Category: Leadership
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Is Teamwork A Good Thing? Freeriders
Teamwork is often touted as a big positive in the workplace. As a leader you need to be aware when teamwork is a positive and when it is a negative. Research has shown that teams can reduce the input of members, especially as team size grows. The size of a team often correlates to the […]
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Dear Control Freak
Dear Control Freak…This is not a judgement, but a confession. I use to be a control freak. The whole giant amalgamation of every stereotype that comes with the term. I wanted to control time, outcomes, visions, dynamics, etc. I like to look back and think to myself, ‘how adorable you thought that controlling everything was possible or productive.’ […]
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How To Be Professional
How to be professional… Workplaces can be full of all types of thinking, both good and bad. The challenge with over 75% of the national workforce being unhappy at their current jobs comes when you see how that spirals out throughout the workplace dynamic/culture. So how do you protect yourself and remain professional in a […]
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The Positive Impact Of Complaining
As for the positive impact of complaining…there is none. There are positive outcomes to constructive feedback, offering alternatives, and/or taking ownership of a potential new course of action. I’m not saying that your life is happy, joyful, fun-filled all the time as we know this is not the case. I am saying framing action addressing the […]
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How To Motivate
I read this article today and enjoyed it so much I wanted to share it. My favorite part: “Autonomy means we don’t like being told what to do. Once we feel we’re being pushed around, we check out.” The article is brief, but has some excellent advice/reminders of the simplicity of actually engaging workers and […]
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Survival of the Fittest? Competition vs. Cooperation
Survival of the Fittest? Competition vs. Cooperation? Our culture has the propensity to value competition over all else. Often rooted in the Darwin alleged theory of survival of the fittest. I’m not sure how Darwin’s theory morphed into the manner of how we often flippantly interpret it. I am however sure that interpretation is off base […]
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Planning vs Doing
First of all, I love Seth Godin. If you haven’t ever read any of his stuff please do so immediately following the end of this blog post. He is a genius. I love him for many reasons, but mostly because he speaks to my urgency addicted, results driven frame of mind while helping me embrace […]
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“I Want”
Unless you are a toddler or a 17th Century Monarch the words “I want” really don’t belong in a leader’s vocabulary. The difference between “I want” and “I’d be interested in knowing why…” are the difference between creating a culture of indifference or creating a culture of engagement and productivity. The response you may receive […]
Strategic Alignment For Individuals & Organizations 