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The Three-Legged Stool of Effective Performance Conversations

Leadership Freak

If half-truths are lies, being nice makes us liars. The need to be nice is about: Preventing offense. Keeping the peace. Protecting status. Being liked. Being too nice often includes shading the truth.

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Here’s How to Ethically Manipulate Other People

Nir Eyal

Are we using behavioral design (and ethical manipulation) for good? How do we know? Now that we have the power to profoundly change peoples’ habits through technology, how do change behavior ethically? Manipulation Matrix In this short video, I talk to Amir Shevat, formerly at Google and now at Slack, about a simple test for […]. The post Here’s How to Ethically Manipulate Other People appeared first on Nir and Far.

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Who’s on Your Team?

Kevin Eikenberry

The answer to the question I’ve just posed may seem easy or obvious to you. Even if that is true, read on. This article, and this question is for you. If you are reading this as a leader, the two obvious answers to the “who’s on your team?” question are: The team you lead. The […]. The post Who’s on Your Team? appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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How to Limit Distraction and Feel in Control of Your Day

Leadership Freak

Everyone has priorities. For ineffective managers, it’s the next email, text, phone call, or person who walks through the door. Meaningful work requires a closed door.

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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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How to Spend Less Time Solving Performance Issues and More Time Delivering Results

Leadership Freak

It’s tempting to prioritize poor performers and neglect middle and top performers. Leaders believe small improvements in poor performance make a big difference. They’re right, but how likely is progress?

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How to Manage the Energy You Create

Leadership Freak

The impact of your leadership is measured by the effect you have on others. Manage the splash: You always impact those around you. Even if people turn from you, you have impact. Some leaders tend to lift people toward bright. Some leaders tend to drag people toward dark.

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How to Turn Cautious Teammates into Visionary Thinkers

Leadership Freak

Visionary thinking typically receives quick turndowns from cautious leaders. People start thinking small and safe. Everyone dreams small when cautious judgmental leaders control decisions.

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How to Plug the Energy Suck and Build High Energy Teams

Leadership Freak

High energy teams get more done. Sadly, they don’t teach managers how to track and manage team energy. Perhaps it’s a topic you’d rather ignore. Just do the work.

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Remarkable TV: How You Can Coach in Five Minutes

Kevin Eikenberry

Believe it or not, you really can be a better coach in just five minutes. Check out the video below to use your next five minutes more effectively and more successfully. Tweet it out: Great coaching can start with a question. via @KevinEikenberry From This Episode: Learn more about the Remarkable Coaching workshop here. The post Remarkable TV: How You Can Coach in Five Minutes appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Building a Real Leadership Pipeline

Kevin Eikenberry

You may know that I write about leadership, teach leadership skills and coach leaders. But you might not know how much time I spend thinking about and working with Clients on the broader needs for leadership development in organizations. Because of that experience and thinking, I was asked by The Association for Talent Development (ATD) […]. The post Building a Real Leadership Pipeline appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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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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Wine, Rock ‘n’ Roll, and Leadership with Maynard James Keenan

Kevin Eikenberry

In today’s episode, I’m talking about creativity’s role in leadership with Grammy award winner, Maynard James Keenan. Most know Maynard for his amazing performances as the leading front man of Tool, A Perfect Circle, and Puscifer, but he also owns (and runs) his own winery, Caduceus, in Arizona. You’ll learn why innovation in leadership is […].

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