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How to Leverage Opposing Strengths to Help Your Team Thrive

Welcome to Friday 411, issue #085. In 4 minutes, with 1 insight and 1 action, you’ll gain results by bringing two conflicting sides of your team together. 1 Insight In teams, different perspectives can cause conflict. One common set of opposing viewpoints creates...

How to Make Difficult Conversations Easy Or, At Least, Easier?

Welcome to Friday 411, issue #084. In 4 minutes, with 1 insight and 1 action, you will be prepared for your next hard conversation. 1 Insight Holding off on hard conversations increases your frustration and causes the problem to grow.   As a leader, you’ve faced...

A Tool for Dealing with Surprises, Interruptions, and Emergencies

Welcome to Friday 411, Issue #082. In 4 minutes, with 1 insight and 1 action, you’ll stop being a bottleneck to your team. 1 Insight Leaders struggle with Capacity because their position carries double burdens.   Do you find yourself overwhelmed by the weight on...

How to Identify and Avoid 3 Common Leadership Mistakes

Welcome to Friday 411, issue #081. In 4 minutes, with 1 insight and 1 action, you will avoid three common leadership mistakes.   1 Insight If your go-to solutions are to work longer, harder, or smarter, you’re only creating more problems. As a leader, you’re no...

How To Identify And Manage Seven Disruptive Employees

Welcome to Friday 411, Issue #080. In 4 minutes, with 1 insight and 1 action, you will increase your team’s morale and productivity.   1 Insight Some employees who appear to be healthy contributors may actually cause underlying damage to your team.   This...
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