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Answering the Call of Leadership

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On the other end of the line was an operator from Bell Telephone in San Francisco. The operator didn’t know who he was. He asked the operator to hold, looked at the young Airman, and said, “It’s for you.”. It made no sense that he would ask Will to handle whatever important business was coming over the bat phone.

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Is Your Team Due for a Spring Cleaning?

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Why not take advantage of their “new eyes” to take a fresh look at how you operate. Visit them, ask how they operate, examine their processes, physical layout, and problem solving techniques. If someone interviews a teammate, what do you hope they'll say about you? Click To Tweet. Leverage “New Eyes.” Identify other teams like yours.

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Winning at Chaos: How to Succeed When it All Falls Apart

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A powerful German counterattack in the first days of the operation could doom the entire enterprise. Much like the vision , it serves as an overall guide for a particular effort or operation. The Nazis’ best chance for success would be to prevent the Allies from establishing a foothold and building up their strength.

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Leading Spaghetti – Using Your Noodle to Get Your Pasta to Cooperate

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Use The Fork, Luke… The fork provides some backbone and structure to the whole operation. So let’s go one step farther – if you really want to lead spaghetti into your mouth, you don’t push it. You don’t pull it, one noodle at a time. What do you do? You wind it up on a fork.

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Leading Volunteers: How to Keep Them Coming Back

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This extra attention gave me a quick sense of belonging, and I was pleased about the perspective I would get over the whole operation. At the warehouse end of the operation, we paired off to do our tasks, racing to ensure the tables had enough supplies to do their jobs even before they had to ask for anything. Stay engaged.

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Goal Setting: Crash Test Dummy Edition

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Psychologists call this Operant Conditioning. If I start slacking, feel free to call me out! (or or offer encouragement!). Use positive reinforcement. Getting a quick shot of positive reinforcement every time you do the right thing is huge. When there is no reward, that behavior tends to fade away.

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How to be Decisive: 9 Ways to Make a Decision You Won’t Regret

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If you can do this for your operation and the decision was still worth the risk, there’s a strong sign to move forward. Assess the gain. Relative to the risk, which option has the best up-side? What opportunities do you miss by not acting?