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How Managers Can Reclaim Their Lost Soul
In a recent leadership development program, we talked about “manager soul loss” – the isolation, bitterness, and despair that seeps into many leaders’ hearts. We share the stages of soul loss and symptoms to look out for to help leaders identify and prevent them...
How to Talk With Your Boss When You Totally Disagree
Talk with your boss when you disagree—you might be surprised at the results. I was seething. The CEO had just asked my team to do something that I felt lacked integrity, was unprincipled, manipulative, and put our clients in a bad position. On top of all that, it...
Best Practices in Leadership and Productivity: A Frontline Festival
Welcome to the Let’s Grow Leaders Frontline Festival! This month, our contributors share their best practices in leadership and productivity. Thanks to Joy and Tom Guthrie of Vizwerx Group for the great pic and to all our contributors! The August Frontline...
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How to Maintain a Steady Stream of Innovation and Solutions
Don't let your people feel ignored. We were working with a large financial institution that had done an excellent job of cultivating curiosity. They regularly asked people at every level of the organization for their ideas, suggestions for innovation, and...
One Crucial Way to Release Your Team’s Best Thinking
Your Team’s Best Thinking Won’t Always Raise Its Hand Medical insurance rates had gone up again. Our company’s insurance provider had restructured all their plans, and the numbers didn’t look good. Three days after we got the news, the CEO, Director of Finance, and...
How to Lead Decisively When You Don’t Know What’s Next
How Do You Lead Decisively When You Just Don't Know What's Coming Next? You don't know what you don't know, and even what you DO know you know, could change. In a recent conversation, "Joe," a senior leader in the assisted living industry, recounted his first days...
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How to Share Best Practices that Improve Results (Without Frustrating Your Team) [VIDEO]
One Secret to Sharing Best Practices That Will Actually Be Used Karin, I want to share best practices with my team, but they're often resistant to trying something new. I get a lot of "that WON'T work for us" pushback. How can I encourage my team to be more open?...
How Do I Ask Better Questions to Create More Psychological Safety? [VIDEO]
Better Questions Create Psychological Safety In this week's Asking for a Friend, I talk with Jean Marie DiGiovanna, about more practical ways to create psychological safety at work, and our mutual interest in asking Courageous Questions. [wp-video-popup...
Dealing with Naysayers: How to Stay Confident in Your Goal [VIDEO]
Naysayers love to discourage courage. If you're dealing with a naysayer telling you it can't be done (or you can't do it), what you think, feel, and do next matters... a lot. How to deal with naysayers, stay confident in your goal, and remain humble to invite important learning along the way.
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Karin Hurt
How to Share Best Practices that Improve Results (Without Frustrating Your Team) [VIDEO]
One Secret to Sharing Best Practices That Will Actually Be Used Karin, I want to share best practices with my team, but they're often resistant to trying something new. I get a lot of "that WON'T work for us" pushback. How can I encourage my team to be more open?...
How Do I Ask Better Questions to Create More Psychological Safety? [VIDEO]
Better Questions Create Psychological Safety In this week's Asking for a Friend, I talk with Jean Marie DiGiovanna, about more practical ways to create psychological safety at work, and our mutual interest in asking Courageous Questions. [wp-video-popup...
Dealing with Naysayers: How to Stay Confident in Your Goal [VIDEO]
Naysayers love to discourage courage. If you're dealing with a naysayer telling you it can't be done (or you can't do it), what you think, feel, and do next matters... a lot. How to deal with naysayers, stay confident in your goal, and remain humble to invite important learning along the way.
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Making Time for Strategy with Richard Medcalf
If you find yourself caught in the day-to-day demands wondering "How do I find time to focus on a strategy that allows me to invest in myself, be more effective, or invest in building my business," you don't need a new productivity trick. The first step is to begin...
Leading with Genuine Concern with Virg Palumbo
Do you experience genuine concern in your leadership? Do you lead by example and does your team feel like they are in the V.A.U.L.T? In this episode, David talks with Virg Palumbo, President of Organizational Efficiency for Kforce Inc. on what leadership is, how to...
Anytime Coaching for Leaders with Wendy Swire
Leaders know how valuable coaching conversations can be but it's not always easy to find the time. In this episode, Wendy Swire, author of Anytime Coaching: Unleashing Employee Performance, gives us effective and impactful coaching skills to use at any time. The...