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Teams That Work

Leading Blog

Perhaps all the team leader needs to do is provide individual feedback when deviant behavior emerges and occasionally host a social event, so team members see each other as real people. Fundamental question: Do we have the right people with the right mix of knowledge, skills, and other attributes? Capability. Communication.

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Responsive Leadership: Needed Now More Than Ever

Leading Blog

The idea that leaders are trustworthy, honest, and can be relied on to operate in the best interest of the public, the employee, the student, the parishioner, or even the shareholder has been shattered. Curiosity: The Desire to Continuously Learn. A culture of continuous learning will bolster organizational creativity and innovation.

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Has lockdown improved your leadership thinking?

Lead Change Blog

I am a BNI Director Consultant for Champions Chapter in Sedgefield, County Durham, UK, and I regularly reflect on what we do and how we might improve things. At last week’s chapter meeting, I shared some learning from the first ten weeks of virtual meetings during the current lockdown, now the immediate impact of COVID-19 has lessened.

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Dealing with Conflict | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

The ability to recognize conflict, understand the nature of conflict, and to be able to bring swift and fair resolution to conflict will serve you well as a leader – the inability to do so may well be your downfall. Unresolved conflict often results in a loss of productivity, stifles creativity, and creates barriers to cooperation.

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Leading Those Who Don't Want To Follow | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

If you crush the individual character and spirit of those who form your team, how can your team operate at its best? Respect is earned by honoring commitments and doing the right thing regardless of opinion, sentiment, or influence. Along the same lines, I don’t really care if someone does or doesn’t want to be led by me.

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Why Consensus Kills Team Building | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

While the thought that all employees should have an equal say may get some air time in business school, I have found that often times the theoretical discussions that take place in halls of academia have little to do with the realities that exist in the world of business. Where Dan lost me was on point #4 – Teams Decide by Consensus.

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Four Reasons why Civility in the Workplace is a Must | You're Not.

You're Not the Boss of Me

Some may believe that civility is a minor consideration in the workplace, especially now when we are pressured by time, having to do more with less and plagued by looming deadlines and demands. When this happened, I actually felt like I belonged, that I was doing something that had value. Who has time to be polite?

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