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Overcome the Great Resignation: How Great Leaders Put People Before Projects

Let's Grow Leaders

As the pandemic and uncertainty persist, we invite you to consider putting people before projects. We’re not saying people instead of projects. It’s people, then projects. As you get to know people, learn about their people, pets, and projects. Cultivate Curiosity–for innovations, improvements, and efficiencies.

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You're One Step From The C-Suite: How To Make The Jump.

Rich Gee Group

Participate in cross-departmental projects to gain insights into areas outside your expertise. Action: Seek opportunities to lead larger projects or initiatives that require cross-functional collaboration. Tangible achievements in driving revenue, improving efficiency, or innovating processes are critical.

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Score More in 2024: 24 Innovative Leadership Goals for the New Year

Modern Servant Leader

Here are 24 innovative leadership goals for the new year – including metrics to measure your progress…. Measurement: Percentage of successful projects applying Agile methods. Increase Innovation: Develop programs like hackathons, innovation days, and community support projects that help team members think outside of the box.

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Stop Right There! 5 Phrases that Crush Collaboration and Tank Teamwork

Let's Grow Leaders

For example: “I care about __ (you, this team, this project) and I’m confident we can find a solution that we can all work with.” It’s Too Late to Change Course Now This phrase acts like quicksand for team progress, promoting a fixed and inflexible approach that could stifle innovation and adaptability.

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Are Your People IN? Ensuring Committed Energy in 2023.

Anese Cavanaugh

Perhaps you notice it while working on a project, having a conversation, or just in the general relationship. We've all experienced it, either within ourselves or with our teammates/leaders/direct reports: that feeling that something is off, or you just can't "feel them" fully in the game. It's not BAD. No one wins here. (

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Keep the Corporate Purpose Alive.

Rich Gee Group

Regularly communicate how individual roles and projects tie back to the company's purpose. Introduce metrics that reflect customer satisfaction, employee engagement, innovation, and contribution to community initiatives. This could include innovation, exceptional customer service, or contributions to team morale.

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How Innovation Is Completely Different in Established Organizations than in Startups

Leading Blog

Their greatest fear is no longer their closest competitor, but the startups which, although they live in metaphorical garages and have hardly taken off, have an innovation power that established organizations can only dream of possessing. The Three Tracks of Innovation. Optimizing innovation: Improving the past.