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7 Roles of an Exceptional Team Leader

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You can have all the great plans, six sigma workouts, and brilliant competitive positioning in the universe, but if the human beings doing the real work lack the competence, confidence, and creativity to pull it off, you’re back to muddling through. Key Question: How do we accomplish MORE? The team leader role is a tough gig.

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True Gratitude – More Than Pleasantries or Recognition

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an executive hears a presentation and immediately responds with questions, concerns, critiques and challenges, without a pause to consider the depth and breadth of work entailed, the long hours, and the creative thinking. People don’t have to follow you, don’t have to show up, and don’t have to bring their creativity or initiative.

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

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If you want to empower your team to find more creative ways to get better results, start by defining success. My guess is you don’t need more ideas of what needs to be accomplished. ” conversations, it also reduces ambiguity and frees up time and energy for more creative solutions. You know your “guitar.”

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Are you skipping to work?

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When skipping, the most challenging part is juggling and prioritizing all the creative things you want to accomplish. ” When you are skipping to work, you wake up before the alarm, and are excited about the day. I find that when I am skipping, [.].

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How to Achieve the Impossible

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It’s going to be hard, perhaps the most difficult thing we’ve accomplished, which is why I’ve brought us here to get really creative on the best path forward. But I’ve seen a little bit of galvanizing magic go a long way in sparking creativity and getting folks into a “Yes, we can!”

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Leadership Support: How Do I Get More Executive Attention?

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I don’t want to escalate a problem, just to ask for the creativity and support that seems to boost results for other teams by sending a signal about priorities. And, they’ve got more to accomplish in any given day than they could ever pull off. Is it appropriate to ask for this senior leadership support directly?

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Resourcefulness Matters: How to Help Your Team Be More Resourceful

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First, if you want your team to be more resourceful, be sure you don’t sabotage natural creativity and resourcefulness with your infrastructure, rules, and words. Or if people think they’ll get in trouble for their creativity, they won’t risk it. ” is a powerful creative force. A few “How can we?”