Category: Communication
The Merger & Acquisition Leader’s Sub-Playbook #7 – Change Management
Per our earlier article on A Merger & Acquisition Leader’s Playbook For Success, avoid the traps of 1) poor strategic focus, 2) poor cultural integration and/or 3) poor delivery of synergies…
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When And How To Tell, Co-Create Or Delegate
First, understand the difference between the three. Then, tell for compliance. Co-create for commitment. Delegate for accountability. Tell In Bryan Smith’s Tell – Sell – Test – Consult –…
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How Leading Questions Help Leaders Lead
Before you object to leading questions per se, generally discouraged in direct questioning in a court of law or by neutral journalists, consider their appropriateness as a leadership tool. If…
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Executive Onboarding With A Boss Who Didn’t Want You
1) Disengage from your previous situation; 2) Engage with your new boss; and 3) Do what is required to accelerate progress – in that order.
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The Power Of ‘Yes, And…’ Judo Leadership To Inspire, Enable And Empower Others
The “Yes” empowers. The “and” inspires, enables and empowers them to do even more, even better.
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How To [not make but] Guide Decisions As A New Leader
The overriding prescription for your success as an executive onboarding into a new role is to converge into the team and organization before trying to evolve them. You can’t make…
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How Great Leaders Bring Out Others’ Self-Confidence
Leaders inspire and enable others to do their absolute best together to realize a meaningful and rewarding shared purpose. Great leaders add bringing out others’ self-confidence by emphasizing confidence-building in…
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How A Wedge Approach To Positioning Helps Clarify Choices
People don’t really believe your targeting until you say no to something that’s not on target. Lead with what you can do for other.
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How To Communicate Better By Leading, Following And Getting Out Of The Way
Apply this simple mantra to improve your communication: lead, follow, AND get out of the way.
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