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
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January 20, 2022
Right Fit Leading: 5 Non-Optional Leadership Competencies
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January 13, 2022
Right Fit Leading: Empathy Quiz
- By Doc Brown
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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
January 6, 2022
3D COACHING: IT’S ABOUT YOU AND ABOUT THEM
- By Doc Brown
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COACHING IS ABOUT YOU AND IT IS ABOUT THEM. MAKE SURE YOU CAN BE THE PERSON PEOPLE LOOK TO FOR HELP, ADVICE, GUIDANCE, AND SOMETIMES EVEN A GENTLE PUSH IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. THE “PUSH” IS OFTEN THE HARD PART, AND SOME COACHES STRUGGLE WITH THE DIFFICULTIES INVOLVED IN MOTIVATING PEOPLE. I OFFER YOU MY
December 16, 2021
Right Fit Leading: Engage, Engage, Engage
- By Doc Brown
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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
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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
December 2, 2021
Right Fit Leading: Communicating with Empathy and EI
- By Doc Brown
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I’m grateful for continuing conversations about communicating with empathy and Emotional Intelligence (EI), among other things. Empathy helps us share and understand the feelings of others. EI is a natural partner to empathy because it teaches us to get in touch with our own emotions and those of others as we strive to create relationships.
November 11, 2021
Right Fit Leading: LinkedIn Leader Discussion
- By Doc Brown
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(On LinkedIn) Thanks again Jerry Meyer because your post has sparked many great conversations about communicating with our people. In this situation there is no right or wrong answer, but it points to the need for leaders to know the people they work with. #people #leaders From Jerry Meyer, Smartsheet Guru, CEO Fiscal Care I got wind that an
November 5, 2021
Right Fit Leading: Emotional Intelligence, Again
- By Doc Brown
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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 28, 2021
3D COACHING: Merge Personal and Team Goals for Success
- By Doc Brown
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Good coaches energize people to commit to an effort and to enthusiastically put the team’s goals above their personal wants and desires. So many times, people can be ready, willing, and able to put even grievances aside when they are exposed to a vision that clearly maps out the kind of team they want to
October 21, 2021
3D COACHING: In Search of Excellence
- By Doc Brown
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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