Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Theyre mentally tallying how much money they need to save before the next quarterly review. Theyre wondering how to keep their boss happy and avoid getting grilled in the next exec meeting. Theyre strategizing how to roll out a major company shift without sparking a mutiny. Performance pressure? Big, scary change?

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 7, 2025

Can we align on how to stay connected for next time? When the person keeping you out of the loop is your manager, its harder to speak up. This helps your manager understand the impact of keeping you out of the loopwithout putting them on the defensive. This approach flags the issue without creating defensiveness. Own your space.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Bailey [00:00:00] – Setting the Stage for Resiliency Simon and host David Dye open the conversation with a powerful idea: people are learning how to be resilient by watching their leaders. 00:32:15] – Navigating Others’ Reactions Without Losing Focus Simon discusses how leaders are not responsible for others’ reactions.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 5, 2022

How to Avoid the Most Common Mistakes New Managers Make. So many new managers don’t receive the training or skills they need to be effective, lead their teams, and achieve meaningful results. Here are the common mistakes new managers make: Avoid Accountability Conversations. 10 Mistakes New Managers Make.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 24, 2025

How to Stay Curious Without Getting Completely Sidetracked The rabbit holeoh, its so easy to fall in. Communicate With Your Manager So youve found a compelling idea and want to dig deeper. But instead of disappearing into research mode for hours (or days), loop in your manager first. Keep your manager in the loop.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

If you knew your manager really cared about you and had your best interest at heart, would you want them to give you meaningful performance feedback? The post How to Provide More Meaningful Performance Feedback appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders. Even if it was hard to hear?

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Lets break down the biggest distraction trapsand how to escape them. We All Have Our Favorite Workplace Distractions– How to Overcome Yours First, a confession. How to Get Your Focus Back: Pause before jumping into a new taskask yourself, Is this important, or just loud? We don’t have this handled. just not do?

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 21, 2023

My Feedback Isn’t Working…Performance Management for Repeat Issues You take performance management seriously. askingforafriend Human-centered performance management means giving meaningful feedback that reinforces clear expectations and gives space for emotions, support, and reflection. Here’s how.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 11, 2025

Episode 298: Are you a new manager struggling to boost teamwork and communicate in ways that truly move your team forward? This episode explores seven essential communication skills every first-time manager needs. Youll learn how to set clear expectations to navigate the shift from peer to leader.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

How will you and your managers communicate at least five times, through five different channels? Your communication strategy should build a culture where everyone: Understands the ‘why’ behind the change Clearly sees how it relates to their role. This is where a 5 x 5 communication plan is essential.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 10, 2025

As a leader, youre not just responsible for managing tasksyoure guiding people through uncertainty. Be the Leader Youd Want Your Boss to Be If youre struggling with poor upper management, a disengaged board, or political decisions that have nothing to do with your actual work, dont let that define your leadership. And so do you.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

And curiosity about how to approach your work differently. The Help-Seeker’s Script: How to Holler for a Helping Hand And, here are a few powerful phrases to help get past that feeling of overload by asking for help. Sometimes, high-performing employees need their manager to tell them when to stop working. “Oh,

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Practical Steps to Address the Slump Now that weve looked at reasons for the downturn, heres how to address the situation in a way that supports your top performers and helps them find reclaim their mojo. How can we align your work with your long-term goals? You can ask: Whats a project or skill youve been wanting to tackle?

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 13, 2022

Most managers will say they want those outcomes and that they believe in an empowered team, but unintentionally prevent their teams from doing their best. One Big Reason Managers Disempower Their Team. The most common mistakes that disempower teams often result from a manager’s insecurity. Unclear Definition of Success.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 7, 2021

Early in my career, I learned a vital leadership lesson about how to give your team energy. The post How to Give Your Team Energy They Need appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders. Lead like it’s the first time to give your team energy.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 15, 2022

What to Do Instead: How to Give Your Boss Bad News (the D.A.R.N. “What I think you might do next is contact your manager (so they’re not blindsided). Managing Up: Keep Your Boss Informed About a Struggling Team Member. Managing Up With Grace: How to Give Your Boss Better Feedback. Have a plan.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 26, 2023

Or as one manager told me when she is perceived as negative, “It’s not that I’m negative, it’s just that I care so F-ing much!” If you’re perceived as negative, try this… David Dye offers up some solutions in his article How to be Less Negative and Still be Yourself.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 31, 2022

A few years ago, I wrote “Avoid These Infuriating Phrases in End-of-Year Feedback” to encourage managers to stop making stupid comments when giving a performance review. This heartfelt post came from years of listening to high-performing employees vent their frustrations about the stupid things their managers said.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Later, talking with Declan’s manager, she was grateful for Declan’s work, but also confused. Declan was frustrated—and so was his manager. He expected that by fulfilling those parameters, he’d done good work and that his manager would acknowledge that work. But what’s happening with Declan’s manager?

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 9, 2021

You can do this with your manager too (depending on their receptivity to the earlier steps). The post How to Give Difficult Feedback to Your Boss (Even When You’re Scared) appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders. .” And, we always recommend that you close an I.N.S.P.I.R.E. But, practice builds confidence.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

It’s natural to focus on building a great relationship with your manager. And the good news is that, unlike your manager, who is who they are (and may or may not be able to give you all the support you need), you likely have a number of peers to choose from. How to Build These Important Coworker Relationships. Your turn.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

” How to Say No at Work. “Yes… And” As David Dye shares in, How to Help Your Team Say No at Work, one way to do this is by affirming the request and the value the request might represent—that’s the “yes.” Related Articles: Managing Up With Grace: How to Give Your Boss Better Feedback.

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Lead from Within

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

As an executive leadership coach, I’ve seen firsthand how crucial it is for future leaders to go beyond traditional management techniques. The future demands leaders who can manage teams, drive meaningful change, and uphold integrity. They should understand how to leverage technology to drive innovation and efficiency.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Leading through a layoff is one of the most unnerving challenges you can face as a manager. Or, it could be you are worried about how to sustain momentum with a reduced staff. And, I had lost some of my best managers- – many of who had become close friends. We managed to sustain momentum, but it wasn’t easy.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

See How to Build a Great Team Culture. How do we better leverage the strengths of every team member? How will we hold one another accountable (with compassion)? It’s easy to think about accountability as your job as the manager. How will we celebrate success and learn from our mistakes?

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

In this week’s Asking for a Friend, I speak with Whitney Johnson, author of Smart Growth, about how to support your team along the S curve of employee growth. When I read Whitney’s new book, I was struck by how her model reflected my own journey of taking the leap from Verizon Wireless executive to entrepreneur.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 11, 2021

That’s not a lack of urgency – it’s a rational approach to managing multiple priorities. I’d love to hear from you– how do you schedule the finish and ensure your teams have shared commitments to timeliness? The post How to Lead When Your Team Lacks a Sense of Urgency appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 30, 2024

No More Vague Reports: How to Give Useful Information (September 2024) As is with many of our articles, we wrote this one in response to a frustrated CEO, asking to help us fix this problem with his team. This article unpacks how to manage confidential information with integrity and professionalism.

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Rich Gee Group

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Its about how you communicate, how you build trust, and whether or not you truly understand what motivates the other person. Im about to show you how to make stuff happen, regardless of job titles or any condescending attitude that might come your way. So, if you want to move mountains without an official mandate, buckle up.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 19, 2023

All of us have moments where we’re frustrated, don’t know how to express our concerns, or are clumsy. I’ve noticed that you always cc: my manager on all your emails to me and am curious about what’s happening there?” You’ve just unlocked the hidden emotion that they didn’t know how to express—and helped them express it.

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