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HOW TO NEUTRALIZE CONFLICT AND OPTIMIZE TEAMWORK [IN VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT]
Without clarity, nothing works.
To lead change, inspire others and help your team perform at their best, communication has to be crystal clear.
That is, if you want to do these things well.
This Is Why Mastery Of The BIG 3 Is Essential For YOUR PEAK PERFORMANCE
Imagine that you're doing something completely non-work related and an idea goes off in your head - an idea that can help you in your work. Has this ever happened to you? Before I tell you about my recent light bulb moment, there's something you should ...
THIS IS WHY IT DOESN’T STICK!
"Change or go." How would you react to this threat? Here are two possible reactions: "What if I fail? Will I be exposed?" "What if I don't change? Will I be left behind?" According to former former MIT Professor Edgar Schein, the brain reacts to s ...
If You Wanna Go Fast, You Gotta Start Slow: How to Connect from the Get-Go
The more people see you as a real person, the more likely they are to follow you. And yet, a common mistake that new managers and team leaders make is to use a classic command and control leadership style. For anyone who's experienced this style first ...
How to Make a Brain Light Up Like Las Vegas: The Ass-Kicking Power of a Good Story
Love him or hate him, US president number 44 was very different from the one that came before him. And I’m not talking about the color of his skin. Something happened at the beginning of his first term that prompted President Obama to publicly apologi ...
How to Ask Powerful Questions that Lead to the Right Results
Want to show your superiors that you’re a STRATEGIC THINKER? Want to motivate your direct reports to bring their BEST PERFORMANCE? When speaking to a key customer, want to get the RIGHT INFORMATION? If you answered yes to any of these, you ne ...
New Challenge in New Landscape: How to Lead in 2017 & Beyond
Terra Incognita “...they also will, like consultants, encounter situations where they will not know what to do.” In Humble Consulting (2016) Edgar Schein points out that leaders and managers at all levels need to adopt the role of Humble Consultant. ...
The Cult of Happiness: 10 Simple Ideas to Stop the Circus and Redirect the Love
“The floggings will continue until morale improves.” Can companies turn happiness into a management tool to be measured or a skill to be improved? As the joke illustrates, I don’t think so. In “Against Happiness”, the economist Schumpeter shines ...
S.M.A.R.T. Communication: 5 Powerful Strategies to Make Change Stick
Do you recognize this picture? No matter how high-performing your team or how agile your organization, you probably recognize The Vicious Change Loop. If the WHAT, WHY, HOW & WHEN for a new Change are not clearly communicated, people will fill i ...
3 Characteristics to Ensure Your Team Has Teeth
Anyone with internet access and a company job in 2016 is aware of at least 2 of these 3 things: 40 is the new 30. Nerd is the new cool. Cross-functional teams are the new organization. Teams are nothing new. As Schumpeter points out in “Team Spiri ...
7 Paradoxes Every Leader Must Master (part 2)
As discussed in part 1, modern leadership is full of paradoxes. To be an effective leader and people manager circa 2016 you have to be aware of the big ones. However, your biggies will look differently than mine. Nevertheless, if you lead with the Para ...