Chuck Feltz

Leader sharing information about strategy, leading and living intentionally. Opinions and thoughts are mine alone.

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Is this really the right response?

For years I have heard (and used) the phrase, “It is what it is.”
It was always intended as a way to accelerate the acceptance of the tough reality of a situation and to move on.

And there is definitely value in that.…https://t.co/8D43pGifI8

[Chuck Feltz @chuckfeltz]

Is this really the right response?

For years I have heard (and used) the phrase, “It is what it is.”
It was always intended as a way to accelerate the acceptance of the tough reality of a situation and to move on.

And there is definitely value in that.…https://t.co/XQSs3jtbyq

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What Matters Most

I recently re-discovered the quote that shaped how I thought about what it means to lead when I was a young leader.

It is attributed to the poet, Charles Bukowski:

“What matters most is how well you walk through the fire.”

To lead s…https://t.co/CgoUGannJt

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My Ego-Denting Failures Building and Leading Effective Teams

No leader succeeds alone.

The ability to organize, develop, and lead teams is crucial for effective leadership and successful execution.

While I’ve had the privilege of leading some remarka…https://t.co/6U74GnwnSB

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Nothing to do with business today.

Just one of those beautiful surprises when you’re out for a walk.

#photo #inspiration #impact https://t.co/rJPALjEQsA

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What You’ll Never Hear A New Leader Say

As new leaders, we bring a level of excitement and hope into our roles. After all, isn’t our fresh thinking, new approach and ability exactly why we were put into these roles?

Which is one of the reasons you will…https://t.co/NkH7kORxgV

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If You’re Leading By Fear, You’re Missing The Point.

In a world where reliance on our human talent is crucial for sustained success, fear-based leadership has lost its place.

It emerges when leaders lack the necessary experience, tools or processes to…https://t.co/rBNPBECpQ4

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The leadership attributes that cause employees to believe in and engage with their leadership are not a secret.

Some of the most common:

Trustworthiness
Honesty
Empathy
Compassion
Visionary
Humility
Confidence
Competence
Transparency

We have known thi…https://t.co/AfhlmfwsnW

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Not A Bad Place To Start

Employee and employer dissatisfaction often is the result of unclear expectations.

In too many cases, we assume both sides are clear on what’s expected, but that is more the exception than the rule.

@Ad…https://t.co/nW0pwpHLIf https://t.co/EGcVMELV70

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Is Employee Engagement And Culture This Simple?

It can’t be.

Or could it?

I was recently asked by a young, newly appointed leader how I thought about employee engagement and culture.

I rambled on for a few minutes, explaining the complexities, intric…https://t.co/esNPXuxGwI

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Could have used this advice much earlier in my leadership career:

Whenever you get ready to speak, ask yourself this simple question:

“Is what I am about to say more important than the silence I am about to break?”.

My ratio of “yes to no” answers has…https://t.co/Ladrz475kV

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If you ask only one question today to increase your impact as a leader, ask this:

How relevant am I to my employees?

While being in the position of leader may come with a level of authority and sense of importance, it is not an indicator of how rele…https://t.co/ZE2TVb8f7N

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If you are going to ask one question today as a leader,

ask this one:

"Is there anyone on my direct team who is lacking development opportunities because I am not aware of their career goals and professional aspirations?".

By taking the time to unders…https://t.co/ZD2ieoM5xR

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If you are only going to ask one question today as a leader,

ask this one:

“Is there someone on my team who is struggling that I should spend time with today?”

The shame is not in the struggle, but in the reluctance to help.

#team #personaldevelopmen…https://t.co/gQgBvGOfo5

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We Lost A Great Deal Of This Recently.

And as leaders, we need to recover it.

One of the biggest victims of the pandemic era was “discretionary effort”: the sustained, incremental effort employees give beyond minimum role requirements.

It is one of t…https://t.co/6JdlWxKfPp

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If All The Best Ideas Coming From Your Team Are Yours, Ask Yourself These Questions:

- Am I effectively communicating the company's strategy and goals to my team? It's possible your team may not fully understand the company's objectives or how their ind…https://t.co/Og68s0radB

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If No One Likes Micromanagement, Why Do We Keep Doing It?

No one who is micromanaged likes it. Few leaders, if any, openly advocate it as a leadership style.

So why does something we universally disagree with continue to exist?

Because it:
o   Creates…https://t.co/1tQTTTVyPC

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Humanizing Our Leadership: The Easiest Thing We Can Do Today

We often over complicate things unnecessarily (take it from a specialist in over engineering!).

Perfection driven paralysis at the expense of doing something now.

Unfortunately, our employee…https://t.co/QlC22n7KUs

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When Someone Sees More In You Than You See In Yourself

Have you ever had the experience of someone having more confidence in you than you have in yourself?

Believing in you more than you believed in you?

I’ve had that experience 3 times in my career an…https://t.co/Uq40E08hzC

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Finish More By Stopping More

It’s one of the most exhausting things leaders can do to employees.

To have them working on an endless and relentless stream of one unfinished initiative layered on top of another.

Employee energy and patience is not infini…https://t.co/2x5a1breps