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3 Quick Questions to Celebrate YOU!

The Coaching Tools Company

What are the 3 biggest things you accomplished? What are the 3 biggest things you accomplished this year? Some examples of mine include Dr Marten boots with wide ribbon laces, a handbag, some ear-rings and some new oracle cards. However big or small, what are YOU most proud of? These were all things I wanted—but did not need.

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Compassionate Conversation Starters: How to Help Your Team Connect More Deeply

Let's Grow Leaders

” “Yeah, mine too.” Next time we accomplish something big, I think we should celebrate by (insert realistic idea here). Have you ever experienced a scene like this? Someone asks, “How was everyone’s weekend?” ” And the responses are quick and casual.”Ahh, ”Ahh, good, man.”

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6 Biggest Time Wasters at Work and How to Fight Them

Career Advancement

If your desktop is anything like mine, it can be a scary place. Without a precise objective for what you need to accomplish, time can go by unchecked, and before you know it, the day is over with nothing accomplished. It’s a win-win! Utilize the Cloud. A good practice to combat this is to create a to-do list for the day.

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A Powerful Way to Gain the Trust of Your Team

Let's Grow Leaders

This stung twice as hard because she’d been a mentor of mine for years. In some ways the mission to prove her wrong by accomplishing “the impossible” became quite personal. She knew the mission our team had been given was necessary, but she didn’t believe it could be done. And we had.

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Should I Quit This Workplace Conflict? How to Know When It’s Time to Leave

Let's Grow Leaders

Is there an alternative path to accomplish my goal? Or as an old friend of mine, Bill, is fond of saying “Never waste a good ‘mad’.” For example, if people are constantly stealing credit for your ideas, or shutting you down in meetings, you might need to advocate for yourself. What would you add?

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How Good Can You Stand It?

Let's Grow Leaders

I realized that the expectations I was most worried about were mine. Three of the benefits are: Team members are more willing to work with others in new and different ways, so they accomplish more, with higher morale. I was expressing to a friend that I was nervous about meeting the expectations of my new manager.

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How Managers (unintentionally) Roadblock an Empowered Team

Let's Grow Leaders

The shortest way to answer this question is to ask, “Is this meeting for the team/employee’s benefit or for mine?” Take the time to check for understanding, schedule the finish, and describe in detail what a successful outcome looks like or will accomplish (and if you don’t know yet what success looks like, be upfront about that.