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Team Decision Making-Case Study and Success Story

Mike Cardus

Below is a case study / success story of coaching and consulting with a manager and a team to improve their decision making process and output as a team. Working on teams and reaching agreement on anything can be a challenge. Team Leaders and Managers set the tone for team based decision making. Photo Credit.

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Managerial-Leadership Case Study: Contextual Goals Matter

Mike Cardus

Properly delegated Contextual Goals are Goldilocks Goals …They cannot be too big or too small. Contextual Goals Matter. If the goals are too small people feel micromanaged. If the goals are too large people are lost and unsure what to do, macromanaged. They are just right, and matched to the person.

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Managerial-Leadership Case Study: Employee Engagement Requires the Necessary Resources

Mike Cardus

The loading dock supervisor Lesa, is an experienced veteran who has consistently met the objective goals delegated by her manager. The team is also constantly striving to create a system that works with production to complete the orders and send them to the shipping dock with sufficient time to check, organize, and load.

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Recent Promotion to Management: Leadership Success Case Study

Mike Cardus

He was doing too much of the work that could be delegated. Creating action plans , including proper delegation of tasks to staff in line with their accountabilities and capabilities. Anthony created plans , and appropriately delegated large portions of them. Prior to the promotion, he had served as a team leader of purchasing.

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Mastering the Middle: Unlocking Your Company's Hidden Potential.

Rich Gee Group

People Management: This encompasses a wide range of sub-skills, from delegation and conflict resolution to coaching and performance management. Incorporate real-world scenarios, case studies, and role-plays to ensure practical application of the concepts. Here's a pro tip: ensure your program is not just theoretical.

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Is your Leadership Development Developing Leaders?

Great Leadership By Dan

As I wrote Building Blocks — Case Studies of a Serial Entrepreneur , I realized that over the years, I toiled with many of my failures, but I never analyzed the variables of the successes. Few, if any, have had soft-skill training in actual management topics such as difficult conversations and delegation.

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Choosing the Best Motivational Leadership Speakers

Career Advancement

Some are purely motivational—firing up your employees to perform—and some offer factual case studies and industry examples to show how to elevate managing skills, build a cohesive team, or maximize productivity. No two speakers on leadership are alike. Everyone has a different style and technique.