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Lasting leadership is highly impacted by not just what happens externally but the internal state of the leader.
Teams of a single age can have blind spots. Learn to take advantage of different crystallized and fluid intelligence abilities to make wiser decisions.
Communication becomes more complicated in teams with different cultures and languages. The default mode of believing that meeting in person is the superior method becomes challenged in such teams. Learn what a better alternative might be by exploring Rich Media Theory.
Stop the chaos and the churn by taking the alternative to micromanagement.
How can you more effectively navigate the turmoils of the current climate? What a theme park ride revealed about leading through challenges.
When you know your leadership tendencies, you can more easily thrive. Are you a relational leader, organizational leader, or a plot twist?
Stuck in ambiguity? Here’s an approach that can help you get unstuck.
If you’re overwhelmed by options, here’s a way to reduce the complexity for decision-making.
Wondering if you should pursue another employment opportunity or trying to clarify your calling? Use these practical questions to discern future direction and God’s leading.
Some teams fight and then make great decisions. Others get into a life-sucking conflict whirlpool and every decision is like pulling teeth. What makes the difference?
When you disagree with your leader or organization, when do you know to back down and when do you make your stand? This tool will help you answer those questions.
Culture is not only fascinating, but affects every aspect of organizations. Without understanding it, there may be conflicts or power struggles, especially if people have different assumptions on what the culture really should be. Where does your organization fall on this diagram?
Use this updated graphic to bring clarity to your teams and processes.
Do you wonder why you’re even at your job? Have feelings of doubt crept in for whether you should stay or not?
There may be many reasons, but let’s look at one familiar feeling that many experience and how to process where you may or may not align with your organization.
Your organization and team culture impact the types of decisions that you can make successfully. Here’s a scale to help you figure out how to assess your decisions. (Inspired by a dream, of all places!)
The road between the starting and ending of any project or initiative is long and challenging. In a crisis, challenges multiply. Here are three keys for leaders to navigate the Messy Middle effectively.
During normal times, teams can have conflict and confusion. Help your team function more effectively, whether in daily operations or times of crisis, by defining levels of decision-making and engagement.
In times of crisis, people experience fear because of ambiguity. As a leader, you reduce their anxiety using a strategic action-oriented approach.
How do effective managers lead team members to increase productivity and satisfaction while reducing frustration and failure? Take a view at the humble ant.