Stop making excuses.
Stop justifying.
Stop proving you’re right.
Stop proving they’re wrong.
Ask for what you want.
Many requests come from dissatisfaction. Stop complaining before asking for something. You can’t antagonize and influence at the same time.
A complaint is not a request.
Ask for what you want…
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Ego is narrow. But the heart of the humble is wide.
Practical humility is willing to:
Admit what you don’t know.
Rely on others.
Honor other people’s strengths.
Learn from anyone.
Other people run your life when you can’t say no.
You become a tool for other people’s agenda.
Constant yeses lead to hidden bitterness.
Overcommitting dilutes your impact.
Over time, people stop believing your commitments.
Team members stop owning their problems.
Learn to say no and keep your friends…
Toxic leaders corrode teams.
Self-serving leaders drain momentum. Ignoring the problem feels easier in the moment. But downward pull is destructive. The solution starts with turnaround conversations.
Toxic leaders dominate environments.
How to have turnaround conversations with toxic leaders…
When everyone talks to be understood, no one gets what they want.
In personal communication we feel the need to express ourselves.
The key to effective communication is, “Seek first to understand, then to be understood.” —Stephen R. Covey
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You can’t make people feel important. But you can show them they matter.
It’s destructive to foster feelings of insignificance. If someone doesn’t contribute, they shouldn’t be on the team.
Don’t say, “You matter.” Prove it.
Here are 7 unexpected ways to energize people by showing them they matter.
