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The Graceful No

Lead Change Blog

The sub-title, though, has a powerful parallel to The Graceful No. The sub-title, though, has a powerful parallel to The Graceful No. Is there a secret formula to the Graceful No? Now there’s a topic I could put my bookmark in! Stop the busywork, and start the work that matters.” Recently, I was at a family gathering.

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Create Commitment: 12 Habits to Build Agreement and Accountability

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Commitment is vital to effective teamwork, collaboration, and results. One of the most frustrating aspects of teamwork is the feeling of futility – of spinning your wheels. You connect with one another, establish clear success criteria, get curious, and build on one another’s suggestions, but nothing happens.

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First Look: Leadership Books for April 2023

Leading Blog

Grace Under Pressure : Leading Through Change and Crisis by John Baldoni Grace Under Pressure: Leading Through Change and Crisis focuses on three things leaders need to do when change and adversity strike: take care of their people, take care of themselves, and prepare for the future.

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Grace Notes: Leading in an Upside-Down World

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I N Grace: A Leaders Guide to a Better Us , John Baldoni laid out a philosophy for better leading and living. Now in Grace Notes: Leading in an Upside-Down World , he reflects on the practical application of that philosophy. Abundance is rooted in Grace. Use Grace to reach out to others to make genuine connections.

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We’re all in the ER – So a little GRACE goes a long way

Lead Change Blog

So more than ever we all need some grace. Grace is a healing balm that can be applied in many forms. I came looking for a little caffeine; instead, I got an espresso Venti cup of GRACE. I came looking for a little caffeine; instead, I got an espresso Venti cup of GRACE. I’d been ambushed by grace.

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The Most Challenging Person for a Human-Centered Leader

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It’s so easy to have compassion and grace for other people while pushing myself for more and holding myself to an unreasonable standard of perfection or achievement. How could you have grace and compassion for your team if you don’t have it for yourself? This is a leadership relationship I often overlook. In short, you can’t.

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The Best Leadership Books of 2021

Leading Blog

The political environment in the United States as elsewhere is driven by fear-based narratives. And that feeds our approach in society at large. It leads to short-term thinking. That’s not the way to lead. Leadership is about hope. Leaders are dealers in hope. Many of the books listed below help us to do just that. Blog Post ). How did you react?

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