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Want to Be a Great Leader? Ask Yourself These Questions Weekly

Lead from Within

Whether you’re running a business, an aspiring entrepreneur, or somebody with big dreams, achieving requires that you have goals, plans, and a way to hold yourself accountable. If you really want to stay on track, a weekly check-in can be a valuable tool. What’s the first thing I want to accomplish this week?

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Leadership Growth – Are You Coachable?

Let's Grow Leaders

Leadership growth requires feedback and continual learning. And your influence will grow too if you invest in your leadership growth. But that growth is a choice – and one that not every leader will make. I don’t believe I can learn anything by asking my team esoteric questions about where I can improve.”.

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Failure to Communicate: What to Do When Your Boss (or Team) Don’t Get It

Let's Grow Leaders

Nearly every leader we’ve ever worked with feels it. Turning Frustration into Opportunity When you find yourself frustrated, asking, “Don’t they understand? Doesn’t that senior leader know what impact they’re having here?” But you don’t want to assume that you’ve got the full picture—or that they do.

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Courageous Questions: How to Make It Easier to Get Better Insights

Let's Grow Leaders

If you want better insights, ask clearer questions. Particularly during times of uncertainty and change, one of the easiest ways to know what’s really going on is to (1) get clarity about what you don’t know and (2) ask your team some courageous questions. Why Courageous Questions Matter.

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Productivity at Work: How to Lead Highly Productive Teams

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To Lead Highly Productive Teams: Keep Them Focused on What Matters Most If you want to increase productivity at work, maintain a relentless focus on what matters most in four areas. There is so much to do that some days I just want to give up!” – Halisee, Software Engineer Halisee called us looking for help with the overwhelm.

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How to Lead When Your Team Lacks a Sense of Urgency

Let's Grow Leaders

It’s a common leadership frustration that we’ve experienced and hear from leaders regularly: “My people lack a sense of urgency. Paradoxically, leaders with a high internal sense of urgency can struggle with this the most. Paradoxically, leaders with a high internal sense of urgency can struggle with this the most.

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Presenting to Executives: How to Have More Confidence

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And now, the executive team wants an update. Juan asked if I had involved his team in any of these recommendations (I had not, my miss). Juan asked if I had involved his team in any of these recommendations (I had not, my miss). And Mark started with a few questions that I just couldn’t answer. AskingforaFriend.

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