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OCTOBER 23, 2023

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. What could a shift away from this F-bomb do for team morale, project outcomes, and even workplace culture ?

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DECEMBER 18, 2023

These moments call us back to our values and what matters most. When you’re navigating change, traditions can help your team maintain their connection with one another and their values. My (David’s) team would celebrate the start of a new year with a small gift of a nice pen that was a symbol of what we would create together.

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OCTOBER 21, 2023

#AskingForaFriend This fantastic question came in during one of our recent leadership development programs. Not modeling the way I can’t tell you how often someone in our leadership programs raises their hand and says, “This is fantastic! Read our practical tips for how to provide more meaningful feedback here.

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MARCH 4, 2024

If you want better collaboration, eliminate these phrases from your team communication. You know collaboration matters and you want to be a team player. And a few of our Powerful Phrases G.O.A.T.s It can trap the team in a “sunk cost fallacy,” escalating commitments to failing or suboptimal projects.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Invest One Hour a Month to Help Your Team Perform Even Better. Every truly high-performing team has one thing in common: They spend time in candid conversation talking about what’s working and consistently look for ways to improve. Here are ten important questions to start with when building a high-performing team.

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DECEMBER 1, 2023

I know my team is not a fan (and quite frankly, neither am I). I get the rationale, AND it’s going to make all of our lives a bit harder. It’s time to communicate this to my team. Anticipate Questions: Prepare yourself for the questions your team might have and address these proactively in your communication.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Stuck in a world where productivity meets panic and trying to be a ‘team player’ feels like a conspiracy against your sanity. For Managers: Powerful Phrases for Supporting Your Overwhelmed or Overloaded Team First, if you’re a manager, here are a few frequently uttered unhelpful phrases. You’re overloaded at work. The boss says.”

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DECEMBER 4, 2023

Taking a moment for a team year-in-review fosters curiosity and connection I don’t know about you, but we love a good “year-in-review” list. How would your highlight reel compare to the year-in-review highlights from your team? Which of our projects/efforts/contributions was most impactful to the organization?

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NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Practical ways to engage your team (or leadership book club) as you read Courageous Cultures together. One of the real joys of being authors is hearing from leadership book clubs and teams who are reading our books together. We write all of our books so the techniques are easy to apply. You can download our FREE I.D.E.A.

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MARCH 18, 2024

Cross cultural leadership to build better teams Cross cultural leadership is a fantastic chance to broaden your impact and develop teams that excel in performance and innovative problem-solving. You can achieve these outcomes when you recognize the challenges and focus on four dimensions of team collaboration.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2023

or, “Doesn’t the team understand why we’re doing what we’re doing?” – the answer is almost always “No, they don’t get it. Those assumptions are often at the core of our failure to communicate well with one another. As a leader, manager, and team member, you stand at a crossroads every time this question arises.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2023

“Hi, Karin, our company is growing so fast, I’m not even sure what our CULTURE is. I’d like to have some semblance of unity on my team, but I’m not sure where to start. How do I CARVE OUT A TEAM CULTURE?” Create your team culture by encouraging innovation and alignment.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

When you don’t pay enough attention to strategy, you and your team end up lost in a wilderness of meaningless, unproductive busyness. When you embrace effective leadership strategy and tactics, they’ll work together to help you, your teams, and organization thrive. Do you and your team hold one another accountable for commitments?

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NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Help Your Team Get Unstuck. Despite all the change going on, have you noticed your team sometimes gets stuck in a rut of uninspiring routines? But, is it giving your team what they need most, now? It’s easier for your team to keep thinking and doing things the way that’s worked before.

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JANUARY 3, 2022

Help your team be more compassionate, courageous, and curious. In fact, in our recent LinkedIn poll, 61% said “compassion” was most the most critical leadership value this year. And they want to hope for a brighter future—that’s where courage and curiosity can help your team to thrive. Compassion.

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JULY 18, 2022

Or I hear about a team in distress and their concerns sound so familiar. My mind rushes to the dozens (or more) times I’ve worked with teams facing similar challenges. Fred was absolutely beaming about all the progress his team had made. And I am PROUD of all the team has accomplished. Let’s call him Fred.

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AUGUST 14, 2023

Getting your team together for a strategic team event, especially in person, isn’t just about getting everyone on the same page. It’s the ROI that comes from curated conversations and spontaneous interactions, those electric moments of innovation that happen when your team is in the same room.

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JANUARY 19, 2024

Remote Team Building Insights from the Muppets Are you struggling with remote team building? He’s #AskingforaFriend , but we know it’s a common query: How do you foster remote team building and bonding? What remote team-building ideas do you have for a better connection? You’re not alone.

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JANUARY 29, 2024

Creative teams stay open to what’s possible and explore alternative perspectives. Some of the best teams we know are great because they stay curious and creative. We’ve curated this list of curiosity habits and resources to make it easier to infuse curiosity into your team’s culture. Incubator Guide Here.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Tell your team exactly what to expect and why you will handle those matters that way. I will not discuss those situations with the team or anyone else. Build trust and maintain your connection to team members by continuing to give them all the support they need, apart from the confidential information.

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MARCH 29, 2024

Dan shares actionable advice for leaders aiming to nurture community and connection in their teams. 0:23-2:03: David celebrates a milestone episode and a deep dive into the seismic shifts in our work landscape. .” 0:23-2:03: David celebrates a milestone episode and a deep dive into the seismic shifts in our work landscape.

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MAY 29, 2023

Capture Attention Through Better Remote Team Communication With so many people working from anywhere, effective remote team communication has never been more critical. But with so many digital distractions and competing priorities, how can you ensure that your team is paying attention to what matters most?

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NOVEMBER 21, 2022

True gratitude transforms our relationships. the team leader acknowledges the team’s steady progress, but fails to understand the deep personal sacrifices of her team. a team member resents the promotion of a coworker, and overlooks all the ways he has grown himself in the past year. Progress is good.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2022

You have lots of great reasons to want better leadership support for your team. This “Asking for a Friend” question came in through our Let’s Grow Leaders Learning Lab during one of our recent leadership programs. My team has some fantastic ideas about that I think you should hear.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Each shift has responsibilities to clean, restock, and prepare our workspace for the next shift. Sometimes, my team will find something isn’t done quite right. But it often happens that we show up to a situation that causes real problems in our ability to do our job. You didn’t imagine the negative effects on your team.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Reduce “Zoo Fatigue”: Take Control of Executive Visits “Hi Karin, I’m a manager of our flagship location. Don’t get me wrong, it’s way better than being ignored or left on our own… but sometimes my team feels like we’re working in a zoo. Which is pretty cool. Your turn.

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DECEMBER 11, 2023

Great teams know where they’re going, and need each other to be successful. Today in our “Great Teamwork Series”, we share 12 collaboration habits to help get (and keep) everyone on the same page. You can use these habits to assess how you’re showing up to influence your team. Easy to say. Harder to do.

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DECEMBER 12, 2022

Practical Tips to Help You and Your Team Heal. And I’ve had more than a few phone calls from really talented human-centered leaders hurting for the team members they’ve had to lose and deeply concerned about those who remain after the layoff. Your team will need extra time and space to process their feelings.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Embrace the idea that diverse cognitive styles, such as those of the operator, strategist, rainmaker, visionary, tech futurist, and orchestrator, are all crucial for a balanced and effective team. This is the magic behind Let’s Grow Leaders (our mission and our partnership). You can find more about our backstory here.

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MAY 2, 2022

Imagine they were to kick off the training with a powerful story, then stay and engage with the team? After the training, what if they check for understanding to ensure their team understands the new techniques and why they matter? Now, imagine if you had leaders at every level doing that with their teams. Wait, What?

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JULY 19, 2021

One of the interesting parts of being regular leadership writers (we’ve been blogging here at Let’s Grow Leaders since 2012), is to see which of our leadership blog posts resonate the most with our readers and why. 7 Ways to Help Your Team Deal With Ambiguity (2014). Read more here. Read how here. Learn more here.

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JULY 14, 2023

Practical strategies to encourage enthusiastic team members from talking too much and empower collaborative conversation So what do you do when your well-meaning, enthusiastic team-member is just talking too much in meetings? Download our free I.D.E.A. It’s tricky, particularly in virtual meetings.

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MARCH 21, 2022

Particularly during times of uncertainty and change, one of the easiest ways to know what’s really going on is to (1) get clarity about what you don’t know and (2) ask your team some courageous questions. Her team had been holding user experience calls each week and the feedback had been great! “Is I know I can improve.”

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DECEMBER 27, 2021

Every year we take a really close look at our human-centered, practical leadership content that is resonating with you. As we continue to support you and your teams in your human-centered leadership journey, we would love to hear from you. Get Your Team Back on Track – Leading Through Distractions.

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APRIL 12, 2024

You’ll learn to express care and investment through phrases like, “I care about you, this team, this project.” ” To keep the dialogue productive, he suggests planning follow-ups with, “Let’s schedule time to talk about this again and see how our solution is working.”

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MAY 21, 2023

You care deeply about your team, their results, and their long-term career success. “Karin, there is this person on my team that I really care about and want to be successful. Method of Advanced Accountability is a popular technique in our foundational leadership development programs. You could use our I.N.S.P.I.R.E.

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MARCH 8, 2024

Episode 247: In this episode, Tanya Luna discusses the principles of power with and how to a build better team. Building a Better Team with Tanya Luna [00:00] The conversation begins with a powerful notion: shifting focus from personal ambition to collective success.

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