How do you coach your CEO to take action? Asking for a friend.
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A short process to give “your friend” to use with their CEO to surface and work through difficult organizational issues.
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Hold Up! Three Ways to Celebrate 2018’s Successes before 2019 Gets Here
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Before you launch into next year, we invite you to stop and catch your breath. Reflecting on how this year’s efforts got you to where you are right now can make next year even better. Here are three tips to try before the end of 2018.
Read More5 Easy Ways to Bring Gratitude to the Office
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Five easy-to-implement ideas to bring gratitude to your organization written by our Director of Operations, Katie Huey, and published by Conscious Company Magazine
Read MoreWe're working to change the (business) world - want to help?
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After participating in the B Corp Champions Retreat, the Trebuchet Group team reflects on what being part of the B Corp movement means to them.
Read MoreIt's fall - how's your plan for the year going?
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If your company isn’t yet living in the ideal balance between planning and implementation, that’s pretty normal. We give you permission to go find your planning document, blow off the dust, and start to ponder. Take a deep breath. This need not be traumatic.
Read MorePainting Your Team Out of its Corners
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It’s easy for your department leaders to get painted into the corner of their titles, defending their territory with the skills for which they were hired. But leaders on a great team learn to come out of their department corners and engage with their peers to find solutions that work for the whole organization.
Read MoreHow to create a team that's change-proof
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If recent and current events are any indication, discontinuous change is becoming the “new normal.” Living in this new reality could be a bit scary and unsettling - unless you are ready for it.
Read MoreWhy unasked for help often isn't ... and what to do about it
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You know as a leader, people are counting on you to help the organization. And you need everyone working together, giving their best, stretching themselves to be better. Sometimes, offering help feels riskier than its worth. Here’s one way to provide feedback that gets to results and builds your relationships.
Read MorePsst ... looking for an uncommonly powerful leadership practice? Try peer leadership.
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Most people believe leadership means directing people who work for you, "down" the organization.
Many other courageous and/or desperate souls do their best to lead up, helping their leaders help them.
Both of these styles can be useful and appropriate in the right contexts.
In my experience, the most overlooked and under-practiced form of leadership is peer leadership - influencing, supporting, and helping people at the same level grow and succeed.
Read MoreWhat are You Growing at Your Company?
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As a leader, you’re something of a gardener. It’s your job to nurture people and the culture so there’s a positive environment - a place where people are growing into their best selves, cultivating their talents, and working together for everyone’s benefit. Without tending, your company can become as unwelcoming as that gravel-strewn back lot of weeds.
Consider these five steps to tend your cultural garden as you work and lead.
Read MoreHeading to NCEO? Here are our session recommendations!
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We're excited to be heading to the Employee Ownership Conference in Atlanta, Georgia April 18-20, 2018. Read more for information on the sessions we are excited to lead and attend.
Read MoreWhen Vulnerability Goes Wrong
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Workplace vulnerability can help create a culture of trust, engagement, and respect. But have you ever experienced a team member who is a little too vulnerable?
Read MoreResolving others' objections (hint: it's easier than you think)
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Leading change is one of the most challenging responsibilities for leaders - because of the pushback that surfaces in front of the change. How to help people move forward in three easy steps.
Read More5 Tools to Create Simplicity for Your Team
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Legendary management consultant Peter Drucker said, “Management is about handling complexity. Leadership is about creating simplicity.”
We agree.
Read MoreGo Ahead. Dream of More.
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How would your dreams, goals, and team accomplishments change when you start looking for ways to erase limitations?
Read MoreSetting standards for others
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I find it very easy to set expectations for others, and get annoyed when others don't meet my standards. It's common human practice to first blame someone else when things don't go our way. Of course it's so much easier to see shortcomings in others than in myself! Have you ever felt in the same?
Read MoreTrust in the Workplace. Beer optional.
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If people with radically different views can sit down and talk through them together, what could your team do?
Read MoreWant to, get to, choose to
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"How often does your brain use 'should' when you are talking to yourself?"
When my coach, Traci, asked me this question, I decided to pay attention to my 'shoulds'.
Read More"Do you think you should..?" is a Solution in Disguise!
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Have you ever felt like you wanted your team members to be more proactive? Most leaders genuinely want to empower their teams. We know it is not effective or scale-able to have one person doing all the thinking for the group.
Yet when we try to encourage our team members to take ownership and solve problems, often we unwittingly sabotage ourselves with Solutions in Disguise.
Read MoreWhen "How can I help?" isn't as helpful as you think
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"Why is it when I ask my senior leaders "How can I help?" I rarely get a response I can do anything with? People seem to struggle for an answer when I know they are overloaded and desperately need help. I don't get it. What am I missing?"
During a coaching session, the CEO of a mid-sized manufacturing company recently shared these frustrations with me. This man cares deeply for his team and company. He is concerned about what his people need, and wants to empower then with the right resources to be successful. He wants to help!
Every one of his intentions are good. Yet he's probably asking too much of his people - without realizing it.
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