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Stages of Power in Leadership and Organizations

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These leaders start to realize that Authoritarian leadership only works until it stops working. Leaders, especially seasoned ones, do not become problematic simply because they don't know how to coach their employees or treat people with respect. If you missed the article, click here to read it.). Stage 1: Alliance Leadership.

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Building Trust & Respect Through Non-Defensiveness

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Feeling defensive is human. Yet, as we know, feeling defensive is human, and we can’t help but feel this way when people give us feedback. Why Receiving Feedback Non-Defensively Matters Dogs, dolphins, and humans repeat behaviors they’re rewarded for, and they tend to cease repeating behaviors they’re punished for.

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Accountability + Psychological Safety = High Performance

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A score of 40 or higher is a great place to be, so give yourself a pat on the back. Here's a true story with a surprising twist: When Amy Edmondson , a renowned researcher and professor at Harvard Business School, began exploring the concept of psychological safety, she initially focused on hospital settings.

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5 Steps to Strategically Positioning Your Consulting

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Do you want to stop under-valuing yourself through sub-contracting with other consultants and take your place as a sought-after advisor to the C-Suite? If you're a consultant who's just starting out or been at it for a while and you want to either avoid or get out of that extra pair of hands, trading time for money trap. Transcript.

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The Consultant's Role: How to Position Yourself for Maximum Influence

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If you're a consultant who's just starting out or been at it for a while and you want to either avoid or get out of that extra pair of hands, trading time for money trap. I am so excited to share with you my secret strategies around how you position yourself as a strategic partner. Betsy Jordyn: It's Betsy Jordyn.

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The Top 15 Management Skills Revisited

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Show caring and respect When you find yourself in a relationship with someone who has some control over your life (like your manager), you do what you need to do to keep yourself “safe,” both consciously and unconsciously. Check out this podcast episode (#24) on showing caring and respect. Welcome to management.

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Change Communication Really Matters

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Yet, as we wrote in this blog post , people tend to resist change, even when it’s good for them and their organizations. It’s human nature. And in the absence of information, what do humans tend to do? This gap is largely due to a lack of understanding of what employees need and want in terms of communication. We make guesses!