Are you in the boat-lifting business?
“A rising tide lifts all boats.” – John F. Kennedy famously said this referring to a growing…
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Looking for False Alarms in Leadership
Let’s go back to yesterday at 6AM. I’m asleep and our smoke/CO2 detector goes off which triggers…
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The Rescue You Don’t Need
You see someone struggling and say, “that’s OK, let me take care of it.” Someone from your…
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What Are You Willing To Say?
When you feel stuck with a team member, and you’ve tried everything, there are 3 useful prompts to reflect on, if you’re willing.
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New Leadership Possibilities: Give yourself an “a”
We live in a graded world, but what’s possible for you as a leader if you invent your own grades?
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The dream before the team
How do we design and build a team that’s based on a vision or dream? Can we shift from the default stance of a “team” being a group reporting to a single person? As a real team, what is your purpose for existence?
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Are you in a Relational standoff?
Are you in a standoff with a coworker and having a hard time resolving a conflict? What can you do to help?
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What Could Better Be?
We end our calendar years often thinking about alllll of the things that could be better, and then make a bunch of goals for the new year. I often hear from leaders that they “just want to be the best leader they can be.” “Best” is elusive, mainly because we haven’t spent much time thinking about how “better” could get us there. A slight reframe helps us look deeper and reflect on what could better be?
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Priorities Are A Crutch
The word “priority” was introduced into the English language in the 1400’s. It was a singular. It meant the very first, or “prior” thing. It stayed singular for 500 years. What pushes us to pluralize our #1 thing, and potentially hide behind priorities?
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Control Is All About Me
How does control show up for you and are you ok with it?
