I am not talking about the airplane systems that help pilots fly us safely to our destinations or self-driving smart cars. Rather, I am talking about our habits. Those things we do without thinking about them, you know, on autopilot. Don’t get me wrong – habits can be very helpful. But many of the unconscious

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What does being the leader of a hybrid team have in common with canning fruits and vegetables? They both are excellent ways to preserve things for a long time. They also come with potential problems. Stick with me. Unseen dangers When I was a kid, my mother tried canning peaches and making her own pickles.

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One of the challenges you will likely face as a new leader is managing the increased inbound communication efforts. And not just written communications like emails, texts, instant messages, and meeting or calendar requests. There are more verbal communications too. More people dropping in to talk or stopping you as you walk down the hall.

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One of the most important roles for leaders is gauging performance of their team members. I’ve spent a lot of time in my life in a tractor seat, looking at gauges. These are simple gauges that give me insight into how the tractor is operating and what I might need to do in response. But

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As a leader, one of the biggest challenges you’ll face is resistance to change. Whether you’re introducing a new process, implementing a new strategy, or making any other kind of change, there will be people who resist it. In this video, I’ll share some tips on how you can overcome that resistance. The first thing to

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Empowerment is a great thing. Empowered employees show greater commitment, stay more engaged, and create better results. Empowered employees take more initiative and get more done than employees who work in a fear-based, command-and-control environment. As a new supervisor, you may have heard and read about these organizational performance results, and then decided that you want

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Picture this… You’re working on a project, and you’re giving what you believe to be your best effort to get things right and to deliver the project on time. One day, your supervisor comes to you to offer some “feedback” on your performance. Where does your mind go? Do you think “great, I was looking

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