29

Sep

3 Questions to interrupt an emotional diatribe

jeff

coaching, emotional, ineffective meetings, interrupting, questions, unproductive

Be a better team leader, Be a better team member, Communicate, Exercises, How to fix teams, Right Words to Say

What to do if a colleague is in the midst of an emotional outburst and you need to get the conversation back on track.

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22

Sep

A View or a Veto?

jeff

cross-functional teams, decision making, decisions, influence, Input, persuasion, stakeholder management

Be a better team leader, Communicate, Strategy & Planning

Are you stalling your decision-making by giving too much power to stakeholders who should only have a view, rather than a veto?

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08

Sep

Optimists, Skeptics, and Cynics

jeff

decision making, emotional, optimism, optimists, pessimist, skepticism, skeptics

Be a better team leader, conflict, Contribute, How to fix teams, Right Words to Say, Strategy & Planning

It’s easy to be attracted to optimistic thinking and turned off by cynicism, but both optimistic and cynical decision-making is lazy. Use this approach to improve the rigour of decision making in your business.

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