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Leading a Highly Emotional Colleague
Good leaders remember there is a genuine honesty in emotions that is as refreshing as it is uncomfortable at times. Emotionality carries conviction along with the noise.
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Sorry, I Can’t Help You Right Now
While most people cooperate with others and want to help their colleagues, a highly collaborative team seldom happens organically. Presuming a team or organization will naturally develop a highly collaborative spirit of working together doesn’t make it so.
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Your Leadership Role Opens Up New Conversations if You Let It
Smart leaders open doors that many other leaders don’t even realize exist. Once a leader takes on a leadership role, they gain something beyond the responsibilities of the position and the authority, influence, and station that come with it. They also gain access to a network of peers outside the organization who are excited to
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Don’t Cast Team Obligations as Goals During the Review and Planning Process
Don’t Cast Team Obligations as Goals During the Review and Planning Process
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Protecting the Team by Saying ‘No’ Upstream
Protecting the Team by Saying ‘No’ Upstream
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Getting a Head Start
Robert Taylor was a creative inventor and leader who started the Minnetonka company in 1964 with a $3,000 investment. He believed that even a small company could compete with the largest consumer product companies if it had the best product and could get a head start. Within 15 years, he had successfully launched the first…
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Helping Others Finish What They Can’t
Team Members Who Are Afraid of Disagreement
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Team Members Who Are Afraid of Disagreement
Team Members Who Are Afraid of Disagreement
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Leaders Who Confuse Being Kind With Being Agreeable
Leaders Who Confuse Being Kind With Being Agreeable
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Deciding on the Time to Decide
When leaders and groups are faced with so much uncertainty that they can’t act, the wise choice is to decide on the time to decide. In other words, determining at what point a decision needs to be made, regardless of the certainty or clarity (or lack of) that the group possesses. This decision point may…