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Rewiring Toxic Supportiveness with Emotional Intelligence
Let's talk about how the phrase "if I can do it, so can you" is toxifying your team and what to say and do instead.
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- 2 min
Three Ways to Upgrade Your Informal Leadership
There are only so many spaces for people with official leadership titles, but there is infinite room for informal leaders to make an...
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Are You Confusing Benign Acceptance of Garbage for Trust?
A wise friend once said, “Honesty doesn’t have to be brutal.” This sentiment got me thinking about how we sometimes give leaders far too...
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- 3 min
Turning Co-Workers into Teammates
Many of us have co-workers. Not all of us have teammates. There is a distinct difference between the two. And one is significantly better...
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- 3 min
How to Tell Someone They’re Doing a Bad Job
How to tell someone they're doing a bad job.
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- 1 min
Use the Power of Your Community to be a Better Leader
You can harness the power of the community to help you lead better - if you do it thoughtfully.
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- 2 min
The Key to Balancing Freedom and Responsibility
Balancing freedom and responsibility can be a tough job for a leader. Read on for the secret to doing it well.
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- 3 min
Powerful Followership
Leadership gets the glory but followership gets the job done - don't neglect it!
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- 4 min
How to Hold People Accountable
If the idea of holding people accountable makes you want to run and hide, check out this article for practical strategies to do it well.
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- 3 min
Leadership Experiments
Grow your leadership skills by creating a good leadership experiment.
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- 3 min
Sometimes You Need to Fire Someone
How do you know it's time to fire someone? Let's talk about underperformance and emotional intelligence.
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- 4 min
When to Flex and When to be Flexible
Do you need to be a more firm or flexible leader when your people aren't doing the thing you want?
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- 4 min
Ownership? What's the deal?
Be a more effective leader by taking ownership and being accountable for your actions.