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7 Effective Leadership Skills Every New Manager Should Know

Lolly Daskal

To succeed as a new manager and lead your team to excellence, you’ll need to hone specific leadership skills. In this blog, we’ll explore seven essential leadership skills that every new manager should know and cultivate. Communication Mastery: Effective communication is the bedrock of leadership.

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39 Powerful Questions Mentors Should Ask Their Mentees

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These are the kinds of things people say when they have a mentor that really makes a difference. Yet, just because you get introduced to or paired with a mentor doesn’t mean you’ll have the same kind of experience. And just because you get tapped to be a mentor doesn’t mean your mentee will have a great experience, either.

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14 Personal Development Goals Every Leader Should Set for Themselves

Lolly Daskal

Strive to understand your team’s perspectives, feelings, and needs. Setting clear objectives helps you stay focused and motivated. Embrace change and learn to pivot when needed, both personally and professionally. Seek Feedback: Actively seek feedback from your team, peers, and mentors.

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How the Best Leaders Help Underperforming Employees

Lolly Daskal

Before you can effectively address an employee’s underperformance, you need to understand why it’s happening. By identifying the root cause of the underperformance, you can tailor your support to address the specific issue. Be sure to provide both positive and constructive feedback. Assign a mentor.

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How to Effectively Resolve Interpersonal Conflicts in the Workplace

Lolly Daskal

Show me any workplace and I’ll show you a place with interpersonal conflict. And it means that for a workplace to thrive, its leaders need to know how to resolve conflict. Here are some of the fundamentals I go over with my leadership coaching clients: Coach your team effectively. That’s just part of life.

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How to Help Your Team Achieve Their Goals

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"Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others." - Jack Welch, former CEO of General Electric 1981-2001. One of the most powerful conversations you can have as a manager with a team member is about their goals. But how do you do that?

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4 Effective Ways You Can Become More Resilient Leader

Lolly Daskal

Social resilience: Building strong relationships and networks, both within and outside of your organization, is important for social resilience. This can involve seeking out mentors and role models, building supportive teams, and being open to learning from others. Very few understand why or how to prevent it.

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