Leadership Freak

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

I asked a management team two questions to help them reflect on lessons learned from managing new teams. It might help you to know that their facility opened about 9 months ago. Tell… Continue reading →

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Team Management 136

Leadership Freak

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Managing energy is more important than managing time. Results-only leaders have empty-tank teams. It doesn’t matter how much time you have if your energy-tank is empty. 4 unbreakable rules of energy: #1. Four… Continue reading →

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Team Energy Management Succession 116

Leadership Freak

MAY 12, 2021

But teams lose trust in eternal optimists. Teams grow weary of starting too many projects… Continue reading → Pessimists can’t lead. They worry about things that won’t work. They don’t try things. Optimistic plans seldom work.

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How To Management Project Planning 174

Leadership Freak

MARCH 18, 2014

The capacity of teams to waste time and resources staggers the imagination. Multiply waste by the number of people involved. It’s one thing to tolerate one person wasting time.

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Team Motivation Leadership Development Resources 248

Leadership Freak

JULY 15, 2020

Three hot-heads on a team are better than one seething manipulator. Dealing with hotheads is like handling rattle snakes. It’s thrilling if you have proper training and equipment. Hotheads express their concerns. Seething… Continue reading →

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Management Training Team 182

Leadership Freak

MARCH 27, 2019

“The best managers reinforce how and why each person’s contribution is fundamental to the team’s success.” Gallup Four questions: First: What is your contribution? People are energized when their contribution is understood and… Continue reading →

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Management Succession Team Energy 155

Leadership Freak

FEBRUARY 11, 2018

Dear Dan, I have recently been promoted to sales manager. One of my team members is not giving me the respect as a manager. He often acts sarcastically about some of my plans… Continue reading →

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Team Planning Management Succession 137

Leadership Freak

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Most people I’ve asked say they’ve worked for a micro-manager. You’re a micro-manager if you: Over-estimate your skills and under-estimate the skills of the team. Their frustration shows when they talk about the person who drained joy from their career and under-utilized their skills. Feel misunderstood and unappreciated.

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Management Skills Career Team 231

Leadership Freak

JULY 4, 2016

High energy organization are led by skilled management teams. 5 questions to re-energized a de-energized team: #1. Where is the complexity*? Complexity is the result of taking the path of least resistance.… … Continue reading →

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Team Resistance Energy Skills 134

Leadership Freak

JUNE 11, 2019

But how are you helping managers TRUST EACH OTHER? You know the value of people trusting YOU. You aren’t done trust building until the people around the table trust each other. Elvis got… Continue reading →

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Management How To Succession Team 111

Leadership Freak

APRIL 10, 2015

How would you treat your team? Do-it-yourself managers: Get things done. The problem is, you can do it “better” yourself. Want the job done right. Have confidence and grit. Don’t need to be told what to do. Make important contributions.

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Management Mentor Succession Team 100

Leadership Freak

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

a team mate needs your expertise on their marketing project. Overwork prevents teamwork. Imagine the feeling of being close to missing a deadline. At 3:00 p.m. Are you eager to serve? Or, are they an irritating pain in the a**? You’re frustrated because you want to help but feel you can’t. People who can’t get [.].

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Team Teamwork Project Marketing 223

Leadership Freak

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

High energy teams get more done. Sadly, they don’t teach managers how to track and manage team energy. Perhaps it’s a topic you’d rather ignore. Just do the work. Don’t worry about fluffy… Continue reading →

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Energy Team How To Management 100

Leadership Freak

MARCH 18, 2015

All managers get things done through people, the question is how. 7 ways coaching-managers get things done: Connect. Traditional managers believe business is relationships, except when it comes to their own team.

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Management Leadership Development Development Leadership 100

Leadership Freak

APRIL 9, 2015

Disengaged leaders lead disengaged teams. managers are engaged in their jobs. Only 35% of U.S. Is it any wonder that only 30% of the workforce is engaged.* Worse yet, engagement levels go down… Continue reading → Leading'

Management 100

Management Team 100

Leadership Freak

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

I asked a question that drained a leader’s energy. She’s facing new challenges and feels trapped. Meeting challenges, seizing opportunities, and solving people-issues require energy. It’s true that serving in ways that align… Continue reading →

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Team Energy Succession Leadership Development 123

Leadership Freak

OCTOBER 6, 2021

He and his team manage a $2 billion year over year growth plan. A coaching client said, “I need to think of myself as the mini-ceo.” You don’t want to walk around like… Continue reading →

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CEO How To Planning Team 236

Leadership Freak

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

There are two types of people on every team, those who see how it can be done – green thinkers – and those who see how… Continue reading → Decisions Teams' Sometimes I feel like I’m surrounded by red heads.

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How To Management Team 100

Leadership Freak

JUNE 26, 2020

Emotional conflict on the team always hurts and often harms. Leadership includes managing emotion, both your own and others’ How to Show Up During Emotional Turmoil: #1. Stressful times create emotional turmoil. Always… Continue reading →

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How To Stress Team Leadership 243

Leadership Freak

JANUARY 18, 2020

I am the new manager to a team of experienced professionals. Sincerely, New Manager Dear New, Congratulations on being selected to manage… Continue reading → Dear Dan, I need help! How do I earn their respect?

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How To Management Team 143

Leadership Freak

MAY 7, 2012

Courage is the willingness and resolve to act when outcomes are uncertain. Everyone needs courage because we live in turbulent, changing times. Nothing good gets done without courage. Powerful leaders encourage – fill with courage – so that others can press through their fears. Fear pulls back; courage pushes forward.

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Team How To Power Stress 206

Leadership Freak

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Managing Questions Success Taking others higher Teams Time management Values Vision Leadership Development Management organizational success Priorities' Lack of clarity concerning current state and future direction. Where are we now? Where are we going?

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Project How To Energy Leadership Development 211

Leadership Freak

SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

It could have been easily managed last month. Now heads are on fire and teams are exploding. In the dark and out of… Continue reading → Communication Listening Optimism Success Taking others higher Teams Leadership Development wise leaders' By the time you hear about an issue it’s nearly volcanic.

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How To Leadership Development Team Succession 215

Leadership Freak

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Managing is establishing and protecting systems that deliver consistent results. Managers rightly say, “This is how we do it.” Change Goals Leading Managing Marks of leaders Optimism Taking others higher Teams Culture Leadership leadership challenge Leadership Development organizational success' Leaders do […].

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Process Crisis System Leadership Development 225

Leadership Freak

JUNE 27, 2017

One of my coaching clients is developing his skill at holding one-on-ones with his management team. He’s learning you don’t have to choose between strong relationships and great results. Strong relationships fuel great… Continue reading →

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Skills Team Development Management 161

Leadership Freak

MAY 3, 2023

Ask one simple question that gets teams solving problems before they happen. It’s unusual for projects to come in on target, on time, and on budget. 12 reasons good projects go bad: One… Continue reading →

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Project Budgeting Team Leadership Development 198

Leadership Freak

DECEMBER 5, 2013

20 ways to rouse the flamingos: Don’t use a team when an individual is all that’s needed. Decisions Feedback Leading Managing Marks of leaders Taking others higher Teams Leadership Leadership Development organizational success' Successful leaders make it easy to get things done. Choose a path and make it work.

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Bureaucracy Leadership Development Team Succession 208

Leadership Freak

AUGUST 1, 2011

Image source: Md. Zabir Hasan Some conversations leave lasting impressions and this one did. He is a rising star in one of the largest companies in the world. His work has caught the attention of those in the highest levels of the company. He’s technically skilled and socially gifted. He’s an achiever with a humble demeanor. [.].

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Skills Team Company Influence 192

Leadership Freak

JUNE 24, 2013

Empowerment is smoke and mirrors until management loses power. When managers and front-line employees “pretend-collaborate,” for example, the group that makes the decision has the power. Power to decide is an either/or proposition. Collaboration only occurs between […].

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Consensus Power Leadership Development Books 205

Leadership Freak

APRIL 4, 2013

No one can effectively manage a meeting and participate at the same time. Author Book Notes Courage Leading Managing Taking others higher Teams Leadership Leadership Development Meetings Organizational Development organizational success' Worse yet, controlling-bosses obstruct ownership. Others won’t own what you own.

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How To Participative Leadership Development Books 232

Leadership Freak

JANUARY 28, 2014

But, help that weakens teams hurts organizations. Over-helpful leaders frustrate teams. How to help less: Help team mates find mentors. Culture Encouragement Leading Listening Managing Mentoring Mistakes Success Taking others higher Growth Leadership Leadership Development organizational success' Get […].

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Mentor Leadership Development Succession Team 233

Leadership Freak

JANUARY 27, 2014

Fear paralyzes new managers and makes them look foolish. Leading Managing Marks of leaders Success Taking others higher Teams Culture Leadership Development' Face doubt with courage. Doubt, used well, opens the mind. Courage and open minds: First, believe that others believe in you. You earned your new role.

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Leadership Development Team Succession Development 201

Leadership Freak

JUNE 25, 2013

Human Resource Departments that are dedicated to serving upper management and controlling front-line employees are a sad waste of human resources. Peter Block complains, “We have separated the management of the […].

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Human Resources Resources Leadership Development Innovation 209

Leadership Freak

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Think about things you like about the people on your team, even someone you’re managing out. Silently repeat, “I respect you,” when talking with others. Ask people what they think. Pat… Continue reading →

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Strategy Team Management Succession 142

Leadership Freak

MARCH 11, 2019

My team got new leadership about a year ago. While our new manager is very nice and easy to get along with, most people on the team are concerned at his… Continue reading →

Team 102

Team Leadership Management Succession 102

Leadership Freak

JUNE 6, 2017

She asked a manager, “What questions are you asking your team?” The manager said,… Continue reading → A coaching client has been learning to ask quality questions. She shared one with me that blew me away.

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Quality Team Management Succession 144

Leadership Freak

APRIL 24, 2018

Dear Dan, I manage a large team of creatives who range from 20 to 70 years of age. This post is over 300 words! I fall in the earlier category. Part of my… Continue reading →

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Creativity How To Team Management 129