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Successful Teamwork Results From Clear and Elevating Goals – Part 1

It’s the million-dollar question…
How do you get a team to develop a clear and elevating goal?
By the way, by “clear” I  mean no measurements are needed to know that the goal is reached, and by “elevating” I mean the goal is bold and inspiring.
The truth is, no one knows for sure how to get any [...]

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Successful Leaders Help Team Members Find Their Motivation

Want your teamwork to be as successful as possible? Want to be an effective team leader? Then create relationships and be a powerful motivator by helping others realize what they gain from working on a project with you — help them discover their own motivation to do great work.
The more helpful you are to other [...]

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September-October 2010 Conference Sessions

I’ve recently added these conference dates to my calendar. Of course I’ll be speaking about some aspect of the Leadership Gift at each one. I’d love to see you there.
Agile Day 2010
When: September 15, 2010
Where: NYC, NY, USA
Organized by the NYC APLN, Agile Day 2010 will be an intimate conference of just 100 people in [...]

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Management Training That Works — The Responsibility Process™ Makes it Easy

When things go well, responsibility is seldom an issue. But when that graceful state of flow turns to upset because your attention gets disrupted by a problem you didn’t anticipate or don’t want to deal with, your words reveal where your head is:

I didn’t know that was my job!
It’s not my fault; she did it!
That’s [...]

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Leadership: Simply Solve the Real Problem

Apparently, the world is addicted to solving the wrong problem. And when we aren’t solving the wrong problem, we are seriously overspending on overly-complex, under-performing solutions. At least according to Rory Sutherland in this compelling TED video (below, keep reading).
I’m familiar with both of these issues. Let me set up the video for you, then [...]

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