Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 3, 2024

03:01-04:00 – Got a sticky situation at work? Whether someone needs to vent, or there’s a misunderstanding, we’ve got the phrases that make a difference. Imagine having a handbook of exactly what to say to calm the storm—that’s what the book, “ Powerful Phrases for Dealing with Workplace Conflict ,” offers you.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 3, 2023

” or “hey, I’ve got this!” The dude who thinks they know-it-all, and doesn’t hesitate to pontificate, question, and debate everything. They offer unsolicited advice or undesired help. These characters make you want to scream “stay in your lane!,” A know-it-all can challenge you to think more deeply.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

But you don’t want to assume that you’ve got the full picture—or that they do. Frustrated that they “just don’t get it?” ” You have a chance to lead and overcome a failure to communicate. Nearly every leader we’ve ever worked with feels it. ” (or sometimes not so silently). Doesn’t my boss get it?

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 24, 2023

You’ve Got a Good Team, Don’t Let That Stop You From Making it Great You’ve got a good team. But Marshall Goldsmith’s advice for leaders is true for teams too, “What got you here, might not get you there.” The results are solid. You genuinely like one another. Trust is good too.

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BetterUp

MAY 2, 2022

Jump to section. What are career gaps? 7 types of career gaps. How to explain a career gap. How to include a career gap in your resume. How to fill employment gaps. Mind the gap (then move forward).

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 5, 2024

Hi Karin, “I’ve got a peer who will never take initiative. To encourage more initiative be specific in your request. I’m always stuck feeling like I’m the one to push if we’re going to get anything done. I really don’t like that feeling. What should I do? How can I get them to step it up? AskingForaFriend.”

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 15, 2022

You’ve got to give your boss bad news. If you’ve got to give your boss bad news, it might be tempting to put it in the genie. Avoid This Mistake When Giving Your Boss Bad News. But the timing isn’t great–for you or for them. The restructure. The uncertainty. The promotion that’s right around the corner.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 8, 2023

I’m worried because if we turn this thing around, I think everybody’s going to say, “Well, of course, the results got better, but it wasn’t HIM who did it. You say, “No thanks, I’ve got this,” but the results don’t improve. Today’s Asking for a Friend addresses this common concern.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 14, 2023

“Hi Karin, I watched your #AskingforaFriend about how to encourage people to speak up more in meetings, but I’ve got the EXACT OPPOSITE CHALLENGE. I’ve got a well-meaning, really strong performer, who is talking too much. It’s tricky, particularly in virtual meetings.

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Master Coach University

MAY 4, 2023

It all started when my coach said the following to me… “You’ve got to correct your language.” Want to know the one sentence that made me over $100K? And, over the next few years, that ONE SENTENCE made me over $100K. Sound implausible? It’s ABSOLUTELY true. I was in a session with Matt (my coach)… […]

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JUNE 25, 2020

Three days after we got the news, the CEO, Director of […]. Your Team’s Best Thinking Won’t Always Raise Its Hand Medical insurance rates had gone up again. Our company’s insurance provider had restructured all their plans, and the numbers didn’t look good.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

At my level, you’ve either got the skills or you don’t. But by the second night, I got sloppy. Then he turned around and walked out, got in his truck, and drove away. Leadership growth requires feedback and continual learning. It’s no exaggeration to say that if you’re done learning, you’re done leading.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

You know you’ve got leadership potential. But, how do you get others to see it? Particularly, now. After all, your boss has bigger fish to fry than talking about your career. But this crisis could go on for a while. And you […]. The post How to Demonstrate Your Leadership Potential Now appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 14, 2021

And then there’s somebody who kind of jumps up as the team leader and they end up taking all the credit, you know, they in the staff meeting with your boss and maybe your boss’s boss, they’re the one who jumps up and says, you know, I got this great thing done, you know, and I did all this and I did all that. Karin Hurt.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 8, 2024

Got Conflict at Work? Help your remote team do conflict better with a few Powerful Phrases Navigating conflict at work is hard. Doing conflict at work well when you’re not in the same room, in different time zones, when you’re dealing with what Phil, our IT guy, would call “a crap ton” of rapid change is even harder.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 17, 2022

No one got much sleep. I know, we’ve got this important presentation today, so I got in early, but honestly, I’m pretty much toast and could use some extra help. These conversation starters make caring dialogue a bit easier. For most teams, having genuine caring conversations takes practice. And, so much laughter.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 10, 2024

“I appreciate your guidance, but I’ve got this covered” might just do the trick. Handling Your Boss 05:01-10:00 – Here’s where you find out exactly what to say to your micromanaging boss. 10:01:15:00 – It’s all about setting boundaries. You’ll get phrases that help you keep your cool and your autonomy.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 15, 2022

Jack Phillips shares ways for managers to show they’ve got things under control. ” Kurt Madden “no matter how bad it gets, you’ve got to commit not to quit.” Dov Baron invites you to ask yourself “as a child, what did I need that I didn’t get, or didn’t get enough of?”

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 31, 2022

And, I’ve got to tell you, that makes me feel really __(insert emotion here, but try not to scream or cry).” And I’ve got to tell you I’m pretty frustrated. . “I don’t have much end-of-year feedback for you. You know you’re doing great.” ” Ohhh, I hate this one as much as you do.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 4, 2024

Now you’ve got an unresolved issue lurking in the background like an unopened email forever marked as ‘important’ but never read. What you’re really saying is, “I value the absence of conflict more than I value arriving at a shared solution.” Instead try, “What can I do to be helpful here?

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

” Or perhaps you’ve got a team member who responds, “I […]. ” Or perhaps you’ve got a team member who responds, “I don’t care about the big picture, just let me do my job.” ” In either case, you’ve got a leadership and performance challenge.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 30, 2019

You’ve got a clear goal, you’ve made sure everyone knows what matters most, but your team still won’t collaborate. If this happens to you, it may be because you’ve only got halfway to the clarity […]. If this happens to you, it may be because you’ve only got halfway to the clarity your team needs.

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International Coach Academy

APRIL 3, 2023

You got to the current state after some time. Acknowledge : The next step is to acknowledge where you are and how you got to this place of despair. Acknowledge : The next step is to acknowledge where you are and how you got to this place of despair. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.–

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The Creative Life

JULY 3, 2023

You've got this! Overwhelmed? You're not alone. Here's how to decide what to work on and what will have most impact. The post Feel overwhelmed? Here’s how to deal with it appeared first on The Creative Life.

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Master Coach University

JANUARY 1, 2023

We’ve got your back. Have you ever wondered how to start coaching? You’re not alone. It might seem like there are tons of hoops to jump through before you can become a certified life coach, but don’t worry! In this article, we will walk through how to get started as a beginner life coach and […].

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 9, 2023

I’m not sure exactly why disappearing mid-conversation is on the rise, but I’ve got some theories. ” “I got all I need from you.” Ghosting May Feel Easy, But the Impact is Hard. It’s getting worse. This phenomenon of ghosting at work. What is Ghosting at Work? Why is Ghosting at Work on the Rise?

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 27, 2019

And even when you’ve got a good idea, it can improve. To build better ideas, point people toward solutions. You can’t possibly come up with the solution to every problem. You know you need your team’s input. Your team can help you […]. The post One Question Leaders Ask to Build Better Ideas appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

If you want people to trust you, you’ve got to trust them. Insights on Leadership Trust from Stephen M.R. Covey Leadership trust begets trust. “It’s possible to have two trustworthy people working together, both trustworthy and yet, no trust between them.” ” – Stephen M.R. We earn that. It creates trust.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

We’ve got a problem. Don agreed, Frank was happy to do what he was told to do and the patients got their blankets. How do we solve the right problem quickly and get ourselves and our team back to work? When someone walks up to you and says, can I talk to you for a minute? How do you respond? So what are we after?

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International Coach Academy

MAY 28, 2023

In the words of Marshall Goldsmith “What got you here, won’t get you there”. A good amount of time should be devoted to understanding how the client got there and what they did to bring themselves here gives the coach a good foundation of how the client thinks and what makes the client tick. It is all up to you. I feel stuck.

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International Coach Academy

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Got a time frame in mind? Got Something in Mind Already to Work Towards? STEP 1 If you haven’t got something in mind, finding a clear topic may take a minute. A Coaching Model By Hilary Taggart, Transformational Coach, UNITED KINGDOM Flow Line The Flow Line represents your path in life. Yet everything is connected.

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On The Job

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

It can lead to friction with the other person to just say "no" to a proposal, so make sure you've got some other ideas. If you need an emergency exit, grab your phone and claim you just got a "911" call from home. Do you find it difficult to say "no"? Have other routes. Ground yourself.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 9, 2021

The first time you presented to the executive team—you stuttered a bit, but you got through it. Building inclusive leadership requires getting comfortable with discomfort, taking daily small steps, and being selective with the feedback you listen to. Discomfort doesn’t mean anything’s wrong. It means you’re growing. It’s not a one-time deal.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

I got the job. The job was interesting to me, and I immediately wondered “Why they hadn’t asked me to do it?” I sat there frustrated as the meeting concluded. And that might have been the end of the story, except for some sugar. During college, my friends and I went to a diner whose sugar packets featured bits of rhymed wisdom.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

If you want great results, you’ve got to figure out what works, be sure everyone knows it, and get them to do that too. The Biggest Reasons People Keep Their Best Ideas To Themselves There’s no question about it. And yet, most […].

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

When your team just doesn’t get it, you’ve got a chance to level up It’s a lament we’ve heard from many leaders—usually accompanied by frustrated pacing or a discouraged slouch with their head in their hands: “I don’t know what else to […].

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Anybody got a metal detector?” What to Say Next After a Team Setback: Beyond the ‘F’ Word We’ve been there too—project outcomes that don’t meet expectations, missed deadlines, or even complete strategy breakdowns. The Problem With ‘Failure’ The term “failure” is more than just a word.

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