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Wake-Up Calls for Managers
For the hard parts no one prepares you for
When the path isn’t clear, the stakes are high, and the answers aren’t obvious—this is where managers struggle most.
Wake-Up Calls for Managers delivers practical, real-world guidance for navigating:
- Tough conversations
- Leading through uncertainty
- Building influence without authority
- Driving results through others
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What D-Day and Other Big Decisions in History Teach Us About Decision-Making as Leaders
History is filled with examples where a decision at a moment-in-time changed the outcome. As we commemorate the courage of those who participated in the D-Day Invasion in World War II, I look at Eisenhower’s decision that day and another fateful decision 80-years earlier that changed the course of a nation. Our workplace decisions aren’t on the same scale, yet, the big decisions at a moment in time do change the fate of organizations. What can we learn from history here?
One Communication Superpower We Should All Strive to Cultivate
Seeing situations through the eyes of others may be the most crucial skill you’re not working very hard on in your professional or personal lives. It turns out when you do this—when you truly actually strive to understand how others view situations—the world takes on a decidedly different complexion.
Two Questions Every Leader Should Ask Repeatedly
As part of your leadership improvement program, it’s important to ask for input. The answers and perhaps even more so people’s reactions and responses to your questions offer valuable clues to where you need to strengthen your performance.
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