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5 years ago I walked away from a VP/GM job at American Express and all of its stability…
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How can you persuade your team to adopt a new process over email?
Send an email that you need to have a face to face interaction of some Sort. 70% of effective persuasive communication happens in the non data channel (not facts/details and written words) but in the non verbal and emotional queues we give off back and forth. Tone, non verbal, my quick response to your body language and face telling me If you’re picking up what I’m putting down… Unless it’s a really small change- being in front of folks is the only way to really effectively persuade and change perceptions. Email Is a dangerous often misread echo chamber
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How can you incorporate de-escalation training into your crisis management plan?
De-escalation training shouldn’t be for just crisis management- but for every day employee optimization. Every day people experience stressors in their personal and professional lives that trigger subconscious and automatic emotional response patterns. These excessive defense tendencies wreak havoc on productivity, interpersonal dynamics, and people’s own health/wellness. Companies need to train on the root cause issues that cause people to react the way they do. It’s not enough to tell people what they should do under Adversity, They should be provided months of foundational work to train themselves how to label, identify, and shift off of stress and adversity responses, and to understand common ones of others. It’s all about reps
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What are some effective ways to establish a culture of accountability in your organization?
Accountability will always lack unless the following are first accomplished- 1) Purpose- is this a job that pays bills/a stepping stone, or something people feel more vested in where they are inspired by their growth and the collborative growth that the group is sharing 2) Earned Trust- do people just assume there’s trust because we’re on ‘teams’, or is there a judge free zone enough where real trust is cultivated (in part because we have more purpose about what we’re doing and why) 3) Healthy Conflict- if purpose is high and trust is authentic than conflict is more likely to happen in a way that’s not destructive. It’s void of blame and is a blameless autopsy process where gifts or opportunities arise 4) Mutual accountability …..
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It’s not often that a sponsor is as engaging as a paid speaker. But that’s the luck we had in NY last week. Todd Simkin and Will Luckert brought…
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