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10 effective ways to encourage your employees to speak up
Lolly Daskal
A recent study showed that only 1% of employees feel comfortable voicing concerns in their workplace. However, knowledgeable team members who feel empowered to speak freely are one of the best sources of feedback you can find. Here are some of the things I tell my executive coaching clients about building an open, honest exchange with their team.
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Gratitude as a team sport
Kevin Eikenberry
You know that when we are grateful, we feel better and have a better attitude and outlook. Because of that, we know that gratitude is good. However, those experiences also leave us thinking about gratitude as a personal thing. While gratitude is a personal experience, we can share it with others, and when we do, amazing things can happen for groups, too.
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How to develop your team's emotional intelligence
Skip Prichard
As a leader, you're probably aware of the term "emotional intelligence" by now — the capacity to be aware of, control and express one's emotions, and to handle interpersonal relationships judiciously and empathetically. This applies to individuals, but what about EQ at the team level? Is there a similar EQ-based theory that can help teams better handle their groups' emotions and relationships?
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The ResponseMaster® IFS family for custom fire and rescue vehicles combines refined ride quality and rugged design. Superior maneuverability and handling increases safety for the fire fighter and reduces response time in the most demanding conditions.
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How to support a better work-life balance for your employees
CEO Today
While some of this is on your employees to manage for themselves, you also need to give them the tools to successfully separate the professional and personal. The rise in remote and hybrid working has made this more difficult than ever. With homes and workplaces often being the same, it can be hard for employees to switch off at the end of the day.
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JW Fishers are specialists in the design and manufacture of underwater search systems. Their product line includes hand held and boat towed metal detectors, marine magnetometers, video systems. side scan sonars, sub bottom profilers and scanning sonar.
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Introverted leaders have some surprising advantages
Forbes
One of the most cliched leadership attributes is that of the extroverted, eloquent, take-charge executive. There are innumerable images of CEOs commanding a stage with throngs of employees and customers hanging on their every word. Yet, while the extroverted executive is a pillar of business lore, the reality is that, sometimes, introverted executives deliver better performance.
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We created our Connecting Heroes® program for the unique connectivity needs of fire departments, offering free service, network priority access and preemption with WPS enrollment, exceptional customer support, and the nation’s largest 5G network. Click and see how T-Mobile® for Government can keep your department connected.
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iPlanTables provides Sit-Stand touchscreen workstations for plan reviewers, city planners, GIS and archivist departments. Starting 13 years ago we proudly are the only USA based stand manufacturer the industry. Join over 50 other jurisdictions who utilize our modern technology. “iPlanTables Helps You See the Big Picture”
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5 fundamental leadership practices for keeping employees engaged
The Ledger
Gallop defines employee engagement as the involvement and enthusiasm of employees in their work and workplace, and its 2022 State of the Global Workplace Report reveals that our global economy loses $7.8 trillion because of low engagement. Are your team members proactively enrolled in their work, or are they "quiet quitting" by doing the bare minimum to retain their paychecks?
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Is a coach for entrepreneurs right for you?
Full Focus
There are about 31 million entrepreneurs in the U.S. as of 2022, and some 50% of these businesses will fail within the first five years. For an entrepreneur to succeed, they need the right mindset, skills and ability to execute their ideas. The challenge is, skills and experience can only take you so far. That's where a coach for entrepreneurs can close the gap and expand your ability to lead your company beyond its current limits.
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The emotional labor of being a leader
Harvard Business Review
Effective leaders have long managed the emotions they display at work. They project optimism and confidence when team members feel thwarted and discouraged. Or notwithstanding their skepticism about the company's strategic direction, they carry the company flag and work to rally the troops.
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When you ask a firefighter to climb 100 feet in the air, waiting at the top better be some peace of mind. Rosenbauer aerials are the highest standard, built on a 30-year track record of zero compromise. Safety and ease of operation. An extension of the firefighter. Performing as one.
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Turning failure to your advantage
Full Focus
Not every failure ends well. Sometimes, people suffer a setback and never recover. It doesn't have to be this way. It is all in how you process it. If you are going to succeed, you must learn to deal with failure in a powerful way.
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A work in progress: Personal and professional development is never complete
Fire Chief
We see a lot of unspeakable and difficult things in the fire service — death, domestic violence, child abuse, suicide. We also deal with a multitude of complex issues — political battles, union/volunteer relations, budget constraints, personnel problems and so much more. How do we get to the point where we become effective chaos managers without driving ourselves crazy?
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5 tips to become a more effective leader today
CEOWORLD Magazine
When it comes to being an effective leader, there are plenty of things to consider. Fortunately, this is something that John Dockendorf knows a lot about, having started several companies with renowned work cultures. As a person who is seasoned in leadership and has worked in the outdoor leadership and educational sectors for four decades, he has built many good habits over the years.
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Leading is a lonely job
Kevin Eikenberry
Leading is a lonely job. If you have been in any sort of leadership role you know that is true. It's funny that a role that we perhaps aspired to, and one that may have some cache and even leave others a bit envious could be lonely, but it is. Let's talk about why that is and how we can live with that fact more productively.
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GT5000 Terra: Accurately identify and quantify unknown gases or call ‘ALL CLEAR’ at incident sites! All in a compact design with simple touch-screen commands.
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To craft a better employee experience, collect the right data
Harvard Business Review
A first, critical step in the process of rethinking the employee experience is for leaders to learn what their people truly need. While we all know how important it is to be data driven, according to Slack's future forum report, 66% of executives reported that they're designing their post-pandemic workforce policies with little to no input from their employees.
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