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APRIL 17, 2018

As an organizational learning tool it has been used to transform small teams and entire armies into … The After Action Review: A Leader’s Guide Read More ». The post The After Action Review: A Leader’s Guide appeared first on RapidStart Leadership.

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RapidStart Leadership

JANUARY 16, 2018

What is the role of fear in leadership? I’ll get to that in a minute, but first, let’s look at the impact of fear and love as leadership tools. In the end, I think Eisenhower had a better grasp of leadership. You do not lead by hitting people over the head – that’s assault, not leadership. Did we fear him?

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RapidStart Leadership

MAY 4, 2017

Only a century ago, intrepid men dreamed of conquering the planet’s last continent with tools unfit for purpose. And be sure to sign up now for twice-monthly Leadership Updates with more tips and exclusive content not available elsewhere on the site! For those men, heroism alone sufficed. Being a leader is never easy.

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RapidStart Leadership

JUNE 9, 2017

Allied planners knew things could go wrong, so they gave their leaders two critical tools to help them win in the chaos. Today we’ll talk about what those tools were and how you can use them to succeed with your “Army.”. But the leadership tools the airborne forces used can be equally effective on the teams we lead.

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RapidStart Leadership

JUNE 29, 2017

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. Tools to Help Leaders. But it is risky to act boldly if you do not understand the environment. Click To Tweet.

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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. But more importantly, it also provides several effective tools to help us drive change when the time comes, and that’s what made this book a winner for me. They tackled the harder question: How do you drive change?

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RapidStart Leadership

JUNE 2, 2017

Whether it’s your first leadership position or your fifty-first, taking over can be a challenging business. ” (Credit to Rare Leadership Solutions ). Effective leadership is based on understanding the environment and building trust. This is about your personal competence in your leadership position. Click To Tweet.

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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

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Free tools like Google Drive, or paid ones like Dropbox allow you to set up a shared folder system so documents like meeting agendas, working papers, and presentations can be shared quickly and easily. Raise your leadership game. Get access to more tips, tools, and techniques. Have a place to share. Gather the team.

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RapidStart Leadership

APRIL 11, 2017

Last weekend we held our annual leadership training event for the Scout troop. We reserve these events for the more experienced Scouts to help them refine their leadership techniques and improve problem-solving skills. Question: How else have you seen models used as effective leadership tools? Training Leaders.

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RapidStart Leadership

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Raise your leadership game. Get access to more tips, tools, and techniques. You win each time you step out the door. So focus on the outcome, not the struggle, bundle up, and get out there! Like what you see? Subscribe, and I’ll send them direct to your inbox twice a month.

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RapidStart Leadership

JANUARY 10, 2018

Bring the right tools. Instead, begin with the unrelated, come up with some crazy ideas, then try to fuse them with a more practical tool to yield a new, novel solution. In an experiment to develop new interviewing tools, he had subjects start with the idea of in-line skates, and later added a pen. Raise your leadership game.

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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. They trust you. Click To Tweet.

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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. In just a few minutes we were done; trees restocked, yard cleared, tools put away, lights out, and everything ready for the next day. Then he put them to work.

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RapidStart Leadership

JUNE 15, 2017

I like to think of leadership as influencing others in a direction. It’s a great tool because it allows you to synchronize and harmonize all those separate noodles into one delicious, efficient bite. 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 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. Get access to more tips, tools, and techniques. Click To Tweet. Killing the buzz.

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RapidStart Leadership

OCTOBER 31, 2017

At the time, I thought of it as involved, caring leadership. As Wally Bock of Three Star Leadership advises, choose someone who has both the ability and willingness to do the job. Raise your leadership game. Get access to more tips, tools, and techniques. And then I’d send the ball back their way. Here’s why.

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RapidStart Leadership

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Raise your leadership game. Get access to more tips, tools, and techniques. 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.

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RapidStart Leadership

MARCH 14, 2017

Have their work space ready for them – desk chair, office supplies, phone, tools – whatever it is they will need to do productive work, have it ready and waiting for 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

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Raise your leadership game. Get access to more tips, tools, and techniques. Yet the number of people who actually do seems small. Maybe that’s why we respect them so much. What will you do to start building influence today? Like what you see? Subscribe, and I’ll send them direct to your inbox twice a month.

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RapidStart Leadership

JULY 6, 2017

Conflict is inevitable in any human enterprise; how we handle that conflict is where leadership comes in. Once we learn to respond instead of react, we gain access to tools that can help us defuse conflict. leadership Click To Tweet. Do our reflexive reactions cause unnecessary fireworks? 7 Ways to Defuse Conflict.

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RapidStart Leadership

DECEMBER 3, 2016

She armed us with a tool we could take with us and refer to later. And be sure to sign up now for twice-monthly Leadership Updates with more tips and exclusive content not available elsewhere on the site! There’s nothing like competence to instill confidence. Nothing instills confidence like competence. Click To Tweet.

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RapidStart Leadership

JANUARY 30, 2018

Leadership: Where their success is your success. Raise your leadership game. Get access to more tips, tools, and techniques. He his goal was to learn how to leverage the resources under his control to help me do even better. He saw my success as his success, and this mindset made us feel like we were on the same team.

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RapidStart Leadership

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Raise your leadership game. Get access to more tips, tools, and techniques. Perhaps by reading this book and absorbing the lessons that Grant offers, we can learn to be more original ourselves, encourage creativity on our teams, or at least recognize it when we see it. Like what you see?

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RapidStart Leadership

JANUARY 2, 2018

Raise your leadership game. Get access to more tips, tools, and techniques. You might be surprised at what you come up with. Question: What other ideas can you share about ways to carve out space to think? Like what you see? Subscribe, and I’ll send them direct to your inbox twice a month.

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RapidStart Leadership

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

He was doing one of the critical things that I think all new managers should do any time they move into a new leadership position – talking to key people and listening to what they have to say before making decisions about direction and focus. This video-based course will arm you with the tools you need to be successful.

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RapidStart Leadership

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Raise your leadership game. Get access to more tips, tools, and techniques. Play to your strengths when you can, but remember, sometimes you will have to step outside your comfort zone to help your team succeed. Like what you see? Subscribe, and I’ll send them direct to your inbox twice a month.

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RapidStart Leadership

OCTOBER 3, 2017

It’s a challenging business, but with the right tools, you can make it happen. I f you want to achieve that goal you have always dreamed about, you need to establish positive habits that stick, and build a framework that will keep you motivated and moving forward.

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RapidStart Leadership

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Raise your leadership game. Get access to more tips, tools, and techniques. 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? Subscribe, and I’ll send them direct to your inbox twice a month.

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