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We have all likely been in a situation like this before. We ask, or tell, a subordinate to do something, a task, and in our mind we are crystal clear as to what we want. After some time they report that the task is done. Much to our amazement (or chagrin, or anger, you fill in the emotion) the task ...
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Who is training your team to be leaders? Who is teaching them how to motivate others, to have effective conversations, to create powerful futures for the organization? If I were to ask many leaders this question I’ll bet I would get answers such as:-We have a training department.-We outsource that ...
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Question: How do you get four pre-teen girls, three of whom are your daughters, one a neighborhood friend of theirs, to help you clean the garage when they do not want to and they think that it is, “Not any fun!”? You do it by playing Taylor Swift’s Shake it Off and Style back-to-back-to-back- ...
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I was recently in an extraordinary, ordinary meeting. It was a Friday morning meeting where the previous day’s activities were discussed and the plan for the upcoming day was shared with the group. It was a meeting where people were engaged in a great dialogue of learning and listening. There was ...
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Where do you practice your leadership? Literally, where do you practice your leadership? Do you have a time and place set aside to practice things like effective conversations and moods of possibility? If you are working on making your body strong by lifting weights, I bet you could show me the gym ...
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When it comes to leadership are you a farmer or a gardener? How you look at it may determine your success.Farming:The goal in farming is harvesting a crop. In farming, for instance corn, each field has plants that are all the same. They all come from seeds that are genetically identical, an ...
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Whether you are a college basketball fan or not, to watch Tom Izzo and his Michigan State Spartans march through the tournament to the upcoming Final Four, is to watch #LeadershipFlow in Action. Here is a leader who creates the conditions for greatness to happen, for Flow to happen. Cultivating Othe ...
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In this ongoing series of conversations with gifted leaders I am exploring #LeadershipFlow in action. What is it? How does it help leaders navigate change and inspire others to reach for more?Today I am sitting down with Kim Frederick who is the owner of Foxfield Arabians, a horseback riding and tra ...
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One of my favorite leadership stories involves General Dwight D. Eisenhower during World War II. Eisenhower tried to schedule his days as the Supreme Commander so that he could spend the mornings in meetings and around his headquarters dealing with the challenges of the largest military under ...
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Croft interview - Scott MurrayIn this ongoing series of conversations with gifted leaders I am exploring #LeadershipFlow in action. What is it? How does it help leaders navigate change and inspire others to reach for more?Croft: Today I’m out on a beautiful urban farm to talk with Scott Mur ...
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