Here are seven leadership moves to help you be bolder, more easily: Purposefully Push The Envelope – Show what you’ve got…and to see what happens. You can always apologize (mop up?!) later if someone thinks you went too far. (Remember: You have been given leadership responsibility for a reason – so lead.) Be More Visible […]
Delegation is an essential leadership skill necessary to create and sustain success. But even more important than just knowing how to delegate is knowing how you’ll clean up should something you delegate go terribly, terribly wrong. Back in 2013, I wrote about Passing the “Mess Test” as a way to help maximize BOTH your strategic
Many leaders define success in terms of their staff’s confidence in them. And, while that’s a fair litmus to use, it only speaks to part of what’s needed. Another, often overlooked, component is how much confidence your BOSS has in you. Why it Matters? Anyone who’s ever tried to get approval for a new initiative
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Conversations are an essential part of your job, especially those difficult conversations. Difficult conversations are the ones where you know you need to talk with someone about something, but you expect that they’ll either: (a) want to vociferously disagree with you, or (b) become upset, agitated, or disgruntled by what you are saying. Said another
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How you react to what just happened often determines what happens next. That being the case, you want to be sure that your reactions – and your responses – are meaningful, appropriate, and motivating. The Downside of Merely Reacting Reacting is a two-step process: Something happens You react Although efficient, this process has embedded in
Unlike many (most?) people, leaders are often seen as being truly fearless. Even the most challenging of circumstances, whatever they may be, seem to create little to no fear for (or in) them. But that’s not always (read: actually) the case. Don’t Fear the Fear Sometimes, leaders feel a LOT of fear. Even if you
