When I was a young manager I had an experience that forever altered my perspective of what it means to be a leader. Six months into my tenure as a sales manager, we got a new “big boss” who came to town to make sales calls with us. To.
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They’ve been called the snowflake generation. Some leaders say Millennials and Generation Zs are adverse to hard work. I disagree, strongly. My team and I regularly work with organizations brimming with young people on fire for work. The difference is, younger generations want meaningful work. They’re not content with.
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When the leader speaks, what is the team thinking? Think about your own mental talk track, what are you thinking about when someone of importance is speaking? When the boss stands in front of the team to lay out strategy or report results, the listeners process the information on.
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There’s a moment of suspended animation for any leader. It’s the time between when you’re called to leadership and when you actually assume the mantle of responsibility. It’s a crucial time, because people are deciding who you are and what you stand for before you even show up for.
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Have you ever seen Tinkerbell fly through the air at Disney? It’s magical, as she flies through the sky from the top of Cinderella’s castle, it appears effortless. But of course it’s not. Tinkerbell’s magical flight is the result of some genius cross-departmental tension. At Disney, two of their.
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“There’s no point arguing, she’s already got her mind set.” I hear this from employees who have a boss with a strong personality. I recently wrote about why conflict avoiders find themselves in continual conflict (because they never address the root cause). The preponderance of comments came from bosses.
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Is it someone with a specific title, a handful of direct reports, or just a lot of experience? As organizational hierarchies fade and teams become more wide than they are deep, the need to lead without formal authority is on the rise. One mistake I see a lot high.
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It starts with the speeches. You know, the little speech you rehearse in your head, getting ready for the big moment when you finally let them have it. Perhaps you practice it in the shower or your car. Or perhaps you share your frustration with others. Maybe it’s the.
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What if your work mattered so much to you that – on your deathbed – you found yourself wishing for one more day at the office? A few years ago, I lost my father. In the months before his death, I had time to reminisce with him about his.
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A recent Forbes article revealed that 65% percent of people would rather have a different boss than a raise. Take that in for a moment: People would trade money for a better boss. Words of leadership wisdom When I was 25 years old, my father shared something with me.
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