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TagHow to Ignite a Growth Point for Talent in 10 Minutes or Less
Everyone knows the frustration of working with unqualified, uncertain, unproductive team members.
5 Questions Leaders Should Be Asking All the Time
The best teachers all have at least one thing in common: they ask great questions. They ask questions that force students to move beyond s..
Mentor People Who Aren’t Like You
Leaders tend to coach and mentor their “own,” and here’s the human impulse that drives it: Even those who believe that diversity improves ..
Great Leaders Know What They Do Best – and Let Go of the Rest
“I’m a strategist,” Hank tells his management team. “Like most good generals, I give you the specifics of what you need to do, and why.” H..
Your Brain Doesn’t Want to Change: 5 Ways to Make It
Take a moment and cross your arms. Now, cross them in the opposite direction. Which way was more awkward? If you thought crossing them the..
Teams Solve Problems Faster When They’re More Cognitively Diverse
Looking at the executive teams we work with as consultants and those we teach in the classroom, increased diversity of gender, ethnicity, ..
12 Sentences that Prevent Reverse Delegation
Reverse delegation happens when delegated tasks end up back in your bucket. Reverse delegation stalls the trajectory of your career, the g..
A Five Step One-on-One Any Leader Can Do
When you know what’s next you can prepare and perform. Structure provides predictability. Predictability enables preparation. Preparation ..
Become a Better Listener by Taking Notes
Team dynamics can make or break a meeting. Have you ever been in a meeting where people interrupt each other, introduce new ideas when the..
Here’s When You Should (And Shouldn’t) Ignore Other People’s Feedback
Sometimes the same feedback that works great in one situation is worthless in another. Here’s why.