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I don’t want to stock the kitchen anymore, asking why the friend I recommended wasn’t hired, and more

Alison Green

I don’t want to be the one ordering lunch and stocking the kitchen anymore I’m a woman in my mid 30s and have been working at least part-time since middle school and full-time since earning my graduate degree a decade ago. The promotions have never really materialized for one reason or another, but not because of my performance.

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The future of work depends on our “digital” body language

Asana

I lived in New York for almost 15 years, with my husband and my two kids,” she tells me over the phone on a recent weekday afternoon. “I lived in New York for almost 15 years, with my husband and my two kids,” she tells me over the phone on a recent weekday afternoon.

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How to Motivate a Team with Low Morale in 5 Easy Steps

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Any number of problems can stifle people, leaving them unmotivated and struggling to do their job. In fact there's a term for when you or your team members lose all hope: learned helplessness. At many companies, low morale is a fact of life. Gallup's engagement stats show us year after year that little is changing. It does not destroy.

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96 Questions to Ask Your Manager During Your One on Ones

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Do you struggle with what questions to you ask your manager during your one on ones? What do you talk about in your one on ones? What about one on ones with managers that report to you? Every type of one on one is unique, though, with different topics to discuss and questions you should ask to make the most of them. And that's just the beginning.

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One on One Meeting Questions Great Managers Ask Their Teams

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It's why the company I helped found, Lighthouse , is built to help you make the most of them. If you find this post and others on the Lighthouse blog helpful, please go here and upvote Jason Evanish's answer.]. What you talk about, and the one on one meeting questions you ask, make all the difference in the performance of your team.

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66 Skip Level Meeting Questions to Improve Your Managers and Engage Your Employees

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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. We recently took a deep dive into what makes great skip level one on ones.

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5 Key Bill Walsh Quotes on Leadership from "The Score Takes Care of Itself"

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Having recently read " The Score Takes Care of Itself " for the second time, I wanted to share some of the best excerpts. The following Bill Walsh quotes are my favorites from the book, which has a lot more depth and ideas well worth learning for any manager or leader. Bill Walsh is one of the greatest coaches in NFL history.

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