Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 25, 2020

It Takes Clarity and Curiosity to Encourage Creative Thinking Businesses around the world face a changing normal, where it’s hard to say what things will look like in one year, much less six months from now. The post 7 Ways to Encourage Creative Thinking in Your Team appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 8, 2015

The biggest mistake managers make when developing their people is that they don’t spend enough time doing it. Good managers spend at least 10-20% of their time developing their people. 5 Mistakes Managers Make When Developing Their People. There’s a weird imaginary threshold I see too many managers cross.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 14, 2025

Your manager can be one of your most powerful career allies. But even the most well-intentioned manager cant read your mind. So the question becomes: How can you help your manager help you? Start with a Role You Aspire To Before you talk with your manager, take a few minutes on your own. Youre not locking yourself in.

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The Creative Life

JUNE 10, 2024

Introducing our guest writer Polly Benton is a consultant who helps creative businesses with their strategy, finances and operations. She has also worked in television, film, theatre and literary rights management. So as well as being a whizz with systems, Polly really gets the creative mindset.

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The Creative Life

JUNE 26, 2023

Time management, even defining what counts as work is can be hard for creatives. Here are some books that understand The post The best productivity books for creatives appeared first on The Creative Life.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 8, 2024

But, if you’re like most managers we talk with, you wish you could do more. ” With those foundations in place, let’s give you a few of our favorite, creative peer recognition ideas. The post Creative Peer Recognition: How to Get Better at Team Celebration appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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The Creative Life

JUNE 12, 2023

The attention equation will help you do more work, in less time The post How to find focus for creative work appeared first on The Creative Life.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 5, 2021

Recently we’ve had several clients ask us to help their managers get better at delegation. Strategic empowerment removes the guesswork and helps people focus their creativity and problem-solving where it will make the most difference. Heck, some are not even up to you. RELATIONSHIPS.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

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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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

How you respond to them can either add to your stress or unlock new levels of creativity, influence, and problem-solving. Learn how to use “Yes, and” to engage your team in problem-solving, explore their ideas without committing too soon, and foster a culture of creativity. [18:57]

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 7, 2015

I asked a group of managers (coming from a variety of industries and positions) “what do you think most bosses want from their employees?” ” They reached quick consensus: responsiveness, self-sufficiency, creativity, and candor topped the list (with a beautiful argument about the pros and cons of compliance).

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 8, 2024

And, if you’re like most managers we talk with, you wish you could do more. ” With those foundations in place, let’s give you a few of our favorite, creative peer recognition ideas. The post Creative Peer Recognition: How to Get Better at Team Celebration appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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International Coach Academy

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Personal Productivity Introduction: Enhancing Productivity Through Self-Awareness Productivity isn’t just about managing time—it’s about understanding your unique behavioral patterns. Each style brings distinct strengths and challenges to productivity and time management. They take charge and push projects forward quickly.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Constraints are the gateway to creativity. 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. As a manager, you want to do what you can to prevent the snowball of overwhelm from picking up speed as it rolls downhill.

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Let's Grow Leaders

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. Or if people think they’ll get in trouble for their creativity, they won’t risk it. ” is a powerful creative force.

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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

APRIL 24, 2023

The secret to surviving and thriving in the automation revolution is in what computers can’t replace: human creativity, empathy, and critical thinking—especially in unpredictable environments. How often are your employees speaking up with creativity, empathy, and problem-solving? If you’re not sure, you’re not alone.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 30, 2021

How to reclaim your creativity, conquer busyness, do your best work, and be your best self. It’s time to reclaim your energy, creativity, and brilliance – it all starts by finding your minute to think. But he lost his creativity when he joined the innovation team. A Minute to Think. A Minute to Think.

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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

JANUARY 1, 2024

How to help your team challenge assumptions for better creativity and problem-solving In our Courageous Cultures research, 67% said their manager operates around the notion of “this is the way we’ve always done it.” When constraints are lifted, the sky’s the limit for creativity.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Over time, this relentless pace can lead to burnout, diminishing their energy, creativity, and focus. Earlier in our careers, we both thrived with managers who challenged us with new projects or gave us a chance to invest in an exciting opportunity. You can ask: Whats a project or skill youve been wanting to tackle?

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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

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? . Don’t get me wrong.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 3, 2015

Why would a manager demean someone they’re trying to “motivate?” You limit creativity. We love to laugh and we need far more of it – but if you’re a manager or seeking to influence others, avoid sarcasm or making fun of anyone (except yourself) and watch your credibility grow. ” I bet you do too.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Over-involved managers frustrate people all over the world, telling them what to do, slowing them down, and getting in the way. Interestingly, we hear an equally common frustration from these over-involved managers. This leads to a negative feedback loop where the manager causes some of the very outcomes that lead them to micromanage.

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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. What’s your best secret for encouraging better results?

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Vantage Circle

APRIL 8, 2025

It's one of those inevitable things that no company can avoid, yet it’s often one of the most difficult to manage. That's where a change management survey comes in, offering a crucial tool to understand exactly where your people stand, and where your strategies need adjustment. What Is a Change Management Survey?

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 15, 2022

Jack Phillips shares ways for managers to show they’ve got things under control. And, to reduce micro-management and increase empowerment. ” Dr. Bob Nelson “You can be very, very creative with recognition– even without a budget.” ” Shep Hyken “our goal is to restore confidence.”

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

How will you and your managers communicate at least five times, through five different channels? How else might you get creative and have fun with communicating your culture, values, and relevant habits? This is where a 5 x 5 communication plan is essential.

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International Coach Academy

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Maximizing Impact, Minimizing Costs: A Strategic Approach to Coaching in Resource-Constrained Government Institutions Government institutions serve as the backbone of a nation, charged with upholding public trust, managing essential services, and advancing societal welfare (Sedgwick, 2016).

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 20, 2017

John Hunter of Curious Cat Management Improvement gives us ways to focus on growing and changing. Skip Prichard of Leadership Insights is focused on growth to increase my creative side. 23 Hacks to Boost Your Creativity. Get Serious About Your Growth Follow Lisa. Follow Skip.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 5, 2015

I’ve seen this first hand, when I look back at the most creative times in my career and in how I’m approaching my business now, the best solutions came when we felt the most stretched. Whitney astutely pointed out, “the people who have the hardest time with this are middle managers. management. ”I agree.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 26, 2023

Or as one manager told me when she is perceived as negative, “It’s not that I’m negative, it’s just that I care so F-ing much!” If you’re talking to an “idea person”, they want to explore and build on ideas, not have their creativity and energy crushed before their ideas can breathe.

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International Coach Academy

AUGUST 21, 2024

Ellen Zimmerman, PhD, PCC, SPHR, ACTC, CDTL During my coaching journey with ICA, I have found that my studies have continually brought me to women in the business world and how they manage transitions. I wanted to know how they had impacted her success in the business world and how she managed these transitions.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 7, 2019

Have you ever watched a team member do something insightful, helpful, or creative and asked them why they hadn’t shared it with everyone else? To get your team’s best ideas, ask courageous questions. Their answer holds the key to unlocking your […].

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 29, 2022

Better recognition does more than improve morale, it leads to better creativity, innovation, and courage. 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. Focus their efforts on what matters most. Help them be better recognition givers.

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The Creative Life

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Building a second brain manages that, and frees your mind for creative thinking. The post Your Second Brain: the answer to information overload appeared first on The Creative Life. We're all drowning in information.

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