Common sense advice to help your organization and team Lead Boldly.

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A Guide to Bold Delegation

Delegation is a nuanced process that requires planning, communication, and trust. When done right, it enhances productivity, strengthens your team, and frees up time for leaders to focus on strategic priorities.

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Grief & Delegation

Grief & Delegation: A New Manager’s First Hurdles

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Sarcasm is Risky at Work

Sarcasm puts three crucial team characteristics at risk.

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Hire for Emotional Intelligence

What new and developing managers need to know about emotional intelligence?

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How to Select Future Leaders?

What new and developing managers need to know about emotional intelligence?

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How Do You Know Yourself?

What new and developing managers need to know about emotional intelligence?

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Leading Boldly Starts with Knowing You

What new and developing managers need to know about emotional intelligence?

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Design Your Future

Lead Boldly Career Exploration guides career explorers on the path toward becoming the leaders they want to be. Leaders that others want to follow.

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How Conflict Should Feel

Productive conflict is a powerful tool for solving problems and maintaining strong relationships. However, few of us know how to use conflict for good. Instead, we allow our emotions to guide our responses.

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How Managers Build Trust Within a New Team

Building trust in a new team takes time and effort, but it is only way to create a productive and positive team.

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Discover the Leaders on Your Team

Have you discovered the hidden leaders on your team? They are there.

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The “Do You Want to Manage People?” Checklist

Leaders must understand and embrace that managing and leading others should be a conscious choice, not a happy accident that came with a raise and title upgrade.

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Unleashing the Power of Multi-Generational Teams

With five generations in the workforce—Traditionalists, Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials, and Generation Z—managing this diverse group presents unique challenges and opportunities.

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Overcome Your Resistance to Feedback

The ability to receive feedback gracefully is a skill that sets great leaders apart.

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DisruptHR: Why New Managers Don’t Have to Suck

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Practical Approaches to Conflict

Leaders are told to mine for, leverage, and embrace conflict to increase effectives. And they should, these strategies can lead to the best results and help teams to grow in expertise and cohesion. But unfortunately, most humans are not wired to embrace conflict or properly prepared to lead others through it effectively.

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Starting a Difficult Conversation

Initiating a difficult discussion requires careful preparation and intention, which sounds easy unless you are scared, defensive, angry, embarrassed, hungry, lonely, or tired (among others).