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The Value of Radical Candor in Feedback

Radical Candor

Feedback is such a gift when given with the interests of the individual in mind.

Kind leaders face into the challenges of giving clear feedback, because the individual will grow from it.

It might not be easy, and yet that leader might be the first one to tell the person, so the gift may well be very valuable indeed.

However, a word of warning. I was once told 'you need to leave this company' by someone I did not trust or respect, so I railed against this 'advice'.

He was right, and later I dโ€ฆ

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3 Early Warning Signs Your Culture is Going Wrong

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And you need to act fast to turn it around.

Here's the clues (solutions to follow).

๐Ÿ˜ก You are struggling to hang on to your best people.

๐Ÿ˜ก The people you have are reactive, rather than proactive.

๐Ÿ˜ก You are working the tasks, rather as a leader.

There are solutions to these issues, which are demonstrating the signs of a weakening culture, which is the start of a very rocky road.

Let's take a look. . .

๐Ÿ‘ Become fully aware of what's going on.
โžก Acknowledge that responsibility lies with you.
๐Ÿ‘ Ask curiosityโ€ฆ

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Kind Leaders Help Everyone

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Leadership is not about taking the easy route. It's about being aware of what to do for the best.

Help the quiet ones; the different ones; the thinkers; the excited ones.

The best leaders know how to get the best from everyone in the team, even when they aren't the same as them. That creates a foundation with depth.

#differenceย #leadershipย #TheKindLeaderย #appreciationย #understandingย #valuing

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Imagine Youโ€™re an HR Leader

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Youโ€™ll have a range of different titles, and there may be nuances in the precise role you lead.

At your level, your job will swing from the extremes of long-term strategic thinking and planning, through mid-term issues of structures and new opportunities, to ensuring short-term goals are met.

These will relate to delivering corporate goals, including - but not limited to - financial results, culture, inclusion, engagement, pipeline planning, terms and conditions and more.

You will endeavour tโ€ฆ

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6 Easy Ways to Pay Focused Attention

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You make the time, so make the most of it.

That you deserve, and so do they.

These are for you to work into your 1-2-1s, so try them on ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ and they will grow on you!

1. Take a couple of deep breaths and ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ before you start.
2. Find a ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ. Hang up a Do Not Disturb sign.
3. Remove any ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€, such as paperwork, phones or email pings.
4. Even virtually, ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ to do anything else.
5. ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ธ. Even if they stop, give them a momeโ€ฆ

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Minimising the Urgent in Your Leadership

Getting to the urgent is what matters. Almost nothing should be urgent in the work a leader does. Yet so often, we are driven away from the important to what seems to be urgent.

There are three 'urgents'

  1. Crises - with a modest investment of time, these can be reduced to a trickle
  2. Other people's urgent - saying 'no' to some and 'yes' to others (who offer help), will reduce these to a minimum
  3. Your choices - when you do unproductive work, this is not important, so yes, you can stop

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Growth or Fixed Mindset. It IS a Choice.

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Much is said about the value of a Growth mindset. Each of us has a pre-disposition to Growth or Fixed to a greater or lesser extent.

Growth tends to be valuable as it allows for creativity, Emotional Intelligence and growth in performance.

But if it is not you natural character, you can develop it. And this excellent graphic is a great primer.

Give it a try. Even if you naturally have a greater disposition to Growth, there will be something for you!

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Leadership isn't Fixing, but Supporting

This video says a lot about leadership.

Encouraging from the sidelines. Letting them learn and grow without criticism. Kindness can be tough, and yet is worth it for them. Moving forward together.

I love the metaphor, Victoria Toumit! Thanks for enlightening my Saturday!

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The WRAP on Decision Making

Wrap Decisions Making

I like the thoroughness and simplicity of this technique from ModelThinkers, not to mention the easy-to-remember mnemonic! It covers all the angles you might easily forget. It feels great for team-building in decision making too!

#focus #leadership #teambuilding #decisionmaking #TheKindLeader

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Great Leaders Learn from Others - Even the Bad Stuff!

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Remember, when you are leader, and your boss isn't that great (happens sometimes, right?), what an opportunity to learn what NOT to do in your leadership of your own people.

It might be uncomfortable to experience, but what a chance to learn from others.

#TheKindLeader #growth #leadership #supportive #learnfromexperince#leadershipdevelopment #TheKindLeaderProgram

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