers. ” Me too, Alyssa. a mentor or a trusted peer). I know it’s hard.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 29, 2024

70% of respondents said they’re experiencing the same or more conflict at work than just a few years ago. But also on the list of consequences were: Improved quality of work (12%) Positive policy change (10%) More innovation or creativity (8%) And these are just a few of the reasons you might need more conflict, not less, in your workplace.

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Lead from Within

APRIL 23, 2024

Trust is the cornerstone of any successful organization. However, trust is fragile and can be easily shattered by the actions of leaders and team members. As an executive leadership coach, I’ve seen firsthand the consequences of trust-breaking mistakes in organizations. Trust your team to execute their tasks competently.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 11, 2024

Just then you open your email there are five separate notes from Nervous Nora, asking you a whole series of “have you thought abouts…?” Let me walk you through a few of our contingency plans. I appreciate you sharing that with me.” ” (which you have). What’s going on for you right now? “I

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Just like any other outcome you’re looking to achieve, if you want better teamwork you need better habits. We’re such good friends, I can just tell him he’s a jerk and his idea is stupid. Empathy is a bridge to deeper understanding and trust. For better teamwork, dive deeper than just professional interactions.

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Leading Blog

MAY 3, 2024

The recent passing of my father had left me emotionally bereft, a state further intensified by the daunting prospect of following luminaries such as General Stanley McChrystal and Jon Meacham. Standing before these distinguished leaders, my vulnerability was not just a shadow—it was my companion.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 7, 2023

“As a young manager, having not done well at leading, my team approached me and addressed what they saw needed to change. I am still grateful that they decided to trust me and be open about how they saw the situation!” What’s preventing me from saying it?” It was just something I had to do.”

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2020

You put up a “just painted” sign and head back to the public works office. Did you just paint another curb — one of many you’ve painted this year? Or did you uphold a trust between you and the residents of your city? The oath’s role as a reminder of the public trust. The post No one voted for me.

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Rich Gee Group

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Most meetings try to do these four things: communicate, collaborate, build trust, and motivate. I want you to flip that around — when you hold your next meeting, focus on how you will motivate your team, build trust, collaborate, and communicate. Don’t just host a meeting — make it powerful. You’ll thank me.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Me consistently wondering how I’m going to finish this 17-mile training run. Just like the body adapts to physical training, your team will adapt to practicing good communication when you practice it daily, bring one another back to focus when you forget, and celebrate success. But showing up consistently builds trust.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 23, 2020

Building and maintaining trust is an issue that most leaders agree is critically important, but few have a plan to achieve it. It reminds me of the old project management adage: people don’t plan to fail; they just fail to plan. Most leaders don’t plan to fail in building trust, they just fail to create a plan.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 24, 2018

“Karin, TRUST me. I just don’t think we have the critical thinking skills we need […]. I would LOVE to delegate more of these decisions and loosen up the reigns, but then I go out into the field and find all this crap.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 20, 2021

Now let’s look at each area in turn: Challenge Me High-Competence/High-Confidence: This could be a team member in the perfect sweet spot of positive energy and flow or maybe becoming a bit bored and longing for more. Encourage Me: High-Competence/Low-Confidence: The good news is you’ve got skills to work with.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 22, 2021

And, of course, REAL apologies are vital in building trust, influence, and connection. But, pre-apologies where you apologize for an idea you’re about to present, scream, “Don’t listen to me, wait for the next guy. ” “Can we just double-check the numbers? If you screw up, admit it.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 17, 2019

T HE GREAT WRITER Ernest Hemingway once said: " The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them. I’ve often told people in new organizations I joined that I trust them until that trust is violated. This puts a healthy kind of pressure on them NOT to violate that trust. When No Trust Exists.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 9, 2023

Their parents just didn’t think to explain that ghosting is rude. It also degrades trust– not just for your own brand, but for the brand of your organization. One big reason I hear for ghosting at work is that it just takes too much time to respond. I’m curious as to your motivation to just disappear.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 23, 2023

It takes work to overcome these barriers to collaboration, trust, and effective teamwork and give everyone a chance to speak and be heard. While effective teams build on one another’s ideas and everyone contributes selflessly, this requires an atmosphere of trust and respect. Are we voting? Using consensus? Is that right?

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Perhaps you can identify with a disconnect like this: “If they knew this was important, why didn’t they send me an email with IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED in the header?” ” “Why would they let this sit in an email, and not just Slack message me? Why didn’t they just pick up the phone?

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 10, 2020

For many years I have been discussing how the skills of leaders needs to change to meet the needs and demands of the 21 st century workforce, and the recent pandemic has just highlighted this even more. Resulting team member impact: My leader motivates me by leading by example and displaying the same standards he/she expects from employees.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 30, 2020

The exponential growth of technology has enabled new products, services, and businesses to rise to prominence in short order, and has caused others to become obsolete just as quickly. The one must-have ingredient of successful change efforts is trust. One of the primary ways trust is eroded is a failure to meet expectations.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 2, 2021

Then, I met with each agent to build trust and got to know them and their concerns. You’re team’s just not ready to do this without you. “Laura” (the person I had left in charge) just doesn’t have the influence you do. I established a clear vision and performance expectations.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

One of my first bosses told me that it would be impressive performance metrics and my contribution to the bottom line that would determine my success. Managing just to the numbers only gets you so far. Listening with the eyes and the heart, not just the ears and the brain, requires a deeper level of paying attention and understanding.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 4, 2021

I can’t tell you how many times a manager has come to me for advice after they’ve made a technically authentic, but clumsy move: Storming out of a staff meeting in anger. I once had a client call me and say, “My boss just told me that there is going to be a major restructure and a significant downsizing.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Just like with anything else you want to achieve, it’s essential to define what success looks like. Can you please notice when you see me doing this well, or struggling with it?” Avoid “I’ll help you if you help me,” approaches. Let others know what you’re working on and why.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

An organisation recruited me to help resolve an internal team issue arising from a budget-driven restructuring programme. From personal experience, I knew just how damaging, emotionally and mentally, such situations can be and the likely impact on performance. It has also enabled me to help people feel more valued.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 1, 2023

However, this has made me not decide so many things for myself like my career path, my job etc…at that time. First, they found support from a trusted colleague so they weren’t managing the situation alone. But his boss thought I had made a mistake, and left me a scathing voicemail copying six other people on the team.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Whenever anyone asks me what leadership lessons I wished I’d learned sooner, I always have the same response. But a deliberate investment in go-to coworker relationships matters just as much (or even more). This is the peer you can trust to pick you up when you’re feeling down. Maybe they’re just wicked smart.

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Eric Jacobson

MAY 13, 2024

How to build trust within a team. How to strengthen your network when you are just starting out. Thank you to the book’s publisher for sending me an advance copy of the book. As you read Bosses, Coworkers and Building Great Work Relationships , you will discover: How to talk to your boss about your career development.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Rachel Botsman discussing trust issues that revolve not just around trust and technology, but trust issues around size: “I think so much of what we need in our lives are smaller systems, where you can really serve people’s best interests. Here are two ideas for the curious mind to engage with: I.

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Another executive who works in a multinational Fortune 100 insurance company told me that they are working more hours than ever before just to carry the load of lost team members. This person is currently looking for a change, after serving their firm for over 11 years.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 18, 2022

” And I lose the natural curiosity which could lead to deeper trust and connection. His team was empowered, he was able to spend his time on critical strategic priorities, trust was high, and performance was strong. I just wish I could feel more at peace in the striving. And I am PROUD of all the team has accomplished.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 24, 2021

But the goal was not to just go up and down, but to create a joyful experience of balance which relied on each person. Leadership requires communication, trust, and vulnerability. the weight of the older child would keep me perched at the top of the seesaw until they had enough mercy to let me down.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

I’m just not going there. Just this past week, we saw a range of seemingly “normal” online conversations turn political (with people explicitly assuming, labeling, and insulting one another’s political affiliation). Just like you. Your self-evident beliefs are just as self-evidently wrong to someone else. 4) Don’t assume.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 23, 2020

Eric George, a renowned hand surgeon, entrepreneur, and venture capitalist, shares in We: Ditch the Me Mindset and Change the World that in his field, he frequently sees “a spirit of absolute independence. Successful people don’t just see others as a means to get things done, but the relationships as an end in themselves.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

It may seem like they’re leading well, but they may just be following your lead. Instead of attending skip-level meetings to SUPPORT my team leader’s messages and approach, I brought the message and worked to build trust WITH ME. As your team is growing resist the urge to solve problems FOR them and teach them how to think.

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Leading with Trust

MAY 19, 2023

My experience has shown that many leaders take trust for granted. They assume people trust them by virtue of their title or position, when the reality is they aren’t as trusted as they think they are. It reminds me of the old project management adage: people don’t plan to fail; they just fail to plan.

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