
Structured Thought: Problem Solving
Clearly define a problem, scope all issues related to the problem, generate potential solutions, then analyze and select the best solution by using time-tested critical thinking methods and tools.
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Clearly define a problem, scope all issues related to the problem, generate potential solutions, then analyze and select the best solution by using time-tested critical thinking methods and tools.
Craft clear and compelling recommendations that resonate with stakeholders. Get your ideas approved by using a proven method for delivering executive-level communications.
Whether you’re an internal or external consultant or a project leader, learn proven methods, techniques, and processes to effectively lead consulting engagements that drive your client’s success.
Create business stories that inspire people, build connections with your audience, and ultimately advance your organization's goals by using a repeatable, straightforward method.
Make better, faster, and more effective decisions. Apply simple yet powerful decision making tools to define decision authority, manage risk, increase accountability, and drive execution.
You can't do it all yourself. Effective delegation helps you get more work done, focus on critical tasks, and build the skills and capabilities of your team members at the same time.
Burnout is the result of chronic stress. Your ability to recover from burnout is based on how well you care for your body, care for your mind, and give yourself breaks along the road to recovery.
To grow your career, take a deliberate approach to how you plan and execute your path. Identify specific roles and tackle challenges that will prepare you for the next step ahead.
Clearly define a problem, scope all issues related to the problem, generate potential solutions, then analyze and select the best solution by using time-tested critical thinking methods and tools.
Whether you’re an internal or external consultant or a project leader, learn proven methods, techniques, and processes to effectively lead consulting engagements that drive your client’s success.
Lead your organization through challenging times using a proven change management process. Get your people through the change and back to driving performance quickly and effectively.
Make better, faster, and more effective decisions. Apply simple yet powerful decision making tools to define decision authority, manage risk, increase accountability, and drive execution.
Coach employees for performance and development more effectively by helping them identify and pursue their own solutions. Create the right environment and conditions to help them grow.
You can't do it all yourself. Effective delegation helps you get more work done, focus on critical tasks, and build the skills and capabilities of your team members at the same time.
Trust is at the heart of building strong teams and productive relationships. It doesn't just happen - it takes effort. Learn how to build and maintain trust with those you lead and work with.
In the drive to get results, relationships can suffer. Great leaders know how to balance getting those results with building strong relationships with their team members.
Great leaders share many characteristics including caring tor their team, setting the example, taking responsibility, and making decisions. Learn 12 key traits you need to demonstrate.
To be an authentic leader, it's important to cultivate your own personal leadership style. Use your strengths, weaknesses, and experiences to craft something that is uniquely yours.
If you want to build a great team, consider hiring people for their strengths versus hiring well-rounded people. Strengths lead to distinctive performance and set your team apart.
Authenticity requires you to understand how you "show up" because it impacts your ability to lead, influence, and motivate your team. Learn how to let your true self shine through.
Whether it's a skill issue or a will issue, all leaders have to deal with a difficult subordinate at some point. Learn how to properly diagnose the situation and take appropriate action.
When a crisis hits, leadership is tested. Those leaders who can stay grounded, focused, and inspiring will help their teams navigate the challenge and come out safely on the other side.
Change is constant but that doesn't make it easy. To drive change, you have to make a case for it in a way that people understand and are motivated to take urgent action to make the change happen.
Grit is sustained persistence and determination to keep moving forward and overcome obstacles. It's a trait that leaders can cultivate in their teams to sustain them during trying times.
There are always opportunities to be a better leader. These quick tips will serve as useful reminders and provide you new techniques for leading your people more effectively.
There's uncertainty surrounding every decision. Once you understand the sources of ambiguity you're facing, you can focus on reducing your biggest risks to accelerate your decisions.
Leaders need to push their teams and stretch their abilities but exercise caution that they don't stretch them to the point of breaking. Learn how to strike this delicate performance balance.
Distributed teams of "gig workers" present unique challenges in terms of managing and leading them. Learn how to align these teams of disparate workers to achieve a common goal.
It’s easy to get overwhelmed by complex problems. By breaking the problem down, defining success, and focusing on meaningful issues, you’ll solve complex problems faster and more effectively.
One Piece of Paper provides a straightforward model that helps you define your personal approach to leading others - with clarity, authenticity, and simplicity.
Lead Inside the Box presents a practical new framework to help leaders spend their limited time and energy or ‘leadership capital’- more efficiently and effectively.
Leadership Vertigo bridges the gap between what leaders should be doing to improve their organization and its people and what they're actually getting done.
The Three Commitments of Leadership explains how to be a leader who inspires change, builds relationships, attracts and retains talent, and creates a strong culture.
The Littlest Green Beret explores the skills and attributes leaders need to develop to be self-reliant so they can overcome adversity when it strikes.
The Innovative Leadership Fieldbook explains how leaders influence others using four key dimensions: intention, behavior, culture, and systems.
Craft clear and compelling recommendations that resonate with stakeholders. Get your ideas approved by using a proven method for delivering executive-level communications.
Create business stories that inspire people, build connections with your audience, and ultimately advance your organization's goals by using a repeatable, straightforward method.
Create and deliver stories that will take your sales efforts to the next level. Connect with and convince buyers in all situations using memorable stories. These stronger relationships drive more sales.
Create well-designed presentation charts that get your message across quickly and clearly to drive your audience to action. From data charts to concept charts, these methods help make your point.
Build your ability to connect with your audience and convey your ideas in a clear and resonant way. Create meaningful connections between you and your audience to build buy-in.
Become a better negotiator in all situations – from day to day interactions to hammering out large deals. Build the skills required to get what you want and strengthen relationships while you do.
Being a trusted advisor begins with listening well and requires the ability to coach, provide feedback, and navigate the organization. Learn all these skills to build a trusted advisor relationship.
Understanding people's interpersonal styles and adjusting yours accordingly makes for less conflict at work, better relationships, improved team dynamics, and enhanced performance.
Listening is more than hearing someone. It's about finding meaning in what they're saying and what they're not. Being a better listener helps you connect with others and build relationships.
Conflict can be positive if it's dealt with productively and resolved effectively. Learn how to effectively overcome conflict and build relationships in the process of doing so.
Introverts and extroverts have different preferences and tendencies that have to be accounted for and adjusted to in many situations. Learn how to adapt your style accordingly.
Bad news happens all the time, but how it's received depends upon how it's delivered. Learn how to deliver bad news in a way that minimizes risks and takes care of people.
When pitching ideas to influence others in high-stakes situations, it's important to take a deliberate approach to your communications to get recommendations approved.
Making a clear case for a proposal requires crafting a great story. The Elegant Pitch provides a process for building compelling recommendations.
Leading from Your Best Self covers proven techniques for building self-confidence, making personal connections, and developing a powerful professional presence.
Use a straightforward and effective strategic planning process that shows how to craft a clear, compelling plan for your organization - not just one time, but on an ongoing basis year after year.
Generate and select unique strategies that separate you from the competition. Construct bold and disruptive solutions then build and execute a plan for taking those strategies to market.
Generate great ideas, disseminate them, and become known as a domain expert in your company or your industry. Build your platform for spreading your ideas to clients and colleagues!
Outthink the Competition explains how one way to outmaneuver competition is by being so unconventional that you disorient them and attack in unexpected ways.
Prepare your body and brain to be ready for and recover from your biggest challenges. Build approaches for overcoming stress, managing reactions to difficult events, and leading more effectively.
Build the habits and learn the behaviors required to manage stress, deal with adversity, and maintain your physical and mental wellbeing. Personal resilience is a key to long-term success.
Learn techniques to manage your time, delegate, say "no," and be more efficient. Balance your limited supply of time with the overwhelming demands that are placed on you every day.
Burnout is the result of chronic stress. Your ability to recover from burnout is based on how well you care for your body, care for your mind, and give yourself breaks along the road to recovery.
Growth is constant - with the right mindset. Changing your mindset requires you to change behaviors and prepare yourself to constantly fail and learn. Find out what behaviors to build and how to build them.
Performance anxiety affects everyone. Stressful situations lead us to psych ourselves out. Learn to manage your emotions and stress so you can perform at peak levels during challenging situations.
When dealing with a toxic coworker, it's important to understand their behavior, provide feedback, and protect yourself while you stay focused on your work and delivering results.
There's no shortage of distractions that pull you away from important work. You can achieve focus, though, by clearly defining targets, prioritizing, and structuring your work clearly.
Every organization has its share of politics. It's critical to understand the players and how they interact and the way the game is played to minimize your risks and stay focused on your work.
To grow your career, take a deliberate approach to how you plan and execute your path. Identify specific roles and tackle challenges that will prepare you for the next step ahead.
Resilience is your ability to bounce back from adversity. But how do you build it? There are several key habits and skills that will improve your ability to handle stress, challenge, and change.
Time is the only thing you can't get back so you have to make the most of it. Learn simple techniques you can immediately apply to use your time more effectively and get more done.
Working from home has many benefits but if you don't manage it well, it can be a disaster. Learn top tips and techniques for maintaining productivity and balance in your life.
Getting Ahead explores the Perception-Visibility-Influence model for how to create the right image, enhance your profile in your company, and exert influence.