Goal setting is very common in most organisations, but that doesn’t mean it’s done very well. 

If you get it right it can provide a big motivational boost, but when it goes wrong it can have the opposite effect. 

In this episode, I take a look at some tips to help you set more effective goals for your team.

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I invite you to a complimentary Discovery Coaching Session, where we will:

• Get clear on your most important goals and what is most important to you
• Identify blockers and limiting beliefs that are holding you back; and
• Develop key actions you can take to move forward and make progress.

You will leave the Discovery Coaching Session with a sense of clarity, purpose and practical steps to move you forward.

There is no obligation to pursue further coaching after this session - but many people do!

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Show Links:

• Article: Setting Team Goals: Tips for Thoughtful Leaders.
• Book: 5 Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni.
• Book: Drive by Dan Pink.
• Podcast: Thoughtful Leader Podcat #165: How to Provide Development Opportunities For Your Team.
• Article: Want a Committed Team? Check These Factors.

It’s pretty common knowledge that recognising the contributions of your team can be a useful motivational tool.

Praise is a cost-effective way to do this, but sometimes I notice it falls flat.

In this episode, I take a look at some situations where praise becomes ineffective and how you might use it better. 

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I invite you to a complimentary Discovery Coaching Session, where we will:

• Get clear on your most important goals and what is most important to you
• Identify blockers and limiting beliefs that are holding you back; and
• Develop key actions you can take to move forward and make progress.

You will leave the Discovery Coaching Session with a sense of clarity, purpose and practical steps to move you forward.

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Show Links:

• Article: Praising Employees Is Good – But Here’s Why It Isn’t Working
• Harvard Research: A Little Recognition Can Provide a Big Morale Boost.
• Article: 3 Ways That False Praise is Ruining Your Team.
• Article: Start Being Trustworthy For Your Team: Here’s How.
• Article: 10 Simple & Effective Tips For Giving Feedback.

I think organisations could function more effectively if there were a few more direct conversations. 

But, as thoughtful leaders, direct conversations can be daunting, and we don’t want to have them when they’re not really needed or appropriate. 

In this episode, I look at some of the factors to help you decide whether a more direct conversation is the answer for your situation.

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I invite you to a complimentary Discovery Coaching Session, where we will:

• Get clear on your most important goals and what is most important to you
• Identify blockers and limiting beliefs that are holding you back; and
• Develop key actions you can take to move forward and make progress.

You will leave the Discovery Coaching Session with a sense of clarity, purpose and practical steps to move you forward.

There is no obligation to pursue further coaching after this session - but many people do!

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Show Links: 

• Article: Should You Have a Direct Conversation? Try This Checklist.
• Article: Avoiding a Difficult Conversation? Ask Yourself These 3 Questions.
• Podcast: Thoughtful Leader Podcast #149: Steps to Break Negative Behaviour Patterns.
• Article: People Not Doing What You Want? Ask This Leadership Question.

Many leaders grapple with challenges that come with leading or working with people who they consider to be friends.

So that begs the question: should you be friends with your team members? Or should you try not to let that happen?

In this episode, I take a look at some of the challenges that can come from being friends with team members, and what you could potentially try to do about them.

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• Get clear on your most important goals and what is most important to you
• Identify blockers and limiting beliefs that are holding you back; and
• Develop key actions you can take to move forward and make progress.

You will leave the Discovery Coaching Session with a sense of clarity, purpose and practical steps to move you forward.

There is no obligation to pursue further coaching after this session - but many people do!

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Show Links: 

• Article: Should You Be Friends With Your Employees?
• Gallup Article: The Increasing Importance of a Best Friend at Work.
• Article: Avoiding Groupthink.
• Podcast: Thoughtful Leader Podcast #132: Would You Rather Be Liked or Respected?
• Article: Why Even Good Leaders Can Show a Lack of Integrity.

I receive a lot of emails asking for advice about difficult or disruptive team members. 

While all of these situations have their intricacies and quirks, I reckon that underlying them all is a simple idea.

And this simple idea is the basis for a very useful leadership question that I like to ask people when they have these sorts of issues.

You can ask it too, so listen to this episode and let me know what you think.

If you like this episode or the show in general, please take a few minutes to leave a review by clicking one of the links below.

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• Get clear on your most important goals and what is most important to you
• Identify blockers and limiting beliefs that are holding you back; and
• Develop key actions you can take to move forward and make progress.

You will leave the Discovery Coaching Session with a sense of clarity, purpose and practical steps to move you forward.

There is no obligation to pursue further coaching after this session - but many people do!

 >>> Click here to apply for your complimentary coaching session. 

Show Links:

• Article: People Not Doing What You Want? Ask This Leadership Question.
• Podcast: Thoughtful Leader Podcast #149: Steps to Break Negative Behaviour Patterns.
• Article: Why Leaders Must Drive Consequences in the Workplace.
• Article: Power Dynamics: Are They Impacting Your Team?

Leaders often need to negotiate, even if they aren’t involved in closing high-powered deals all the time.

We might negotiate a pay rise for ourselves or with our team members, negotiate for extra resources on a project or even when buying a used car. 

Whatever the negotiation situation, these 3 simple concepts will help you prepare and hopefully get a better outcome for you and the other party.

If you like this episode or the show in general, please take a few minutes to leave a review by clicking one of the links below.

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Show Links: 

• Article: 3 Useful Negotiation Concepts For the Everyday Leader.
• Article: How to Influence People to Achieve Your Leadership Goals.

Reading about leadership can be quite confusing. 

There are lots of leadership styles, theories and models out there, which can make it hard to gain a basic understanding of what it all means. 

So in this episode, I go back to basics with a simple 4-step process which covers what I believe are the core parts of leadership to concentrate on.

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Show Links

• Article: Overwhelmed? Follow This Simple Leadership Process.
• Article: Leadership Weaknesses: Use Them to Lead Better.
• Article: How to Delegate Work to Improve Your Team.

Leadership used to be about command and control. 

Over time, it has become much more inclusive and collaborative. 

However, I feel that the quiet leaders among us still feel the pressure to be louder and more outgoing than they may naturally be. 

In this episode, I look at the benefits of quiet leadership and offer some tips for those quiet leaders out there.

I invite you to a complimentary Discovery Coaching Session, where we will:

• Get clear on your most important goals and what is most important to you
• Identify blockers and limiting beliefs that are holding you back; and
• Develop key actions you can take to move forward and make progress.

You will leave the Discovery Coaching Session with a sense of clarity, purpose and practical steps to move you forward.

There is no obligation to pursue further coaching after this session - but many people do!

 >>> Click here to apply for your complimentary coaching session. 

If you like this episode or the show in general, please take a few minutes to leave a review by clicking one of the links below.

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Show Links: 

• Article: 5 Tips For Quiet Leaders.
• Article: Introverted Leaders vs. Extroverted Leaders. Who Wins?
• Article: Brian Little – Free Traits.
• Podcast: Thoughtful Leader Podcast #28: Why Softly Spoken Leaders Make a Big Impact.
• Podcast: Thoughtful Leader Podcast #206: Lead Better By Understanding Your Core Values.
• Article: Why You Need to Speak Up at Work and Why You Don’t.
• Article: Essential Daily Habits to Maintain Your Workplace Wellbeing.

Motivating team members is an ongoing challenge for leaders. 

Unfortunately, there is no one-size-fits-all motivation solution because everyone is different.

In this episode, I cover three factors that you can use to try to motivate your people.

Hopefully you can use these as a guide to develop more specific strategies to help your people feel more engaged with the work that they do.

I invite you to a complimentary Discovery Coaching Session, where we will:

• Get clear on your most important goals and what is most important to you
• Identify blockers and limiting beliefs that are holding you back; and
• Develop key actions you can take to move forward and make progress.

You will leave the Discovery Coaching Session with a sense of clarity, purpose and practical steps to move you forward.

There is no obligation to pursue further coaching after this session - but many people do!

 >>> Click here to apply for your complimentary coaching session. 

If you like this episode or the show in general, please take a few minutes to leave a review by clicking one of the links below.

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Show Links: 

• Article: Motivate Your People Using These 3 Levers.
• Podcast: Thoughtful Leader Podcast #71: A Simple Model for Team Motivation.
• Article: Job Characteristics model.
• Book: “Drive”, by Dan Pink.
• Article: 4 Ways to Provide Autonomy For Your People.
• Article: Risk & Reward: How to Provide Development Opportunities For Your Team.

Saying “No” is a superpower in leadership (and in life), in my opinion.

Many thoughtful leaders feel stressed at the prospect of pushing back or saying no, especially to someone like their own boss. 

This episode is a little encouragement for you to start saying “No” a little more often, so you can create space for the most important work and set a positive example for the people around you.

If you like this episode or the show in general, please take a few minutes to leave a review by clicking one of the links below.

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I invite you to a complimentary Discovery Coaching Session, where we will:

• Get clear on your most important goals and what is most important to you
• Identify blockers and limiting beliefs that are holding you back; and
• Develop key actions you can take to move forward and make progress.

You will leave the Discovery Coaching Session with a sense of clarity, purpose and practical steps to move you forward.

There is no obligation to pursue further coaching after this session - but many people do!

 >>> Click here to apply for your complimentary coaching session. 

Show Links:

• Article: 4 Great Things That Happen When You Start Saying No.
• Podcast: Thoughtful Leader Podcast #92: Struggling to Say No? Try These 5 Ways!
• Article: Too Many Priorities: What to Do When You’re Asked to Do It All.
• Article: Do You Have a Victim Leadership Mentality?