No, I am not talking about the followers on your social media accounts. I was reading this blog called Become the Leader Worth Following by Lollie Daskal. She highlights what a leader who is worth following demonstrates to their team. Here is a list of the eight ways that are identified in her article: Leads […]
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Blog, Coaching, LeadershipWelcome to the Fantastic Leadership Resource Summary! ****CHECK OUT THE OFFER BELOW – Ends on July 31st! This week’s summary includes: empathetic leaders are the best, maintaining your motivation, what do most leaders miss, eliminating unconscious bias, stop self-doubt, team leadership is a leader’s responsibility, are you ready for a bigger role, are you
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Yesterday’s post was focused on using assessments as a team and working together in a more productive way. My friend Mona reminded me of the other ways that using these assessments can be helpful. I will share a few of them: It is beneficial to know what the type is of an individual or members
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Blog, influence, LeadershipWelcome to the Fantastic Leadership Resource Summary! This week’s summary includes: questions to improve your success, websites to make you smarter, build a better culture, focus on building relationships, high performance, selling your ideas, seeing things from a different perspective, doing an assessment to learn more about yourself, how are you spending your time
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Blog, Leadership, relationships, ResourcesToday’s article is by guest contributor Mona Reiser. I am always impressed at her ability to see how leadership applies in so many places that you wouldn’t ordinarily consider. A few weeks back, I read an article on Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the USA Today. I cut it out and “sat” on the clipping to
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LeadershipWelcome to the Fantastic Leadership Resource Summary! This week’s summary includes: focus on your strengths, ways to be rich without making more money, reading before bed, connections and community, keep trying new things, are you listening without judgment and assumptions Articles/Ted Talks/Quotes “Forget Your Weaknesses, Increase Your Strengths.” by @alphabetsuccess Forget Your Weaknesses Increase
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Blog, Leadership, ResourcesOne of the first lessons that you learn as a coach is to be a good listener and to really hear what your client is saying. Ensuring that you keep your own judgments and assumptions out of the conversation is the second lesson. This can be a challenge. It is human nature to want to
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LeadershipClient Question: “I want to advance my career, but can I do that without being a leader of a team?” Leading a team is not for everyone. In many organizations there is an assumption that it is the only way to advance, so people head in that direction. Here are a few things to consider: First,
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Welcome to the Fantastic Leadership Resource Summary! This week’s summary includes: How to stop saying yes, ways to bring out the best in others, building company confidence in a first time leader, how to be a future leader, getting everything done, 4th of July, know your worth, are you ready to reconnect? Articles/Ted Talks/Quotes:
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Blog, Confidence, Leadership, resultsWelcome to the Fantastic Leadership Resource Summary! This week’s summary includes: one on one meeting checklist, how do you learn, be a real leader and a great manager, what is your purpose, defining roles, connecting with a team, how are you interacting with others, generating creative ideas, getting yourself unstuck Articles/Ted Talks/Quotes: The Only
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Blog, LeadershipWhen a leader is looking for some new ideas they will usually bring the team together for a brainstorming session. Depending on the leader, there are two outcomes that this session can have. The first example is what the leader should avoid doing. The leader says that they want new ideas, but they shoot them
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Blog, Leadership, Team BuildingClient Question: “I recently took over a new team, but we don’t seem to be connecting with each other very well. What can I do to make that happen?” Building the connections with a new team as soon as possible is very important. They want to know who you are, what your expectations are and
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Blog, Leadership, Team Building, trustWelcome to the Fantastic Leadership Resource Summary! This week’s summary includes: ways to be a respected leader, signs that you are doing better than you think, self-aware leaders, optimizing your communication, stop being a boss and be a leader, being a leader not a doer, don’t focus only on results, know who you are as
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Blog, Coaching, communications, Confidence, Leadership, Resources, Team BuildingOver my career I have seen both effective and ineffective executive teams. Working for an effective leadership team ensures that things run more smoothly in the organization, communication is clear and decisions get made pretty quickly. The ineffective teams can cause major issues in productivity, lack of trust, slow decision making, confusion and poor morale.
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Blog, Leadership, Team Building, trustOne of the things that is a challenge as a leader is to be authentic to who you are. Without realizing it, you may become what others want you to be. It isn’t something that you may even recognize right away. You begin conforming into what is expected based on feedback from your management or
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