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How To Address Poor Performance (+Email Template)
As someone who manages people, it is your duty and responsibility to address poor performance as soon as you possibly can, no matter how nervous...
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Creating Team Alignment: DIY Team Building Workshop
Leading a team can sometimes feel like herding feral cats when trying to get everyone focused on the same mission, aligned on priorities, and moving...
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What Is Leadership Development Coaching? (+Examples)
What do you do when you have a learning objective or development goal that no training program curriculum matches up with? What if you have a leader...
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The Only SMART Goals Template You’ll Ever Need
Setting goals in the workplace is never as straightforward as we think it will be or would like it to be. This is especially true for those in the...
[TOOLKIT] Training Needs Assessment
Do you know if your team members have the right skills and knowledge to excel in their roles? If you want to uncover the training needs of your...
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The 4 Types of Work Culture (+Quiz)
What type of work culture do you have? Whether this is a question you’ve been asking yourself or been asked by others lately, you might find it...
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15 Scary Statistics About Poor Management
For better or worse, the effectiveness, or lack thereof, of a leader impacts those in their charge. A Direct manager significantly affects an...
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Why Businesses Love a Bias for Action (And You Should, Too!)
A CEO once said to me in an explanation of his frustration with the performance of his leadership team, “I need people who have a bias for action.”...
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How to Lead a Six Thinking Hats Exercise (+Questions and Template)
Whether you’ve heard of the Six Thinking Hats before, consider this as your sign to give it a try for yourself at least once. Here’s why. Not only is...
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7 Free Management Meeting Templates and Tools
Whether it’s a monthly management meeting, an annual leadership summit, or an executive offsite, these meetings can become predictable and stale over...