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Leadership Guide for Managing Conflict, Part 2: What Conflict-Handling Styles to Use & When

Last week, I introduced the Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument (TKI), my favorite tool for developing conflict management knowledge. Leaders can use this […]

  • October 13, 2020
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Leadership Guide for Managing Conflict: Five Conflict-Management Styles

Conflict happens, whether we want it to or not. Most of us have a strong, visceral reaction to conflict, including […]

  • October 8, 2020
Poor Communication Hurts Performance

Miscommunication? Belief Language May Be To Blame

Language plays a crucial role in managing teams and empowering people. Not only is unbiased language powerful, so is behavior language. Here […]

  • September 29, 2020
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Leadership Lessons from the Kitchen: How to Prevent Difficult Communication from Burning Your Fingers

I would never have guessed at the time but leaving the Ivy League to go to culinary school gave me […]

  • September 3, 2020
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Why Communication Fails and How to Fix it: The Perception Gap

Despite your best efforts, there’s a very good chance that your communication is being perceived and processed in a way […]

  • August 27, 2020
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Mastering The Language Of Leadership

When it comes to leadership, language is one of the most valuable tools you can use to empower people. Something […]

  • June 5, 2019
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The W.I.N. B.I.G. Coaching Formula

Asking powerful questions is a necessity for a successful coaching conversation.  However, asking someone a bunch of random questions does […]

  • May 6, 2019
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Three Coaching Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them

Anahita committed to coaching her employees two months ago and is already seeing positive results. Unfortunately, she’s struggling with one […]

  • April 15, 2019
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To Be a Great Leader You Have to Listen

Two skills make up the backbone of coaching: listening and asking questions. Today we are going to focus on listening. […]

  • March 19, 2019
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How To Coach As A Manager: A Vital Skill

Managers, do you want to learn how to coach? If you’re interested in having a direct, positive impact on both […]

  • March 6, 2019