Tag: Leadership
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Use The 4 R’s To Improve Your 3 E’s!
tldr; If your retrospectives have turned into a “complain-fest” with no action, you’re missing the chance to teach your squads a valuable lesson. Use the 4 Rs (Reflect, Root Cause, Rethink, Retool) to turn data into insights and experiments that actually move the needle for your Squad and Crew. Healthy teams improve and balance their…
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The Coach: Your Partner in Mindset and Momentum
Our Coaching Chapter has been engaged in a discussion on how best to articulate the value that our role brings to leaders and teams. We’ve had great, in depth discussions, and while we are still finalizing our shared framework for articulating our value, the exercise has caused ME to think deeply about the topic. Here’s…
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Greatness is grown
Greatness is grown tldr; It has been suggested that I type… a lot. To that end – if you find that reading the whole article is untenable – I’m adding in a “Typed Long, Didn’t Read” section to surface the main points of the writing. Hope you find this useful too. Leaders create great…
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Never be afraid
📖 “Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion against injustice and lying and greed. If people all over the world would do this, it would change the earth.” – William Faulkner It takes courage to stand up and say something that may go against the grain, or be an unpopular…
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True Leadership Is About Helping People To Grow
📖 A leader is best when people barely know he exists. When his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.” -Lao Tzu True leadership is about helping people to grow, and enabling them to succeed. By creating a clear understanding of the goal, equipping people with the tools…
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Share your thoughts!
📖 “A drop of ink may make a million think.”- George Gordon Byron Sharing your throughts and perspectives, asking your questions… these are the things that can help your team unlock an innovative solution. Why do we find it so hard sometimes, to share something that may be counter to what the group says?
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Purpose To Alignment To Engagement
📖 “He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how.” – Friedrich NietzscheA shared senses of purpose leads to alignment. Alignment, coupled with psychological safety leads to engagement. Engaged teams out perform when compared to disengaged teams. Are your teams aware of the purpose they serve, and how they solve…
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Stop A Moment And Look Around You
📖 “If I were asked for the most important advice I could give, I should simply say: stop a moment, cease your work, look around you.” – Leo TolstoyTolstoy understood the importance of awareness and reflection. Pausing a moment and reflecting on your day is a vital way to continuously improve the way you work…
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Happy National Awkward Moments Day
🥳 Happy National Awkward Moments Day! – March 18Celebrate the day by Seeing the humor in awkward moments and have fun with them. Being vulnerable –Share stories about our own awkward moments with your team. Laugh over them and enjoy the memory. Helping someone else recover from an awkward moment. They may be embarrassing…