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Red Flags at Work: Recognizing Problems and Delivering the Bad News

Leading Blog

Project management, encompassing issues that crop up during planning and issues that show up during execution, is another area that may require your overview and handling. Most people are not good at handling disagreements or conflict situations, especially if they end up on the losing side. They will personalize the conflict.

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SOFTEN-ing Improves Your Zen but Does NOT Diminish Your Authority

Leading Blog

In high-stress interactions, our walls go up, and our armor comes on and were ready to protect ourselves in any way we can. Our bodies tense up, and were on the defensive. Opening ourselves up to listen and acknowledge the other person or group during a stressful moment, helps those coming to you feel that they can trust you.

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Left Out of the Loop? Here’s How to Step Back In with Confidence

Let's Grow Leaders

But how you bring it up determines whether you repair the misstepor reinforce the divide. When the person keeping you out of the loop is your manager, its harder to speak up. If its happening repeatedly: Ive been in catch-up mode on a few things that impact my work. Bottom Line Being out of the loop doesnt mean youre powerless.

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Do You Run From Rejection?

Rich Gee Group

When the ratio tightens, youre trending up. Surround yourself with people whove been laughed out of rooms and still leveled up. Bottom line: Rejection isnt your nemesisits your coach. Show up, absorb the hit, iterate, repeat. Try A Rejection Reboot: Track the no ratio. Keep a visible scoreboard of attempts vs. turndowns.

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7 Ways to Manage a Talent Shortage

These are 7 actions you can take to help ensure your business lands the best of the best: Build an employment brand from the bottom up. Talent is going to be hard to find for a while. Optimize your recruiting efforts from the top down. Become a company known for learning & training. Become a company known for benefits.

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7 Ways to Deal with Employees Who Drive You Crazy

Let's Grow Leaders

What really difficult employees (up, down and sideways) are you ignoring, or staying away from in hopes that the problem will take care of itself? ” Bottom line, no grades were given for action, just analysis. Stand-up for what’s right. Be honest with yourself. Try something. Go there, listen and hang out a while.

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Integrity First: Not An Expression…A Core Value!

General Leadership

BLUF—Bottom Line Up Front- The USAF has the expression, “Integrity First” as the first of its stated core values. “Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters”. Albert Einstein.

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