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6 Power Tips for Tough Conversations

Leadership Freak

You tried to deal with the issue when it was small but there’s no improvement. Now it’s time for a tough conversation. Power Tips for Tough Conversations: #1.

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Self-Feedback: The Art of Giving Feedback to Ourselves

Kevin Eikenberry

Feedback. When we think about that word, we think about giving it to someone or receiving it from someone. We don’t think about self-feedback – giving feedback to ourselves. Perhaps that will change for you after reading this article. Self-Feedback requires no one but yourself. It is not meant to replace feedback you receive (and […]. The post Self-Feedback: The Art of Giving Feedback to Ourselves appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Silicon Valley Meets Positive Psychology: Using Science To Help Humanity Thrive

15Five

Silicon Valley, saving the world one app at a time. At least that’s the sentiment parodied by the popular HBO show of the same name, with their inspirational posters, “pied piper. HELPING HUMANITY THRIVE”. The “Valley” is far from perfect, and easy to criticize. However, in the spirit of believing in the goodness of humans, I think it’s safe to say that many people working in tech wake up every day driven to make the world a better place.

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An 8-Part Checklist for New Managers

LSA Global

Good Managers Make Good Teams. Our experience tells us that the majority of team failures are a consequence of poor team management. Our experience also tells us the opposite holds true…good managers inspire and guide high performing teams. So we surveyed our clients and have created an 8-part checklist for new managers. Good Teams Make Good Business.

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SME Relationships: Proven Solutions for Seamless Collaboration and Success

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

💢 Do you find yourself stuck in never-ending review cycles? Are you wondering if your Subject Matter Expert actually got that last review request? Are you having trouble trying to decipher impractical or conflicting feedback? 💢 If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, you may benefit from a crash course on managing SME relationships!

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Intelligent Disobedience: 5 Ways to Invite Disconfirming Feedback

Leadership Freak

“Serious errors are avoided by the use of Intelligent Disobedience.” Ira Chaleff, author of Intelligent Disobedience: Doing Right When What You’re Told to Do Is Wrong.

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What Will You Learn Today?

Kevin Eikenberry

If you have kids or if you were ever a kid (and I’m guessing you can answer at least one of these affirmatively??), you have asked or been asked this question before: What did you learn today? And while this is a very valid question, as you’ll notice in the title of this blog post, […]. The post What Will You Learn Today? appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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7 Power Tips for Having a Tough Conversation

Leadership Freak

“The point is this: difficult conversations are almost never about getting the facts right. They are about conflicting perceptions, interpretations, and values.” Douglas Stone, Difficult Conversations.

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How to See Opportunity Everywhere You Go

Leadership Freak

The way you show up impacts what you see. Leaders who show up to fix things see problems and inadequacies. Leaders who show up to celebrate progress see strengths and opportunities.

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The Six Pitfalls of Leadership

Leadership Freak

The pitfalls of leadership spring from within. Dangers that emerge from within are more perilous than dangers that attack from without. The Six Pitfalls of Leadership: #1. Perceived knowledge.

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How to Show Up, Stir Up, Build Up, and Shut Up

Leadership Freak

If you let your mind wander, you’ll end up where you don’t want to go. Give your personal leadership focus and direction. #1. Show Up.

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Change Management 101: A Practical 3 Part Guide

Implementing new tools or business processes in your organization? Lemon Learning put together a practical 3 part guide to prevent the pitfalls of change management. Drive a successful change management project from diagnosis through to measurement.

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People who Believe They Have No Control Act as if They Don’t Matter

Leadership Freak

People who believe they have no control forfeit their power and act as if they don’t matter. Helplessness: Waits for instructions. Rejects creative solution-seeking. Avoids risk. Gives up quickly. Complains when results disappoint. When you try to change things but everything stays the same, eventually you give up.

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Creating Change Starts with ‘Getting Out of One’s Bubble’

Leadership Freak

Book giveaway!! 20 complimentary copies available. Leave a comment on this guest post by Dr. C. Otto Scharmer to become eligible to win one of TWENTY complimentary copies of Essentials of Theory U.

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The Power of Vulnerability with Jeff Manchester

Kevin Eikenberry

The height of your team’s performance is directly related to the depth of connection among its members. Jeff Manchester, co-author of THE POWER OF VULNERABILITY: How to Create a Team of Leaders by Shifting INward, discusses vulnerability in the workplace. To see greater results, we need to develop a culture that builds in confidentiality. In […].

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The End of Average: Unlocking Our Potential by Embracing What Makes Us Different

Kevin Eikenberry

by Todd Rose Sometimes you read a book that challenges an assumption and makes you think. I like those kinds of books. Sometimes you read a book that challenges you to rethink a whole set of assumptions. I like those kinds of books too, even if they sometimes make my brain hurt. The End of […]. The post The End of Average: Unlocking Our Potential by Embracing What Makes Us Different appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Is Training the Right Solution?

Speaker: Tim Buteyn

Let's set the scene: you’ve identified a critical performance gap in your organization and need to close that gap. A colleague suggests training, but you suspect there’s something going on that training can’t address. How can you determine if training is the right solution before you commit your budget and resources to a new training program? In this webinar, you will learn how to determine if training is the right solution using the Behavior Engineering Model.

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5 Early Warning Signs You May Lose Your Client

LSA Global

Warning Signs You May Lose Your Client. Losing a major client can send you, your forecast, your quota and your sales team into a tailspin. You know you’ll have to replace that revenue somehow but you feel paralyzed into inaction by the shock of it all. Did you miss some clear warning signs you may lose your client? Should You Have Seen this Coming?

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The Challenge of Changing Employee Behavior

LSA Global

Changing Employee Behaviors and Breaking Old Habits Are Hard. Changing employee behavior—or more simply put, exchanging one habit for another—is fraught with difficulties. Anyone who has tried to keep a New Year’s resolution beyond January knows that it is an uphill battle. Even when we know that the change (i.e. eating healthier, keeping a journal, maintaining an exercise regime, achieving a better work/life balance) will be in our best interest, we too quickly fall back into old patterns and

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