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How Curiosity is the Answer for Arrogance

Leadership Freak

The risk of self-development is getting sucked into your self when leadership is actually about serving others. Above all, humility is a practice that centers on serving others. The risk of self-development is best seen in the context of humility. Once you attain humility, you lose it.

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Growth Interview Questions from Atlassian, SurveyMonkey, Gusto and Hubspot (Guest Post)

Andrew Chen

[Andrew: Excited about today’s guest post! I was recently interviewed by the folks at Reforge, a new company started by my friends Brian Balfour and Susan Su focused on advanced professional education. They asked a great question – how do you interview for growth folks? I gave some my 2 cents based on my experience helping startups and growth folks.

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Damaging Myths About Trust

Kevin Eikenberry

There is lots of talk about trust in the world today, with polls showing how much we trust people in different professions and roles. And there are ongoing conversations about how much trust people have in their workplaces too – and unfortunately most all these numbers are lower than we’d like them to be. There’s […]. The post Damaging Myths About Trust appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Why Great Leaders See More And Exclude Less

15Five

The central dilemma of a modern leader is to balance apparently conflicting virtues and beliefs without choosing sides between them. Decisiveness, for example, is widely and rightly perceived as crucial to effective leadership. It’s the opposite of uncertainty and insecurity, which are paralyzing. But decisiveness overused eventually congeals into certainty.

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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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10 Ways To Be a Leader People Choose to Follow

Leadership Freak

Authority, position and title won’t make you a leader. Don’t worry about being a leader. Worry about being a person worthy of being followed.

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How Intense Curiosity About People Enhances Influence and Expands Leadership

Leadership Freak

Mitchell Warner’s observation that humble leaders are intensely curious about others makes me wonder why I’m not more humble. I’ve been called the ‘question man’ all my life.

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10 Ways to Win with Ambition and Not Contaminate Relationships

Leadership Freak

It’s not necessary to have ambition. It’s just unusual when leaders don’t have it. Your better off acknowledging ambition than pretending you’re above it.

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The 10-C Approach to Pushback when the Boss is Involved and Stakes are High

Leadership Freak

Pushback makes you relevant and useful in high-stakes situations. Poor pushback: Emotional heat. Drama is distraction, even offense, to top leaders. Grudges.

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Halloween Resources for Leaders

Kevin Eikenberry

Happy Halloween! What I have for you here is all treats, no tricks. At this time of year in the past I have sometimes been inspired by the season to connect Halloween and leadership. Today, I’m pointing you to those articles, with a bit of commentary. If you want to get to […]. The post Halloween Resources for Leaders appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Remarkable TV: 4 Reasons You Need a Coach

Kevin Eikenberry

There are a multitude of reasons that every leader needs a coach and today I’m giving you four very important ones. Tweet it out: To find the right coach, start by understanding what help you need. via @KevinEikenberry. The post Remarkable TV: 4 Reasons You Need a Coach 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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Solution Saturday: Swimming in Dangerous Waters

Leadership Freak

Dear Dan, I am new to a leadership position and am learning a lot from you. I have managers above me and find it hard to manage.

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Leadership Productivity Secrets with Maura Thomas

Kevin Eikenberry

The post Leadership Productivity Secrets with Maura Thomas appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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