RapidStart Leadership

APRIL 11, 2017

If you can show them what success looks like, it can help them visualize what they need to do, improve teamwork, and get you a positive result a lot faster. Last weekend we held our annual leadership training event for the Scout troop. Question: How else have you seen models used as effective leadership tools?

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RapidStart Leadership

OCTOBER 24, 2017

When you “mind the gap” and consistently demonstrate in all things that there is no space between what you say and what you do, trust grows and teamwork rises. And be sure to sign up now for twice-monthly Leadership Updates with more tips and exclusive content not available elsewhere on the site! Trying to build trust?

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RapidStart Leadership

MAY 4, 2017

So in reading this book, about leadership and courage pushed to the limits in the worst of conditions, those things that leave their mark, that haunt the edges of our almost understanding, I thought hard about coping with such adventures. The post On Duty: The Meaning of Leadership in a Risk-Filled World appeared first on.

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RapidStart Leadership

DECEMBER 8, 2016

It reminded me that leadership doesn’t need to be complicated or hard. And, importantly, it’s an opportunity for the boys to practice leadership and learn about teamwork. It was fun to see that teamwork in action as the troop set to work unloading the trailer and stocking the yard. It was like someone kicked an ant hill.

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RapidStart Leadership

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

A sense of isolation can set in, and as that happens you lose the potential that teamwork was supposed to provide in the first place. As a friend of mine in the finance industry pointed out, successful teamwork under these conditions is all about finding creative ways to shrink the distance between you and the team. Like what you see?

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RapidStart Leadership

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Leadership: Be the first to take the blame, and the last to take the credit. Your teammate’s faces are like windows into their minds and are one of the ways you can get immediate feedback on your leadership. Raise your leadership game. And just as importantly, others will see that their efforts are appreciated.

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RapidStart Leadership

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Max Ringleman was surprised to find that one plus one plus one didn’t necessarily equal three when it came to people and teamwork. In larger groups with weak accountability systems some people will be tempted to loaf. Question: What recent experience have you had with social loafing?

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RapidStart Leadership

JUNE 29, 2017

But what happens when the “teamwork” part erodes away and all you have left is a group of individuals masquerading as a team? The Temptation to Answer… When we find ourselves entering into a leadership position, we have a natural desire to immediately assert our authority, make an impact, and somehow demonstrate our worthiness to lead.

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RapidStart Leadership

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Teamwork is group event. Raise your leadership game. Play to your strengths by speaking privately with the person, give them an opportunity to say their piece, but look them in the eye and give them the candid feedback they need to hear. Avoiding the problem doesn’t make it go away, it allows it to grow larger. Click To Tweet.

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RapidStart Leadership

MARCH 23, 2017

If you want to emphasize the importance of teamwork, focus on who your blockers are. And be sure to sign up now for twice-monthly Leadership Updates with more tips and exclusive content not available elsewhere on the site! The runner gets the statistic and camera time, but it was the blocker that made it possible for him to score.

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RapidStart Leadership

JANUARY 25, 2018

Leadership can be a lot like swimming. For perspective, it helps to turn to the people impacted by our leadership. Leadership: It’s not how YOU think you are doing… Click To Tweet. Short of getting your own leadership coach, here are six ways to tell immediately if you are sinking or swimming as a leader.

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RapidStart Leadership

APRIL 10, 2018

5 Things to Consider When Building a New Team appeared first on RapidStart Leadership. Here are five action steps you can take when building a … Who’s in Your Canoe? 5 Things to Consider When Building a New Team Read More ». The post Who’s in Your Canoe?

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RapidStart Leadership

MARCH 28, 2017

Just as winter transitions to spring and the world outside renews itself, maybe it’s time to look at your leadership and your team and take a moment to renew, too. Imagine someone from a major business magazine is coming to write about your leadership “secrets” and what makes your team so successful. • ” Moving On.

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RapidStart Leadership

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Raise your leadership game. It’s a Christian organization, but you don’t need to be a Christian either to pack or accept the food. Giving is for those in need, as it should be. . Like what you see? Get access to more tips, tools, and techniques. Subscribe, and I’ll send them direct to your inbox twice a month.

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RapidStart Leadership

MARCH 13, 2018

“How can you optimize a system that’s error-prone?” ” As humans, we are fallable. In our efforts to achieve, produce, and progress, we make mistakes, we misjudge, we stumble. Any enterprise that involves humans will, by definition, be imperfect. But is that really such a bad thing?

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RapidStart Leadership

MARCH 16, 2017

We like to focus on the star – the one person who always seems to get it done. But if we zero in too closely on one star, we lose sight of the other points of light in the sky. The Chicago Bulls put five people on the court, not just Michael Jordan. Somebody has to be there to block the defense, create a gap, pass the ball.

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RapidStart Leadership

JANUARY 17, 2017

It was anything but a normal way to celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary. But despite many unexpected trials, it was also one of the best days we’d had together in a while. Here’s the very unusual way we spent our anniversary, and ten Life Lessons we’ll be sure to keep mind for the next 25 years (and beyond!).

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