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5 Unexpected Questions Before Remote Teams Meet in Person

Leadership Freak

Don't squander opportunities when remote teams meet in person. Energizing meetings are rare and hard to pull off. How can you create vibrant environments and get work done? Don't bother traveling if face-to-face is the same as remote - except you're in the same room.

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PERMA – 5 Elements to Thrive

Leadership Freak

Positive psychology isn’t happy talk. Positive psychology concerns itself with things that cause people to flourish. I couldn’t list the 5 elements necessary to thrive during a coaching conversation yesterday (PERMA).

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How to Manage the Danger of Untended Wounds

Leadership Freak

Untended wounds become rot. People - like pears - decay from the inside. You don't notice it at first. How to protect your team and yourself from justifying toxicity caused by. 1. Unspoken expectations. 2. Negative assumptions. 3. Untended wounds.

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13 Things You Can Do with Words

Leadership Freak

Thoughtless words are muddy roads. You can smooth the way with things you say. Or your words make life hard for others and painful for you.

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Why You Need to Stop “Why Questions”

Leadership Freak

Stupid questions add stress. Here's how to stop asking "why questions" that create adversarial conversations. It natural to ask why, but it's the wrong question when someone misses the mark. More.

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Leadership isn’t Disney Land

Leadership Freak

We live in an imperfect world. The universe isn’t conspiring to do anything. Leadership is more like a war zone than Disney Land. Yes, it’s fulfilling. Yes, there are rewards.

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4 Rules for Great Relationships at Work

Leadership Freak

Enemies don't help each other. People bring their best when they pull for each other. What do great relationships at work look like?