Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

You’re working hard to build a good reputation as a manager. So you’re taking on new projects and delegating certain tasks to others. Being decisive and knowing how to say no are important leadership skills, but handled the wrong way, they can come off as excuses that can damage your career. Read more at Fast Company.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

He was delegating more and growing the competence of his team. In a recent HBR article, Robert Kabacoff shares his research of 60,000 managers in 40 countries. Managers can learn to be more strategic through understanding, exposure and challenge. How Help a Manager Become More Strategic. His results were amazing.

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Lead from Within

JANUARY 30, 2023

“Grit” is defined as passion and perseverance towards long-term goals, and it is considered a crucial ingredient for success. This can happen when they don’t know when to give up and keep trying to win losing battles, even when their persistence is costing them in terms of their well-being.

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Rich Gee Group

JULY 15, 2014

I managed large teams for over 20 years in corporate and have been coaching C-Level clients for 14 more. During this time, I’ve probably run into every scenario a manager can experience. Translate upper management’s vague directives into things your team can understand and take action on. Learn to delegate.

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Great Leadership By Dan

FEBRUARY 24, 2008

Delegation, put most simply, involves the assignment of a specific task or project by one person to another, and the person’s commitment to complete the task or project. Effective delegators spend time planning work assignments and organizing resources to achieve business goals in the most productive way possible.

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Lead from Within

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

A true caring leader understands that making difficult decisions and inflicting short-term discomfort can lead to long-term benefits for everyone, and the real caring is being honest. When leaders care too much : Can leaders care too much, yes they can when it makes them avoid confrontation or giving honest feedback.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JANUARY 10, 2011

Because you are doing such great work, she’ll soon tap you with her enchanted wand and sprinkle you with sparkly fairy dust and you’ll get that key project, significant promotion, raise, bonus or new career that you’ve been waiting for. She doesn’t exist, and career rewards for your great work don’t just appear.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

But often, these top-tier executives don’t know where to go to achieve this critical perspective and guidance at this stage in their careers. Executives who realize their potential can be far more satisfied with their careers and lives. Advantage 4: See Goals More Clearly and Purposefully.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 14, 2020

Throughout my career, I have spent a lot of time studying and teaching leadership. In assessing business situations, it is helpful to get feedback from multiple points of view, including customers, employees, managers, stockholders, suppliers, and external consultants. It’s a fascinating subject! They take decisive action.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 9, 2020

Ultimately, it depends on what your business’ short-term and long-term tasks are. Know When To Delegate. This is something a lot of great managers and executives understand. Delegating can feel uneasy because you are essentially giving someone else the responsibility of pulling through. Cut Out Distractions.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The term 360-degree feedback has gained global popularity with reports from Forbes indicating that more than 85 percent of Fortune 500 companies use 360 feedback to review their employees regularly. The evaluation report is a compilation of feedback from managers, peers, and juniors. What Is the Purpose of a 360-degree System?

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Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

However, we seem to be hard wired to think in terms of showering money at our employees to show them that we value them (and to keep them from leaving). It can go a long way toward helping them to see themselves the way others do, to know more about the developmental opportunities available to them, and to help them to become a better leader.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

But increasing responsibility without also delegating authority is a recipe for disaster. And simply delegating is not always the answer either.” Joel Garfinkle of the Career Advancement Blog submitted 5-Step Plan to Developing Your Personal Brand. Then it’s no surprise that you’re not moving up in your career.

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Michael Lee Stallard

AUGUST 24, 2017

I’ve spoken with Jim Sinegal, Costco’s co-founder and CEO from 1983 to 2011, and interacted with Ryan Watkins, a young Costco warehouse manager across the country in Oregon. In this culture, most people feel controlled by one of more of the following: autocratic leaders, micro-management, too many rules and/or bureaucracy.

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Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 30, 2013

Other than this handful of critical executive positions, succession planning for the rest of the organizations is usually managed by identifying “pools” of candidates that are considered to have potential to move into any number of senior leadership roles. Well, that’s OK if you want to do the same job for the rest of your career.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 20, 2022

Lastly, we will cover a list of soft skills not many people consider when looking for a job or expanding their career opportunities. . These are non-technical skills that allow you to interact with general to upper management people. Soft skills can help you manage even the major conflicts in any situation. Self Control Skills.

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QAspire

AUGUST 26, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Training Middle Managers On People Management Basics Here is a simple idea: Whenever you have a new manager (project manager/departmental leader) joining in your organization, put him/her through a simple training program on how to manage people.

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Frank Sonnenberg Online

MARCH 21, 2023

Last, some folks have their priorities backward ; they’re all work and no play, forfeit long-term outcomes to satisfy a short-term gain, and do anything to get what they want. Trust takes a long time to develop, but it can be destroyed by a single action. Personal responsibility can’t be delegated.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

We have come to believe that employees don’t leave organizations, they leave their managers. As you review the list of reasons for employee attrition below, think about which ones a supervisor could directly impact, and which are outside of that manager’s ability to effectively influence. Why Do Employees Leave Their Jobs?

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

But increasing responsibility without also delegating authority is a recipe for disaster. And simply delegating is not always the answer either.” Joel Garfinkle of the Career Advancement Blog submitted 5-Step Plan to Developing Your Personal Brand. Then it’s no surprise that you’re not moving up in your career.

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Frank Sonnenberg Online

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Delegate tasks rather than maintain tight control? That will help you build confidence as you strive to achieve your long-term goals. Cast aside your fears and go for it? Forgive someone who disappointed you? Keep your calm while others lost their heads? See the positive when others saw only the negative?

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Lead from Within

JUNE 10, 2018

Do you work weekends and long hours and rarely take vacation? This is often a sign of the inability or unwillingness to delegate or lose control. Do you have a hard time delegating? Leaders practice effective delegation, with guidance only when it’s needed. Do you think you’re the only one who can do it right?

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Image credit – Freepik) A work-life balance, meaning a balanced experience of your career and the rest of your life, should be the natural state of matters as most of us work to be able to provide good lives for ourselves and our families. This leaves us full of work-life balance ideas, chasing a packed schedule with no actual net gain.

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Mills Scofield

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

Delegation. Every time I have assigned someone a task, rather than taking it on myself, the net effect – short-term, long-term, or both – is decidedly positive. As my grandfather, my own mentor in management, would remind me, “delegate, but don’t abdicate.”

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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 10, 2017

Regardless of your career, it appears life is more stressful than ever. I would say learning to handle stress may be one of the more important things you can do to lead effectively and long-term. Time management – Most times a well planned schedule will greatly diminish stress. Stress is all around us.

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Lead on Purpose

NOVEMBER 10, 2012

In general, a leader gives directions, organizes, and delegates. Businesses without long-term goals, a clear strategy and good communication between departments struggle to thrive. Schools worldwide offer various forms of Master’s programs designed for career professionals who want to enhance their abilities.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 15, 2010

She made sure her staff knew her expectations in terms of the work outcomes. She separated herself from day to day operations: Instead of being intimately involved in all of the inner workings, she trusted her managers to do that and then to come to her with issues and barriers that required her assistance.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 8, 2024

HR management platform isolved released its fourth annual trends report “Uncovering the Significant HR Trends of 2024 to Maximize Your Next- Best Step,” and the employee burnout statistics for 2023 require serious consideration. Image – Pexels What Does the Employee Burnout Statistics From 2023 Tell Us?

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Strategy Driven

MAY 16, 2019

Being a business owner is a great career to have, but the position can also be stressful and overwhelming at times. How successful your business is over the long-term essentially depends on how profitable you are or not. Delegate out Tasks. Track Your Finances.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JANUARY 11, 2011

But those are behaviors borne from his experiences, not traits of his career. What is it about the term “public relations” that brings the pot of social ire to a boil? Both know that deception never works, at least not for long, and that truth is the only mortar that binds the bricks of trust, commitment and shared success.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 9, 2018

Strategic planning–the process of translating vision into realistic business strategies–provides you with a structure to balance long-term goals with immediate needs, update plans to reflect changing circumstances, and develop contingency plans for the wider range of possibilities.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JUNE 17, 2010

Home Who We Are What We Do Services Contact My Favorite Blogs All Things Workplace Bob Sutton – Work Matters Brain Leaders and Learners Bret L. All Rights Reserved.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Sad, but true; much of my life and career I have attempted to achieve perfection in everything I do. I have now been detoxed and am on the road to long-term healing, so I would like to share some tips with you about this highly popular disorder. The phrase, “It’s not about being perfect. Thanks for the great blog!

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Skip Prichard

DECEMBER 19, 2019

In terms of wellbeing, you may begin to see how the concepts of meaning and purpose become more vivid. Management by Exception (MBE). Although when described, these facets of transforming leadership take on some meaning, we suggest that in these terms they are not, well, very usable. Inspirational Motivation (IM).

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Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Many people focus on the long term objectives and how their work life should be, while not truly appreciating and internalizing exactly where they are right now. A very timely post post many of the new directions started this term at the MITA Brain Center! Ellen Weber : September 24, 2010 at 10:30 am Thanks Mary Jo!

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JUNE 13, 2010

Home Who We Are What We Do Services Contact My Favorite Blogs All Things Workplace Bob Sutton – Work Matters Brain Leaders and Learners Bret L. It looks pretty much the same as you left it. All Rights Reserved.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

The sad fact is that many business people are absolutists in that they only see things in terms of rights and wrongs. Thinking in terms of “ my way &# is right and therefore “ other ways &# are wrong is the basis for polarizing any relationship, which quickly results in converting discussions into power struggles.

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