10

Jan

Do You Have a Theme for the Year?

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focus, intentions, meditation, mindfulness, new year, New Year's Resolutions, productivity, themes, wellness

Be a better team member, Change, Personal Development, Strategy & Planning

How do you start a new year? Are you a resolutions person? Do you set intentions? I use themes. I’m evaluating my progress on my 2020 themes and sharing my 2021 themes in hopes you will use a similar process to bring focus to your year.

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06

Dec

What Could You Say No To?

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covid, happiness, health, LinkedIn, November, productivity, team dynamics, work from home

Be a better team member, Personal Development, Uncategorized

I have settled into a tradition of making a November advent calendar, of sorts. I call it NO-vember. For each of the month’s 30 days, I take to LinkedIn with a video about something you can say “no” to if you want to be happier, healthier, and more productive. Here’s the round-up with links to the videos and a short blurb to give you the highlights of each idea if you prefer to read. I cover both what to say “no” to and what that allows you to say “yes” to. Could you do me a favor? Let me know if you like video content like this and tell me what else I could provide that would be valuable for you?

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29

Nov

Dysfunctional Behavior in Disguise

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arrogant, change, cynical, dysfunction, lone wolf, resistance, sceptical

About teams, Be a better team leader, Be a better team member, Change, Horror Stories, How to fix teams

When introducing change to your team, it’s completely normal that you’ll face some unpredictable reactions. Heck, it’s completely normal that you’ll HAVE some unpredictable reactions. Volatility in the face of change makes a whole lot of sense when you think about how our brains are built. We’re wired to be suspicious of situations and behaviors […]

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01

Nov

When Not to Apologize

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apologize, apology, character, ethics, failures, leadership, Mistakes

About teams, Be a better team member, Communicate, Personal Development, Right Words to Say

A sincere and direct apology can do a world of good. Unfortunately, a misplaced apology can send mixed messages and impact your leadership. Do you agree with me that apologies are out of place in these three situations?

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25

Oct

Good and Bad Apologies

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apologize, apology, argument, consequences, Empathy, fight, Mistakes, resentment, sorry

Be a better team member, Communicate, conflict, Connect, Horror Stories, Personal Development, Right Words to Say

There is a good way to apologize and there are many, many bad ways. This week, I provide the formula for a good apology, one that increases trust and confidence. And for fun, I share a laundry list of bad apologies, some of which you might have heard from your own colleagues over the years.

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18

Oct

Flip Your Priorities

authenticity, leadership, meetings, mindfulness, priorities, productivity

Be a better team member, Change, Personal Development

If you could flip your life so you could spend 80% of your time and energy on the parts you’re only spending 20% on today, what things would you flip? How would it make your productivity, your team, and your health better?

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18

Oct

New Research on Healthy Conflict

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conflict, decision making, devil's advocate, disruptive team member, diversity, jerk, research, team effectiveness

Be a better team member, conflict, Contribute, How to fix teams

There is some new research that helps us understand the conflict behaviors that are associated with improved performance. I went through it and translated the findings into practical techniques you can use to contribute to high performance on your team (and added a bonus list of things not to do).

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11

Oct

Facts Don’t Solve Fights

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arguments, conflict, facts, fake news, Fighting, relationships, team effectiveness

Be a better team member, conflict, Connect, How to fix teams, Personal Development

Are you smart, logical, armed with compelling evidence to support your case? Yeah, I thought so. Sadly, that’s not likely to do any good if you find yourself in a real argument with your colleagues. While facts are great for problem-solving, they’re of little use in conflict resolution. Read on to learn why facts don’t solve fights.

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04

Oct

Unseen Work

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delegation, emotional labor, Empathy, fairness, team effectiveness, unfair, workload

Be a better team member, Communicate, Connect, Exercises, How to fix teams, Personal Development, Right Words to Say

I had an epiphany last week about the source of so much frustration and resentment on teams. I’ve labeled the problem, “unseen work.” In this post, I describe what unseen work is and provide a quick exercise you can do to identify and address any problems with unseen work before they trigger resentment on your team.

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27

Sep

Your Value is in Identifying the Problem, Not Solving It

advice, constructive feedback, feedback, problem solving, risk management, Ryan holiday

Be a better team member, Communicate, conflict, Contribute, Right Words to Say

You’re smart. You have good ideas. You share them liberally. You create defensiveness. You get frustrated. Neil Gaiman offers terrific advice on why, when reviewing someone else’s work, you should identify problems but not propose solutions.

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