Tag Archives: Collaboration

How to Master Your #1 Priority as a New Leader

A new leadership role presents new opportunities as well as fresh challenges—whether it’s a promotion, shifting into a new department, taking on an existing team as their new boss, or even moving to a completely different organization.  In the modern, fast-paced workplace, … Continue reading

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The 3 Selves—The Secret to Handling Stress, Challenges, Threats, and Growth

The volatility of our times is increasingly confronting the modern workforce with unprecedented challenges, change, and stress.  Workers today are faced with the difficulty of performing adequately in their jobs while also forced to deal with added emotional pressures from … Continue reading

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Are You “Disagree-Able?”

Avoiding the Yes-Men Trap by Inviting Constructive Conflict There’s an old adage that says, “You can’t win an argument with your boss.”  Assuming that the boss is human and not perfect, doesn’t that imply that there are times when maybe … Continue reading

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Never Blindside Your Boss

“Managing up” –and doing it well—is essential to any success in organizational life.  In this article I want to add another important piece to this very important puzzle. In his excellent book, How to Become CEO, author Jeffrey Fox advises: … Continue reading

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How to Keep a Good Boss from Making a Bad Mistake

Author Jeffrey Fox dispenses a volume of practical career advice in his book, How to Become CEO—The Rules for Rising to the Top of Any Organization.  That’s where I first ran across this great word of wisdom: Never let a … Continue reading

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How to Express Gratitude at Work

Thanksgiving Day is an annual reminder of the importance of gratitude—both as a mindset and a practice.  Is gratitude really that important????  Research enables us to answer that with a resounding yes!  Many studies have shown: Gratitude is good for … Continue reading

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Don’t Be a Jerk – Part 2

One thing I have learned (and seen up close!) is that there is a fine line between confidence and arrogance!  Remember that quote?  I wrote it in an article I posted just two weeks ago on October 30th.  The article … Continue reading

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Building a Confident Team

One thing I have learned (and seen up close!) is that there is a fine line between confidence and arrogance!  How do you avoid the odious sham of arrogance and in its place, develop actual, genuine CONFIDENCE—for yourself, and especially, … Continue reading

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4 More C’s for Effectiveness and Success in the Workplace

Management guru John Baldoni is the author of The Leader’s Pocket Guide: 101 Indispensable Tools, Tips, and Techniques for Any Situation, and Lead Your Boss.  In his books he highlights three critical elements that equip people to lead effectively from … Continue reading

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The Four C’s – What Teams Need To Master In Order To Be Effective – Part 4 – Commitment.

The first “C” is COMMUNICATION—teams have to learn how to share information. The second “C” is CONFLICT RESOLUTION—teams have to learn how to resolve their differences. The third “C” is COLLABORATION—teams have to learn how to work together. The fourth … Continue reading

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