Walk Me

AUGUST 11, 2021

According to a survey of 1,520 remote-working Americans, the home office may not be an office at all: 38% work from their bed regularly 20% work outdoors regularly 19% work from a closet regularly 68% have worked on a couch 51% have worked at the kitchen counter 74% experienced pain and discomfort while working from home.

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Mind Tools Team Management

OCTOBER 11, 2022

While the answers given may highlight some uncomfortable truths, it’s important to know if people are supported to be themselves, and whether opportunities to contribute and develop are truly open to all. When we detect an imbalance in the workforce, it may be tempting to adopt strategies that will tip the scales back.

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Get Lighthouse

JANUARY 20, 2023

However, today is about what you can do to make a difference before it gets that bad. As a manager, you have to get comfortable having difficult and uncomfortable conversations. There are few bigger elephants in the room for a manager than you and your team members being unhappy and thinking about leaving.

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LSA Global

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

Leaders need to learn how to help teams become comfortable with uncertainty. Do you get frustrated when plans change? Do you consider most problems to be overly complex? Do you feel uncomfortable fully empowering your team to accomplish important work? Do you often request additional information before deciding?

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Peter Winick

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Michelle explains why these two goals don’t need to be at odds, and how blurring the line between the two can boost the signal of both and create a more powerful presence. Three Key Takeaways: You can’t be everything to everyone. Staying top of mind means having to be consistent with posting content. I’m Bill Sherman.

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Help Scout Leadership

AUGUST 31, 2021

Customer support representative is one of the most common jobs on the market for individuals looking to work in technology, so the job description you write for your open role needs to be exceptional in order to attract applications from exceptional candidates. You're comfortable being uncomfortable and figuring things out on the fly.

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Vantage Circle

MARCH 15, 2021

But, not sure how to get started? The longer you wait, the harder it gets to build a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. There are innumerous ways to improve diversity and inclusion in the workplace , and this article mentions 30 ideas to help you get started. We suggest you must just start now.

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Asana

APRIL 27, 2022

If I’m going to dedicate 40+ hours a week on solving a specific problem, I need to be sure that the solutions I’m working on are ultimately helping people and making the world a better place. Second, it’s important to me to be a lifelong student. First, I knew I wanted to work for a mission-driven company.

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Know Your Team

APRIL 27, 2021

Furthermore, as a CEO, executive, or manager in the context of an organization whose purpose is to try to get work done and make progress toward an outcome – it can feel perilously distracting. It doesn’t have to be this way. When we consider the question, “ How political should I let my team be?

Energy 52

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Know Your Team

APRIL 27, 2021

Furthermore, as a CEO, executive, or manager in the context of an organization whose purpose is to try to get work done and make progress toward an outcome – it can feel perilously distracting. It doesn’t have to be this way. When we consider the question, “ How political should I let my team be?

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Get Lighthouse

JUNE 18, 2023

"Motivation is the art of getting people to do what you want them to do because they want to do it." - Dwight Eisenhower, 5 Star General in the US Army in WWII and 34th US President "The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. It’s more than you might think. The best way to learn is by doing.

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Get Lighthouse

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

While many thought the pandemic brought only a temporary shift to remote work, the data tells a different story now: According to a Gallup , only two in 10 companies appear to be fully on-site and only 6% of remote-capable workers even want to be working fully on-site going forward. Managing remote teams: A trend with no end in sight.

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Get Lighthouse

JULY 22, 2022

Most are things you would rarely, if ever, get a chance to talk about otherwise, but can have a huge impact on your team's morale and engagement. Click on any of the links above to be sent straight to that section (there's also a link to go back to the table of contents at the end of each point). The short answer is to be human!

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Kevin Eikenberry

JANUARY 19, 2011

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe What Are You Collecting? I also collect a bunch more stuff, things like: Memories Ideas Mistakes Past problems I could go on, but this is less comfortable to share. You will be more successful, almost immediately.

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Know Your Team

MARCH 9, 2020

What could be the best ways/techniques to provide feedback in remote teams? I just covered working with remote team members in my latest blog post. Always get to know remote team members on a personal basis. Be able to state them clearly and refer to them every time you give feedback.

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Kevin Eikenberry

AUGUST 23, 2010

As a leader you must be able to see a vision and define it. But, more than that, this small and short book talks about how to get that vision held, remembered and used in any organization. This quote from the book captures the idea well: “Vision is about what could be and should be, but like is about right this minute.&#

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Kevin Eikenberry

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

As you can see from this definition, being complacent is an internal feeling. That implies that as leaders we are more likely to be assuming someone is complacent, rather than “knowing&# it. If not, perhaps your best course of action might be to let the behavior go as it is more of your perception than their job performance.

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LSA Global

JUNE 30, 2021

But, however it occurs, it can be culturally toxic and decrease team performance and engagement. Back-channeling has significant costs: An Assault on Trust First think about how even a bit of gossip can be hurtful. But it can quickly be spread whether it’s true or not. It may take the form of venting or gossip.

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Kevin Eikenberry

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe People Buy You: by Kevin Eikenberry on November 8, 2010 in Books , Influence , Leadership , Learning This weeks Resource Recommendation is People Buy You: The Real Secret To What Matters Most in Business by Jeb Blount.

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Kevin Eikenberry

DECEMBER 27, 2010

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe Nurturing Decisive Followers by Kevin Eikenberry on December 27, 2010 in Decision Making , Leadership , Learning I was asked a question recently in a workshop that I thought was interesting. Reduce the perceived risk.

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LSA Global

JUNE 11, 2019

Despite how difficult it can be to effect change in the workplace and have employees change their mind, we must recognize that few businesses can survive without being able to adapt. Most employees find a change to the status quo uncomfortable or downright threatening. Change Is Here to Stay. The Research. The Bottom Line.

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Kevin Eikenberry

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe Seven Ways to Be More Comfortable and Confident When Receiving Feedback by Kevin Eikenberry on November 8, 2010 in Leadership , Learning There is lots of advice for leaders, managers and coaches on how to give better feedback.

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Know Your Team

DECEMBER 18, 2019

When it comes to lessons on leadership, always be learning. I feel comfortable expressing myself to anyone at work. Listening actively during all-hands meetings, annual evaluation conversations, and one-on-ones to sense how safe it is to tell the truth, be vulnerable, and share failures. Let’s be real.

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Kevin Eikenberry

DECEMBER 6, 2010

This brief article is meant to help you get a clearer grasp on sizing your goals – or finding the proper “Bigness Balance&# as I like to call it. Will your world/situation be significantly different or better when you achieve this goal? It’s a big stretch and might be, with today’s thinking, out of reach.

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Kevin Eikenberry

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe Making Decisions to Make You Most Productive by Kevin Eikenberry on December 20, 2010 in Decision Making , Leadership , Learning Decisiveness is an important skill. If you can live with that, get on with it!

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Kevin Eikenberry

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe Leadership Lessons from Sparky Anderson by Kevin Eikenberry on November 5, 2010 in Influence , Leadership , Learning I grew up like many men my age, a big baseball fan. He will be missed, but his legacy will live on.

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Alison Green

AUGUST 17, 2022

Until 4 pm ET today, I’ll be answering questions live. There were a ton of questions I didn’t get to (I received 750 total and only answered 78 here) so please feel free to submit them to me for regular answers if you’d like to: [link]. but you don’t have to do those things unless they make you more comfortable. Twice as many.

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Vantage Circle

APRIL 17, 2023

The power of social validation is often swept under the rug because it's uncomfortable to acknowledge just how much we thrive on appreciation. But honestly, it shouldn't be. The recognition may be small, but the impact is huge. Can Peer Recognition Be As Effective As A Pay Raise? We are a "pack animal."

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LSA Global

AUGUST 31, 2017

Being able to ask good sales questions is an art. Open-ended sales questions questions cannot easily be answered with a single word. Begin with the classic who-what-why-where-when-and-how questions that are open-ended and encourage deeper and wider conversations. Be Concise with Your Sales Questions. Be Authentic.

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