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How to Have Meetings That Matter *team blog Mar 02, 2022

In the first video of the Killer Teams course we discuss FIVE purposes of GREAT meetings…

(I know. That might sound like a SNOOZER of a topic. But, watch— or read— on. I promise....

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4 Foundational Requirements for Leadership *team blog people Feb 09, 2022

Every leader wants to build great teams, develop more leaders, and make an impact.

As you can tell if you search “leadership” on Amazon or any podcast platform… there are endless...

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How to turn your staff into a team *team Feb 02, 2022

We teach the three Gears of Growth, one of the big three being TEAM.

You can understand the gears in this way… 

Any cog— or gear— in your car’s engine can keep the...

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3 Reasons Organizations Stop Growing *culture *systems *team Dec 08, 2021

At CourageToLead.com we teach our Gears of Growth Framework as THE primary tool to help leaders find the problem areas (and potential places) in their organization. Both are important.

Many leaders...

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Teachability = The Can’t Miss Quality When Promoting From Within *team blog people Dec 01, 2021

In today’s reality of shrinking budgets and uncertain futures, many organizations we are coaching are promoting leaders from within rather than making outside hires.

As part of our framework...

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4 Questions I Ask My Team on a Regular Basis *team blog people Nov 03, 2021

In a survey reported in Forbes magazine, staff members and subordinates were asked what they wished their boss would do better.

The number one answer by far: “Communicate with...

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How to Build a Gut-Level Honest Team *team video Oct 27, 2021

Most team members are big liars to each other!

Or, to say it another way-- Most teams are not completely honest with each other.

Why?

Because most leaders don’t set the pace for...

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Accountability = One Improvement That Drives Results (Video) *culture *team video Oct 06, 2021

Can I be gut-level honest with you?

I see far too many leaders shy away from something that really hurts their team.

What is it?

Confronting poor performance or poor behavior.

Possibly flowing from...

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The "Last 10%" Rule = How to Create a Culture of Honesty on Your Team *culture *team blog Sep 22, 2021

On every team I have ever led, we have sought to maintain the “The Last Ten Percent Rule.”

The Last Ten Percent Rule states that most people say ninety percent of what they are...

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Five Tendencies That Sabotage Our Team Building *team blog Sep 08, 2021

Years ago I got in great shape doing a workout called P90X.

Every day I allowed a maniac fitness guru on the video screen to torture me for a solid hour.

While I was in pretty good shape to...

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