12 Ways to Make Today a Great Day
Begin the day by choosing to make it a great day. Don’t expect others to make your day great. 12 ways to make today a great day: 1. Pause, breathe, and focus. Before… Continue reading
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Half-Done Compassion
You have time to connect with people and show compassion. In the end, great relationships enhance our ability to work together productively.
How to Bridge the Unseen Gap between Perception and Intent
Perception determines response. You respond to frowns different than smiles, unless the smile seems disingenuous.
The way you’re perceived governs how people respond to you. This wouldn’t matter if leadership was done in isolation.
How to Face Resistance to Your Great Ideas
You can’t lead if resistance from others defeats you.
Every leader needs to learn how to overcome resistance. This post provides four actionable steps you can take to lower resistance and strengthen connection.
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Get a Grip on the Power of Identity
The most powerful leadership principle I’ve learned is, Identity drives behavior.
When you lose yourself to work, you forget who you are. Energy drains. Frustration sets in.
True success today requires authenticity.
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5 Steps to Give Autonomy without Blowing Everything Up
One goal of managing is to supervise less. Managers work too hard because they supervise too much. Giving autonomy to supervisors scares the crap out of incompetent managers.
Bureaucrats become block autonomy with regulations. Control requires management and supervision. The bigger the employee handbook the more you need to supervise.
Give competent people autonomy. Control blocks autonomy.