Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 17, 2021

The start of the year is the perfect time to reset and refresh performance expectations. Outstanding performance starts with clear performance expectations —a shared understanding of what success looks like. The new year is the perfect time to reset and refresh performance expectations. “But they SHOULD know better!”

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

The Achievement Matters The most meaningful recognition highlights accomplishments that matter to you. Powerful Phrases to Build Connection: I care about you and what youve accomplished here. COMMITMENT Make Recognition a Habit, Not an Afterthought The best cultures celebrate regularly, not just during performance reviews.

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Career Advancement

DECEMBER 16, 2019

He reached out for executive coaching so he could take the necessary steps to help him improve his work performance. List your accomplishments for the year. Take the time to review your accomplishments. When you return to work, your performance will improve. Capture your accomplishments. ~Tom Peters.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 18, 2022

Need to have a performance feedback conversation with an under-performing employee? His team was empowered, he was able to spend his time on critical strategic priorities, trust was high, and performance was strong. And I am PROUD of all the team has accomplished. Again, a bit of curiosity goes a long way.

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International Coach Academy

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Why This Power Tool: Performance vs. Perfection(ism). What Is the Difference Between Performance vs. Perfection(ism). It turns out to be a surprise because the word perfection comes from the Latin perfectio – perficere “perform” So in origin, the meaning was closer to performance. Salvador Dalì.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Or, in accomplishing a specific MIT (Most Important Thing) priority. How to Coach Your Team on the Team on the Habits that Matter Most Learn More About the SynergyStack™ Team Development System The SynergyStack™ System is a revolutionary team development system that fosters collaboration and ignites team performance.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 7, 2022

My guess is you don’t need more ideas of what needs to be accomplished. How to Reset Performance Expectations For Better Results. If you want to empower your team to find more creative ways to get better results, start by defining success. You’ve already got a long list of the most important things.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

It could also be THE WAY way your team is performing their tasks. They may be performing the activities and habits that SHOULD lead to success. 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). Mid-year reviews, check.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 6, 2016

2- Mind the MIT (Most Important Thing) Pick something extraordinary to accomplish and prioritize getting it right. Your boss may want you at the top of the stack rank, but your bosses boss wants a team of people working together to accomplish the bigger picture. I wish I learned this one sooner. A high tide rises all boats.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 5, 2022

In the meantime, poor performance or toxic behavior continues and becomes the norm. What to do: Address poor performance and disruptive behavior as soon as it happens. Additional reading: How to Provide More Meaningful Performance Feedback (this article describes a step-by-step methodology to do this well).

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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

JUNE 15, 2022

If it’s feasible to bring your team together in person, consider the most important work to accomplish during that time (e.g. strategic planning, raising ideas, sharing concerns, building trust, gaining exposure to executives, navigating tough performance conversations ).

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 13, 2022

Your success is how successfully your team performs, how they grow, and the quality of problems they solve. Take the time to check for understanding, schedule the finish, and describe in detail what a successful outcome looks like or will accomplish (and if you don’t know yet what success looks like, be upfront about that.

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International Coach Academy

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

A Research Paper By Marta Potulna, Leadership and Optimal Performance Coach, AUSTRALIA. As he writes, The best moments in our lives are not the passive, receptive, relaxing times… The best moments usually occur when a person’s body or mind is stretched to its limits in a voluntary effort to accomplish something difficult and worthwhile.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Accomplishment (it’s always interesting to see which people choose– it’s a great indicator of what matters most to them). Which areas of your performance have most improved? Best… Day (this one can be a lot of fun, and great for storytelling). How have you grown this year personally and professionally?

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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 __. How you spend January can make the difference between a breakthrough and mediocre 2017.

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Let's Grow Leaders

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. Tune in on Wednesday for more suggestions on improving bad performance. Ask some naive people to take a look.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Be sure you know the MITs (most important things) you need to accomplish at a strategic and tactical level. Sometimes, high-performing employees need their manager to tell them when to stop working. “Oh, With the finish line in sight, you can innovate without fear, tossing out time-saving hacks like confetti. What’s most important?”

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

How well they will perform their role. I am so grateful for what you’ve accomplished here.” They choose: If they will be a part of your team. How they will show up. Whether to participate fully or phone it in. The level of effort they will give. Every action from every person on your team becomes a gift. Outcome: “You did it!

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 17, 2022

In this episode, Donato Tramuto, recognized CEO, business leader, innovator, and philanthropist makes the case that compassion is a key leadership principle that drives trust, success, and innovation while raising morale, building stronger teams, and improving overall performance.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Yesterday a high-potential, high-performing VP called: Karin, the thing is, I know I’ve been accomplishing a lot. And I shouldn’t need this. But, I just wish one of the big guys would just say “thank you.” if you’re screwing up, that will be perfectly clear.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 28, 2017

Whether you’re the manager, the one being managed, or both, one the easiest ways to take your performance to the next level is through great one-on-one meetings. You schedule 10 minutes a week with your boss and come prepared to discuss the following: What’s the Most Important Thing you accomplished last week?

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Career Advancement

MAY 10, 2021

Your coworker probably does each of these three things extremely well: Keeping your boss informed about her key accomplishments and their results for the organization. Striving to be a top performer, not only doing what is expected but taking on higher-level projects and responsibilities whenever possible.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 10, 2017

Perform at Concert Level Every Day. If you want to be seen as an A player, perform at your very best even when you think it doesn’t matter. Ask, “What could I accomplish this year that would add real strategic value?” Focus on the behaviors you would need to perform every day to build toward that success.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 9, 2015

Army Ranger-qualified Combat Engineer Officer, I learned how to find the confidence and conviction to do what it took to accomplish the mission even when it was really hard… especially when it was really hard. Later, I applied what I’d learned in the corporate environment.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

Ask each person to envision the highest performers in the role and privately write down their thoughts on the following, putting one competency on each card. Which are vital toward accomplishing your goals for the future? You can have them work on their own role, or the role of the people they supervise. What’s missing?

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Vantage Circle

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Each type plays a unique role in driving performance and satisfaction, and together, they form a holistic picture of what keeps employees committed and motivated. Cognitive engagement refers to the mental effort employees put into understanding their roles, the tasks they perform, and the organization’s mission.

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Career Advancement

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Finding someone to help perform monotonous tasks, like data entry or account maintenance, can help keep you available for the necessary tasks. 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.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 30, 2021

A cocktail of challenges had affected her team’s normally high performance. Describe what a successful solution will accomplish. Apparently, I’d become terse, overly directive, wasn’t listening to feedback, and was snapping at people. Karin shared a similar moment where she had a tough couple of weeks. Give them the facts.

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Career Advancement

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Maxwell Tamra asks: When I asked my direct reports for feedback on my own performance recently , I was surprised by the answer one of them gave. Here are three steps you can take to promote your star performers: Tell your employees exactly what you plan to do in order to help them get promoted. Have them rehearse it with you.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Identify Habits for Success There are two questions every volunteer (heck every employee, leader…every team member) needs to be able to answer: 1) What does success in this role accomplish? Invest in commitment and accountability to help your volunteers feel a real sense of accomplishment as they fulfill the purpose of their work.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 14, 2023

Avoid overselling or exaggerating your accomplishments. This helps demonstrate your leadership skills and your ability to build and manage high-performing teams. How do you help your team’s performance stand out so it’s impossible to ignore? Let them know the intent of the invite, and topics to discuss.

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Eat Your Career

DECEMBER 11, 2023

By evaluating your own performance (instead of simply relying on others to provide feedback), you can proactively identify areas of strength and opportunities for growth. With that in mind, here are five strategies to evaluate your work performance: 1. Predictability: Plan vs. Do Ratio Your ability to follow through is critical.

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Eat Your Career

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Rewarding Past Performance First and foremost, a raise is an acknowledgment of the results you’ve already delivered. The purpose of a raise is to recognize an outstanding outcome and the measurable value of the work you’ve accomplished. And it really is about results —not just effort or time.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 10, 2023

Great leaders know that d eeper human connection fosters more engagement and better performance and that i nvesting in people boosts results and increases retention. L eaders accomplish more by asking powerful questions than by commanding and controlling. Is there a risk involved in creating stronger human connections?

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 21, 2021

Just as parents who praise their kids for every little thing may create dysfunction, shallow praise over the small stuff can be a real turnoff for your serious performers. Your performance was amazing, except for that hiccup in the second measure of the song.”. I disagree. Celebrating with caveats. Keep up the great work.”. .

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 3, 2017

As a leader, you should become more proficient at helping your team accomplish their goal. All high-performance organizations have staggering levels of alignment. Mission – Does EVERYONE in your organization know WHAT you are trying to accomplish? You may be thinking: “Clarity around what?” As much as possible!

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