team management
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Exes
You are single. You meet someone new. You get to know each other. You feel like you share the same values, bond over shared interests, and have a specific chemistry. Would you call all the ex-partners they had and ask their opinion about them? Certainly no. Thank god no. Probably very few relationships would be Continue reading
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Busy is the new Pandemic
I counted ten meetings per day last week. Ten meetings that I attended over 10 hours, from 9:00 to 19:00. Booked one after another, except the 30 minutes slot I had for my so-called lunch – which was pushing a sandwich into my mouth while trying to catch up with my emails. My nights were Continue reading
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You won’t, don’t, can’t
You won’t be able to make it. You don’t have what it takes. You can’t be that. You won’t fit in. You don’t have a chance. You can’t promote. You won’t succeed. You don’t cut it. You can’t understand. Won’t, don’t, and can’t are among the most generously used business vocabulary. I had my share Continue reading
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It is business
Yes, it is, but business doesn’t have to be only about business. You spend so much time with your team. Almost the most significant chunk of your daily energy goes into exchanging with your team. Don’t you want to invest just a little bit more, to be enriched by a lot more? At work, we Continue reading
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What is your greatest power?
If you think this title is misleading to what I am going to say in the following paragraph, then you are the right audience. When we think about power, we envision action, reaction, incursion. Powerful is the one who is entitled to rule and overrule. He defends his territory, his point of view. He hangs Continue reading
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What is courage? Who is a leader?
« A fearless character is not someone who is frightened of a few things; he is the man who is frightened of nothing whatever. That is what courage means. It is the quality that enables one to face dangers and endure trouble and pain – without feeling the slightest fear. » Cicero There is no Continue reading
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Keep walking… and giving…
We have all been there. Sometimes you want to stay in bed. Not pick up phone calls. Not respond to your messages. Not see another human being. Such moments also come by when you are a manager. You might feel drained, and you don’t have anything to give. You might have a lousy week personally Continue reading
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If you learn, teach
You don’t need to be an expert or a teacher to pass on what you have learned so far. We all accumulate knowledge. We all discover some truth along the way. Why keep it only to yourself? Many managers underestimate the added value they can bring to their teams on soft and hard skills. Teaching Continue reading
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Time
I get it you are busy. Meetings, calls, presentations. You don’t have time to kill. How can you delegate time every week for your team? Well, I get news for you. If you cannot find 30 minutes for your team, you are not busy; you suck at time management and prioritization. HIGHs and LOWs meeting Continue reading
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See and be seen
When the team gathers weekly for the HIGHs and LOWs round table, sharing their highest and lowest moments of the week, it is the ultimate moment to see and be seen. It lets the team form a shared understanding and safe space where individuals are accepted as they are. There are no rights and wrongs, Continue reading
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The Nightmare of a team vs a manager
A team’s nightmareJust like no one wakes up with the urge to be a bad boss, no team needs terrible management. Unfortunately, bosses still justify tough behavior as necessary to excel in their business, competition universe, or company culture. Such challenging behaviors mainly manifested as yelling, degrading, moping, and even cursing have never increased efficiency. Continue reading
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The difference
There is a big difference between HIGHs & LOWs and PROs and CONs. The highs and lows are relative, reaching upwards or downwards on a scale. If you had an excellent week and had only positive experiences, you can still rank the most satisfying one as a HIGH and the least amusing one as LOW. Continue reading
Highs & Lows Method 