Leadership skills

Transitioning from Individual Contributor to People Manager: Five Key Tips

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transitioning from individual contributor to manager

Moving from an individual contributor role to a people management position can be both exciting and challenging. As a new manager, your success depends not only on your hard skills but also on your ability to lead and inspire your team.   I am glad this was a topic that was raised in our Mental Fitness Graduate reconnect session tonight.   Here are five essential tips to help you transition smoothly and become a great people manager. ...  read more

What are the Signs and Examples of Bad Leadership

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Last week, I shared 5 leadership examples and asked you to distinguish which ones are examples of bad leadership vs good leadership. If you haven’t tried it yet, I recommend doing that exercise first before reading any further.

Signs of Bad Leadership

Do you know the top signs of a bad leader? There are many, but here are four signs that are not as obvious.  ...  read more

Good Leadership vs Bad Leadership – Can You Tell the Difference?

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A senior leader once told me – A leader’s every action is an example! I looked at her puzzled. She clarified and said, “Every action a leader takes is an example of good leadership or bad leadership.”

Why is This Important

Being able to tell the difference is key for those who work for leaders as well of those who are leaders. For those who work for leaders today, being able to distinguish good leadership from bad leadership can determine your work happiness, your potential to learn from that leader, and your career trajectory in the current company. If you work for a bad leader and don’t know it, you can be unhappy at work and not realize that it may not be your fault but that of your leader who had set a toxic culture. You can develop bad habits early thinking your leader is a good example and perpetuate that example when you become a leader later.  ...  read more

How to Be Self-Confident – Listen to Ted Lasso & “Be a Goldfish”

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I am addicted to Apple TV’s show Ted Lasso. It’s about an American football coach, who moves to England to manage an Elite soccer team. Ted Lasso has no experience in soccer whatsoever. You don’t need to love sports to love this show. It’s funny, inspiring and entertaining. Most of all, every episode is a master class on leadership.  ...  read more

Why Do Incompetent Men Become Leaders & What We Can do About it

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Do you work for leaders that are incompetent? Do you think our political leaders are incompetent? If either is true for you, read on and find out from Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic – why do so many incompetent men become leaders? This 9 min Ted talk is hilarious, eye-opening, and actionable.

Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders – A summary

I have probably watched this Ted talk 5 times in the last few weeks. The facts he share are true and frustrating. Each of us is still contributing to helping incompetent men become leaders. Here are the three aspects of why so many incompetent men become leaders. This unfortunately also applies to incompetent women leaders.  ...  read more

5 Tips – How to Manage a Remote Team During Covid 19

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It’s day 24 of our “self quarantine.” Thankfully, I still get to work full time, as do my team. I am writing to share 5 tips on how to manage a remote team during our new covid 19 reality. Prior to this, only 2 out of 10 of my team members were remote. While the sudden change has been jarring, we have learned to adapt, stay connected, support each others and still make progress. Hope these tips can help you continue to be a great manager during this difficult time.  ...  read more

5 Tips to Becoming a Great Manager of High Performing Teams

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Becoming a great manager

I think only 50% of managers today are any good.  Of these only about 20% are truly great.  There are many benefits to being a great manager.

  • Talented people want to work for you
  • You can build a high performing team who loves to learn and thrive together 
  • You receive high job satisfaction from helping others develop in their career.  
  • You also get to learn from your team and achieve amazing results together 

Do you want to achieve all these things and become a great manager?  If so, here are five tips to help you. 

Tip 1: Know your work.  You cannot become a great manager if you are not good at the work you own.  You must be the example for your team.   This doesn’t mean you need to know more than all of your team.   What it means, however is that you need to continue to hone your craft and lead from the front. For example,  ...  read more