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JULY 28, 2014

MBWA ,or management by wandering around, is one of the truly great management techniques. So why do so many executives royally screw it up, leaving a path of fear and intimidation that takes local management months to recover? Nothing could be easier than getting out amongst the troops, wandering around and listening, right?

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NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Be sure you know the MITs (most important things) you need to accomplish at a strategic and tactical level. For Managers: Powerful Phrases for Supporting Your Overwhelmed or Overloaded Team First, if you’re a manager, here are a few frequently uttered unhelpful phrases. A few powerful phrases that can help. Here’s what I need.”

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FEBRUARY 6, 2015

I was expressing to a friend that I was nervous about meeting the expectations of my new manager. Three of the benefits are: Team members are more willing to work with others in new and different ways, so they accomplish more, with higher morale. There’s a difference between useful risk management and being a naysayer.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2023

They’re doing what you asked, but are focused on counting metrics (how busy they are), vs. quality metrics, (how well they are accomplishing these tasks). The activities and habits that SHOULD work to help them accomplish their MIT (Most Important Thing), aren’t. How might you spend less time on these?

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 12, 2014

My phone rang and Laura, my boss, told me she needed my accomplishments a week earlier than expected. Here’s what I learned from Laura about showcasing your accomplishments. Often it’s the best performers who are too busy to “toot their own horn” and document their accomplishments well.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 1, 2014

Ian McAllister, General Manager at Amazon, reports that one of his greatest challenges as a new manager was thinking too small. When you draw your confidence from technical skills and accomplishments, it is tempting to jump in and work alongside your team. Those relationship building efforts will pay dividends in the future.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 29, 2022

Talk to your manager, know what matters most, and be sure you help your team nail that. An easy way to do this is simply to ask your manager. “What’s the most important thing my team needs to accomplish to really impact the business this year? . Encourage them to fix something broken.

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OCTOBER 2, 2023

Later, talking with Declan’s manager, she was grateful for Declan’s work, but also confused. Declan was frustrated—and so was his manager. He expected that by fulfilling those parameters, he’d done good work and that his manager would acknowledge that work. But what’s happening with Declan’s manager?

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

” If you’re like most managers, at some point you’ve heard this kind of pushback from your team. Challenging your team to do more (often with less) is one of the biggest challenges of a manager. ” “That’s not a stretch goal, that’s a delusion.”

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 7, 2013

Use anger to fuel passions and accomplish change. Are you good at angry? Or, do you waste your “mads?” ” Angry informs. Angry teaches. Mad makes us care. Unless it doesn’t. Don’t respond with frustration, outbursts, or retaliation. All you’ll have then is embarrassment, regrets and apologies.

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DECEMBER 6, 2016

2- Mind the MIT (Most Important Thing) Pick something extraordinary to accomplish and prioritize getting it right. 5- Prioritize Peers Most managers understand the importance of supporting their team and making their boss look good. If there are 27 metrics on your balanced scorecard, trust me, they are not all created equal.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 13, 2012

An important component to achieve your vision and accomplish your goals, is identifying the right behaviors at every level. If you are just tuning in this week, we are in the midst of a series on Building Results That Last Beyond Your Tenure. Just as with creating the vision, you have choices. You can identify the [.]

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 11, 2023

Can you relate to the phrase, overwhelmed working manager? Recently we received a question from a manager and this manager writes, “I am a working manager. Not that all managers aren’t working, but I have an enormous pile of my work besides having to lead my team. What should I do?”

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

A little MBWA (management by walking around) never hurt anyone. And how we manage the skip level communication, is always top of mind with my consulting clients. . Be able to speak articulately about a few of their biggest accomplishments. Skip level meetings always seem like a good idea at the time. Why the intrigue?

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International Coach Academy

AUGUST 24, 2022

How to Coach the Individual to Use Available Tools and Resources to Become Developing Managers of People™. In business, Managers are most often promoted because they were super-duper employees making widgets, now they are the manager of a widget-making team. Many apply the lessons learned from managers they work(ed) for.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

A little MBWA (management by walking around) never hurt anyone. And how we manage the skip level communication, is always top of mind with my consulting clients. . Be able to speak articulately about a few of their biggest accomplishments. Skip level meetings always seem like a good idea at the time. Why the intrigue?

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

I sat in a committee meeting drawing up a job description for a new senior management role. Then you’re going to need to find some opportunities to showcase your work and your accomplishments. If you feel invisible to your manager, be sure you read How to Get Your Boss to Recognize and Appreciate Your Genius. “Is

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 5, 2023

Successful Working Managers Relentlessly Prioritize, Invest in People, and Delegate “I’m a working manager – not that all managers aren’t working, but I have an enormous pile of my work, besides having to lead my team. What is a working manager? To manage this overwhelm, Mind the M.I.T.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 30, 2021

She didn’t realize how much her stress showed on the outside until a trusted manager on her team called her and said bluntly, “You’re changing.” A second manager followed up to say, “Your style works. Something to remember the next time your manager is stressed and not leading the way you would hope. Stay the course.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 24, 2017

If you’re like most managers, you’re neck deep in performance agreements, stretch goals, and the dance between managing your boss’s expectations and warning your team not to sandbag. The most important thing we accomplished was __. A Fresh, Fast, and Fun Way to Focus Your Team (or Yourself).

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

In our Courageous Cultures research, 67% of employees said their manager operates around the notion of “this is the way we’ve always done it.” And, it would clearly violate (this law, compliance, brand standards)… I wonder what ideas you have that could accomplish something similar within those requirements?

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Suggesting employees write a letter about their accomplishments each year, and what they found difficult, and what stretched them. 10:50 As a leader, how do you “be more wrong” when your manager responds poorly to you having a failure or making mistakes? Involve your manager in the decision-making and being an advisor.

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AUGUST 8, 2017

I’ve heard these words so frequently, in focus groups, in one-on-ones, and even behind closed doors with seasoned managers. If you want to be a great manager, build a reputation of running great meetings, and watch for an immediate improvement in who shows up and what they contribute. Very few managers run meetings well.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 7, 2022

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. You’ve already got a long list of the most important things.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 15, 2015

IT managers, Lori and Ann, were both shocked when they were given their latest projects. 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. ” “What are they smoking? .

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

a middle manager, frustrated in his current role, overlooks his long career of exciting challenges and developmental experiences. I am so grateful for what you’ve accomplished here.” Gratitude is missing when…. the team leader acknowledges the team’s steady progress, but fails to understand the deep personal sacrifices of her team.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 23, 2015

Scrambling to build a profile and connections when your current position has suddenly become “qualified manager seeking opportunities” is not attractive. And if you think LinkedIn really doesn’t matter, know that Pew Research found that 98% of Recruiters and 85% of hiring managers use LinkedIn.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 16, 2023

Too many meetings are a waste of time and don’t accomplish anything. If there is something employees could do that is more valuable, that contributes more directly to the team and to the results you’re trying to accomplish, why on earth would you want them in your meeting where they are less productive? Where is the accountability?

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 10, 2021

We accomplished some incredible things. “Hey Karin, I’m so proud of my team. We had such an incredible pivot. AND as it turns out we made some faulty assumptions, and we’re going to need to pivot. How do I admit we were wrong without discouraging the team? AskingForaFriend.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 7, 2015

I spoke with several of the teams that made it to the final round– mostly curious about how the most successful teams accomplished so much so quickly. They kept the big picture in mind as they managed their interactions. How to Move a Team From Forming to High Performing in < 48 Hours. Established Formal Norms.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 23, 2016

Or worse, acting like everything I was accomplishing was no big deal. My manager started really paying attention to what I was doing. Take time to acknowledge your own success and growth– write down your personal and professional accomplishments, even the small ones. I really love my job and I’m good at it.

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JANUARY 19, 2015

Sure they’ll be some long days and sleepless nights, but there’s nothing better than the electric feeling your team experiences when they accomplished what no one (particularly them) thought could be done. I’d much rather take over a team with results in the toilet than one executing on all cylinders.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

And yet during times of stress, ambiguity, and change , when you need your team to be THE MOST resourceful, some managers clamp down, insist on the old ways of doing things, and slow their team down. Managers brought in their own grills to cook the burgers. ” It’s tricky to be quick and clever in a scene like that.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 18, 2016

In advance of our new book, David recently spent time with a group of accomplished managers to share their one most valuable piece of leadership advice. John Hunter of Curious Cat Management Improvement says leaders must be concerned with the results of what they are trying to accomplish. Follow John. Follow Martin.

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Career Advancement

DECEMBER 16, 2019

List your accomplishments for the year. Take the time to review your accomplishments. Capture your accomplishments. Make an email folder to hold records of your accomplishments. Clean up your desk, put away old papers, toss dated files and generally straighten your physical area. Quantify all that you can.

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Career Advancement

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Without a precise objective for what you need to accomplish, time can go by unchecked, and before you know it, the day is over with nothing accomplished. Manage Your Email. Managing your email effectively is vital for improved productivity. A good practice to combat this is to create a to-do list for the day.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 19, 2014

John Hunter of Curious Cat Managment Improvement has discovered the lasting impact of a particular person in his life, and carries on that dream and calling in his own. How will you manage conflict? The call to lead sometimes whispers very softly or it can trick you when it’s really a desire for more money, power or position.

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