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When a Team Member Doesn’t Prioritize Your Priorities
While talented team members will take the initiative to set some of their own goals and objectives on occasion, the leader’s priorities should always take precedence. Rectifying this disconnect isn’t typically as simple as reminding them of the agreed-upon priorities or redirecting their focus.
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The Influence of Speed in Relationships
Speed is highly symbolic in relationships. People interpret speed as a signal of the importance and quality of the relationship. For instance, response time from someone who has received a message or request is viewed as an indicator of how important the sender is in the relationship. Faster response times tell people they count and
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When You Don’t Believe People Have the Potential to Succeed
A team member’s gap between skill and aspiration can create quite a challenge for leaders, especially if the person lacks some degree of self-awareness. When a team member aspires to great things but lacks the talent or potential to get there, leaders are faced with a difficult choice.
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Self-Confidence Is Shaped by the People Whose Validation and Respect We Seek
People have a fundamental need to seek the attention of others and to be respected and admired for who they are and what they do. All people and in every culture. The only critical difference between people is the source of this attention. Some people seek the respect and attention from a tight-knit group of friends, colleagues,
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When to Form a Task Force to Address a Problem
When to Form a Task Force to Address a Problem
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Leaders Quickly Reframe Negative Promotion Decisions
Leaders Quickly Reframe Negative Promotion Decisions
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How Good Leaders Localize the ‘Why’ After Announcing Major Change
When leaders and organizations make changes, everyone wants to know why. The rationale or reason behind any decision or change allows people to grasp the bigger picture and predict how their tasks and actions must align to achieve the desired outcome.
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What Makes a Leader Approachable?
High approachability shapes the relationship a leader has with team members in a profound and positive way. The more approachable a leader is perceived to be, the more likely they are to learn what others truly think and experience. Approachable leaders get an early reporting of issues, hear of problems before they escalate, and get…
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The Common Feedback That You Don’t Bring People Along With You
What exactly does it mean when a leader receives the feedback that they don’t bring people along with them? How did they get so far ahead, and why isn’t the team keeping pace with them? As it turns out, the problem of bringing people along can refer to two different issues: communicating the rationale for the leader’s thinking and task
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When Everyone on the Team Is Expected to Lead
Not only did the University of Indiana (Bloomington) win the Big 10 Championship on Saturday for the first time in more than 55 years, but the team is now ranked number one in the nation for the first time in school history. In just two years under the leadership of Coach Curt Cignetti, the program