Get Lighthouse

JULY 8, 2022

What separates a good leader vs. bad leader is how they handle the challenges they face every day. We previously wrote a post looking at how a positive outlook can make a huge difference in your daily happiness and how you lead. The situation: An employee comes to you with a suggestion to help the team.

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Alison Green

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

This post, it’s your Friday good news , was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. It’s your Friday good news! 1. “I’ve been a religious reader of your blog since I finished my PhD and stumbled into the ‘real’ world more than a decade ago.

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Get Lighthouse

AUGUST 19, 2022

As Winston Churchill captures so well, good communication is central to your success as a leader. When your organization grows to have layers between you and other team members, the skip level meeting becomes one of your best tools for effective communication. Skip Level Meeting Questions to Build Rapport.

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AIHR

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

If your hiring procedure doesn’t include cultural fit interview questions, it’s time for an overhaul. Upon completion, new hires are offered US$2,000 to quit, providing an easy exit for staff who don’t feel they’re suited. However, your approach must be intentional. Contents What is culture fit?

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Alison Green

MAY 23, 2022

This post, my boss doesn’t know I’ve stopped going into the office, does everyone job-hop now, and more , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. I’ve stopped going into the office and my boss doesn’t know. My manager also made a comment to that effect, saying “How would I know if you were there or not?

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Alison Green

DECEMBER 9, 2022

This post, it’s your Friday good news , was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. It’s your Friday good news! 1. “After sending a question to you in May (which you didn’t publish, no worries), I realized that writing to an advice column might be a sign that it was time to look for a new job.

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Alison Green

AUGUST 5, 2022

This post, it’s your Friday good news … with updates , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. It’s your Friday good news — but this week it’s a little different. I feel very grateful to have found your website because it made all the difference. Thanks Alison!”

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Alison Green

JUNE 3, 2022

This post, it’s your Friday good news , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. It’s your Friday good news! You see where this is going. My friend suggested telling the truth and my immediate reaction was a mortified ‘No!’ Right until she was about to leave. My stomach dropped.

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Alison Green

DECEMBER 19, 2022

It’s “where are you now?” I was the resigning employee whose boss told me “it wasn’t very Christian of you” to quit when they were short handed and busy. Well, a week before I was due to start, the owner called me to tell me that their install project manager was leaving and they wanted to offer me the job!

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Alison Green

AUGUST 29, 2022

Last week, he called my female coworker “young lady” at our team meeting, something like “You should try doing this, young lady, you might have better results” when entering time into our super complicated time entry system. It’s five answers to five questions and a PSA. Here we go…. Who’s right?

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LSA Global

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Need to Boost Your Culture? Do you always begin meetings a certain way, celebrate wins with a traditional team lunch, or give bonuses at each five-year work anniversary? Do you always begin meetings a certain way, celebrate wins with a traditional team lunch, or give bonuses at each five-year work anniversary?

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Chris LoCutro

MAY 30, 2023

How do you take wherever you serve in the organization and leverage your influence for the good of those around you, including the leaders that are above you? You might be thinking, well, that’s easier said than done! And you wouldn’t be alone. Quite the opposite! What’s the ROI here?

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Vantage Circle

MARCH 9, 2020

Let me ask you a question. If there was a generation war happening in the workplace, which generation do you see having the best chance for the win? If you ask me, I’d go with Millennials. No worries, though, there are plenty of things you can do to convince them to stay and work at your company. Hands down. "

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15Five

MAY 30, 2019

“What do you want to be when you grow up?”. We don’t ask, “what do you want to do ?” We ask, “what do you want to be ? ”. How many people actually feel a deep sense of belonging at their current job? A fireman! A rooster! (I I actually said this.). As children, we were asked this question over and over again.

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Know Your Team

MARCH 26, 2020

But I couldn’t be more excited to share this month’s interview with you…. 1Password is quite unique as a company: They didn’t accept any outside funding for the past 14 years, up until just a few months ago having raised a $200M Series A. It’s easy to second-guess yourself when your boss pings you…”.

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LSA Global

JUNE 21, 2022

And most salespeople are quite confident that they’re, well, confident. But do you know just how incredibly important confidence is in selling complex solutions and what positive traits customers ascribe to salespeople who come across as confident? You want to be a real expert, with real conviction, not a pretend one.

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Kevin Eikenberry

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe Five Reasons Stories are a Powerful Communication Tool by Kevin Eikenberry on October 11, 2010 in Leadership , Leadership Communication , Learning We all grow up with stories. How can I be so sure?

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15Five

JUNE 21, 2017

Who are the thought leaders you turn to for business and management advice? column so valuable that I asked if I could interview the author for our blog. DM: Please tell me a bit about yourself. How did you get into leadership training and coaching? How does that respond to the bottom line? I found an Inc.

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Kevin Eikenberry

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

“Being listened to is so close to being loved that most people cannot tell the difference.&# –David Oxberg I don’t know who David Oxberg is (if you do, let me know more in the comments!) .&# –David Oxberg I don’t know who David Oxberg is (if you do, let me know more in the comments!) so do others).

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Kevin Eikenberry

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Because his LeadershipFreak blog is one of the hottest, fastest growing blogs in the leadership world, and we’re proud to have him as a nominee for the Best Leadership Blogs event. Purposeful Abandonment by Dan Rockwell Not long ago, in frustration, a friend of mine quit his job. He just quit.

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Know Your Team

MARCH 9, 2020

Every month, we invite one of the 1,000+ managers who are a part of our leadership community in Know Your Team , The Watercooler , from all over the world to participate in an “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) session. This month, we were curious regarding lessons in giving feedback – something we highly focus on here ourselves at Know Your Team.

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Alison Green

AUGUST 17, 2022

How to ask questions: Submit a question using the form here. Don’t leave your question in the comment section; I won’t see it there.) If you submitted a question yesterday, there’s no need to submit it again; I’ve got it in my queue. How to read answers live: Refresh the page to see new questions/answers.

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Chris LoCutro

MARCH 5, 2024

Did you know that half of all CEOs feel lonely, with 61% believing it hinders their performance? You’re Not Alone in Feeling Isolated! Imagine leading a team where everyone feels heard and valued, and where your role feels integrated and supportive, not isolated. Leadership doesn’t have to be a solo journey.

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Alison Green

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

This post, I quit my horrible job but they’re pressuring me to stay and I feel like a villain , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. As you can probably guess from that, the atmosphere in here is very, very toxic and I want to leave. A reader writes: I work in the office of a small family business.

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Alison Green

JULY 19, 2022

” After a few weeks, my boss pulled me aside and had to gently explain why it wasn’t very professional and I shouldn’t do it anymore or it might color how people view me at work. The shortest path was “Do you have a problem?”/”No, No, I am Fabio, there’s no problem I can’t solve”/”AWESOME FABIO, YOU ARE THE BEST!”/”IKR?”

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Get Lighthouse

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

The day you became a manager was the day you took up a new profession : leadership. Now, you have to think about. How to make other managers successful, too. Maybe you're a newly minted senior leader, suddenly finding your team got too big and you had to promote your first managers to help you.

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Chris LoCutro

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Do you ever feel like you’re just too busy to train people, but you know you need to? Are you wearing too many hats and your busyness keeps you from leading? Have you ever hired someone, thought they understood their job, and discovered they were on a totally different page?

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Get Lighthouse

APRIL 27, 2023

How has there been no progress made on this?" "Why To solve this, maybe you've already tried delegating to someone on your team, or had a lot of conversations and meetings about it. However, before you give up on getting buy in from your team for an important change, there are several effective strategies that you can implement.

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Kevin Eikenberry

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe Six Strategies for Boosting Morale by Kevin Eikenberry on November 1, 2010 in Leadership , Learning A participant from a workshop I led several years ago posed a question to me last week. “Enough setup!

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Get Lighthouse

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Are you ready for the permanent, remote-friendly workplace? 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.

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