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5 Common Questions Leaders Should Never Ask

Harvard Business Review

Questions can be great for engaging and motivating people , but they can just as easily be used to confront or blame, and can shift the mood from positive to negative. “We This fails to recognize that some ideas may have come up short in the past because of bad timing or poor execution, not because the idea itself was wrong.

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5 Common Questions Leaders Should Never Ask

Harvard Business Review

Questions can be great for engaging and motivating people , but they can just as easily be used to confront or blame, and can shift the mood from positive to negative. “We This fails to recognize that some ideas may have come up short in the past because of bad timing or poor execution, not because the idea itself was wrong.

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The Three Big Things Your Team Will Need from You This Year

Next Level Blog

That’s a longer-term problem because people need connection to be at their best. Prior to the pandemic, I regularly saw organizations where the norm was for leaders to go long on reality and short on hope. Positive Perspective is the last of my big three because it reinforces the first two – connection and optimism.

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