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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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  • My Most Memorable Team

    A few weeks ago I ran a marathon, and was fortunate enough to be running a similar pace to a young man who was running his first one. After subjecting him to a few miles of unsolicited running advice, he asked me what my favorite business books were. That was an easy question – I…

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