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JUNE 13, 2022

Empowered teams will transform results, solve problems you didn’t know exist, and rapidly respond to change. Most managers will say they want those outcomes and that they believe in an empowered team, but unintentionally prevent their teams from doing their best. Unclear definition of success. What is an Empowered Team?

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Invest One Hour a Month to Help Your Team Perform Even Better. Every truly high-performing team has one thing in common: They spend time in candid conversation talking about what’s working and consistently look for ways to improve. And they enjoy and celebrate their success. What is our vision for a great team culture?

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OCTOBER 23, 2023

What to Say Next After a Team Setback: Beyond the ‘F’ Word We’ve been there too—project outcomes that don’t meet expectations, missed deadlines, or even complete strategy breakdowns. What could a shift away from this F-bomb do for team morale, project outcomes, and even workplace culture ?

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 21, 2022

If you’re going to succeed, you have to build a team that’s able to work well together and get results, and you need to be able to do that quickly. In, How to Quickly Build Team Commitment, get four activities to speed up the process and improve your team’s commitment to outcomes and to one another.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Great teams know where they’re going, and need each other to be successful. You can use these habits to assess how you’re showing up to influence your team. Or, share it with your team to identify opportunities to make your good team even better. Related Article: How to Build a Great Team Culture 2.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2024

He suggests that leaders take breaks for mental fitness activities and show their teams that mental health is a priority. Chinazom reflects on his leadership journey, starting from childhood responsibilities to leading a team through the financial crisis, showcasing how mental health awareness can forge stronger teams.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 21, 2023

Inspire Your Team By Isolating Habits and Behaviors Through “Confidence Bursts” What if you believe your strategy is achievable, but your team is skeptical if they can pull it off? How do you inspire your team and build confidence that they’ve got this? Inspire your team, by helping them taste the win.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

How to be Even More Effective and Helpful as You Coach Your Team. If you’re a manager, you likely hear a lot about not only leading and organizing but also being a coach for your team. ” She shares her expertise around how to coach your team to do their best work and help them achieve their highest potential.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 29, 2024

Creative teams stay open to what’s possible and explore alternative perspectives. Some of the best teams we know are great because they stay curious and creative. We’ve curated this list of curiosity habits and resources to make it easier to infuse curiosity into your team’s culture. Incubator Guide Here.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

or, “Doesn’t the team understand why we’re doing what we’re doing?” – the answer is almost always “No, they don’t get it. In those moments, it’s worth your effort to understand your leaders’ or your team’s decision-making if you can. What About Your Team or Skip-Level Frustrations?

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NOVEMBER 3, 2023

I’d like to have some semblance of unity on my team, but I’m not sure where to start. How do I CARVE OUT A TEAM CULTURE?” ” #askingforafriend How to Carve Out A Team Culture Even When Your Company Culture is Lacking Great question! Create your team culture by encouraging innovation and alignment.

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DECEMBER 8, 2023

My team’s results are not where they need to be. Imagine you’re at the helm of a team that’s hit a rough patch. You’re perceived as someone who isn’t a team player, more concerned about credit than actual results. Monitor Results: Keep an eye on what’s working to replicate success.

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JANUARY 22, 2024

To do more, clarify who owns the decision and know when it’s time to move Is your team full of good intentions and meaningful conversations that don’t translate into action and results? If any of these are true of your team, here are seven ways to help your team do more, improve morale, collaborate, and grow together.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Cultivate team commitment with answers to deep questions. You can accelerate team commitment by focusing on critical leadership behaviors that answer key questions your team is asking. Care for Your Team and Have Their Back. Each activity answers critical questions your new team is asking. Be Real and Transparent.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 24, 2023

You’ve Got a Good Team, Don’t Let That Stop You From Making it Great You’ve got a good team. If you’re fortunate to be working on a good team, it can be tempting to keep doing what you’ve always done. If your good team’s results are the outcome of a deliberate strategy, well executed.

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AUGUST 13, 2021

Start Here to Make Your High-Performing Virtual Teams Even Better. In this week’s Asking For a Friend, I share best practices I see continually being performed by high-performing virtual teams. Highlights from the Building High-Performing Virtual Teams Conversation. Looking For More Team Building Resources?

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 21, 2023

You care deeply about your team, their results, and their long-term career success. “Karin, there is this person on my team that I really care about and want to be successful. But they have one important behavior that’s SABOTAGING THEIR SUCCESS… and they don’t seem to be able to fix it.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 17, 2023

Want to Reduce Unwanted Team Conflict, Make it Easier to Talk About Team Accountability When team members don’t get along, one of the biggest sources of conflict is a lack of team accountability. When you talk to high-performing teams, it’s easy to see that this team accountability doesn’t just happen.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 11, 2021

You probably won’t have success by telling people “We need to have a sense of urgency.” You can help your team be most effective and lower your stress by creating a common understanding and shared commitments through these five steps. Your team pays attention to how you respond to tasks, opportunities, and problems.

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MARCH 11, 2024

A few of our GOAT (Greatest of All Time) Powerful Phrases from our new book, Powerful Phrases for Dealing With Workplace Conflict, work well to express empathy and create a connection with your difficult stakeholder. “I care about __ (you, this team, this project) and I’m confident we can find a solution that we can all work with.”

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MAY 21, 2021

5:01 – Learn the importance of building your career success based on doing something recurrently vs frequently. 19:26 – Challenges when moving to a new team or new supervisor and how to address them. 21:44 – How you, as a leader, can cultivate better relationships with your team members.

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JULY 26, 2021

Expect common breakdowns to help your team work better together. Does your team get derailed by miscommunication, hurt feelings, customer service challenges, or another department’s dropped balls? 4 Ways to Make a Team Work Better Together by Planning for Breakdowns. Celebrate Successful Recovery. Model Recovery.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Hi Karin, I need better results from a person on my team. Here are some actionable strategies for making better decisions: Define Success Clearly: Clarify what successful decisions look like. This step is crucial in guiding team members toward better decisions. They really SHOULD know what to do.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

To Lead Highly Productive Teams: Keep Them Focused on What Matters Most If you want to increase productivity at work, maintain a relentless focus on what matters most in four areas. First, ensure your team understands their big strategic priorities – the outcomes that matter most for the organization. So, stop trying.

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OCTOBER 25, 2021

How to Develop Entrepreneurial Thinking on Your Team. Back in her Verizon days, one of Karin’s favorite questions to ask a team member whom she was encouraging to think like an entrepreneur was: “If this was your company, would you _ (make this decision, hold this meeting, spend money in this matter, invest in this project)?”

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 8, 2022

When you have a negative team member, strive to understand what’s happening. Leading a negative team member can be frustrating. Or, you have to translate new strategic objectives to your team and one person just can’t seem to go there. Why You Have a Negative Team Member. Invite the team on the journey with you.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Address Team Conflict Early Before it Erupts into Something Bigger. We all know that when there is team conflict brewing, it’s only a matter of time before it erupts into something bigger. You don’t need to be the manager to address team conflict (although these techniques will work great for you too!). Start humbly.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

What do you do to help your team shift from busy to productive? 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? 03:36 How do we practically ensure your team’s busy day is worth it?

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 17, 2022

For most teams, having genuine caring conversations takes practice. It can feel easier to keep the conversations light, particularly if that’s your team culture. In my last role at Verizon, I led an entirely remote team. One day, my boss observed, “It’s amazing to watch how close your team is to one another.

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AUGUST 12, 2023

Transform Your Teamwork into True Collaboration “Hi, Karin, my team gets along just fine, but I wouldn’t call it TRUE COLLABORATION. AskingForaFriend How Can I Improve Collaboration on My Team? They need a shared vision of success. ” Does your team understand each other’s strengths?

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 16, 2023

Achieve Success Together: How Great Teamwork Turns Talent into Performance Are you ready to learn how great teamwork can propel your organization into high performance? This week on #AskingForaFriend I have a conversation with my friend Dr. David Burkus about what makes a great team. What are the characteristics of a great team?

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 5, 2023

Successful Working Managers Relentlessly Prioritize, Invest in People, and Delegate “I’m a working manager – not that all managers aren’t working, but I have an enormous pile of my work, besides having to lead my team. Make sure your team knows what everyone can fairly expect from one another.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 30, 2023

You’re a young leader with responsibility for a small team and you want more responsibility. As you learn the answers to these questions, focus on how the work your team does makes a difference. Assuming that your team is doing well and you’re achieving the results you are responsible for, we would encourage you to ask.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 7, 2022

If you want to empower your team to find more creative ways to get better results, start by defining success. ” But what you DO NEED is for your team to share their ideas of how to get there faster with better quality. .” They assume their team SHOULD know what matters most and why.

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JUNE 18, 2021

In this episode, you’ll receive practical steps you can take to calm the chaos and help your team regain their focus. Calm the Chaos and Help Your Team Regain Their Focus. 1:00 – The challenge with maintaining our focus and helping your team regain their focus: all kinds of crazy. What is the MIT?

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

To lead through chaos, clarify what matters most and define reality for yourself, your team, and your manager. When you take the initiative to lead through chaos you’ll give your team the confidence they need and protect them (and yourself) from burnout. Exhausted “I just don’t know what to do.” Alan’s desperation was palpable.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

“Karin, our team is growing. ” “Leading was easy when our team was small, but now our team is growing. ” “How do I scale my leadership influence as my team size grows?” How to Keep Leading Well as Your Team is Growing. Teach your team how to think. How do I lead well now?”

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