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When You’re the Scapegoat: Powerful Phrases to Address Unfair Blame

Let's Grow Leaders

Instead, protect your integrity, steer the conversation toward thoughtful solutions, and focus on what matters most. Walking through the facts together shows you’re not here to play the blame lottery; you’re here to find solutions and move forward. Instead, focus on facts and solutions. I’d like your help in addressing them.”

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7 Ways to Help Your Team Deal with Ambiguity

Let's Grow Leaders

Then write down what you don’t know, and brainstorm ways to gather more information in that arena. Brainstorm those possibilities and develop contingency plans. The more people you engage in the solution, the less frightening the problem becomes. Resist the urge to focus only on what everyone already knows.

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Why to Be Overconfident (every now and then)

Let's Grow Leaders

Sometimes the best answer isn’t “let’s brainstorm here” or “what do you think”– all great approaches which I advocate for much of the time. Every now and then the best leadership solution is a simple. “I’ve got you. You’re in good hands. You’re going to be just fine.”

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Leadership in Turbulent Times: 9 Ways to Embrace Change

Career Advancement

We’re all working to create solutions step by step. Fortunately, all of the best minds are hard at work on that task, and we’re bound to create novel solutions together. Lead team brainstorming meetings. Give each individual an action step to take that will bring the group closer to the solution you’re striving toward.

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How to Be Less Negative – and Still Be Yourself

Let's Grow Leaders

The team needs you to help think through ideas and ensure the solutions you implement together are as sound as they can be. Present Problems as Solutions. But instead of stating them as problems, package them as solutions or opportunities. They may propose follow-up solutions. How to Be Less Negative in Three Easy Shifts.

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How to Be a Less Negative Leader

Let's Grow Leaders

The team needs you to help think through those ideas and ensure the solutions that you implement together are as sound as they can be. The second shift is to present problems as solutions. You still will share your challenges or concerns, but instead of stating them as problems, package them as solutions or opportunities.

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Diverging vs. Converging

International Coach Academy

He has been brainstorming design ideas for weeks, but despite generating numerous concepts, he struggles to focus on a specific direction for the project. Through this coaching process, David can break out of his divergent thinking rut and channel his creativity into focused design solutions for the residential project.