Some leaders are unwilling or unable to delegate effectively. But not all decisions are the same. Looking at two dimensions - the consequence and reversibility of decisions - can help you make better delegation calls.
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If you are a leader, you have a disproportionate amount of impact on how meetings are conducted in your team. Recognise that power and use it for good! Most people hate meetings because they don't achieve impact for anyone except the guy doing all the talking (i.e. you). Here are five ways you can uplevel your meetings.
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Do you lead a team that should be reading regularly? Because doing so would directly improve their output, perspective, and future fitness? Consider doing what we do and foster a group reading habit. Here's what you should keep in mind when you do so.
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Finding time for innovation reminds us of the friend who never found time for daily exercise. Then he suffered a health scare. It's remarkable how that instantly changed his priorities. Do you need the equivalent of a heart attack to help your team find time for innovation? Instead, think about these.
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In Rhetoric (i.e. the ancient Greek art and study of persuation), these were three 'devices' through which you can persuade an audience.
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Reflection makes a huge difference to leadership: you reduce the effects of task over-load, make better cognitive connections, refresh your perspective, and help your company prosper.
We’ve selected 25 questions from Pause at Yellow that leaders like you have found very useful.
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Over time, the organisation becomes biased towards recruiting and rewarding delivery-oriented people, and reducing space for the discovery-oriented folks…But then some day the leader feels the need to 'innovate'. Here are three recommendations that can help an organisation bring a newer age of innovation culture.
Upleveling with the future in mind definitely needs grit. You are already running on a treadmill, but have to find a way to learn, practice, and reflect if you have to find your next level… "Wise" is the place to be!
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A lot of our conversations centres around understanding motivations - what is it about some people that makes them go above and beyond? Here’s what Steven Pruitt can teach you about self-leadership.
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