Personal conflict is a fact of every team, you will run into it. That doesn’t mean that it has to suck all of your time and energy dealing with it. Many managers feel it is their duty to get involved in the he said, she said of team conflict and that just isn’t the case. […]
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The hardest work you will ever do in leadership is to lead yourself. It is so difficult. You know all of your weak points, you can rationalize every point, and you don’t have to be accountable to anyone else. It is hard to overcome that. One minute you’re committing to staying fully hydrated to keep
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In high school drivers ed, my instructor told me he was going to pull the emergency brake. At the time we were in a classroom session on a bight sunny fall day. I had never pulled the brake before and I honestly thought he was joking. Why would someone pull the brake when you were
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I had lunch with an aspiring people leader recently and it hurt because I knew I’d have to burst her perfect little bubble. It made me smile at first. Here she was, starry eyed and full of excitement. She shared all of the changes she was going to make for the team she was interviewing
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We were all sitting around the table when Karen said, ‘This isn’t working. We never should have done it that way in the first place. Tell the team to pivot. They really should have built a process that all of the leaders had a stake in in the first place.’ The rest of us just
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When I start working with a client I’ll often ask them about great examples of leaders in their lives. It warms my heart each and every time as their faces light up thinking of the teacher, coach, manager, or mentor who changed everything for them. They describe them and it usually goes something like this.
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Picture this, you’re on Zoom for the all hands meeting listening to the CFO talk expenses. He’s using all the buzz words as he delves into the ratios and reserves for the company. You can see the few people in the room with him and their eyes are glazing over. You start to drift off
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When you send an email, you expect someone is reading it right? I mean, you wouldn’t take the time and effort to create the email and share the information, update, or question unless you expected them to review and likely, respond. It seems like common sense, and yet, if you’re a leader, I’d bet there
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I’ve seen the dread on hiring managers and new supervisors alike. There is a new manager starting, or even a group of them, and no training planned for them. We focus so much on getting technical training right for employees that we never prioritize leader development. As a result we create an army of supervisors
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Ever gone on a trip with a group of people and noticed how long it takes to get the day started for everyone? You want to see all the sites and can’t wait to get started. You’re ready to go but have to wait on everyone else. Do they have their water? How many will
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