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Good Power: Changing a Life. Changing Work. Changing the World.

Leading Blog

And when delivering bad news, use a velvet hammer. To help us in applying good power to the us —society—one way is to look “at big problems as big systems to be transformed.” I discovered that listening breeds knowledge, knowledge breeds creditability, and credibility earns trust that allows relationships to flourish.

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What Leaders Can Learn from the Most Efficient Exit Interview Ever

Next Level Blog

It puts our sympathetic nervous system on a hair trigger and the fight or flight response kicks in. For executives and managers, the default response is often a version of fight – to hammer on deadlines, drive for results, to lose patience with what they view as friction and pushback.

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Five Ways to Win Well with Your Assistant

Let's Grow Leaders

Instead of hammering me about it, Karin acknowledged it but helped us quickly move on. As an administrative pro, it’s easy to get caught up in the systems and workflow, and neglect to remember the big picture. Some time ago, I made what I considered to be a pretty substantial mistake with Karin’s work.

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Tips to Help You With House Maintenance

Strategy Driven

Preventing malfunctions and keeping your house in peak condition will be easier if you regularly inspect your exterior and exterior systems. However, if it doesn’t work, try hammering the hinge pin up approximately halfway and applying some lubricant to the pin, such as 3-in-1 oil, to make it more flexible.

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Deliver Life-Changing Presentations Every Time.

Rich Gee Group

I'm going to cover the current state, impact, and desired state of our mobile systems." Stick to your topic and hammer all points of it — be prepared — anticipate most of the questions that will be asked. Something as simple as: "Today, I will be covering why we should begin to move all of our executives onto iPads. It's that easy.

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Five Ways to Win Well with Your Assistant

Let's Grow Leaders

Instead of hammering me about it, Karin acknowledged it but helped us quickly move on. As an administrative pro, it’s easy to get caught up in the systems and workflow, and neglect to remember the big picture. Some time ago, I made what I considered to be a pretty substantial mistake with Karin’s work.

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The “Piggyback” Approach to Innovation

Harvard Business Review

Consider how we have “the way” we do things: the way we make pasta, the way we use a hammer, the way we deal with our day-to-day problems. On the one hand, this keeps us focused — it gives us a mental script to follow. On the other hand, it limits our ability to see beyond the default.

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