Are you able to motivate the people around you? Do you have their backs? Good leaders (even if not assigned to a team officially) are able to influence and motivate others. They act as accelerators, moving the team along. In the business world, an accelerator looks beyond the stats to what those numbers really mean. […]
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You can do this! I have confidence in you! In my continued journey through the course, Results that Last: 7 Roles Every Manager Must Master, I’m learning about various “hats” a good manager has to wear. This week, the hats of Connector and Galvanizer were my focus. A connector helps their team tie together the
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High-up boss to middle manager: “The sales numbers from last quarter are terrible. You’d better turn them around!” Middle manager to team supervisor: “Get your team on the ball. No excuses. We need higher sales numbers.” Team supervisor to sales execs: “You people better turn this around. The numbers better go up next quarter!” Trickle down
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I’m blogging my way through the course Results that Last: 7 Roles Every Manager Must Master by Karin Hurt of Let’s Grow Leaders, one of the people I have the privilege of assisting through my business. This week, we’re focusing Units 1 & 2 of this 10 unit course. Unit 1: Introduction The course is set
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One of the benefits of having my own business is the privilege to interact with several high-quality clients from a variety of industries. Not only do I get to build a business by supporting them, I also strengthen my personal and professional development due to interacting with their content and experience. One area of expertise
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“Did you hear about Ryan’s performance review? He’ll be lucky if he isn’t fired soon!” Would that make you perk your ears up? Gossip is a rampant problem in organizations of all sizes. Some organizations have a very strong policy against it, to the point of someone being possibly fired if caught participating. It can
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How did you respond the last time you received a compliment? Despite how nice they are to receive, many people have trouble taking a compliment (or a token of thanks for a job well done.) We often say: “Really? I didn’t think it was all that great.” “Oh, I got this for $1 at the
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“I’ll be praying for you.” Do you ever say that to someone and then promptly forget to utter a prayer for them? Worse yet, in a few days they say, “Thanks for your prayers…this is an update.” Gulp. You intended to pray, but your busy life and work distracted you. There is a tool out
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A stress producer at work? Irritating coworkers. I bet any of you reading this could name one person at your workplace (or a client/customer) that rubs you the wrong way But do we ever consider that WE could be the irritating co-worker? Hold a mirror up today and see if you fit any of these
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