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Where Did the Nice Leaders Go?

Lead Change Blog

Many years ago, a colleague and I were asked to create a training program to help employees – i.e. future leaders – act “more professional.” While there are many facets that define what it means to be a “professional,” one stands above the rest as critically important: being nice to others. Why Being Nice is Hard. Saying “hi”.

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How to Be More Thankful for Your Team (Easy Employee Appreciation Ideas)

Let's Grow Leaders

Just like a great Thanksgiving meal is nice, but not sufficient when it comes to letting your family know how grateful you are, it’s hard for a grand gesture to make up for week after week of feeling over-pressured and undervalued. Ironically some of these complaints come after some kind of big employee appreciation event. Why 7 days?

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Help Your Boss Stop Wasting Time with Bad Delegation

Let's Grow Leaders

In this episode, David gives you practical tools to help avoid these frustrating moments and build a far more effective, collaborative relationship with your leader. Alright, today’s question comes from a manager named Declan, and that is not Declan’s real name, but we’re going to use the name Declan here.

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How to Make Better, Frequent Employee Recognition a Daily Habit

Let's Grow Leaders

” “We always talk about where we have to improve, I just wish we could take a breath and look at how far we’ve come.” Some leaders I know make this the first task of the day, every day. Why Gallup Question 4 Matters: “In the last seven days, I have received recognition or praise for doing good work.”

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Leading Step by Step

Let's Grow Leaders

You don’t have to know all the answers or how everything’s going to turn out. And those strangers were a nice couple from Brazil, or at least whatever they said in Portuguese sounded nice and they smiled when they said it. Whatever challenge you face, leading step by step, little by little, or poco a poco, will help.

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Three Benefits of Removing Toxic Leaders

Next Level Blog

It started in 2009 with a post I wrote about how leaders could succeed just by not doing what he did. Their second game was at Denver where they were down 21- 14 at the half and came back to win 35 – 33. Did they open with a home sell-out and have a bunch of fans in Denver wearing team gear because Snyder is out of the picture?

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Fuel Your Career: 17 Critical Skills When You’re a Young Leader Hungry for Success

Let's Grow Leaders

To distinguish yourself as a young leader, build your knowledge, focus on results and relationships, and speak up. You’re a young leader with responsibility for a small team and you want more responsibility. And if you manage a young leader, please don’t use those despair-inducing words.) Give it time. You’re not ready yet.” (And

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