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What if You Ran Toward the Train

Leadership Freak

I’ve been thinking about the metaphor of the train coming down the track. Hi David, I’d ask how your week is going but it’s probably like most weeks you have, crazy-busy. If you… Continue reading →

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16 Ways to Defeat Boredom and Lead Training People Love

Leadership Freak

Poorly run training is worse than a poke in the eye. I’m an Advisory Mentor for the Queen’s Young Leaders. I typically Skype, but yesterday a mentee from Nigeria sent three questions via… Continue reading →

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17 Things to Never do when Giving Corrective Feedback

Leadership Freak

Yesterday, at the end of a training session, I asked a group to list things you should never do when giving feedback. The bad things you do might erase the good. Sometimes the… Continue reading →

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How We Really Learn to Lead

Leadership Freak

You learn to lead the same way babies learn to walk, by observation, training, and experimentation. Development in any arena begins by seeing what’s possible. Moms and dads show children what’s possible. Michael… Continue reading →

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The Dangers of Helping: Are you too Helpful

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Train people to help each other, BEFORE they… Continue reading → The goal of helping is enabling, not more helping. Over-helpful leaders are over-worked and under-appreciated. Help in ways that strengthen competency and don’t create dependency.

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Managing Hotheads is Like Handling Rattle Snakes

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It’s thrilling if you have proper training and equipment. Dealing with hotheads is like handling rattle snakes. Three hot-heads on a team are better than one seething manipulator. Hotheads express their concerns. Seething… Continue reading →

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How to Not Be a Complete Idiot in Your Next Meeting

Leadership Freak

A lousy meeting is a train wreck. A great meeting is a work of art. Lord, give us more artists. 4 things to never say about the people upstairs. I don’t know what… Continue reading →

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