Leading Blog

APRIL 30, 2020

After a few years of doing that pretty much daily, you’ve forged the strongest possible armor to defend against fear: hard-one competence.”. Feynman on leaving room for doubt so that the door is open to critical thinking and learning: “A scientist is never certain. . Here are two ideas for the curious mind to engage with: I.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

As the managers moved around the room and sorted themselves into groups based on their perceived needs, we asked the senior executive which behavior he would choose. “Oh, Don’t you ever leave that glass without locking the door. Don’t ever leave that glass.”. It’s very possible he saved my life. Everyone would suffer.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 7, 2021

Even as I write this, the wood floor in the kitchen, dining room, and den is being splintered and thrown into the jaws of a construction bin. The living room is an obstacle course from the pantry and closets. I can clean other rooms of my house. Sometimes, a backwards look offers insights for where we find ourselves today.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 13, 2014

It’s crushing you to see her shying away from possibilities. Be as clear as possible with examples when giving praise. Nothing builds confidence more than being the “smartest” guy in the room. 9 times out of 10, the “smartest” guy in the room, is really the most prepared. Help her prepare.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Frutchey administers the oath at the new employee’s workplace when possible. Frutchey encourages everyone to look around the room as he reminds them that these people are the core of their support system. Tom Frutchey , city manager of Paso Robles, Calif., Why team members stand for the oath. About that red curb.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 30, 2021

Is it possible? Passion: At the end of last year, I watched from the back of the room as a low-key executive somberly droned on about a very positive year and full bonus pots. What matters is what you leave behind of substance for others to appreciate and benefit from. By 2050, will we see a record of 1.1 Is it significant?

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 18, 2024

Jack explained that when I entered the room and sat down, focused on the meeting and the work, I was not greeting my colleagues and engaging in pre-meeting conversations. When I ask the team for status updates, they tell me everything is good, even when I know it can’t possibly be going well.” Culturally, this does not work for me.”

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HR Digest

MARCH 2, 2024

In some situations, it might be inevitable and you will have to accept the employees’ decision to leave. In other cases where the employee is moving on to another organization or leaving due to issues within your company, you might be successful in convincing an employee to stay instead.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 3, 2023

There are many possible upgrades for your WFH setup. Leaving your designated workspace to use your bedroom’s bathroom, for instance, might result in distractions. Working from home is now an increasingly common setup. It’s a win for everyone; employers don’t have to rent out as much space.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 8, 2014

If possible find out names and titles of the interviewers on the panel, and check them out on LinkedInbefore you go. ” Everyone matters or they would not be in the room. As you leave, shake each interviewer’s hand and sincerely thank them for their time. Do Your Homework. Be careful not to get too creepy (e.g.

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Lead from Within

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Be as clear and consistent as possible to keep everyone moving in the same direction. If you do your best work in collaboration with a work partner or small group, block a few hours to share a virtual room. Those who are new to working from home often experience burnout because they feel they never leave work.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 21, 2022

Laura thanked her and hurried to a quiet conference room where she could call her team. question in that they’re specific and humble (assume that improvement is possible). What is THE NUMBER ONE REASON you see customers leave? Courageous questions are specific, vulnerable questions that get right to the root of the matter.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 8, 2020

But when the dust settles, they will have lost the trust that makes customer loyalty possible. Or those that laid-off employees with little to no notice, leaving these formerly loyal workers to fend for themselves when their rents and mortgage payments came due. Companies are making bad decisions for good reason.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 1, 2021

As a result, you’ll avoid wasting months of your life working a job that you will eventually leave. Instead, you can spot the warning signs early, leave as soon as possible, and use that extra time to train or find a new job right away. Moreso than that, you realize your whole career just isn’t right for you at all.

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Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 15, 2020

that I can combine in creative ways to design a possible experiment? Entrepreneurs make formal and informal lists (referred to as Opportunity Registers) of all of their possible experiments, based on the resources they have at hand. Given a long list of possible experiments, entrepreneurs categorize them. 3) DE-RISK. 3) DE-RISK.

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HR Digest

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

By asking the best exit interview questions, you’ll have a clear clue on how to prevent others from leaving and increase your retention rates. Employees tend to leave a company for various reasons. These questions help employers to understand an employee’s experience and their reason for leaving. Why are you leaving?

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Tom made a major career decision 3 months ago: he decided to leave his position as chief information officer at a large manufacturing firm to become an entrepreneur and start a company to provide software that helps manufacturers improve the quality of their manufacturing process. There was no room for any missteps.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 16, 2019

There’s no more room in the cup!”. If that’s not possible, walk where you don’t need to spend your precious attention on things like traffic signals and other people. Remember this: Every time you say no to one thing, you leave yourself space in your life to say yes to something better. cries the visitor. But, there’s a catch.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

It often seems easier to wrap things up quickly and let an employee leave quietly without stirring up too much trouble, but skipping an exit interview might be a poor choice. An exit interview is a formal discussion between a manager or HR personnel of a company and an employee leaving the company.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 27, 2024

The aroma of delicious food fills the room, enticing hungry patrons. Low ceilings or weak air currents can leave your kitchen hazy and uncomfortable. Your restaurant is bustling, and the air is filled with the symphony of sizzling pans and bubbling pots. But behind the scenes, a silent battle rages on.

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Lead from Within

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

They have no need to be the smartest person in the room, but they do have a determination to learn from others. An organization where the leader is always right—and everyone who has a different perspective is always wrong—doesn’t leave any room for communication, discussion or sharing thoughts or ideas. The know-it-all leader.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 20, 2021

However, if you have organised the appraisal to a subpar standard, the only person leaving the meeting room with an egg on their face is you. Try to be objective rather than subjective where possible and leave personal feelings out of the equation. So, what is the correct way to manage things here? How Competent You Are.

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Next Level Blog

MAY 11, 2021

Last week I wrote that as we quickly move to hybrid and remote work arrangements, leaders will need to be mindful, creative and deliberate in creating approaches to work that leave everyone feeling valued and essential. As I’ve written here before, my favorite framework for doing that is the Four P’s checklist from William Bridges.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Even the smallest gestures can leave a lasting impression. Open Up New Possibilities. Giving your staff as many possibilities as possible is one of the finest methods to win their hearts and minds. Make your statements of gratitude and recognition as detailed as possible. Make It Unique And Personal.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 17, 2020

B AD gets into our head and it stays there leaving very little room for the good in our lives. They interpret one setback as a fatal mistake and imagine it, leading to the worst possible outcome. We tend to focus on the bad, even in the face of a lot of positive things. Our brains are wired that way. We look for bad things.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2014

I attended the opening session with him in a room of about 300 kids that all seemed to know each other. Help them to see them in the most constructive way possible. Help them raise the bar in their life and thereby help others to discover the possibilities in theirs. He doesn’t know anyone.” Rules are easy to churn out.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 27, 2015

The entire room fell silent. She planned to leave my book on his desk the next day as a conversation starter. She planned to leave my book on his desk the next day as a conversation starter. (I Involve Them In the Solution: You need as many brains as possible to fix this. Either way, growth comes through bravery.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2020

JT provides us with a sneak peek inside the board room and reveals the true nature of sensitive family discussions about succession— the endless possibilities, the harsh realities, and the inevitable fears and anxieties. Succession is one of the most popular shows on HBO. These are very tough questions. JT’s grandfather, named John W.

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leaderCommunicator

JUNE 14, 2019

Whether it’s internally or to the public, you want to communicate the information as clearly and responsibly as possible, leaving no room for misinterpretation or confusion.” Delivering major news in any organization can be a complicated process. Read more >>

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Next Level Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

As a client pointed out to me last week, the next wave of this issue will likely come as we return to some level of business travel and commuting and managers will expect productivity to stay at the same levels they’ve been at while their people have not had to leave home to do their work. We definitely weren’t going there.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 2, 2020

It’s easy to become overwhelmed and lose your bearings at a time when many of the usual processes and measures no longer apply, but successful leadership is still possible—and more necessary than ever. Build consensus so you have wide agreement and ownership—leaving room for course corrections if needed. A strong team.

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The Office Blend Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

For example, discussions of hybrid work (a conversation indeed long-overdue) will likely swing toward less time spent in the office, possibly bypassing the individuals needs of contributors. In a way, this leaves the concept as something esoteric and in many cases, unreachable. This can ultimately lead to similar issues (poor fit, etc.)

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 4, 2021

This century it seemed like we might be edging toward possible acceptance of a four-day week as even big companies sparked conversation. A solution from InnerSpace works by tracking the movement of anonymous smart devices throughout a building from the time that device enters to the time it leaves. Today all that seems forever ago.

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Experience to Lead

MARCH 26, 2024

Social Awareness As Simon Sinek put it: be the stupid person in the room. If you want to build social awareness—your ability to read a room– go in as the guy who’s clueless and needs to ask a lot of questions. You become a lot more open to new ideas and look to others in the room for solutions.

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Tanveer Naseer

MARCH 13, 2018

One that’s filled with yoga rooms and entertainment-infused buffet lunches. It will fail because it leaves the heavy lifting required in actually impactful leadership cultivation relegated to the role of little more than an afterthought. The blind leading the blind is a recipe for disaster.

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Brigette Hyacinth

JUNE 19, 2021

People don’t leave jobs, they leave managers. They make it possible for you to win. According to data drawn from 30 case studies taken from 11 research papers on the costs of employee turnover, it costs at least 20% of their salary when an employee leaves. Loyal employees are a major asset for a strong company.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 31, 2020

Having a full restaurant is great, but if there isn’t a high turnover of diners at the tables, then there’s room for improvement. Think about how brightly lit the dining areas are, consider whether the temperature of the room is okay, how comfortable the chairs are, etc. Deliver the Very Best Service Possible.

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