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3 Easy Steps to Staff Meetings That Don't Suck

Every CEO, middle manager and first-time manager I have ever worked with has struggled to figure out how to run a productive staff meeting.

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7 Things to Know About 1:1 Meetings that Will Make You a Better Boss

Having one-on-one meetings on a regular cadence with each of your direct reports is probably the most important thing you do as a manager.

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6 Steps for Setting Measurable Goals to Avoid "Productivity Paranoia"

With more people working in remote and hybrid environments than ever before, company, team and individual goals must be explicit and measurable. Setting goals is an ideal way to stave off what Microsoft calls "productivity paranoia."

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Stuck In The Feedback Loop? This Radical Candor Training Tool Will Show You The Way Out (And It's Fun!)

What’s feedback got to do with it? If it’s running a successful business or building strong relationships, effective feedback is everything. And if you're stuck in a negative feedback loop at work, you're likely losing time, money and the best...

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A Healthcare Organization’s 3-Point Pathway to Normalizing Feedback as an Act of Caring

This post about feedback in healthcare as an act of caring was contributed by Sue Tetzlaff, RN, RHIA, MHA, FACHE, co-founder and principal of Capstone Leadership Solutions.

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What Do Kick-Ass Bosses Do to Stop Quiet Quitting? They Actually Care About Their Employees

Do you want to know how to stop quiet quitting? The answer is simple, but it's not easy. Learn to practice Radical Candor.

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6 Tips for Navigating a Work Martyr Culture

It’s frustrating to work with somebody who expects to be rewarded for being more miserable than you are, who’s constantly trying to engage in a contest about who can work longer hours, someone who has masochism confused with commitment. These people...

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How Delivering Bad News Early Strengthens Your Relationships at Work

Telling a person at the last minute that you can’t fulfill a commitment does real damage to your relationship. Of course, sh*t happens. Sometimes you can’t keep your commitments for reasons you could never have predicted. When that happens, as it...

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Research Confirms It — People Actually Do Want Feedback, But How You Give It Matters

While the thought of giving or getting feedback might conjure up dread, or as one friend said to me when I told her where I worked, "Hearing the word 'feedback' causes me to involuntarily clench my buttocks," most people do want feedback, especially...

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Add These 10 Radically Relevant Books to Your 2022 Summer Reading List for Inspiration, Empowerment and Hope for the Future

Looking for some inspiring books to add to your 2022 summer reading list? We've curated a summer reading list of radically relevant books that will help you succeed at work, create a meaningful life, understand your big feelings, reframe your brain...

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