I’m excited to present my session, Communicating Effectively Through EI, Empathy, and Other Interesting Methods, June 27, at the IABC World Conference. Learn more and register to join me in #NYC 26–29 June: www.wc.iabc.com. #IABC22
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Leadership | RightFitCommunications - Part 5
February 26, 2022
Join Me at IABC World Conference in June
- By Doc Brown
- Leadership, Right Fit Leading
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January 27, 2022
Right Fit Leading: Leaders Should Focus on WHY
- By Doc Brown
- Blog, Leadership, Right Fit Leading
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I appreciate this article from Bob Chapman, CEO, Barry-Wehmiller, titled Building the Case for Caring in Business. Basically, the article talks about how leaders that care about their people can be successful in making the business numbers and the bottom line work in their favor. The best thing I get from my read of this
January 20, 2022
Right Fit Leading: 5 Non-Optional Leadership Competencies
- By Doc Brown
- Blog, Leadership, Right Fit Leading
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I was truly impressed by a LinkedIn post today titled “Five Leadership Competencies That Are Not Optional Anymore.” 1. Leading a remote workforce, 2. Understanding data, 3. Technological acumen, 4. Business intelligence, 5. Preparedness. This is from The Center for Organizational Excellence and is written by Christopher Meadows and Paul Eder. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/dr-david-weiss-93244527_infographics-innovation-leadership-activity-6889547018461622272-7YIG. It contained an
January 13, 2022
Right Fit Leading: Empathy Quiz
- By Doc Brown
- Blog, Leadership, Right Fit Leading
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Here is a short quiz for leaders to test being in touch with your team members. You are the only one who can give yourself a grade. Was your first question today about their life or their feelings or about some tasks? Did they take a break today? For lunch? For anything? If they were
December 16, 2021
Right Fit Leading: Engage, Engage, Engage
- By Doc Brown
- Blog, Leadership, Right Fit Leading
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Leaders who fail to engage with their team members on a regular basis can put them in difficult, unfortunate situations. Leaders who only engage with team members when there is a deadline may find themselves in difficult conversations. The leader who does not take the time to regularly engage with their people to get to
December 9, 2021
Right Fit Leading: The Case for Empathy
- By Doc Brown
- Blog, Leadership, Right Fit Leading
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Two subjects in the last several days reminded me of the importance of empathy. The first was the unfortunate story of the people who were surprised by getting fired on a Zoom call. The second was reading posts about exit interviews and their use. Empathy was definitely needed in the first instance. It would have
November 5, 2021
Right Fit Leading: Emotional Intelligence, Again
- By Doc Brown
- Blog, Leadership, Right Fit Leading
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Building a collaborative culture that emphasizes the strengths of every person on the team is a key benefit of emotional intelligence (EI). EI also allows the leader-member relationship to identify and improve the weaknesses of all parties. An open communication bond in your organization will ensure that the same opportunities are afforded fairly to all
October 21, 2021
3D COACHING: In Search of Excellence
- By Doc Brown
- 3D COACHING, Blog, Leadership, Motivation
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The key to success is knowing your people. Work with them to find a challenge that can help them grow and prosper. Challenging people is important to motivating them. You want them to strive for something more than they think might be possible. You want to allow them to be creative in that pursuit, because
October 7, 2021
3D COACHING: So Many Gifts
- By Doc Brown
- 3D COACHING, Blog, Leadership, Motivation
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I am fortunate because coaching delivers so many gifts. I met Luke Christensen about 3 years ago when he asked me if he could take photos of my football team’s games. Before I knew it, I saw him taking photos at many sporting events. Fast forward to Luke the professional photographer. In true 3D fashion
September 30, 2021
Analyzing Telework, Trustworthiness, and Performance Using Leader-Member Exchange
- By Doc Brown
- Blog, Leadership, Telework
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Happy that IGI Global moved up the publication date of my new book from January 2022 to October 2021. Analyzing Telework, Trustworthiness, and Performance Using Leader–Member Exchange takes a COVID perspective to address an understanding of and solutions to teleworking, trustworthiness, and performance issues. Overall, it suggests using a strategic approach that encourages participation and