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Deep Dive: Leadership Styles & Theories
Welcome to part three, which is searching for the best leadership style.
Deep Dive: Leadership Styles & Theories
Welcome to part two of searching for the best leadership style.
Deep Dive: Learning New Skills
Why do people care about lifelong learning, continuous learning, and a growth mindset?
Deep Dive: Wellbeing at Work
Describe your work wellbeing in three words. Ask your team. You might be surprised by the answers. Since the COVID pandemic, wellbeing has become a topic for many companies. But some already dropped it because they had cut budgets and staff. Where do you stand? Do you help others feel good at work? Each one of us contributes to the work's wellbeing. It is a team effort.
Deep Dive: Team Motivation
You like working with motivated people. Yet, even those sometimes need a little help because motivation fluctuates. Guard your team's motivation. Don’t make a clown out of yourself or bring refreshments. Team motivation is an ecosystem. Imagine your team members are flowers. They need conditions for their growth. The sun, water, soil, and bees.
Deep Dive: Feedback
“We all need people who will give us feedback. That’s how we improve.” – Bill Gates Bill knows and you know that, too. But feedback has become a corporate buzzword. Give feedback, fill out a feedback form, employee feedback survey, regular 360-degree feedback, etc. You can’t grow without feedback. Your whole career depends on feedback.
Deep Dive: Neurodiversity
What if things are not as they seem? “Why does he read so long?” ↳ A colleague who takes time to read. (10% of adults have dyslexia) “She’s freaking out. A new process is changing the steps.” ↳ A colleague who always follows rules and is unable to cope with changes. (1% of adults are on the autistic spectrum)
Deep Dive: Co-leadership
Intro Contents: Co-leadership Introduction & Principles Advantages of Co-Leadership Case Studies Challenges and Considerations Building Cohesive Co-Leadership Teams Role of Communication Leadership Development Future Trends Wrap up 1. Co-leadership Introduction & Principles
Deep Dive: Design Your Career
Do you wish for a wonderful career? A career is more than a job. It is a journey. How is it going for you? Happy? Not so much? Do you feel you could do more? Or that you want to do something meaningful? Being employed is great for some. Others own businesses. What is your dream? Explore it with a few exercises. Reflect and plan.
Deep Dive: How to Deal With Workplace Conflict
Conflicts at work are inevitable. Still, not entirely welcomed. Many people try to avoid conflicts as much as they can. They think conflicts are bad. They create tension between people and block open communication. Yet, how you navigate conflicts tells a lot about your team, your communication, and your work atmosphere. Do not avoid conflicts. Hae them. They are difficult. Yet, they can bring new ideas, perspectives, and directions.
Successful Planning & Goal Setting for 2024
It is time to plan. Without any plan, you will be going through your days without much direction, motivation, and purpose. Sad, no? Even if your plan will change during the year, it is much better to have at least something in mind than nothing. What are you aiming for this year?
Deep Dive: Performance Review
The end of the year is approaching. Leaders are busy with an administration that many hate and find useless. Performance review. Staff systems crave information and show review status as ‘pending’. HR departments send vivid reminders with manuals and online training. Employees see themselves at the Christmas dinner, not writing a review.
Deep Dive: Emotional intelligence
You need both - soft and hard skills. It is nice when someone is a technical ace. But when he does not listen, you will be annoyed. Likewise, when you have empathy but no idea what you want to achieve. “Employees are likely to be most inspired by leaders who are simultaneously empathetic and driven toward building a successful business.”
Deep Dive: Strategic Planning for Making Your Vision Happen
Let me ask you a chicken and an egg question. What was first: “Strategic planning or leadership?” Your gut feeling might tell you that leadership is about defining a purpose and direction. Leaders you remember did a good job establishing objectives and goals that aligned with the vision and mission.
Deep Dive: Best Brainstorming & Idea Tools
Do you sometimes feel stuck? How often do you get stressed because you can’t decide what to do next? In other words, you need an idea. Then design a strategy and goals to know where you are going as a professional, business owner, or team leader. No more jumping here and there without moving forward.
Deep Dive: Team Communication Problems
Working in teams brings joy but also hiccups. People have different styles. One talks a lot, and the other prefers working alone. Team meetings could sometimes be emails, and let’s not even talk about canceled one-to-ones. But when you cook your team communication well, it pleases everyone with great taste. No more ‘if only’ or ‘this could be better’. In the ideal world, teammates can talk together openly, say what they think, and try to understand each other.
Deep dive: Prioritization & Delegation Tools
Are you sometimes stressed? (Is it because you did not plan well?) I don’t know many people who plan well. But those who are, smile more because they complain less. People are not used to prioritizing. They deal with everyday challenges as they come. But you risk that they pile up.
Deep Dive: Inclusive Communication in the Workplace
How you communicate matters. No doubts. Inclusive communication helps create a supportive environment. Bias plays no role and focuses on participation and engagement. Imagine sharing information in a way that everybody can understand. You do not separate groups by gender, background, education, position, etc.
Deep Dive: What Is Victim Mentality
“He’s useless. My career goes nowhere because of him!” I spoke with a friend the other day. She complained about her boss. She felt stuck in her job because of no management support. She was frustrated and stressed. What was happening? She wanted me to agree with her and played a ‘poor me’ card. She is a lovely person, but is her career really stuck? I don’t think so.
Deep Dive: All You Need to Know About Empathy
Are you an empathic person? If you feel you could improve that, this deep dive will be right for you. Empathy is a communication skill. Good news! You can learn it and practice it! Understand how others feel and what they experience. Become a better listener and earn respect from your friends and coworkers.