Category: Stewardship Leadership

performance review

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You Can Not Lead People if You Need People

But didn’t Barbara Streisand sing ‘People who need people are the luckiest people in the world’? Okay, the title is a deliberate

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5 Ways to Give Feedback Better, 21 Soft Ways to Say Hard Things

Note: The following is 90% from a 2018 Blog by Claire Lew, CEO of Know Your Team (http://knowyourteam.com). “My life’s mission is

A sign that says "be the best version of yourself"

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How to Bring Your Best Self To Work Every Day

We were winding up a Book Club meeting (Radical Candor by Kim Scott) when someone tossed out the question: “How do you

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Keep the ‘Dirt Under Your Fingernails’

Folks, I’m close to 72 years old but I still pick up litter, I still visit communities (the equivalent of ‘walking the

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“I was left with the impression it was resolved” – Thoughts on the Importance of Full Disclosure and Closure

What are the key elements of leadership? What are the vital roles of a manager? How do you develop people to their

A sign that says "believe there is good in the world" in gray letters with "be the good" in yellow letters

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Boosting The Virtuous Cycle

To get to work every morning, I must exit a very quiet residential street onto a busy highway. Wonderfully frequently someone slows

A green sign with white letters that says "Demand Better. Expect More."

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It’s Hard to See Reality from Your Desk

My company owns and manages apartments. I’m well past retirement age, in my 70’s, my official title is Chair and my responsibilities,

miscommunication

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I Told My Team

Recently a situation requiring sensitivity and finesse, was not handled thus even though we had recently covered the topic with our middle

Five puzzle pieces being placed together, each with an illustration on them. From left to right: A question mark, an arrow pointing to the right, a set of three round gears, an arrow pointing right, a light bulb

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Two Things Your Boss Wants to Hear from You

Content AND Context As a leader and decision maker, one challenge I face is clearly communicating what info I need. Which, it

Accountability

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Tired of Pretty Words, Can I Just Have Accountability?

In business, I’ve heard a lot of pretty words over the years. Promises and commitments. Sincerely spoken by earnest folk who intended

A background of blue paper with a piece in the middle torn away, revealing the words "Leadership is unlocking people's potential to become better."

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Two Traits I Yearn to Find

First, high internal standards, motivation that springs bountifully unbidden from within, drive for excellence that wells up without having to summoned. Second,