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Paying Attention
Today’s message is one I expect you have heard many times before. It is easy to understand, and it is often difficult to do well in today’s society. It is essential to show support for your employees and colleagues and grow employee engagement. I’m talking about being fully present with others and whatever activity you…
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Remembering Jack
Today is a special day for me. Last September, fifteen years of running finally culminated with my qualification for the Boston Marathon, which I will run for the first time today. I will carry Jack Grubbs in my heart as I run this race. Throughout that period of my life, Jack was one of my…
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Discovering Our Strengths
In my three-part series on delegation, I left one enemy of delegation unaddressed. This is a thankless task. I don’t want to make someone else do it. This one is undoubtedly relevant to delegation; however, it warrants its own post, touching on one of my core beliefs. Take a moment and list out some of your…
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Delegation 102
Last week in Delegation 101, we explored many common barriers preventing us from delegating effectively. This week we leverage one of the foundational components of ontological coaching, speech acts, to help us be clear with our delegation requests. Much of what I share here comes from Language and the Pursuit of Leadership Excellence by Chalmers Brothers and Vinay…
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Delegation 101
Last week we dug into the Enemies of Delegation. If you missed that post, it’s a quick read, and I encourage you to go back and review it before continuing here. Today, we will talk through some strategies to overcome these barriers. I don’t want to overwhelm my employees. This one particularly challenges empathetic leaders. We…
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The Enemies of Delegation
On a scale of 1 to 5, rate your satisfaction with your effective use of delegation (5 being excellent). I’m going to go out on a limb and guess you didn’t give yourself a 5. When I put a list of leadership skills in front of clients and prospects, invariably this one is called out…
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