RapidStart Leadership

AUGUST 14, 2018

“Can Team Leadership really be boiled down into four steps?” What should we be … Team Leadership: 4 Simple Steps to Getting Stuff Done Read More ». What should we be … Team Leadership: 4 Simple Steps to Getting Stuff Done Read More ».

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RapidStart Leadership

MAY 28, 2019

Today I’ll share his thought-provoking quote and how it can inspire us to become transformative leaders in … Transformational Leadership: 5 Steps to a Brighter Future with Your Team Read More ». The post Transformational Leadership: 5 Steps to a Brighter Future with Your Team appeared first on RapidStart Leadership.

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RapidStart Leadership

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Lighthouse leadership is about knowing what direction to steer your team when the storm hits. The post Lighthouse Leadership: How to Lead Your Team When the Storm Hits appeared first on RapidStart Leadership. Here's a captivating short story about heroism in a storm, and four ways to help you lead in the dark.

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RapidStart Leadership

AUGUST 27, 2019

Whether we get to choose who will be on our team, or we have to work with the people we have right now, building a team for the long-haul is not something we can do overnight. Here’s a new favorite quote about that, and five things to look for when … Building a Team: What to Look for When Assembling Your Squad Read More ».

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RapidStart Leadership

OCTOBER 24, 2017

And through their active reflection, they build skillful, capable teams that continuously become better versions of themselves. Leaders reflect the good. One study found that on high-performing teams, for every negative comment made, there are four to five comments that are positive. Want to know what your future team will be like?

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RapidStart Leadership

JUNE 29, 2017

What do you do when your team is falling apart? We all know that in most cases you can accomplish more as a team than as an individual. But what happens when the “teamwork” part erodes away and all you have left is a group of individuals masquerading as a team? How do you diagnose the problem and go about it curing it?

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RapidStart Leadership

AUGUST 22, 2017

Through it, I will show you how to see your team’s strengths for what they really are, create a more balanced team dynamic, and set yourself up for more unexpected wins. It was hard and rewarding work that pushed every member of our eight-person team to the limit. Goliaths of the world beware. well, we were the answer.

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RapidStart Leadership

MARCH 23, 2017

Every team will develop its own distinctive culture. The thing is, you don’t have to leave it to chance to see which way your team culture will go. If you want to build team culture that will move you in a positive direction, here are over a dozen ways to help you build yours from the ground up. Make it a team thing.

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RapidStart Leadership

APRIL 10, 2018

I’m building a new team; who should be on it? Often we just inherit the teams we lead, but occasionally we have the opportunity to build a new team from scratch. 5 Things to Consider When Building a New Team Read More ». 5 Things to Consider When Building a New Team appeared first on RapidStart Leadership.

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RapidStart Leadership

MARCH 28, 2017

Just as winter transitions to spring and the world outside renews itself, maybe it’s time to look at your leadership and your team and take a moment to renew, too. Today we’ll look at four ways to do a team spring cleaning to renew, energize, and help you recapture that sense of “new.” New people join teams all the time.

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RapidStart Leadership

JUNE 20, 2017

Today we’ll talk about leader patience and when to apply it in a way that will strengthen your team instead of strangling it. If they are leading a team, the initial impact may be to weaken people’s confidence in them. Your team is in problem-solving mode. Sputtering Fire. Usually it’s not. Brainstorming.

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RapidStart Leadership

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

We all recognize that building team culture is important We know a strong team culture can have a huge positive impact on team effectiveness, employee engagement, and overall productivity. I happened to see this first-hand some years ago when I watched a team on the verge of collapse do something that amazed me.

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RapidStart Leadership

MARCH 7, 2017

People work better when they can see where they are going and how their efforts will contribute to team progress. Instead, tap into their intellect to help solve problems as they come up so your team can continue the journey forward. Why not do the same with your team? Your team could use some refreshment once in a while, too.

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RapidStart Leadership

JUNE 1, 2023

As I prepare for an upcoming canoe trip, I share four things that can help us all be better prepared to lead our teams on the next big adventure. Leadership preparedness is about anticipating. The post Leadership Preparedness: 4 Things to Keep in Mind on your Next New Adventure appeared first on RapidStart Leadership.

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RapidStart Leadership

JANUARY 30, 2018

Every day my teams went “outside the wire” to train and advise the Iraqi Border Police along a 200 kilometer stretch of international boundary. It was important to him to see me and my teams in our working environment so that he could understand first hand what our challenges were. Way Out There. Traits of a Great Boss.

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RapidStart Leadership

JANUARY 12, 2022

It takes a kind of leadership double-vision to help your team reach its goals; here's how seeing this way can help you get things done that matter. The post Do You Have Leadership Double-Vision? Should You? appeared first on RapidStart Leadership.

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RapidStart Leadership

JULY 27, 2022

When attitudes decline and negativity sets in, it may be time for a culture course correction on our teams; here are 11 ways to do just that. The post Culture Course Correction: 11 Ways to Avoid Going Over the Cliff appeared first on RapidStart Leadership.

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RapidStart Leadership

MARCH 29, 2022

A little known act during World War II highlights the value of vision for our teams, and why we should treat it like a precious metal. The post The Value of the Vision appeared first on RapidStart Leadership.

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RapidStart Leadership

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Finding the flow can turn a difficult task into a rewarding experience; here are six ways we can help make that happen on our teams. The post Finding the Flow: 6 Things it Helps to Know appeared first on RapidStart Leadership.

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RapidStart Leadership

APRIL 13, 2022

When it comes to increasing engagement on our teams, sometimes we can be our own worst enemies, as this short story demonstrates; here's how we can do better. The post Increasing Engagement – How to Get People to Open Up appeared first on RapidStart Leadership.

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RapidStart Leadership

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

He struggled to lead his team to land a rover on Mars; here's what this 'rocket surgeon' learned about getting his people to work together. The post Lines for Leaders: Rocket Surgeon appeared first on RapidStart Leadership.

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RapidStart Leadership

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

A leadership "eye" test may be just the thing we need to make sure the long-term health of our team is not in danger; here's a simple way to get a checkup. The post The Leadership Eye Test: A Simple Checkup for Your Team’s Health appeared first on RapidStart Leadership.

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RapidStart Leadership

JUNE 21, 2022

Grant learned when he was a Colonel can help us all find the strength to lead our teams in challenging times. Something General U.S. The post Lines for Leaders: “I Kept Right On” appeared first on RapidStart Leadership.

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RapidStart Leadership

JUNE 2, 2017

A strong foundation for effective leadership is built not on dramatic acts but on understanding the environment, and building trust, so that when it is time to take action, your team will be willing to follow you. This is all about knowing the direction you need to take the team. Get the answers : Talk to each member of your team.

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RapidStart Leadership

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

How do we increase the odds of “winning” with the team we have? At the beginning of any game, everyone starts with the same number of players on the board. And in the rush to get things done, we focus on moving those players around the best we can. If … Change the Game: 7 Ways to Build Teammates Who Can Do More Read More ».

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RapidStart Leadership

AUGUST 1, 2017

In a famous experiment he and his team recruited 22 middle-school aged boys, broke them into two teams and took them to summer camp near Robber’s Cave State Park, Oklahoma. Sherif had the teams of boys live in separate, isolated cabins. Then researchers put the two teams into direct competition with each other.

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RapidStart Leadership

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

What if someone wanted to visit the teams we lead? A neighbor unexpectedly appeared at my door and wanted to come in. Was I ready? What leadership messes would we want to get cleaned up? The post Cleaning House: 5 Leadership Messes to Clean Up Before You Let the Neighbors In appeared first on RapidStart Leadership.

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RapidStart Leadership

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

In this short video, a small team prepares to break a major barrier of human achievement; here's what it takes. What does preparing for success look like? The post Preparing for Success: 8 Ways to Stack the Odds in Your Favor appeared first on RapidStart Leadership.

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RapidStart Leadership

MARCH 14, 2017

But if you are not careful, from the very first day someone new joins your team, you have several good opportunities to torpedo the culture you were trying to grow without realizing it. Here are three good ways to sabotage team culture, and some better approaches you could use, just in case that’s not what you were trying to do.

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RapidStart Leadership

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

A team’s spirit means everything when it comes to productivity, engagement, and satisfaction. Here are seven things you might be doing that deplete your team’s morale, and what you can do to get them motivated again. . ” • Gather the team to celebrate their achievements and milestones like birthdays. •

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RapidStart Leadership

APRIL 17, 2018

How do you improve your team with an After Action Review? As an organizational learning tool it has been used to transform small teams and entire armies into … The After Action Review: A Leader’s Guide Read More ».

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RapidStart Leadership

JULY 25, 2018

” There’s a struggle between good and bad and it’s happening on our teams. “When it comes to Bad vs. Good, why do bad things get all the attention?” The bad news? The “bad” is far more powerful than the “good.” ” The good news? Read More ».

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RapidStart Leadership

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Do these three things well, and you may end up with a stronger team than you started with. Leading is like walking down a path with your team, and you’re up front. You’re doing your best to keep the team together and moving forward, but occasionally, you’re going to step in something bad. Stepping In It.

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RapidStart Leadership

JANUARY 7, 2020

Jolly Rancher leadership isn't about handing out candy, it's about being where we are most needed and helping our teams when their stuggle is greatest. The post Jolly Rancher Leadership – It’s Not About the Candy appeared first on RapidStart Leadership.

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RapidStart Leadership

MARCH 16, 2017

Individual stars grouped together do not make great teams. Just look at any all-star team. And in the fight for self, they forget they are supposed to be scoring goals for the team. The best teams focus on the collective result. The best teams have the best teammates. Egos clash, pride is on the line.

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RapidStart Leadership

JANUARY 16, 2018

Ruling through fear can ultimately lead to brain drain on your team. Earning the respect of the team means being open, fair, willing to listen, to admit error, to share in difficulty, to act to protect the team’s well-being. Respect includes passing along the credit and absorbing the blame for the team.

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RapidStart Leadership

OCTOBER 10, 2017

A phenomenon called Social Loafing leads some team members to do the minimum possible. If you want to make sure that the teams you build don’t start a competition for “who’s the best at doing the least,” try these ideas. The smaller the number of people on any team, the harder it is to hide. Develop team cohesion.

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