Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 19, 2021

However, so many of the articles from the first half of the year are so timely now, we wanted to give you a chance to read any you may have missed. If you knew your manager really cared about you, would you want them to give you meaningful performance feedback? Get your team back on track by planning ahead with these five steps.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Declan paced back and forth, fuming. “I If she’s just going to waste my time, why bother trying?” Why Your Boss Might Waste Time with Bad Delegation At the heart of their frustration and disappointment with one another is an expectations conflict. Why Do I Even Try? I busted by ass to get this done. Yeah, but I don’t like this.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 10, 2023

What Higgins is saying is that “you don’t win when you give yourself the option to lose.” To accomplish something great, you have to give yourself no escape route, no chance to turn back. Burn the boats is about overcoming that voice in your head that holds you back—creates doubt. Should you process risk?

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 31, 2021

Even if you’re a rock star human-centered leader, doing all the right things to encourage micro-innovation and problem solving, it’s also likely that you have a few team members who still have best practices and ideas they’re holding back. People choose to hold back their ideas for a variety of reasons.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Why Psychological Safety x Clarity Leads to Better Workplace Innovation In our research for Courageous Cultures, 50% of the respondents said they hold back ideas because nothing will happen. Similar time investment. That’s a great start. But how many of these ideas are you implementing? Not to mention more remarkable ideas.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 14, 2023

” Of course, hosting an all-hands meeting or company offsite can be a significant investment of time and money, particularly if you’re having people travel in. .” “How do we design this event so that people walk out the door and say, “NOW THAT was a fantastic use of our time!

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Next Level Blog

JANUARY 23, 2024

This is the time of the year when I spend a day with my C-suite clients to give them some space to get up on the balcony to consider what success will look like 12 months from now and what they and their teams need to focus on to make those outcomes more likely. Here are ten of the questions on my core list. Challenged by?

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 28, 2021

As the convenor, you take back a bit of power. ” the help comes back. Being specific and giving options helps people be responsive. 17:53 DO: the more quickly we can follow up (giving grace during unusual times) we send the message that we saw/heard them. How do I build more connected business relationships?

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 13, 2022

Avoid these common roadblocks and you’ll release your team to be their best: Soak up their time. Even the core meaning of the word (to give power) is challenging. There are some times you do “give” power over…for example, when you ask someone to make a decision or offer an opportunity to try something new. Fear new ideas.

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Tanveer Naseer

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

I’m delighted and excited to welcome Tom Peters back to my podcast “Leadership Biz Cafe” for a third time, which means Tom now has made the most appearances on my podcast (we had a good laugh over it during our conversation). Tom wanted to come back on my show so. Click to continue reading.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 11, 2023

It’s a three-step process in which you commit to doing what it takes to make yourself better, then you do the hard work to improve your performance in EVERYTHING you do, and then you maintain that performance over time.” It’s “the ability to turn it up when you need to, even when it feels as if you were already giving 100 percent.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Ultimately, this doesn’t work because every time you violate confidentiality, you tell the person you’re talking to that they can’t trust you with critical information. You can count on me to…” The best time to address confidential information is before you have any. Maybe it’s a personnel matter.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 15, 2023

Connection happens one person at a time. It takes extra time, but you’ll earn it back many times over when you work through conflict. Let’s pause this conversation for a moment, and come back in (an hour, a few hours, tomorrow) and talk about this.” You’ve come together to talk about it. You might think.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Maybe you even say something you can’t take back. Let’s pause this conversation for a moment, and come back in (an hour, a few hours, tomorrow) and talk about this. Prepare for Workplace Conflicts. with a few “Go-To” Conversation Starters. Have you ever felt this way? You’re mad. They’re mad.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 14, 2023

Focus on one behavior change at a time When you learn game-changing leadership techniques, it’s tempting to try everything all at once. But not all at the same time. Once you feel confident and competent in that behavior, the timing might be right to add in another technique. It’s much easier to give up when no one’s looking.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 10, 2021

The art of Appreciative Inquiry gives you the ability to have conversations that truly matter, build better relationships, and achieve more together. In this episode, Jackie Stavros and Cheri Torres give you 2 practices and 5 principles to create great conversations. Jackie and Cheri take us back to their earliest memory as a leader.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Sitting in that committee meeting feeling overlooked, the rhyme came lilting back to mind. Powerful Phrases to Move From Feeling Invisible to Invincible If you feel invisible at work you’re in good company. Recent research by Work Human found that nearly 30% of workers have felt invisible at work and 27% have felt ignored. Silly, right?

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 8, 2019

Have you ever had (what you thought was) a great coaching conversation—your employee seems to get it—but fifteen minutes later they’re back to their old habits? So you give them more coaching, this time “louder” either literally, or through progressive discipline. But […].

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

When you feel completely out of control, tossed back and forth on an ocean of rapidly changing priorities, reactive pronouncements from senior leaders, and an insurmountable list of priorities, it’s natural to expect your manager to solve the problem. Time to Lead Your manager can’t solve the problem for you. It’s crazy around here.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 21, 2021

And, sometimes she holds back and doesn’t speak up in meetings. A little advanced notice about the conversation gives some time to gather your thoughts and prepare your point of view. Techniques to Speak Up in Meetings and Ensure Your Voice is Heard. But it’s hard. How do I get better at this?” Which is tragic.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 1, 2024

Every day, tens of thousands of Google employees, from executives to interns, rely on Laura Mae Martin’s tips and best practices for how to make the most of their time. He assesses its profound impact on business and education, using dozens of real-time examples of AI in action. Why is having a mentor crucial to success?

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Get Your Team Back on Track – Leading Through Distractions. And, if you find this article helpful, you might also enjoy this Asking for a Friend about empowering your team during times of uncertainty. This guide contains very practical tips for making better decisions and can help gain back lost time.

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Next Level Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Their calendars are so racked and stacked they feel like they’re stuck in a spin cycle of conversations which leaves little to no time for strategic thinking or action. Advance agendas and materials not only give you time to prepare, but they also force the organizer to think through their game plan for the meeting.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 3, 2022

During difficult times, what leadership values matter most? In a recent Asking for a Friend interview about compassionate accountability, Dr. Nate Regier takes us back to the root of the word compassion: “to struggle with.” Help your team be more compassionate, courageous, and curious. Compassion.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 25, 2021

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)?” ” As you can imagine, the answer was often.

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Leading Blog

JULY 21, 2023

L IFE IS HARD at times for everyone. Performance strategist John Alston and Emmy Award-winning director-producer Lloyd Thaxton present nine uplifting and inspirational Reality Rules for dealing with trying times in Stuff Happens (and then you fix it!) 9 Reality Rules to Steer Your Life Back in the Right Direction.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Rolling lips in can mean holding back emotions or information. We tend to only look at people in the eye 60% of the time normally. On video, we are looking for an extended period of time, which leads to fatigue. Give people in the meeting a break. Reading Body Language Can Help You Go a Level Deeper. Emotions are not bad.

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Lead from Within

MARCH 31, 2023

Here are six common leadership mistakes that hold back employee growth and how to avoid them: Playing favoritism: It’s natural to have a few team members that you work well with or feel a closer connection to, but it’s important to treat all team members fairly and equally. Avoid the temptation to play favorites.

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Great Results Team Building

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Windows give us a vision of what is possible… what is ahead for us… But the most Effective Leaders pause before they project into the future. Windows give us a vision of what is possible… what is ahead for us… But the most Effective Leaders pause before they project into the future. They invest time in reflection.

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Next Level Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Most of these will be day-long offsites for client company leadership teams to help them make sure they step back from the day-to-day swirl three times a year to set a course, assess their progress, and ensure that their time and attention are focused on the things that matter most.

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Next Level Blog

JULY 12, 2022

Back in January, I wrote a post about how leaders need to pull the thread through so their teams can see how their work fits into the longer arc of the work. That’s the North Star you’ll keep coming back to. That’s the North Star you’ll keep coming back to. You can think of milestones like the chapters in a book.

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Leading Blog

MAY 15, 2023

Yet we often don’t give it the attention it deserves. For a long time, experts couldn’t agree on how to define trust, let alone how to build it. Explore the limiting beliefs that have held you back, challenge your inner critic, seek internal versus external validation, be honest with yourself, and celebrate your value.

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Joseph Lalonde

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

As we approach the new year, I want to touch on a topic that’s bothered me for a long time. I’m telling you, it’s time to stop hustling. We cannot be on all of the time. We have to find time to rest. We can’t stop to spend time with those people. Bull… Step back.

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Rich Gee Group

JANUARY 10, 2024

Firstly, it gives you time to process the comment and control your initial emotional reaction. This approach puts the onus back on the speaker to clarify their statement, often revealing the baselessness of their condescension. Understanding Condescension "I'll handle the technical part; you just focus on the simple stuff.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Below, you will find some excerpts that give you a taste of what you will find in Isaacson’s Elon Musk. Even though Musk’s approach doesn’t necessarily provide a blueprint to be copied any more than Steve Jobs’ approach did (even though both individuals got results), it does offer lessons to be learned and applied in our own leadership.

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Joseph Lalonde

JANUARY 31, 2023

Every time I put on my running shoes , hop on my bike, or prepare to endure for a long time, I think of how it prepares me for leadership. Every time I put on my running shoes , hop on my bike, or prepare to endure for a long time, I think of how it prepares me for leadership. The same goes for leadership.

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Tanveer Naseer

DECEMBER 27, 2023

The last few weeks of the year are an ideal time for self-reflection and review as on the one hand, there’s an understandable eagerness to plan and map out goals for the upcoming year. But at the same time, it’s a perfect moment to take note of both the successes earned and lessons gained over the past 12 months.

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