It’s incredible to me how many leaders focus on the wrong things sometimes. No wonder employee engagement scores are so low across many organizations and industries. Employee engagement is about unlocking discretionary effort. I’m not shocked that some leaders struggle with unlocking that additional effort. There is an epidemic plaguing many businesses. Too many leaders […]
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A mistake that many new leaders make early in their career is failing to realize delegation’s power. Many people are promoted from being an individual contributor to being in a position of leadership. The skills and experiences that got them recognized are not the same as what’s needed to make their entire team successful. Quite
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A core position on any team, in business or sports, is the coach. In sports, a coach’s role is to develop their players to help them realize their full potential. The same goes for business. A manager needs to develop the team. To develop a coaching culture, you need to be with your people. You
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Business is very similar in some way to sports, and leadership is a team sport. On many teams, there are captains. Without the team working together, though, no one can score the winning goal or secure that championship. How does the captain or the coach inspire their team to bring their best every single day?
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