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DECEMBER 22, 2023

Each additional day it takes for you to get that new team member up and running costs over $800 in wasted salary alone. Worst of all, these numbers are not factoring in the time it took from your other team members to get that new hire up and running, nor the actual productivity the new employee could start delivering.

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OCTOBER 13, 2023

As a leader, you set the culture. Toxic positivity is a tricky problem that can sneak into work cultures focused on being upbeat no matter what. As a result, some leaders mistakenly try to create a "good vibes only" attitude among them and their team. Today’s article will teach you how. It starts innocently enough.

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Lolly Daskal

JUNE 5, 2023

They allow teams to come up with new ideas. Here are some steps you can take to foster a culture of innovation and creativity within your team: Encourage open-mindedness and divergent thinking: Encourage your team to think outside the box and consider multiple perspectives. Very few understand why or how to prevent it.

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JANUARY 23, 2024

In today’s edition, we take a look at how to change a culture, some interesting research about experience, and one of my favorite concepts from 7 Habits of Highly Effective People : the Emotional Bank Account. To get this sent to your inbox every week, along with our latest long form essays on this blog, you can sign up here.

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Lolly Daskal

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

By fostering a culture of adaptability within their teams, leaders enable their organizations to respond swiftly to changing circumstances. Leaders should empower their teams to explore new solutions and approaches when the old ones no longer suffice. Leaders must be prepared to pivot when faced with unexpected obstacles.

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Lolly Daskal

DECEMBER 12, 2023

This can create a negative atmosphere and erode trust and respect among team members. This can lead to feelings of resentment and disengagement among team members. This can lead to a toxic competitive environment where team members are constantly vying for approval rather than working together for a common goal.

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JUNE 18, 2023

." - Vince Lombardi, 5 Time NFL Champion & Hall of Fame Head Coach of the Green Bay Packers Whether you have a team of 1 or 1,000, motivating employees is critical to your success. A common mistake leaders make is assuming that what motivates one employee will automatically work for everyone else.

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Lolly Daskal

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

They foster a positive and inclusive culture, build strong relationships with their team members, and are more likely to make better decisions. Never isolate or alienate: Empathetic leaders never isolate themselves from their team. But there are certain things that empathetic leaders never do.

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Lolly Daskal

AUGUST 9, 2023

A strong personal brand can help you gain the respect and trust of your team and make it easier for you to lead. Acknowledgment of mistakes: As a leader, it is important and surprisingly effective to admit when you have made a mistake or are wrong.

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AUGUST 9, 2022

He led his UCLA men's basketball team to a stunning 10 NCAA Championships in 12 years. A mistake is valuable if you do four things with it: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it.". When practices were sluggish, he would suggest to the team they cancel it. Leadership Lesson for You: Hold your team to a high standard.

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DECEMBER 15, 2022

Do you care about the culture of your organization? McCord, Reed Hastings, and others worked together to create the now famous Netflix Culture Deck. Culture from Reed Hastings. These slides inspired many other companies to do the same, creating a whole library of culture decks. You're a team, not a family.

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Lolly Daskal

JULY 18, 2023

By honoring their commitments, they build credibility and trust with their team and colleagues. Admit mistakes: Authentic leaders are not afraid to admit when they have made a mistake. They understand that nobody is perfect and that it is important to learn from our mistakes.

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Lolly Daskal

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Here are just a few reasons why the best leaders never miss an opportunity to learn: Learning cultivates curiosity: The most successful leaders foster a culture of curiosity and openness within their organization by encouraging learning and inquiry in daily operations. Learning-inclined leaders can do both.

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Lolly Daskal

JANUARY 11, 2023

Weak leaders can be detrimental to people because they lack the skills and abilities to effectively lead and inspire their teams. Here are 5 warning signs that you are being led by a weak leader: Lack of clarity and direction : A weak leader may struggle to clearly communicate their vision and direction for the team.

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LSA Global

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Because, similar to thoughtfully designed project post mortems , they found that an unbiased and effective decision making process (if transparently followed) highlights and mitigates the most common team decision making mistakes. Do you have enough cultural accountability to be decisive?

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Vantage Circle

APRIL 12, 2023

But if they're not the right culture fit, they might not be the right choice for your organization. Let me explain with an example- Apple and Google, for instance, have different work cultures. An intense focus on excellence, secrecy, and a sense of ownership over products characterizes their company culture.

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Lolly Daskal

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

When you’re busy as a leader, you may feel you don’t have the time to build trust with your team. Without trust, your team members are less likely to follow your direction, collaborate effectively, or give their best effort. This means sharing your own mistakes and weaknesses, and being open to feedback from your team.

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Lolly Daskal

JULY 17, 2023

However, even the most talented leaders can fall into bad habits that can hinder their success and impact their team in a negative way. Here are the top ten leadership habits to avoid at all costs: Blaming people: One of the worst leadership habits is to constantly blame others for mistakes or failures.

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LSA Global

JANUARY 1, 2024

Yet, the traditional approach to strategy typically assumes modest shifts in markets, competitors, partners, strategies, cultures, and talent. If executive teams want to craft a winning strategy , they should consider best practices for strategic planning during uncertainty.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

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. Or, maybe you've had a team of managers for a while and realize you need to be a lot more intentional about both what you do and what you teach your managers. Now, you have to think about.

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AlignOrg

JANUARY 30, 2024

Photos from Rebecca Ellis’s museum visit Optimizing Failures and Mistakes Successful change isn’t possible without experiencing some mistakes along the way. Just four days before Motorama, the legal team realized they had a problem: it’s illegal to use the American flag in logos and advertisements.

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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. Because a strong company culture is directly correlated with higher employee engagement and lower churn. Zappos uses various tactics in their hiring process to assess ‘cultural fit’. Contents What is culture fit?

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Chris LoCutro

JANUARY 3, 2024

As a small business owner, do you often find yourself frustrated because your team is missing crucial details, and work isn’t being completed to your standards? The good news is that there are practical steps you can take to overcome this hurdle and lead your team to success. You’re not alone.

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Vantage Circle

MAY 17, 2023

Similarly, holacracy embodies a self-sustaining team system within the workplace. It operates autonomously while fostering symbiotic relationships with other teams. At the center of holacracy lies the concept of autonomous teams. These teams are formed by a group of people who collaborate to reach a certain goal.

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JANUARY 6, 2023

The Lighthouse team loved season 1 of Ted Lasso in particular. When at my team's suggestion I finally watched season 1, I knew we had to write it about it for the Lighthouse blog. Applying the no a**hole rule to protect your team & culture. Getting great ideas from your team by truly listening to them.

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AUGUST 23, 2022

Are you getting good feedback from your team? If you're like most managers, you probably wish you could get more feedback from your team. Do you get enough feedback from your team? What if despite your best efforts, your team is not coming to you with feedback as often as you'd like?

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Lolly Daskal

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Lack of direction: As a leader, not having a clear vision or direction for your team can make it difficult to achieve goals and can lead to a lack of motivation among team members. Solution: Set clear and measurable goals for your team, create a plan to achieve them, and communicate the plan effectively to your team.

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JULY 20, 2022

Great Depth: Too many books can have all their concepts covered in a single blog post. These are seven of the best, timeless books on management available, which can help any manager improve in some of the most important ways that will help them, and their team succeed. 1) Dale Carnegie's " How to Win Friends and Influence Peopl e ".

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JULY 8, 2022

Unfortunately, there is no magical, drama-free team. Here's the leadership scenarios we're covering: 1) Handling an employee's idea 2) Taking questions from your team 3) Managing the unknown 4) Working with different personalities and cultures 5) Rolling up your sleeves 6) Promoting people on your team.

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LSA Global

APRIL 1, 2024

Our leadership simulation assessment data tells us that high performing leadership teams chart a clear course for their organizations to thrive regardless of the uncertainty and competition that they face. You will know that you have more work to do if leaders or teams worry more about their self-interest or shirk accountability for results.

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LSA Global

APRIL 18, 2024

How to Influence Your Team as a Manager The ability to influence your team as a manager has a direct correlation to individual and team success. The ability to influence your team as a manager helps you and your team to mobilize resources, drive organizational change , and get results with others.

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Vantage Circle

DECEMBER 14, 2023

● One of the biggest mistakes would be “ghosting” candidates. Clear communication and transparency will improve the candidate's experience and make the process smoother for your hiring team. For example, through blogs, articles, and videos on the company's careers website.

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Mind Tools Leadership

MAY 26, 2022

We see the correlation between individual character and group culture all around us. His research team carried out a seven-year study into this topic and the results are fascinating. She involves her team in decision making and she respects their skills and experience. The book, “Return on Character,” says it can.

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Vantage Circle

JANUARY 31, 2023

You are probably already aware that defining company core values is crucial to ensure that your organization’s culture aligns with your mission and vision. In this blog, we will dive deep into the business core values of 10 well-known companies and understand how they have transformed their values into reality.

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LSA Global

JANUARY 11, 2024

Change leaders must instill a compelling reason for change at the individual, team, and organizational levels. The biggest mistake that change leaders make in this step is believing that one-way communication will change the hearts and minds of those most affected by change. Do not try to rush this step.

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JUNE 23, 2023

Most flat organizational structures come from companies that started out small and try to maintain that small team feel as they grow. Looking at the press and blog posts around these companies provides telling insights we can all learn from. As your company grows, delegating authority is essential.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2023

The chart paints a stark picture that shows that we're heading for a hybrid workplace future; while the number of fully remote organizations has dropped rapidly from the May 2020 peak, rather than a similar rise and recovery of fully in office teams, we can see that hybrid organizations are now the majority.

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