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Quoted in Forbes Q&A on being intentional with workplace communication

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A team that spends a lot of time dealing with misunderstandings loses valuable time devoted to being productive. Forbes online, May 4, 2016: “It’s easy to misinterpret what other people say and do, but this can lead to internal conflicts. Correcting a misunderstanding is much harder than learning to think before acting.

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Real Leaders Don’t Make Excuses

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You might know a team member who regularly pipes up with, “We tried that 5 years ago and it didn’t work.” One of the best examples I can think of happened to a colleague while she was on a project team many years ago. She was on a team implementing a new software program. What is the state of this person’s productivity?

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Why delivering feedback is a two-way street

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Some of my team members were shop floor employees. At one point two of my team members came to me about another team member, Jeremy (I’ve changed all names for this article). You would know what raw materials they should have on hand, given the production schedule, right? He repeatedly asked them for work. Jeremy: Yes.

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It’s called human resources for a reason

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I liked helping them get past that so they could feel confident and productive. In R&D, organization members developed things to turn into products, presumably so our company could sell them and make more money. I worked at a chemical plant in the early Eighties. Yet I really enjoyed working with people.

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What Leaders Can Learn From Farmers

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Coincidentally, as an adult, I worked for a crop protection products company for my entire corporate career. Are you thinking about the natural progression of the growth process of your team members? Some points to consider: Do you know where each of your team members is in their development process?

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If We’re Not Human At Work, What Are We?

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Some think it involves oversharing or they fear finding themselves in awkward team-building activities. At a minimum, holding down that beach ball wastes energy that could be used more productively. If this is a new perspective to consider, that subject line is perfect. How do we “be more human” at work? What it doesn’t mean.

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