How do you deal with conflict?

It’s a common challenge that any leader of a team faces. This week’s new podcast episode unpacks team conflict and offers helpful strategies leaders can use to successfully manage it.

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We set a goal. Now what?

Explore an approach on HOW to achieve a goal you’ve set for some weekend developmental reading.

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#goals #selfimprovement #Impact

What can leaders say or do to demonstrate this humble and open-minded confidence? How do we put that into action?

The proverbial 'they' who is always messing up the timeline, failing to make decisions, doesnt understand what is happening on the ground. Who is 'They'? 3x5 Leadership explores demonstrating empathy not only down and in but also up and out.

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We want to achieve something big to create significant impacts. So, we set a goal. We are ready to achieve something great.

But now what? What do we DO with that goal? Goals are just outcomes, not actions. Creating the goal is just step 1. Now what?

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This week’s new podcast episode on the art of leader presence was inspired by a pretty serious call-to-action from Geoffrey Tumlin’s book, “Stop Talking, Start Communicating.”

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“Our words matter.” So, we should communicate with intention. This twenty-minute podcast from 3x5 Leadership will give you 10 ways to use your words more intentionally.

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Leader presence matters. But what is presence? What does it look like?

It’s an important topic because we can be physically present as leaders, but if we are glued to our phones or don’t shut up, it’s not really presence.

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Why do we care so much about these “soft” leadership skills? Because they are necessary precursors for us to earn the right to exercise the “hard” leadership ones.

We talk about #empathy a lot. We acknowledge it’s important for leaders to nurture successful teams.

But what about empathy UP the chain, to our bosses and higher staff? Do they deserve it?

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As leaders, we all want to add value. And there are a ton of different types of value we can add.

But in the moment, is it the “right” kind of value? Maybe are we trying to add “too much” value.

Be cognizant of how we are adding value & what they NEED right now.

What we need to know about empathy.

It’s not weak, soft, or overly emotional. It is about being committed to noticing, appreciating, and considering other peoples’ circumstances as we lead them.

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When people care more, they are willing to give more, do more, and invest more. And when people care more, the team becomes so much more than the sum of its parts.

But HOW do we get people to care more?

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Sometimes leaders just need to shut up.

This week's article asks a valuable question we'd like you to consider: 'Why are you talking?'

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I wish I had more time.

One way leaders can get time is to delegate better.

This week’s new podcast episode explores strategies to help us delegate better.

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All behavior has a motive. Others’ words and actions often make sense with a little more information.

What’s the risk of assuming positive intent and taking the time to understand another person’s perspective first?