LEADERSHIP BLOG
Conferences that you attend are wonderful moments to step out of the day to day to reflect and learn with others. I had the honor of joining the LeadBold gang at last week’s conference and I’d love to share a few nuggets for leadership.
Courage to Lead
I resonate with what I hear...
Every leader is engaging in all kinds of conversations every single day. Some simple, some more complex, and others somewhere in-between. Great leaders are always looking for ways to engage conversations with more savvy.
And if you want to ramp up your conversion skills, asking the right...
How do I present an idea to the leaders in my organization so it has the best chance of being received?
Consider these on what might increase your chances of getting consideration for your idea.
Content is KING
First of all, content is king! I was so flustered at the suggestion to avoid...
A proposal we’ve been working on didn’t get approved. How do I break the bad news to the team?
One of those isolating experiences of leaders is the responsibility to deliver bad news. Often taking responsibility for doing the hard stuff even when it’s not on you.
State...
“If a team member is under performing, what steps can I take to help them improve?”
We all face those moments when someone on our team isn’t performing the way we expected. The reason for underperforming isn’t always what we think it is. What are the steps we need...
Questions are a great way to draw out the great potential with your people: to solve problems, to grow, to perform better. We can use questions as leaders to explore, to listen, to understand.
You’ve got to ask yourself, though, is there a time where questions are not useful?
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If you ask profound questions … you’ll get profound answers. If you ask shallow questions … you’ll get shallow answers. If you ask no questions … you’ll get no answers at all.
~Bobb Biehl Master Planning Group International
Asking...
"I work for a boss who does not have good boundaries around work and time. He expects me to continually live in crisis mode...responding to his urgent requests. How do I set and keep boundaries in my workplace so I don't sacrifice my family or my own health?"
Our last episode Eric Bailey and ...
Have you ever entertained the idea of undercommunicating something? As leaders we know that communication is a key leadership competency. Yet, sometimes we struggle with finding the right balance in our communication. Another way of thinking about it might be to call what we need to accomplish as...
I always find it interesting when discussing a sermon, a training or a podcast with a colleague or a friend learning they heard something totally different than I did. Sometimes I feel compelled to go back and listen again wondering how I missed it! We are all wired so different kinds of...
So you have a presentation coming up. You’re wondering the best way to approach the process to get the results you want. Too often we try to accomplish too many things in a given presentation and fall into the trap of over communicating that confuses our audience.
Start with a clear purpose...
We often talk about the skills leaders need in conversations with their people. Another equally important conversation is when people need to talk with their leaders. These conversations can be quite intimidating.
Have you ever avoided conversations about getting involved in a project,...
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