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Collaboration Begins With You

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It’s a mindset that promotes communication, learning, maximum contribution, and innovation—all of which lead to a healthy bottom line. Collaboration is an integral part of an organization’s culture. When we encounter others who are a different race or gender, it registers biochemically as a “stress response.” Learn more and register here.

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6 Ways to Build Trust During Organizational Change

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Research from The Ken Blanchard Companies shows that people have predictable stages of concern when faced with a change. Will there be new training involved? Employees will not embrace taking risks or innovating in new ways if they are fearful of being punished, criticized, or looked down upon for making mistakes. Make it safe.

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Twin Cities Executive Coaching: A Catalyst for Transformative Leadership

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The Emergence of Transformative Leadership In the bustling landscape of the Twin Cities, the demand for innovative leadership has never been more pronounced. A Harvard Business Review survey revealed that tailored executive coaching led to an 88% increase in productivity when combined with training.

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4 Strategies to Remove Fear from Your Leadership

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It’s not always logical and we have to train ourselves to react in more thoughtful ways, but it’s a reality of the human condition. Ken Blanchard and I address this topic in our book, Simple Truths of Leadership: 52 Ways to Be a Servant Leader and Build Trust. Simple truth number 33 simply says, “Fear is the enemy of trust.”

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Highlighting Our August Sponsor: Launchbox365

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Launchbox365 helps companies and individuals achieve bold success through applying their expertise in cross-generational issues to help organizations bridge the gap between managers and their Gen Y workforce to increase employee engagement, productivity, innovation and profits. Here are highlights of their offerings: Chasing Relevance.

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6 Ways Leaders Build Trust During Change

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Address people’s concerns – Research from The Ken Blanchard Companies shows that people have predictable stages of concern when faced with a change. Will there be new training involved? Share information liberally – Ken Blanchard is fond of saying, “People without information cannot act responsibly.

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Simple Truths of Leadership Turn Common Sense into Common Practice

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Ken Blanchard and I hold that belief and we’ve seen it proven throughout our careers. Your responsibility is to help them accomplish their goals through training, feedback, listening, and communication. Creativity, innovation, productivity, efficiency, and morale flourish. Servant leadership is the vehicle to building trust.