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A roundup of content and interviews dedicated to helping you awaken the leader within.
Improve your manager-employee conversations with this hack
At Team Leadology, we know firsthand just how tempting it can be to cancel those touch points with your team members. We know you think canceling will give some time back to both you AND your employees… but in reality, the cost of postponing 1-on-1s is so much more than the benefit of receiving an extra 30 or so minutes it frees up on your calendar!
Grow Your Leadership Library with These "Friends of Leadology" Book Recommendations
As part of our ongoing efforts to provide valuable resources for leaders of all kinds, we've compiled a list of book recommendations from the "Friends of Leadology" network. These books cover a range of topics related to diversity, equity, inclusion, and personal growth - all of which are essential components of effective leadership development.
3 Ways Managers Can ShoW Gratitude to Their Teams on Employee Appreciation Day
With Employee Appreciation Day on March 1 this year, it's time for managers to think about how to recognize their team's hard work and dedication. But how can managers make the most out of Employee Appreciation Day and ensure their team feels valued and recognized? In this article, we'll explore three impactful ways managers can show appreciation and recognition to their teams, fostering a culture of recognition and engagement in the workplace
How to Create Learning and Development Opportunities through a Spring Clean of Your Career
As we move further into the year (how is it the end of May already?!), it's important to take a step back and evaluate how we're leveraging learning and development in our careers. Are we growing? Are we learning? Are we leveraging our strengths?
New Managers: Is Your First Year the Worst of Your Career?
We need to be speaking honestly about both the pitfalls and pleasures of becoming a new manager, so we can address them and minimize any dip in career satisfaction. In this article, Leadology summarizes the challenges of first-year management and provides three tips to smoothing the transition from buddy to boss.
What to Do if You’ve Been Recently Promoted to Manager
Have you recently been promoted to manager? At Leadology, we promise to always tell it like it is… and we’re not going to lie, transitioning from buddy to boss is not easy. There are many factors that contribute to the lack of ease surrounding any promotion, including the reality that suddenly the way you’re viewed by your closest work friends changes when you step into your new role. The good news? Being viewed differently doesn’t have to be a bad thing.
Today we’re sharing our top tips for a smooth transition from buddy to boss.
The Manager’s Guide to Difficult Conversations
On a scale of one to ten how much do you dread difficult conversations? You know, those conversations that might include delivering unpleasant news, discussing delicate (and often emotional) topics, and talking about something that needs to change or went wrong?
- 2 plus 2 conversation
- High-Impact Virtual Experiences
- Personal Development
- ask for help
- become a better manager
- boundaries
- brene brown
- buddy to boss
- burnout
- coaching
- communication
- dare to lead
- delegation
- difficult conversations
- eLearning
- empathy
- employee development
- employee experience
- feedback
- growth mindset
- hybrid workplace
- leadership tips
- learning and development
- management skills
- manager success roadmap
- meetings
- new managers
- office routine
- performance review
- productivity hacks
- professional development
- promotions
- purpose at work
- purpose-driven leadership
- recognition
- return to office
- self-efficacy
- social learning theory
- strengths-based development
- team leadership
- team management
- time management
- toxic coworkers
- workplace strategies
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