CLUE is a helpful formula for developing or refining leadership skills. Connect. Conduct the rest of the engagement in search of a win-win outcome. If that is not possible, strive for a shared understanding where all parties know the engagement’s views and commitments, proposed goals or outcomes, and next steps. Listen. Make sure you hear
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September 21, 2022
Right Fit Leading: “The Talk”
- By Doc Brown
- Blog, Leadership, Right Fit Leading
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Companies and their leaders get anxious when deciding on having “the talk” with employees. “The talk” can be positive or negative and it goes beyond whether people are onsite, remote, or hybrid workers. Let us look at leading and managing employees with a focus that is as much on the engagement as it is on
September 17, 2022
Right Fit Leading: RAMP to Leadership Success
- By Doc Brown
- Blog, Leadership, Right Fit Leading
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Leadership success can be achieved by managing the job competence, networking needs, personal growth, and life concerns of themselves and those they lead. My RAMP approach can help. Please contact me if you want more information.
September 7, 2022
Right Fit Leading: Consider Hiring Culture
- By Doc Brown
- Blog, Leadership, Right Fit Leading
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Organizations need to consider their hiring culture to make sure they are kind to job seekers. This may not be someone you eventually hire, but it is someone who has a voice and who can speak volumes about your organization. Why am I writing this? A person I am mentoring recently went for an in-person
August 5, 2022
Examining Remote Work Pros and Cons
- By Doc Brown
- Blog, Leadership, Right Fit Leading, Telework
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While I was doing research on remote work for my latest book, Analyzing Telework, Trustworthiness, and Performance Using Leader-Member Exchange: COVID-19 Perspective, I found consistent themes in terms of reluctance to allow telework/remote work. I characterized the research into 13 reasons that may be given about the perils of telework/remote work. Most of our work
July 24, 2022
Don’t Wait For The Exit Interview
- By Doc Brown
- Blog, Leadership, Motivation, Right Fit Leading
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Do not wait to learn vital information about your employee during the exit interview. Instead, at least once a year after appraisal time, ask these questions. In the next 24 months, where do you want to be living and/or working? In the next 24 months, how do you want your pay to change? If you
July 19, 2022
IABC Review: Leading Effectively With 3D, EI, Empathy
- By Doc Brown
- Blog, Human Communication, Right Fit Leading
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I spoke about leading and communicating at the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) World Conference 2022 on June 27, 2022 in New York. The focus was engaged interaction and how communication creates strong relationships where leaders and members interact and achieve shared understanding. An interactive communication approach is one that leverages the skills and
July 7, 2022
New Role as Interim Editor-in-Chief with IGI Global
- By Doc Brown
- Blog, Public Relations
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IGI Global has selected Dr. Michael Brown as interim editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Responsible Leadership and Ethical Decision-Making (IJRLEDM). This publication focuses on the role of science to help improve leadership within business, to include traditional and emerging future leadership roles, responsibilities, cognition, leadership decision-making, ethics, and research methods supporting qualitative and quantitative
July 2, 2022
3D Mentoring: Applying the 3D Principle
- By Doc Brown
- 3D COACHING, Blog, Leadership, Motivation, Right Fit Leading
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Lead the 3D way! Leading is about building strong relationships, bonding, and inspiring members to achieve trust and shared understanding. Applying the 3D principle can lead to increased personal and professional growth, improved productivity and performance, and innovation. Dedication: Commit to prepare and perform, motivating every step of the way. Detail: Create shared understanding to
July 1, 2022
Right Fit Leading Info Series: A Full Review
- By Doc Brown
- Blog, Right Fit Leading
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Over the last few months, Right Fit Leading provided an information series on leadership and other issues. Here’s a recap. Teaching Plan Summaries Available I have had a busy June talking to people about understanding and employing empathy and emotional intelligence (EI). I engaged with audiences about achieving shared understanding and building trust. The conversations