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Major life hack: Stop living in the past. That argument from last week, that mistake from last year, that person who wronged you. The initial pain was real. But replaying it is a self-inflicted wound. Ask: What lesson should I take from this? Then let it go.
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Common advice: Put yourself out of a job. Automate, delegate and eliminate work until you’re no longer needed. Sounds scary. Reality: I’ve never seen it happen. It’s an ethos, not an exit. More work is always waiting for anyone that effectively builds sustainable systems.
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Most teams would benefit from more conflict. Not less. And yet we shy away from candid feedback and contrarian ideas. Forced to choose between harm and harmony, most of us will seek peace. That peace comes at a cost. Here are 4 tactics to cultivate productive conflict:
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A question we use constantly in our house: was the issue preparation or performance? You can play well and still lose. We all get unlucky sometimes. The outcome isn't controllable. The effort you put in advance is. The study. The practice. The sacrifice. All of that's on you.
Not trying and hearing No are exactly the same outcome. Except one had the outside chance of being a Yes.
If you've set them up for success, the issue is either skill or will. But the solutions for each are very different.
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The most polarizing meeting in business: 1 on 1s. Done well, they drive your team forward. Done poorly, they're a complete waste of time. I'm a believer. And I've trained 1000s of leaders on how to make them unmissable. Answer these 5 questions to fix yours:
The irony: most micromanagers operate from good intentions. They don't want their team to fail. They want to be "helpful." They just don't appreciate the second order consequence is stealing their team's autonomy.
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You will not agree with every business decision, but you're expected to support it anyway. Many leaders settle for two bad options: fake enthusiasm or passive protest. Effective leaders know there's a third. Here are 3 tests for leading through change you don't believe in:
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These books have stuck around for a while for a reason. When in doubt, trust the Lindy Effect.
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Business is moving faster than ever, but your team can't seem to keep pace. Speed doesn't come from pressure alone. If your team's urgency isn't translating into impact, diagnose the root cause first. Here are 10 reasons why work slows, and the fix for each:
Giving feedback that helps the people around you is a cheat code for building trust. So is welcoming feedback about your own performance.
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An CEO I work with was about to pay a premium for a retained search, but he wasn't ready. The red flag: He told me he could be flexible on the profile. Here are 6 things I'd do BEFORE you pay a recruiter:
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One executive I coach asks every candidate: “What would your last manager say you need to work on?” Self-aware people answer fast. Coachable people answer honestly. Everyone else says “I work too hard.”
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Most managers fall into the same 5 traps. Some come from good intentions. Others from our hardwired biases. Neither is your fault. But you and your team suffer if you don't learn how to avoid them. Here's your map: