Productivity and decision making are two topics often talked about in leadership development circles – both are important skills for leaders to build. But it is less frequent that they are placed together. This article is about both ideas put together. Specifically, let’s explore the productivity decisions we can make the will make a big

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Control.   It is something we all crave, and yet as enlightened leaders, we realize we can’t control many things, including our team members. We’ve realized (or are teaching ourselves) that letting go of control actually is beneficial in many ways. Unless want to be micromanagers or seen as old school command-and-control bosses, we tend to

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It is part of being human – how we see the world informs our mindsets, our approaches, and our decisions. We call that our point of view (POV). For organizations to make better decisions and get better results, they need to regularly ask this question: What’s your POV? The Importance of Asking Leaders often have

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When it comes to organizational and team culture, there are some things that we all need to know, understand, and apply.Culture exists. Put a group of people together for any length of time and there will be a culture. Culture is simply the way we do things around here.Culture can (and will) change. It’s not

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You’ve got questions and we’ve got answers. Hi, I’m Kevin Eikenberry, answering the questions that new leaders ask us. Actually, it’s our goal to help all leaders be more productive, confident, and successful. If you’re watching on YouTube, make sure you hit the subscribe button so you don’t miss any episodes in the future. And

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One of the most important roles we have as a leader is to set clear expectations with our team members. Until people know what is expected, they can only guess what success looks like and when they will get there. Said another way – clear expectations set the bar for success in a job. Setting

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What is the level of psychological safety in your organization? Before you answer, realize that your answer isn’t likely the one shared by everyone around you. Psychological safety – as defined by Amy Edmondson who coined the phrase – is a shared belief held by members of a team that the team is safe for

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Well, I know that this is being released into the world on the day before Valentine’s Day, the day when people are thinking about love. But you could be watching it any time. And it’s absolutely applicable to us whenever you might be watching it. And so the question you might immediately be thinking is, can

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by Jan Cavelle Leadership of remote teams is a tricky business.   Correct that.  Leadership is a tricky business, but remote teams bring their own challenges.   But given the general hype that surrounds it, you could be forgiven for thinking remote management is something new. Is remote work really new? In reality, many leaders

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