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4 Critical Communication Skills for Managing Up with Style and Grace

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Managing up well will build your influence, reduce stress, and improve your teams performance. Managing up means strengthening the relationship, communicating more effectively, and creating the conditions for more productive, strategic conversations. What is their manager focused on? How do I change my boss?

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Speed Mentoring: Jump Starting Deeper Connections

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Finding a great mentor is hard. A lot goes into making mentoring work, but above all it starts with find a great connection. I spent today launching a new mentoring circle, with a bit of a twist. Instead of a pure skip-level experience, all of my direct reports were involved, along with high-potential managers from [.]

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5 Big Mistakes Managers Make When Developing Their People

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The biggest mistake managers make when developing their people is that they don’t spend enough time doing it. Good managers spend at least 10-20% of their time developing their people. 5 Mistakes Managers Make When Developing Their People. There’s a weird imaginary threshold I see too many managers cross.

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How do I find the perfect mentor?

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The perfect mentor can be really hard to find. If you’re like most managers we talk with, you’ve got more than one area you’re working to develop. The post How do I find the perfect mentor? And the same person who is great with executive presence may struggle with strategic thinking. […].

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A Powerful and Cost Effective Way to Become a Stronger Manager

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I want you and the other managers in your organization to have access to high-quality leadership development that’s INTEGRATED with your day jobs. While you’re there you can sign up for a FREE 5 day leadership challenge and download my new e-book Mentoring in the Age of the Millennial.

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How to Become a Better Mentor

Career Advancement

“One of the greatest values of mentors is the ability to see ahead what others cannot see and to help them navigate a course to their destination.” — John C. He said he’d love more mentoring to help him get to the next level in his career. How can I become a better mentor?

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More Than a Chat: How to Make Your Career Conversations Count

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Your manager can be one of your most powerful career allies. But even the most well-intentioned manager cant read your mind. So the question becomes: How can you help your manager help you? Start with a Role You Aspire To Before you talk with your manager, take a few minutes on your own. Youre not locking yourself in.

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