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Leadership Caffeine Podcast—Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg on What’s Your Problem?

Leadership Caffeine Podcast—Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg on What’s Your Problem?

Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg joins Art Petty on the Leadership Caffeine podcast to discuss his book, What’s Your Problem? To Solve Your Toughest Problems, Change the Problems You Solve. The focus is on using reframing as a method to explore problems from alternative viewpoints and to identify creative solutions. The book is a great resource for everyone anywhere who is regularly called upon to solve problems in organizations.

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Great Leadership Must Be More About What Happens Before the Crisis

Great Leadership Must Be More About What Happens Before the Crisis

In the sweep of recent history, there’s a familiar theme: almost no one and no nation is ever prepared for a crisis. If you read history, it’s clear we celebrate crisis leaders for their resilience and creativity in helping people survive and sustain. However, I wonder just a bit why we don’t do a better job creating leaders who prepare for and even prevent crises in the first place.

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Reset, Learn, Connect (virtually), Help

Reset, Learn, Connect (virtually), Help

We like routines, and those have been put on hold—some likely forever. A new normal will emerge, and much of it won’t feel like the old normal. That’s disorienting and can leave many of us swirling. Here are six ideas to help you reset and stop the swirl:

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Leadership and Management Book Talk #7: Talking About Clayton Christensen

Leadership and Management Book Talk #7: Talking About Clayton Christensen

The world of business lost a giant thinker recently, who by all accounts was a fabulous person. I’m referencing Harvard’s Clayton Christensen, perhaps best known for his thinking and books focused on The Innovator’s Dilemma.
Wally Bock and I connected on the latest episode of our podcast to talk about Christensen and his books.

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Feeling Powerless at Work? Five Ideas to Help You Regain Control

Feeling Powerless at Work? Five Ideas to Help You Regain Control

In my professional travels, I encounter a large number of individuals who express extreme frustration with their working lives. Many of them admit this state of unsettledness creeps into their personal lives, sowing stress and strain along the way. While some situations are generally rotten, in many instances, it is possible to counteract a sense of powerlessness by reframing your situation and acting differently. Here are five ideas to help you regain control:

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Still Time to Join the Experienced Manager Program

Still Time to Join the Experienced Manager Program

There’s no other program quite like this for experienced managers striving to level-up, with the mix of topics, guest experts, coaching, e-learning, and development support. Our Winter 2020 Cohort kicks off Wednesday, January 15, 2020, however, there’s still time to join.

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