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How to Be Less Negative – and Still Be Yourself

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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. Presenting your analysis as “ways to make this work” is magical.

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How to Be a Less Negative Leader

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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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True Gratitude – More Than Pleasantries or Recognition

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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. True gratitude involves a deeper pause of thanksgiving. Gratitude is missing when….

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Speak-up Culture: How to Encourage More (and Better) Ideas

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Most organizations have a schmoozer—everyone likes them and they talk a great game, but when it comes time to get things done, somehow, they never implement that plan that sounded so amazing when they presented it. To address this, start with the problem, not the solution. The team owns the problem and the solution.

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No More Vague Reports: How to Help Your Team Give You Useful Information

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Help your team turn data into action by teaching them how to present useful information Tired of sitting through endless PowerPoint presentations that never answer your question? When you communicate what you want, think about the following questions: What will a successful report or presentation do? When do you need it?

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The Hidden Power of Vulnerability: Why Great Leaders Dare to Be Wrong

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A Selfish Question Recently, after Karin Hurt’s TEDx Rockville presentation (the video won’t be available for a couple of months), I was talking with Haley Foster , who has coached hundreds of TEDx presenters. That you’ve deprived yourself of a simple solution because of your blind stubbornness? Turns out, they were great!

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Experts Share Thoughts on Communication: A Frontline Festival

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Teams will almost always develop better, more creative solutions than any one manager could and will be more likely to support the implementation of the solutions. Follow Dan. Meeting facilitation involves getting everyone involved in identifying and solving problems. Follow John. Mightier than the sword: Ida B.