This is the last in a series of videos about reasons to ask. You can watch the earlier episodes here: Asking for Help | Asking for Input In this episode, I am talking about how we can ask to better understand each other in conversations and in communication – both as a listener and as a speaker. Follow The

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This is a part of a series on reasons we should be asking, and in this video we’re talking about one reason to ask for help. (You can see the other videos here: Asking for Input | Asking to Learn) Everyone needs help in life – at work, at home, in our personal lives. I don’t think I need

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This is the second in a series of videos about reasons we should ask. In the first first video, we talked about asking for learning. In this video, we’re asking for input. Now they may seem similar, because when we ask to learn, we may get input. But here we’re talking about input for some different

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Hi, I’m Kevin Eikenberry answering the questions that new leaders ask us. Actually, it’s our goal to help all leaders be more confident successful and productive. Today, I’m answering a question about micromanagement.

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In this video, I’m sharing what a high heeled shoe, a tire pump and your most productive day have in common. I’m also sharing three questions to help improve your focus. 1. What is your priority?2. What is your next step?3. Why does this matter? When you ask yourself those three questions, you will give yourself the power

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I recently celebrated a milestone birthday. And this has me thinking a little bit about milestones in general. Did you know that if you look up the word milestone in the dictionary, there are two basic definitions that are actually quite different? The first definition is a stone to mark distance. So literally mile markers that

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Recently, I’ve been working on the draft of the manuscript for my next book, The Long-Distance Team, with Wayne Turmel. And during this, we’ve had to do two things at the same time. We’ve had to think about the details (getting commas and spelling right), but also making sure that the overarching goal of the book is

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The title for this episode might seem a little strange. But it’s not wrong. In this episode, I am reminding you (or maybe telling you for the first time) that conflict isn’t always bad. Generally speaking, when we think about conflict, we’re thinking about clashes and issues and challenges. And this is the type of conflict

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Today we’re talking about the leaders role in conflict. In last week’s episode, we talked about conflict and when it’s bad and when it’s good. Yep, that’s right. Not all conflict is bad. You can watch the full episode here. In this episode, we are talking about the leader’s role in conflict – the kind of conflict that

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