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Knowing Your Interests
Thanks to Henry Mintzberg, we know that managers’ worlds are a series of “moments” – short episodes and interruptions through which they must accomplish their work. But, many managers I work with...
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Learn to Love Conflict
It’s almost universal. When I talk with leaders about conflict, they say they don’t like it. Seasoned leaders may add, “Of course I don’t like conflict – who does? But I’ve learned to deal with it.” I...
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Face Time Doesn’t Equal Productivity
I understand Marissa Mayer’s edict to have workers return to the office, but I doubt she will accomplish her stated goal of having Yahoo “move more quickly, with teams focusing on collaboration and...
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You Don’t Have to Hate Selling
Are you in a role where there is some expectation that you will “sell” a service or product, but you don’t really see yourself as a “sales person”? So many people, when they face the prospect of...
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In a blog earlier this year, my partner Joan talked about learning how to love conflict. In that post, she cited leadership author Ron Heifetz, who claims that the essential quality of leadership is...
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Expose Your Thinking
I borrow this title phrase from a coaching client – I’ll call him Nick – who has identified “exposing his thinking” as a development goal. Nick wanted to have more impact in his organization, and at...
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Most people do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility, and most people are frightened of responsibility. Sigmund Freud I think that Freud was wrong, but not totally wrong. I...
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