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Category Archives: LeadershipAn entrepreneur friend of mine has built and sold eight companies. His new venture is a massive, important economic development project that requires the simultaneous launch of three or four different companies with a large number and variety of partners. … Continue reading Some people have a strong distaste for consensus. They say it takes too much time. They describe the painful details of the myriad ways in which group members polarize on issues and then threaten to use their veto power when … Continue reading
Posted in Accountability, Leadership, Teamwork, Testimonials, work training
Tagged achieving consensus, decision making skills
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Can you believe it — the holidays are here, again. The change of a calendar year can be a wonderful time to acknowledge the investment required to maintain growth and development, including the quality of your relationships at work. One … Continue reading
Posted in Accountability, Collaboration, Leadership, Management Training, Teamwork, work training
Tagged direction, energy, holidays, team building
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In my recent post, we looked at what to do when we’re left in the uncomfortable position of “holding the bag” and I suggested a straightforward 7-step process for calling others on broken agreements. It’s a great process. And it’s … Continue reading In my recent blog post — Leadership Skills: Your Trust Reflects Your Responsibility — I pointed out that whether we trust others has less to do with what others do and more with our own ability to respond. And in … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Management Training, Responsibility, work training
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Most leaders have the motivation process exactly backward! For who knows how long, when you (a leader) wanted me (a follower) to commit to high performance, you and I both expected YOU to tell ME what’s in it for me … Continue reading
Posted in Collaboration, communication skills, Leadership, Management Training, Personal Development, Teamwork, work training
Tagged motivation, wiifm
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Ronica Roth (public profile), Agile Coach and CST who leads coaching strategy at Rally Software, answers the question, “What comes after scrum training?” Click the video below to see what Ronica says. *Video: ronica roth, team, leadership, development, training, scrum … Continue reading Do you know exactly what you want? Do your partners know exactly what you want? Do you know exactly what they want? Over the years, I have been fascinated and focused on the power of outcome thinking. For instance: Why … Continue reading
Posted in communication skills, Leadership, Management Training, Personal Development, Teamwork, work training
Tagged outcome thinking
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In a previous post I called attention to “consent” as the root of “consensus” (as well as the basis for participation in any group). What some people love and others hate about the process of consensus decision-making is that it … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Management Training, Personal Development
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A while ago, I had the opportunity to accept — or decline — two new business relationships (one as a board member and one in a business venture). As I listened to my internal dialogue about the two propositions, I … Continue reading |