Mike Mears

Leadership Theoretician. Founder of the CIA Leadership Academy and former Chief of Human Capital at CIA. My new book CERTAINTY is out now.

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In the high-stakes environment of the boardroom, how do you bring your best negotiation and conflict-handling skills to the table?

Read my latest article for more insight:
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More than 200 employees told me stories about their best bosses. The behaviors fit into 4 categories. They provide a roadmap to be a better boss… and a better person.

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Daily Leadership Tip: Build trust.

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Daily Leadership Tip: Take one thing off your to-do list today.

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Daily Leadership Tip: Set an alarm to stretch a few times.

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Daily Leadership Tip: Motivate!

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Daily Leadership Tip: Lead - 1 person at a time

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Daily Leadership Tip: What's in their head is not in yours (Get feedback)

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Daily Leadership Tip: If you tell them, they wont listen.

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Daily Leadership Tip: Key behaviors to practice: Value, give, include, informal communication

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Daily Leadership Tip: Take 10-minutes to do nothing.

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Daily Leadership Tip: Prioritize getting outside today.

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Daily Leadership Tip: Your legacy is the stories that employees tell about you.

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Daily Leadership Tip: Employees want to know, "Hey, how am I doing"?

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Daily Leadership Tip: Seeing is Believing. Your Behaviors Create a Story

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Daily Leadership Tip: Give Positive Feedback

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Part 2 of 3: Our self-perception always misses the mark compared to how everyone else
thinks of them. A depressed person assumes their colleagues don’t like them. An
autocratic boss thinks, “They respect me because I’m tough but fair!” Their employees
think the opposite.

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Part 1 of 3: Here’s a depressing thought. Psychologists tell me that everybody thinks they have
integrity—it’s the mental model we carry around. Picture all of us living in our own reality
bubble of who we are—while some others think the opposite!

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Part 3 of 3: In the leadership world, what we think of ourselves is not as important as what
others think of us. This requires getting (and not just giving) feedback. Don’t fly blind.
Without asking for heavy doses of advice, how else can you make
midcourse corrections?

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Have you ever stopped and wondered what your employees are thinking or how you can help them move in a direction that supports both of you? I wrote you a 26+ page ebook that tells you exactly what they are thinking! You can nab it for free by going to https://t.co/gf855RtWuO.