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Red Flags at Work: Recognizing Problems and Delivering the Bad News

Leading Blog

I N MY early managerial days, I would often ask my bosses and peers how they learned the skill of delivering bad news. Almost always, their answer was: You will learn it over time, There is no compression algorithm for experience, or some variation of needing to put in the time. So, how do you decide when its time to take notice?

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First Look: Leadership Books for December 2024

Leading Blog

This goal is always connected with what we are called to do in the service of others. Outsmart the Learning Curve : How Ordinary People Can Achieve Extraordinary Success by Joe Sipher Are you ready to transform your life and achieve extraordinary success? Be sure to check out the other great titles being offered this month.

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The Secret Ingredients to Successful Leadership

Leading Blog

To be effective, they must not only earn the respect of their employees and communicate skillfully but also inspire team members to do their job effectively. A resilient leader is able to turn an obstacle into a learning opportunity that will further their knowledge and enable them to thrive. Workers feel privileged to be there.

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LeadershipNow 140: October 2024 Compilation

Leading Blog

Here is a selection of Posts from October 2024 that you will want to check out: Making the Career Move to Manager (or not) by @artpetty U of V Men's Basketball Coach Tony Bennett Retirement Press Conference “I've been here for 15 years as the head coach, and I thought it would be a little longer, to be honest, but that's been on loan.

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What Hourly Workers Want More Than Money

Here are the other 7 things you can do to hire and retain when you can’t afford to pay top dollar: Early Access To Pay. Career Advancement. Download the guide to learn more. If your employees are engaged by a leader they trust, it can take a pay raise of more than 20% to poach them (Gallup). Flexible, Predictable Schedules.

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The November 2024 Leadership Development Carnival

Great Results Team Building

Here’s what to do about it You think you’re listening, but you’re missing so much. Here’s what to do about it – where she shares three simple steps for strengthening your “listening muscle”. You will learn that the more you practice listening completely, the better listener you’ll become and the more benefits you’ll reap.

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The Intangibles: Leadership Approach & Authenticity

N2Growth Blog

As you move higher up the leadership chain within an organization, this becomes even more difficult and requires leaders to learn the art of effective delegation while still leading by example and making the most of each interaction with the team. I would also say that as leaders, we ultimately learn more from our failures than our successes.