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7 Ways to Help Your Team Deal with Ambiguity

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Acting with incomplete information, adapting to change, working without complete direction, imagining what’s possible in an uncertain future… are no longer skills reserved for the executive floor. Then write down what you don’t know, and brainstorm ways to gather more information in that arena.

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7 Questions to Improve Your Team’s Communication

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Giving your stakeholders the right amount of information how and when they want it reduces their anxiety and gets them off your back. What more information do you need from me? If the purpose of some of your meetings is simply to update, brainstorm alternative communication strategies. Where is co​mmunication breaking down?

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The Morning After: 6 Sure-Fire Ways to Ensure Your Training Sticks

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Share the behavior you’re working on and make a commitment to check in with one another once a week to see how things are going and discuss challenges and brainstorm next steps. Click on the image to the left for more information. Invite them to notice when it’s working and offer suggestions as to what you can do better.

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Give Everyone a Chance to Speak and Be Heard at Work

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Scenario: Idea generation During traditional brainstorming exercises, it is common for those with the most positional authority or passion for the topic to dominate the conversation. I think we’ve got an opportunity here to level up our brainstorming, would you be open to use it?”

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4 Powerful Communication Strategies for an Unpopular Return to Office Decision

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Cultivate Curiosity Encouraging Team Involvement Brainstorm Together : Invite your team to share ideas to make the transition smoother. A great question to start is by asking “How can we…” make the most of this situation?

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Presenting to Executives: How to Have More Confidence

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If you’re wrestling with imposter syndrome, you can even take five minutes to brainstorm your “Why I’m the most qualified to talk about this” list. And, of course, it also serves as a useful resource if the executives need to go back and share this information with their teams. Know your ask.

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How to Help a Task Master Focus on People

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People shared more information and asked for what they needed to be more effective. Some of those informal, “just checking in” conversations turned into the most valuable brainstorming, #NoPressure. Track your conversations.