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Your Team Needs A Mean Leader

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Beyond that, is there a time when your employees, and your business would be better off if you were, say, a little bit mean? If you want your team and your business to thrive, sometimes it pays to be mean. If you want your team and your business to thrive, sometimes it pays to be mean.

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Growing Leaders Who are Confident, Skilled and Human-Centered (Mistakes to Avoid)

Let's Grow Leaders

Growing Leaders through Modeling Behavior & Honest Feedback Hi Karin, What are a couple of the BIGGEST MISTAKES leaders make when GROWING LEADERS? Three Mistakes that Will Sabotage Growing Leaders 1. And if you want your team to lead in a human-centered way, you should show up that way too.

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Failure to Communicate: What to Do When Your Boss (or Team) Don’t Get It

Let's Grow Leaders

Nearly every leader we’ve ever worked with feels it. Doesn’t that senior leader know what impact they’re having here?” 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. You have information they need.

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Employee Retention Strategies When Work Gets Chaotic and Messy

Let's Grow Leaders

Employee retention strategies will help your team stick around through reorganizations, layoffs, and other corporate chaos. And while effective leaders will work to limit the number and frequency of these events, they are inevitable as organizations work to stay relevant in a rapidly changing world.

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Strategies to Lead Your Company Forward to the Future of Work

Let's Grow Leaders

Episode 250: In this episode, you’ll hear David catching up with Dan Michelson, the author of “Holy Shift: Moving Your Company Forward to the Future of Work.” ” They tackle how critical trust is among leaders and the pivotal mindset shift needed to adeptly maneuver through the evolving work environment.

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How to Choose the Right Communication Channel for Your Message

Let's Grow Leaders

The Communication Channel You Choose Matters: It’s What You Say AND How You Say It If you’re managing a team, you know how crucial your choice of communication can be. ” What does this mean for you as a manager? It’s vital to chose the right communication channel for your message.

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How Do I Encourage My Coworker to Take Initative? (without coming across as a jerk)

Let's Grow Leaders

To encourage more initiative be specific in your request. After all, they are your peer. And, it’s impacting you, your work, and your results. Work is more stressful than it needs to be. What Does It Mean to Take Initiative? Hi Karin, “I’ve got a peer who will never take initiative.

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