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It’s A Different Ballgame When You’re Promoted To Leadership

July 19, 2018 By Barbara Mencer

Why do people typically get promoted to leadership positions … besides having the right connections?

They get the job done.

It doesn’t matter whether you’re talking about an expert who does a great job of handling her assignments or a member of a team who stands out as a solid performer.

And what typically accounts for the good results these folks have achieved?

They worked hard, and maybe more than anything, they sweated the details. They crossed the t’s and dotted the I’s. They were meticulous. They were smart, fully engaged and “owned” their work. You could count on them.

So, they got promoted.

But now, “getting the job done” is no longer about their direct contributions. It’s far more about what they’re able to help their team achieve.

That requires an almost completely different mindset and set of skills.

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Filed Under: Business Tagged With: leadership

The Double Bind

May 19, 2016 By Barbara Mencer

double bind

The double bind: “An emotionally distressing dilemma in communication in which an individual (or group) receives two or more conflicting messages, and one message negates the other.” 

Example: You’re told to say what’s on your mind or it’ll be held against you in some way, but when you do, what you said is held against you.

The concept isn’t new. It’s what’s known in everyday speech as a Catch 22 … stuck “between a rock and a hard place” … “damned if you do, damned if you don’t.”

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Filed Under: Business Tagged With: leadership, team, teamwork

Vulnerability As A Leadership Trait

June 17, 2015 By Barbara Mencer

Leaders often think they have to be exceptional.

I would agree with that in the sense that they have to have an exceptional ability to create a positive vision of where the organization is headed and get people excited about going there … all while setting an exceptional example for others to follow.

But I think a lot of leaders think they have to be exceptional in a different way.

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Filed Under: Business Tagged With: leadership

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