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The Simplest Way to Get Better Results From Your team (with Video)

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So I’m pulling into the stadium and I can hear the cadence of the marching band coming around the track … Actually, I think this story will be more fun if I tell it to you this way: Communicating Clear Expectations is Not Micro-Managing, It’s Empowering. Check for Understanding: A Leadership Communication Best Practice.

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True Gratitude – More Than Pleasantries or Recognition

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Cultivating gratitude will open daily opportunities to communicate your encouragement and genuinely thank people for their choices and contributions. I am so grateful for what you’ve accomplished here.” Your leadership work shifts from force to invitation, from control to influence, from fear to gratitude. Outcome: “You did it!

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The Biggest Mistake NEW Leaders Make

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When you draw your confidence from technical skills and accomplishments, it is tempting to jump in and work alongside your team. Action: when a team member asks for your direct involvement on a work task, search for solutions that do not involve your involvement. You have less energy to think about strategy.

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Overloaded at Work: How to Ask For the Support You Need

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Clear communication and unbridled curiosity are the name of the game when you’re overloaded at work. Be sure you know the MITs (most important things) you need to accomplish at a strategic and tactical level. Those phrases don’t empower people or lead to productive solutions. You’re overloaded at work. The boss says.”

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Ten Common Mistakes New Managers Make

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You are in the role to support your people and accomplish a mission. Use a 5 x 5 communication strategy for the most vital aspects of the team’s work. That means you communicate critical messages five different times through five different forms of communication. Additional reading: 5 x 5 Communication for Remote Teams.

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How Managers (unintentionally) Roadblock an Empowered Team

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The challenge for most managers is that they think they’ve communicated what success looks like, but their team doesn’t have the same picture at all. It often takes far more communication up front than you think it will. If you are a consistent chokepoint, there are several solutions. Be a Chokepoint. The world is changing.

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Build Your Own Competency Model- A Team Exercise

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Which are vital toward accomplishing your goals for the future? Is an artful coach and works to draw out the best solutions from the team. Balances day-to-day operations with a longer term view. Approaches problems in a systematic way and explores alternative solutions before making decisions. What’s missing?