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You Can Learn to Speak With Authority and Influence

Ken Blanchard, in his book – The One Minute Manager, said that communication is the breakfast of champions. He was right. I can’t think of a more valuable skill for team members, supervisors and managers than the ability to communicate up, down, and across the organization. Communication is everything. If the other person doesn’t receive the message as intended, then whatever you said will mean…

You Can Learn to Speak With Authority and Influence

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Become The Leader Your Team Needs

Become The Leader Your Team Needs

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Become The Leader Your Team Needs

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-99u8m-1b0d44c Trust me, the workplace has changed, and if you don’t adapt to those changes you will be left behind. I recognize that not everyone is born a great manager, or has the skills needed to lead others. But I do believe that given the right set of circumstances and an environment conducive to learning, you can become the leader your team needs.…

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Become The Leader Your Team Needs

Trust me, the workplace has changed, and if you don’t adapt, you’ll be left behind. Today’s managers and leaders must master these four skills. They must be able to connect with others to build collaborative teams, communicate up, down and across the organization in a way that everyone will understand, educate their team on the skills needed to accomplish their work, and delegate often to free up…

Become The Leader Your Team Needs

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Trust is Built on Human Connection

Trust is Built on Human Connection

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Trust is Built on Human Connection

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-a7k46-1acf523 Trust doesn’t grow in the shadow of doubt. Trust blooms in the light of consistency. It is never a given. Managers and leaders must earn it. Trust is built on human connection. Listen to my latest Confessions of a Reformed Control Freak and implement the 3-Rs that lead to Trust.

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Trust is Built on Human Connection

Trust doesn’t grow in the shadow of doubt. Trust blooms in the light of consistency. It’s never a given. You must give it to get it. Trust is built on human connection. Leaders who do not trust their team enough won’t be trusted. – Lao Tzu. The 3-Rs lead to Trust 1 – Relationships Get to know everyone on your team beyond their work. Make it safe to share bad news when things go wrong,…

Trust is Built on Human Connection

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Stop Managing and Start Leading. A Leadership Blueprint for Emerging Leaders

I've made my fair share of mistakes at one time or another in my 40-plus years of managing and leading others. We aren't born knowing how to manage and lead others effectively. but we can learn how. Here's my ten-step blueprint for emerging leaders.

I've made my fair share of mistakes at one time or another in my 40-plus years of managing and leading others. We aren't born knowing how to manage and lead others effectively. but we can learn how. Here's my ten-step blueprint for emerging leaders.

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Stop Managing and Start Leading. A Leadership Blueprint for Emerging Leaders

Stop Managing and Start Leading. A Leadership Blueprint for Emerging Leaders

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Stop Managing and Start Leading. A Leadership Blueprint for Emerging Leaders

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-fzrhs-1ab39f6 I’ve made my fair share of mistakes at one time or another in my 40-plus years of managing and leading others. We aren’t born knowing how to manage and lead others effectively. but we can learn how. Here’s my ten-step blueprint for emerging leaders.

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A New Playbook for Emerging Leaders

I’ve committed each of these top ten sins that most managers make at one time or another in my 40-plus-year career as a general manager for a major retailer, an award-winning entrepreneur, and a college professor. The good news is you can learn from my mistakes. If I knew then what I know now, I would have managed and led others differently. After reading this article, I hope you will manage and…

A New Playbook for Emerging Leaders