Being able to lead your team from a work perspective is one thing, but there are many things that may happen to them personally that you must be ready to handle too. They could get sick, have family members who are sick or have other situations that they need to deal with at home. They will need to focus their attention on those things in addition to work. This can obviously be a challenge for them to do that well. …
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Have you ever started a conversation with someone and they have a lost look on their face? It may be that they are not up to speed on the latest information about the topic that you are sharing. Being able to keep everyone in the loop can be a challenge, so you need to sometimes step back and review a bit. I used to describe it to my team as “bringing everyone along on the journey.” Not everyone is with…
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Do you avoid having the difficult conversations because you don’t want to have to deal with conflict? Does that really work? In my experience, it just makes the conflict that much bigger when it actually does happen. Holding it in just causes you to try to keep all those feelings from showing up. You can do this for awhile, but eventually those feelings are going to show up whether you want them to or not. This is why people experience…
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One of the best things that you can do whenever you are working with a new team or group is to have a conversation on how best to work with each other. Even if you know each other really well, you are now in a new situation and it is best not to make assumptions on how things will work. What should you consider? Communication How will the team stay connected on the latest information? Will the team have a centralized place…
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Have you ever worked for someone who is negative, doesn’t treat you with respect, blames you for everything that goes wrong and takes credit for what you have done? I really hope that you haven’t, but unfortunately it tends to happen more often than not. It makes it really difficult to go to work every day when you don’t know what this person may do that will cause you issues. What should you do? Most of the time the advice…
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How many of you had mentors and teachers throughout your career that were there to help you? For many of us, we would not have made it to the level that we did without them. They guided us, shared their own career lessons and helped us see things with new perspective. Have you considered how you could give back what you have learned to other people? There are various ways that you could do this, but here are a few ideas:…
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Client Question “My manager keeps giving me more things to do and I already have a full plate. How do I say no without causing me to be seen in a negative way?” The next time that your manager asks you to add something new to the list, you need to listen first. It allows you to ask some clarifying questions on what is being delegated to you. What needs to be done? Why did you get selected to do it? What is…
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Did you know that there are different kinds of mindsets that people have? Carol Dweck is an author and psychologist at Stanford who is known for her work on mindsets. She defines mindsets as the “beliefs about yourself and your most basic qualities.” Examples of your qualities would be your intelligence, personality and your talents. Are those things that stay constant or do they shift over time? Exploring the fixed and growth mindsets might help you see where you fall…
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