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The Subtle Power of Simplification
In today’s rapidly changing and complex business environment, the ability of leaders to simplify work is a cornerstone to execution. Leaders can catalyze clarity of understanding, foster alignment, facilitate decision-making, and drive effective execution. Addressing all needs is not progress: Every organization has more areas to improve than they have resources to support all the needs. Decisions must be made to pare down priorities to a manageable amount. This takes discipline and an understanding that when you bite off too much, everything gets harder: Indecision or taking on too much dooms an organization to mediocrity. Well-meaning leaders who cannot make tough decisions on what not to do produce futility. The Power of Clarity At its core, simplification is about clarity. By down-selecting numerous priorities and
Effective Communication Tips for Virtual Meetings
As far back as I can remember, any book I read or course I took specific to effective communication referenced the “7-38-55 Rule”. The concept
How to Save and Build Your Relationships by Holding One Thing in Mind
Our evolutionary tendency is to focus on what’s wrong—where’s the nearest threat to our comfort and survival? The same applies to relationships. How do we
Speak Now: Unleashing the Power of Your Voice for Public Speaking Success
This week’s blog is brought to you by Julie Johnston, our Game Changer Coach, who is also our resident Public Speaking and Voice Over Coach.
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People First: How New Leaders Can Cultivate A High-Performing Team
People are promoted into their first leadership role due to their competence as individual contributors. Often, they enter these roles driven to demonstrate their personal capabilities. Their focus is on performance, not on people. Yet, leaders lead people. This role, therefore, requires a different mindset and a new set of priorities. To develop a fully engaged, high-performing team, the leader must focus on developing relationships. Often, new leaders skip this piece and push forward, giving direction instead of learning about their team. This was my experience as a new leader. In 1991, I was promoted from my engineering role to lead a manufacturing team. I was young, confident, and prepared to do what was needed
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