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Feb 114 min read
Team of Teams: An Operating Model for a Dynamic and Complex Reality
Dealing with complexity and changing reality requires different operating models. Team of Teams is one powerful example.
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Feb 35 min read
A Working Parent's Guide to Writing a Book on Leveraging Life's Opportunities
How one biologist turned entrepreneur decided to write a book about luck.
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Feb 15 min read
How to Build a Highly Collaborative and Engaged Team: Transforming Dysfunction into Exceptional
Transforming teams from dysfunction to exception has 4 key steps, according to Sven Gade.
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Feb 15 min read
Unlocking Your Full Potential: The 3 Key Elements of Virtuoso Musicians
Virtuoso musicians performances have 3 elements that leaders can learn from.
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Jan 304 min read
Six key "remotivators" that drive fulfillment while working remotely
HR leader, Sarah Aviram, worked remotely from 12 countries in 12 months. She discovered six key motivators, or "remotivators," that can help
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Jan 304 min read
How to Make Your Presentations Engaging and Memorable: Tips for Professionals
5 strategic tips for impactful presentations
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Jan 304 min read
How can leaders effectively address and confront bad behavior within their teams?
Use these insights to address toxic behavior at work
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Nov 7, 20225 min read
Building relationships is key to selling your expertise. Here's how you do it.
Rhonda ran a big IT sales team, selling software licenses and computer equipment until one day she received a new mandate: to start...
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Sep 1, 20225 min read
Transitioning from a big company to a startup? Read this.
Olivia has always been an intrapreneur at work— reluctant to accept the status quo, bringing in new ideas, and taking on more challenging...
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Sep 1, 20224 min read
Conflict mediation is an important skill in a manager's strategic toolkit
“My job is dealing with angry CFOs [Chief Operating Officers],” says Linda*, a director at a major investment bank. Wow. Many of the...
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Mar 3, 20224 min read
Conflict is easy to fall into. How can we get out?
When Marvin (pseudonym) was a young and eager banking sales professional he decided on a new approach for engaging his institutional...
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Feb 23, 20225 min read
Five Tips for Transitioning from Peer to Boss
After more than 10 years as an individual contributor, Jason finally got his coveted promotion. He became a team lead. He took his new...
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Sep 9, 20213 min read
Delegation is a crucial managerial skill many get wrong. Here's how to do it right.
When I was assigned my first team as a new manager, I got excited. I now had two smart individuals to help me tack a complex project I...
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Aug 23, 20216 min read
Three Ways to Manage Up (For Your Team)
You have always been a stellar employee, delivering projects with quality and speed above and beyond your manager’s expectations. Like...
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Aug 13, 20219 min read
Feedback is critical but why is it broken in companies?
In a recent workshop, I asked the participants to share how often they received feedback. Before I even finished my question, I saw the...
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Aug 13, 20214 min read
Managers and Meetings. Pitfalls and Benefits - Part 3 of Best Practices for Remote Work
Before the pandemic forced companies to send everyone to work from home, many leaders were concerned that home-office will make employees...
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Apr 14, 20215 min read
How to Fix Meetings - Part 2 of Best Practices for Remote Work
2020 was a year of disruption in so many ways (no kidding!), one of which was shock therapy in remote working, especially for those who...
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Mar 28, 20213 min read
Are You Having Fun With Your Remote Team? Part 1 of Best Practices for Remote Work
Now that many of us have settled into remote-work quarantine life routine, a couple of work trends are emerging: People seem to be...
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Feb 15, 20212 min read
Podcasts I Mostly Admire
Podcasts are a great way to learn new stuff while on the go. Some of the ones I enjoy listening to are: 1. Work Life with Adam Grant....
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Dec 5, 20203 min read
Five Books That Will Help You Lead Better in 2021
This year I set a 40-book reading challenge for myself. COVID-19 times certainly helped with freeing time for reading and I have some...
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