This article looks at failure from the lens of fit in an organization. It is said often and easily when someone quits or is actively or passively pushed out: “Oh, she just wasn’t a good fit.” Given the effort invested in hiring someone, however, when someone leaves due to a “failure of fit,” it is…
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Leadership is a complex and multifaceted activity that requires a combination of skills, traits, perspectives, and behaviors. In this article, we look at leadership through three different lenses: personality, emotion and social awareness. Each offers a different source of insights to help us bring our best selves to the challenge of leadership. The Lens…
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The best “Top Ten” lists are fun because they are informative and educational AND easy to absorb. So, in this article, we review THREE Top 10 lists related to leadership, for a total of 30 tips. The first list provides tips for preparing for a leadership role; the second list highlights ten common derailers; and…
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Good leaders and managers know you can’t lead others until you know and can effectively lead yourself. Understanding your own strengths and development needs helps you both respect yourself, and lead others. This article focuses both on leadership and developing a culture of respect as we close out the year and look towards new beginnings….
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When talking about leading a team, many focus on long-term intact teams. These may be organizational support teams, sales teams or service teams – regardless of mission, they are designed to stay together for a long time. It is equally important to be able to effectively lead temporary teams – teams that are convened for…
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Let’s be clear: teamwork is really hard. For every blog article proclaiming how beneficial teamwork is, there is a manager struggling to make it happen in the real world. In this article, we’ll look at five critical steps that help these managers lead a team to success. 1. Setting a Clear Charter and Goals…
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Global Employee Health and Fitness Month sets aside a specific month of the year to help organizations focus on physical fitness and healthy lifestyles. Encouraging active living, quality physical education and health programs can have long term benefits for individuals, teams and organizations. This article focuses on providing tips for leaders for promoting health and…
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There is a tough balance between authentic leadership and situational leadership. We ask leaders to be true to who they are, while also asking them to adjust their approach to fit the situation or person at hand. When considering situational leadership, we tend to praise leaders and managers who are naturally resilient and flexible—if flexibility…
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We recently worked with an organization with two important teams. One was an “operations team,” focused on basic case management—where consistency and steady thruput were important success factors. The other was a “strategic initiatives team,” focused on developing new approaches for the case management team—new software tools, new research methods and new services. The…
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Leaders and managers are responsible for leading teams to success—but what does that look like in these uncertain times? In some parts of the country, leaders are navigating the realities of returning to the office after long-term telework. In other workplaces, leaders are wrestling with health-related mandates as COVID-19 cases persist. Teams are getting to…
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