Monthly Archives: August 2016

effective 1-to-1’s

According to the fourth session of Core Skills People Leader Training, effective managers hold regular one-to-one meetings with their reports. LifeLabs NewYork even provided a sample script/template! WINS: “what went well this week?” UPDATES: “last week i…, next week will be

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how to get sh*t done

The third Core Skills People Leader Training session was about Prioritization and Time-Management. The one thing that the most successful managers do is time-block: make appointments with themselves to accomplish the most important goals uninterrupted.

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feedback

The second Core Skills People Leader Training session was about Giving Feedback: 1. Get a micro-yes (“Do you a few minutes to talk about…?”) 2. Focus on facts, not interpretation. 3. Outline the impact. 4. Ask questions to joint problem solve.

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put me in, coach

attended a Core Skills People Leader Training Program from LifeLabs NewYork. The first session was about Coaching: Ask more questions, playback (repeat the answer), split-track (separate out information), repeat…

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oh yeah, we won an award!

We won a MIN Magazine Media Award for Use of Photography in “Want Fries with That?” (Mar/Apr 2015). Yay, team!  Photography by Kate Sears. More work & full credits here.

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