Next Level Blog

JULY 26, 2022

A few months ago, I was facilitating a senior leadership team meeting where the focus challenge came up again and, after listening for a while, I drew this grid on the flip chart and asked, “What if you tried this?”. I’d love for you to try it in an upcoming meeting and let me know how it works for you.

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Next Level Blog

JUNE 14, 2022

Years ago, when I was a rising leader in corporate-land, I worked for a company president who regularly asked a thought-provoking question, “Are we engaging in an adult-to-adult conversation or a parent-child conversation?”. It’s the approach you could sum up with the name of a way before my time TV sitcom, Father Knows Best.

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Modern Servant Leader

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Here are some questions to ask yourself before firing your boss… 1. Here are some questions to ask yourself before firing your boss… 1. So the first question you should ask yourself is: How bad is it? Not your employer. Not your boss. So, is it time to fire your boss? “What?!

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2018

A PROBLEM OF OUR TIME—and perhaps every generation—is that we ask the wrong questions. The wrong questions divide us. Great questions break down assumptions and create possibilities. Simply put, better questions give us better answers. It’s all about the question. Better questions help us to get there.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 1, 2019

In a split second, several questions race through the mind: “Do I gun it and go through? The anticipation of a hard stop doesn’t make everyone panic, but if your anxiety level doesn’t spike some, you need your heart checked. On the other hand, what might happen if you rolled into your next hard stop in a new way?

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 27, 2023

Sometimes it just feels easier to pretend everything’s good, keep the conversation light, and vent when you get home to anyone who will listen. ” When we ask our clients why they won’t start the conversation they know they need to have, the “last time” factor ranks high on the list.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 22, 2023

7 Questions to Ask Yourself if You’re on the Fence about Quitting a Workplace Conflict How do you know if you should walk away from a conflict at work? Here are a few powerful questions to help you decide. This question is deceptively simple. If you don’t try, nothing changes. And, we’re not naïve.

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QAspire

JANUARY 30, 2023

In his book “ Poke The Box ”, Seth Godin asked a powerful question, “When was the last time you did something for the first time?” For me, this question led to a significant mindset change – from working within the boundaries of known to trying new things out. Prompt the Generative AI tools right and you’ll get answers.

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Lead from Within

JULY 4, 2023

Most people believe they are good listeners, but the reality is that many of us struggle with effective listening. Here are 8 tips to improve your leadership listening: Stop the internal chatter. Your internal monologue can be a distraction when trying to listen to others. Stop multitasking. Ask clarifying questions.

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Leading Blog

JULY 30, 2021

While we spend a good deal of time preparing our kids for success in the physical world, Richard Culatta says, “we have put surprisingly little effort into making sure our kids are prepared to be safe and healthy” in the digital world. For all the good the virtual world has to offer, it is also filled with wicked problems.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 30, 2023

As you learn the answers to these questions, focus on how the work your team does makes a difference. These questions help you think strategically. You might be tempted to just ask your manager, “Why do we have to do this?” But many people interpret “why” questions as challenging or argumentative.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

You know the benefits of being a good listener? Use it as a reminder to stop the internal chatter and give the speaker your total attention. What ideas is the speaker trying to convey? Others try to communicate a multitude of ideas in one interaction. Ask for definitions and examples— What does HWC stand for ?

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Get ten important questions to start with when building a high-performing team. ” Use the two questions shared in this post and follow with three steps to engage your team in the process of thinking beyond doing. . Every year, we count down the best leadership articles of the year, according to your reading and sharing.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 1, 2023

And if you’re a parent, you’ve probably pulled a peanut butter-stained, “How to Stop a Bully” flyer from your kid’s backpack and thought wistfully, “I wish they talked about bullying when I was in school. I only feared hurting her and not getting into an ugly argument. ” Sigh. But here we are.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 15, 2022

Let’s try something a little different. In season 11 I’m going to continue to bring you some of the guests that you’re accustomed to and some shorter episodes focused on answers to your questions or specific needs that I know are out there. It can feel frustrating and hopeless. Tomorrow Together Episode Transcript.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2022

A S A LIFELONG communication skills coach, I was asked recently by one of my colleagues how important individual coaching attention is for a person to learn and grow at any stage of their career. Of course, this is sort of like asking a baker if bread is worth baking. Here’s why: none of us can see ourselves as others do.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

When leaders have meaningful conversations with their employees, ask open questions, truly listen to them, and nip any toxicity (such as gossiping) in the bud, they are well on their way to fostering trust and building relationships. The PRISM Model offers five angles to leading people and forms the bedrock of leadership excellence.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 26, 2023

Many times, particularly as a leader, a tough question is way more important than having an easy answer, and a discussion is more valuable than the dictate. Effective teams and good leaders should be having good, productive conflict around ideas that help us to make better decisions. That’s where we’re going today.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Is your team doing what you asked, but they’re focused on counting the metrics, and how busy they are as opposed to the quality metrics of how well they’re accomplishing those tasks? This question came from a reader of Winning Well: A Manager’s Guide to Getting Results Without Losing Your Soul.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2018

They show up at unpredictable times and ask unexpected questions. I never knew what to say when they stopped by. It didn’t matter if they asked “How’s your day?” And if only I had developed solutions then that I have now to stop scaring them! A Tool to Try—My 3 Short Lists. Stories from the Field.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 26, 2019

You must try to climb into the person’s head and experience the world as he or she does. For example, a husband may nod his head and say affirming words while his wife is talking, but when she stops talking and he looks at her face, her expression says, “I just asked you a question and I am waiting for an answer.”

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 11, 2023

Recently we received a question from a manager and this manager writes, “I am a working manager. 00:37 So today we’re talking about a question that came from one of Let’s Grow Leaders Asking For A Friend segments, which is something we do in our leadership development programs.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

But they were intelligent people and they observed what the military people did to make all those goods show up. Soon, the airplane would come with the goods, which the island people called “cargo.”. Soon, the airplane would come with the goods, which the island people called “cargo.”. The planes stopped coming.

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Lead from Within

JANUARY 9, 2020

You have to put out your hand first, you have to make eye contact first, you have to ask the questions first. To build the connections that allow people to think of you as approachable, take time every day to stop at a desk or two and check in to see how the person is doing. Ask about their family or pets or interests.

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Rich Gee Group

OCTOBER 6, 2021

If something requires secrecy for the good of the company, just be clear on 'I cannot discuss that’. When someone on my team screws up, be the responsible "buck stops here" person as the manager. Don't try to be. I managed large teams for over 15 years in corporate and have been coaching C-Level clients for 15 more.

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Joseph Lalonde

JANUARY 22, 2023

Daniella asks her father if he’ll be home for New Year’s. They begin to ask questions. Starring Gerard Butler as pilot Brodie Torrance, Mike Colter (of Luke Cage fame) as convict Louis Gaspare, and Yoson An as co-pilot Dele, the thrills keep coming for the whole film. That’s only the beginning. He says he will.

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CO2

JULY 25, 2023

Like many of the CEOs whom I coach, he was anxious in this pandemic and had a hard time thinking of any other question other than, “How do I cut costs?” The complexity of our current crisis is clearly overwhelming many leaders, who haven’t adjusted to asking new questions that befit the new environment.

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CO2

JULY 25, 2023

Like many of the CEOs whom I coach, he was anxious in this pandemic and had a hard time thinking of any other question other than, “How do I cut costs?” The complexity of our current crisis is clearly overwhelming many leaders, who haven’t adjusted to asking new questions that befit the new environment.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Sean Glaze of Great Results Team Building provided Four Collaboration Catalyst Questions to send up and down and across your organization. Marcella questions: “ How positive is your current culture, on a scale of 1 to 10? Answering a few simple questions will help you stop. Check out these ideas. Communication.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 25, 2019

Without question, your top talent will leave you if you fail to lead and take care of them. I’d like to share some research, observations, and insights on how to stop the talent door from revolving. Ask any CEO if they have a process for retaining and developing talented people and they’ll quickly answer in the affirmative.

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Next Level Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2017

In my work as a coach and speaker to corporate leaders, I hear a lot of stories about how many balls people are trying to juggle at once. They usually get the distinction between perfect and good enough but often have a hard time determining when it needs to be one instead of the other. This question can expand your field of vision.

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HR Digest

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

It’s hard to say goodbye to an employee — a very good one at that. But it can’t be stopped either, especially if they have made up their mind to. 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. Why are you leaving?

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QAspire

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Life isn’t going to give you any more than what you ask for. As Alcoholics Anonymous say, “Do not decide to stop drinking forever. Don’t stop. Since many years, I had a 1993 edition of this fantastic self-help book titled “Thoughts to Build On” by M. Live one day at a time. Shut out all yesterdays.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 4, 2018

But are we stopping to reflect on what we’re saying and how we’re saying it? If I want him or her to have a sense of what our employer does and what my department does, should I be using internal acronyms, referencing industry-specific terms without explaining them and trying to convey the entire scope of the editorial mission in 30 minutes?

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 2, 2014

If your team is struggling with poor results, apathy, and feelings of being overwhelmed, stop and consider if they really understand the big picture. She’s tried everything: more recognition, contests, she even came in dressed as a superhero to try to get the team riled up. Terry Burton , LGL Tribe Member. Mediocre results.

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Leading Blog

JULY 28, 2023

Minorities also report being passed over in favor of white or male counterparts when the “good” assignments are given out. Start by turning this three-word statement into a question, asking: “I don’t understand?”, So, what’s the answer? If you do, you’re part of the solution.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2022

More than two-thirds of them never deliver a positive return to investors. Tim Eisenmann is a professor at Harvard Business School, where he’s led The Entrepreneurial Manager , a required course for all of their MBAs. So, he set out to find out. The result is Why Startups Fail: A New Roadmap for Entrepreneurial Success.

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