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What’s Different Leading at a Distance

In (important) ways, leading is leading, regardless of where you and those you lead are located. In all cases, as a leader, you are moving toward a goal, and are moving in the direction of that goal with and through the efforts of other people. And yet for all the ways that leadership is the

Kaleidoscope: Delivering Innovative Service That Sparkles

By Chip Bell When was the last time you looked at a kaleidoscope? Chances are, whether it was days or years ago, you had a visceral reaction to that question. You can see the changing colors, feel the turning of the animator (the dial you turn that changes your view), and remember the sight of

The Leader as a Middleman

As a leader, you are very likely also a middleman – and this is a term that doesn’t often get a lot of respect. But in today’s episode, I am talking about the very valuable role of the middleman and how we as leaders can fulfill this position and realize more success for ourselves and

Overhaul Your Web Meetings and Conference Calls With 6 Easy Tips

By Jaimy Ford If you manage a virtual team, the conference call or web meeting may be your only option for meeting with your entire team on a regular basis. However, such meetings have some serious flaws. To name a few: No one knows who is talking at any given point. People talk over one another. Participants

Why All Decisions Aren’t Created Equal

Decision making is a perennial topic for leadership and employee training around the world. It is one of those skills that we all use every day. Yet we know it is sometimes hard, and we could probably be better at it. There are many tools and techniques to help make decisions, especially the complex ones

Changing Employee Behavior

If you have been a leader for more than a week, you’ve asked yourself questions like . . . “Why won’t they __________?” “Why did they do it THAT way? “What are they thinking? “Can’t they just _____________?” In every case, you would like them to change their behavior. I know this all to be

Become a Better Boss with Wally Bock

Leadership is an ongoing process and great leaders continue to learn because they are curious. They don’t necessarily learn from their experiences but by reflecting on their experiences. Kevin and Wally Bock discuss learning goals, relationships, and why to “not be the event.” Wally learned leadership as a U. S. Marine, an executive in a

Finding Common Ground: Leadership and Communication Lessons in a Fractured World

The current climate of politics and opinions in the United States is contentious and fractured, to say the least. With a long historical perspective, it has been like this before; there has been wide and deep discord in this country in the past (as just one example, we had a Civil War, after all). Today’s

Leadership Moxie (and More) with John Baldoni

“You’ve got moxie, kid”. We hear it in the moves but what does it mean? Join Kevin and John Baldoni, author of MOXIE: The Secret of Bold and Gusty Leadership (among other books), as they discuss gumption, guts and the resilience to pursue. Leaders need to be open to the learning process and not ashamed

The Benefit of the Doubt Principle

When we fail to give others the benefit of the doubt, it’s entirely too easy to perceive one’s words or actions in the worst possible way – which isn’t good for us and isn’t good for the other person. However, when we give people the benefit of the doubt, a lot of good happens. Check

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