RapidStart Leadership

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

They made you a new manager. Whatever you did to become a new manager is probably not enough to help you be successful there. In this post I’ll give you six things to focus on in your first week as a new manager so you can get started on the right foot. Steps for the New Manager – The Takeaway. Meet with the Boss.

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RapidStart Leadership

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

A quote from Alexander den Heijer helps us go from managing people plodding slowly on the corporate treadmill, to making them feel like running. The post Lines for Leaders: Corporate Treadmill appeared first on RapidStart Leadership.

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RapidStart Leadership

DECEMBER 24, 2016

But during our annual re-watching of the movie this year, what I didn’t count on was getting a lesson in leadership from a six foot three inch tall munchkin. So for you holiday enjoyment, here are five leadership secrets of Buddy the Elf that we can all keep in mind to make us better leaders in the coming year. Buddy’s Secrets.

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RapidStart Leadership

AUGUST 22, 2017

So naturally, we pushed harder, and managed to set our log down five feet beyond where they had stopped — just to spite them. And be sure to sign up now for twice-monthly Leadership Updates with more tips and exclusive content not available elsewhere on the site! Share your comments below.

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RapidStart Leadership

AUGUST 10, 2022

appeared first on RapidStart Leadership. Time - there's never enough of it, and everyone seems to want more; is making time an option? With a change of perspective, I think so. The post Making Time: There’s Never Enough; Can We Make More?

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RapidStart Leadership

MAY 4, 2017

But I have been the team lead or manager of my group for many years, and the only female ever in that position. And be sure to sign up now for twice-monthly Leadership Updates with more tips and exclusive content not available elsewhere on the site! Anything else is as fragile as glass and elusive as smoke. Johnson Click To Tweet.

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RapidStart Leadership

JUNE 6, 2017

It’s a lot more manageable that way, right? Any great accomplishment can be broken down into smaller, more manageable steps. And be sure to sign up now for twice-monthly Leadership Updates with more tips and exclusive content not available elsewhere on the site! You would only need to climb 25 steps a day.

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RapidStart Leadership

JULY 25, 2017

Leadership is about influencing people in a specific direction, but sometimes that direction needs to change. He invited the General Manager to ride with him to see his district. Bratton picked up the manager in a small car, just like the ones he proposed buying. It only took two hours, and the Manager had seen enough.

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RapidStart Leadership

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

The post Change the Game: 7 Ways to Build Teammates Who Can Do More appeared first on RapidStart Leadership. If … Change the Game: 7 Ways to Build Teammates Who Can Do More Read More ».

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RapidStart Leadership

MARCH 30, 2017

When I hear of the exploits of amateur climbers who somehow manage to summit Mount Everest, it makes me wonder – how many more times has his guide been to the top? leadership Click To Tweet. And what person isn’t great who helps make this world a little better place to live in? That’s what leaders do. Who will you celebrate with?

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RapidStart Leadership

JUNE 13, 2017

Leadership can bring with it a sense of isolation. This can be particularly true of new leaders and those chosen from among a peer group to take on a formal leadership position. Sometimes leader isolation can come from a sense of getting stuck between the competing demands of higher management and the needs of your team.

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RapidStart Leadership

APRIL 20, 2017

With his 35 years as a leader in the Army, including time as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and his four years as the US Secretary of State, he knows a thing or two about leadership in the real world. So when problems arise, embrace them as opportunities to strengthen your leadership. Solve problems, don’t manage them.

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RapidStart Leadership

JUNE 20, 2017

Daily (Micro) Management. Communication is a critically important leadership skill. In any leadership situation, two things are going on. And be sure to sign up now for twice-monthly Leadership Updates with more tips and exclusive content not available elsewhere on the site! 4 Times to Stop Yourself. Stop Yourself! .

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RapidStart Leadership

DECEMBER 5, 2017

There are lots of other techniques to help you stay mentally tough and keep going in the face of adversity, whether it’s managing your expectations at the outset, focusing on the goal instead of the stuggle, or learning to take things one step at a time. Raise your leadership game. Don’t lie down. Like what you see?

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RapidStart Leadership

AUGUST 1, 2017

Each team rode in its own bus, established its own leadership, designed its own flag, and chose its own name. It took a little while, but working together they managed to get the valve unstuck. And be sure to sign up now for twice-monthly Leadership Updates with more tips and exclusive content not available elsewhere on the site!

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RapidStart Leadership

APRIL 13, 2017

Organizations have managers and supervisors. Are you waiting for permission to proceed? Traffic signals organize and coordinate the flow of traffic. They keep things safe and orderly. We wait for the green light to proceed. They direct the traffic too. Most people wait to be told what to do, then do it. But leaders don’t wait.

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RapidStart Leadership

APRIL 5, 2017

And as Wally Bock would say over at Three Star Leadership , I had embraced the grind , prioritizing my habits around the daily task of getting a little bit better. All I could manage was a fast walk. And be sure to sign up now for twice-monthly Leadership Updates with more tips and exclusive content not available elsewhere on the site!

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RapidStart Leadership

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

It was a simple foot race, but what I witnessed in the final minutes taught me a life-lesson about leadership and culture. We managed to stay ahead of them, coming across the line in third, and collapsing in a heap at the finish. Actually, I think it’s in their culture and in their leadership. A Little Friendly Competition.

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RapidStart Leadership

MAY 9, 2017

After weeks of laborious effort, he had managed to drill through 686 feet of solid limestone with no luck. And be sure to sign up now for twice-monthly Leadership Updates with more tips and exclusive content not available elsewhere on the site! Oil had recently been found not far away on Black Creek. Not as Easy as He Thought.

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RapidStart Leadership

JUNE 27, 2017

Let’s take a look – in many ways, I think by mimicking its six secrets of success, we might manage to become a little bit greater ourselves. And be sure to sign up now for twice-monthly Leadership Updates with more tips and exclusive content not available elsewhere on the site! Six Secrets of Success from Ol’ Man River.

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RapidStart Leadership

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Last week we talked about the importance of seeking to understand your leadership environment before you start trying to lead. And be sure to sign up now for twice-monthly Leadership Updates with more tips and exclusive content not available elsewhere on the site! Now the question becomes, how do you get them there?

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RapidStart Leadership

JANUARY 10, 2018

It’s good to consult other sources – books, blogs, people, but manage how you spend that time. Raise your leadership game. For each of their master works, they also produced hundreds of lesser pieces. The more you produce, the better the odds that something will be great. Allot time. The goal is not simply to listen and repeat.

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RapidStart Leadership

DECEMBER 27, 2016

A department manager named Gary Lorgan knew that his employees enjoyed working on special work-related projects as teams. You can use Grandma’s Law in a team setting as well. In his book “Bringing out the Best in People” author and clinical psychologist Aubrey Daniels gives the example of a production team at a Kodak factory.

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RapidStart Leadership

MAY 23, 2017

There are close parallels here to good leadership and change. Manage time differently. And be sure to sign up now for twice-monthly Leadership Updates with more tips and exclusive content not available elsewhere on the site! And we look forward to finding new places to discover and explore. Disruption for the Good.

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