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If you consider the teamwork and teams that you have been on, it is likely you could easily assess which were high performing and which were dysfunctional. As with anything involving human relationships, there are a multitude of dysfunctions in teamwork is possible. However, there is one distinction I have consistently used to help turn […]
What if you were to consciously practice developing a “success cycle?” No doubt, you have heard of the term “vicious cycle”. It’s that incredibly frustrating experience of repeating the same patterns over and over with less than desirable outcomes. It is “vicious” because every time you think you have outsmarted the cycle, somehow there it is again. It can seem like there is no way out!
Are you ready to become the leader you are meant to be? Hint: You don’t have to be like “them”!
The gap between expectations and reality can be a big source of frustration when leading or managing. So how can you close that gap for the future?
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A common solution when things break down on a team is to define roles and responsibilities. What if you could also improve accountability at the same time?
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Accountability is an essential leadership skill if you want to be an effective leader. But it requires an important step beyond managing to get work done. Accountability as an act of leadership requires that you empower others to not only own tasks, but to also own the results with you.
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Meetings are a persistent source of complaints. We complain there are too many of them. They are not productive. They waste our time. They take up valuable time during which we could actually be getting work done to name a few. What if instead of complaining we practiced some ground rules for effective meetings.
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Clearly there is a big difference between delegating and abdicating in definition. However, all too often I see the two being confused in practice. When a well-intentioned delegating leadership style devolves into abdication, it is disempowering, ineffective, and degrades trust. It also undermines our ability to hold people accountable with honor and respect which further undermines the health of our relationships and our organizations.
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Listening better is the most recommended solution when people meet head-on, especially if they have very different views about how to satisfy important principles they actually share and they want to achieve shared goals.
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Does success mean checking things off of your “to do” list or project plan, or does success mean achieving an outcome or result that is strategic and matters to you or others?
Have you ever changed your mind about a situation or about a person? What about changing your mind about a belief – something you believed to not only be a truth, but THE truth? It is no small thing for anyone to change what you believe to be true. It can happen when you have
How many decisions do you make in a day? It may surprise you that “the average amount of remotely conscious decisions an adult makes each day equals about 35,000.”
Words are the tools leaders use to shape what is possible for the future, as well as the experience of the present for better or for worse. A leader’s words can
There are people who just seem to have the knack for making others feel truly appreciated. However, I’d like you to consider that this isn’t a personality thing – it is something anyone can learn to do.
Despite the rampant complaints about meetings that waste time and squander resources, the problem of too many poorly-designed and poorly-run meetings persists.
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