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Timely Feedback is a Difference Maker feedback Aug 16, 2023

Feedback has a bad rap. We avoid it. Get defensive because of it. Dismiss it. Over-focus on minutiae. This is especially true in Christian ministry, where we will often avoid the more difficult aspects of feedback in favor of what we perceive as "peace." At the end of the day, people want to know...

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When a Microexpression Says It All communication Aug 09, 2023

Noticing people’s expressions and following your intuition to uncover what is behind that expression has the power to fuel camaraderie in the workplace. 

As I sat across the table from the CEO, he excitedly described his latest and greatest project. He always had terrific  ideas...

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The Role of Kindness in Camaraderie relationships Aug 02, 2023

In times of uncertainty, activating kindness in the workplace can create a necessary shift. We don’t often think about kindness as a leadership strategy. However, right now it could be the most essential strategy you engage with your teams to help them thrive.

A recent gallup poll describes...

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Does Camaraderie Imply Commonality? relationships Jul 26, 2023

What we have in common can be a powerful springboard to meaningful connections. It’s often easier to connect with people who are like us. Similar personality styles, similar values, similar life experiences, or similar interests. The list can go on. The more intersecting points the easier...

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Camaraderie: “People Chemistry” at Work relationships Jul 19, 2023

Everybody needs friends. One of the most famous questions of the 12 posed by the Gallup Q12 Employee Engagement Survey is “I have a best friend at work.” Many challenged the question as irrelevant. Then, decades worth of research shows that employees with healthy social connections at...

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Four Ingredients for Clarifying Decisions decision making Jul 12, 2023

When you are faced with a decision, what gets your attention? Is it the details? Is it all the possibilities? Do you weigh out the pros and cons? Are you thinking about how to rally people around the decision? 

Now, get in the room with a group of people and make a decision …...

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Five Ways to Find Clarity decision making Jul 05, 2023

We often confuse clarity with decisiveness. Everyone expects a leader to be decisive, especially in a crisis. “Tell us what to do.” When you do, you get: “No. We can’t do that.” Your people ask for a decision, and sometimes that’s what they need. More often,...

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When Confidence is Not Enough confidence Jun 28, 2023

Confidence is necessary in doing the hard things inevitable in a crisis. It creates momentum that leads to new learning and inspires people to take action. For this kind of impact, a leader’s confidence needs to be rooted in faith rather than circumstance and built on strengths rather than...

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Clues You are A Confident Leader confidence Jun 21, 2023

Until confidence is tested, we are unaware of our lack. Crisis creates the opportunity for leaders to develop a critical leadership competency: confidence.  It’s self-assurance in your ability to address the crisis and the belief that you can rely on others to help meet the challenge....

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What Confidence is NOT confidence Jun 14, 2023

In times of crisis, people need a confident leader. However, what if all this uncertainty has shaken the foundation you were standing on? You may not feel very confident anymore. In fact, you’re wondering if you have what it takes to do this! If this is how you feel today, maybe...

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Three Keys to Unlock Confidence in Crisis confidence Jun 07, 2023

In a crisis we are not likely to say, “Now is the right time to build confidence.” We tend to believe a crisis is  when our confidence will be shaken. It is difficult to find our footing, let alone be confident of where we stand. But, I would like to propose that crisis is the ...

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5 Questions to Ask About “People Problems” performance issues May 31, 2023

When expectations are not met, we react. A team member doesn’t pull their weight. A frustrated employee responds with a passive aggressive approach by doing the bare minimum. A project partner agrees to make a change in the meeting but afterward keeps doing things the same old way. Yep....

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