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Reduce Stress And Have More Influence With The Power of Improv

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How you respond to them can either add to your stress or unlock new levels of creativity, influence, and problem-solving. Avi explains how the phrase “Yes, but” creates barriers, while “Yes, and” opens the door to adaptability and better problem-solving. [10:06]

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

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Pivot to Problem-Solving (Curiosity) “What can we do as a team to fix this issue and ensure it doesn’t happen again?” If the scapegoating escalates or becomes a pattern, it may be time to involve a manager or HR. You’re not accusing anyone; you’re inviting clarity.

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How To Help Your Team Think Like an Entrepreneur

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Entrepreneurship is a chance to trade a solution to someone who has a problem that needs solving. Solve more problems, solve bigger problems, solve problems more widely, and you’re an entrepreneur. Tell me about a time that you strongly disagreed with your manager. What was the issue?

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Don’t Let Limited Perspective Destroy Your Team

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The limited perspective of leaders and team members has frustrated communication and problem solving. Limited perspective traps leaders and drives apart teams Recently, I’ve watched an organization of passionate and caring people disintegrate. They’ve devolved into camps of us vs them. It […].

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Lead Your Team to Make Better Decisions, Faster

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When decision-making or problem-solving meetings bog down and become a waste of time, there are usually two problems causing the stagnation. In this episode, you’ll get the tools to overcome both of these problems before they derail your team.

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Managing Change: How to Cultivate Forward Thinking Leadership

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Your leadership success depends on your skill at managing change and embracing the future Are you hanging on to a familiar way of doing your work or leading your team because it’s comfortable? Managing change is critical for your success—too much change, too quickly creates instability. Is there a problem you’re trying to solve?

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How to Become a More Effective Manager #WinningWell

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Managers who win well bring confidence and humility in equal measure and focus on both results and relationships. What distinguishes a Winning Well manager from a “User,” “Pleaser,” or “Gamer” manager type you discuss in your Winning Well model? How did you know? Thank you!”.